He arrived at a shop called "Hanlin Academy" and put away his mount, "Lightning."
Though "Lightning" was a decent mount, he couldn't help but feel envious seeing many other lords riding all sorts of exotic beasts.
However, this was only temporary. He was determined to one day ride a ridiculously cool and powerful mount.
Stepping into the shop, a fashionably dressed female sales assistant approached Zhou Yan. "Esteemed lord, how may I be of service?" she inquired.
Zhou Yan glanced at her, noting her impressive cleavage. As for service, he worried the shop might be too reputable and wouldn't offer the kind he was thinking of.
"Um, I'd like to purchase some building-type items," he stated directly.
"Building items, what kind are you looking for?" the sales assistant asked.
"Any kind will do. Could you show me around?"
He needed a lot of buildings, and as long as the price was right, he'd buy them.
His territory was quite large, after all, so building more special structures would be fine.
"Please follow me upstairs," the sales assistant said with a smile.
Zhou Yan followed her to the third floor, where a counter displayed building-type items, ranging from common structures to those of C-grade quality.
Buildings above A-grade were rare, and even when they appeared, their prices were exceedingly high.
He didn't need those high-quality buildings. Structures below C-grade would suffice; the key was uniqueness.
He began to browse.
There were five types of defensive tower buildings, all of the lowest E-grade quality.
High-quality defensive towers were quite sought after, while low-grade ones were less in demand.
Thus, he could easily acquire these low-grade structures.
The price for these defensive towers was a uniform fifty thousand spirit coins. Even in other worlds, such towers wouldn't vary much in price.
This amount of spirit coins was nothing to him.
He then looked at other categories of buildings.
[Building: Well]
[Quality: E]
[Description: Can construct a well.]
[Building: Farmland]
[Quality: E]
[Description: Can construct farmland.]
[Building: Pasture]
[Quality: C]
[Description: Can construct a pasture.]
...
These buildings ranged in quality from E-grade to C-grade.
Many of them were exactly what he needed, and the prices were relatively reasonable.
Most importantly, he finally found a building type for raising mounts. He believed that once this [Pasture] was built, it would evolve into a good structure.
He was quite excited.
The prices for these buildings were similar across all worlds, so he couldn't be bothered to shop around. He wasn't lacking that much in price difference.
With a wave of his hand, he said to the sales assistant, "I'll take all of these buildings."
"Okay..." The sales assistant initially smiled, then paused, looking somewhat surprised. "You said you'll take them all? (° Д °)"
"Yes, is there a problem?" Zhou Yan retorted.
"No, no, I'm just surprised you need so many buildings!"
The sales assistant was indeed astonished. While these buildings were of lower quality, there were over twenty of them, totaling several million spirit coins.
Rich second-generation individuals usually wouldn't bother with such low-quality buildings; they'd seek out B-grade or higher.
But seeing Zhou Yan buy all of them after just one glance, she found it strange that he would purchase so many low-grade structures. Did he plan to build them himself?
If he had the money, why not build better structures?
She couldn't figure it out.
"Please calculate the total price," Zhou Yan said.
"Certainly."
Several million spirit coins were a small sum in the grand scheme of the trading industry, so there was nothing particularly odd about it.
After purchasing twenty-five buildings, he left and headed towards the next shop.
He needed to buy quite a few buildings this time.
Anyway, low-grade buildings had no competition, so it didn't matter if they were bought out.
After all, such basic buildings, while not commonplace, could be found in the vast expanse of the myriad realms with some searching.
He then visited several more shops, buying all the low-grade buildings they had, much to the bewilderment of the onlookers who couldn't fathom why he needed so many.
He stopped only after buying over two hundred buildings.
These buildings cost him only tens of millions of spirit coins, a mere trifle.
His spirit coins were constantly increasing, and he would unhesitatingly buy high-quality buildings if they appeared.
With money, one could be willful.
However, having the buildings didn't mean he could construct them all immediately.
He first needed to prepare sufficient materials.
Without enough materials, these buildings would remain unused.
But he had more important matters to attend to now: finding a good shop to rent in the [Canglan Continent · Trading Market].
This was the trading market of his own world, allowing him to directly recruit suitable personnel from Canglan Continent for management.
The sales assistants in the [Canglan Continent · Trading Market] were all locals from Canglan Continent, ordinary people.
After graduating and passing various exams, they would receive corresponding certificates.
With these certificates, they needed to purchase virtual helmets or cabins, enter the trading market, and apply for sales positions in various shops.
He needed to rent a suitable shop first before he could start recruiting.
If he wanted to develop in [Canglan Continent], renting a shop here was essential.
He was looking for a good shop, but prime locations were already occupied by other lords, making it impossible to find one quickly.
He didn't want places that were too remote, so this matter depended on timing, perhaps waiting for someone to transfer their lease.
Any information posted on the trading platform, Xiao Wei would notify him immediately. However, many shop transfers were simply posted outside the shop itself and not listed in the information database, requiring him to personally scout the shops.
The [Canglan Continent · Trading Market] was vast; it would take days to tour it completely.
He did find a few shops looking to transfer ownership, but the owners, seeing his youth, tried to rip him off, quoting transfer fees of one or two hundred million. He simply walked away. Such individuals, lacking any sincerity, were not worth considering.
After all, it was just a shop transfer, and the price depended on the location. If the location was good, one or two hundred million might indeed be reasonable.
However, most shops could be acquired for only tens of millions of spirit coins.
By the end, he hadn't found a suitable place. Either the owners were too greedy and unwilling to truly transfer, or they were outright scammers.
He was sharp and wouldn't be tricked by these old foxes.
He hadn't found a suitable spot all day.
Checking the time, he realized he hadn't rested for two consecutive days and decided to return to his territory to recuperate.
It was mainly because he had been busy lately with many things to do.
However, his strength was formidable; he could go days and nights without sleep without significant issue.