The official trade fair is located on a habitable planet within the Blue Star plane.
In a plane, there can't possibly be only one life-bearing planet. The reason why the Blue Star plane is revered is simply because Blue Star is the most powerful and its lords are developing the most rapidly.
Moreover, not all life-bearing planets have intelligent life. The process from the birth of life on a planet to the evolution of intelligent life is extremely long.
Most planets are merely inhabited by life; for intelligent life to emerge, more favorable ecological conditions and a long period of time are needed.
"There are quite a lot of people, but they are all starships coming and going. It seems that lords' territories are not allowed to land!" Ye Chen said, looking at the many territories parked around him.
From the moment they stepped into this star field, territories began to appear one after another, none of them large, mostly at the first-tier level. Starships frequently shuttled around, clearly indicating that all the new lords had traveled to this inhabited planet by starship.
"Of course, conservatively speaking, about 200,000 new lords will return this time, which is close to half of your batch of new lords!" A woman in business attire sitting opposite the group said.
Her name is An Ke. She is an Awakened One in Sun Xiuzhu's territory. Although she is only an office worker, she has the strength of a fifth-order individual and was assigned to receive Ye Chen and the others.
"Hiss, so many people? Isn't the newcomer trial not completely over yet?" Tao Ping gasped and asked.
Normally, with the newcomer trial still a month or so away, there shouldn't be so many new lords being born yet.
This year's competition is truly exceptional. Not only has it produced a prodigy like Ye Chen, but the number of new lords has also far exceeded expectations.
“Look! Thanks to the lord you currently serve, the speed at which this year's new lords complete their trials has greatly accelerated. There are still more than three months left in the trials, but 80% of the new lords have already emerged, especially the group of prodigy lords. They basically finished the trials as soon as they obtained their qualifications, instead of slowly developing in the trial space like in previous years.” An Ke looked up and gestured to Ye Chen before explaining.
In previous years, the newcomer trials have always dragged on until this time before the prodigies and lords emerged one after another. This year, everyone is rushing to finish the trials, which is truly unprecedented.
Old Qin was also very curious, so he asked other outstanding lords to inquire about it. He learned that a prodigy had emerged from this year's newcomer trial. In less than half a year, he had left the trial space as a high-level lord. Moreover, it wasn't just one or two people, but a group of them.
That wasn't all; what followed was that a large number of low- to mid-level lords ended their trials, making everyone think there was some great opportunity outside, and everyone was eager to go out.
Moreover, seeing that everyone else had left, the lords who remained in the trial space naturally couldn't sit still either. Such an abnormal change was something even the most talented lords couldn't remain calm about.
Thus, the current scene unfolded: everyone rushed out of the trial space, not even bothering to look at the subsequent rewards. As long as they had gathered what the lord needed, they ended the trial immediately.
"Uh! This isn't my fault, is it?" Ye Chen laughed awkwardly; he really didn't know about this.
“It’s really not your fault. In fact, you have put pressure on these lords. Although this year’s lords came out earlier, judging from the current situation, the number of people who have become official lords has increased!” An Ke said to Ye Chen. Sun Xiuzhu had told her that this kid was a prodigy. Judging from the series of events he caused, he certainly deserved the name of a prodigy.
"That's good!" Ye Chen and the fat man smiled and said nothing more.
At this point, the starships had entered the planet's atmosphere and were queuing up to land.
Ye Chen and the others looked outside and found that this was still a relatively barren planet with vast oceans, but land and vegetation were very scarce and almost impossible to find.
The entire planet is dotted with only a few scattered islands, and the largest piece of land is no bigger than a city on Earth. In fact, it's probably about the size of a second-tier lord's territory, but it's enough to accommodate Ye Chen and his group.
Because the land area is relatively small, the queuing time for landing is naturally longer. Ye Chen and the others waited for a full two hours before finally landing on this land.
As soon as they stepped out of the starship cabin, everyone couldn't help but frown slightly. The surrounding atmosphere was not pleasant, and the thin air made it feel rather uncomfortable.
However, as long as one is a formal lord, there is not much problem in living freely here. This is also the reason why the official chose this place as the location for the trade fair. It would be ridiculous if a group of low-level lords had to come out to trade while wearing spacesuits.
"This is the trade fair. This entire island, or rather, this whole island, is where the trade fair is held. Would you like to check out the goods sold by the ordinary lords first, or do you plan to go directly to the central trading center?" Anke introduced to the group as they walked out of the airport.
"Let's go straight to the trading center. We don't have much time. We need to get back to the Caverns of Time, and Fatty also has some things to sell!" Ye Chen said after thinking for a moment.
The items in the trading center are all officially displayed. Although they are expensive, they are worth the price. Most of them are treasures that ordinary lords cannot obtain. Relatively speaking, ordinary lords can indeed find bargains in the items they trade on their own, but the probability is too low. Do you really think everyone has such good luck?
In addition, the trade fair must have an auction venue. If the goblin armor that Fatty brought wants to be auctioned, he also needs to register and wait in line at the trading center. The sooner he goes, the sooner he can sell it. Otherwise, he will have to wait for most of the day and waste his time going back.
“Alright!” Anke nodded, patted the huge bird mount beneath him, and led everyone toward the center of the island. This was a desolate planet with no roads or anything like that; the only way to get around was by mount or by flying.
In the center of the island, a rapidly constructed building serves as the hub of this trade fair. Numerous officials are presiding over the event, which is bustling with activity and shouts emanating from the makeshift auction house, suggesting the presence of many valuable items.
As they flew along, Ye Chen and his companions saw many lords setting up stalls at random. Due to the compact location and high population density, the trade fair was more lively and convenient. The lords setting up stalls gave them a feeling of strolling through the streets of Earth.
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