Candlelight's announcement stunned the merchant players in the hall for a moment. Immediately, a commotion broke out among the merchant players. Even the players who had come to join in on the fun gaped in shock.
"Crap! 3,000 Gold to rent a Shop for a month! If I remember correctly, Shops in NPC cities only cost that much, but those are permanent! Yet, a single Shop in Silverwing Town costs 3,000 Gold! Isn't this a little too expensive?! "
"That's right! At the end of the day, Silverwing Town is only a town. It can't compare to an NPC city. Who can afford such an expensive rent?"
"If I had 3,000 Gold, I'd buy a full set of top-tier equipment. At the very least, I could rely on my top-tier equipment to join a bounty team. If I'm lucky, I might be able to earn it back after a month. It's much more profitable than renting a Shop."
…
For a time, everyone discussed Silverwing Town's astronomical rent.
"Guild Leader, I'm afraid that very few merchant players will be able to afford the rent you've set. Many powerful trading firms have suggested to me that they'll be willing to rent a Shop for a long time if we offer a 30% discount. Should we lower the price a little?" Shiuse Qiangwei, who sat in the second-floor hall, suggested as he looked at Xiang Shifeng.
Truthfully, she felt that the rent was too high. If it were in Ling Yi City, she wouldn't have minded. After all, the player population in Ling Yi City had already exceeded 5,000,000. It was much more powerful than ordinary major NPC cities. Even if the rent was so high, everyone would still be able to accept it. After all, if they bought a Shop in an NPC city permanently, they would still have to pay a 15% property tax every month.
Of course, this property tax was based on the actual monthly purchase price of a Shop, not the initial purchase price. In other words, the property tax was equivalent to rent.
However, Silverwing Town was different. Although it had become an Intermediate Town, its player capacity had increased significantly. However, due to its size, the town's player population was severely limited. Hence, it couldn't compare to major NPC cities, not to mention Ling Yi City.
"Tell them that the rent I've set isn't high for the current Silverwing Town. If they want to buy a Shop, then buy it. If they don't, we won't force them. In another half a month, the price might even increase," Shifeng said nonchalantly.
Silverwing Town's Trading Firm was a natural treasury. Players could easily purchase rare items from the Trading Firm and sell these items in other kingdoms and empires, earning a significant profit. The Trading Firm could also use the Trading Firm as a warehouse.
If not for the Sea of Trees's demand, Shi Feng wouldn't have rented the Shop.
"Guild Leader, I've also received news about the Beast Capital City. I've heard that the Blackwater Guild has unlocked the seal on the city's Armory. Currently, the various large Guilds have dispatched expert teams to explore the city's Armory. Although we wish to do the same, the Blackwater Guild has placed a tight blockade on us. If any of our players dare approach the Beast Capital City, they'll immediately surround and kill them." ..................................................................................
.... "They've opened the Beast King City's Armory?" Shifeng frowned. "Blackwater really is amazing."
An Asura Mode Regional Dungeon like the Beast King City naturally had plenty of resources. As for the Armory, it definitely had plenty of war weapons. To the various large Guilds, which lacked war weapons, the Armory could significantly increase their combat power.
However, Blackwater controlled the Crimson Flame Fortress. It was no exaggeration to say that it had sealed off the path to the Beast King City. Moreover, even if they entered the Beast King City, Blackwater would have an easy time dealing with them. After all, the Guild had the home ground advantage.
If Blackwater really did obtain a lot of war weapons, the Ling YI Society would be at a severe disadvantage.
A large reason why the Ling YI Society had been able to gain a foothold in the Ore Empire was its lead over the other Guilds in terms of war weapons. If they closed this gap, Blackwater would have a much easier time capturing Silverwing Town. At that time, the various superpowers, which had been watching from the sidelines, would definitely take advantage of the situation.
"Based on our reports, the various superpowers are also preparing to go all-out to explore the Beast King City's Armory. If we fall behind …" Shiuse Qiangwei was at his wit's end.
If they sent experts to explore the Beast King City's Armory, the various superpowers would likely chase them out before they could even enter the Armory. However, if they tried to force their way through Blackwater's blockade, they would definitely suffer massive losses. After all, the Crimson Flame Fortress could provide reinforcements at any time, but the Guild couldn't. However, if they ignored the situation, the various superpowers would slowly overtake them.
"We'll give up on the Beast King City's Armory," Shifeng said after giving the matter some thought.
"Give up? But … "Shiuse Qiangwei could not help his surprise.
If they gave up on the Beast King City's Armory, the various superpowers would obtain a large number of war weapons. At that time, the Ling YI Society would suffer.
"I'm not done yet. Although we've given up on exploring the Beast King City, we can explore other locations. Beast King City isn't the only Regional Dungeon in God's Domain," Shifeng said, chuckling. "How many Tier 2 players does our Guild have right now?"
"Fortunately, we have the Primordial Soul. It's much easier for us to get promoted to Tier 2 than other Guilds. Currently, the Guild has over 400 Tier 2 players, and many of them are still in the process of completing their Tier 2 Promotion Quests. I believe that it won't be long before we break through the 1,000-man threshold," Shiuse Qiangwei said excitedly.
Currently, the Ling YI Society's number of Tier 2 players rivaled that of the various superpowers in God's Domain. Moreover, as time passed, the Ling YI Society's number of Tier 2 players would only increase.
Shi Feng had to admit that the Primordial City's Armory held a massive advantage over the Guild. After all, the Ling YI Society had far fewer experts than the various superpowers. However, after obtaining the Primordial Soul, the difficulty of completing their Tier 2 Promotion Quests had decreased significantly. In addition, the Primordial Soul provided the Guild with an advantage in equipment.
"There's already so many people?" Shifeng was slightly surprised. This number had already exceeded his expectations. Currently, the various first-rate Guilds would be fortunate to have 30 or 40 Tier 2 players. "Wonderful! Take this Icarus's Heart and organize 300 players to head to the neutral map, the Sarok Mountain Range. We'll grind Rock Beasts there. The more, the better. You can also grind while you're there. However, be careful when exploring the map. Although it isn't an Asura Mode Regional Dungeon, it's still one of the rare Hell Mode Regional Dungeons."
The Sarok Mountain Range was a Level 60 to Level 90 neutral map located a short distance away from the Storm Empire. The map was famous for its Fine Titan Iron Ore.
Titan Ore was much more valuable than Titan Ore. Even in 100-man Team Dungeons, the drop-rate for Titan Ore was very low. However, the drop-rate in the Hell Mode Regional Dungeon of the Sarlock Mountain Range was very low. Even the drop-rate for Great Lord ranked Rock Beasts was less than 3%. Fortunately, there were plenty of Great Lord ranked Rock Beasts inside the Regional Dungeon.
However, if players wished to grind in the Sarok Mountain Range, they had to reach Tier 2 first.
Originally, the Ling YI Society only had several dozen Tier 2 players. They simply didn't have enough manpower. Naturally, they had given up on the Sarok Mountain Range. However, now that they had so many Tier 2 players, they could use this opportunity to grind for Fine Titan Iron Ore. That way, they'd have the main material to produce the Guardian Puppets. Now, they only needed to wait for A Melancholy Smile to nurture a Subclass Master.
Shiuse Qiangwei was confused when she heard Shifeng's words. She couldn't understand why they wanted to grind monsters so far away. However, since Shifeng had said so, she had no choice but to take the Icarus's Heart and organize the Guild's Tier 2 players to head to the Sarok Mountain Range.
After one day passed, the 20 Shops Shifeng had rented out were sold out. None of the 15 Small Shops and five Large Shops remained. In the blink of an eye, the Shifeng had earned 70,000 Gold. Many merchant players and independent players were stupefied by this situation. They couldn't understand why these people had spent so much Gold to rent Shops.
By the time the Sea of Trees was about to open, Shifeng had raised a total of 120,000 Gold through the Ling YI Society's profits and the Ice Crystal World's materials. The Shifeng's wallets bulged significantly.
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