Chapter 368: Planning the Fate Gambling City (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Facing the Dragon Sparrow Fate Lord of the Fate Clan, Ye Ming's attitude instantly became humble.

Even the killing intent radiating from his body retracted, completely lacking the aggressive momentum he had displayed just moments ago.

Facing A Lan, he could argue based on reason and even apply extreme pressure to test his limits.

But before Brother Ming Hou, continuing to do so would undoubtedly make him a laughingstock.

Just as even the most turbulent waves cannot stir the depths of an ocean abyss.

The combat power of the Mingwu Clan posed no threat whatsoever before the massive mountain that was the Fate Clan.

Tides rising and falling, powerful clans succeeding one another... this world had undergone many changes during the long eons they slept, yet the Fate Clan still standing tall was the best proof of their strength.

And in that game of equivalent exchange from years past, he had wagered everything, even: the Mingwu Rules.

During that time, he had considered various potential risks.

For instance, carrying rules into the Fate Clan's territory might have resulted in him being plundered by the Fate Clan before the game even began.

At that time, he was alone, like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.

If the Fate Clan had truly moved against him, he would have been powerless to resist.

Relying solely on his own strength to oppose the entire Fate Clan would have led only to death.

Yet the Fate Clan adhered to their principles, actively received him, and allowed him to participate in the game through equivalent exchange.

It could be said that his ability to free the Mingwu Clan from the shadow of the Death Whisper Clan, and to let his sleeping clansmen breathe the sea breeze of the Cangxing Sea Region again, was half due to his own efforts and half due to the Fate Clan's commitment to "equivalent exchange."

Their adherence to the promise of "equivalent exchange" was more reliable than any alliance formed by other forces.

Meeting again, Ye Ming felt nothing but respect in his heart, daring not to show the slightest negligence.

But what he was curious about was why the Dragon Sparrow Fate Lord had come in person; what exactly was the matter?

Could it be that the backing behind the Gold Coin Chamber was so profound that even the Fate Clan needed to intervene personally to maintain cooperation?

Ye Ming's gaze shifted between A Lan and Brother Ming Hou, but he dared not ask further.

Facing Ye Ming's respect, Brother Ming Hou nodded indifferently.

Regarding Ye Ming, Brother Ming Hou had no particular thoughts nor did he wish to have excessive contact with him.

He was merely a hegemonic force in a small region, not counting as a powerful clan; currently, he only valued the boost the Gold Coin Chamber could provide for the Fate Clan's future development.

Assuming cooperation could be established with the Gold Coin Chamber, the development of the Fate Gambling City would also grow alongside the expansion of the Gold Coin Chamber's scale.

This platform was too important.

As for the development potential of the Gold Coin Chamber, there was no upper limit.

Being players, their infinite margin for error allowed the Gold Coin Chamber to stand tall forever.

Even if various risks of bankruptcy existed during the development process, they could quickly rise again from the ashes and rebuild rapidly.

Compared to the Gold Coin Chamber, the Mingwu Clan was merely an insignificant small force.

The fact that they could cooperate with the Gold Coin Chamber now was simply because the player faction was in its early stages of development, offering him an opportunity for collaboration.

Seeing Brother Ming Hou merely nod indifferently before turning his gaze to A Lan, Ye Ming felt no dissatisfaction in his heart.

In this world where strength ruled, the prerequisite for gaining respect was possessing sufficient power.

The Dragon Sparrow Fate Lord clearly had the qualification to ignore his overtures of goodwill.

Realizing that his presence here would affect the upcoming negotiations between the Dragon Sparrow Fate Lord and the person in charge of the Gold Coin Chamber, Ye Ming voluntarily stood up.

He bowed his head separately to Brother Ming Hou and A Lan, maintaining a respectful tone:

"Since the Dragon Sparrow Fate Lord and the Chamber Master have important matters to discuss, Ye Ming will not disturb you."

Having spoken, Ye Ming transformed into a streak of black light and shot toward the sky.

As he swept past Brother Ming Hou, Ye Ming actively smoothed out the violent wind to avoid offending the Dragon Sparrow Fate Lord.

Once Ye Ming had flown far away, A Lan smiled as he approached the round table in the center of the rooftop, sweeping his hand across the surface.

The scattered wine cups and empty plates instantly dissolved into points of light, replaced by a set of tea ware emitting a soft glow; spiritual tea in the pot was releasing curling white mist, its fragrance crisp and clear like morning dew.

"Sit down, Brother Ming Hou," he said, taking a seat on the rattan chair first before lifting the teapot to pour two cups of emerald-green tea soup:

"Finally managed to send off this short-tempered general; now we can have a quiet chat about serious matters."

Regarding A Lan addressing him as "brother," Brother Ming Hou did not mind at all; as members of the same player faction, this form of address was not excessive.

After nodding slightly, he took a seat opposite A Lan.

The hem of his silver robe draped over the bluestone slabs; Brother Ming Hou's Iron Face still bore an expression of casual ease as he lifted the teacup, yet did not drink, merely gazing at the flowing clouds reflected in the tea soup:

"Brother A Lan, I have already explained my thoughts to you in private messages; I hope to establish a Fate Gambling City on Dream Island. What is your opinion?"

A Lan's hand holding the teacup paused slightly; he did not reply immediately but instead asked curiously:

"Brother Ming Hou, there are many uninhabited islands in the Cangxing Sea Region; if you wish to build a gambling city on Dream Island, it must be because you value the customer traffic of my Gold Coin Chamber."

Brother Ming Hou nodded and spoke frankly:

"That is correct; establishing the Fate Gambling City is not difficult; the difficulty lies in acquiring customer channels. Only the Gold Coin Chamber can provide us with a steadily growing stream of customers; in the future, this will inevitably form a mutual complement of traffic."

Hearing this, a trace of deep thought flashed in A Lan's eyes before he raised his head to look at Brother Ming Hou, advising sincerely:

"Brother Ming Hou, your desire to borrow the customer traffic of the Gold Coin Chamber is something I can understand, and mutual traffic complement is a good thing, but I need to remind you that gamblers coming to participate in the exchange must absolutely not be players from our own faction."

Hearing this, Brother Ming Hou nodded with a smile:

"Naturally; players are protected by High-Dimensional Gods, and gambling with players carries the risk of being unable to recover chips; therefore, the gambling city can allow players to enter, but it must absolutely not allow players to participate in any gambling."

A Lan shook his head:

"That is not the main point; essentially, the player faction is a war force created by High-Dimensional Gods, much like pieces on a chessboard; He allows players to develop freely in the Monster World, but absolutely does not permit excessive internal friction among players; this can be glimpsed from a series of update settings.

"For example, the Sin System updated early on was designed to reduce malicious confrontation among players of the same faction in the wild; furthermore, the Duel Arena updated some time ago designated specific scenarios for resolving conflicts, aiming to restrict organizational conflicts between players to a controllable range; and the recent restrictions on reselling players were also intended to reduce internal friction within the faction."

He lifted his teacup, watching the mist curling upward:

"High-Dimensional Gods have granted us the right to develop freely, but in reality, they have also drawn a red line; we can seize resources from foreign clans, trade with foreign clans, and enlarge the cake together, but we must absolutely not target the interests of other players within our own faction; if the Fate Gambling City extracts wealth from players, I can guarantee that the gambling city established by your Fate Clan will not last long."

Brother Ming Hou's silver pupils contracted slightly; this was actually an issue he had also considered.

Prior to this, while browsing various materials on the player forum, he had discovered that the starting point of many updates was to avoid internal friction.

He just hadn't expected that this potential red line would be confirmed by A Lan.

"This problem is easy to solve; after establishing the Fate Gambling City, I will prohibit players from entering the venue."

Hearing this, A Lan decisively shook his head:

"There is no need for that; as long as players are restricted from participating in gambling, it is fine; the development of the Fate Gambling City cannot lack players."

"We, the Gold Coin Chamber, can provide the venue required for early development, as well as various forms of assistance for initial growth, helping your Fate Clan establish a Fate Gambling City on Dream Island, but I hope this Fate Gambling City can develop in combination with the player ecosystem, allowing other players to also earn profits from it."

Amid Brother Ming Hou's puzzled expression, A Lan continued:

"Newbie players have limited development modes available to them when they first enter the game stage; the Gold Coin Chamber provides a delivery position for newbie players, which not only solves the transportation issues of the Gold Coin Chamber but also allows newbie players to extract a percentage of profit from each delivery mission."

"The Fate City can clearly achieve the same; positions related to gambling will be handled by members of your Fate Clan, as you are professionals in this area, yet you can also create some positions within the gambling city that can increase traffic for players, thereby achieving a win-win situation."

"For instance, those Spirit Chef faction players; the spiritual food meals they produce are extremely delicious; the Fate Gambling City could completely open a channel for Spirit Chef players to sell spiritual food meals, selling meals with buff effects to foreign races to earn revenue; regarding the profits they obtain, you will not take a single penny, treating it as a contribution to the faction's development."

"This way, other players can become part of the gambling city's subsidiary ecosystem, avoiding internal friction while leveraging the services they provide to drive traffic to the Fate Gambling City... perhaps, in the future, many foreign races will come specifically for the delicious spiritual food meals."

A faint glow rippled in Brother Ming Hou's silver pupils, clearly moved by this line of thinking:

"Your idea is good; the development of the Fate City can proceed as you say."

"Exactly." A Lan lifted his teacup, nodding with a smile:

"What High-Dimensional Gods want is for us to enlarge the cake while simultaneously providing a boost to the faction's development, allowing more players to share in the benefits of development; only in this way can business endure; monopoly is destined to have no future; the Star Net once told me a sentence: 'The development of the Moon Eclipse Clan, both inside and outside the game, must first and foremost serve the will of the High-Dimensional Gods.' Now, I pass this sentence on to you."