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Yuan Tiexin was stunned when he saw the message.
An Intermediate Town!
The Secret Pavilion had occupied quite a few towns. However, they were still a long way from becoming an Intermediate Town.
"Uncle Yuan, what's wrong?" Purple Jade, who stood beside Yuan Tiexin, stared at him in confusion.
Only then did Yuan Tiexin snap out of his daze, shifting his gaze to the Shifeng once more.
At this moment, when Yuan Tiexin looked at the Shifeng, confusion appeared in his eyes. He suddenly felt as if he knew nothing about the Ling YI Society.
Did the Ling YI Society really have a background and backer?
Yuan Tiexin did not respond to Purple Jade's question. Instead, he smiled at the Shifeng and said, "I really must congratulate President Hei Yan. Not only have you defeated Blackwater, but you have also successfully promoted Stone Forest Town into an Intermediate Town."
Although Yuan Tiexin was smiling, he was incomparably depressed.
Now that the Ling YI Society had an Intermediate Town, he had no choice but to treat the Guild with caution.
An Intermediate Town was far larger than a Basic Town. Moreover, its functions were far more complete.
If Stone Forest Town, as a Basic Town, was a mountain of gold, then as an Intermediate Town, it was practically a mountain of diamonds.
Setting aside the fact that Stone Forest Town was very close to the Stoneclaw Mountains, which made it convenient for players to travel there, just the Battle Arena alone was more than enough to earn Zero Wing a fortune. Not to mention, many companies would be willing to set up virtual Shops in Stone Forest Town.
Previously, Stone Forest Town had been worth as much as four or five Basic Towns combined, tempting many companies. Unfortunately, Ling Yi's price had been too high, causing many companies to shrink back. However, now that Stone Forest Town had become an Intermediate Town, even a fool could see its value. Most likely, Stone Forest Town's previous conditions would no longer be conditions. There would definitely be plenty of companies willing to pay the price to set up shop in Stone Forest Town.
The Ling YI Society did not lack Coins, funds, or players. It also had sufficient prestige. The Ling YI Society's future was already clear.
As for the conditions he had previously offered, most likely, they were of little use to the current Ling YI Society.
"Thank you." Shifeng replied politely. He then smiled and said, "If you're here to purchase the Magic Tower Design again, I'm sorry, but Ling Yi has no intention of selling it."
"President Hei Yan must be joking. The Secret Pavilion has also decided to give up on the design. However, we can have Candlelight open up trade routes in the major cities of other kingdoms. One Magic Tower is equivalent to five plots of land in major cities with a population of one million. What do you think?" Yuan Tiexin took a step back after giving it some thought.
When Zi Qiong heard this, she was shocked.
How precious were the potential plots of land in big cities?
Currently, the various large Guilds had long since monopolized these Lands. It was simply impossible to purchase any of them. Yet, Shi Feng had to exchange five plots of Lands with high potential for a single transaction. This price was simply too high.
"This offer is indeed tempting, but I still have to reject it," Shifeng said, shaking his head.
Five plots of Lands with high potential in major cities were currently worth around 30,000 to 40,000 Gold. Moreover, as time passed, the prices would only rise. Even if he didn't use the Lands himself, he could still rent them out and earn a lot of money.
However, he only had two more uses for the Magic Tower Design. One of them was for the Town of Beginnings. As for the remaining five plots of Land in major cities, they wouldn't be able to bring Candlelight much profit.
Hearing Shifeng's straightforward rejection, Yuan Tiexin and Purple Jade were stunned.
Five plots of Lands with high potential were the equivalent of providing five million customers. Even the Guild Leader of a Super Guild would hesitate over such a price. Yet, Shifeng didn't even bat an eye …
For a moment, Purple Jade even suspected that Shifeng didn't understand the significance of five plots of Lands with high potential. Otherwise, he wouldn't have rejected the offer so easily.
"May I know how much you want, President Hei Yan?" Yuan Tiexin asked, gritting his teeth.
The Secret Pavilion was determined to obtain the Magic Tower. This was something their Guild Leader had repeatedly instructed them to do.
"I want the Lands in these cities and towns. I need a total of 20 plots. I believe the Secret Pavilion should be able to fulfill my request, right?"
Shifeng then took out a list of Lands in various NPC cities. Most of these cities had less than 100,000 players, with some having only 30,000 to 40,000 players. Meanwhile, the Lands in these cities were spread across 11 kingdoms and two empires.
"This …" When Yuan Tiexin heard the list of 20 plots of Lands, he had wanted to scold the Shifeng for asking for too much. However, when he saw that the list of 20 plots of Lands was filled with NPC cities, he was dumbfounded.
The total player population of these 20 plots of Lands didn't even reach two million. Moreover, these plots of Lands didn't have much potential in the future. He simply couldn't understand what the Shifeng was thinking.
However, this was a good thing for the Secret Pavilion.
"President Hei Yan, that's all you want?" Yuan Tiexin asked. He didn't think that the Shifeng would be so generous.
"Of course, that's not all. I also need 20,000 Gold for construction." Seeing Yuan Tiexin's suspicious gaze, the Shifeng had no choice but to reveal a relatively "reasonable" price.
In reality, his price was not low at all. Even the Shifeng himself felt that he was being swindled.
Although the price of the 20 Lands offered to him might not be very high, they were very useful. Even if he wanted to purchase them, he could not. After all, other small or large Guilds had already claimed these Lands. Only the Secret Pavilion would be able to purchase these Lands if they personally took action.
In the past, these 20 cities had been known as the Golden Cities.
The reason for the name was the Golden Cities was that the advanced maps near these cities produced Diamond Wood.
Diamond Wood was a rare wood in God's Domain. It was specifically used to craft advanced ships. Even the most common speedboat could rival Bronze Speedboats. Hence, Diamond Wood was very popular among the various large Guilds and maritime adventurer teams.
Only, Diamond Wood was very rare. Many kingdoms and empires, including the Starmoon Kingdom, did not possess the wood.
Now that Shi Feng had his own Intermediate Shipyard, he naturally had to make plans.
He hadn't had such an opportunity in the past, but now that the opportunity was right in front of him, how could he let it go?
In the past, the Lands in these cities had sold for astronomical prices. Without 50,000 Gold, one couldn't purchase a single plot of land.
Unlike ordinary tools that could be stored in one's bag space, the wood used to construct a ship couldn't be stored in one's bag space. If one wished to transport the wood, they would have to do so personally. Moreover, even if they managed to transport the wood to an NPC town, transporting the wood to where it was needed was considerably troublesome.
Of course, one could use a teleportation array to transport the wood. Only, the price of transporting a single set of wood was much higher than that of a single player. The most common method was to use a horse carriage to transport the wood. However, the horse carriage couldn't transport only one set of wood at a time. Hence, players needed to stockpile the wood and transport it all together.
Meanwhile, NPC towns and cities prohibited players from casually stacking items on the streets. If players dared to do so, the items would be confiscated.
Because of this, the various large Guilds needed a warehouse to store their wood.
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