"From my previous observations, you were simply selling items at random to exchange for things that were useful to you, or to buy things of use to yourself, without any long-term planning."
Fang Jie remained silent, but Qin Lan was already certain of this.
"Commercial development plays a significant role in the development of a Territory," she continued. "In my opinion, of all the features available within a Territory, perhaps the trading area has the most powerful functionality, even though currently there is only internal communication within this area."
Fang Jie nodded slightly. Although he had some reservations, he found the reasoning sound.
Qin Lan went on, "Your previous purchase of blueprints, for example, you would not buy them again once you had collected them. In reality, now is a good opportunity to collect blueprints. The more you gather, the more you can later sell to others in exchange for more items."
