Chapter 658: The Territory’s Grand Opening Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Lin Yuan had not planned on getting his revenge on the Sea Bliss Clan after their attendants kicked him out. However, his good friend and partner Gao Feng intended on striking back against the Sea Bliss Clan. As such, Lin Yuan was not opposed to lending a hand. Although the current amount of Aurora pollen that Lin Yuan possessed would not have any drastic impact on the market, he had increased the frequency of the exchange and the amount of Flower Brocade Pearls he was offering in exchange. Initially, Lin Yuan had started with offering one Flower Brocade Pearl for exchange. Now, he was up to ten. This time, Lin Yuan was offering them in groups of three. Lin Yuan could clear out his large stock of Flower Brocade Pearls through this method. Previously, he had not traded the numerous Flower Brocade Pearls because he was afraid it would spoil the market. Still, he had already stopped cultivating Flower Brocade Pearls. Instead, he was cultivating Golden Lotus Brocade Pearls. After witnessing how the Flower Brocade Pearls could benefit a Creation Master, Lin Yuan was certain that the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearls would also attract creation Masters who collected a large number of Flower Brocade Pearls. Lin Yuan’s large-scale collection of Aurora pollen was also his way of using his resources to test the market. He wanted to see if he could use his resources to monopolize a spiritual ingredient like the Aurora pollen. 1 Even the Sea Bliss Clan would come begging to buy Aurora pollen from him if he was successful! Lin Yuan understood that it was difficult to monopolize the market using one’s resources. If he individually bought all the Aurora pollen, the Sea Bliss Clan would definitely notice. If the Sea Bliss Clan started to copy him and bought as much Aurora pollen as they could get their hands on as well, Lin Yuan would have failed. Thus, Lin Yuan decided to use the blind trade method to throw suspicion off. This allowed him to manipulate every person or faction that took part in the blind trade into becoming a pair of hands that helped him to dominate the Aurora pollen market. This would bring in buyers from all over the Radiance Federation and prevent him from being spotted by Sea Bliss Clan. By the time Sea Bliss Clan was any wiser, it would be too late. Once he was done handling matters in the Purchase With No Loss store, Lin Yuan went to Sky City’s private faction territory. The moment he stepped in, Lin Yuan was rendered speechless. Don’t these gawkers need to be with their families during this festive season? Why are all these people here? Did they actually bring their old folk and children to ogle the outside of my private territory? I don’t understand what’s so interesting about this place. Those rising factions without a solid foundation must have been frightfully bullied after they opened private territories on Star Web. This made Lin Yuan feel like Sky City’s private territory was a place without stress. The outside of Sky City’s private faction was empty, which made any rising faction without a solid foundation feel good about themselves. Since Lin Yuan was Sky City’s owner, his appearance notified the people who had gathered outside. The crowd of onlookers had been chatting up a storm. When Lin Yuan appeared in such an obvious position, the people who had come to laugh and tease could not help but turn their attention to Lin Yuan. The eyes of a middle-aged man with a goatee standing in the front row lit up, and he said to the burly man next to him, “This boy is a member of this private territory. The last time I was here, I saw him go in.” The middle-aged man with the goatee did not notice that the burly man’s face had abruptly been taken over by shock. The burly man stared at Lin Yuan in disbelief before turning back to dazedly ask the middle-aged man with the goatee, “Old Feng, are you sure you’re talking about the masked young man?” The middle-aged man with a goatee rolled his eyes and replied, “Freezing Cold, don’t you trust me? When have I ever lied?” Freezing Cold had done enough odd jobs for Old Feng to know Old Feng’s character. Although Old Feng liked to gossip, he only acted and spoke righteously. However, Freezing Cold thought back to the strange masked young man who had produced a Bronze/Epic dragon-species fey that had awakened its bloodline. He could not believe that this empty and ridiculed private faction territory belonged to this young man. Freezing Cold did not believe Old Feng, but several people had overheard Old Feng’s words. Thus, all eyes were focused on Lin Yuan. Lin Yuan had managed to stay calm while being watched by 200,000 people. Hence, the stares of these people did not disconcert him at all. Nonetheless, Lin Yuan was confused by the sneers and looks of ridicule. At that moment, Lin Yuan heard a teasing voice shout, “Hey, young man! Your private faction territory sorely needs items. Open Mountain Chamber of Commerce is willing to lend you a few items to decorate the place.” Lin Yuan looked in the direction of the voice with an emotionless countenance. The middle-aged man with the goatee was giggling at Lin Yuan. Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow behind the mask. He did not expect to see a familiar face here. Freezing Cold’s gaze was also on Lin Yuan. When he noticed Lin Yuan looking back at him, Freezing Cold ducked instinctively. Freezing Cold was about to yank Old Feng back and tell him to stop stirring trouble when the young man’s bright voice sounded out. “Thank you for taking the effort to come despite it being the new year season. You helped Sky City gain a spot on the Visitor’s Ranking. I want to express my deepest thanks on behalf of Sky City.” Lin Yuan’s words took everyone other than Freezing Cold by surprise. They had come to mock him, yet now they were being thanked. However, the words did not sit right with the crowd. They sounded positive, but they insinuated that they were a bunch of layabouts who had too much time on their hands. When realization dawned on the crowd, they felt anger rise up within them. They realized that the strange masked young man had already entered the private territory. However, the door to the private territory had not been shut, signifying that the young man had opened the passage into the private territory.