The two of them only got three to five hundred votes, which sharply contrasted with the number of votes in other zones.

Everyone was puzzled and began leaving comments under the post.

"Who is this Star River? Has anyone heard of this person?"

"No idea, could it be the leader of the first group in zone 107?"

"Never heard of it, isn't the first group in zone 107 the Dusk Mercenaries? The president is Black Eagle."

"..."

Everyone was completely baffled.

Meanwhile, Han Xing's vote count kept rising.

From 3700, it officially surpassed 4000.

As the post's popularity increased, more survivors clicked into the post.

4300...

4400...

Half an hour later, Han Xing overtook Boundless and became number one.

Not only were the survivors of zone 101 surprised, but those from other zones were equally bewildered.

"What's going on? Why are the votes for this Star River still rising?"

"Yeah, what's up with the people from zone 107? Why are they only voting for him?"

"It's so strange..."

Another half hour later, Han Xing's vote count reached 5000, claiming first place in an overwhelming manner!

Everyone was astonished.

Of course, this list is merely the result of voting among survivors and holds no actual significance.

However, the name Star River quickly caught the attention of major teams across various zones that very night.

...

After witnessing the lively scene, Cheng Jianyong laughed heartily and said, "Look at those people arguing so fiercely, I bet they never would have guessed that in the end, Brother Xing would take first place."

Zhang Lianmeng looked with admiration and said, "Yes, Brother Xing is an idol in the hearts of many people in zone 107!"

Through previous transactions, Han Xing had left a deep impression on the survivors of zone 107.

Moreover, his competitors, Black Shadow and Papaya Star Spirit, are more low-key individuals.

So most survivors from zone 107, upon seeing the voting list, immediately thought of Star River.

Thus, he deservedly claimed first place.

But Han Xing shook his head with a smile and said, "Taking first place is not necessarily a good thing."

Everyone looked toward him.

Han Xing explained, "After tonight, it's likely that many people will remember my name, and in the eyes of those major teams, they might subconsciously regard me as a competitor."

"To learn about me, they'll gather intelligence from the survivors of zone 107, and by then, some of my stuff might get exposed."

Han Xing possesses many special things and can even be said to be the wealthiest person in zone 107, which is a consensus.

Everyone nodded in sudden realization.

"I see, so whoever takes first place will face this situation. Isn't Dust Contract afraid of offending people by posting this?"

Han Xing shook his head, "He's a smart guy, since he managed to compile this list in such a short time, he likely has a major team backing him up."

"And if Dust Contract can capitalize on this wave of popularity, it can provide a lot of help for his team in the future, at least, he has gained some influence in this channel of hundreds of thousands of people."

At this moment, Han Xing thought of another woman.

Tangxin Mumu.

She, like Dust Contract, possesses a vision that surpasses ordinary people.

In addition, Han Xing had promised her that he would accept an interview from her later.

But due to recent happenings, neither party had been able to get in touch.

Just then, Han Xing got up, clapped his hands, and said, "Alright, it's getting late, everyone should go and rest."

Han Xing took out the Dark Fire Stone which was still releasing heat.

Everyone dispersed.

Cheng Jianyong and Shen Yun returned to their territory.

Su Xiaoyang was invited warmly by Zhang Lianmeng and entered Han Xing's castle with a flushed face.

Don't misunderstand, it's Zhang Lianmeng's room.

The two girls shared a room.

Han Xing stayed outside the territory alone.

Because he had things to do.

Han Xing needed to prepare for the next transaction.

He was planning to mass-produce purple space backpacks.

The primary goal was to stockpile the material 'strong beast hide.'

He opened the trading channel and then filtered by keywords.

With a district of over 900,000 people, resources were abundantly rich.

Even something as precious as strong beast hide had over a thousand consignment posts.

Han Xing glanced over casually.

[Consignment Info]: Strong Beast Hide*5

[Required Items]: Spirit Core*10000, or one piece of purple equipment, or Mithril*10, or a large quantity of other materials.

[Consignor]: Non-spending Emperor of Luck.

Seller's Note: Strong beast hide for sale, can be used to craft purple leather armor, if you have other materials, you can inquire with a price.

[Consignment Info]: Strong Beast Hide*7

[Required Items]: Spirit Core*14000, ...

Their asking prices were similar; one strong beast hide equaled approximately 2000 Spirit Cores.

By now, survivors had realized the importance of Spirit Cores, needed for many purposes.

Besides Spirit Cores, other materials like refined iron and rare earth also had their uses.

Especially when constructing territorial facilities, the numbers needed were enormous.

Han Xing now had over 20 million Spirit Cores, an astonishing number.

To save time, he didn't bother negotiating with these people and bought them all with Spirit Cores.

The consignment function of the trading post was convenient.

Once you set the price, you don't need to click to trade on each one.

As long as the other party gives the material you set for exchange, the trade can be automatically completed.

System prompts appeared continuously.

[Transaction successful, you gained Strong Beast Hide*5, you lost Spirit Core*1000...]

[Transaction successful, you gained Strong Beast Hide*7, you lost Mithril*142...]

[Transaction successful...]

Han Xing began large-scale shopping, and unless the prices seemed outrageous, he would buy up the consignment listings for strong beast hide outright.

Within minutes.

Of over a thousand consignment listings for strong beast hide in the trading channel, he bought up more than seven hundred of them.

Han Xing experienced being a big spender.

Over a million Spirit Cores were traded away in addition to other materials, resulting in him acquiring a total of 4732 strong beast hides.

Adding up his beast hide reserves, he could now craft over 1300 purple backpacks.

With these 1300 backpacks alone, Han Xing was confident he could reap returns in several folds, even dozens of folds alongside his costs!

The importance of purple backpacks was akin to a piece of golden equipment.

Currently, any piece of golden equipment in the trading channel has prices exceeding 400,000 Spirit Cores.

Moreover, even if you have that many Spirit Cores, you can't buy it.

Because at this stage, possessors of golden equipment are powerhouses, and they wouldn't trade for materials but would only exchange for equipment of the same level; it's priced but unavailable.

Right as Han Xing continued shopping.

He suddenly noticed a shift in the trading channel's strong beast hide prices.

From 2000 Spirit Cores per hide, it rose to 3000 per hide in a short span.

If one or two people increased the price, it would be understandable.

But now, it seemed that many all received the news simultaneously and raised prices together.

Han Xing sharply realized something was off.

"Someone is deliberately hiking the price of strong beast hide!" Han Xing's expression turned stern.

He quickly figured out what was happening.

There's no shortage of smart people in this world, especially some who are exceptionally sensitive to market price fluctuations.

Seeing a large number of strong beast hides quickly being traded, they might have seen profit potential and started manipulating market prices.

As for the method, it's quite simple.

Do you see each consignment listing has the consignor's ID? Just message them one by one.

Han Xing smirked.

Raising prices, huh?

Fine, I'll just stop buying.

He had ways to make them offload their strong beast hides.

Coincidentally, Han Xing was planning a large-scale transaction soon.

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