After a brief moment of surprise, the players that had come to Ling Yi City for the first time exited the Teleportation Hall.
"This …"
As soon as these players exited the Teleportation Hall and arrived on the main street, they were shocked by the scene before them. This was completely different from what they had imagined.
Ling Yi City had only recently been constructed. Logically, the city should've been quite empty. However, although there were no players on the streets, there were plenty of NPCs. Many wandering merchants had even set up stalls to sell their wares.
There were far more items for sale here than in Stone Forest Town.
There was no lack of rare items among the wandering merchants' wares. Many adventurer teams and players were willing to wait for an entire day just to purchase these items. Unless ordinary players had heaven-defying luck, they wouldn't be able to purchase these items.
Yet, there wasn't a single player in front of these wandering merchants …
Thinking up to this point, these players couldn't help but look at each other. Gulping, they charged forward without hesitation, afraid that someone else would beat them to it.
Even if they didn't use the rare items themselves, they could still make a fortune by selling them.
Spending only 30 Copper to visit Ling Yi City was a huge profit. Even if they purchased an item from a wandering merchant, they could still resell it for far more than 30 Copper.
In just a short moment, everyone had spent all the money they had on hand. Even so, there were still many wandering merchants selling rare items …
"Scorpion, notify the commander immediately! Borrow as much money as you can! If we miss this opportunity, we'll have a much harder time making money in the future!"
Everyone had already forgotten their purpose for visiting Ling Yi City. Instead, they contacted their friends or adventurer teams to borrow money, afraid that they wouldn't be able to borrow enough.
However, as more players entered Ling Yi City, they discovered the benefits of visiting Ling Yi City. As a result, more players visited the wandering merchants to purchase rare items.
Seeing that they couldn't purchase any rare items, some players steeled their hearts and posted news of Ling Yi City to Starmoon Kingdom's official forums.
A large number of wandering merchants have appeared in Ling Yi City!
Ling Yi City's Mana density far surpasses Stone Forest Town's. Moreover, players could also accumulate the Double EXP buff!
"There are so many wandering merchants!"
"That's impossible! Can I earn double experience by staying in the city? "
As players continued to upload videos and images, the majority of players, who were originally only interested in Ancient Rock City, shifted their attention to Ling Yi City.
To players, levels and equipment were the most important. This was especially true for independent players. Without the benefits of a Guild, it would be very difficult for independent players to catch up with Guild members in terms of leveling speed. Just the Double EXP buff alone was enough to make independent players sigh.
Now, he only needed to spend 30 copper coins to enjoy such treatment. It was definitely worth it, not to mention that there were so many wandering merchants in Ling Yi City.
Suddenly, Ling Yi City became the target of a large number of independent players and adventurer teams. This was especially true for players who hadn't planned on adventuring in the Ore Empire to level up. Now that they had received this news, they hurried to Ling Yi City to investigate the situation.
As a result, the number of players heading to Ling Yi City increased exponentially.
Moreover, many players from Stone Forest Town also hurried to Ling Yi City. Previously, they had chosen to stay in Stone Forest Town because they believed that the town's Mana density was higher than Stone Forest Town's. Now that Ling Yi City surpassed Stone Forest Town's, they naturally shifted their focus to Ling Yi City to train.
As a result, Ling Yi City's player population increased from several hundred to ten thousand, and then from ten thousand to several tens of thousands. As a result, Ling Yi City's popularity continued to soar.
"Big Sis Aqua, good news! Just now, according to Ling Yi City's statistics, 300,000 players have arrived in Ling Yi City!" the female Summoner, Yaya, announced happily.
"Three hundred thousand players?" Shiuse Qiangwei's eyes twitched involuntarily when he heard this number, his heart filled with ecstasy.
Three hundred thousand players was nothing compared to Stone Forest Town, which had set a record of one million players. However, the difference between the two was like the difference between heaven and earth.
Anyone who entered Ling Yi City would have to pay 30 Copper Coins per person.
Three hundred thousand players!
Just the Coins collected from Ling Yi City already amounted to 900 Gold …
This was pure profit!
Moreover, as the number of players increased, the income would also increase. Reaching one million players would be a piece of cake. If one million players entered Ling Yi City every day, the city would earn 3,000 Gold per day. Even Candlelight's daily income was not that high.
In addition, the income from Ling Yi City's hotels and Battle Arena would likely be no less than the city's entrance fee, not to mention the various Shops.
"Big Sis Aqua, quite a few merchant players and adventurer teams have expressed their interest in renting Ling Yi City's Shops. Are we really going to inform them of our conditions?" Yaya asked as she looked at Shiuse Qiangwei.
Shiuse Qiangwei's conditions were simply too ruthless. Yaya was worried that if she informed these merchant players, they would all run away …
"Of course. Once Ling Yi City's player population reaches one million, we'll increase the price!" Shiuse Qiangwei said confidently.
What Yaya didn't know was that Zero Wing City was still an empty shell. None of the 2-star NPC Merchants and two 3-star NPC Merchants that had signed contracts with Zero Wing City had finished constructing their Shops. Not only were the items these NPC Merchants sold more stable than the wandering merchants, but the items they sold were also far more valuable. When the time came, more players would be attracted to Zero Wing City.
At that time, not to mention one million players, even two or three million players would be possible.
"I understand." Yaya could not help but sympathize with these merchant players. If they had signed the lease contract earlier, they would've been able to take advantage of Ling Yi City's Shops.
Following which, Yaya shared Shiuse Qiangwei's conditions with all the merchant players preparing to enter Ling Yi City.
"This Ling Yi Society is too greedy!"
"Has it gone mad from lack of money?"
"Crap! Even a small Shop with potential costs 400 Gold per week! I might as well buy a Shop in a town!"
…
The merchant players who received this message paled as they cursed Ling Yi for being greedy.
Four hundred Gold!
That would cost them over 57 Gold per day! How many items would they have to sell to recoup this cost? Most likely, only large Merchant Guilds would dare to rent a Shop. After all, these large Merchant Guilds had merchant players scattered across many kingdoms. They had a wide range of connections, and they could offer many items that players were interested in.
"Four hundred Gold per Shop with potential? It seems the Ling Yi Society is very confident in Ling Yi City's development. " Su Jun, who had also received this message, could not help but smile when she saw it. "This is an opportunity. Although we can't afford to rent a small Shop with potential, we should be able to rent a small Shop in the city's outer region."
For a time, although a large number of merchant players had given up on Ling Yi City, a small portion of them had gritted their teeth and decided to rent a small Shop in the city's outer region. Although it was still a lot of money, the cost was much lower.
Meanwhile, as Ling Yi City's popularity grew …
The Shifeng used Moloch's Ring to open a Door of Darkness and arrived at the Dark Den's central region.
The World Summit!
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