Chapter 357 356: Casually Buying Oasis City

Realizing that everyone present had been stunned by the Yin Yang Coin in his hand, Jiang Qiu stopped showing it off and casually stored it in his Dragon Spirit Secret Realm Space.

The owner, who had just arrived, wiped nonexistent sweat from his brow, looking as if he'd been granted a great pardon. "Honored noble, what can I do for you on your visit to my humble shop?

I will do everything in my power to assist you."

"Yes. I need one of these communication devices. What was it called… a terminal." Jiang Qiu pointed to the item the female attendant had just shown him, making his intentions clear. He had come here to buy something, after all.

"Yes, yes, of course! Quickly, prepare one for the esteemed lord."

The branch manager directed the female attendant, and soon the device was retrieved, packaged, and placed in Jiang Qiu's hands, along with a brief and concise explanation of how to use it.

And so, the advanced device worth ten thousand Desolate Coins was fastened to Jiang Qiu's right wrist. It looked just like a watch at first glance, but after it was bound, a subtle electric current coursed through him. "BZZT—Binding successful."

With a mere thought, a stream of information appeared on the watch, changing according to his will. Whatever function he needed, he could activate.

This scene stunned the natives outside. Even though they had seen some nobles use these terminals before, none were this advanced. Some even required voice commands.

Nothing like the one in this lord's hand, which was directly linked to his thoughts, opening whatever he required.

And most importantly, the branch manager had given it to him directly—for free!

"My thanks."

Jiang Qiu was quite satisfied. He temporarily deactivated the terminal. It required binding to one's body and soul, meaning the information was uniquely authenticated and had to match one's realm. Thus, he didn't bother hiding his true strength and registered his cultivation as a Half-Step Fusion Realm practitioner of the Hundred Ghosts Dao.

There was a vast amount of information he could look up now, and he could even open a store to purchase inter-world Coordinate Maps.

Information on the various Great Realms, including top-tier ones like the Nine Venerable Great Realm, was also available for purchase. In other words, he could buy information with money.

Anything you could want to buy was available—it had everything!

'I'll exchange for some universal currency, buy the information I need, and then figure out a way to get to the Nine Venerable Great Realm.'

"Honored noble, are you perhaps in need of exchanging for some universal currency?"

The branch manager saw right through Jiang Qiu's intentions. He was a man of keen judgment, after all. An existence who could casually produce a super-precious coin from the Outer Realm—could such a person be ordinary?

Although this lord currently appeared to have no cultivation whatsoever, his identity couldn't possibly be fake. A super-rare coin from the Outer Realm wasn't something a native of this realm could just happen to find.

Not to mention the way he'd casually produced the coin—that was something only possible for someone who possessed a spatial treasure!

'With a figure like this, even a grain of sand slipping through their fingers would be enough to benefit me for a lifetime. His status is simply too august.'

"Yes," Jiang Qiu nodded, not hiding his intentions. "I need to exchange my Yin Yang Coins for a currency that can be used in the Desolate Realm, like Primordial Basic Coins."

The Primordial Basic Coin was the fundamental currency used throughout the entire Primordial Great World Community, a monetary system derived from the Dao Laws themselves.

You could say that almost all worlds used it. The Yin Yang Great Realm was just too insular and hadn't maintained close contact with the Outer Realm for a very long time, which was why the currency saw so little circulation there.

However, Jiang Qiu had already obtained this information through the Yin Net in the Yin Yang Great Realm. He was aware of the common knowledge of the Great World Community; he had just left in too much of a hurry to exchange his currency at the time.

"Primordial Basic Coins, you say?" The branch manager's eyes lit up. "Honored noble, you can go to Celestial Star Oasis City and find the Celestial Star Bank. They can exchange any currency you desire and even deposit it into a network account."

After speaking, the manager had his staff gift Jiang Qiu a huge map centered on Celestial Star Oasis City, which was downloaded as network data to his account.

He also dispatched a special flyer to transport Jiang Qiu to Celestial Star Oasis City. "My lord, it will only take an hour to reach Celestial Star Oasis City. Is there anything else you need to do before you depart?"

While making these arrangements, the manager had already pieced together the full story of Jiang Qiu's arrival from the accounts of passersby, his staff, and even the security surveillance.

He generously praised the blonde, blue-eyed attendant, promoting her to a supervisory position in charge of the other staff and rewarding her with ten thousand Desolate Coins.

As for the matter with Ah Si, the City Lord's grandson, he was now aware of that as well. A strange light glinted in his eyes as he waited for Jiang Qiu's command to take action.

"Yes, there are a few things I'd like to resolve," Jiang Qiu said after a moment of thought, his gaze turning to the towering City Lord's Mansion in the distance. "I've heard that one can buy and sell an Oasis City in the Desolate Realm, and that the price isn't too steep. Could I buy this one?

The network says about ten Yin Yang Coins is enough to buy a Little Oasis City."

"Ah?" The branch manager was stunned for a second, then his face lit up with ecstatic joy. "Honored noble, are you saying you wish to purchase this place, Oasis City No. 777?!"

Buying an Oasis City wasn't a rare occurrence. In fact, a large number of them changed hands every day. Many powerful nobles held dozens, or even hundreds, of Great Oasis Cities.

But this Little Oasis City, No. 777, was simply too remote. It had few minor nobles, almost no passing merchant caravans, and there were even desperately poor Desert Sea Robbers nearby.

It was, one could say, a treacherous and unprofitable land. No one valued it, and the Ah Si clan, having long ago purchased the ownership rights, was left to multiply here.

The Kobolds were the most numerous noble clan here. Out in the wider world, they were perhaps only slightly better off than native humans, but in essence, they were still among the lowest tier of nobility.

'Since no one wants to buy this place, there's no way to earn much profit. To be honest, I don't enjoy being stationed here either, always having to deal with a bunch of crossbred fools.'

'This is my chance to boost my performance and earn a promotion!'

"That's right. I want to buy this place and clean out some of the filth. I'm just not sure about the procedure."

Hearing this, the manager's heart pounded wildly. He forcefully suppressed his elation, his excellent composure allowing him to remain as calm as possible. "Honored noble, I can handle the entire process for you. For just six Yin Yang Coins, the management rights to this entire Oasis City will be yours!

That includes the City Lord's Mansion, which will also become your property. And as for the 'filth' you mentioned… I believe I can be of service in that matter as well!"