Chapter 361: Transaction

Winter in Koya City is very long, and snow may fall intermittently.

However, with Golem Puppets, the work of building the city has not been delayed too much.

This month, many things have happened.

First, the number of players has surged for the first time, breaking through to 10,000.

This month, Lin Chao did not overly restrict the number of players; as long as there was a suitable reservation, they would be selected to enter the game.

After all, the path after Legendary is incomparably difficult to advance, requiring a massive amount of Experience Value.

Secondly, among the players, under the organization of Shengtian, a Military Committee was established.

The Military Committee will provide military guidance to the players.

Last time, facing the invasion of the Orc Tribe, this group of players fought very frustratingly; if it weren't for the intervention of the Manager, they might have even been defeated.

One must know that in terms of average strength and numbers alone, the players exceeded those orcs.

Yet, they fought like that.

The members of the Military Committee are mostly military enthusiasts, as well as military influencers from the real world, and of course, some low-level officers from the real world.

Their strength is not very strong, but they have plenty of military literacy and experience, which is sufficient for the job.

After short-term special training by the Military Committee, the players organized a counterattack.

About a thousand players, after a day of long-distance trekking, raided the remnants of that invasion by the Kunan Orc Tribe, avenging the grudge of the initial invasion.

Those players had a bountiful harvest and seized many spoils of war.

Today's Tieshi Mountain is becoming increasingly prosperous, and the contact and exchange between players and Koya City have also become more frequent.

At this moment, on the wide trade route, a caravan is moving slowly.

The person at the head is an old man named Kainsi; he is a member of the Huiteng Chamber of Commerce, coming from the Bauhinia Empire.

On the God Continent, there are many countries, but there are only three empires, and the Bauhinia Empire is one of them.

This Kainsi is sitting in a carriage; he looks outside through the window, a trace of helplessness flashing in his eyes.

"Such a poor place, there are no Gold coins to be made.

I also don't know why Dong Zhengxuan recommended that I come here."

The business of the Huiteng Chamber of Commerce is very large, and their traces are found on almost half of the Continent.

Kainsi is one of the managers of the Huiteng Chamber of Commerce; there are countless managers like him in the Huiteng Chamber of Commerce.

Each of their managers is responsible for trade transactions in a certain area.

Kainsi is responsible for Koya City and its surroundings.

However, Koya City is relatively poor, with almost no profit to be made, so Kainsi's performance is not very good.

Yesterday, when he was trading with Dong Zhengxuan, Dong Zhengxuan mentioned that the current Prince Lin is stationed at Tieshi Mountain with his warriors.

On Tieshi Mountain, there are many people and many trade needs.

Their Huiteng Chamber of Commerce could establish a stronghold on Tieshi Mountain to conduct trade.

If it weren't for the fact that Kainsi and Dong Zhengxuan are very familiar and the two have a very good relationship, he would not be willing to come to this place.

He knows that Koya City is very poor, and outside Koya City, those are all farmers; where would there be any purchasing power?

At most, Prince Lin might have some purchasing power, but it is also limited.

Kainsi has heard that that Prince Lin is an outlier in the Saya Royal Family.

The Saya Royal Family believes in the God of Song, using singing to please the gods.

However, that Prince Lin is tone-deaf, is not valued within the Royal Family, and does not hold any position in the Song Church.

It can be said that this Prince Lin is truly on the fringes of the Saya Royal Family.

"Fengxing, do you think this stronghold should be built or not?" Kainsi looked at the sturdy middle-aged man beside him and pondered.

Fengxing is the guard Commander of this caravan and is a High-level Professional with incomparably powerful strength.

Fengxing stopped his cultivation and opened his eyes: "We can simply build one; there is no need to spend too much effort."

Fengxing knows that Dong Zhengxuan is Kainsi's biggest client at present, and Kainsi finds it difficult to refuse some of Dong Zhengxuan's requests.

Establishing a stronghold is a matter that can be big or small for the Huiteng Chamber of Commerce and for Kainsi.

"You are right. After all, I have known Dong Zhengxuan for more than ten years, and I still have to give him face. Let's just build a stronghold casually and find someone to watch it."

Regarding this trip to Tieshi Mountain, Kainsi has absolutely no expectations.

Of course, there might be a small harvest; after all, that is Prince Lin, even if he is somewhat undervalued.

"I suddenly feel that I am somewhat like that prince." Not knowing what he thought of, Kainsi felt some emotion.

After all, he and Prince Lin are indeed somewhat alike; both are undervalued.

Therefore, Prince Lin came to Koya City.

He was also assigned to the Koya City area to conduct trade.

"My lord flows with the bloodline of the Iris, how can a remote royal family compare to you?" A look of respect appeared on Fengxing's face.

"Haha." Kainsi gave a self-deprecating laugh and then said, "I will take a nap; call me when we arrive."

Kainsi closed his eyes and fell asleep as soon as he said so.

Time passed quickly.

Kainsi was not woken up by Fengxing, but by noise.

In his deep sleep, he heard a strong booming sound, mixed with vibrations.

"What is going on?"

Kainsi left the carriage, and there was much discussion in the caravan.

"Look quickly, what is that?"

"A big monster?"

"This is... a Golem Puppet!"

Kainsi's eyes widened, revealing an expression of disbelief.

As a manager of the Huiteng Chamber of Commerce, Kainsi naturally knew about Golem Puppets and had even seen them before.

It was just that these things were very rare, generally only found within the three great empires and some Churches.

This was his first time seeing one in a place like Koya City.

"These Golem Puppets... seem to be building a city." Kainsi was knowledgeable and identified the type of these Golem Puppets at a glance.

If other Golem Puppets had appeared here, he might have thought a Great Arcanist from the Arcane Empire was nearby.

But now, these Golem Puppets were building a city.

And this was an area controlled by Prince Lin; many thoughts appeared in his mind.

"Prince Lin actually wants to build a city here; he has such great ambition," Kainsi couldn't help but say.

Building a city is not a simple matter.

Without immense financial resources, manpower, and strength, all of this is a joke.

In Kainsi's eyes, Prince Lin simply did not have this strength.

"Tieshi Mountain is located in a remote area and borders the Kunan Orc Tribe. Why would Prince Lin want to build a city here? And... how would Prince Lin fill the city with a population?" Feng Xing was very surprised.

Population is a very important thing.

In their view, even Koya City did not have a large population.

Near Koya City, if one were to build a city, people would certainly choose to live in Koya City; who would come here?

Therefore, in their eyes, this city had no potential whatsoever.

"However, for Prince Lin to have the ambition to build a city, such methods and such strength cannot be underestimated!"

Kainsi spoke, feeling somewhat impressed.

Indeed, although in his view, Prince Lin building a city here was quite unwise.

But... he was able to build a city, seemed to have the strength to do so, and had already begun implementation.

Just this alone already surpassed ninety-nine percent of the humans in the world.

Moreover, Prince Lin was using Golem Puppets to build the city, which was not a feat an ordinary person could possess.

"By the way, Feng Xing, some time ago, did Dong Zhengxuan purchase a large batch of Star Crystals and some Refined Iron from us?"

Thinking of something, Kainsi suddenly asked.

"Yes," Feng Xing replied.

"Is that so?" A sudden guess formed in Kainsi's heart.

As a manager of the Huiteng Chamber of Commerce and a person of the Iris bloodline, he knew much more than others.

He also understood that Star Crystals had another use, which was to serve as the power source for Golem Puppets.

Refined Iron was the material for manufacturing the bodies of Golem Puppets.

"Could it be that there really is a Great Arcanist behind Prince Lin?" Kainsi guessed internally.

If this were the case, Prince Lin would truly exceed his imagination.

However, regardless of whether there was a Great Arcanist behind him or not.

For Kainsi, the strength Prince Lin had currently displayed was enough to make him attach importance and show respect.

Just then, the sound of footsteps approached.

"May I ask, are you from the Huiteng Chamber of Commerce?" Heiniu walked over with several players.

At this moment, they were following the instructions of the Manager to bring the people from the Huiteng Chamber of Commerce to Tieshi Mountain to establish a stronghold.

That way, it wouldn't be so troublesome for them, the players, to purchase items in the future.

"Indeed," Kainsi replied immediately.

And Feng Xing, who was behind him, looked at Heiniu and the few people behind Heiniu, his eyes changing slightly.

Those few people gave him a not-insignificant sense of oppression, especially the person in the lead.

"Little brother, you are one of Prince Lin's men; how should I address you?" Kainsi was not strong, so he did not have as many feelings.

"You may address me as Heiniu, Excellency."

"Heiniu?" Kainsi struggled to pronounce the awkward sound, "Does your Excellency come from the East?"

He could see the difference between Heiniu and himself.

Moreover, he clearly felt that the few people behind Heiniu could not understand their language.

Kainsi had heard people say that Prince Lin had an elite squad of about one hundred people who were not humans from this nearby region.

"The East? You could say that, but also not quite," Heiniu answered simply, without revealing too much.

On the contrary, the few players behind Heiniu revealed curious expressions.

After all, most of them had not saved enough money yet and had not bought a Language Scroll.

"Please follow me, Excellency; His Highness has already set up a banquet on Tieshi Mountain to entertain you," Heiniu said, then led the people away.

Kainsi and the others followed.

At this time, Feng Xing finally found an opportunity to lean in close to Kainsi and whisper something.

Kainsi's expression changed slightly: "What? They are all High-level Professionals?"

Of course, he did not say these words out loud.

At this moment, he looked at Heiniu and the others with even more respect.

Those were High-level Professionals, and Feng Xing had also said that the one in the lead was stronger than Feng Xing himself in terms of strength.

This was terrifying.

He was looking forward to meeting Prince Lin more and more.

"That is the residential area, where three thousand laborers live," Heiniu said, pointing to the houses in the distance as he introduced them.

"Prince Lin is benevolent and kind; I hear these laborers all receive generous compensation.

A few days ago, I even heard that some of the staff at our chamber of commerce wanted to come to Tieshi Mountain to work as laborers," Kainsi said, offering a few casual compliments.

He was not very curious about those houses.

To him, they were nothing more than some commoner districts.

Moreover, those three thousand laborers were all doing manual labor and had no real wealth to speak of.

However, the further they walked up Tieshi Mountain, the more surprised Kainsi's expression became.

He discovered that there were quite a few houses on the mountain as well, and these houses were arranged in rows and columns, with a very unique architectural style.

"What are these?" Kainsi asked, puzzled.

"These are the places where our group lives," Heiniu did not hide it. "More and more of our people are arriving, and Tieshi Mountain is almost out of space, which is why we are building a city."

Kainsi's heart skipped a beat.

How many people?

Enough to require building a city?

He had also heard that these professionals seemed to have been summoned by Prince Lin through contracts from tribes in the East.

In that case, it was indeed possible that there were quite a few of them.

"I wonder how many people are currently on Tieshi Mountain?" Kainsi asked, while simultaneously calculating the purchasing power here.

The entire Koya City had over three hundred thousand people, among whom there were about nine thousand professionals; their purchasing power was quite average.

"Over ten thousand people," Heiniu continued, "and this number is still growing."

"Ten thousand people, that is indeed impressive," Kainsi nodded.

Ten thousand people exceeded his expectations.

The purchasing power of ten thousand people would likely reach one-thirtieth of Koya City.

Building a stronghold was enough.

Of course, those with purchasing power were mostly professionals.

"By the way, what is the proportion of professionals?" Kainsi thought of something and asked.

"This..." Heiniu was somewhat conflicted.

Generally speaking, as long as one was a player, they would become a professional in about three days, provided they didn't slack off.

"About one to one," Heiniu answered after thinking for a moment.

"What, all of them are professionals?" Kainsi was instantly shocked. "You have ten thousand professionals?"

He was very shocked; those were professionals!

Ten thousand professionals—this number was even higher than the number of professionals in Koya City.

"Yes," Heiniu nodded.

Just then, a clear voice came from nearby: "Manager Kainsi, welcome to Tieshi Mountain."

The sky gradually grew dark, and Kainsi was still somewhat shocked at this moment.

He had conversed with Prince Lin for two hours and finalized many details of the trade.

For him, this transaction was absolutely a huge business opportunity.

"Two hundred thousand Gold worth of Star Crystal; behind this Prince Lin, there is definitely more than one Great Arcanist."

Kainsi sighed, feeling even more wary of the forces behind Lin Chao.

This was his first time conducting such a large business deal in Koya City.

It could be said that even within the Huiteng Chamber of Commerce, this was a major deal.

If this news were reported back to headquarters, his performance record would improve significantly, and his status within the headquarters would also rise.

Of course, he would also be able to earn a considerable commission.

At this moment, Kainsi was incredibly excited.

Naturally, besides Star Crystal, their cooperation also involved many other aspects.

Magic materials, spell scrolls, weapons, as well as various daily necessities and so on—Prince Lin wanted them all.

Of course, these were for establishing strongholds and selling them on Tieshi Mountain.

"Sir, we are planning to establish two strongholds here in the initial phase. The one on Tieshi Mountain is easy to handle, but should we go and inspect the one at the foot of the mountain?" Feng Xing said from the side.

The mountain was full of professionals; they had experience in what to sell, and there were professional people to conduct the inspections.

The foot of the mountain was full of laborers, which also required a simple inspection.

"You can just send a few people to investigate," Kainsi said casually.

At the foot of the mountain were three thousand laborers with no real purchasing power; he was only building a stronghold there out of respect for Prince Lin.

The professionals on the mountain were his true clients.

However, thinking of something, Kainsi said: "Never mind, I will go take a look myself."

Thanks to 【Qian Ziying】 for the thousand-coin reward!

(End of this chapter)