"If you can't make a decision right now, you can return and discuss it with your Guild Leader. However, I can only give you one day." Bloodfang did not believe that there was any other way to cooperate. He only believed that Ling Yi Society might not be able to fork out so many Gold Coins. "100,000 Gold is indeed a large sum. I believe that Ling Yi Society can't fork out so much either. Why don't you take out 40,000 Gold first and pay the remaining 60,000 Gold within five days?"
Currently, Raven did not have much liquid funds on hand. They had spent almost all of their funds on rebuilding the town and hiring NPCs.
However, these NPCs were not enough to stop so many monster attacks.
If they wanted to defend the town, the first thing they needed to do was construct a defensive magic array. With the magic array and a large number of NPCs, they should be able to last through the 15-day protection period. Afterward, they could construct the Defense Turrets during the protection period. Once that was done, the town's Manatite vein would truly be secure.
"Guild Leader Bloodfang, 100,000 Gold is too much. Even Ling Yi can't fork out that much money," Shifters rejected Bloodfang's proposal. "Why don't we change our approach? Ling Yi will be responsible for the town's safety. However, you will have to pay 30% of the vein's profits."
He still needed a large number of Gold Coins to construct his own city. How could he possibly let Raven use his Coins?
Moreover, defending the town from monster attacks did not necessarily require a defensive magic array or NPCs.
They could simply purchase Monster Repellent Scrolls from Blackwing City.
Monster Repellent Scrolls could disperse monsters within a certain range, preventing low-intelligence monsters from approaching. Although the scrolls had a time limit, they were cheap. Each scroll only cost 5 Gold. Compared to constructing a defensive magic array or Defense Turrets, it was far more cost-effective.
In God's Domain, both defensive magic arrays and Defense Turrets were not particularly effective against player attacks. They were far inferior to NPCs. However, they were extremely costly. Their main purpose was to fend off monster attacks.
Rather than wasting so much money on these scrolls, it would be better to invest it in the Guild itself.
Normally, monsters that attacked towns and cities had extremely low intelligence. Monster Repellent Scrolls could be used to drive them away. As for abyssal monster invasions, very few abyssal monsters had low intelligence. Hence, the scrolls were ineffective.
"Did Ling Yi come to guard the town?" "It's not that I'm looking down on Ling Yi, but these monsters are all Level 100-plus, and there are tens of thousands of them. With current players' combat power, you won't be able to stop them. Even if you can, I can secure the town once and for all with the 100,000 Gold I've just received. Yet, you still have to take 30% of the profits. Wouldn't I be losing even more? I won't do such a deal. If that's the case, I might as well contact the other major forces. I think they'll be happy to cooperate. "
To Bloodfang, the Ling YI Society was not his only option. Only, it was impossible for the other major powers to fork out 100,000 Gold to invest. However, he did not necessarily need 100,000 Gold. As long as he had 40,000 Gold for the initial investment, he would be able to establish a sufficient number of hotels during the 15-day NP protection period, allowing players to recover their Stamina and mine in towns. He would also earn enough money to construct the Defense Turrets during the protection period.
Only, during this period, Raven would have to tighten its belt.
"Since that's the case, I have another suggestion. If Ling Yi helps you block a monster attack once, Raven will have to pay us 6,000 Magic Crystals. What do you think?" Shifeng suggested, smiling.
"Are you serious?" Bloodfang was surprised.
If they cooperated in such a way, all of the town's profits would go to Raven. As long as the Manatite vein was operational, Raven wouldn't have to worry about funding. They could quickly construct a powerful defense. Only, the early stages of the operation would be the most difficult.
Bloodfang had never imagined that Shifeng would be willing to do such a thing.
Clearly, Raven could receive 20% of the town's profits if they paid 100,000 Gold. Their future earnings would far exceed 100,000 Gold, yet Raven was willing to give up such a large cake for a small profit. Bloodfang had never imagined that a large Guild's upper echelon would make such a decision.
"Of course. I've already spoken to the Guild Leader, and he has agreed. Now, it's up to you, Guild Leader Bloodfang," Shifeng said, chuckling.
"Alright, I agree to cooperate with Ling Yi. As long as you don't regret your decision, it's fine." After observing Shifeng for a long time, Bloodfang couldn't figure out what Shifeng was thinking. He also couldn't figure out what the Ling YI Society's Guild Leader, Hei Yan, was thinking.
Back then, he had allowed Ling Yi to invest in Raven because he was worried that Ling Yi wouldn't be willing to fork out the money. Now that Ling Yi had taken the initiative to give up on shares and only asked for some Magic Crystals, Raven couldn't ask for any better.
Monster attacks didn't happen every day. Normally, they would attack at night every two days or so. Even if he had Ling Yi defend the town ten times, he would only have to spend 60,000 Magic Crystals. Once the town's defenses were fully established, he wouldn't need Ling Yi's help.
According to the market price of Magic Crystals, each Magic Crystal was worth 25 Silver. Even after defending the town for nearly 20 days, Ling Yi had only spent 15,000 Gold. No matter how he looked at it, he had profited from this transaction.
Following which, Shifeng signed a contract with Bloodfang. As long as Ling Yi helped Raven defend against a monster attack once, he would have to pay 6,000 Magic Crystals. Moreover, he could only pay in Magic Crystals. If he couldn't pay, he would have to pay five times the price of Magic Crystals in Coins or goods. In addition, Raven would allow the Ling YI Society to establish a Guild Residence in the town, allowing the Ling YI Society's members to travel to and from the town.
Of course, if Ling Yi failed to defend against a monster attack, he would have to pay Raven 30,000 Gold as a town reconstruction fee.
"The next monster attack might happen tomorrow night. However, I can't be certain. I hope you can make preparations as soon as possible." After signing the contract, Bloodfang couldn't help but worry. With so many monsters, could Ling Yi really defend against them all?
"Please rest assured. As long as the Ling YI Society's Residence is established, we won't have to worry about more monsters attacking the town," Shifeng assured.
Now that the contract had been signed, Bloodfang was in a good mood.
Although it seemed as if the Ling YI Society had done Raven a huge favor and resolved the Guild's biggest problem during the early stages, in reality, Ling Yi had earned far more than the 20% of the town's profits. Only, Bloodfang was unaware of this fact.
While the Monster Repellent Scroll was very convenient, it also had a huge flaw.
Monster Repellent Scrolls could only chase away monsters, not destroy them. As a result, the number of monsters attacking the town would continue to increase. If players didn't use Monster Repellent Scrolls, the monsters attacking the town would be incredibly terrifying. In fact, it could even be described as terrifying.
As long as the town accumulated four or five attacks, let alone eight or nine Defense Turrets, even if the town had 20 or 30 Defense Turrets …
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