In the morning, Li Huailin finished the S-rank Professional League Tournament with another three victories. Among his opponents was his old friend, Eternal. However, Eternal had already reached Level 32. Moreover, he had also changed his class to Beastmaster. He had also successfully captured a Grizzly Bear Cub. His Level was roughly 30, and his strength had increased significantly. Unfortunately, Li Huailin still defeated him in a few moves.
After these three matches, Li Huailin's current record stood at 13 wins and 5 losses. He was currently ranked 10th. As Li Huailin had not participated in the previous match, everyone had learned their lesson. In any case, they knew that he was busy fighting a war, so no one directly forfeited. Hence, Li Huailin lost four matches in a row, dropping his ranking to 17th. Now, however, he had recovered slightly.
It was worth mentioning that among his four opponents in the previous match was Feng Yiliu, whose luck had always been invincible. Afterward, as Li Huailin had not participated in the previous match, he had lost. As a result, even now, Feng Yiliu still maintained his undefeated state. Hence, the current first place was still Feng Yiliu, with 18 wins and 0 losses. In second place was Distant Sky, with 18 wins and 1 loss. In third place was Genuine Wind, with 16 wins and 2 losses.
Truthfully, many people had not expected Li Huailin to participate in the competition today. In fact, the audience had not expected this either. After all, everyone knew that Li Huailin was currently fighting a war. This was why he had not participated in the previous match. The majority of the audience could understand why he had not participated in the previous match. However, they had not expected that Li Huailin would actually participate in the competition. During the competition, the host had also asked Li Huailin about fighting a war. However, Li Huailin had not said much. He had only said that the war was about to end, and that he had come to participate now that he had some free time.
Seeing Li Huailin's confident appearance, coupled with the incident in White Valley the day before, most people guessed that the Elven race would not be able to continue fighting. Truthfully, this matter had affected the Elven players greatly. The Silverwind Guard was an extremely important force among the Elven race. Many players had tried to increase the Silverwind Guard's Reputation. However, the result was tragic. The Silverwind Guard had disappeared, and all their efforts had been in vain. It was too late for them to even cry.
Among the worst was the Guild of Gods. As the Elven race's only Super Guild, it was the one that had increased the Silverwind Guard's Reputation the most. However, how could they have imagined that the Elven race's trump card legion would disappear just like that? Where would they get the Reputation rewards from … Aware of the situation, Counter Front smiled bitterly.
"I'm back." After the competition ended, Li Huailin returned to his Fief. Coincidentally, Misty Rain was there as well. Misty Rain had been incredibly busy over the past few days, and she had spent a lot more time online than usual. Moreover, her leveling time had also been delayed. Unlike Li Huailin, she had to grind monsters one at a time. Over the past week, she hadn't had much time to grind or raid Dungeons. Currently, she was still Level 30. Meanwhile, first-rate experts had already reached Level 32 – 33. She was indeed lagging behind.
Seeing Misty Rain reading a document, Li Huailin walked over and asked softly, "How is it?"
"I can only say that the Elven Nation is really poor …" Misty Rain said as she set down the document. "Last year, the Elven Nation's income was roughly 8.8 million Gold. According to our current intelligence, the Elven Nation's annual expenditure is at least 9 million Gold. In other words, they don't have much money …"
"Huh? So poor? Do they still have to take out their own savings to be responsible for the deficit? Doesn't that mean that there's nothing to gain? "Li Huailin said.
"I looked at it. That's mainly because the Elven Nation's tax is simply pitifully low. Last year's tax rate was 9%, and the country's total annual tax revenue was only about 4 million Gold. The rest came from trade with other countries." Misty Rain said, "I can only say that the Elven Nation treats its people a bit better than some people who only charge 70% …"
"Ahem …" Li Huailin facepalmed. "Let's discuss the problem of robbing money first, okay?"
"I did some calculations. If we let the Elves raise the tax rate to 15%, we should be able to earn 2 million Gold," Misty Rain said.
"Oh, then let them raise it to 70% … Forget it, pretend I didn't say anything." Just as he was about to express his opinion, he saw Misty Rain's murderous gaze. Li Huailin thought that it was better for him not to say anything.
"They're so poor that they can't afford to pay too much money," Misty Rain continued. "Now it seems that we can only let them pay in installments."
"Eh? That's right, there's still the option of paying in installments. " Li Huailin suddenly understood. "Then let's do it this way. Let them pay 100 million, then give them 2 million every year. In 50 years, it'll be paid off …"
"......" Misty Rain was left speechless by Li Huailin's scam. If you want him to pay you 2,000,000 Gold Coins every year for 50 years, you might as well just kill him and be done with it.
"The compensation is set at around 6 million, paid over three years, with interest at 10%. The total price is about 6.64 million, with an annual payment of 2.21 million. I think the Elves will be able to accept such a price," Misty Rain said.
"Sigh … Only 6 million? You call this robbery …" Li Huailin said.
"Brother, do you know how much gold is worth on the black market now? That's almost 50 million Credits. What more do you want? "Misty Rain said." What else do you want? "Misty Rain asked.
"Eh? Now that I hear it, it's more acceptable. " Li Huailin nodded. "However, I feel like I'm letting them off too easily. Why is my appearance fee so cheap? This isn't good."
"You don't have any more money. Who told you to raid such a poor place? Besides, didn't you already raid the mine? With this mine, I think the profits will be very good, "Misty Rain said.
"Is there any other way to rob?" Li Huailin asked.
"The Elves have quite a lot of trade goods. If you really want them, get them to give you a little every year," Misty Rain said after giving it some thought.
"Do you have any goods from before? Bricks, gold, or something like that? "Li Huailin asked.
"The Elves don't seem to like mining. They have very few of them." As Misty Rain spoke, he took out a list and began looking at it. "Let me see … cloth … medicinal ingredients … alchemy tools … Eh? This is … "
"Did you see something valuable?" Li Huailin asked.
"I don't know if it's valuable or not, but I did see something we need. Look at this," Misty Rain said, pointing at the item on the list.
"Tree of Life particles?" Li Huailin glanced at it and said, "What is this thing used for? Is it valuable? "
"You … Isn't this the recipe you gave me? The potion that recovers health by percentage? Didn't I tell you last time that I was missing a material? Isn't it these Tree of Life particles? "Misty Rain said.
"Oh, right, right." Li Huailin hurriedly nodded. In fact, he had completely forgotten about it. "We have to get it. Doesn't this mean we can buy the potion again?"
"I didn't expect this thing to be a specialty of the Elves. No wonder we haven't heard of it. It seems like it's not very easy to get. I haven't seen any players talking about it. I don't think they can obtain it with their current level. So, even if a player gets the same recipe as us, they won't be able to make this potion. We can sell it exclusively," Misty Rain said. "Yes, we have to get it."
"In short, we have to get a total of three things. Ore, 6,000,000 yuan, and this material, right?" Li Huailin nodded. "I understand a lot after hearing your explanation."
"Yes," Misty Rain said as he drank a mouthful of water.
"I say, Misty Rain, let's get married," Li Huailin suddenly said.
"Pfft …" Misty Rain was suddenly attacked and spat out a mouthful of water. "What? What did you say? "
"Get married. Now that I think about it, I suddenly feel like I can't leave you. Look, you solved such a complicated problem in a day. That's amazing. Think about it, if I marry you, I won't have to worry about this kind of thing anymore," Li Huailin said.
"It's not as amazing as you say …" Misty Rain said, "Getting married … it's not impossible …"
Misty Rain thought about it. She was 23 years old this year, almost at the age of marriage. She had never been in a relationship since she was young, and there weren't many men she liked (Actually, it was mainly because she was too cold, which made it difficult for other men to get close to her. She didn't even notice it). It was rare for her to meet Li Huailin. Although he wasn't very reliable at times, it wasn't to the extent that she hated him. If it was marriage, it was worth considering.
"But I have to ask my dad's opinion. He seems to have a very bad impression of you. What happened the last time you met?" Misty Rain said.
"Ahem … it was a big misunderstanding … I can't even explain it clearly," Li Huailin said. "Anyway, we can get married after we settle your dad, right?"
"Yeah, that's about it." Misty Red Dust thought for a moment. There really weren't any problems, so she nodded her head.
"Okay, I'll find a time to settle your dad, and then I'll talk to you," Li Huailin said.
"Do you want me to help you arrange a meeting with my dad?" Misty Rain asked.
"Oh, okay. Find a time and let me know," Li Huailin said.
"Okay." Misty Rain nodded.
"Duke! Duke! " As soon as he finished speaking, someone who seemed to be from the cabinet suddenly ran into the door. He hurriedly said to Li Huailin, "People from the City of God Bless are here. His Royal Highness wants you to go back and attend a meeting immediately."
"Meeting?" Li Huailin asked curiously. "What meeting? What happened?"
"I heard that the Elf Queen went directly to the City of God Bless to meet His Royal Highness," the person said.
"Oh, interesting."
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