Yes, the merchants in modern society were very powerful, but the problem was that the game wasn't a capitalist society. The game belonged to the strong. Whoever had the bigger fist was the boss. Even though you had money, you couldn't even protect your personal property, so what was the point of having money?
Just like now, Li Huailin did some research and issued a second order. The second order was for the merchants to hand in their votes. The merchants instantly exploded. What should they do? They weren't lords, so they didn't have territories or citizens. How could they get the votes? The only way was to buy them. This was simply daylight robbery. But the problem was, what could they do? No, he gave them a deadline. If they didn't hand it over, they would kill their entire family.
It was impossible to resist. The lords didn't dare to resist Li Huailin, so how could the merchants who only had guards dare to do so? It was obvious that they didn't dare to. What could they do? They could only blame it on their bad luck. Did the merchants still accept votes? Of course they did, but they could only hand it over. They didn't dare to sell it.
However, they soon encountered a problem. Yes, they had a quest to hand in their votes, but the lords also had quests. If they didn't hand in their votes, their entire family would be killed. Where did these merchants get the votes from? Weren't they from commoners? Wasn't this stealing the lords' votes? What could the lords do?
That was why Li Huailin didn't interfere. However, the lords weren't happy. Anyway, Li Huailin didn't say that they couldn't stop the merchants, so they attacked the merchants. If they were peaceful, they would be captured and forced to hand over their votes. If they weren't peaceful, they would be killed.
In an instant, the merchants were furious. What should they do? They couldn't buy the votes, so they had to die. But the problem was, would Li Huailin care? Of course not. When the time was up, he would kill them. What should they do now? Very quickly, the merchants thought of a solution. They could still buy the votes. Who could they ask? Players.
Of course, the NPC also knew that these adventurers were also participating in this trial. They weren't considered commoners, and they weren't under the jurisdiction of the Lord. So, it was possible to ask them for tickets. In fact, many players were also willing to sell their tickets. They didn't want to do such a troublesome quest. After all, they could exchange their tickets for a dozen gold coins, so why not?
The merchants on the player's side were confused. Yes, they were in trouble. First of all, when the Lord and the others banished the NPC merchants, they had also banished their own people. To the Lord, these were his tickets. What right did they have to snatch them? As for the people below, a few commoners who were about to sell their tickets were also punished. With the previous example, many commoners felt that it was not worth it to do so. After all, if they were discovered, they would be killed immediately. The price was too high, so it was better to just hand over their tickets.
It would be difficult for the NPCs to receive the goods, but what about the players? Soon, the Merchant players realized that there was a problem with the players' supply because someone was competing with them. Yes, they soon discovered that the NPC merchants were also buying the players' tickets. This was a headache. The strength of these Merchant players was limited. Most of their methods were still in the real world. They couldn't do much against the NPCs. Most of the players couldn't even defeat the guards of the NPC merchants, so there was no way they could stop them.
However, they were merchants. They didn't need to worry about whether they could defeat the NPC merchants or not. Soon, the two sides started a commercial war. Yes, the simplest tactic was to raise the price. Both sides raised the price. In any case, they were going against each other.
So, the problem on the merchants' side was solved. The NPC merchants and the player merchants fought. It didn't matter who won in the end. Li Huailin also didn't care. After all, it didn't have much to do with him. Currently, Li Huailin's side was progressing smoothly. Li Huailin left the Sages here because he was worried that there would be an emergency. However, it was obvious that there weren't any problems. Until now, there had been no problems.
Li Huailin listened to the news from various places while communicating with Night Flight. It was obvious that the situation on the players' side was crueler than the NPCs' side. Yes, the players had a natural disadvantage. They didn't have the concept of territory. In the eyes of the players, everyone was a player and there wasn't a clear distinction between them. Other than the people in the guilds who might take the initiative to give the tickets to the guilds, the majority of the players didn't need to give the tickets to others. It wasn't that they thought that their tickets were useful, but why would they give them to others for no reason? So, the easiest way to get the tickets from them was to pay them.
As the vicious competition between the NPC merchants and the merchant players began, the price of the tickets also increased. Moreover, the price was inflated. Many speculators started to behave badly. It wasn't just them. The players also started to stop selling the tickets in their hands. The price of the tickets was rising faster than Bitcoin. Why were they selling them now? If they had any, why didn't they hoard them?
Under the influence of the huge profits, the current situation was chaos on the players' side. There was a demand for the tickets but no supply. From Night Flight's perspective, the current situation was very dangerous. He couldn't help but worry.
"A bloodbath is coming soon." Li Huailin said calmly, "With such a huge profit, no one can hold back. So, I guess a fight will break out soon."
"Fight?" Night Flight asked, "Even if you kill them, you won't get the tickets, right?"
"But, I want them to fight," Li Huailin said suddenly.
"Huh?" Night Flight was stunned.
"Do you understand? In the world of NPCs, the powerful ones are the bosses. In the world of the players, the rich ones are the bosses. Do I have the power now? Of course, do I have the money? I will have it soon. " Li Huailin said with a smile, "So, it's up to me now. Whoever I want to enter the finals should enter the finals, right … I'm afraid that many people don't quite understand this logic. So, I need to remind them in advance."
"Hey, hey, haven't you been a little grumpy recently?" Night Flight could not help but shiver when he heard Li Huailin's tone.
"How is that possible? My temper has been getting better and better recently. Look at the Protoss, they are full of praise for me," Li Huailin said. Yes, the Protoss that were crippled by Li Huailin were still alive. To be honest, they were quite surprised that they were still alive. However, they were definitely not full of praise for him.
While Li Huailin was happily talking to Night Flight, someone suddenly came in. Of course, there were a lot of people coming in and out of Li Huailin's office recently, but this time, it seemed to be an urgent report.
"Your Majesty, the King of the Tukulans Kingdom has sent a report. Someone has stolen our tickets," the soldier said to Li Huailin and bowed.
"Oh? Yes, there is. I knew someone didn't understand, "Li Huailin said." What's the specific situation? "
"According to the Tukulans Kingdom's King, the people they sent to 'collect taxes' were attacked. Someone robbed them of their tickets by using the 'Referee' method," the soldier said. "Of course, the Tukulans Kingdom also caught a few adventurers and threw them directly into prison. However, they obviously did not cooperate …"
"Understood." Li Huailin nodded. Needless to say, the person who had the strength to rob the NPCs was definitely a member of the guild. Although the 'Referee' did not have any level requirements, it required 1,000 votes and a person to get close to the other party. The NPCs would definitely send guards to defend them, so they needed to at least have a certain number of people. If they went alone, they would most likely be killed before they could steal the tickets. The success rate was also very low. On the other hand, a robbery would definitely require more than 1,000 votes. If one person guessed it alone, it would probably be impossible to guess correctly. It depended too much on luck. Of course, it was still necessary to prepare some people to guess, which meant that the other party must have a lot of tickets. Of course, other than merchants, the only people who could gather the tickets were the guilds.
"Your Majesty … The Tukulans Kingdom's King is crying at the door. Now …"
"Let him go back and continue collecting. If he can't hand over the tickets when the time is up, the kingdom will still be destroyed," Li Huailin said casually. Yes, the Tukulans Kingdom was probably a small neutral country. There were not many soldiers in the first place, which was why the player guilds had their eyes on it. Of course, Li Huailin would not let the Tukulans Kingdom off the hook. He would let the Tukulans Kingdom use the national treasury to buy the tickets. If he couldn't, he deserved to die.
"Yes," the soldier said and left to report. Seeing the soldier leave, Geert asked, "Your Majesty, how should we deal with this matter? If we don't handle it well, our other 'tax collectors' will also be targeted."
"Yes, I know." Li Huailin nodded. "It's very normal for them to target the tax collectors. But to be honest, I also want them to target me. Otherwise, how can I do it?"
"Huh?" Geert was stunned.
Li Huailin ignored Geert and contacted Night Flight again. After a while, the call was connected. "Night Flight, do me a favor. Help me find out which guild the players who appeared near the Tukulans Kingdom are from."
"Wait a moment." Night Flight nodded immediately. After a while, Night Flight sent a notification. "Got it. It's the 'Great Old Battles' guild. It's a medium-sized guild with about 20,000 permanent guild members. I heard that they seemed to have snatched the tickets from your side? Are you going to deal with them? "
"I can't do it now because it will be very troublesome." Li Huailin said, "But I can find someone to do it. Does this' Great Old Battles' guild have any enemies? Or the kind of guild that has a personal grudge? Please give me the contact information of the guild leader. "
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