Luo Yuan carefully observed the surroundings and discovered that the market was essentially run by the adventurers themselves. After obtaining resources here, they could not simply keep carrying them around, as that would hinder their adventures.
Moreover, if they came into conflict with others while exploring, the treasures they had obtained might be stolen. Rather than risk that, they were better off trading with other adventurers here for the cultivation resources they needed, sparing them a trip back to the Base City to exchange their treasures.
This saved them a great deal of trouble. After all, whether in the Edge Zone or the Middle Region, these adventurers regarded the area not only as a place to obtain cultivation resources, but also as somewhere to improve their strength. Fighting those demon beasts in particular allowed them to discover their shortcomings.
Trading treasures with other experts at the same cultivation realm also spared them the cut taken by intermediaries. If they exchanged them in the Base City, the intermediary departments would very likely deduct corresponding transaction fees. Trading here was therefore very worthwhile, though the many goods available varied greatly in quality.
Whether they could actually obtain what they needed therefore depended on whether their discernment met the necessary standard. Luo Yuan had little interest in most of the resources here. To him, the most valuable things were materials containing special powers, but treasures like those were exceedingly rare even here.
In this universe, most experts found it difficult to understand how special origin power formed and appeared, and did not even know what that power actually was. Nevertheless, they knew very well that it could make them stronger and even improve their gene level.
Thus, whenever a treasure containing origin power appeared, many experts would certainly fight over it, and such