Lee Chao-young knew about this when the fifty thousand people were still preparing, but she didn't care. Instead, she let them do as they wished.
This set off waves in Stone City. The Northern and Eastern Alliances were watching. If they could bypass Stone City and directly climb the mountain, what was the point of coming to Stone City?
Rather than pay so much tax, they might as well do it themselves.
In half a month, the people of the three alliances established a foothold in Mount Buzhou and gained a firm foothold.
At this time, the three alliances' strong financial resources were put to good use. An endless stream of resources were transported to the foothold in Mount Buzhou.
Although they were attacked by the foreign tribes along the way and lost some things, it was still bearable for the three alliances.
In nearly a month, the three alliances were like ants moving to a new place. They delineated their territory on the mountain and quickly obtained resources and transported them to the alliance.
Other than the fact that they couldn't turn in the mission at the Hunter's Inn and the long journey, it didn't make a difference whether they went to Stone City or not.
When the people of the Northern and Eastern Alliances saw that the foreign tribes didn't attack, the three alliances immediately had other thoughts.
After some calculations, they realized that 40% of the resources they obtained from the mountain would be taken away from them in Stone City. Compared to the Three Great Alliances, the amount of resources they obtained was about the same.
But in Stone City, they were treated unfairly. They calculated and the five alliances came together again. The resources they transported didn't go through Stone City, but directly to the alliance through the 500-mile forbidden zone.
There was no reaction from Stone City. Lee Chao-young saw that the income was decreasing, but she didn't do anything to stop it.
This caused the people in Stone City to panic. Although they had the advantage, if the Great Five Alliance continued to play like this, even though they would suffer great losses on the road, it would be even greater for Stone City. If they wanted to compete with the Great Five Alliance on the mountain, it would be very difficult.
Even Zhuge Qi couldn't sit still. He came down from the mountain several times to discuss countermeasures. Otherwise, Stone City's interests would be lost.
The people of Stone City fought a bloody battle with the foreign tribes to make the foreign tribes accept the fact that humans could climb the mountain. How could the five alliances take the fruits of their labor for granted?
Moreover, the Great Five Alliance had stabbed Stone City twice when it was established.
In the noisy meeting hall, there were voices calling for a war with the Great Five Alliance. They wanted to directly destroy their stronghold on the mountain so that they could maintain the interests of Stone City.
However, Lee Chao-young stood her ground and decided to let things slide. Even if Stone City didn't have the two alliances, it still had its own advantages. Naturally, it wouldn't be a problem to maintain it.
Not to mention that Shi Cheng had Lan Yuheng's support behind him.
After Lan Yuheng received the news, he immediately gave Shi Cheng his support. In Lan Yuheng's words, it was a battle of attrition. Let's see who can outlast the other.
However, the people of Stone City felt that Stone City did not have much of a future.
Once the Great Five Alliance established more strongholds on the mountain and opened up the 500-mile forbidden zone, Shi Cheng's advantage would be reduced by more than half. Naturally, there would be no such thing as earning money while doing nothing.
Some of the people who originally wanted to join Stone City immediately turned to the Great Five Alliance.
However, just like that, half a month passed and the Great Five Alliance was suddenly attacked by the outsiders.
The attack didn't come from their strongholds on the mountain, but from the 500-mile forbidden zone at the foot of the mountain.
The experts of the three races had meticulously planned a sneak attack and killed thousands of the experts of the Great Five Alliance who were transporting resources. They took away all of their gains from the past month on Mount Buzhou.
The people of the Great Five Alliance only learned of this news a few days later. Even Lee Chao-young received the news before the Great Five Alliance.
However, she only said two words: Serves them right!
This incident immediately put the Great Five Alliance in a passive position. Only then did they realize that the 500-mile forbidden zone was still a forbidden zone.
The outsiders didn't stop the fifty thousand people of the three alliances from ascending the mountain because they wanted to fatten them up.
Even if they fought to the death with the humans on the mountain, they might not be able to gain much.
However, the fifty thousand people of the Great Five Alliance had easily obtained the gains of the past month. Would they be fools to not do it?
A month of hard work had gone to someone else just like that. The Great Five Alliance was naturally unhappy. As for the Northern and Eastern Alliances, they were already wavering.
However, they clearly didn't intend to compromise.
However, as time passed and they were robbed again and again by the outsiders, the Eastern and Northern Alliances finally couldn't stand it anymore.
Although they had to pay a 40% tax to enter Stone City, they still had 60%. However … after entering the 500-mile forbidden zone and being robbed by the outsiders, they had to pay a loss.
The return of the Eastern Alliance and Northern Alliance split the Great Five Alliance again. Lee Chao-young didn't hold back. If the two alliances joined again, they would have to pay more taxes.
In Lee Chao-young's words, this was protection money!
We worked so hard to protect Stone City and you stabbed us in the back. I won't argue with you, but you bypassed Stone City. That's not nice.
Thus, the two alliances, after wasting one and a half months of my time and not getting anything out of it, still had to pay an extra 10% tax to Stone City. Although this tax increase was only for one year, they were dead set on it.
In addition, Lee Chao-young took this opportunity to sign another agreement with the two alliances and the other forces that were allied with Stone City.
This agreement was very simple. The benefits on the mountain would belong to the Stone City Alliance. Any forces that entered the mountain to hunt without the alliance's permission would have to pay a 70% tax or confiscate all their gains. If they dared to resist, they would be killed without mercy!
The two alliances knew that Stone City wanted to tie them together. However, this was also beneficial to them.
In this way, the benefits on the mountain would belong to the Stone City Alliance. The other three alliances would be completely isolated.
Without the Eastern Alliance and Northern Alliance, the three alliances were even more miserable.
Although they were unwilling to give up, every time they transported resources back, they would be robbed. Moreover, after the outsiders tasted the benefits, they became more and more vicious.
After all, Stone City was only 200 miles away from the mountain stronghold. If they wanted to rob the experts of Stone City, they would have to pay ten times the price.
Moreover, every time the people of Stone City were robbed by the outsiders, they would retaliate with double the price and no matter the cost. This made the outsiders wary.
With a fat sheep like the three alliances, why would they provoke a hungry wolf like Stone City?
Finally, after persevering for two months, the three alliances could not hold on any longer.
Although they had established a stronghold on the mountain, the 50,000 people could not get any supplies. They could only continue to consume resources. When they transported resources from the stronghold to the mountain, they would be robbed. When they transported resources from the mountain, they would be robbed.
Not only did they not earn anything, but the food and drink of the 50,000 people was a huge amount of contribution points.
The three alliances were rich, but they could not squander their contribution points like this.
Moreover, after the Eastern Alliance and Northern Alliance left them, Stone City became popular again. With a paper agreement, the Stone City Alliance was created.
Stone City and the two alliances worked together to establish a third stronghold.
The taxes of this stronghold were split 50/50. After the two alliances obtained benefits, they were naturally happy to cooperate. In addition, the monsters of the human race were on Stone City's side, so the three alliances had no advantage.
It was easy to come to Mount Buzhou, but difficult to leave. The three alliances could not leave Stone City, so they could only go through the 500-kilometer forbidden zone.
Although there were fifty thousand of them, and all of them were experts, the Outsiders were not to be trifled with. They were not a well-trained army, so it was easy for them to be defeated one by one.
However, the three alliances were not willing to give up the stronghold they had just established.
The establishment of the Stone City Alliance made the three alliances feel great danger. If they continued to be isolated, the Stone City Alliance would become even closer.
After all, the human race's territory on the mountain was only so big. If another faction joined the alliance, another faction would divide the resources.
The Eastern Alliance and Northern Alliance were very smart and did not want the three alliances to join.
In the past three months, the three alliances had spent almost three billion contribution points in total.
If he left now, the three billion contribution points would go down the drain.
Among the three alliances, the Southern Alliance and Western Alliance finally compromised. Only the Heavenly Academy was unwilling to compromise.
The two alliances went to Stone City to negotiate with Lee Chao-young. Lee Chao-young did not refuse their request to enter the Stone City Alliance.
However …
Li Chaoying, on the other hand, offered a sky-high tax. The people from the two alliances had to pay 90% of what they obtained from the mountain when they entered Stone City.
The sky-high tax stunned the Eastern Alliance and Northern Alliance. They were originally worried that the two alliances would come and divide the benefits, but when they heard the tax, they were immediately relieved.
The Western Alliance and Southern Alliance asked Lee Chao-young and her family before leaving.
However, Lee Chao-young smiled and replied, "If you cooperate with Stone City, you can at least get 10%. But if you don't cooperate with Stone City, you won't even get 10%. You will have to pay for it."
The two alliances were also very unyielding. They were not willing to lower their heads for 10% of the resources and followed the Heavenly Academy out of Mount Buzhou.
When they left, they did not plan to let Stone City take advantage of them and directly destroyed the stronghold.
Lee Chao-young was not afraid of angering them to death. She generously told them that the next time they came to sign the agreement, it would be 95%. She also said that the two alliances' envoys were welcome to sign the agreement.
Although the Heavenly Academy and the two alliances were angry, they could not do anything to Stone City. No matter what they said, they were unreasonable. If they attacked Stone City, the army would definitely not agree. After all, the army took 30% of Stone City's benefits.
Long Yan had been eyeing the five alliances' stronghold covetously. He used actions to tell them that they could not touch Stone City. Otherwise, it would be like pulling a tooth from the tiger's mouth.
The three alliances quickly realized a bigger problem. The internal division of the alliance was even more serious.
Originally, the Five Great Alliances were united, but now that two of them had joined the Stone City Alliance, their power had been greatly divided.
This was clearly dismembering them. However, even if they knew that Lee Chao-young was dismembering them, they could not do anything to Lee Chao-young.
The Eastern Alliance and the Western Alliance were dead set on this Stone City Alliance. They thought that as long as the three alliances did not come in, they could take half of the resources.
As time passed, the number of experts from the two alliances would only increase. At that time, who would need to listen to the Heavenly Academy?
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