“Yes, otherwise do you think I could afford such a high price?” Nie Yan smiled. As the saying goes, no businessman is completely honest. The Holy Roman Empire and the Kalan Temple must be under his control. Using the name of the Longyue Consortium was merely to help everyone save face. In fact, there was no difference between the investment made by the Longyue Consortium and that made by the Niuren Tribe. Without financial backing, how long could Banxing De HuLi and Falan manage with their limited resources? How could they retain their members? With the Niuren Tribe’s dominance, even their allies might eventually fade into obscurity.
Many financial groups recognized the current situation in Carol City. The decisions of the Holy Roman Empire and the Kalan Temple were heavily influenced by the Niuren Tribe. Such guilds, even with investments, would still follow the Niuren Tribe’s lead, and their interests could not be guaranteed. Who would be willing to invest if their efforts might be in vain?
Therefore, the positions of the Holy Roman Empire and the Kalan Temple became quite awkward.
Falan felt somewhat disheartened as he thought about this. He considered that even if the Kalan Temple were acquired by the Niuren Tribe, it would accelerate the integration of the three groups. Did they have other options?
As for Banxing De HuLi, he also understood the situation. As a professional player, he considered how to achieve the maximum economic benefit. With investments, their cooperation with the Niuren Tribe would become more stable. Holding 40% equity, they would gain more benefits as they developed further.
In the future, the Niuren Tribe would also rely on the Holy Roman Empire and the Kalan Temple. With several guilds united, they could rival groups like the Warblade Bloodthirsty, Mage Alliance, and Holy Guardians without any inferiority.
“What price have they offered?” Falan asked. The Kalan Temple and the Holy Roman Empire currently had four strongholds, which were their bargaining chips!
The construction of strongholds for the Kalan Temple and the Holy Roman Empire required tens of thousands of gold coins, and their economy was extremely tight. Their current income came mostly from contributions by guild members, generating about two thousand gold coins daily, which was far from sufficient. Only after the strongholds were developed would they have substantial sources of income. Now was the most difficult time for them, a period of transition. If they lacked funds, their strongholds would not develop, and bankruptcy would await them. They had tried to purchase in-game currency with credit points, but all the game coins had been acquired by major financial groups, leaving none for them.
Nie Yan also understood their situation. He carefully reflected on himself and realized that he had been too kind-hearted. After the Holy Roman Empire and the Kalan Temple allied with the Niuren Tribe, he refrained from taking further action out of a sense of morality. In fact, he should have bound the Holy Roman Empire and the Kalan Temple to his side much earlier, which would benefit both parties.
The daily income of the Kalan Temple and the Holy Roman Empire was only a few thousand gold coins, barely enough to make ends meet. Their sources of income were limited, unlike Nie Yan, who owned profitable assets such as golden real estate and the Star Pharmacy.
“We will invest 150,000 gold coins into your guilds, paid in twenty installments over two months. The first installment will be 30,000 gold coins for each guild, which will be available immediately after signing the contract. Of course, all expenses will be recorded, and we will assign dedicated personnel to your guilds to manage all affairs related to the Niuren Tribe. Additionally, there will be a certain amount of credit point subsidies. Each protocol player in your guilds will receive a subsidy of 5,000 credit points, with a quota of 500 players per guild. The commercial zones of the four strongholds in your possession will be planned and developed by the Niuren Tribe. Moreover, we will continue to invest funds in the future. For each additional stronghold you acquire, we will invest 100,000 gold coins and funds.” Nie Yan said. 150,000 gold coins was an enormous sum for the Holy Roman Empire and the Kalan Temple, effectively resolving their urgent financial crisis.
Nie Yan’s terms were very favorable. The Holy Roman Empire and the Kalan Temple would surely be very satisfied with such conditions. Especially the subsidy of 5,000 credit points for 500 players per guild was like timely rain for the Holy Roman Empire and the Kalan Temple. Such welfare benefits would enable the guilds to retain their elite members and ensure their loyalty.
The majority of players entered the game to earn money. If the Holy Roman Empire and the Kalan Temple failed to improve their welfare benefits in a timely manner and their members did not profit from the guild’s development, they would eventually leave the guild. This was the reality of the entire world. With a salary of 5,000 credit points, who would want to leave?
As for Nie Yan, he would not suffer any loss either. The Longyue Consortium offered very high prices for each credit point commercial zone. For every additional credit point commercial zone Nie Yan acquired, the Longyue Consortium would inject a large amount of gold coins and funds. Selling the four credit point commercial zones to the Longyue Consortium would also bring substantial profits.
With this coordination, the Niuren Tribe, Longyue Consortium, Holy Roman Empire, and Kalan Temple each obtained what they needed. Nie Yan gained control over the Holy Roman Empire and Kalan Temple, the Longyue Consortium obtained four credit point commercial zones, the Holy Roman Empire and Kalan Temple received investments, their guild members received welfare benefits, Falan and Banxing De HuLi saw their shares increase in value and earned money, and everyone was happy.
As for appearances, Nie Yan had also done enough. The Holy Roman Empire and Kalan Temple did not seem to be swallowed up by the Niuren Tribe on the surface but rather accepted the investment from the Longyue Consortium.
Without investments, it would be difficult for the Holy Roman Empire and Kalan Temple to develop. Moreover, they could not sell the credit point commercial zones in their strongholds. Relying solely on the strongholds’ tax revenue to maintain the guild’s expenses would be difficult.
“I agree to these conditions, but I have another condition: the Kalan Temple requires autonomy and will not be merged into the Niuren Tribe.” Falan said. Although selling 60% of the shares would bring greater development, the Kalan Temple would always remain the Kalan Temple.
“I agree to this, but in the event of future wars, I hope the Kalan Temple can cooperate with the Niuren Tribe.”
“That goes without saying, as long as it does not harm the interests of the Kalan Temple,” Falan replied.
“In that case, we’re almost done. We can coordinate the specific details later. What about you, Fox?” Nie Yan asked. The business world was a battlefield where everyone pursued their own interests through mutual competition. Friendship had to be set aside for now.
“I don’t mind. I run a studio, and I established the Holy Roman Empire merely to ensure the income of the studio employees. It doesn’t matter to me who invests in the Holy Roman Empire, as long as my people can have something to eat,” Banxing De HuLi said. He was quite open-minded about accepting investments. In fact, Nie Yan’s offer of 500 slots with 5,000 credit points each was exactly what he wanted.
Why did they create the Holy Roman Empire, if not to ensure their people could earn money? Who provided the money was unimportant to him.
“Great, we’ve reached an agreement. I’ll have Guo Huai draft the agreement and send it over for you to review. I hope we can cooperate well in the future,” Nie Yan said. He began preparing the funds for the upcoming contract signing and remotely directed operations in Carol City.
Once Banxing De HuLi and Falan signed the agreement, the Holy Roman Empire, Kalan Temple, and Niuren Tribe were truly bound together. Previously, the alliance between the Holy Roman Empire, Kalan Temple, and Niuren Tribe had been quite fragile, with very little common interest. However, now the three guilds were truly integrated into one massive super alliance, capable of conquering the entire Grilan region without any issues.
Nie Yan discussed some details with Falan and Banxing De HuLi before cutting off the voice communication. This time, he had gained significant benefits.
The team advanced gradually, and for now, Nie Yan did not need to intervene personally, as the encountered monsters could be easily handled by the team members.
Nie Yan focused on other tasks at the back of the team. He was building another channel, somewhat different from the Assassin Alliance, but also a powerful money-making machine. This channel was based on auction activities and was a super trading channel!
Firstly, the details of the channel involved creating a catalog with various categories, including armor, gloves, shoulders, weapons, raw materials, etc., forming individual lists. These lists would display various equipment and item details, along with their prices, linked to the three auction houses Nie Yan owned in Carol City. Any items sold in the auction houses would appear on this list and automatically disappear once sold.
The Super Brain’s powerful computing capabilities made all of this possible.
Nie Yan would publicly promote and advertise this channel. Players could enter this channel at any time to browse the various items listed. When they became interested in an item on the list, they could click to purchase it, deducting the game coins. Meanwhile, employees stationed in Carol City would receive the order and send the item from Carol City to the buyer’s personal warehouse. The transaction would then be completed!
Once this channel was established, players could check the auction house status and purchase auctioned items even while in the wild. When they returned to the city, the purchased items would already be in their personal warehouses, greatly facilitating these players. With this trading channel, Nie Yan could significantly increase the daily transaction volume of the auction houses while collecting a certain transaction fee.
The Super Trading Channel could not achieve monopolistic operations like the Assassin Alliance, but with three auction houses as a backing, Nie Yan’s goods would definitely be more comprehensive than those of other auction house operators. Once this Super Trading Channel gained a certain level of recognition among players, it would drive an increase in the transaction volume of the three auction houses. As the auction house transaction volume increased, it would attract more players to auction their goods in these three auction houses, creating a virtuous cycle and a continuous flow of wealth!
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