After divorcing my celebrity wife, I became the world's richest person

Chapter 458 Communicating with the Outside World

Chen Yu immediately frowned, for he had not expected the people here to have fallen to such a degree.

Although he hadn't properly walked around the small town, he had gained a general understanding of the situation.

The town was in a completely enclosed state, having existed since ancient times, which meant there were many intact old relics.

Even the bowls the villagers ate from were many genuine Huizhou Ruyao pieces.

But the two wealthy merchants were offering incredibly low prices, almost those of scrap collectors.

Despite that, many people were willing to sell their old relics.

Chen Yu couldn't stand by any longer and walked directly into the middle of the square.

"Gentlemen, where do you plan to take these old relics you're buying from here?"

The two merchants were taken aback for a moment, then stared at Chen Yu with an odd look.

"Where we sell them is none of your business. Got any old relics? If so, put them down; if not, beat it."

Chen Yu snorted coldly, turned around, and took a wooden lump from the hands of a nearby villager.

The item looked unremarkable, seemingly fit for crushing garlic.

"This piece is a root carving from the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, made from genuine Agarwood. It would start at no less than half a million outside. May I ask, how much are you offering for this?"

The two merchants' mouths fell open.

They weren't surprised that there was someone knowledgeable here; what shocked them was that someone dared to resist during this collection trip!

Many years ago, they discovered this place, and since then, they had come every year.

The items they picked up here always allowed them to make a fortune outside.

Moreover, they knew the villagers could not leave the town, as anyone who tried to reach its edge would die there.

To date, tens of thousands of graves surrounded the town within a ten-kilometer radius.

With this advantage, they could unscrupulously buy old relics here and sell outside goods at high prices to the villagers.

In this way, they essentially took the old relics from the villagers for nothing.

"Kid, sticking your nose where it doesn't belong, huh? Think my price is too low, you can buy it yourself! To tell you the truth, these people don't care how much money they get; as long as they can buy goods from outside, they are fully satisfied."

One of the merchants stepped back a few paces and patted the rice sacks stacked on the stage.

Chen Yu snorted coldly and threw the gold stick he had just mentioned onto the platform.

"This item, according to the market price outside, can buy all the goods you brought! Now I'm giving you a choice, either leave the goods and scram, or die here."

The two men laughed as if they had heard the funniest thing in the world.

They had already thoroughly scouted the town.

The people here were serving penance, and even if they committed some misdeeds, they dared not do anything too outrageous.

This was precisely why these two could act without any fear here.

But as they laughed, Chen Yu suddenly approached, flicked his finger on their necks.

The two immediately experienced unprecedented pain and went limp, convulsing continuously, yet their minds remained lucidly aware.

This acute pain would instill fear in anyone.

Chen Yu stepped forward and slapped a hand on the rice sacks.

"Today, I'm taking charge, and all the goods will be evenly distributed to everyone. Any trouble, I'll take the blame."

The crowd instantly became excited, yet they didn't rush the stage. Instead, they lined up orderly, waiting to receive the goods.

Liu Zhongxiang hurried over from not far away.

He had witnessed Chen Yu's methods.

Exchanging gold for rice wasn't against the rules; it was merely a fair trade.

Distributing the rice to the villagers was an act of charity, also a test from Heavenly Master Long Tian.

This might have been the optimal solution.

When he originally came down the mountain, he saw only the suffering of the human world but lacked any concrete solutions.

Simply giving money to these people, after running out of all his possessions, he started making fake paintings to sell.

In the long run, he became deeper and deeper entrenched, his body ending up in the state it was now.

Chen Yu was different; he chose to act as an intermediary between the villagers and the outside world, negotiating directly with outsiders.

Perhaps from now on, the villagers' items would be sold through him, and he would bring them a wealth of goods at fair market prices.

Liu Zhongxiang sighed deeply. In the beginning, he was different from the villagers and didn't suffer from the town's karma, free to come and go.

He could have used the same method, but unfortunately, he did not. Instead, he became one of the town's natives and could no longer leave.

The goods brought by the two merchants were not abundant and were soon completely distributed.

Chen Yu picked them up and stuffed the gold stick back into their hands.

"The goods I took were bought through the proper channels, so don't say I robbed you!"

After saying this with a hint of sarcasm, Chen Yu drove them out of the town.

The villagers instantly became ecstatic and began to worship Chen Yu as if he were a deity.

Chen Yu couldn't bear such adulation, so he didn't linger and followed the two merchants out of town.

The town lay at the foot of Tianhu Mountain, surrounded by endless mountains.

Not a single decent-sized city could be seen within a hundred miles.

Chen Yu had come all the way here sleeping, so he wasn't very familiar with the surrounding terrain.

Moreover, after arriving, due to the limiting magnetic field of the area, his scanning system couldn't cover such a wide distance, and he couldn't find a way out.

Now, with two out-of-towners present, how could he let such an opportunity slip by?

The two merchants, scared as well, got into their car as soon as they left the town and hurried to leave.

But as they got into the car, Chen Yu suddenly teleported into it.

"Gentlemen, since you're here, don't rush off. I have many things to ask you. Moreover, the town needs more goods, so I'll trouble you with that."

The two merchants were on the verge of tears. The fear that Chen Yu had instilled in them when he brought them to the ground was still tormenting them.

Now, with Chen Yu sitting beside them, anyone would be afraid.

"Big brother, we're just decent merchants picking up a little slack here. You wouldn't kill us over this, right?"

Chen Yu patted their shoulders.

"Don't worry. As long as you obediently follow my orders from now on, I won't harm you. In fact, I'll make sure you make a fortune."