162: Chapter 162 Trading Post? The dazzling and decadent metropolis of Shanghai.

Seeing the Elf Queen's sincerity, Xu Xuan, who had been lying on the sofa, slowly sat up.

"Since she has put it that way, I might as well meet her."

He clicked to enter the Trade Station.

A line of prompts immediately popped up before his eyes.

[Trade Station Rules]

[Inside the Trade Station, whether you are a mortal or a god, your combat power is suppressed.]

[You may enter the Trade Station using your true form or Visitor Mode. Visitor Mode will hide your appearance and identity.]

[The Trade Station is an absolutely safe place. Once a fight occurs, the system will expel those involved from the Trade Station.]

[It is forbidden for anyone to poison or drug food within the Trade Station.]

Looking at these rules, the Trade Station seemed quite safe.

Firstly, it prohibited powerful individuals from using spells like mind control to manipulate the situation.

It also forbade anyone from tampering with the food, preventing those with ill intentions from doing anything sneaky.

Otherwise...

Otherwise, Xu Xuan would have brought Su Daji along with some herbs to cause some trouble.

Of course, it couldn't be ruled out that there might be lords even more skilled than him who could turn the tables and drug him instead.

However, none of that could happen in the Trade Station, as all harmful means were prohibited here.

When Xu Xuan clicked the screen, a portal opened before him.

[You will enter the Trade Station with your true identity.]

[The system will prepare well-fitting clothes for you.]

He didn't need to hide anything; he hadn't done anything shameful, so there was no need to enter as a visitor.

Reaching out, he pushed open the portal and stepped through the frame. The next moment, he appeared inside the Trade Station.

As Xu Xuan crossed the threshold, the armor on his body transformed into a set of business-casual clothes, well-fitted and appropriate.

He entered the Trade Station.

Xu Xuan looked around, and the scenery before him made him pause slightly.

This Trade Station...

The scenery here was so familiar!

Across the river were the buildings of the Bund, and behind him was actually the Oriental Pearl Tower?

This place?

Could this be Shanhai City, one of the most developed cities in Great Xia?

Having stayed in the Lord Continent for so long, suddenly returning to modern society made Xu Xuan feel a bit dazed.

Until a line of text appeared before him.

[Trade Station: The scenery before you is not Earth, but a one-to-one replica of a certain region on Earth within the Trade Station space.]

[The city you see before you was constructed using divine power.]

Xu Xuan only snapped out of it when he saw this prompt.

Earth... there was no going back.

These skyscrapers were indeed exactly the same as those on Earth.

Except there were no cars on the streets; not a single automobile could be seen on the vast roads.

It felt very surreal.

No cars on the streets, no birds in the sky—this was merely a city copied into the Trade Station.

While Xu Xuan stood by the river, staring blankly at the Bund across the way,

More and more people began emerging from portals around him.

The originally silent and empty Riverside Avenue suddenly became bustling with people.

However, these were not NPCs or virtual people.

Those appearing before Xu Xuan were all lords from across the globe.

Most foreign lords looked around in confusion: "Where is this? Is this Earth?"

"Why does this Trade Station space look like Earth?"

"Is this a city in a developed Western country? It looks so advanced."

"I bet this is Japan or Korea, right?"

Some Westerners began guessing that this might be a major city in a developed nation.

In the minds of these Westerners, such beautiful city streets and so many skyscrapers could only belong to Japan or Korea.

Until Great Xia Lords like Zhou Wu, Zhou Mei, and Li Fei appeared.

They were momentarily stunned: "What Western country, what Japan or Korea?"

"The scenery here is a replica of our Great Xia's Shanhai City."

The surrounding foreign lords were quite surprised to hear this.

This is Great Xia?

How is it so different from what they saw on television?

Many foreigners didn't really care about the truth; their impression of Great Xia was still stuck decades ago as a kingdom of bicycles.

The advanced urban development of Shanhai City left these foreign lords feeling completely bewildered.

This...

This was nothing like the Great Xia they saw in movies and on TV.

While everyone was in a state of confusion, Zhou Wu recognized Xu Xuan in the crowd at a glance.

"Brother Xuan."

"Brother Xuan is over there!"

Zhou Wu, leading his sister, pushed through the crowd and ran over to Xu Xuan.

"Brother Xuan, I want to buy some ointment from you to protect against the bugs."

Zhou Wu got straight to the point.

He had come to the Trade Station specifically to ask Xu Xuan to sell them insect repellent.

The combat power of the Zerg Swarm was currently terrifying; once a Zerg Queen landed, she could produce a Zerg Swarm of millions.

The most urgent task now was to buy insect repellent from Xu Xuan.

Xu Xuan nodded: "We'll talk about that later."

Seeing that Xu Xuan didn't seem ready to sell yet, Zhou Wu became a bit anxious: "Brother Xuan, the Zerg Swarm is now only 100 kilometers from my territory, I..."

Xu Xuan patted Zhou Wu's shoulder.

"Don't worry, I've already prepared your quota. You can trade with me using gold or spirit mines."

Hearing this, gratitude flashed in Zhou Wu's eyes: "Brother Xuan! Our Great Zhou Alliance has a hundred thousand members. As long as you have a need, we are ready to serve you at any time!"

Zhou Wu was a person who knew how to be grateful.

During the last battle with the undead, Xu Xuan had saved him, his sister, and a group of others.

Furthermore, they were all in the same Great Xia camp; as long as Xu Xuan needed it, they would provide manpower and resources.

"Mm, I'm going to meet that Elf Queen first."

Hearing Xu Xuan say this, Zhou Wu immediately shouted: "Clear the way for Brother Xuan!"

The lords under Zhou Wu's command immediately gathered around.

Currently, the entire Riverside Avenue was filled with onlookers, with at least hundreds of thousands of lords squeezed into the scene.

Zhou Wu had the members of the Great Zhou Alliance push through the crowd to make a path for Xu Xuan.

The members of the Great Zhou Alliance formed two human walls on the left and right to help Xu Xuan clear the way.

Looking at this display of power, truly no one could compare.

Xu Xuan strode down the middle, flanked by curious foreign lords.

"This is Xu Xuan?"

"Does he even look eighteen?"

"Oriental faces tend to look younger, I suppose?"

"This is Xu Xuan himself? He's even younger than he looks on the live stream, and taller than I imagined."

The crowds on both sides sized up Xu Xuan with curiosity.

They hadn't expected that the number one lord on the global ladder ranking would look different in person than on the live stream.

Zhou Wu and Zhou Mei followed behind Xu Xuan, and Zhou Mei lowered her voice.

"Brother, Brother Xuan looks like a high school student. I've always watched him from afar before; this is the first time I've seen him so close."

Zhou Wu cleared his throat: "Ahem, don't whisper behind Brother Xuan's back. Be serious."

And so, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Xu Xuan arrived at the agreed-upon location with the Elf Queen.