"You? Do you believe that the Lifire Empyrean will strip you of your position? " Lin Ba laughed. "Also, from what I know, this woman is the daughter of an aristocrat clan in Xia Hou's region. Being able to do this is already considered not bad. If it wasn't for the fact that they wanted to recruit this grandmaster, this aristocrat clan wouldn't have done this."
"Everyone, welcome to the Emperor Pavilion to participate in this auction. I know everyone is already impatient to see what kind of treasure Grandmaster Di Tian has forged. This little girl won't waste any more words. Grandmaster Di, please take out your divine weapon for everyone to see." Mo Junyi smiled. Beauty Xiao's eyes were like silk, "Although she is very beautiful, she isn't suitable to host the auction. She lacks charisma. If it's me, it would be more suitable."
Mo Fei's voice was ice cold. Mo Junyi's expression also turned unsightly as she coldly spoke, "Is there really no one who can resolve this matter?"
Other than this, there was another place that attracted Di Tian's attention. Xia Hou sat in the central seat. Other than him, Lin Ba, Beauty Xiao, and Yin Qiu were all present. This meant that out of the five governors of Lifire City, four of them had come. From this, one could see how famous Di Tian was now. The entire Lifire City knew of him.
Mo Fei's eyes flashed. After that, he coldly spoke, "This Xia Hou is truly arrogant to the extreme. My Emperor Pavilion's businesses can't be considered big yet he actually classified us as a first-tier power and collected so much tribute. What a bully."
"My judgment naturally wouldn't be wrong. This Di Tian is definitely young and handsome. His aura is so steady and he is already famous despite being at the initial-stage of the immortal emperor realm. If there's a chance, I must definitely invite him to my governor's manor to play." Beauty Xiao's smile was extremely charming. Yin Qiu coldly spoke, "Beauty Xiao, you have never invited me before, right?"
"Is he Grandmaster Di? What a demeanor, he must be extremely handsome." Beauty Xiao's eyes were like silk, exuding boundless charm. Today, she was still wearing a revealing dress, revealing her snow-white thighs, causing many to sneak glances in her direction. But because she was sitting together with Xia Hou, some people guessed that she might be Xia Hou's subordinate. Hence, no one dared to be impudent.
"Are you preparing to activate the auction?" Mo Fei's eyes flashed with sharpness.
"Most importantly, he has an official status and doesn't need to rely on you. Even if he wants an emperor-ranked weapon, he can find other weaponsmiths."
"Grandmaster Di."
"Beauty Xiao, there is no need to not give me face." Yin Qiu was depressed.
Back then the first time Grandmaster Di Tian acted, he took out a high-grade emperor-ranked weapon and ruthlessly smacked the faces of Grandmaster Xuanming and the Yan Clan. After that, Grandmaster Di Tian rarely appeared again. Right now, Grandmaster Di Tian was acting in such a high-profile manner. The emperor-ranked weapon he wanted to auction must surely be an extraordinary one. How could everyone not be concerned?
Right now, Grandmaster Di's fame was extremely great. This was also normal. It was impossible for him to be the same as before, able to invite everyone. Since Grandmaster Di could forge high-grade emperor-ranked weapons, how could he waste time to help you set up some minor formations? That was obviously impossible.
"In the central city regions, Governor Xia Hou is the hegemon, his authority is extremely great. If we don't pay tribute, he can make the Emperor Pavilion cease to exist. Unless the Emperor Pavilion moves to another city region." Mo Fei said, "Then the popularity that we have worked so hard to accumulate today will probably be lost by a lot. Clearly, Xia Hou is aware of this."
"Since Governor Xia Hou is taking such good care of us, in that case, let's develop the Emperor Pavilion into a true first-tier power." Di Tian coldly spoke. "Release the news that I will appear in the next auction. I recently forged a special divine weapon. Use my name to announce it."
This news swiftly circulated around Lifire City. Not only for the central city regions, even experts from the other four city regions also rushed here, preparing to participate in this auction. They wanted to see what treasures the most famous weaponsmithing grandmaster in recent years would have.
"The governor of a region, what boldness." A voice rang out. Di Tian walked over as his eyes gleamed with coldness.
"Little miss, you have never participated in the matters here before, hence you wouldn't be clear. The tributes are usually divided into nine grades. Those peak powers are first-grade powers and they have to pay the highest amount of tributes. The second-grade powers are the second-grade, and so on and so forth. Right now, our Emperor Pavilion can barely be considered a third-grade power. However, the governor's manor said that since the Emperor Pavilion has a peak-stage immortal emperor like me and the pavilion lord is able to forge high-grade emperor-ranked weapons, we should be classified as a first-grade power and be on the same level as those supreme auction houses, paying the highest amount of tributes. This is simply preposterous."
In the past when he first became famous, many people could find Grandmaster Di to help him forge formations. But ever since Grandmaster Di forged high-grade emperor-ranked weapons, it was extremely difficult to even meet with him. Even many major powers couldn't do so. After all, even the Mo Clan, an aristocrat clan that specialized in formations, had their elders and clan leader's daughter working for the Emperor Pavilion.
"Grand supervisor, what's wrong?" The serving girl, Little Zhu, couldn't help but ask when she saw Mo Fei's face turning black.
From this, one could very well imagine how terrifying a hundred times was. This meant that originally, the Emperor Pavilion only needed to pay 1% or less of their resources. Only then would this ratio be considered normal and both parties would be satisfied.
In the central city regions of Lifire City, a new power named the Emperor Pavilion appeared and it was gradually growing stronger. However, the owner of the Emperor Pavilion, Di Tian, gradually faded out of everyone's sight, unlike when he first appeared.
"Good methods." Mo Fei praised. Mo Junyi's beautiful eyes also flashed with a bright light as she stared at the masked Di Tian. What was this fellow thinking? He was actually so powerful in this aspect as well.
"Is there no standard for the amount of tribute?" Mo Junyi asked.
"It has been many years since we last met. Grandmaster Di's radiance is even more radiant than before." Some old acquaintances of Di Tian stood up and greeted him. Di Tian nodded in acknowledgment and walked up the auction stage together with Mo Junyi.
Di Tian glanced at the crowd and naturally saw the people from the Yan Clan and Liu Clan. He also saw the clan leader of the Mo Clan, Mo Ting, personally coming here.
"The amount of tribute a first-tier power has to pay is a hundred times that of third-tier powers. Almost half of our earnings from the auction are only sufficient to pay the governor's manor." Mo Fei spoke. After all, although their Emperor Pavilion's development was very good, their earnings still depended on the auctions of the emperor-ranked weapons forged by Di Tian. Those stalls in the Emperor Pavilion were all private businesses, they didn't have any other channels to earn resources.
The stalls in the Emperor Pavilion were all packed to the brim. Because there were too many people, the supply and demand would naturally be too great. Those who were doing business in the Emperor Pavilion all had smiles on their faces, feeling gratitude towards Grandmaster Di. Grandmaster Di had allowed the Emperor Pavilion to develop so well and didn't charge them any resources at all, providing the Emperor Pavilion to them for free.
"You?" Beauty Xiao glanced sideways at Yin Qiu as she mocked, "You are neither a man nor a woman."
When the auction was about to begin, those who were here to trade their treasures all gathered up their treasures and headed to the auction location. The grand supervisor of the Emperor Pavilion, Mo Fei, appeared. He glanced at the crowd and thanked them, naturally welcoming everyone's support.
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Another tribute day arrived. The Emperor Pavilion was the same as many powers and had to pay tribute. The amount of resources they had to pay would be decided by the governor's manor based on the size of the businesses they owned. Because this was the first time they were paying tribute, the grand supervisor Mo Fei personally led a group of people over. But when he returned, Mo Fei was clearly unhappy.
Not only for the Liu Clan, the Yan Clan and Grandmaster Xuanming also arrived. But this time around, they were very low-profile, blending into the crowd. Grandmaster Xuanming even wrapped himself up in a cloak.
After that, Mo Junyi and Di Tian walked over together, resembling a pair of lovers. This caused Liu Feibai who was in the crowd to have an unnatural expression on his face. The people from the Liu Clan have come again.
The Emperor Pavilion. Grandmaster Di would personally appear in the next auction. In addition, the items he would be auctioning were the divine weapons he forged recently. After that, all the major powers in Lifire City started to pay attention to this.
"You came out." Mo Fei bitterly smiled. "There's no solution to it. Governor Xia Hou is too domineering, we can only endure it. Usually speaking, the governor's manor wouldn't do things without principles. Clearly, he hates you for rejecting him. Also, developing the Emperor Pavilion caused him to feel extremely unhappy."
"You even know that I'm wearing a mask? Can you not be smitten?" Yin Qiu rolled her eyes.
As time flowed by, the Emperor Pavilion grew more and more prosperous. After a round of expansion, many people would involuntarily think of the Emperor Pavilion when they wanted to trade for treasures.
"Did the pavilion lord offend the governor's manor before?" Mo Fei asked.
"Nope. It's just that back then Governor Xia Hou personally came by to invite the vice governor. The pavilion lord naturally rejected him." Little Zhu replied.
The popularity of the Emperor Pavilion grew bit by bit as time flowed by. Right now, the Emperor Pavilion's transaction market was already extremely prosperous. If they were to relocate, the losses would be extremely great.
"Mhm, let's use this opportunity to make an announcement. Also, if we set up an auction house here, our profits will be halved compared to the other auction houses. Only by doing so would we have sufficient attractiveness to attract more people to send their treasures here to be auctioned. Other than this, I will set the auction date of my emperor-ranked weapons as the auction date of high-grade treasures. Only the best treasures will be auctioned, letting the people of Lifire City know that on this date of every month, our Emperor Pavilion will have good treasures." Di Tian spoke.
"Alright, the auction is starting. Let's see what good treasures he forged." Xia Hou calmly spoke, interrupting the two of them. After that, their gazes all turned to the auction stage.
Today, in the newly constructed auction house of the Emperor Pavilion, there was a sea of people. Experts were as common as the clouds and the spectator stands were already filled to the brim. Behind them, there were still countless silhouettes floating in the air, waiting to see what treasures Grandmaster Di would take out.
Although Grandmaster Di rarely appeared in public and the number of people mentioning his name in Lifire City decreased, this didn't mean that his fame had weakened. On the contrary, as time passed, Grandmaster Di's fame grew greater and greater. He was no longer someone who rose up overnight. This was especially so since the treasures he forged would be auctioned off at the Emperor Pavilion every month. Although Grandmaster Di had vanished, his treasures were still there. How could his fame not soar?
"Mhm." Di Tian nodded. His eyes flashed with coldness. "How much would the first-tier powers lose from the tribute they pay?"
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