This is an urban city. Their flying instruments landed outside a villa. This was one of the Ye family's substantial branch offices.
Because there were many people, they split into three cars. These cars were all very expensive, each costing at least ten million spirit coins. The three cars headed towards the location of the trade fair.
They soon arrived at the bustling streets. Having not seen city life for a long time, they felt as though they had been away from civilization for ages.
Passing through street after street, they then headed towards the outskirts and soon saw a castle. The road was lined with all sorts of luxury sports cars, each worth over a million spirit coins.
This trade fair was rumored to be enormous, attracting participants not only from within the country but also offering many items from abroad.
The reason it was chosen to be held in Yuan Yang City was because Yuan Yang City's trade fair was very ancient, having a history of at least twelve hundred years.
However, the security at this trade fair was far from commendable. Every time people left the castle gates, battles and treasure hunts would erupt.
Although this was not the organizers' concern, the Yuan Yang City trade fair had a poor reputation. The organizers here paid no mind to it, as long as they guaranteed safety within the trade fair. As for what happened after the transactions, they couldn't be bothered.
The bad reputation was undoubtedly spread by those who had their treasures robbed. Who else would spread it if not someone who had been robbed here?
In such a situation, if you had the strength, you could find the assailant and seek revenge.
If you lacked the strength, you could only accept your misfortune.
Every time the trade fair concluded, this area would turn into a battlefield. The organizers had to spend a fortune every year to repair it. This seemingly fertile forest held who knows how many buried bones.
Upon reaching the castle, everyone alighted from their cars and walked the red carpet, entering the castle.
Although most people wore masks, Zhou Yan and his companions still saw many foreigners of various nationalities speaking different languages, also heading inside.
Ye Bufan submitted the entrance fees, a hundred thousand spirit coins per person, totaling nine hundred thousand for the nine of them.
Last time Zhou Yan had paid, but this time Ye Bufan didn't let Zhou Yan pay again. Even if he had, it wouldn't have been a significant amount for Zhou Yan.
Upon entering the castle, they discovered that it also possessed spatial formations, with an immense interior space resembling a series of streets lined with fine wines and delicacies.
However, only a select few would remove their masks to partake. Yet, there were also those who wore only the upper half of their masks, enjoying the wine and food.
Here, one could see all sorts of people.
Ahead appeared a figure around two meters tall, resembling a massive ball of flesh. Looking at this person, they almost mistook him for a monster.
But he was indeed human, and even a famous one at that. He was a notable figure from abroad, a strong individual with a special talent, possessing around ninety heavenly layers of strength.
One should never judge a book by its cover, and never underestimate a fat... mountain of flesh.
"The trade fair has already begun and will continue until eight tomorrow morning. Everyone stay in touch and don't wander off," Ye Bufan announced.
This trade fair was not strictly based on bartering, but it wasn't absolute either. If you encountered someone who only wished to barter, you would have to comply with the seller's terms.
Of course, no one dared to force transactions here. However, once both parties completed a deal, they could not go back on their word, or the organizers would cause trouble for you.
They began to walk towards the trading areas, where there were dedicated platforms for displaying items. As they approached, they saw rows of neatly arranged trading zones, much like stalls in a farmer's market.
However, the stalls here were spaced far apart, providing ample room for displaying goods.
Zhou Yan walked along, beginning his inspection.
He encountered a seller wearing a ghost mask. The stall displayed hundreds of items, each with a price marked. Some indicated "barter only" and also stated "no bargaining."
Zhou Yan took a quick look. Apart from a few materials, he found nothing else appealing.
Thus, Zhou Yan bought all the materials from the seller. Such transactions were commonplace at the trade fair, and no one paid them any attention.
Zhou Yan continued to look ahead, but nothing truly captivated him. He only bought materials.
At the fifth stall, Zhou Yan finally found something noteworthy. This stall was selling spiritual herbs, and high-grade ones at that. The lowest were five-star spiritual herbs, and the highest was a nine-star spiritual herb.
Nine-star spiritual herbs were extremely precious and rarely encountered, even at auctions. It was quite skillful of this person to bring it out for trade.
However, it was marked as "barter only." This nine-star spiritual herb was to be exchanged for an SSS-grade hero summon token.
This price was not a disadvantage; in fact, it was quite a good deal, but few people could afford it.
And Zhou Yan was one of those few.
"I'll take this nine-star spiritual herb," Zhou Yan said, presenting an SSS-grade hero summon token to the seller.
"Pleasant transaction," the seller replied, handing the spiritual herb to Zhou Yan and happily pocketing the hero summon token.
"I'll take all the herbs here. Calculate the price," Zhou Yan continued.
"Oh, all of them?" The seller was a little surprised, but this was not an unusual occurrence; some people bought even more.
"I have quite a lot more. Do you want to calculate it all together?" the seller inquired.
"However much you have, I'll take it all. Regardless of its grade," Zhou Yan stated.
The seller assumed Zhou Yan was a farming-type lord with many alchemists in his territory, which was why he was buying so many spiritual herbs. So, he took out all the spiritual herbs he had, opened his lord's trading interface, and began trading with Zhou Yan, even offering a discounted price.
Zhou Yan wasted no time and entered a price that satisfied the seller. Thus, he bought all the herbs.
"Farewell," the seller said happily after selling everything, cupping his hands towards Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan found a secluded corner, began to alter his appearance, changed the color of his clothes, and continued to purchase items elsewhere.
As expected, the two individuals who had been watching Zhou Yan earlier scanned the crowd and could no longer find any trace of him.
Zhou Yan arrived at a crowded stall and, looking at the items on the table, was a little surprised. This fellow had quite a few good things.