Nie Yan revealed everything to them, and everyone felt reassured, filled with anticipation for the future development of the War God Tribe.
The female employee named Xiao Su was explaining the War God Tribe’s plan to the crowd below when an uproar began. These people were representatives from various gaming studios.
“We can’t do anything without in-game currency. Let’s all just go back where we came from,” shouted a bald man in his thirties, inciting others.
“That’s right! How can we form a guild without game coins?”
The crowd expressed their dissatisfaction one after another.
“A big company like this can’t even get a few thousand gold coins? That’s embarrassing,” scoffed a professional gamer in his twenties.
While chaos erupted among the crowd, the leaders of the five major studios remained calm and expressionless. They tacitly approved of the unrest below, eager to see how the company’s executives would resolve the issue.
Nie Yan’s gaze fixed on the five people in the front row, who were whispering among themselves. These five individuals probably wouldn’t willingly devote themselves to the War God Tribe. The only motivation keeping them here was the high salaries offered by the company. They wouldn’t leave easily as long as the War God Tribe continued to offer such lucrative compensation.
“Please calm down a bit,” Xiao Su, the female employee, said. Clearly inexperienced, she struggled to control the situation, sweating profusely as she looked toward Nie Yan’s father. Upon receiving a message, she hurriedly stepped down, relieved.
“Please wait a moment. We’ll continue discussing this shortly,” she hastily announced as she came down. The crowd booed, and the situation became somewhat chaotic.
“Chairman,” Xiao Su bowed slightly to Nie Yan’s father.
Nie Yan’s father nodded and said, “We have already decided on a new plan. The previous one is invalid. You can take a look first.”
“Let me go up there,” Nie Yan suddenly interjected. Xiao Su was too inexperienced and probably wouldn’t handle things well. As the author of the plan, he could explain it better. Having experienced many high-pressure situations, he was confident he could manage a few troublemakers.
Nie Yan walked up to the podium and scanned the crowd of agitators.
After seeing Nie Yan, the people below displayed expressions of disdain.
“Have you run out of people that you send up a kid in his teens?” a professional gamer arrogantly remarked.
The leaders of Frostwind Studio, Azure Dragon Studio, Thunder God Studio, Moonlight Studio, and Fire Flame Studio remained silent.
“What are they trying to do?” Azure Dragon muttered to the other leaders.
“Who knows? Let’s just watch and see,” replied Frostwind. In real life, their actual names were rarely mentioned, but their gaming names were renowned.
They couldn’t understand why Nie Yan had appeared on the stage. Nie Yan’s youthful face made him appear no older than eighteen or nineteen.
Nie Yan coldly scanned the crowd, locking eyes on the troublemakers.
“You, you, and you—you’re all fired!” Nie Yan pointed at several people and declared. These agitators’ intentions were unclear, but regardless, they couldn’t be allowed to stay.
“Who do you think you are? Call your supervisor to talk to us,” one of the dismissed individuals protested.
At this moment, Nie Yan’s father stood up and coldly stated, “He is my son. His words represent my opinion.”
Hearing Nie Yan’s father speak like this, everyone was left speechless. However, the dismissed individuals grumbled and cursed as they were escorted out by security.
Nie Yan understood that these people were likely members of the major studios, trying to pressure the War God Tribe in this manner.
Under Nie Yan’s piercing gaze and with several people already removed, the crowd finally quieted down.
“It’s true that the War God Tribe has just started and hasn’t developed yet. If you want to leave, we won’t stop you at all! The War God Tribe doesn’t need troublemakers! If you want to leave, feel free!” Nie Yan looked at them all, his gaze lingering briefly on the five leaders.
The leader of Thunder God Studio stood up. He appeared to be in his thirties, tall and well-built, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, wearing a dark casual suit.
His name was Zhang Song, a well-known professional player. A mage specializing in elemental magic, he was known in the game as “Furious Thunder and Blazing Fire” and was dubbed the Thunder God by some. His studio consisted of over six hundred strong, elite players. His arrogance and temper were well known.
Back when the War God Tribe was first established, several leaders had to go to great lengths and offer numerous benefits to invite him. After joining the War God Tribe, he had put on airs and frequently challenged those leaders. However, for the development of the War God Tribe, those leaders still had to accommodate him.
When a guild is strong, players naturally flock to it. Without strength, one must beg players to join.
“This brat, this so-called War God Tribe can’t even raise a bit of in-game currency. It’s barely starting yet already acting so high and mighty. I, Thunder God Zhang Song, declare here that if the War God Tribe ever becomes successful, I’ll write my name backward,” Zhang Song sneered. He turned to the other studio leaders and said, “Sorry, fellow colleagues, I’ll be taking my leave first.”
In Nie Yan’s previous life, the War God Tribe had to lower its stance and beg others to join. This time around, things would be completely different! Anyone who thought joining the guild made them the boss could go to hell! If these arrogant individuals weren’t taken down a peg, they would become even more difficult to manage in the future.
Nie Yan sneered, saying, “That day will come, rest assured. The future Nisord City will undoubtedly belong to the War God Tribe! By then, even if you beg the War God Tribe to accept you, they won’t!”
Zhang Song snorted coldly and turned to leave. About a dozen people, all from Thunder God Studio, stood up and followed him out. The conference hall fell silent after Zhang Song and his group left.
The remaining studio leaders weren’t as impulsive as Zhang Song. They stayed with the War God Tribe because of the generous salaries, and they weren’t about to turn their backs on money.
Previously, if Zhang Song had taken Thunder God Studio and left, the War God Tribe’s leaders would have been extremely anxious. With tight finances, they could only raise salaries and do everything possible to retain these people, hoping to develop the Tribe in the future. However, the situation had changed now. With Bullman Tribe’s backing, funds flowed in continuously. With such substantial financial support, improving guild benefits would attract players. Recruiting some powerful experts would quickly develop the War God Tribe.
The crowd finally quieted down. Nie Yan looked around and said, “Those who remain are likely the ones committed to staying and developing with the War God Tribe. Anyone who genuinely stays with the War God Tribe will be treated well. Regarding salary levels, you already know them. Next, let’s discuss guild development.”
At this point, the conference hall was completely silent. They listened attentively to Nie Yan’s words. If the situation were like earlier, with financial constraints, they certainly wouldn’t be pleased. Without substantial investment in in-game currency, if even the basic requirement of providing mounts couldn’t be met, how could the War God Tribe develop?
“Regarding the War God Tribe’s development, we will initially invest 60,000 gold coins to equip everyone with mounts. Additionally, we will invest approximately 30,000 gold coins weekly. Moreover, the War God Tribe has decided to collaborate with Bullman Tribe in Carol City. Everyone purchasing potions from Starlight Pharmacy will enjoy a 5% discount. Additionally, the War God Tribe is negotiating with many studios, and we expect ten to twenty top domestic studios to join us in the future. Our temporary goal is to seize two to three fortresses from the three guilds of the Tuo Ba family within a week…” Nie Yan stood on the podium, speaking confidently, effortlessly, and with great assurance.
After hearing Nie Yan’s words, the crowd below, including Frostwind and other studio leaders, were all shocked. The War God Tribe was making such a massive investment—60,000 gold coins upfront and an additional 30,000 gold coins weekly. This was unimaginable to them. Except for a few wealthy conglomerates, others simply couldn’t raise such a large amount of funds. Had the War God Tribe found a channel to acquire gold coins? Which gold-farming group could provide such a massive amount of gold? This startled them. Although they were skeptical about the truth of the matter, such a large corporation investing so much money wouldn’t likely deceive people, as it would serve no benefit to them.
With such a substantial investment and the recruitment of so many studios in real life, how could the War God Tribe fail to develop? If it still failed, it would be a joke! Zhang Song would regret his words today!
They dropped their previous casual expressions and the disdain in their hearts, sat upright, and listened attentively to Nie Yan’s speech. The ability to acquire such a large amount of gold in a short time indicated astonishing connections and networks, something no ordinary nouveau riche could achieve! The War God Tribe had just started but had already connected with the highly sought-after Bullman Tribe and established contact with the owner of Starlight Pharmacy. These were all demonstrations of strength! They began to wonder how powerful this company really was.
No one dared to cause trouble anymore. Thinking back to what had happened earlier, they all broke into cold sweats. Behind every major conglomerate or large corporation, there was always a strong background. Provoking them would be tantamount to suicide.
Nie Yan finished detailing the War God Tribe’s development plan thoroughly, without missing a single point, and scanned the crowd with a sweeping gaze, a psychological posture of looking down on everyone. In the world of gaming, he could indeed look down on everyone present!
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