Book 2: Chapter 72: Role on the Playing Board

Zhong Da flicked the coin toward the cultivator that had come to bother them. “I expect my change at the end of this journey.”

He knew well enough in the world of the Neutral Bloc , presentation and wealth were more important than anything else except pure power. Even then, a vastly rich merchant slightly weaker than another slightly less rich cultivator would be favored in most situations in their societal dynamics.

That meant his actions had to be tailored in certain ways that fit the image of power.

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