When Shiuse Qiangwei and Gentle Snow heard Shifeng's suggestion, a multitude of thoughts raced through their minds. They were both excited and anxious.
"Guild Leader, although this is a good idea to let these Guilds and powers compete for the garrison slots while we reap the benefits, I'm afraid that some small Guilds will give up on the competition. Currently, most of the Guilds that have approached us are small Guilds. Although they are weak individually, their combined strength is even greater than that of large Guilds." Shiuse Qiangwei quickly pointed out the crux of the problem. His analysis of management and operations was much more sensitive than Shifeng's.
"That's right. These small Guilds don't think like large Guilds. They won't act unless they see an incentive. They won't consider their future development at all. Their immediate benefits are everything." Gentle Snow nodded. "I'm afraid that a 20% discount on the entrance fee won't be enough to attract them. After all, these small Guilds have very few experts to begin with. They have even fewer experts capable of exploring the Bottomless Abyss. Compared to what they are currently investing, they will definitely reject the offer. If push comes to shove, they will follow the example of adventurer teams and head to Stone Forest City on their own."
Shiuse Qiangwei and Gentle Snow's suggestion was extremely logical. Although Shifeng had only mentioned it briefly, the two had already thought of many problems. Hei Zi and Liang Jing simply couldn't compare to them.
"You're right. A discount on the entrance fee alone won't be enough to attract these small Guilds. However, this city is Stone Forest City. Even if they don't want to, I'm afraid that they will have a hard time rejecting our offer," Shifeng said, smiling faintly.
Listening to the two's suggestion, Shi Feng more or less understood why these two had been able to lead their Guilds to greatness in the past, developing them into quasi-super-first-rate Guilds.
If a Guild wished to develop, not only did it need powerful experts, but management and operations were equally important. If Shi Feng hadn't been a reincarnator, possessing a relatively advanced management philosophy and knowledge of future developments, he definitely wouldn't have been as capable as these two.
"This …" Shiuse Qiangwei and Gentle Snow revealed confused expressions when they heard Shifeng's words.
"Don't these Guilds want to cooperate? In that case, let's set the location of our cooperation at Candlelight in Stone Forest City, "Shifeng said with a smile.
"Alright, let's bring them over now." Although Shiuse Qiangwei and Gentle Snow were confused, they understood the Shifeng's style of doing things. Since they had made such an arrangement, they must have some sort of plan in mind. Moreover, Stone Forest City was the future focus of Ling YI Society's development. As the Guild's core upper echelons, they naturally had to learn more about the city.
Following which, the two of them disconnected the call and contacted the representatives of the various large Guilds, instructing them to head to Stone Forest City to discuss their cooperation.
"What does Ling Yi mean? We could have talked directly, but he insisted on taking us to Stone Forest City. Isn't this a waste of time? " A Level 68, elegant female Elementalist in light-red mage robes demanded angrily as she glared at Shiuse Qiangwei in the reception hall.
There were over 200 representatives from the various large Guilds in the spacious reception hall. However, aside from Unyielding Heart and Mu Lingsha, none of the other representatives dared to look directly at these women's fury. They all lowered their heads as if they had encountered some sort of monster, afraid of drawing fire to themselves.
This elegant woman was none other than Sixteenth Cloud, the Second Vice Guild Leader of Shining Tiger. She was also known as the Flame Empress. Originally, Sixteenth Cloud had been a peerless genius nurtured by a Super Guild, similar to the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion's Phoenix Rain. However, she had joined Shining Tiger midway and helped the Guild secure many territories.
Although Shining Tiger wasn't as powerful as Starlink, it was still one of the top Guilds among the upstart superpowers. The Guild already controlled as many as four kingdoms. It also had a considerable foundation in the Glory Empire. It was even stronger than Unyielding Soul.
"Vice Guild Leader, we're here to understand Ling Yi and see if Ling Yi is as powerful as the White Tiger Dojo claims. Just bear with it for now, "a Level 68, middle-aged male Assassin hurriedly tried to persuade Sixteenth Cloud like a housekeeper. It was obvious that he was already used to Sixteenth Cloud's fiery temper.
Meanwhile, Unyielding Heart, who sat across from this middle-aged man, was very wary of him.
This middle-aged man had an even greater background. His name was Sorrowful Silence, and he had become famous much earlier than Unyielding Heart. Moreover, Sorrowful Silence was a bona fide monster who specialized in beheadings. During this period, Sorrowful Silence had killed over six superpowers' upper echelons, ruining many of these superpowers' plans.
How strange. Shining Tiger has clearly been developing in the Glory Empire all this time. Why would it partner with Ling Yi? Unyielding Heart was inwardly surprised as he looked at Sixteenth Cloud and Sorrowful Silence. Could Ling Yi be secretly working with Shining Tiger as well?
Although Shining Tiger was a newly promoted superpower and had developed much later than Starlink, it had risen to power just as quickly as the Guild. It also had the support of the Radiant Corporation, a world-class corporation. Like the Blackwater Corporation, Radiant Tiger had started out in the fighting and security industries. It had no lack of expert players, which gave Radiant Tiger an advantage over other major corporations.
If not for the Radiant Corporation's delay in establishing itself in God's Domain, Shining Tiger would've most likely developed into a superpower that rivaled Starlink and Blackwater.
While Unyielding Heart was lost in his thoughts, Sixteenth Cloud returned to her seat, no longer causing a ruckus.
"I understand. I was just saying," Sixteenth Cloud said, her lips twitching as she looked at Sorrowful Silence.
She looked down on Ling Yi, a Guild without any background. After all, she had originated from a Super Guild, so she knew just how powerful Super Guilds were. Although a Guild like Ling Yi had made a name for itself, whether or not it would last long was another story.
After all, no one could say for sure whether or not an opportunity would present itself. If an opportunity presented itself, the Guild would rise to prominence. In the virtual gaming world's history, there had been plenty of Guilds like Ling Yi that had suddenly risen to prominence. However, very few had managed to become super-first-rate Guilds or Super Guilds in the end.
In Sixteenth Cloud's opinion, Ling Yi was only a nouveau riche. She was on a completely different level from the wealthy families.
If the White Tiger Dojo hadn't said that Ling Yi was excellent at nurturing experts, Zero Wing wouldn't have invited her here, much less discuss a partnership with the Guild.
Once Sixteenth Cloud's complaints were gone, the meeting hall's atmosphere calmed. The various Guild representatives followed Shiuse Qiangwei out of the hall and made their way to White River City's Teleportation Hall to investigate Stone Forest City.
At the same time, Gentle Snow, who was in the distant Black Dragon Empire, led the various major powers' representatives to Stone Forest City.
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