"Are they cheap?" Shiuse Qiangwei's eyes flashed with doubt.
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Although God's Domain's current players could earn a lot of money, their expenses were also increasing. When they grinded in the fields, their reliance on various tools and products increased. After all, nobody wanted to die while adventuring in the fields. If that happened, their several days of hard work would go to waste.
Ordinary players would have to save up for quite some time before they could afford a single bottle of Mana Mixture, not to mention the Cast Steel Armor Kit, which cost 1 Gold, 50 Silver. The Cast Steel Armor Kit was simply a luxury item. Only independent teams that were doing relatively well could afford it if they pooled their money together. Otherwise, only solo expert players or wealthy players willing to exchange Credits for Gold Coins could afford it.
"How many are they selling?" Shifeng chuckled. He did not bother to explain.
Both the Mana Mixture and the Cast Steel Armor Kit were relatively good items at this stage of the game. They were even player-created items that could be mass-produced. However, how could such good items not have any drawbacks?
The biggest drawback lay in the materials used to produce them. Aside from that, there was also the production success rate.
In the past, the Sky Burial Society had opened up a market for the Cast Steel Armor Kit and Mana Mixture. However, due to their limited production, they had not dominated the Starmoon Kingdom's market. Based on Shi Feng's understanding, both items required rare materials to produce. The rare materials available in the Starmoon Kingdom were far from enough. Aside from that, there was also the production success rate. According to Shi Feng, Advanced Forgers only had a 20% success rate when producing the Cast Steel Armor Kit. As for the Mana Mixture, it was roughly the same.
A success rate of slightly over 20% might be considered very high to laymen, but Lifestyle players knew just how low this success rate was. Out of every ten items produced, only one would succeed. Most of the time, there was a chance that none would succeed. However, the creator of the item had a slightly higher success rate. This was the system's preferential treatment for creators.
With the current standards of Lifestyle players, selling the Cast Steel Armor Kit and Mana Mixture at such a high price was simply a loss. Moreover, every time one of the items was sold, they would lose a lot of money. The losses were almost equal to the selling price.
"I've already sent someone to investigate. Every small city sells around a dozen Cast Steel Armor Kits, while large cities sell around 30 to 40. The same goes for the Mana Mixture." Shiuse Qiangwei flipped through the investigation records and gave a rough report. From the sales figures, it could be seen that these two items were not easy to produce, or that there were very few people who could produce them.
"Since they want to play the game of lowering prices, we'll play along. Apart from the Light Stones, we'll lower the price of everything else. We'll sell them at whatever price they sell them at," Shifeng said with a smile.
Although Candlelight had earned quite a lot from selling the Basic Strengthened Armor Kits and the Mana Armor Kits, the main reason why Candlelight had become the number one trading firm in the Starmoon Kingdom was because of the Light Stones, a must-have item that could be sold in large quantities. The money earned from the other products was only slightly more than the Light Stones.
Meanwhile, the Light Stone Forging Design mainly dropped around the Level 50 large-scale Team Dungeon, the Death Tower. Currently, Guild players had yet to level up there. Naturally, they could not obtain the Light Stone Forging Design.
When it came to the competitiveness of a trading firm, the Light Stone, a common item that even ordinary players could afford, should be superior to the Candlelight Trading Firm. Unless the two trading firms could obtain the Light Stone Forging Design or obtain a unique, essential item that could be sold in bulk, the Candlelight Trading Firm's position would not be shaken so easily.
Furthermore, Ling Yi's main source of income was no longer Candlelight. Instead, it was the teleportation house in White River City. By fending off the monster attacks from Raven, Ling Yi had earned a total of 120,000 Magic Crystals over the past two days. These Magic Crystals had all been converted into Gold Coins. Moreover, due to the Monster Repellent Scrolls, Ling Yi could now raid Raven's teleportation house once a day. In other words, Ling Yi earned close to 6,000 Gold Coins each day.
With the current state of Candlelight, Ling Yi could not catch up.
"I understand. However, Guild Leader, when will you return? The representatives of several large companies I've found wish to meet with you to discuss cooperation. After all, they need to invest a lot of money. They can easily establish their own Guilds or invest in other large Guilds.
"Moreover, they are not optimistic about Starmoon Kingdom's current situation. After all, Stone Forest Town's protection period has already passed. Without the NPC guards' protection, other Guilds will definitely have a chance to capture Stone Forest Town. They are very worried about this, so they hope that you can provide them with a strong guarantee. Otherwise, they can only consider the matter for now."
Shiuse Qiangwei had never imagined that, with the Sun and Moon Group taking the lead, so many large companies would fight to cooperate with them. However, due to the Blackwater Consortium's appearance and the fact that Stone Forest Town's protection period had passed, these companies would shrink back …
Shiuse Qiangwei had only found a few companies that were willing to cooperate with him because of the Sun and Moon Group's large investment. Otherwise, they would've long since left.
"They want a strong guarantee?" Shifeng could not help but chuckle. Suddenly, he said sternly, "Tell them that if they want a strong guarantee, that's fine. However, they need to sign a cooperation agreement first. Otherwise, there's no need to talk!"
The City Building in the Starmoon Kingdom was Ling YI Society's core secret. Even now, only Shiuse Qiangwei knew about it. If this matter were to be leaked, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Shifeng did not doubt that, at that time, not to mention the Blackwater Consortium, even the surrounding Guilds of Starmoon Kingdom would not be able to sit still. They would pay a huge price to get rid of Ling YI Society. At that time, Ling YI Society would have no way out.
Currently, Ling Yi dared to offend Guilds of Starmoon Kingdom because it was not worth it for Guilds of Starmoon Kingdom to deal with Ling Yi. Moreover, by weakening Starmoon Kingdom's strength, other Guilds of Starmoon Kingdom would take advantage of the opportunity to attack Starmoon Kingdom. However, with the City Building Order, the temptation was enough to make Guilds of Starmoon Kingdom jealous. They would definitely be willing to pay any price to get rid of Ling Yi.
Whether it was real life or virtual reality, a man's wealth was his own ruin.
Right now, he still had to make many preparations and accumulate strength. Otherwise, he would have long since saved up like crazy to get the funds for the City Building Order.
"This …" Shiuse Qiangwei did not know what to say. If he really told those people, they would all jump up in anger. However, they also had their own reasons for not being able to show their guarantee.
However, there were not many companies that could afford to invest so much money and were trustworthy enough. If they got rid of these people, it would be very difficult to find a partner in a short time. After all, the situation in the Starmoon Kingdom was different.
"It's fine. Just tell them," Shifeng said, shaking his head. If it did not work, they would have to find other partners.
"Alright, I'll contact them right away." Shiuse Qiangwei could only sigh.
He had to admit that the Blackwater Consortium had arrived in the Starmoon Kingdom at the wrong time. Even if it had been established a few days later, Ling YI Society would not have fallen into its current predicament.
Following which, Shiuse Qiangwei contacted the upper echelons of several large companies.
"Miss Aqua, we understand your current difficulties, so we have thought of a solution in advance. If Ling YI Society is willing to hand over 60% of its shares to us, we are willing to invest a total of two billion Credits. What do you think, Miss Aqua?" a tall, thin, and shrewd man said.
The other upper echelons of the various companies nodded in agreement.
Now that the Blackwater Consortium had suddenly emerged, Ling Yi was no longer as popular as before. However, Ling Yi was still Starmoon Kingdom's number one Guild, so it still had some value.
Shiuse Qiangwei was momentarily stunned when he heard these upper echelons' words. He had never imagined that these companies would change their minds so quickly, wanting to hit Ling Yi while he was down.
Two billion Credits might seem like a lot, enough to purchase a decent building in the heart of a major city. It was even more than enough to establish a large Guild. However, Ling YI Society was no ordinary large Guild. It was a large Guild that could challenge even Tier 1 Guilds. Its current foundations and the number of Lands it controlled were no less than that of a first-rate Guild. It also occupied White River City, which had the highest player population, and an important town like Stone Forest Town. Right now, it was already worth more than two billion Credits. Including its future potential, let alone two billion, even twenty billion Credits was out of the question.
"You might have misunderstood. Ling Yi will not sell its shares. This is the contract we have previously drafted. If you are unwilling to sign it, Ling Yi will not force you. If there is nothing else, I'll take my leave first." Shiuse Qiangwei chuckled. After putting down the contract in his hands, he turned and left the high-class restaurant's VIP room without hesitation.
Shiuse Qiangwei's extraordinarily calm performance stupefied the upper echelons of the various large companies.
Currently, the Blackwater Consortium was working with the Sky Burial Society to deal with Ling Yi Society. Where did Ling Yi Society find the confidence to speak to them in such a manner?
"This Shiuse Qiangwei is going too far! He actually doesn't put us in his eyes at all!"
"Has she forgotten that she was the one who approached us? We weren't the ones who took the initiative to cooperate with Ling Yi! Now, she isn't even willing to offer any proof of her claim. Does she really think that Ling Yi Society is some sort of Tier 1 Guild? "
"Hmph, I want to see how long Ling Yi can remain unyielding. When Ling Yi's funds run out, won't they still come begging us to invest in them?"
"That's right, we're not in a hurry. Remember, it's Ling Yi. I don't believe that anyone will cooperate with Ling Yi Society right now, unless they want to squander their money or are stupid. When the time comes, we'll only need to spend a small amount of money to take over Ling Yi."
The several upper echelons of the various companies couldn't help but sneer. In their opinion, Ling Yi Society was shameless. Once they were beaten to a pulp by the Blackwater Consortium, they would definitely come begging them again.
Their current unyielding attitude was nothing more than Ling Yi's pitiful pride.
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