Ye Chen spent several days browsing the trade fair, occasionally taking pictures of things that caught his eye, some of which were incredibly expensive, while others were not very valuable.
The rare items that new lords can obtain are mostly rewards from passing the Trial Grounds. These rewards come from all the worlds, and many new and unseen items appear every year. Their value can only be judged by the lord himself.
Just like the pair of white ivory that Ye Chen obtained, the description is very simple: the ivory of the Holy Elephant of Light has the effect of warding off evil spirits.
Most lords would only think of it as an ordinary pair of ivory, at most carrying a trace of light that could dispel some of the darkness.
If it were two white elephants capable of reproduction, they might fetch a good price, but if it were just two tusks, their value to the lord would be extremely limited.
Ye Chen bought it just for fun, and the price was only 100 catties of second-tier ingredients, which was not worth mentioning at all. The lord who sold it was just participating and making his stall look more abundant.
But when Ye Chen took one of the ivory tusks and crafted it into a white jade ivory wine cup, he discovered that the water inside also carried a trace of light, and was actually transforming into holy water of light.
Moreover, its effects are even stronger than the holy water of the angels. It can not only purify evil spirits, but also improve aptitude and increase strength as the water in the cup is steeped for a long time. This allows the children in Xiniu Hezhou to be born with the ability to be close to the magic of light, and its value increases many times over.
This is no ordinary elephant on Earth, not even comparable to an ancient mammoth. The size of a single tusk is terrifying; it could be used to make a bathtub, let alone a water glass.
In addition, Ye Chen also planned to build a small pond after returning to the Primordial Star and throw all the leftover scraps from making ivory into it. Since the utensils made of ivory had such an effect, these scraps must have the same effect. Since they were no longer suitable for making utensils, he would just throw them into the pond to soak, since the effect would be the same anyway.
From now on, it will be a unique scenic spot in Xiniu Hezhou. If any lucky person is fortunate enough to encounter this pond, they will be able to improve their aptitude, awaken their affinity for the light element, increase their power... In other words, they will gain tremendous benefits.
Ye Chen has set up many such places of serendipitous encounter on the Primordial Star. They are all created using rare and unusual objects that he happened to find, in order to enhance the overall strength of the Primordial Star.
After all, cramming education can create powerful clans, but it is difficult to create true strongmen. It is impossible to reach the seventh rank and ascend to godhood without experiencing life-and-death trials. This applies to lords and clans alike.
"You can't attend the final trade fair? Are you planning to return directly to the Caverns of Time?" Si Meng asked, slightly surprised by Ye Chen's words.
Ye Chen has been here for nearly half a month and has traded quite a few good items. Now, he doesn't even plan to wait for the closing ceremony of the trade fair and has chosen to return directly to the Caverns of Time.
You should know that there will be a large auction on the day of the closing ceremony, which will contain a lot of good stuff. Ye Chen and Fatty attended this last auction back then.
"There's nothing to wait for anymore. You've already shown me the list of goods, and I've told you what to photograph. There's not much point in staying here. After all, it's just a trade fair for newcomers. The focus is still on the rewards from the trial space. That's about it!" Ye Chen said with a nonchalant shrug.
Although some new items will definitely be added to the auction at the last minute, it won't make much difference to him.
"Whatever you want! Go back and keep an eye on my territory!" Si Meng shrugged, not insisting. Apart from some special reward items, there really wasn't much good stuff at the newbie trade fair.
The next day, Ye Chen set off with several new recruits. In addition to Lin Zheping and Sheryl, Ye Chen recruited three more people in the following days. They were not very promising, only at the level of intermediate lords, but they all had good lord talents and made achievements in the development of their territories.
There are simply too many lords born every year, so the major powers will definitely recruit the best of the best. It's impossible for them to ignore the outstanding lords and high-level lords and instead look at the resumes of you mid- to low-level lords. As a result, many mid- to low-level lords are buried in obscurity.
As things develop, they may have the opportunity to join other major powers. However, for now, both new lords and personnel from major powers are still observing each other, which is why Ye Chen was able to find some who slipped through the net.
In fact, Ye Chen recruited more than just these few newcomers, but only a handful were chosen to be taken to the Cavern of Time. These were all lords whom Ye Chen had his eye on, possessing special uses or great potential, such as the prodigy Lin Zheping and the skilled planter Sherry.
When the five people saw the imperial carriage from the Heavenly Court, they were all stunned. Even though Earth's technology was already very advanced and they could build all kinds of fancy buildings and carriages, they were still shocked by the exquisite and luxurious imperial carriage.
"Boss! Is this an airship? You've brought out a palace, no, a sub-territory, haven't you?" Lin Zheping said in shock. The others were equally astonished, but they didn't have Lin Zheping's courage to complain in front of Ye Chen.
"I haven't reached the seventh rank yet, so my sub-territory can't be far from the main planet!" Ye Chen said calmly.
"This? Our territory isn't even as big as your carriage?" Cheryl looked at her territory, then at Ye Chen's imperial carriage, and inexplicably felt like she wanted to smash her head against a wall. "Me, the dignified daughter of heaven, the future empress, sitting here?"
"It's alright, when you become stronger in the future, you will also have such a vehicle!" Ye Chen comforted him, but unfortunately, the Heavenly Court's imperial carriage is probably unique!
"Hmph! I am a man destined to become a god of lords. A mere carriage is but an external possession!" Lin Zheping said sourly, as if he really didn't care about it. He said he refused, but his eyes never left the imperial carriage.
"That's ambitious! I'm rooting for you. Get me an even better ride later!" Ye Chen patted his shoulder encouragingly, then took the lead into the Time Cave.
Since everyone had their own territory, he naturally couldn't bring them here in his imperial carriage. He had them activate spatial teleportation themselves and gather near the Time Cave.
Seeing that Ye Chen had already gone inside, the group steadied themselves and controlled their territory to fly towards the Cave of Time.
They will be staying here for a month or two, which is a rare opportunity for rapid development.
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