I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Inside the lighthouse camp, Chen Jianghuai and his group had already figured out the identities of these men in gray and white robes.

They're actually visitors from a foreign civilization!

From beyond this nightmare world!

This was a huge amount of information. Although they had long known that there were intelligent and strange beings in the world, as well as other intelligent life forms, the sudden appearance of a group of visitors from an alien civilization was still too unexpected.

Not to mention, these people who claimed to be from the Traveler Civilization looked almost identical to the people of Earth.

They can dye their hair a gradient color, it's not like they can't.

Even if these civilized travelers hadn't said anything, they would never have guessed they were from an outsider civilization. But they didn't suspect anything either, for the simple reason… "They're too powerful!"

"They possess ships of comparable size to the Wonder Ark, and an astonishing number of Transcendent Realm experts!"

The twenty travelers who disembarked from the ship, all of them were extraordinary beings in grey robes!

Chen Jianghuai could vaguely sense that most of these gray-robed men were stronger than him—he was no longer the same person he used to be; he was now a senior mid-stage transcendent being, and had learned several rare spells from the headquarters, as well as countless potions and precious medicines. Yet these gray-robed men possessed a profound aura, beyond his imagination.

Only visitors from outside civilizations could be so powerful.

As travelers from a more powerful civilization, they were naturally proud and arrogant, and had every right to despise these backward civilizations. However, they were still somewhat surprised.

Several captain-level travelers frequently looked into the distance at the burly man in black armor and the girl holding an umbrella.

The members of this merchant group were all selected through the Civilization's process and were responsible for paving the way for Civilization and making money.

Not only are all members of their merchant group extraordinary, but each of them also possesses unique skills.

Aside from technical talents, all the extraordinary individuals responsible for providing military force have reached the pinnacle of the extraordinary realm, with many of them already at the half-step transformation stage.

Several team captains are among the best in the half-step transformation realm.

They were confident that they could easily defeat four or five of these half-step ascended powerhouses from such a backward civilization. This was a huge difference in the strength of the two sides.

When they were in Tiannan City, they also sparred with the powerful figures from Blue Star, demonstrating overwhelming combat strength.

But at this moment...

These traveler captains, all with exceptionally keen senses, had a vague feeling that the burly man in black armor in the distance was even stronger than themselves.

not to mention……

This is the master of this power!

"Standing in mid-air, transforming golden light into steps, descending them—what kind of technique is this?"

Even with their knowledge, they couldn't see it.

One of the captains looked at the leader of the merchant caravan, but at this moment the white-robed traveler was also somewhat surprised.

He couldn't see through it.

The Ascendant Realm allows one to control thunder, clouds, and hurricanes to levitate, but not to fly directly.

Even more astonishingly, when this leader of the Blue Star forces pushed open the door and stepped down from the sky, he didn't see a single trace of magical power flowing through him.

If there is no power, where do these abilities come from?

He, a dignified cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Ascension Realm, couldn't see through it at all!

"This Blue Star actually has such a powerful individual?"

"Our assessment of Earth's civilization needs to be raised by one or two levels!"

They had previously thought the Blue Star civilization had considerable potential, partly because they had seen multiple Ascension Realm experts in Tiannan City and Gray Harbor City. They had visited other places where the entire civilization didn't even have a single Ascension Realm expert.

Having figured this out, the grey-robed members of the traveler's merchant group were relatively polite to Chen Jianghuai and his group. At least, they no longer regarded this safe zone as a camp or force, but as one of the pillar forces of Blue Star civilization.

"The Blue Star civilization has three pillar-level powers: Tiannan City, Gray Harbor City, and the Safe Zone, each of which has great potential."

"But as I said before, even within this nightmare world, the Blue Star civilization itself is divided into several parts, which greatly diminishes its originally good potential."

Otherwise, these Earthlings would truly have a chance to escape this nightmare world and reach the next stop in the Sea of ​​Nightmares.

Inside the lighthouse camp's reception room, both sides took their seats.

The man in white robes said, "I am 'Seven,' the leader of the merchant guild. Our Traveler Civilization has established a trans-world merchant guild with the aim of helping civilizations like yours that have only recently fallen into the Sea of ​​Nightmares and are still struggling in confusion."

"Our Travelers' Merchant Guild has helped many civilizations. Many of them have withstood the strange pressure and slowly gotten back on track thanks to our assistance."

What kind of help is this for weaker civilizations? Shi An scoffed at it.

But Shi An still had some expectations about what good things the Travelers' Merchant Guild could bring out.

With a wave of his hand, Qi, dressed in white robes, conjured a screen of light before his eyes.

The list above contains hundreds of products.

It contains props, spells, and scrolls.

There is also information.

Furthermore, several orbs of light appeared on the table, each containing a precious treasure.

"Second-Tier Spell Weapon: Spear of the Earth (Rare)"

"Ultimate Body Strengthening Potion (Rare)"

"Spellbook: Hollow Beam (Rare)"

The white-robed Qi said, "Our goods are priced in Dream Crystals, but only half of the purchase price can be paid for using Dream Crystals. The other half must be paid for with an equivalent amount of precious medicines and rare materials."

"Furthermore, we have a large stock of these goods, and there are discounts if you buy more than 100 of the same item."

Items like potions and spell scrolls are in high demand and urgently needed by all major powers.

Rare spell scrolls can only be created by a very few top-tier experts who have mastered spells to the pinnacle or higher. Creating a scroll requires an extraordinary amount of an expert's energy.

Even a powerful individual couldn't produce many.

Not to mention, most of the goods sold by the Traveler's Guild are rare spells that they cannot produce themselves.

"For Tiannan City and all the major powers, it is indeed extremely attractive. If one can buy a hundred or even more rare spell scrolls, it can significantly increase the strength of many powerful members within the power in a short period of time."

"However..."

"Rare Scroll: Price: 2000 Dream Crystals"

This price is a total rip-off.

Even if you can bargain and get a discount for bulk purchases, the price won't be much cheaper.

"These goods are incredibly attractive to a normal superpower, yet they are far too expensive."

"Buy it? It seems like we're getting ripped off, like we're being exploited."

"You might as well not buy it now. If you miss this opportunity, you won't have another chance to buy it next time."

If two forces are competing, and force A buys, would force B dare not buy?

In fact, not long ago, the senior management of Grey Harbor City gritted their teeth and bought a lot of property after much hesitation.

There's no need to overthink it.

He glanced at the product list, a hint of confusion in his eyes, and asked, "Is that all?"

What do you mean by "only these"?

These are all products they have carefully selected, which have a fatal attraction for various emerging alien civilizations.

How can you be so calm?

But Bai Paoqi soon discovered that not only was this power leader calm, but the other extraordinary beings in the safe zone present also did not show any obvious envy towards their goods.

The burning desire and longing in the eyes of an extraordinary person could not be hidden in front of him, who was at the peak of the Ascension Realm.

In other words, does the safe zone really look down on them?

How is that possible!

But he had to accept this fact.

White-robed Qi said, "Our merchant caravan of the Traveler Civilization certainly doesn't only carry these kinds of goods."

Their strategy has always been to first offer second-tier goods to siphon off a portion of the buyer's wealth, and then bring out the truly premium products to compel the buyer to continue purchasing.

Now, there's no other way but to display the truly exquisite items.

He waved his hand again, and the product list on the screen changed.

This time, the list is much simpler, but the goods on it are much more attractive.

"Spellbook: Common Language (Rare)"

"Description: A language mediated by mental power, allowing the user to speak any type of local dialect in a way that others can understand." "Price: 3000 Dream Crystals/book"

Shi An really wants this thing.

It's easy to imagine that we'll encounter more and more other civilizations or special intelligent life forms in the future. Only by mastering a common language can we travel the world.

In addition, there were several good rare spells that caught his eye.

These spells were not included in his safe zone.

He doesn't need to buy many; just one or two copies will be enough to pass on these spells indefinitely within the library.

The traveler's merchant group even displayed an excellent-level spell, demonstrating their considerable expertise.

"Ultimate Cursed Missile (Superior)"

This is likely a relatively ordinary spell, lacking any special features and possessing only pure destructive power.

But it is also an exceptional spell, extremely precious.

Shi An did indeed want to buy it. Once he upgraded the library, this exceptional spell could be passed down within the safe zone. Therefore, no matter how high the price of this spell was, it would definitely be worthwhile for him.

Besides, he still has to haggle over the price.

Shi An continued browsing, and found several recipes and blueprints that he thought were quite good.

"A Flash of Brilliance Potion (Rare)"

"Note: It can slightly enhance the user's creative thinking ability, so as to break through the bottleneck in spell study and talent development."

"Flying Skateboard (Rare)"

"Large Team-Up Certificate (Rare)"

"Potent Breath-Sealing Potion (Rare)"

Shi An asked the civilized traveler to take out these potion recipes and take a look.

Bai Paoqi did not refuse and immediately ordered someone to bring it out.

He wasn't afraid that the formula would be discovered.

Regardless of any seals placed on it that might have sealed away most of its contents, even without any seals, the recipe blueprints are clearly laid out, and these newly developed civilizations wouldn't be able to discern anything from them.

Without studying it for ten days or half a month, how can one understand the blueprints?

Some civilizations with weaker foundations still couldn't understand the blueprints even after six months or a year.

Shi An took the blueprints and pretended to look at them.

Although he couldn't understand anything, but...

After advancing to LV4 in the safe zone, he will be able to mobilize the power of all buildings within the safe zone. Even if he leaves the safe zone, he can still use the power of these buildings, but it will be reduced.

His position as the store manager was a walking architectural wonder.

At this point, he used the power of the furnace refining plant.

"Prompt: Original drug formula detected. Enter now?"

He chose no.

But after verifying them one by one, he was certain that the recipe blueprints produced by the Traveler Civilization were all genuine originals.

It is not a pirated or replica version.

This traveler civilization actually has a strong sense of business contractual responsibility.

Shi An continued her shopping spree.

Several "strange objects" caught his attention.

The traveling merchant group certainly did not sell rare items; if they possessed rare items, they would never put them up for sale.

They sell...

"Fragments of Wonder: A Corner of the Great Library"

"Fragments of Wonders - Unknown"

"Fragments of Wonders - Unknown"

Power flows within the fragments of wonders; these fragments are the remains of certain wondrous structures.

However, after the wonder shattered, only a very few remnants of its power remained—these were the fragments of the wonder. Many forces built their cultivation structures and special treasure lands based on these fragments.

Shi An felt the power emanating from these fragments.

The first piece, which appears to have fallen from a library, could perhaps be used to create a building that can calm the mind and enhance memory, such as a school.

The second and third pieces, whether due to being too damaged or for some other reason, have unclear contents and are difficult to develop.

"Speaking of which, in the early days, many of the treasure troves in my safe zone were thought to have been created from fragments of wonders."

"And now..."

"Hint: Wonder Fragment detected. Three Wonder Fragments can be combined to create a 'Blank Building (Rare)'."

"Blank Building (Rare): Cannot be built, but can be used to upgrade ordinary buildings, or fused into a rare building and used as material to upgrade a rare building to the superior level."

The fragments of wonder were useful to him, extremely useful!

Thinking about it carefully, if the rare wonder of the Ark of Salvation can be transformed into an excellent-grade building and enhanced, then it seems quite normal that wonder fragments can be used to synthesize and upgrade buildings.

I absolutely have to buy!

Shi An sent a message to Luo Susu next to her using her membership card, circling the items she wanted to buy.

These goods are all priced very high, clearly the traveler's group has grasped the psychology of the seller having an exclusive right to sell and the buyer having no choice but to buy.

Moreover, buyers are often in dire straits, which makes it even more necessary for them to grit their teeth and purchase these treasures that can enhance their own abilities.

Shi An can afford it.

He has no shortage of dream crystals, and also plenty of various precious medicines and rare materials.

Because this nightmare world is an undeveloped wasteland, it contains a great many precious medicines and materials. Even without loot from conquering the area, as members spread out and continuously explored various regions, the precious medicines they handed in for exchange as contribution points were also very numerous.

Shi An can come up with the huge sum of money for this deal right now.

but,

"We can't just take it like that."

Being able to pay doesn't mean you have to be a sucker.

"Besides, if you don't haggle over the price when buying or selling, isn't that just making your needs crystal clear?"

Bargain!

We have to haggle!

The newly formed business department staff of Shi An began negotiating with several gray-robed men from the Travelers' Merchant Guild.

However, there were no business geniuses among the employees, and it was a seller's market at the time, so their safety zone was naturally at a disadvantage.

The price simply cannot be lowered.

"Since half of the payment for this transaction is in barter, why don't you gentlemen take a look at this?"

Shi An flicked his wrist, and a vial of medicine appeared there. "This is a body-renewing and rebirth potion, it has..."

It's just medicine.

Bai Paoqi originally wanted to refuse outright.

Their traveling merchant group didn't want medicine, they only wanted raw materials.

Firstly, they looked down on the potions from these nascent civilizations; secondly, the raw materials were easier to negotiate lower prices. Their merchant caravans traveled to these remote, early nightmare worlds specifically to scavenge for various raw materials.

However, this body-renewing medicine has a very unique effect; it can eradicate hidden injuries and cleanse the body!

A gray-robed man whispered, "Commander, this potion seems to have remarkable effects. It's not simple. Several related potions in our civilization have different focuses than this Body Creation and Rebirth Potion."

Bai Paoqi was already somewhat tempted.

Do you have the original recipe?

"have."

This formula was created by the pharmacist Tan.

Just as a powerful person creates a spell scroll, only an alchemist with sufficient expertise in making this potion can create the original formula containing mysterious power.

Bai Paoqi was already quite tempted.

Bringing back a recipe that no civilization possesses would be a great achievement for them.

Shi An flipped his wrist again, and another vial of medicine appeared.

This potion contained a more mysterious and powerful force, immediately attracting the attention of the white-robed leader and several apothecaries from the traveling merchant group upon its appearance. "This is...?"

"This is an excellent-grade mental potion, which has the effect of greatly enhancing mental strength."

This time, Shi An did not provide the formula, but the moment this potion appeared, it caught the attention of several gray-robed travelers.

They understood perfectly what this medicine represented.

Many of the travelers present, the grey-robed men, were of extraordinary status. Many of them had powerful backers within the civilization, which enabled them to come to the merchant group, a place rife with lucrative opportunities.

Because of their status and position, these people have already learned the art of refining the spirit.

However, even if they wanted to improve their skills using the Divine Refining Technique, they still faced numerous difficulties and could not meet the requirements for advancing to the Transformation Realm.

If you were to take another stimulant at this point, things would be different.

It will definitely help them take that final step.

"Commander, we need to buy these potions, we need to buy a lot!"

The negotiators in the security zone had an eye-opener.

"I think we need to discuss this price further."

Finally, after several hours of back and forth, the safe zone managed to buy the items circled by Shi An with three energizing potions, two rare recipes, various potions, items, precious medicine materials, and a large quantity of dream crystals.

The traveler's merchant group only gained a limited amount of materials and dream crystals.

"This deal is a win-win situation, right? But why do I feel like we're losing out a little? That must be just my imagination."

"By the way, are you not planning to purchase some more spell scrolls? These are consumables."

Shi An looked at the group of travelers and merchants.

This place wasn't far from the safe zone, and he could roughly judge that there were many extraordinary experts here with extremely high spiritual power, even higher than the masters of the various pavilions. Therefore,

Shi An then inquired whether they sold any methods for refining the spirit or methods for advancement and transformation.

"If so, my safe zone can also offer some more valuable items for trade."

But as expected, it didn't happen.

Such items, which involve fundamental power, are something that traveler merchant groups would never sell.

Bai Paoqi simply said, "But I can make the decision to provide you with an important piece of information for free."