As the reputation of the shop spread, Zhou Yan's Dragon Phoenix Emporium attracted more and more customers, with countless people coming to purchase items daily.
He also acquired a significant number of goods, primarily because Zhou Yan offered higher prices than elsewhere, naturally leading people to sell to him.
He wasn't short on money, and these materials were for his territory's use. He was certainly willing to spend more to acquire them.
The hundreds of sales assistants Ye Bufan had summoned were apparently here to stay. Ye Bufan didn't mind, as long as Zhou Yan provided them with food, accommodation, and wages.
This was something Zhou Yan could undoubtedly fulfill.
Moreover, the salaries were very generous, which delighted the sales assistants, and each of them worked diligently.
After a few busy days, he had only managed to return to his territory for brief periods, utilizing the building construction counts before heading back out.
The matters of the Dragon Phoenix Emporium had stabilized over these past few days, and he no longer needed to remain there, only needing to replenish the shop's stock daily.
He estimated that he had earned several hundred million spirit coins in these few days.
He hadn't expected to sell so much in just a few days. He hadn't intended to make money initially, as he already had plenty.
However, business continued to improve, and he couldn't help but earn money.
This was for the best, as he was also acquiring a considerable amount of goods.
Especially many high-tier materials.
There were materials from six to eight stars, with a small number of nine-star materials.
He planned to use rare equipment and items to acquire these high-tier materials from now on, trading only and not selling, which would allow him to acquire even more materials.
Just as he was preparing to leave, a senior disciple arrived at the shop, inquiring, "Who is the owner of this establishment?"
Zhou Yan, seeing the yellow-robed core disciple, quickly stepped forward and asked, "Greetings, Senior. I am the owner of this shop."
The other nodded and inquired, "You are acquiring buildings, aren't you?"
"Yes, I purchase any kind of building, and I guarantee your satisfaction with the price," Zhou Yan replied.
The senior produced a building and said, "This is a barracks. Its name is a bit odd, but it's a B-grade building nonetheless. I wonder if you'd buy it."
"Oh, let me see."
Zhou Yan examined the barracks' attributes.
[Building: Wild Boar Warrior]
[Type: Barracks]
[Quality: B]
[Description: Can be built in the territory to house Wild Boar Warriors.]
A B-grade barracks building was quite precious. If not for the fact that this barracks was for beasts, the senior likely wouldn't have offered it for sale.
He was currently in need of barracks buildings. No matter how peculiar this barracks was, after his territory evolved, it would transform into a different type of building.
"Of course, I'll buy it. I'll offer the market price. Senior, what price do you have in mind?" Zhou Yan asked.
"Well, I'm not short on spirit coins. I just heard you have equipment that increases luck, and now you only trade for materials and rare buildings. I wonder if I could exchange it for an equivalent piece of equipment?" the senior inquired.
"That's no problem at all. This B-grade building is worth over a million on the market. How about I trade you a Gold-quality item with +10 Luck? Its value should not be less than your building," Zhou Yan said.
Zhou Yan produced a pair of Gold-quality gauntlets. Not only did they increase luck, but their other attributes were also quite good. The value of this Gold equipment already surpassed that of the senior's building by at least several hundred thousand spirit coins.
Upon seeing this, the senior burst into laughter and said, "I'm very satisfied with this equipment. I'll consider you a friend from now on. I am Wu Lei, a core disciple. If you need any help, I'll do my best to assist you."
"Core disciple Wu Lei? Are you perhaps Wu Lei, the tenth-ranked prodigy on the Core Disciple Heavenly Ranking?"
He had recently familiarized himself with the notable figures of Ziwei Academy. From outer disciples to core disciples, there was a Heavenly Ranking, with only fifty individuals listed, each being a powerful lord.
Zhou Yan was somewhat surprised to encounter such a prominent figure. Having the help of someone ranked in the top ten of the core disciples would be of great benefit to him.
"What Heavenly Ranking? Those are just empty honors," Wu Lei said with a casual smile. He then chatted with Zhou Yan for a few more moments before leaving.
He had gained another friend.
He proceeded to his private office and then teleported back to his territory.
He had been spending recent days at the Dragon Phoenix Emporium, only returning to his territory to handle basic matters.
He went to the location of his territory's barracks and took out the Wild Boar Warrior barracks.
He began the construction.
The territory prompt appeared: "Constructing [Wild Boar Warrior]. [Wild Boar Warrior] evolves into [Orc Warrior]."
Before him appeared an ancient and peculiar building, with a grotesque orc head displayed above the barracks.
Inside, the structures were built of stone, and the houses were quite tall, suggesting that the orcs themselves were not short in stature.
He examined the barracks' attributes.
[Building: Orc Warrior]
[Level: 1 (Requires Upgrade)]
[Quality: RRR]
[Attributes: For every 3000 soul coins consumed, one Orc Warrior can be summoned. Current summon limit (0/100).]
[Description: Orcs will never be slaves!]
Orc Warriors were likely melee combatants, and each orc possessed immense strength.
He proceeded to upgrade the Orc Warrior barracks.
He upgraded it all the way to level 60 and then observed the additional attributes.
[Special Attribute One: Strength Enhancement]
[Special Attribute Two: Defense Enhancement]
[Special Attribute Three: Stamina Enhancement]
[Special Attribute Four: Recovery Enhancement]
[Special Attribute Five: Speed Enhancement]
[Special Attribute Six: Attack Power Bonus]
These enhancements focused on the orcs' physical prowess, making them the best warriors.
He went to the altar above the barracks and began summoning Orc Warriors.
[Orc Warrior] prompt: "Soul Coins -3000, summoning one Orc Hero."
A beam of light appeared, and beneath the barracks, a powerful orc warrior, three meters tall, materialized.
"Gryll greets the Lord!" the orc warrior bowed to Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan examined his attributes. His Strength attribute was exceptionally high, with others being secondary. He also possessed dual talents for Strength and Defense. Furthermore, the first summon resulted in an RRR-quality Orc Hero.
Zhou Yan was delighted. "Gryll, you will henceforth be the general of this barracks. I hope you will lead the Orc Warriors to shine brightly!"
"Gryll will strive diligently!" Gryll quickly replied.
Subsequently, Zhou Yan summoned five thousand Orc Warriors.
He also appointed those with higher quality to serve as Gryll's lieutenants, entrusting them with the joint command of the entire orc legion.
Once this barracks was upgraded to level 60, it could summon twenty thousand troops, but he did not require that many at the moment.
He intended to first assess the combat effectiveness of these five thousand Orc Warriors.
He leveled up this group of Orc Warriors to level 20 and equipped them with a full set of Platinum-quality gear.
These orcs were powerful and favored heavy weapons like maces, great hammers, great axes, and staves.
He indeed had few such weapons, as very few people used them.
Zhou Yan had even instructed Jin Sanyi to purchase a substantial amount, which was how he managed to equip these five thousand Orc Warriors.
He instructed Gryll to lead them through dungeons first, and then to the Temple of Inheritance.