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.