Cave Refuge

Zachary, who had already left, was not aware that the group of four had once again decided not to choose him as their fraud target, nor did he know whether this was a good or a bad thing.

It was uncertain whether Kyoto arranged transportation according to the size of the city, but when Zachary and his group arrived, the opening ceremony of the trade fair was about to begin.

Due to the earthquake, Kyoto had also actively started reconstruction, but at present, they were still in the phase of building residential dwellings. This time, the trade fair was simply held in an open-air square with a relatively large exhibition stage set up.

In the beginning, Kyoto put forth a few items to heat up the atmosphere, and the first item to be auctioned was a transport aircraft.

Seeing the first auction item presented by Kyoto on the stage, including Zachary, many people instantly understood that the buyer of this item must have been predetermined, and its appearance at the auction was merely to warm up the crowd.

Even if an outsider offered a higher price, the buyer who had been arranged in advance could raise the bid without limit, as the actual transaction price had already been set, and it was very likely that the buyer had even paid a deposit.

However, if by chance a participant made a good offer, it wouldn’t matter, for now that transport aircraft could be mass-produced. As long as the price was right, they were willing to give this item in stock to the highest bidder.

Although a buyer had been predetermined, the three products presented by Kyoto still sold for a high price.

Apart from Kyoto, specialties from other cities also appeared at the auction, but Zachary noticed that each city’s items were differentiated according to the size of the city.

Places like Magic City had two auction items on stage, whereas smaller cities like Pengcheng typically only had one item up for auction.

Many cities put forth items for auction. To say that these items were incredibly precious would be less accurate than saying they were the city’s specialties, much like the nutritional supplements that Pengcheng had offered.

At some point, Gordon and the other two squeezed their way to Zachary’s side.

"Just looking is enough for us. Even if we have abundant resources, we can’t enter the inner circle and have no chance to participate in the auction," he said.

Hearing Gordon’s complaints, the others chuckled.

However, it wasn’t until the nutritional supplements appeared on the auction stage that Yara truly believed in the effects of the nutritional supplements described by Zachary. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

But when Zachary saw the hostess holding the nutritional supplements on the stage, he suddenly stilled because it turned out that the hostess holding the supplements was none other than Butterfly from the quartet.

Ye Liuyun noticed Zachary’s unusual expression and followed his gaze to the stage. His face immediately took on a strange look.

He then asked Zachary through clenched teeth, "Zachary, do you know the hostess holding the nutritional supplements on the stage?"

Feeling the unusual tone in Ye Liuyun’s voice, Zachary immediately averted his gaze from the stage and then saw Ye Liuyun’s face flushed with anger.

Zachary and the other three were puzzled, not understanding why Ye Liuyun’s complexion had suddenly turned so ugly.

Before the others could ask, Ye Liuyun explained the reason himself. Previously, Ye Liuyun had told Zachary about a big shot who was preparing to lead people outside of China’s borders to open up new territories.

Ye Liuyun had been ready to invest all his assets and bet on a bright future, but after talking to Zachary and being dissuaded by him, he decided to only use his idle assets to make a small investment.

At the time, Ye Liuyun didn’t think the person was a swindler. However, after hearing Zachary’s advice, he went back to the camp to ask Master Ye, and also had his brother, Robinson William, use his connections to help investigate the authenticity of the matter.

For this, Robinson William had especially traveled back from Saxon County to Pengcheng to inquire about it from acquaintances and reconfirm the truth of the matter.

Although after returning to the camp, Robinson William told Master Ye and Ye Liuyun everything he had learned from his friends,

Master Ye felt something was off after hearing it, but he couldn’t immediately put his finger on what exactly the problem was.

After all, according to Robinson William, it was only after a transport aircraft from Kyoto arrived in Pengcheng that the important figure appeared. Many people saw him enter and exit various levels of the aircraft during its docking period, and even the captain made a point of saying farewell to him before taking off again.

While now in Pengcheng there were only him and his secretary left, many people in Pengcheng were thoroughly convinced of their identities and were very interested in the project they talked about. Many people not only eagerly registered, but some had also delivered the materials they had prepared in advance to their temporary residence in Pengcheng.

Although the information gathered by Robinson William from various friends was mostly consistent, both he and Master Ye felt that there was something not quite right about the situation.

It was after the persuasion of Master Ye and Robinson William that Ye Liuyun decided to only symbolically contribute some materials and didn’t take any further action.

Initially, as the number of participants continued to grow, Ye Liuyun’s confidence had been increasing, and he had been about to invest more when the transport aircraft from Kyoto arrived once again.