Caiwei was still caught in an endless battle within her heart. Meanwhile, Ling'er had accompanied Taiyuan Qing north to establish ties with several nearby large tribes. They spent a considerable sum of soul crystals to purchase a vast tract of land directly opposite the passage being cut through the Shuhuan Mountain Range, placing it under the Taiyuan Merchant Guild's name.
Taiyuan Qing then drove his iron crutch heavily into the ground, directly in line with the passage. "This shall be Taiyuan Prefecture, extending a hundred li in every direction. Build me Taiyuan City within two years!"
What a grand undertaking, what tremendous boldness. News that the Taiyuan Merchant Guild intended to build Taiyuan City spread as though on wings, and the guild's reputation exploded like winter thunder.
Building a city was an immense undertaking. It usually took a large tribe hundreds of years of growth and management to develop one of any scale, yet the Taiyuan Merchant Guild had boldly declared that it would build a great city spanning hundreds of li within two years. They really were filthy rich and outrageously fucking bold.
"So this was that old fox Taiyuan Qing's move!" Yuan Lang soon learned that the Taiyuan Merchant Guild intended to build Taiyuan City. He greatly admired Taiyuan Qing's methods. "If Taiyuan Qing succeeds, our Dharma Lotus Trading Company will fall behind!"
When it came to struggles for power, latecomers were bound to face suppression from the reigning overlord, who would tolerate no one else coming in to claim a share of the pie. But as another saying went, the bird that stuck its head out got shot. The Taiyuan Merchant Guild had taken such a huge stride that it risked tearing its crotch. Indeed, the news of Taiyuan City's construction had barely spread, and before Mu