Rakshasa City was, after all, a first-rate city in the Black-Corner Region, with sprawling grounds, magnificent buildings, and a large population.
As such, it had no fewer shops and inns than Black Seal City, and even the quality of its goods was somewhat higher.
People bustled through every part of the city, making the flow of information a chaotic jumble. Here, Xiao Yu could even inquire about events in Black Seal City, a thousand miles away.
Compared with Black Seal City, Rakshasa City was a little more prosperous-though that was compared with Black Seal City a year ago.
Previously, Black Seal City had been controlled by the Eight Gates. Yuan Yi, a mere Three-Star Dou Emperor, had managed to earn it a reputation as one of the Black-Corner Region's leading commercial cities, but that was not primarily because of his strength.
Yuan Yi had only barely made it onto the Black List, and plenty of people were stronger than him. So why had the Black Seal Auction become so famous?
Ultimately, it was because Yuan Yi had a good head for business. Black Seal City's standing in the Black-Corner Region was much like that of the Mittel Auction House in the Jia Ma Empire.
Its leader might not have been the strongest, but he was certainly among the most gifted at business.
One could put it this way: Black Seal City far surpassed other first-rate cities in the quantity of its resources, but fell somewhat short in quality.
Yet that gap in quality was far smaller than the gap in quantity, allowing Black Seal City to earn its reputation as the Black-Corner Region's greatest auction city.
Still, Xiao Yu believed that, with him there, the current Black Seal City was no worse than any first-rate city.
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