As the voice sounded, everyone turned their attention to Zhou Yan. The person from the Phoenix family actually claimed not to know this member of the Dragon King family.
But upon reflection, no one knew how many people belonged to the Dragon King family.
Yet, it seemed unlikely that someone capable of spending so much money wouldn't be prominent within the Dragon King family. And given that the Phoenix family and the Dragon King family were old acquaintances, they should have known each other.
Could it be that this person was impersonating someone from the Dragon King family?
However, they quickly reconsidered. If the person could afford to spend so much money on purchases, why would they need to impersonate anyone?
Zhou Yan was about to explain.
At that moment, Ye Bufan walked in, looked at the person from the Phoenix family, and said, "Sister Yuxun."
Lin Yuxun glanced at him and quickly recognized him, saying, "So it's you."
"I'm a little surprised to see Sister Yuxun here," Ye Bufan said, stepping forward.
"And who is this?" Lin Yuxun asked, looking at Zhou Yan.
"This is my good brother. I brought him here to buy things, naturally," Ye Bufan introduced.
Ye Bufan hadn't expected that Zhou Yan would cause such a stir here, attracting so much attention. He couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed.
"I see. No wonder I've been studying him for so long and couldn't figure out who he was. He's your friend, which explains it perfectly."
Lin Yuxun understood. So this person was Ye Bufan's friend, which was why she didn't recognize him.
Lin Yuxun continued, "Your friend is quite remarkable. Looking at the items he's purchased, he must have spent no less than several hundred billion spirit coins."
Even she wouldn't dare to spend such a vast sum of spirit coins in such a short period. This person was truly extraordinary, with a powerful background.
"He's from a hidden family, very mysterious. He refuses to say anything when asked," Ye Bufan stated directly.
"Actually, I'm just an ordinary person," Zhou Yan said.
Ye Bufan completely ignored him.
Lin Yuxun also didn't believe it for a second.
Could an ordinary person casually spend hundreds of billions without hesitation?
"Hello, my name is Zhou Yan," Zhou Yan said.
"Okay, I'm Lin Yuxun, from the Phoenix family." Lin Yuxun was indeed curious about Zhou Yan's identity, given his immense wealth.
"How much have you bought?" Ye Bufan asked curiously.
"Not much, just under a hundred stalls," Zhou Yan replied.
When Ye Bufan heard this, he looked at the rows of empty stalls before him and then asked speechlessly, "Did you buy out every single stall?"
"If I need it, I buy it. Is there anything wrong with that?" Zhou Yan asked.
Ye Bufan: (´ー｀)
Lin Yuxun: (ŎдŎ)
"You're not planning on buying everything here, are you?" Ye Bufan asked.
"I don't know. If I like something, I'll buy it. I don't come here often, so since I'm here, I might as well buy a bit, right?" Zhou Yan replied.
"A bit?" Ye Bufan asked intently, "You're really just buying a bit?"
"It's a bit more," Zhou Yan answered.
Ye Bufan and Lin Yuxun were speechless once again.
Buying out everything from every stall you passed, and you call that "a bit"?
Even as scions of the top aristocratic families in the Divine Dragon Kingdom, they would never dare to be as extravagant as Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan was the epitome of a modern-day "super-rich tycoon."
Seeing that the two of them were alright, Zhou Yan moved on to the next stall. The seller of the next stall had been eagerly awaiting Zhou Yan. Upon seeing him arrive, they quickly smiled and said, "Take your time and look around. I'll give you the best price."
"Good, excellent. Name your price. I'll take it all," Zhou Yan said after a brief inspection. The items were all good, including buildings, equipment, blueprints, materials, elixirs, and spirit herbs – everything he needed.
"Got it!" The seller was overjoyed and immediately began calculating the price before looking at Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan transferred the payment directly, without batting an eye. Hundreds of billions of spirit coins were spent just like that.
Ye Bufan and Lin Yuxun followed Zhou Yan, watching as he bought out ten stalls. They witnessed Zhou Yan spend another approximately seven hundred billion spirit coins, leaving them utterly speechless.
"Your friend is no simple person," Lin Yuxun said to Ye Bufan with great shock.
"This... this is his normal behavior," Ye Bufan replied.
"Normal behavior?" Lin Yuxun was stunned again upon hearing this. She genuinely couldn't comprehend what kind of person Zhou Yan was.
If he was doing this deliberately, was it even necessary?
To waste trillions just to make a statement?
Who had that much free time?
"You really don't know who he is?" Lin Yuxun asked.
"No, it's useless. I've investigated, but I couldn't find anything. His background appears to be that of an extremely ordinary person," Ye Bufan replied.
"Then he's truly well-hidden," Lin Yuxun concluded.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't guess that the results of Ye Bufan's investigation were Zhou Yan's actual background.
But they refused to believe it themselves and insisted on attributing a mysterious background to Zhou Yan. What could Zhou Yan do about that?
As Zhou Yan finished purchasing from another stall, the next stall owner enthusiastically said, "Young Master Ye, the total price has been calculated. It comes to fifty-nine billion. Just round it up."
Well!
The seller had already calculated the total price of the items on the stall without Zhou Yan even needing to say "I'll take it all." They were incredibly proactive. This was undoubtedly the first time anyone had encountered such a situation at a trade fair.
Furthermore, the seller mistakenly believed Zhou Yan to be from the Dragon King family and addressed him as "Young Master Ye." Crucially, Zhou Yan didn't bother to correct them, allowing them to continue calling him that.
Since Zhou Yan didn't explain, Ye Bufan was too lazy to do so either. It was as good as his own Ye family buying the items, which also saved others from having any ideas.
Following this, everyone witnessed a scene where, after Zhou Yan made a payment, the owner of the next stall would preemptively calculate the total price of all items on their stall. Zhou Yan would then inspect them and pay.
This led to others eagerly awaiting Zhou Yan's arrival to purchase their goods, leaving the other attendees of the internal trade fair dumbfounded.
"The Dragon King family is too formidable! They're trying to book out the entire internal trade fair!"
"As expected of the Ye family's Dragon King lineage. Their confidence, their heritage, their financial strength are truly astounding. Is this the foremost aristocratic family in the Divine Dragon Kingdom? They are indeed incredibly powerful."
"So rich. There must be at least a thousand stalls at this internal trade fair. Even if each stall's goods are worth only a few hundred billion, it would require at least tens of trillions in wealth to buy them all."
"You're underestimating the Dragon King family. They could afford to book out this internal trade fair several times over without issue."
"That's true. After all, they are the foremost aristocratic family in the Divine Dragon Kingdom, incomparable to any other force."
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