Shifeng immediately requested the two most popular plots of Land. However, when A Melancholy Smile looked at the price list, her mouth involuntarily fell open. ● Hiss.
This price was simply asking for his life.
White River City's ordinary Land alone cost over a thousand Gold. If it was in the densely populated central area, it would cost over 3,000 Gold.
As for the two plots of Land that Shifeng had his eyes on, they cost over 8,000 Gold. If he converted 8,000 Gold into Credits, he could open a relatively large company in a city in the real world …
However, Shifeng did not think that the prices were expensive. In the future, every inch of land would be worth an inch of gold. In the past, he could not even afford to purchase them.
Whether it was the Auction House or the Bank, both were places that players frequented. Player traffic was guaranteed. If not for the fact that he was still lacking in Credits, he would have bought a few more plots of Land. By the time White River City became the number one city in the Starmoon Kingdom, its value would increase by at least a hundredfold.
"Lord Viscount, of the two plots of Land you have chosen, one costs 9,200 Gold, while the other costs 8,800 Gold. The total is 18000 Gold. After a 10% discount, the total is 16200 Gold," the male administrator said excitedly. "In addition, after purchasing these two plots of Land, you will have to pay a 15% property tax every month. If the tax is not paid within three months, these Commercial Lands will be frozen. If the tax is not paid within six months, the tax will be repossessed."
"What a scam!" A Melancholy Smile's expression darkened when she heard this. She nearly shouted out loud.
They had already spent so much money to purchase these two plots of Land. In the end, they still had to pay a 15% tax every month. In total, they would have to pay 2,700 Gold every month. Even first-rate Guilds did not have that many Coins.
"Here is 16200 Gold," Shifeng handed over the money without hesitation.
Shifeng was very familiar with God's Domain's rules. He was already accustomed to them.
Moreover, the Main God System had implemented this policy to prevent players from buying up all the Commercial Lands in the early stages of the game. Hence, it had imposed a 15% property tax every month.
Although it seemed expensive, as God's Domain's players reached higher levels, it would become easier to earn Gold Coins. The value of Gold Coins would also decrease. It would definitely not be as high as it was now, where players had to pay 2,700 Gold Coins every month. It wasn't a big deal.
Not long after, the management staff handed over the contracts for the two plots of land to the Shifeng. The Shifeng could set up shop at any time in these two locations. Moreover, these two plots of land were not small. They were not much smaller than the Starstreak Trading Firm.
After all, the Starstreak Trading Firm did not belong to him. No matter how good the land was, it was still an NPC's land. However, the Shops in these two plots of land belonged to him. He could do whatever he wanted with them.
After that, the Shifeng picked two nice houses in the city hall. Both of them were three stories high. The first floor could be used to sell goods, the second floor could be used as a storeroom and forging room, and the third floor could be used as an office.
However, in order to construct these two Shops, Shifeng had spent another 2,000 Gold Coins. Afterward, they hired over 20 high-level NPCs to manage and sell the Shops.
After spending all this money, the Shifeng only had a small amount of funds left. Fortunately, the Dragonscale Set Equipment in Blackwing City continued to be sold, and Gold Coins were constantly flowing into the Shifeng's pockets.
"A Smile, I'll leave these two locations to you for now. I've already given you the authority to manage them. Now, transfer the members of the Starstreak Trading Firm over here. As for the items to be sold, focus on the Strengthened Armor Kits. There is no need to sell them to the Starstreak Trading Firm, "Shifeng said.
"Guild Leader, if we only sell the Strengthened Armor Kits in these two locations, we will divert the players. This will have a significant impact on the Starstreak Trading Firm," A Melancholy Smile said worriedly.
"I want to divert the players. I want to transfer all of the Starstreak Trading Firm's old customers to the new Shops. Just do as I say. Right, set the price for each Strengthened Armor Kit at 7 Silver Coins. Do not sell them at a loss," Shifeng said with a smile.
To him, the Starstreak Trading Firm was still useful. However, its greatest use was to accumulate funds during the early stages. Now that he had accumulated enough capital, he naturally had to abandon it bit by bit. When the time came, he would definitely break up with the Starstreak Trading Firm. If he did not make plans now, it would be too late in the future.
"Guild Leader, rest assured. The price of the Strengthened Armor Kits will definitely not be lower than 7 Silver Coins," A Melancholy Smile said, extremely confident in the Strengthened Armor Kits they had produced.
Even forgers like herself only had a 30% success rate when producing a single Strengthened Armor Kit. Meanwhile, the cost of materials to produce a single Strengthened Armor Kit was over 1 Silver Coin. In other words, the cost of producing a Fully Strengthened Armor Kit was over 3 Silver Coins. If they sold it for only 7 Silver Coins, it was simply too cheap.
Even if Shifeng had not mentioned it, Shi Feng had still intended to set the price at 10 Silver Coins. After all, players were currently at a higher level. It was easy to earn money. He could easily sell the Strengthened Armor Kits for 10 Silver Coins.
"Guild Leader, we have yet to name these two Shops. May I know what we should call them?" A Melancholy Smile asked Xiang Shifeng.
"A single spark can start a prairie fire. Let's call them Candlelight," Shifeng inwardly sighed as he looked at the two golden Lands in his hands.
At this moment, he finally had his own capital. With these two golden Lands, he had taken a huge step ahead of all the other Guilds. In the future, the Guild's funds would have a relatively stable guarantee. He no longer had to worry about competing with any other Guild.
Shortly after, Shifeng and A Melancholy Smile went to inspect the two Lands. However, at this moment, the buildings on the two Lands were still undergoing renovation. They could not see the complete and exquisite exterior of the buildings. It would take a few more hours for the renovation to be completed. At that time, the Shops could fully open for business.
"There sure are a lot of players in White River City right now." Shifeng looked around, discovering a sea of players in the vicinity of the Auction House. There were even more players in White River City than in the past.
"Guild Leader, this is only natural. Ling Yi and Overwhelming Smile are constantly competing with each other in White River City. Moreover, Ling Yi has the first Guild Residence in White River City. In addition to Overwhelming Smile's high benefits, it has attracted many players from other cities to develop here. According to the statistics from two days ago, White River City has already become the second largest player city in the Starmoon Kingdom. It is only slightly inferior to Star-Moon City.
A capital city was indeed a capital city. It was not something an ordinary city could compare to. Even if White River City had a significant advantage, many players still preferred to mingle in the capital city.
"Star-Moon City?" Hearing A Melancholy Smile's words, Shifeng suddenly recalled a matter.
While in Star-Moon City, he had befriended someone and was preparing to purchase a Land. Originally, his goal had been to have the Ling YI Society develop in Star-Moon City. However, he had later canceled this plan. Instead, he focused on turning White River City into the number one player city in the Starmoon Kingdom. After all, Ling Yi had an extraordinary foundation in White River City.
Although he had no intention of developing in Star-Moon City, the city's player population was still very tempting. After all, in the various major cities of God's Domain, players were a city's resources.
The stronger a city was, the stronger the Guild that controlled it would be.
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