Chapter 225 - The Negotiations Begin

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The meeting officially began.

Breezy Lake had already taken his seat.

The meeting room was very large. There was a long rectangular table with two main chairs at each end.

There was a row of chairs in the middle and a total of around ten players. There were even station members all around.

Plus, all sorts of armors on the Misty Rain Guild’s side were being shown.

Meanwhile, the Soaring Heaven Guild’s side had all kinds of black armor.

They gave off a very serious atmosphere.

Breezy Lake did not wear any armor today. Instead, he changed into a formal suit.

Li Yi, Heavenly Blade, and the others arrived at the venue ahead of time.

Li Yi and Heavenly Blade sat on both sides of Chu Yujing’s seat respectively. Next, there were five players from Chu Yujing’s team.

On Breezy Lake’s side, there was Cool Summer and Captain Cole, who had been guarding Breezy Lake’s side the entire time.

He was the one who had been guarding Breezy Lake’s side to deliver the orders. He could be considered Breezy Lake’s right-handed man.

He was the one who had arranged the guards outside the meeting room.

Chu Yujing’s team members were respectively Illusive Mystery and Warhead Iron.

The other three were Flying Tiger, Big Ratty, and Shadow.

There were all kinds of delicacies on the conference table. These were used to relieve fatigue.

The fact that food could be eaten was not only discovered by the Carefree Station anymore. As long as anyone played for a little longer, everyone would soon discover this.

Especially after everyone discovered the stamina value, the chef profession suddenly appeared in Divine Revelation.

Although it was not a popular profession, every station would want to have one.

Ordinary players would also go to these cooking shops to bring food along for their missions.

When Chu Yujing entered the place, Li Yi’s eyes lit up.

Chu Yujing wore a black dress and a floral accessory on her head. Coupled with her pure white skin, she was as beautiful as a black swan.

“Hey, you’re looking really beautiful today.”

“Of course. Didn’t you see how Carefree Dream’s eyes widened?”

When Li Yi heard Big Ratty and the others’ conversation, he immediately retracted his gaze.

He realized he was being a little crude.

Chu Yujing came to her seat and sat down.

“Anyways, why don’t we go through the procedures today or should we directly sign the peace agreement?”

“… you’re representing the Misty Rain Guild of Kesha City today. Can you control your attitude?”

“Alright, fine. Let’s go through the procedures then.”

“… I really don’t know what to do with you. We have to discuss the conditions properly… You know that, right?”

“Okay, okay. You, bring me the map of Kesha City.”

Illusive Mystery took out a blueprint from his backpack and spread it on the table.

This was the map of Kesha City.

On it was clearly marked the city planning and structure of Kesha City. This map could be found on the forums, so there was no need to be surprised. Each area was clearly marked on the diagram.

“East of the city is the City Lord’s mansion, here is the part that the player can not control, we can ignore it.

“The south and north of the city are two business streets. 

“To have a place in Kesha City…

“The first is to have the right to manage the shops on those business streets.

“Each station has their own shop, of course, the best shop is Li Yi’s number one Heaven Shop.

“Hence, there is no need for Li Yi to monopolize this.

“After all, other players’ shops needed to be rented, but his does not. He owns it.

“Moreover, players had to invest a large portion of their funds into the advanced shops. This amount of money is insurmountable, so there is no need for it at all.

“Right now, the part that players are fighting over is the ordinary shops. The prices of these shops are relatively much cheaper. Moreover, there are many of them, and the profits they carry are reasonable.

“Hence, these shops were the first to be fought over by the various guilds. The competition for the advanced shops might only begin after players reach probably level 50, when the value of the gold coins drops. Currently, the guilds aren’t able to use these shops.

“Soaring Heaven Guild has shops to the south and north of this city. Moreover, we have most of these shops here. The other shops in this area are reserved for ordinary players. Hence, the Soaring Heaven Guild has to stay in the south and north of this city.”

Then, Chu Yujing gestured with her hand.

“If that’s the case, then our Misty Rain Guild only has shops in the west of the city. There are no shops in the west of the city. Most of the shops here are residences of ordinary players. Moreover, this is the entrance to Kesha City. It’ll be impossible for us to do business here. What can we do with these shops?”

“Although there are no shops in the west of the city, you can collect the city entrance fee. This can sum up to a lot of money. I don’t need to tell you how many players come and go from Kesha City, you can imagine how much that’ll be for you.”

When she heard Breezy Lake’s words, the veins on Chu Yujing’s head were about to pop out.

This city entrance fee seemed reasonable, but it was a ruthless thing to do.

Thinking about how one had to pay to enter the city… Was that considered as a toll fee? A player collecting the toll fee was no different from being a bandit.

“I think it’s a good idea.”

Chu Yujing was about to refute, but she heard Li Yi agree, so she was a little surprised.

“It’s not a good idea, at all! Carefree Dream, have you lost your mind?”

“I’m not losing my mind. This entrance fee might look like a bad thing, but it’s actually a good thing. Think about it. It’s not suitable for players from the city to charge fees. Then, we’ll charge the fees of players from the outer city. They need to get a pass to go through Kesha City, right?”

“That’s right. Wouldn’t that bring a lot of problems?”

“That’s it. If it’s for long-term travel to Kesha City, there’s nothing wrong with that. But what if it’s for players like me who don’t come here often?”

Chu Yujing did not say anything. She began to ponder about this.

“For players like us who don’t come here often, we’ll need to apply for a pass every time we come here. This pass would be expensive, right?”

“Twenty gold coins each.”

“That’s right, Twenty gold coins isn’t cheap. If these players who come here occasionally spend five gold coins to get a temporary pass from you and then return it afterwards, would this money be a waste?”

Hearing Li Yi’s words, Chu Yujing quickly came up with an idea.

Five gold coins for a temporary pass would be much cheaper than 20 gold coins. Moreover, it’ll be convenient for everyone. As long as a member is arranged to guard the city gate, it would be fine.

Those who come to work back and forth between cities would only need to pay that amount. 

As long as there was a fixed time, such as 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The station members could take turns being the entrance fee toll.

The players who take turns could also earn one gold coin from it.

Even so, each player would be worth four gold coins.

There were at least 100 to 200 players who would come to Kesha City on this day, so it would cost at least 800 gold coins.

After all, most players would just be passing by.

For example, they could go to Kesha City to do missions, or look for players or shops.

There were many players that would do so.

Every city had some mission that was unique to this city.

There are also missions that require players to travel across multiple cities. These missions might even be main tasks that can not be skipped.

The goal of that is to allow players to get more exposure to the different places in Divine Revelation..