Chapter 203: The New Economy

Merchants returning from Port City, as well as those players, immediately discovered a new hotspot.

Every day at the docks, people asked how to go to Gannaer to do business and how to register, as well as about the situation in Gannaer.

In reality, it had only been three days, and the Federal had not even prepared the personnel to go to Gannaer to build an embassy.

However, the Gannaer embassy had already been set up in the dock area. Following Jimola's instructions, this embassy was currently temporarily renting an empty room in the dock office, where a sign had been hung. In the empty lot behind it, lines had already been drawn in preparation for the subsequent construction of the embassy.

Andrew took on the construction task, directly hiring locals from Tana City and carrying out the construction under the direction of some players.

At the same time, Jimola traveled to Gannaer every day and then returned by Ship, acting as a messenger.

This Ship also carried quite a few impatient merchants heading to Gannaer.

"I only logged on half an hour late, and the tickets were already sold out. Luckily, you don't need to register to go to Gannaer and Port City now," Luolita said, taking a bite of a freshly baked bun. "By the way, why are you guys going too? Is the bar closing?"

"We're going to Gannaer to open a bar, that's why we're going to check it out." Yunxiao touched the Gold Tie at his collar. "I am representing the Wealth Church. Although Gannaer is unwilling to accept our faith, they can accept our wealth."

"It looks like the Wealth Church's reaction is the fastest among the major churches, faster than both the King and the City Hall." This damn game is overly realistic; it even inherited the administrative efficiency of real life.

By comparison, only Evans's work had become much easier; he no longer had to register players heading to Gannaer and Port City, though he didn't know why.

In fact, it was just a threshold Chen Zhi had set for his own peace of mind.

The actual effect could be said to be non-existent.

But it was enough to keep the players in check, because no one wanted to be unable to get into the game because they hadn't registered.

Besides, this game is so realistic now that it can completely be called a second life; of course, no one would skip registration. Moreover, players who don't register and disappear from Chen Zhi's records will naturally be kicked offline. Unless they can get someone to carry their body back, they shouldn't even think about logging on.

It's just that this situation hasn't happened yet.

"Sigh, the Wealth Church manages things too loosely. I didn't expect them to send me this time. The Wealth Church's requirement is for me to open a hotel there, but I thought about it and decided a bar would be better; you can get more information that way."

"But that's Gannaer, and most of the people there are female. Are you sure opening a bar will work?"

"You underestimate our female comrades too much. Gannaer imports a lot of Wine every year, not just for drinking, but also for sacrificial rituals." Yunxiao was someone with first-hand information. "If it were for guest rooms, those nobles have plenty of private ports, so why would they need me to open one? I plan to open a quiet bar in the most prosperous part of the City Center and hire two folk artists to perform every day. I hear Gannaer's art is also very rich, even if it's all related to death."

"It seems I should also think carefully about whether I should open a shop in Gannaer." Luolita pinched her chin.

Her status as a Fortune-teller had been lifted, and she had successfully become an ordinary person. This trip to Gannaer was to see if she could awaken as a Channeling master.

According to the Rier sisters, a Channeling master needs the help of priests to awaken. Although she knew that this would mean her identity would have to be accepted by Gannaer and she would be under Gannaer's surveillance, how could she not try?

What if those people weren't that strict?

Perhaps she could become the first player in this game to awaken twice.

"You're actually not going to Gannaer to do business? Don't tell me you want to awaken? To control those Zombies?" Yunxiao shuddered. It wasn't that he was saying such combat ability wasn't powerful, it just felt a bit disgusting.

Luolita's style wasn't that kind of style either; how to put it, she was more suited for the Warrior series of awakened classes.

"It seems you have completely integrated into your identity." Luolita said as she walked. "I don't know when Gannaer will officially receive ships from Tana City. Recently, these ships have been fully loaded with cargo, just waiting to unload in Gannaer."

"Some people just want to pass through Gannaer to go to the cities further west, but those cities don't belong to Gannaer, and the economic situation isn't very optimistic." Yunxiao revealed some inside information. "However, in the Wine City west of Gannaer, there are many mines, with quite a bit of iron and copper ore."

"What about the price?" Luolita asked casually.

"The price is half of what it is outside right now. If it weren't for this kind of benefit, why would this matter of building a contact point in Gannaer fall to me?" The people of the Wealth Church are just that realistic; compared to the church's mission, they value money more.

If it weren't for the fact that Sarana couldn't leave Tana City at will, she should have already gone to Gannaer to see if any mine owners were selling ore.

He believed no one would refuse the Federal, and those mine workers were all Slaves or people imported from the Federal; they should know the reputation of the Wealth Church.

"There really are mines? No wonder those Gold Ties took a group of merchants and left early this morning." By the side of the road, Feng Buxi, who had been eavesdropping, leaned over. "Have you used your Qi Luck skills? Do you want to..."

"Mine is used up, and I've already sold it." Luolita shrugged. "Yours should have accumulated by now, right?"

"Of course, but I don't plan to do business in Gannaer." Feng Buxi shrugged. "Just selling this information and acting as a middleman is already enough to make money. I even hope to sell my profession because it's unnecessary."

"It seems you've saved enough money for another awakening." Yunxiao also felt that being a Fortune-teller was quite useless. If it was just for making money, then it was indeed very good, but it also required coordination with one's own abilities.

That is to say, if players wanted to make big money while only wanting to have great luck without putting in any effort or sacrifice, they wouldn't be able to obtain so-called Qi Luck.

But if he had to work hard, Yunxiao felt it was too tiring.

He was here to play a game, not to work; there was no need to tie himself down like he was at a day job.

"What do you mean, you also plan to awaken again?" Yunxiao blinked at Feng Buxi.

"You don't think the same thing as me, do you?" Feng Buxi gasped.

Luolita stopped in her tracks. "You guys plan to cause trouble in Gannaer?"

"Of course not, but if you don't look for trouble, trouble will definitely come looking for you. No, I still have to find a buyer first."

"Me too, I need to arrange for my successor. Hahaha, I'm thinking of going out to sea in a while, to Rierna, to see what the situation is like over there."

"Hmm, I also want to see how the arbitration is actually done. There's quite a lot of stuff there, it's just that Chimu can't upload it."

The two seemed to have made up their minds to die, even forgetting about Luolita, who had been chatting heatedly just a moment ago, and turned to hook arms and imagine the future.

Forget it, forget it. Luolita finished the bun in her hand, simply stopped paying attention to them, and turned into the Gannaer Embassy nearby.

The furnishings inside the embassy were sparse, perhaps because it had just started to be established and there hadn't been time to buy things, or perhaps because the house here was too big, and the few young girls couldn't even finish cleaning it, let alone decorate the room.

"If you need to register for a consultation, just go to the office on the right." Niya said with a numb expression. "If you want to chat, please don't look for us. The information you need has already been written on the bulletin board outside."

"I don't need to understand that information; I'm a bit interested in the God of Death, I wonder if I could learn a little about it." Luolita said tentatively.

"The God of Death is not for you to 'learn a little about,' what do you mean by 'some interest'?" Niya frowned. "You should be more respectful."

"But there is no church for the God of Death here. I mean, although your rooms are large and clean and tidy, this place is about the same as other places in Tana City; there's nothing different."

"We still need a Temple?" Niya thought for a moment. "What you say makes sense. The Federal said that the area inside the embassy belongs to Gannaer, so we should indeed build a Temple here. I will suggest it to the construction workers later."

"If you need to paint the dome, you can contact Ai Ai; her studio is on Store Street." Luolita said with a smile. "But I really do believe in death and the underworld; I really hope to understand the God of Death and faithfully believe in Him."

"Why?" Niya was puzzled.

In her view, these Tana City people had just defeated the Barbarians and Gannaer, so how could they believe in Gannaer's gods?

"You don't understand. Those Barbarians only possess power, but the God of Death possesses the ability to see through life and death." Luolita said coaxingly. "Think about it, if you want to not get lost after death, not be trapped by those evil forces, and find a peaceful Divine Kingdom, then only in Gannaer can you learn this knowledge."

"You are so right. I didn't expect there to be someone like you in Tana City."

"I mean, the faith in the God of Death should be expanded. You currently only keep the aura of the God of Death within Gannaer and have never thought about developing more Believers. Even after a long time, everyone will stop believing in the God of Death." Luolita hinted vaguely at the inside story.

This was information the players had learned from Ganseer, because the God of Death seemed unable to respond to His followers, so the faith of the followers was slowly wavering.

This is also the reason why Gannaer possesses numerous Temples.

Because if there were no priests here watching over these Believers and demanding that they worship daily, then these Believers would very likely convert to other faiths and would no longer continue to believe in the God of Death.

Especially with the neighboring Federal becoming increasingly powerful.

Sooner or later, Gannaer will fall too far behind and lose the ability to oppose the Federal.

For example, right now.

"If you really want to understand, um, when the teacher returns today, I will ask her for a few copies of the doctrine. I think because we have established diplomatic relations with the Federal, the Federal shouldn't demand that we are forbidden from proselytizing, right?" Niya suddenly remembered, "I know now, I understand why the teacher is unwilling to let us go back; we should spread the gospel of the God of Death to more places."

Luolita twitched the corner of her mouth.

The gospel of the God of Death...

She had come over to build presence for several days now, and not only had this NPC failed to remember her, but her train of thought was also particularly bizarre.

If there were no other way, who would appreciate the gospel of the God of Death?

Isn't it better to be alive?

"Um, are there many of you who want to understand the gospel of the God of Death?" Remembering that people had been asking her these past few days, Niya's eyes were full of anticipation.

"That goes without saying, otherwise there wouldn't be so many of us wanting to go to Gannaer," Luolita told a white lie, "Tana City is a highly inclusive city, there are many churches here, and I don't think they would mind one more church of the God of Death, as long as you don't affect our lives like the Believers of the Red Moon Goddess do."

"Of course, if the God of Death affected the lives of Gannaer, then who would still believe in Him? We are not like those lunatics." Niya disliked the Red Moon Goddess very much; this goddess had successively brought three tragedies to Gannaer.

The most recent few instances of War were even more likely related to these witches.

This time, Jimola finally saw the witch who had been captured and turned into a mute; this witch was named Suta, a witch from the Red-Beak Tribe in the western mountains, who devoutly believed in the Red Moon Goddess.

Originally, it should not have been her who was sent to deal with the reconciliation with the Federal.

But there was no choice; the real witch leader had already been captured by the Barbarian, and it was unknown if she was still alive.

As for her, she was a prisoner designated by the Queen to be sent to the Federal, on the grounds of assisting the Barbarian in launching a War behind the Kingdom's back.

This War made the Queen see her own strength clearly; she was unwilling to be an enemy of the Federal, but if she could use the method of establishing diplomatic relations to let the witches enter the Federal and find the thing they all wanted, then that would still be no problem.

"She is only 15 years old, is it really okay?" Jimola felt some reluctance; this young girl was the same age as Niya, and if she were handed over to the Federal, her only outcome would be death.

"She has awakened." The Queen took a sip of Coffee, "You should know how witches awaken; as long as one awakens to become a witch, then no matter how she is dealt with, it is not unjust."

Hearing about the awakening, Jimola could only sigh.

Believers of the God of Death who want to awaken as Channeling practitioners or Corpse Collectors who manipulate living corpses require special Rituals.

Usually, it requires priests with high inspiration to pray to the gods and receive a response.

However, now it is the Queen who is responding in place of the gods, which is to say, to awaken, one must let the Queen know.

And the way witches awaken is even bloodier.

One must perform a sacrifice in order to awaken.

(End of chapter)