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Chapter 523 - 362: It Seems I’ve Made a Fortune Again

Chapter 523: Chapter 362: It Seems I’ve Made a Fortune Again

Grand Havoc City, District 10.

The spacious roads were broad enough to accommodate twelve carriages abreast, with buildings of varying heights on either side. The shorter buildings measured seven or eight meters, while the taller ones reached only twenty to thirty meters, but they were all impressively constructed. Some buildings were centered around ancient, robust trees; some resembled giant beasts with gaping jaws; others were pagodas and palaces.

An Jianyou was truly astounded.

It was no wonder this city was the most prosperous within the Shattered Sea region—it held so many things she had never seen before.

Having worked at the mission guild handling many affairs, An Jianyou’s knowledge of this majestic metropolis had already surpassed that of many local residents of Grand Havoc City—natives born and raised here often spent their entire lives without stepping beyond their numbered districts, mostly dwelling in the outer city regions.

Even low-rank Awakeners only hop between a few major districts to make a living.

An Jianyou, intent on running the guild, had traversed many places in Grand Havoc City in just two short months. This massive city was bigger than their Shui Ze Base City, though its population was significantly smaller.

There was no census here, but from the information compiled by the guild, one could make an educated guess.

It wouldn’t exceed fifty million.

The majority were clustered in the outer city areas—more precisely, in the slums of the outer city. Recalling the scenes she had witnessed in those slums, she felt a pang of pity but heaved a sigh of helplessness, unable to make a change.

This was Grand Havoc City.

The poor were very poor, and the rich were very rich.

Take District 10, for instance—the entire district served as the city’s ’business street.’ Actually, a high-end business street, where a single plot of land could cost someone their fortune. Even the wealthy An paled at the thought, her mouth agape in shock.

"The stores here, many are owned by external forces! If our Blazing Fire Mall could lease out this many shops, we’d strike it rich!"

Liu Ying’s head swiveled left and right, her gaze barely able to keep up, her eyes practically taking the shape of dollar signs.

She was utterly amazed.

Blazing Fire Mall indeed couldn’t compare—not only was the number of shops a mere fraction of a thousandth, or even ten-thousandth of this place, but the rent per square meter was also far lower than here.

This was the gold district, where every inch of land was worth a fortune!

The reason why the Hidden Assassination Pavilion’s large base was located in District 11 was precisely because District 10 was too expensive! Of course, it wasn’t necessary either—after all, this was a commercial district.

Moreover, the base land left by the Hidden Assassination Pavilion was merely leased, not property that they had bought. It seems there’s only a year or two left before the transfer to Blazefire Commerce Guild is complete.

Unsatisfactory.

An Jianyou nodded, her fighting spirit surging as she clenched her fist, "So, we’ve got to work hard to expand and strengthen our mall, to reach a level comparable to this."

"I have no doubt our mall can grow big and strong. Once they open up shop selection, I’m going to buy one and wait for it to appreciate in value, ahahaha, I’m so smart~!

"Hey, Youyou, you’re so close with the mentor, why not ask for some insider info on behalf of your sisters?"

Liu Ying nudged An Jianyou in the waist with her elbow, only to receive a rap on the head in return.

Ouch!

Seeing Liu Ying’s enthusiasm, An Jianyou considered, "Grand Havoc City’s commerce is so prosperous; there must be takeaways. Ying, why not write up a research report?"

Liu Ying: "???"

The more An Jianyou thought about it, the more she felt the report needed to be written. After all, her mentor often asked her to draft reflection reports. Now, it was time to pass on this organizational culture.

Of course, she would also write one. Having penned such documents frequently, she felt a bit unused to it when the mentor didn’t ask her to.

One filled with spirited ambition, another with a drooping head, and several others with eyes wide in curiosity, the naive girls wandered into the bustling streets.

It wasn’t the first visit to District 10 for the group, but due to their busy schedules, only today, a rest day, did they have the leisure to stroll around and experience the local customs of this ’otherworld.’

There were indeed many exotic elements here, a real eye-opener for the ladies. Xu Yun’s mouth was agape the entire time.

However, as they gradually got used to these novelties, they realized that the exotic styles were too numerous.

Every ten or so meters, the styles of two shops would differ drastically. Each building appeared to be built by various powers without any unified standard.

Here was a wooden building, not far was one adorned with countless soaring torches in a Flamefire style. That was fine, but what about that building two hundred meters away?

The entire façade of that building was carved with hundreds of huge fish heads, their blue-gray scales and large popped eyes staring at passersby as if saying, ’Come in, come in...’ As if!

Facing the gaze of those dead fish eyes, An Jianyou felt goosebumps rise on her skin.

Liu Ying also hugged her arms, shivering, "Who would come up with such an anti-human design!"

"Because, the owner of that shop isn’t human."

An Jianyou turned to see who was speaking—a man with a headscarf, accompanied by several attendants.

He seemed wealthy or noble.

But in this tenth district, it was normal for aristocrats and merchants to have attendants. It was perhaps their group that was the anomaly.

Yet what intrigued An Jianyou more was the mention of ’not human.’

A different race, perhaps?

Alien races did exist, as she had learned from various materials. For instance, the City of Fallen Stars kept creatures like ’flower fairies,’ ’blue sprites,’ and ’Minotaurs,’ although in limited numbers. Rather than aliens, they were more like rare protected species.