Cold Spring Forest, Stone Forest City, Freedom Hotel:
"What is Ling Yi thinking?" When Mu Lingsha, who was resting, saw Ling Yi's announcement in Stone Forest City, she nearly jumped to her feet. "Not even Stone Forest City can afford such a loss!"
After reading the city announcement, Unyielding Heart gave the matter some thought and said, "However, this is indeed a good way to deal with the NPCs."
"But isn't it a little too much to ask for half of the city's income? Moreover, to make up for the loss, Ling Yi is actually asking for 20 Silver to enter the city. Ordinary players won't accept such a price. Even Stone Forest City is difficult to enter, not to mention Ling Yi's other two Guild Cities," Mu Lingsha said. Mu Lingsha was puzzled. "Right now, the Dark World is keeping a close eye on us. If anything happens to us, the Dark World will definitely take action."
"I don't know about that, but Ling Yi's decision is a good thing for our Guild," Unyielding Heart said, chuckling.
"A good thing?" Mu Lingsha was confused.
She couldn't understand how Unyielding Soul would benefit from such a decision.
"With the increase in Stone Forest City's entrance fee, many players will choose to develop in other Guild Cities. Some won't even bother coming to Stone Forest City. You should know that Stone Forest City's resources and conditions are among the best among Level 100 neutral maps. The Freedom Hotel can't compare to it when it comes to clearing out foreign energy, either," Unyielding Heart explained. Unyielding Heart slowly explained, "That way, the Freedom Hotel's empty slots can be filled by members of our Guild."
"That's true." Mu Lingsha's eyes glowed. "I'll have the Guild Leader and the others make the necessary preparations, then."
Stone Forest City was extremely crowded right now. Due to the presence of NPCs, it was even more crowded. In fact, the Guild had no choice but to restrict the flow of players entering the Stone Forest City. If a large number of NPCs and players left the city, it would be a good opportunity for Unyielding Soul to develop in Stone Forest City.
After all, Stone Forest City was one of the rarest Intermediate Cities in God's Domain. If Unyielding Soul took advantage of this opportunity, its members might even surpass other Guilds in levels.
Orc Empire, Silverwing City:
"Crazy! Ling Yi is crazy! "
"It's one thing to chase away those NPCs, but why is the rent of the shops even more expensive? This must be Ling Yi's scheme! Are you trying to chase us merchant players out of Silverwing City?! "
"Ling Yi is so awesome! I support Ling Yi! How nice would it be to chase those NPCs away! This city was originally built by us players. With so many NPCs here, I can't even accept any quests! "
Throughout Silverwing City, the players had mixed opinions about Ling Yi's new rule. Some criticized Ling Yi for being too greedy for money, while others thought that the new rule was a good idea. Without NPCs, there would be less competition.
Unlike the majority of independent players, the various major powers that received Ling Yi's refusal to allow NPCs into the city were overjoyed.
"This Ling Yi is really daring! Let's see how Ling Yi's three Guild Cities will continue to operate if they refuse to let NPCs into their cities. "
"Strong! Truly strong! Right now, the various major powers are frantically recruiting members and thinking of ways to protect themselves, yet Ling Yi is actually trying to chase people out of the city. It seems that Ling Yi has become arrogant after helping Frost Heaven become one of the twelve reserve Guilds! "
"Silverwing City has taken the initiative to give way to the Orc Empire. This is a good opportunity for our Guild to develop and strengthen! Send out orders immediately! From now on, reduce the entrance fees to our Guild Cities and Towns by half! Also, lower the entry requirements!"
When the various major powers saw Ling Yi chasing their players out of the city, they took the opportunity to frantically recruit players, intending to take over the Orc Empire's player market share.
In less than half an hour, the number of players entering Ling Yi's three Guild Cities began to decrease significantly. Many ordinary players had been attracted to the other Guild Cities and Towns in the Orc Empire. As for the income from NPCs, it was even more so.
"Guild Leader, this really won't do. In less than half an hour, we've already lost over 20% of our player population. If this continues, we'll be lucky to have even one-tenth of our original player population remaining," Youlan said when she contacted the Shifeng. She felt as if she was going crazy.
This was all money they were talking about!
Currently, Gentle Snow and Shiuse Qiangwei weren't in the right state to manage the Orc Empire. Hence, the burden of running the Ling Yi Society fell on her and Liang Jing's shoulders.
Previously, they hadn't been aware of Ling Yi's exact situation. However, after taking over these matters, they realized that Ling Yi had been walking a tightrope all this time. Currently, the Orc Empire's financial situation was barely balanced.
However, without the majority of the income from the three Guild Cities, the Guild wouldn't even be able to operate normally. After all, the energy required to maintain the Guild's training system in the real world was simply too frightening. Moreover, the Guild's internal trainees had also expanded to 5,000. The daily expenditure was simply astronomical.
Meanwhile, Ling Yi refused to accept investments from major corporations. If they lost their income, they'd go bankrupt in less than a week.
"I understand." Shifeng nodded and chuckled when he saw Youlan's anxious expression. "However, this is only a small amount of money."
"A small amount of money?" Youlan felt as if she would faint at any moment.
Today, they had lost hundreds of thousands of Gold!
The various major powers' Guild Towns were gradually developing. Although they hadn't reached the standard of Basic Cities, they were still Advanced Towns. In addition, these Guilds had invested a lot of money into their Guild Towns. Their Guild Towns weren't any weaker than Silverwing City's. Only, they weren't as safe or convenient.
Immediately, Shifeng changed the image on the screen. Smiling, he asked, "Look at this building before me."
Youlan's screen displayed a massive, five-story-tall building. Massive walls surrounded the building, effectively isolating it from the outside world. The mana fluctuations inside the building were considerably dense. Moreover, judging from its appearance, it looked exactly like the Teleportation Halls of the various NPC cities.
"Teleportation Hall?" Youlan couldn't help but gasp.
"That's right. It's a Teleportation Hall." Shifeng nodded. "Moreover, this Teleportation Hall is exactly the same as the Teleportation Halls of NPC cities. The only difference is that you can only teleport to a specific NPC city."
"But even if you can teleport to another NPC city, I'm afraid that ordinary players won't be able to afford the round-trip teleportation fees," Youlan said, calming herself down quickly.
A Guild City's Teleportation Hall was indeed much more convenient. With this, whether players traveled to or from Silverwing City, they would only need a short moment to teleport to another NPC city.
However, there was also a major problem.
The cost. Cross-country teleportation fees were very high, ranging from several dozen Silver Coins to several Gold Coins. This was also why many players chose to travel by Mount or Flying Ship.
If Silverwing City was used as a teleportation station in the Orc Empire, it wouldn't be very effective. As for teleporting back to the Orc Empire, players could simply use Return Scrolls.
"You're right. However, this teleportation array teleports you to a slightly different location," Shifeng said, chuckling. He understood Youlan's concerns.
"Aren't teleporting to NPC cities?" Youlan was confused.
Even if they could teleport to an empire's imperial capital, it wouldn't be of much help to Ling Yi's current situation.
"It is indeed an NPC city. Only, this NPC city is slightly different," Shifeng said, nodding. "I doubt you'll understand even if I explain it this way. Now that the Teleportation Hall is complete, contact Unyielding Soul and Crimson Emperor and tell them to come to Silverwing City. Tell them that I have something important to discuss with them."
"We're going to invite them over now?" Youlan was confused.
Currently, the various superpowers were shrinking their territories. None of them were having an easy time. Even if they invited Unyielding Soul and Crimson Emperor to help, they wouldn't be able to resolve Ling Yi's predicament.
"That's right. Now is the time. Our Guild, Ling Yi, will most likely have a hard time dealing with this matter alone. Hence, we'll need some help," Shifeng said, nodding.
"Guild Leader, what are we trying to do?" Youlan asked curiously.
Currently, Ling Yi's forces were already extraordinary. Yet, he actually needed the help of two superpowers. Youlan found it hard to imagine just how big of a move he was trying to pull. This was especially true during this time of the NPC population explosion.
Shifeng chuckled. Pretending to be calm, he said, "It's nothing. We're just trying to help Ling Yi become a true giant of God's Domain!"
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