Inside the Cao clan, Elder Hua was addressing the Prefecture Lord and the various city lords.
"Apart from supporting the prefecture in winning this war, we're introducing our newest form of trading called Spirit Bay," Elder Hua began slowly, her voice calm and steady.
They had been working on the Spirit Bay for the couple of weeks now and how to make it secure and viable.
They decided to launch the Spirit Bay during this turbulent time because they knew some greedy people would try to exploit the people.
Now, almost all the city and villages in Zizhu Prefecture had access to the Spirit Comms.
In the past two weeks, they've begun residential registration and numbering.
The Celestial Heavenly Store only employed a couple of thousands of people for the project.
Besides, a notice was released on the You Connect. Anyone who failed to complete their residential registration during this week would have their Spirit Comms blocked.
Now that everyone had gotten used to Spirit Comms, they couldn't afford to be separate from it.
Therefore, the people turned up and the registration was done swiftly.
With almost all the Zizhu Prefecture inhabitant data on the Spirit Network, it was easy for Su Yen to bring forth his plan.
As for the Barren Land, they had long completed their registration.
Back to Elder Hua, she continued with her unwavering smile.
"The Spirit Bay is a merchant hub where you can buy and sell on your Spirit Comms."
"For those who want to sell on the Spirit Bay, they need to register for a merchant account while a regular buyer needs no registration."
"The Spirit Bay would be a secure and trusted market for everyone. We don't need to worry about inflation and selling fake goods. The Celestial Heavenly Store would be responsible for the regulatory of the market."
"For any merchant to quote a price for their product, it must be in line with our rules and regulations while also their product price would not exceed our specified for each prize."
"Apart from this, shopping on the Spirit Bay would be comfortable and easy since everything you need would be delivered to your doorsteps in matters of minutes to hours. The time frame for product delivery depends on the buyer's location."
"So, during this war, our soldiers can be on the war front and purchase anything for themselves or their loved ones," she completed the introduction and gave Su Yen a deep bow before stepping to the side.
After a couple of minutes, they began to wake up from their stupor one after the other and left with their minds still reeling in shock.
When everyone was gone, there were only four people in the room.
Elder Hua looked at the Prefecture Lord, General Shi, and his daughter.
"Follow me," she said, leading them toward a separate door.
"Your Majesty," she called, giving a deep bow when they arrived in front of Su Yen's courtyard.
"Come in," Su Yen's voice came from inside.
Elder Hua did not follow the group into the courtyard. Inside the courtyard,
a young man sat under a tree sipping tea, his body exuding an otherworldly elegance.
"Take a seat," he commanded.
The trio didn't utter a word and took their seats patiently. They knew there was a reason why they were called.
"What do you think of the Empire?" Su Yen asked.
What!
The Prefecture Lord and General Shi had their eyes widened, but they recovered quickly.
"I don't know anything about the empire since none of us have ever left our state, not to talk of reaching the imperial capital," General Shi said calmly.
"However, I have been to two other prefectures, and the life of the people is not good.
The prefecture lords don't care about the lives of the people while the Governor doesn't care if a prefecture is destroyed by the Monster Beast or not."
"I see..." Su Yen nodded and turned to look at the Prefecture Lord.
Even though he knew they couldn't see his face, he looked in his direction.
"What about the Prefecture Lord?"