However, expanding in the Sten Kingdom would be very difficult. All of the Sten Kingdom's profit chains had been split up cleanly by the Sten Kingdom's merchant union, so it was almost impossible for any outside power to develop in the Sten Kingdom.
Lin Yun was already very satisfied with what he had achieved. After giving the Lincoln Merchant Alliance ten thousand Multi-use Cores, they immediately started issuing new Magic Tools in the Sten Kingdom. After all, it was very convenient for the Multi-use Cores to fly out of the Magic Tool. Even if the Magic Tools had already been crafted, they could still be slightly modified.
Although the price of the new Magic Tools issued by the Lincoln Merchant Alliance was 50% higher than before, their effects were also 50% higher.
The mages of the Sten Kingdom were famous for being picky. These guys were rich, and the Sten Kingdom had many unique resources. Whether it was the Odin Kingdom or the Andalusia Kingdom, they had to import these resources from the Sten Kingdom. It would be strange if the price was cheap.
These guys weren't lacking in money, and they were very picky. As long as there was something better, they absolutely wouldn't care about the price. If not for the natural geographical restriction of the Sten Kingdom and its small population, they might have been stronger than the Odin Kingdom. In terms of average wealth, they would definitely be stronger than the Odin Kingdom.
Almost every Archmage had their own True Spirit Magic Tool. Heaven Rank powerhouses would be embarrassed to go out if they didn't have a few tailor-made True Spirit Magic Tools.
The Lincoln Merchant Alliance released Spiritual Magic Tools embedded with Multi-use Cores, and they even opened the business of custom-made True Spirit Magic Tools with Multi-use Cores.
In an instant, the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance's share in the Spiritual Magic Tool and True Spirit Magic Tool business dropped by over 50%.
The high-end market share plummeted overnight. Many mages clearly couldn't buy a Multi-use Core, but they weren't willing to buy the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance's Magic Tools. They were willing to wait until next month to buy one.
This was a huge blow to the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance. After all, the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance was only responsible for the manufacture and sale of Magic Tools. They weren't in charge of the business at the front.
From the selection and purchase of materials to the tempering, forging, and even the Augments of Spiritual Magic Tools, they weren't handled by the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance. They were all handled by their partners.
This kind of division of labor was very efficient, but it had now become a fatal flaw. The Roosevelt Merchant Alliance was in charge of the final sales, but the Magic Tools couldn't be sold. All the other merchant alliances in front of them were choked to death. Not only did the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance suffer a heavy blow, but their partners were also inexplicably shot.
In order to deal with the Lincoln Merchant Alliance's suppression, the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance had no choice but to use a not-so-brilliant plan to greatly reduce the price of magic tools, sacrificing at least half of their profits to regain their market share. Unfortunately, the results weren't very good.
Discordant voices appeared within the Merchant Union, and their partners began to question the Roosevelt Merchant Union. Some of them even began to discuss cooperation with the Lincoln Merchant Union. In less than a month, this matter had spread to the Senate.
During a vote on a bill, one of the Roosevelt Merchant Union's collaborators supported the Lincoln Merchant Union and abandoned the Roosevelt Merchant Union. This caused a chain reaction, and the Roosevelt Merchant Union's influence in the House of Lords continued to decline, and not a single bill was passed.
Losing a seat in the Senate was only a matter of time.
When it was revealed that the Universal Core was a product that the Gilded Rose had withdrawn, the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance tried to use a scheme to seize it, but it was useless. The Lincoln Merchant Alliance easily negotiated a cooperation, leading to the current situation.
In particular, the Lincoln Merchant Alliance had secretly spread the conditions and process of the negotiation. Everyone could see that the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance had made a deal that could have been negotiated normally, but it had been forced to this state by the Lincoln Merchant Alliance.
This time, the reputation of the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance suffered a huge blow. The number of members supporting the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance in the Senate decreased by 30% in a short time, and their dissatisfaction towards the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance was slowly showing.
The Roosevelt Merchant Alliance's three important merchant alliances had betrayed them and joined the Lincoln Merchant Alliance. If it wasn't for the desert races supporting the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance and preventing the Lincoln Merchant Alliance from monopolizing the magic tool market, the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance might not have been able to continue operating.
The headquarters of the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance had almost been burned to the ground. How could they still have the energy to deal with the Gilded Rose? All the measures against the Gilded Rose had no choice but to stop.
The Roosevelt Merchant Alliance stopped dealing with the Gilded Rose, and without the support of the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance, it would be very easy for the Gilded Rose to catch those people spreading rumors to discredit the Gilded Rose. They would then follow these clues, and before they could find the mastermind, the mastermind would be exposed.
The mastermind behind the Gilded Rose was Walker of the Carter Family. That guy had been on the run for a while and didn't dare to stay in a town. He was found by the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance and was supported by the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance to discredit the Gilded Rose.
But the headquarters of the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance had been set on fire, so how could they have the energy to support Walker? That guy could no longer use his power. All the power of the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance was operating in the Odin Kingdom, trying to recover the continuously falling market share of the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance.
After being ignored for a month, Walker couldn't bear it anymore and looked for people to continue discrediting the Gilded Rose. But after losing the power and connections of the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance, the Gilded Rose quickly followed the clues.
When he once again asked the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance to deal with the Gilded Rose, he received an icy reply. How could Reynolds have the time to pay attention to Walker?
Because of what he had done, the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance had become what it was today. The main reason it hadn't been destroyed was because it still needed him to maintain the market in the Odin Kingdom. But the successor had already arrived. As long as he fully took over the power and connections of the Odin Kingdom, Reynolds would have to return to the Sten Kingdom to settle the accounts.
Everyone on the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance's side was so busy that no one paid attention to Walker. Walker became anxious. Seeing that the Gilded Rose was about to follow the clues, he clenched his teeth and took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the treasury of the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance, steal a large pile of Magic Tools, and escape.
He was now being chased by the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance, and with the bounty offered by the Gilded Rose, the Heaven Rank powerhouses were interested in that guy's head. They especially wanted to know what Magic Tool that guy had stolen from the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance for the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance to put a bounty of 10,000,000 purple golds on him.
And with the Gilded Rose raising the bounty to 10,000,000 purple golds, more and more people became interested in Walker's head.
As long as they got rid of a Heaven Rank powerhouse like Walker, who wasn't that powerful, not only would they be able to obtain the bounty, but they would also be able to obtain the friendship of the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance or the Gilded Rose. This was extremely rare.
The person slandering the Gilded Rose was exposed, and a series of conspiracies were torn apart. The Gilded Rose's reputation recovered, and it was even better than before. Moreover, everyone now knew that the Gilded Rose and the Lincoln Merchant Alliance were collaborators, and the Lincoln Merchant Alliance relied on the swindling Multi-purpose Core in the Odin Kingdom to suppress the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance in the Sten Kingdom.
They could be thoroughly exposed, and with the influence of the Sten Kingdom, the Magic Tool market surged. The Multi-purpose Core was once again pushed to the altar, and even more people wanted to buy it.
Whether it was the Spiritual Magic Tool market or the True Spirit Magic Tool shops, whoever could get their hands on a Multi-purpose Core would be able to sharply increase their profits for a while. If they couldn't get it, they would be considered lucky if they could stabilize their profits at half of their current level.
Unfortunately, the Gilded Rose acted according to Lin Yun's instructions and blacklisted all the forces that returned the Multi-purpose Core. They couldn't even think of getting a Multi-purpose Core from the Gilded Rose in the future. Some of the alchemy shops that returned the Multi-purpose Cores were also blacklisted.
None of these people couldn't tell whether a Multi-purpose Core was good or bad. In fact, apart from those who wanted to buy a Multi-purpose Core and sell it at a high price, almost everyone could tell whether a Multi-purpose Core was good or bad.
These people were blacklisted by the Gilded Rose. The Gilded Rose wouldn't cooperate with them in any way, and they wouldn't sell anything from the Gilded Rose to them.
In any case, the Gilded Rose never had to worry about not being able to sell their things, they would always be in short supply.
But with the Gilded Rose's stance, if they wanted to mix in the Magic Tool market, they could only sell low-level Magic Tools with lower profits and greater competition.
As for the employees that left the Gilded Rose, whether they were salesmen or alchemists, they were all blacklisted. Moreover, it was recently revealed that a few alchemists wanted to leak the secrets of the Gilded Rose after leaving, but unfortunately, they immediately suffered from the backlash of the contract. The lightest backlash was losing their mana, while the more serious ones had their souls damaged and their knowledge of alchemy forcibly erased. The most serious ones were the complete collapse of their souls.
After this happened a few times, no force was willing to hire the alchemists that left the Gilded Rose. They would have to spend a lot of money and even offend the Gilded Rose, but they wouldn't get anything in return. Why bother?
Those that left the Gilded Rose before couldn't come back, and those that left wouldn't be able to come back.
Even if they didn't leak the secrets of the Gilded Rose, these alchemists wouldn't be able to mix in the outside world. Although their alchemy knowledge had increased, the things they learned in the Gilded Rose could only be stored in their heads outside, they simply couldn't be used.
"The current situation is still okay. The Gilded Rose can slowly expand, but settling down is a must. This kind of slandering can't happen again.
Has that Walker been caught? "
Farrow shook his head.
"No, we raised the price of a clue to one All-purpose Core, but we still haven't gotten any concrete information. It's as if that person has completely disappeared …"
Lin Yun indifferently nodded.
"Raise the bounty to 20,000,000 purple golds. Unless he completely disappears from the Odin Kingdom and doesn't appear in Andalusia or the Sten Kingdom, he definitely won't be able to escape."
Lin Yun truly didn't care too much about Walker. With this kind of thing happening, that guy wouldn't just be unable to stay in a town, he wouldn't be able to stay in the northern part of the Odin Kingdom. Andalusia was the Gilded Rose's headquarters. Lin Yun wouldn't be able to find a mouse in Andalusia if he wanted to.
The Roosevelt Merchant Alliance wished to swallow Walker alive, and going to the Sten Kingdom would be courting death.
In the end, he could only escape south. Unfortunately, there were many powerhouses south of the Odin Kingdom, and with a bounty of several tens of millions of purple golds, there would be plenty of people willing to get rid of him.
In fact, Walker really did escape south of the Odin Kingdom, he even passed through the southern part of the Odin Kingdom and left the Odin Kingdom.
In a dense rainforest, Walker's magic robe was in tatters and his hair was covered in some unknown mucus. His aura had become somewhat weak as he vigilantly moved through the rainforest.
The continuous escape had almost destroyed Oakley. Looking at the rainforest, a trace of joy flashed in Oakley's eyes, and he mumbled to himself indistinctly.
"This rainforest means that I have left the Odin Kingdom. No one can find me here, and no one can find me if I go to another plane from here, no one can find me, no one can find me …"
Oakley muttered to himself, but he was still vigilantly releasing his Mana Detection. Any Mana Reaction within a kilometer would be detected by him.
After entering the rainforest for a few minutes, Walker's magic robe became even more tattered. In order to hide, he didn't release a shield and only covered his body with a layer of Mana Defense. But the thorns here were terrifyingly powerful. The sharp thorns could easily pierce through his Mana Defense and leave bloody wounds on his body.
"Gilded Rose, just wait, as long as I survive, I will definitely become a powerhouse. At that time, just wait for my revenge. Especially that Mafa Merlin, just wait for me to tear your soul apart …"
Walker had a sinister expression as he cautiously walked through the rainforest. Unfortunately, a person who frequented the rainforest definitely wouldn't keep going forward. The rainforest was filled with countless species, countless venomous insects, snakes, and ants, but not a single one could be found here. It was as if this was the territory of some terrifying existence, but Walker didn't feel any dangerous aura.
Walking past a five-meter-thick giant tree, a huge club suddenly appeared from within the giant tree and fiercely smashed towards his head. Just as his shield was raised halfway, the stone club directly shattered the shield, and the remaining force bombarded Walker's head. Walker was instantly stunned, his eyelids fluttering as he fell to the ground, twitching uncontrollably …
A ripple appeared on the surface of the tree, and the phantom dissipated. A three-meter-tall Ogre with skin as hard as stone walked out of the tree, baring its fangs and wielding a stone club. It looked at Oakley, who was still twitching on the ground. The Ogre raised its club and was prepared to smash Oakley's head.
At this time, a sharp shout echoed from the side.
"Fool, fool, don't smash his head!"
The Ogre hesitated for a moment, and looked to the side. The shrubs at the side parted, revealing a strange plant that was half a meter tall.
The complicated roots weren't rooted in the soil, but instead moved on the ground like countless feet. The branches were like rose brambles, but there was a hairless cat's head at the top. The cat's head raised its head and stared at the Ogre, shrieking loudly.
"Idiot, how long has it been since a living thing came here? It's all because of you, you gluttonous idiot, who killed those human mages last time.
Why did we end up here? Isn't it all because of you? You ate a prince of those arrogant Elves. Fool, if you dare to kill this person, I won't let you off! I won't let you off! "
The Ogre bared its fangs and glared at the cat's head malevolently. It let out a low growl, and a berserk aura spread out, as if it was about to raise its stone club and smash it down.
When the dazed Walker heard the conversation around him, he heaved a sigh of relief. He had thought that he was dead for sure after being ambushed by an Ogre, but he hadn't expected another creature to save him …
Walker struggled to turn his body, and the first thing he saw was the cat's head plant. The cat's green eyes were staring at him, and thick smoke came out of its mouth, directly hitting his face. In an instant, Walker felt himself losing control of his body, and even his mana …
Lying on the ground, Oakley could not move his eyes. All he could see was the cat-headed plant quickly climbing up his body. The roots, which looked like countless feet, pierced through his skin and took root in his stomach.
An indescribable fear suddenly appeared. Walker felt his blood slowly flowing out, but he couldn't control his body at all. He couldn't even control his eyes, and could only look in one direction.
The cat's head plant let out a cheerful cheer and raised its head to look at the Ogre.
"Idiot, this is a Transcendent lifeform. Do you know what a Transcendent lifeform is? It's a Transcendent lifeform just like the great Lord Cat Head. Such a stupid Transcendent lifeform, and this idiot still managed to come here. This is a gift from fate. This is such a rare thing, yet you idiot actually want to kill him!
"If I devour its blood, as long as I control the speed, it can continuously produce new blood. If I devour its soul power, it can also recover on its own. How good is that? If we use it sparingly, this is enough food for us to eat for several years!
"Several years, do you understand? Forget it, with your intelligence, you definitely won't understand. In any case, it'll take a long time, and you actually want to finish it in one go? Fool, fool! "
The cat's head plant angrily scolded, but the Ogre grinned and even squatted down, allowing the cat's scolding to continue. Being able to eat for a long time was indeed better than just one meal, and it couldn't be killed …
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