Afterwards, James found a restaurant and stepped inside to gather information, knowing the place was buzzing with conversations about big events, rumors, etc.
After sitting at a table by a window on the second floor overlooking the bustling city and flagging down a waiter, James ordered some seafood and the finest wine the restaurant offered, as he had been eager to experience the taste of the wine from this fantasy world for a while.
However, because there were two siblings with him previously, he restrained himself and chose to have a taste while he was alone like this.
Shortly after, a waitress in her twenties, dressed in a graceful white robe, brought over the food and the wine that James had ordered.
After the waitress put down the food and the wine, James seized the opportunity and asked,
"Can you tell me the location of the Luo Heng Chamber of Commerce?."
"Ohh, it seems like this is your first time here. You'll easily spot the Luo Heng Chamber of Commerce if you head towards the city center since its building is the biggest there." The waitress replied with a smile.
"Indeed, this is my first time coming here. Thanks for the directions." James smiled back.
"No problem. Everyone in the city knows about it, and you could ask them too. Anyway, I need to go back to work again." The waitress said before hurrying off.
James nodded in response and instantly uncorked the wine, savoring a sip.
"Ahhh, the taste is sublime. I can even feel a very small amount of energy in the wine." James murmured to himself, convinced that this wine was actually the best wine he had ever tasted, even compared with a fine wine that cost thousands of dollars on earth.
Feeling content, James proceeded with eating the seafood and decided to order some for his little sister.
An hour later, James had collected a lot of information by 'eavesdropping' on every conversation within the restaurant.
The most important news was that the Luo Heng Chamber of Commerce could be said to be the strongest merchant in this kingdom, with its headquarters located in the northern territory, as they were also considered one of the strongest forces there.
With this new knowledge, James made a new plan and decided to visit the Luo Heng Chamber of Commerce to auction his items and see if his new plan could be carried out.
James then called the waiter and paid for the meals before leaving the restaurant and heading towards the Luo Heng Chamber of Commerce.
Subsequently, James summoned the wind crane and immediately headed towards the Luo Heng Chamber of Commerce, as it would take too long if he walked there.
After a while, James finally realized how big the city was because he could only see Luo Heng Chamber of Commerce's building after flying slowly for a while, and he estimated that the distance between the center and the gate was roughly 18 km alone.
On his way to the center of the city, James also just realized how weak he was, and what Little Fluffy meant when he said that a teenager with a good background could easily crush him with a punch.
Because he scanned a lot of teenagers with the strength of rank 3, and even some of them had already reached rank 4.
Well, as for the reason why he scanned a lot of children, it was to prove that what Little Fluffy said was true or not, and if it was not, James could use it to insult him with misconducted information.
"Hmmph, what an ignorant person." Little Fluffy snorted, crossing his arms and tilting his head in dissatisfaction.
James ignored Little Fluffy and thought that he had made the correct choice by coming here because he scanned a lot of strong people on the way to the center of the city.
As James planned to start his business in this city, the more strong individuals there were, the better it would be for him, as his main business would be selling high level goods, which only these strong people could afford.
James was initially shocked when he scanned a lot of these strong people, because he scanned hundreds of martial artists and beast masters who had already reached rank 6. There were even a few that had reached rank 7.
However, what shocked him the most was not because of that, but the fact that he had only scanned within a 200 meter radius around the street. This meant he was only scanning the people who were out doing their things around the street.
The reason why James merely scanned around the street was because it's an unspoken rule that you shouldn't hover above someone else's territory, as it could be seen as a provocation to them unless you were strong enough or had a strong background to deter these provocative thoughts. Therefore, James could only hover above the street honestly.
Unknowingly, James found himself a few hundred meters away from the Luo Heng Chamber of Commerce's building, so he instructed the wind crane to land on the street and decided to walk the rest of the way.
However, when James was about to arrive at the Luo Heng Chamber of Commerce, he heard a notification from the system, which caused him to suddenly stop his step and frown as he considered a lot of possibilities that could occur when he tried to sell his items and execute his plan.
After standing still for nearly half a minute, James finally moved and continued his walk towards the building a few dozen meters ahead, since he decided to do a new crazy plan that he had in mind while acting according to the situation later.
Standing in front of the towering building, James realized how prestigious this place was!
The Luo Heng Chamber of Commerce building was like a palace in itself, standing 50 meters tall and 200 meters long.
People were constantly coming and going in an endless flow, but it was impossible to take your attention away from the giant plague emblazoned with the golden words 'Luo Heng Chamber of Commerce' hanging above the large doors.
Before James even reached the building, he had already scanned dozens of rank 8 and even a few rank 9 strong individuals inside.
Fortunately, these strong people were here to do their own business and won't cause trouble anywhere within the city, let alone in a place that was much stronger than their entire kingdom combined altogether.
James also deactivated his scanned function on scanning treasure after scanning a lot of treasure in rank 7, rank 8, and even rank 9 treasures.
If he didn't deactivate the scan function and kept getting notifications on these high level treasures, he might really go insane and make a plan to steal them.
Therefore, he restrained his inner desire and decided to stop scanning for treasure.
Walking into the buildings, no one greeted James, as there were too many people coming and going for the staff to greet everyone.
James quickly walked to one of the many empty counters and was greeted by a beautiful receptionist in her 20s with a slim body and long red hair.
"Hello… Welcome to the Luo Heng Chamber of Commerce. How can I help you?" The receptionist smiled.
"I want to auction my treasures and buy some high level treasures." James replied with a smile.
The receptionist's eyes brightened, thinking that she might hit the jackpot if this young master spent a lot of money, as she could also earn a small commission from it.
She immediately regained her senses and asked, "Can you tell me the level of the items that you want to auction and buy? since we'll arrange for you to meet with the person in charge of that level."
"The treasures that I want to auction and buy are just a few peak rank 7 treasures, nothing much." James said with a smile.
The receptionist was in shock because she didn't expect this handsome young man to sell and buy treasures at peak rank 7, despite the fact that it wasn't a rare case for someone to buy or sell treasures at that level, considering how big the Luo Heng Chamber of Commerce was.
However, it was usually handled by the elders themselves, or at least accompanied by them.
The receptionist soon regained her composure, took a jade token from her waist, and said,
"Please wait for a moment, sir. I will contact the person in charge."
Meanwhile, in a room somewhere on the second floor, two beautiful women were sitting together, chatting happily, while an elderly man was standing by the window and looking outside, enjoying the scenery of the bustling city.
Suddenly, the old man took the jade token from his waist and exclaimed, "Prepare yourselves, someone is finally coming here."