After Shifeng issued the command, A Melancholy Smile and Youlan took action. Using the name of the Ling YI Society, they announced on the Dark Night Empire's official forums that they would be purchasing the empire's specialty materials at a high price and selling the empire's commonly-used products at a low price.
As soon as this message came out, it caused a stir in the entire Dark Night Empire. Everyone felt that it was unbelievable.
"Insane! This is insane! "
"What?! Is Ling Yi declaring war on Starlink?! "
Everyone in the Dark Night Empire had long since heard of Ling Yi's name. After all, Ling Yi had helped the Hundred Flowers Palace stop Starlink's advance.
After the Auction Arena, Starlink's suppression of Ling Yi wasn't a secret. Anyone could easily find out about it by asking around.
Yet, Starlink had just announced its intention to target Ling Yi in the Starmoon Kingdom, yet Ling Yi had come to the Dark Night Empire to do such a thing. It was obvious that Starlink was targeting Starlink.
This explosive news reached the ears of the empire's various major powers at lightning speed. For a time, they were all astonished by Ling Yi's actions.
"What is Ling Yi Society thinking? Don't they know that Starlink has already secured Dark Night City's Auction House? "Crimson Heart, the Hundred Flowers Palace's First Vice Guild Leader, was speechless when she read the news she had just received.
Now that Starlink had secured Dark Night City's Auction House, it had solidified its position as the Dark Night Empire's overlord. Even Unyielding Soul and Crimson Emperor, the empire's two super-first-rate Guilds, wouldn't dare take such a risk.
Moreover, Starlink still had two Auction Houses. Including its robust capital, its financial strength was unimaginable. Not to mention, Crimson Emperor had long since established himself in the Dark Night Empire.
"I've heard that Ling Yi's members are panicking because of Starlink's suppression. Ling Yi might be trying to rally the Guild's morale," Cleansed Rue, who stood beside Crimson Heart, said.
In her opinion, this was the only thing Ling Yi could do. After all, the cohesion and morale of a Guild were very important. If the morale of the Guild was broken, the Guild would be finished.
"But you can't do that. You're announcing to the world that Ling Yi is officially declaring war on Starlink. If she loses, Ling Yi's fate will only worsen." Crimson Heart said. "Moreover, an economic war like this will place a heavy burden on Guilds. This isn't a field war. It's a competition of wealth and resources. War tools are useless here."
Mu Yun fell silent when she heard this.
Just as Crimson Heart had said, an economic war of attrition was a fatal blow to a Guild. All war tools would be useless. Moreover, if a Guild lost a war of attrition, it would face the risk of disbanding. Regardless of whether a Guild won or lost, it would suffer massive losses. Moreover, if a Guild lost a war of attrition, it would suffer massive losses.
While the Hundred Flowers Palace was confused by Ling Yi's actions, Unyielding Soul was also discussing Ling Yi's situation in the Dark Night Empire.
"Ling Yi has really gone overboard this time." Mu Cheng could not help but sigh as he read the discussions on the official forums.
"Grandpa, Zero Wing has a goldmine like Zero Wing City. It has also acquired White River City's Auction House. Its financial strength should be frightening. I'm afraid that Starlink won't have an easy time with Zero Wing City," Mu Lingsha said strangely.
Other Guilds might not be aware of Ling Yi City's value, but Unyielding Soul was a superpower.
Due to Zero Wing City's location in the Witch's Hill, the Otherworld Gate's teleportation fees were frightening, not to mention the city's massive entrance fee. There were plenty of treasures inside the Otherworld Gate, and players could level up much faster there. Now, aside from Star-Moon Kingdom's players, even players from the neighboring kingdoms had begun to visit the Otherworld Gate to level up.
The Otherworld Gate's income was no less than White River City's Auction House's.
"You're underestimating Starlink too much. Don't forget that Starlink controls Dark Night City's Auction House. It is the city's economic lifeline," Mu Cheng said, shaking his head. "Starlink only needs to say a word to decide whether players can enter the Auction House or not. Starlink has three Auction Houses under its control. Even if it reduces the income of one of the Auction Houses, it won't matter. In addition, the difference between Starlink's strength and Starlink's influence on players is obvious. Do you really think that players would sell their items to Ling Yi for a measly profit?"
At the end of the day, Ling Yi wasn't a superpower. Setting aside her background, there was a massive difference between her and Starlink's NPC Auction Houses. Starlink had dared to challenge Ling Yi in White River City because Ling Yi had only one NPC Auction House. If Ling Yi dared to prohibit players from selling items to Starlink, she'd be cutting off both her arms. Starlink would be happy to see such a thing happen, but it was a different story for Starlink.
This was the difference between Starlink's and Starlink's foundations!
Ling Yi felt that Ling Yi could do what Starlink could. Doing so would be foolish. She'd only suffer a more miserable death!
"Let's notify Ling Yi, then," Mu Lingsha said.
"It's too late," Mu Cheng said, sighing. Mu Cheng sighed. "I'm afraid every player in the Dark Night Empire and Star-Moon Kingdom knows about this matter by now. If we stop now, not only will Zero Wing lose face, but the hearts of the Guild's members will also crumble."
Meanwhile, in Dark Night City, Starlink's Residence:
"Guild Leader, everyone in the Dark Night Empire is talking about Ling Yi's declaration of war. Should we take action?" Dawn Web, who stood before Lu Xingluo, asked quietly.
"Of course. Spread the word that anyone who dares sell the Dark Night Empire's specialty materials to Ling Yi can forget about setting foot in Dark Night City's Auction House!" Lu Xingluo said, chuckling. "I want to see how Ling Yi plans to play this game."
"Understood!" Dawn Web bowed and left.
…
Dark Night City's bustling commercial streets were bustling with activity. Although night had already fallen, the streets were still packed with players. As the Dark Night Empire's imperial capital, the various adventurer teams and Guilds had gathered here. With a casual glance, one could easily spot Level 64 expert players. Many of these experts wore Level 60 Fine-Gold Equipment. This was unimaginable in other NPC cities.
The Dark Night Empire's various major powers had stationed their members in Dark Night City not only because Dark Night City was the empire's capital, but also because the various kingdoms and empires' merchant players mainly gathered in Dark Night City. As a result, Dark Night City had the best resources in the Dark Night Empire.
If there was something valuable in the Dark Night Empire, it could be found in Dark Night City. Dark Night City also had items that other NPC cities didn't, and these items were all gathered in Dark Night City's Auction House.
Many players had found treasures in Dark Night City, and quite a few had become famous or rich overnight.
Due to Starlink's ban, not a single player dared to visit Candlelight's commercial streets. In fact, very few players were willing to enter the Auction House, afraid that Starlink's members would misunderstand and ban them from visiting the city's Auction House ever again.
Inside Candlelight, A Melancholy Smile and Youlan were stupefied by this situation.
Despite the Candlelight Trading Firm purchasing materials at 30% above market price and selling basic products at 30% below market price, only a handful of customers had visited the Candlelight Trading Firm after more than an hour had passed.
"What should we do, Guild Leader? With Starlink's ban, Candlelight's players are only trying to purchase items at a low price. We're only losing money. We won't be able to affect Starlink at all, "A Melancholy Smile said anxiously after contacting Xiang Shifeng.
"Starlink issued a ban?" Shifeng laughed. "That's fast!"
"Guild Leader, we're losing money, yet you still have time to laugh?" A Melancholy Smile was speechless when she saw Shifeng's expression.
"Since Starlink has issued a ban, we can begin," Shifeng said, chuckling. "Introduce the Exotic Stamina Potions and Stamina Gemstones. Anyone who wishes to purchase the Exotic Stamina Potions will have to trade them with the empire's specialty materials. As for the Stamina Gemstones, we'll hold an auction. If you want to qualify for the auction, you'll have to sell the specialty materials to us for 1 Gold. Hopefully, Starlink will keep its word."
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