Time flowed like water, and three thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.
During that time, aside from the regularly held Strongest Battle and Genius Battle, the two great events in Human Territory, the most eye-catching, truly sensational development was the sudden emergence of a super merchant association called "Easygoing"!
Within the Human Race's territory, beyond official structures such as the five great powers and the 1,008 Universe Countries, there were countless organizations, large and small, formed by powerful individuals banding together of their own accord.
Some Grand Merchant Associations and organizations possessed immense strength and extraordinary connections. Their influence could reach across multiple Universe Countries, and their "share prices" in the Virtual Universe weighed on the minds of countless investors there.
The Easygoing Merchant Association was one such organization, causing a sensation from the moment it was founded!
Its list of founders was nothing short of illustrious-a joint venture between two Universe Venerables, the Ganwu Country Lord and Venerable Beiming, and the Human Race's foremost King Rank of the present age, Soul Annihilation King Hu Yanbo!
The names of those three founders alone were enough to place the Easygoing Merchant Association at the very top.
The Easygoing Merchant Association's meteoric rise also provided a powerful tailwind, greatly accelerating the growth and spread of fame of Meteorite Star, the core organization under Hu Yanbo!
By now, even the five great slaves under Hu Yanbo commanded more resources and received greater deference than the three hundred esteemed kings and marquises within the Ganwu Universe Country!
After all, they could address Hu Yanbo, the Master of Yunmo Star, directly as "Boss," whereas the Three Hundred Kings and Marquises could only respectfully address the Ganwu Country Lord as "Your Great Majesty." Theirs was a strict relationship between superior and subordinate.
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