Inside the quiet and elegant reception room, Shifeng had unknowingly spent half an hour browsing through the list. The more he read, the more shocked he became.
Normally, NPCs with high Intelligence were hard to come across.
There were even NPCs with 80 Intelligence.
If not for God's Domain's system stipulating that NPCs hired from the Adventurer's Association could not become a player's Personal Guard, Shi Feng would've hired all of them to form an army of NPCs.
"I'll choose these ten NPCs, then."
After Shi Feng finished looking through the list, he immediately pointed out the ten high level NPs. Among them, nine of the NPs had wisdom over 70 points, and one of them had wisdom as high as 82 points.
In God's Domain, 82 Intelligence was practically equivalent to a Tier 3 NPC's.
Although he wanted to hire more, this was the limit of what he could hire at the moment.
A Basic Town could, at most, hire ten advanced NPCs.
Moreover, hiring advanced NPCs was not easy. Not only did Shi Feng have to satisfy the NPCs' hiring price, but he also had to satisfy their conditions. Unlike ordinary NPCs, which did not have any restrictions and only had to pay 2 Gold per person per month.
Just the NPC with 82 Intelligence alone was enough to make ordinary Guilds vomit blood.
The NPC's hiring price was 10 Gold per day, and the NPC had to pay a month's deposit. In addition, the NPC had to manage at least 500 Shops.
For an ordinary Shop, it would be fortunate if it could employ 10 or 20 NPCs. Hiring 500 NPCs was enough to open over a dozen Shops. An ordinary Shop could not meet this requirement.
Fortunately, Shi Feng wanted to open a large-scale Battle Arena, so he needed to hire a large number of ordinary NPCs. Otherwise, he would not be able to cope with so many players every day.
After Shifeng selected the NPCs, the beautiful NPC beside him excitedly calculated the bill. Very quickly, she replied, "Lord Spirit Slayer, you need to pay a month's deposit for the ten advanced managers and 500 ordinary managers you want to hire. The total is 4,000 Gold. After you make the payment, we will send them to Stone Forest Town within an hour. May I know if Lord Spirit Slayer has any other requirements?"
"That's all." Shifeng nodded. He felt a little heartache as he paid the 4,000 Gold deposit.
Currently, players had leveled up significantly, and they earned more money than before. However, Copper Coins still had a considerable purchasing power, not to mention Gold Coins. In the entire God's Domain, most likely, no Guild would be so generous as to spend 4,000 Gold to hire an NPC to manage a Shop.
However, only Shifeng knew that this money had to be spent. It was impossible for players to manage it alone.
Once he was done hiring NPCs, he took a look at the time. It was almost time to meet with the representatives of the various large companies. Immediately, he left the Adventurer's Association and rode an advanced horse carriage to the Candlelight Trading Firm.
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In the VIP reception room on the seventh floor of Candlelight, representatives of major companies had been waiting for a long time. However, they were not angry. Instead, they were shocked.
Currently, White River City was the most populated city in the entire Starmoon Kingdom.
Candlelight was located on White River City's main commercial street. Aside from the surrounding buildings managed by NPC, Candlelight was the tallest one. The scenery on the street was unobstructed, as if it was the emperor overlooking the entire city.
However, this unique scenery was nothing. What was truly shocking was the news they had just received.
During this period, Stone Forest Town's player population had already reached 500,000. It wouldn't be long before the town's player population exceeded one million.
One million players was the equivalent of a large city with an NPC population. If they could open a virtual Shop in such a bustling town, there would be no lack of customers.
The only problem was that Stone Forest Town was too small.
It would be perfect if Stone Forest Town could be slightly larger and be promoted from a Basic Town to an Intermediate Town. However, Stone Forest Town had just ended its protection period, and the introduction of NPCs had only just begun. It would take a long time before Stone Forest Town could be promoted to an Intermediate Town.
In addition, Ling Yi had asked for too much money.
With that much money, they could establish a large Guild or invest in a second-rate Guild and obtain a considerable share of the Guild's shares. Now, however, they would only receive the priority to garrison a town and a guarantee that they could rent a golden Land in any town Zero Wing captured. As for the rent, it would be deducted slowly from the one billion Gold Coins they received. This condition was simply too high.
Of course, after signing the contract, if they no longer wished to rent the Land, they could return the remaining Credits half a year later.
However, they still intended to haggle.
After all, the Starmoon Kingdom was not a peaceful place. Moreover, Blackwater had been eyeing the Ling YI Society for a long time. They could use this opportunity to lower the price.
Just as everyone was thinking about how to negotiate the price, the door to the reception room suddenly opened, and a woman with an extraordinary figure walked in. Her face was covered, and although they couldn't see her face, everyone could tell from her graceful figure that she was definitely an outstanding beauty.
"Could this beauty be planning to cooperate with Ling Yi as well?"
Everyone immediately started discussing this peerless beauty's identity. However, they quickly discovered that this beauty's seat was actually right next to the main seat. It was obvious just how much importance the Ling YI Society placed on this peerless beauty.
Meanwhile, this peerless beauty was none other than Feng Qianyu.
When Feng Qianyu entered the reception room, she was similarly surprised.
She had never thought that so many companies would be interested in cooperating with Ling Yi. Moreover, these companies all had extraordinary foundations. They could even rival the Sun and Moon Group, which supported Shiuse Qiangwei.
Moreover, after entering the room, she suddenly discovered that Shiuse Qiangwei had become significantly stronger. Although he had concealed his level, the aura he radiated was not fake. In addition, Violet Cloud, who stood beside Shiuse Qiangwei, was even more powerful. She could faintly sense that Violet Cloud posed a significant threat to her.
As for Alluring Summer, who stood beside Shiuse Qiangwei, she was also quite impressive. She was a Level 41 Elementalist, and she could rank at the very top of any Guild. Moreover, despite her young age, she had great potential.
Is this really the Ling YI Society I knew?
After carefully observing Violet Cloud, Feng Qianyu suddenly discovered that Violet Cloud's every movement was incomparably natural, giving off an indescribable feeling of contentment. This situation surprised her even more.
She had watched Violet Cloud's battle in the Dark Arena. Although Violet Cloud had not fought much, she could tell that Violet Cloud had not reached the Refinement Realm yet. Yet, after such a short time, Violet Cloud had managed to reach the Refinement Realm from the Half-step Refinement Realm.
Moreover, Violet Cloud was clearly just a teenage girl, yet she had reached the Refinement Realm at such a young age. Even in the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion, she would be an absolute genius. The Pavilion would definitely focus on nurturing her. Even Blue Phoenix, her subordinate, was slightly inferior to Violet Cloud.
Shortly after Feng Qianyu sat down, Shifeng entered the reception room.
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