Chapter 122: Luna Chamber of Commerce, Tier 4 Powerhouse!

The doll-faced young girl beside her said excitedly, "Sister Muxue is so pretty! I've wanted to take a photo with her for a long time, but I never had the chance back in Xiangjiang."

"Sister Muxue, can you grant me this wish?"

Hearing this, Liu Muxue, sitting on the back of the Mammoth, froze for a moment, then a gentle smile appeared on her face.

Liu Muxue looked at Cao Xing, seemingly seeking his opinion.

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Go ahead."

Liu Muxue nodded, then gracefully jumped down from the back of the Mammoth.

After taking a simple photo together, Yao Ying's tender, pink face wore a look of satisfaction as she said excitedly, "That's wonderful, I finally got a photo with Goddess Muxue…"

Cao Xing smiled and did not linger long.

After bidding farewell to Yao Yiming, he led his team members to continue forward.

He glanced at the map.

Based on his current position, it was still a full 120 kilometers away from Ji Xinyue's territory.

In other words, it would still take at least an hour and a half to arrive.

Cao Xing muttered inwardly, "There's plenty of time, but we also need to speed up and make good use of the daytime development hours."

Thus, he gave the order, "Everyone, follow behind the Mammoth and advance at full speed."

"Dabai, start sprinting with all your might!"

Hearing Cao Xing's command, Dabai opened its four hooves and began to gallop wildly,

Thud! Thud-thud!

Every step it took displayed astonishing might.

As for Yao Yiming and Yao Ying, they stood in place, gazing at the backs of Cao Xing and his group, sighing endlessly in their hearts.

"Great Lord Cao Xing is so strong… His territory must be developed much better than ours."

Yao Yiming sighed, "If we could join his territory, we probably wouldn't have to worry about this kind of thing happening anymore, right?"

Yao Ying, standing beside him with a slightly cute and blank expression, said, "Brother, what do you mean? Are we joining his territory?!"

Yao Yiming shook his head, "I was just casually saying it, it's not even certain whether they would want us or not."

"Let's go, let's go back and hurry up to develop our territory…"

…

Cao Xing and his group charged rapidly through the snowfield, and the commotion was still quite large.

Those white running birds, Frost Moose, and others encountered along the way, upon sensing the might of their running from afar, were instantly frightened into scattering and fleeing in all directions.

Cao Xing originally wanted to kill a few Frost Moose to supplement their meat supplies, but seeing this scene, he directly abandoned the idea.

It was too much of a waste of time.

Meanwhile, as Cao Xing and the others advanced with great momentum, some Survivor occasionally spotted Cao Xing's figure along the way.

There were still 32,000 people left in the entire District 174, with at least over 8,000 territories.

In an area of 500 kilometers by 500 kilometers, the population density was still quite high.

Therefore, it was normal to encounter other lords.

They were all surprised by this powerful team, thinking they had encountered the indigenous people of this world.

For a moment, none of them dared to approach.

Of course, even if they wanted to approach, it would be useless, because with Cao Xing's movement speed, it was enough to easily leave these Survivor far behind.

The team advanced at full speed.

Along the way, Cao Xing encountered two or three more villages, and the defense forces of these villages looked much stronger than Hoge Village.

Cao Xing did not go inside, but instead memorized the locations of these villages.

One hour later.

Cao Xing and his group stopped in front of an icy river.

The map showed that this place was called Wright River.

The width of the river was about seven or eight kilometers, which could be considered a major river.

Meanwhile, Cao Xing also saw a group of figures pulling carriages and goods, walking cautiously on the ice surface.

Cao Xing's team also slowed their pace, and then he gave the order, "Sarah, go and scout the identity of those people."

Before Sarah could execute the order, Assam walked over and said, "Lord, those are a group of merchants, seemingly from the Luna Chamber of Commerce."

"Luna Chamber of Commerce?"

Cao Xing remembered.

Just like the Black Lion Chamber of Commerce, the Luna Chamber of Commerce was one of the three largest chambers of commerce in the Western Continent.

These wandering merchants might have some weird or rather special items in their hands.

Furthermore, even if there was nothing good, he happened to have a batch of sundries that needed to be sold off in exchange for crowns to buy food.

Pondering for a moment, Cao Xing made up his mind.

"Let's go, let's go take a look."

Thud! Thud-thud!

The team approached that caravan.

Meanwhile, seeing Cao Xing and the others coming over, that chamber of commerce also slowed their pace.

Dozens of knights wearing silver armor came to the front of the caravan, protecting seven or eight carriages behind them.

Cao Xing glanced at the information floating above these people's heads.

[Luna Chamber of Commerce Guard Captain: Benick Lv24]

[Race: Human]

[Tier: Tier 3 Elite]

[Attack Power: 1533 ~ 1575]

[Armor: 305 ~ 354]

[Skills: Imperial Swordsmanship, Thrust, Silver Light Falling Blade.]

[Talent: None]

…

[Luna Chamber of Commerce Guard: Jamel Lv23]

[Race: Human]

[Tier: Tier 3 Ordinary Creature]

[Attack Power: 1279 ~ 1298]

[Armor: 257 ~ 276]

[Skills: Battleaxe Mastery, Eviscerate]

[Talent: None]

…

Sweeping through the attributes of these guards, Cao Xing already had a clear idea.

It was about the same as the strength of the Black Lion Chamber of Commerce, both being a group of Tier 3 creatures, enough to allow them to travel safely in the Gale Snowfield.

However, their numbers were greater than the Black Lion Chamber of Commerce.

Seeing the huge Mammoth approaching, dozens of guards became somewhat nervous.

Although their levels were higher than the Mammoth's, the Mammoth's size was too huge, giving people a strong sense of deterrence!

That guard captain drew his weapon and said in a deep voice, "This is the convoy of the Luna Chamber of Commerce, halt your steps, Your Excellency!"

Cao Xing made a gesture, and the team stopped.

Then, he jumped down from the back of the Mammoth.

"Don't be nervous, we mean no harm."

Hearing this, this group of guards simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.

The creatures before their eyes from different races, although they didn't look as powerful in aura as them, still gave them an extremely strong sense of oppression.

If a conflict really broke out, they wouldn't be confident in defeating the opponent.

"Your Excellency, is there something you need?"

Meanwhile, a shrill male voice sounded from the carriage behind him, "Benick, who are those people outside?"

Before the guard captain could reply, the voice came from inside again.

"You must not casually communicate with strangers, the Hunter forces of the Gale Snowfield are extremely rampant, and they most like to disguise themselves as ordinary people to approach those chambers of commerce and then rob their goods."

Hearing this, this group of guards from the Luna Chamber of Commerce all became somewhat nervous again.

And with critical gazes, they looked at Cao Xing and the group behind him.

Cao Xing shook his head, "I am not a Hunter, I am a lord, and these are all my subordinates."

"Seeing your caravan, I want to make some trades with you, hoping to exchange for some supplies."

The guards breathed a sigh of relief once more.

The guard captain named Benick turned around and said, "Lord Jovan, the people outside claim to be a lord and want to trade with our Luna Chamber of Commerce."

"Trade?"

Hearing this, the carriage behind moved slightly.

Then a middle-aged man quickly drilled out from inside with a barrel-like figure, wearing thick cotton clothes, and a height of around 1.6 meters.

As soon as he came out, he pulled up his beer belly, and then with a scrutinizing gaze, swept it across Cao Xing's body.

It seemed he was the person in charge of this caravan.

And Cao Xing also glanced at this guy's attributes.

[Luna Chamber of Commerce: Jovan Lv10]

[Race: Human]

[Health Points: 740 / 740]

[Attack Power: 53 ~ 57]

[Skills: Bargaining, Negotiation, Threat, Intimidation, Extortion.]

[Talent: None]

[Status: Drunk]

…

Cao Xing chuckled.

Another barrel belly, why does it feel like all these merchants look pretty much the same.

Furthermore, looking at Jovan's skill list, this fellow is no pushover!

He's probably much harder to deal with than Hilton.

Jovan asked somewhat listlessly, "Are you the ones who want to trade with our Luna Chamber of Commerce?"

Cao Xing nodded, "I have a batch of goods here to sell, do you buy them?"

Hearing this, Jovan narrowed his eyes, and then carefully looked Cao Xing up and down.

"What kind of goods are they? Let me take a look first."

Cao Xing nodded, and then a pile of viscous liquid appeared in his hand.

Last time in the Troglodyte cave, he obtained a total of 673 clusters of viscous liquid. At Hilton's price of 50 crowns, it could sell for tens of thousands of crowns.

However, when Jovan saw the thing in his hand, his interest waned.

"Oh, it's this. We do buy it, how much do you have on hand?"

Cao Xing replied, "Over 600 portions."

Hearing this number, Jovan finally perked up a bit, and then said, "Then let's do it like this, we usually acquire this kind of liquid at the price of 5 crowns."

"Considering that you have a large quantity, I can raise it to 6 crowns for you."

Cao Xing's mouth twitched. This fellow really dared to make such an offer.

You must know that last time Hilton offered a price of 50 crowns.

This Jovan instead directly suppressed it to one-tenth. It's a wonder he dared to say it out loud.

Cao Xing shook his head, put away the viscous liquid, and then took out a yellowish, smooth-surfaced stone from his backpack.

"This is an [Amber Pebble], which I picked up next to the Giant Chamber of Commerce's carriage last time."

"How much for this?"

Yovan glanced at it, his gaze also attracted by the faint, smooth luster emanating from the Amber Pebble.

However, he could be considered well-traveled and still acted very indifferently, "500 crowns."

Hearing this price, Cao Xing shook his head again, and then pulled out a gilded candlestick from his backpack.

"How much for this?"

The exquisite gilded candlestick emitted a golden luster in the snow.

Yovan observed it for a moment and directly stated, "200 crowns."

As Yovan quoted prices one by one, Cao Xing had a rough idea in his heart.

This guy is truly fucking black-hearted!

Cao Xing dared to bet that he had definitely suppressed the price to one-tenth or even lower.

However, business was about bargaining back and forth, giving and taking.

If Cao Xing felt unsatisfied with the price, he simply wouldn't sell it; there was no need to get angry with this merchant.

At this moment, Yovan grew a bit impatient, "Are you going to sell it or not? We are very busy and still need to find a place to stay before dark."

Cao Xing shook his head and said, "The price you offered is too low, and I don't see any sincerity in your desire to trade."

Hearing this, Yovan put on a disdainful expression and said, "My price is still considered low? Go and ask around, the offer from the Luna Chamber of Commerce is the highest among all chambers of commerce."

"Even if you go to other chambers of commerce, it's still this price, and it might even be lower."

This guy looked so confident and sure of himself that an ordinary person might have really believed him.

Cao Xing shook his head, "The price you quoted is too low. Let me show you one last thing."

With that, he directly took out an orb from his backpack that was as smooth as jade all over and exuded a powerful magical aura.

It was precisely the Moonlight Orb obtained when disassembling the Magic Pattern Stone altar.

When Yovan saw the white-glowing orb in Cao Xing's hand, his eyes suddenly widened!

"This is… this is the Moonlight Orb that all Archmages love! So large, and such high quality!"

"This can definitely sell for an extremely high price at the Mage Association!"

Speaking of this, Yovan quickly covered his mouth.

Seeming to realize he had slipped up, he quickly explained, "However, this kind of orb is only accepted by those Archmages, and they usually have already embedded other substitutes on their staffs, so it's not very easy to sell…"

Cao Xing was amused; the more Yovan covered it up, the more the preciousness of the Moonlight Orb was demonstrated.

Although Cao Xing could also use this kind of orb for himself, embedding it into weapons to increase damage,

it's just that a weapon can only embed one, and Cao Xing had three in his hands, so the other two could be sold.

At this moment, Yovan gradually regained his composure and then asked, "Esteemed Lord, are you selling the Moonlight Orb in your hand?"

He no longer called Cao Xing a brat, and his previous condescension was gone from his tone.

Cao Xing smiled and said, "It depends on the price you offer."

Yovan thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "How about this, I'll bleed once. Twenty thousand crowns, I'll take this orb!"

Hearing this, Cao Xing rolled his eyes directly, then turned around and left with his team.

"Wait… wait a minute!"

Cao Xing didn't want to bother with him at all. The price this guy offered wasn't sincere at all; he just wanted to take a bite out of him.

Yovan suddenly panicked, "Esteemed Lord, 30,000, I'll offer 30,000 crowns!"

"If all else fails, 50,000! 50,000 is fine too!"

Cao Xing turned around and said, "You have no sincerity in trading at all. There's no need to waste both sides' time here."

With that, he continued to turn around and leave with his team.

Yovan moved his short legs and chased after them strenuously.

However, with his Level 10 strength, he simply couldn't catch up to Cao Xing and the others.

The merchant suddenly panicked, looked at the guard team behind him, and ordered, "Stop them for me!"

Those guards seemed a bit hesitant.

After all, they had no conflict with Cao Xing, and the other party's strength was extremely formidable.

For a moment, no one made a move.

Yovan suddenly became angry, "You guys, are you even ignoring my orders now? Careful or I'll report your insubordination to the royal family of the Orchid Kingdom!"

"Hurry up and stop these people for me!"

Hearing this, the group of guards sighed, then pulled out their weapons one after another, blocking the path of Cao Xing's team.

Cao Xing glanced at this group's posture, then cast a faint glance at Yovan, and asked, "Are you sure you want to stop us?"

"By then, whatever consequences are triggered will no longer be something we can control."

His tone was not heavy, but it gave people a chilling feeling.

Yovan just wanted to speak.

But he felt the murderous gazes from Cao Xing and his subordinates beside him.

In that instant, Yovan felt as if he was being targeted by a pack of ferocious wolves!

The merchant's cowardly nature flared up, but when he glanced at the guards beside him, he gradually regained his confidence.

Yovan snorted coldly, "Brat, don't be too arrogant. Although your subordinates are strong, they are all Tier 2 creatures. Compared to my group of Tier 3 guards, the gap is huge!"

"I advise you to honestly sell the Moonlight Orb to me, otherwise bear the consequences!"

Hearing this, a smile already curled up at the corners of Cao Xing's mouth.

He raised his staff.

Seeing this action, Assam and the others understood something.

They all prepared for battle. As long as Cao Xing gave the order, they would rush over and finish off this merchant directly.

At this moment, Yovan suddenly felt a terrifying crisis enshroud him.

Sarah in the dark had already locked onto him; as soon as the battle started, this Yovan wouldn't live for even 1 second.

Just as the battle was on the verge of breaking out,

a mature female voice came from a carriage behind, "Yovan, what are you guys doing?"

Hearing this voice, Yovan quickly straightened his expression.

He turned around and respectfully said to the carriage, "Reporting to Madam Marita, we ran into a kid who claims to be a lord, and he has a Moonlight Orb on him."

"I was thinking that isn't Her Majesty Princess Fran preparing to break through to become an Archmage recently? We can just use this as a gift to present to Princess Fran."

"Humph!"

A cold snort came from inside the carriage.

"Yovan, I have repeatedly reiterated at meetings that the Luna Chamber of Commerce does not allow forced buying and selling."

"And this is how you do business?"

"No wonder the reputation of our Luna Chamber of Commerce is getting worse and worse; it's being ruined by guys like you!"

Simultaneously, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and out stepped a noblewoman wearing a gorgeous dark blue long dress and draped in a thick snow-mink fur coat.

Her appearance carried a mature aura, with her golden hair coiled over her head, pinned with various exquisite ornaments.

Her face also revealed a trace of competence, making her look like a career woman powerhouse.

Looking at Yovan, this noblewoman had a hint of anger between her brows.

"Yovan, if it weren't for me coming out this time wanting to follow your trade route and conduct an investigation,"

"I really wouldn't have known that this is how you do business."

"I think after this time, you won't need to stay in the Luna Chamber of Commerce anymore."

Hearing that last sentence, the smile on Yovan's face instantly vanished, and then he trembled all over, hurriedly kneeling flat on the ground.

Yovan said excitedly, "Madam Marita, this subordinate was wrong. I beg you for mercy, do not drive me out of the Luna Chamber of Commerce!"

This merchant seemed extremely fearful of the noblewoman before him.

Cao Xing glanced at the attributes of this mature woman.

[Orchid Kingdom: Marita Vargas]

[Affiliation: Orchid Kingdom]

[Level: ???]

[Attributes: ???]

[Skills: ???]

[Talent: ???]

…

Except for her name, none of the other attributes could be seen.

Cao Xing's gaze instantly tightened.

Because this indicated that the woman in front of him likely possessed strength above Level 30.

Which meant a Tier 4 powerhouse!

…

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