"Your Majesty, rest assured, I have brought a considerable amount of spirit coins this time. Please proceed with acquiring materials," he said. He never felt he had too much money.
He quickly contacted Xiao Wei, instructing it to notify others to temporarily halt item acquisition and retain sufficient funds, as he intended to purchase a very large batch of items on the [Elf Forest Continent].
Xiao Wei promptly relayed the order to the maids in other worlds, directing them to cease buying items and instead sell them to accumulate spirit coins.
Zhou Yan began his transactions with the Elf Queen, acquiring lumber.
When he saw the sheer quantity of these logs, he was utterly astonished.
"One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand... a billion."
Just the one-star lumber alone numbered in the billions, and this was merely the acquisition from the first day.
The price they had agreed upon for one-star lumber was 3 spirit coins per piece.
Therefore, for the one-star lumber alone, he paid the Elf Queen nine billion spirit coins.
The first batch of one-star lumber traded amounted to three billion units.
However, he could sell these one-star lumber, worth nine billion spirit coins, for at least several tens of billions of spirit coins.
He could easily pocket tens of billions in profit.
Following this came the two-star lumber, three-star lumber...
Fortunately, he possessed the financial backing for such massive transactions; anyone else would be unable to manage such enormous deals.
The Elf Queen also breathed a sigh of relief.
With ample spirit coins, she could continue to purchase materials from her people.
This was immensely beneficial to them.
Her subjects had no worries about selling their goods, she would secure a substantial source of funding, and she could also undertake actions in the real world that would benefit the entire elf race and enhance their safety.
Queen Aimeila of the elves felt a surge of joy as she contemplated becoming the greatest queen in history.
While she knew she shouldn't harbor such thoughts, the prospect of doing something meaningful for all elves made her incredibly happy.
As soon as she announced the item acquisition yesterday, she noticed that the reverence of her elf subjects towards her had reached new heights. All elves were joyful, cheering, and shouting, "Long live the Queen!"
Seeing her people so happy filled her with a great sense of accomplishment.
Aimeila then asked, "By the way, I still don't know your name."
Zhou Yan quickly replied, "My name is Jade Emperor."
"Jade Emperor? That's quite an unusual name."
Aimeila found it strange but addressed him by that name nonetheless.
The fact that he had concealed his friend information so thoroughly indeed made her feel peculiar.
Zhou Yan then traded a large batch of equipment to the Elf Queen and began calculating its value.
Zhou Yan had prepared thoroughly, bringing one hundred thousand sets of leather armor, ranging in quality from bronze to dark gold, which greatly surprised the Elf Queen.
However, even these items struggled to offset the enormous quantity of lumber.
With so many elves in the elf realm, each contributing some lumber, a vast amount could be gathered.
He would still need to spend more spirit coins to acquire more.
As his funds dwindled, Zhou Yan felt a slight sense of urgency.
They quickly instructed Xiao Wei to process this lower-grade lumber.
After all, such lumber was abundant throughout the [Elf Forest Continent]; there was no fear of running out.
Xiao Wei immediately had people begin processing it.
There were countless worlds across the myriad realms that required lumber. Even if he sold it urgently, he would only earn slightly less, which he didn't care about.
The lumber within his territory began to decrease rapidly.
Other accumulated items within his territory were also diminishing quickly.
He designated all materials his territory required as non-tradable, ensuring they wouldn't be sold off entirely.
His funds finally began to skyrocket, allowing him to continue prolonged acquisitions with Queen Aimeila.
With ample funds, the Elf Queen instructed her guards, "Arrange for at least a dozen more elves to acquire items, don't let the subjects queue for too long."
Zhou Yan: (゜-゜)
The acquisition speed increased by more than tenfold, so many materials were traded and replenished within a short period.
The Elf Queen and Zhou Yan simply continued to trade.
Zhou Yan was both happy and tormented.
He never imagined that simply trading with the Elf Queen could continue for several days!
Fortunately, they were not ordinary people, and enduring several days and nights without food or sleep was not an issue.
The Elf Queen also had sufficient working capital to acquire a large quantity of items, so Zhou Yan finally had some time; he only needed to trade with the Elf Queen once a day.
After several days of continuous trading, Zhou Yan had lost track of how many spirit coins he possessed.
His finances were too vast to calculate due to the sheer volume of items purchased.
However, he was certain that he had reached the level of a trillionaire.
Whether he was at the hundred trillion, quadrillion, or even quintillion level, he did not know.
He only knew that he had an "excessive" amount of money.
As soon as he left the [Elf Forest Continent · Trading Market],
Zhou Yan had no time to rest and immediately proceeded to the [Illusion Realm · Trading Market].
Tantai Xin Yue had sent him several messages yesterday, urging him to come and trade a batch of items as soon as possible.
He had replied, asking her to wait, as he was busy and unavailable, and would come once he was done.
However, from Tantai Xin Yue's messages, he sensed a hint of dissatisfaction.
He hastily teleported to the [Illusion Realm] and arrived at the [Illusion Sound Pavilion].
Through a maid, he was once again led to Tantai Xin Yue's room.
"It seems Young Master Ye Fan is quite busy, only arriving now to trade with me."
Tantai Xin Yue sounded somewhat displeased.
Many men longed for her attention but had no opportunity. She would not have proactively messaged him if it weren't for the trade.
The crucial point was that after she messaged him, he actually replied that he was unavailable.
This truly surprised her; were there men who would respond to her that way?
She had initially thought that his desire to trade with her was solely to get closer to her, but based on yesterday's interaction, she had begun to doubt this.
She was unsure if this Ye Fan was genuinely too busy or if he was employing a tactic of "playing hard to get."
"I apologize, I have indeed been very busy. I haven't slept for several days."
Zhou Yan spoke the truth.
When Tantai Xin Yue addressed him as Ye Fan, he was momentarily stunned.
He then recalled that when he introduced himself, he had used that name as a substitute.
He changed his name whenever he visited a new world, and he genuinely worried that he might forget one day.
He was the kind of person who could actually do such a thing.
"Haven't slept for days?"
Tantai Xin Yue gazed at Zhou Yan with her large, curious eyes. Although he wore a mask, she could still see his eyes.
She could discern nothing from them.
After all, their strengths were both considerable; even if they went days and nights without sleep, it would be difficult to detect anything.