Chapter 792 232: Win-Win, Winning Big
Faced with the inquiry, Liu Yi nodded immediately.
He had a deep impression of the Tiger Stripe Clan, a force on an island north of the Cangxing Sea area, with the clan land being 223 nautical miles in a straight line from the Colorful Mist Coast.
The brother from the Chamber of Commerce kept dying and retrying, finally managing to establish a trade route with the Tiger Stripe Clan through sheer perseverance.
Now, the Tiger Stripe Clan is also a stable client of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, bringing considerable trade revenue to them.
"Recently, the Tiger Stripe Clan brought a batch of resources when they landed on the island, but it was much less than before. I specifically asked why, and learned that their island's core mining area was occupied by a monster that emerged from underground. The Tiger Stripe Clan made several attempts but couldn't defeat it, suffering significant losses. They are preparing to recall the clansmen from outside, but the exact time to act is still being planned."
"I think it might take some time, and it might still be uncertain if they can defeat that monster."
After listening to his brother's explanation, Liu Yi pondered for a bit and asked:
"You contacted me specifically to help the Tiger Stripe Clan solve their problem?"
"Yeah, since I take the major share of the profits from this trade line, I naturally want the Tiger Stripe Clan's trade to continue steadily. Right now, because of that monster, my profits have plummeted, and there's no telling when it'll stabilize. I was thinking maybe we should handle it ourselves."
"Do you know the monster's hunting level?"
"I don't know, it's too far away for me to analyze, but judging from the Tiger Stripe Clan's combat strength, the hunting level should be around Level 70. The Tiger Stripe Clan warriors are mostly in the Level 40s, and it's really tough for them to face a Level 70. It's hard to break through its defense, and coupled with the narrow environment of the underground mine, gaining the advantage in numbers would be difficult."
"I understand, I'll let you know when I have news."
"Alright."
After disconnecting, Liu Yi fell into deep thought.
He completely understood his brother's wish to help, after all, the stability of the trade line determines his brother's future earnings.
Of course, he wanted to restore normalcy as soon as possible.
But hunting this monster won't be easy.
The members of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce are not combat personnel, and even the guild leader Shou Jili's main life soul level is just Level 46. Even if the whole group went, it would be hard to compete.
They are completely overpowered in terms of combat strength.
Asking a top-tier guild for help is indeed a good idea.
The Divine Hall Guild has a lot of top-tier power; a small team might be able to fix the problem.
It's just uncertain how much would be an appropriate price to offer.
These top-tier players get very high sacrificial power yields from hunts in the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range battlefield, so inviting them would surely require a significant sacrificial power cost, probably over ten thousand.
If the decision is made to invite a top-tier guild's elite players, this expenditure must be recorded under the comprehensive expenses of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.
It would require a vote from all members of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, or a decision from the guild leader.
With that thought, Liu Yi immediately brought up his contact list, found the guild leader "Shou Jili," and sent a call request.
Before long, a screen popped up, accompanied by the sound of heavy breathing and "beep beep" noises from mechanical lifeforms.
"Hold on a moment." The guild leader Ah Lan's voice came through.
On the screen, the guild leader suddenly leaped up, a golden glow bursting from the Power Barbarian Axe in hand, smashing an engineering robot with a single strike, following with a sidekick to send another approaching robot flying.
A minute later.
With the battle over, the guild leader stood panting where he was, the Power Barbarian Axe in his hand dissolving into points of golden light and disappearing.
"Old Liu, what's up?"
"A monster contacted me earlier, saying there's a problem with the Tiger Stripe Clan's trade line…."
After hearing Liu Yi's explanation, Ah Lan in the video paused in silence for a moment before shaking his head:
"From what you've described, there might be more than one monster residing in the Tiger Stripe Clan's underground mine. Inviting a top-tier guild's elite players once isn't an issue, but doing it multiple times would be too costly. Maybe we could consider a different approach."
"I'll get back to you after I resolve the nearby monster issues first."
"Okay." Liu Yi nodded.
Not long after, a notification for a call appeared in front of Liu Yi.
The screen revealed the image of guild leader Ah Lan, who nodded at him and said:
"A while ago, I considered forming a Guard Squadron for the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce. Now, with the situation with the Tiger Stripe Clan, it's a perfect time to discuss it with you."
Liu Yi was puzzled and asked:
"Guild leader, before you said forming a chamber guard squadron was too much sacrificial power, why are you thinking about forming one now?"
Ah Lan shook his head in the video:
"It's different. I intend to form an independent guard squadron, not one supported by the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce."
"The plan is like this: we still provide services by establishing something like a mercenary organization platform, similar to adventurer platforms in other games. We can post tasks needed by other races and complete them to earn revenue. For this expense, we wouldn't spend any sacrificial power but can charge a 5% profit from the tasks' rewards. This way, we can meet the trade clients' needs and maintain stable operation of the trade channels.
"Take the Tiger Stripe Clan as an example. This time, their mine was occupied by a monster and they are clearly more anxious than us. In this case, we can offer our services. Based on our Player Corps' situation, we can propose a price to solve the problem. As long as the Tiger Stripe Clan is willing to pay, we will post the task publicly, allowing forum players to take the task and help solve the issue. After the task is completed by the hired players, the Tiger Stripe Clan will need to pay us the agreed-upon reward, and we will take a 5% cut."
"Doing this also provides forum players an extra channel to earn sacrificial power. The Tiger Stripe Clan, Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, and the players all benefit."