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Apart from that, Gaia also had other reasons for removing the Super Auction Platform.

Although the territories in the wilderness were basically self-sufficient, as they were in different regions, they had different distribution of resources. Hence, each territory, including Shanhai City, needed to trade with other people.

Either to sell products, buy raw materials, or conduct other transactions.

After the Super Auction Platform went down, the Lords could only use channels to fulfill their trading needs.

The first method was to pass through the wilderness to trade with the imperial cities. However, this matter was impossible in a short period of time, since the territories were too far away from the imperial cities.

As such, the second method remained, which was to trade with other territories.

The most convenient method would be to trade with their neighbors.

However, the main point of the wilderness was the survival of the fittest.

In normal scenarios, there were basically no good neighbors. Hence, it was tough to start trades.

Gaia knew this, and it wanted to use this to tell the Lords in the wilderness that their race did not only include war, there was also trading.

After all, when they reached planet Hope, there was a chance they would need to trade with the natives there. As future leaders, they naturally needed to be prepared for such events.

Since the four city-states surrounded Shanhai City, apart from dealing with Consonance City, they had no other easy option. Luckily, Ouyang Shuo had already planned for this matter, and he had opened up the sea trade route with the Quanzhou Imperial City.

Hence, although they were not close to the imperial city, they could use the convenience of sea trade to continue trading with the Quanzhou Imperial City. They only lacked the ability to trade with the other imperial cities.

Of course, challenges still existed for Shanhai City.

Firstly, the salt trade of Shanhai City would be affected.

Quanzhou was a city located near the ocean, so it did not need to import food salt. Hence, Shanhai City would have to sell the food salt they did not consume internally to other territories.

Food salt was a huge pillar item for the territory.

Be it Beihai City at the beginning, Qiongzhou and Leizhou Prefecture, or even Zhenhai City, the profits brought from food salt marked one of the primary financial inputs of the territory.

Secondly, the channels to purchase iron ore, coal, and similar resources were limited.

Although Ouyang Shuo had already made preparations for this particular problem, it was not a long-term plan. Their ability to find a stable supply would impact the future industrialization strategy of the territory.

As for other impacts, they would need the Industry Division to perform some analysis.

All in all, the removal of the Super Auction Platform was a massive test toward all territories.

When Chun Shenjun received the news, his face instantly turned ashen white.

One must know that his family was based around business. Members of his family were running the chambers of commerce in the imperial cities. The removal of the Super Auction Platform would mean that these chambers of commerce would become independent from the main family.

This matter was huge for Pill Sun City, which relied on their support.

2: removal of the global channel, the guild channel, and the alliance channel. Communication between players will either be through the relay or through the forum.

This was another update that made the players feel uncomfortable or even pained.

This move was to make the wilderness more realistic.

Removing the global channel would make players more independent, as they could not communicate through the same channel. Regional powers would be strengthened or even solidified.