Lu Yin called Di Nuo next. He made it clear that he wanted to talk to an expedition crew captain, but Di Nuo only knew one. 

“Alliance Leader Lu, I was told that you’re looking for me,” a gloomy voice said. This was one of Endless Borders’ expedition crew captains, Yang Hai. 

Lu Yin courteously replied, “I wonder, how does Captain Yang view the Great Eastern Alliance?”

Yang Hai fell silent for a while. “It’s none of my business.” 

Lu Yin replied, “It must be dangerous searching for secret routes. Di Nuo previously participated in Lu's Grand Auction, and I believe he came to purchase items for Captain Yang. I wonder what the captain might need?” 

Yang Hai curtly replied, “Alliance Leader Lu, just get to the point.” 

“Very well. I want to purchase undiscovered routes from Captain Yang.”

Yang Hai did not feel that this was unexpected, as this was the only reason why Lu Yin would have reached out to an expedition crew captain. “We’ll have to disappoint Alliance Leader Lu then. All new routes found by expedition crews have to first be sent over to headquarters. If Alliance Leader Lu wishes to buy them, then you’ll have to contact headquarters directly.” 

Lu Yin replied, “Captain Yang doesn’t need to be in such a hurry to reject me. Your Endless Borders is not an entirely for-profit organization, and what mitigates the ever-present risks in exploration the most are life-saving items. I have natural treasures that have reached the point of evading danger, poisons that can harm Enlighters,...