Chapter 1 Water Rose's Concerns

Shuise Qiangwei and Bai Qingxue were lost in thought after hearing Shi Feng's suggestion, feeling both excited and anxious.

"Guild Leader, while this method is good for letting these guilds and forces compete for entry slots, allowing us to reap the benefits, some smaller guilds that know they can't compete might give up directly. Currently, most of the guilds approaching us are smaller ones. Although their individual strength is weak, their combined power is greater than those large guilds," Shuise Qiangwei quickly pointed out the key issue, her insight into management and business considerations even surpassing Shi Feng's.

"That's right, these small guilds have completely different ideas from the big guilds. They won't do anything unless they see immediate gains and don't consider future development at all. Immediate benefits are all that matter," Bai Qingxue added, nodding. "An 80% discount on city entry fees probably won't attract them. After all, these small guilds already have few experts, and even fewer can explore the Endless Abyss. Compared to their current investment, it's completely disproportionate, so they'll definitely refuse. If that doesn't work, they'll just head to Stone Forest City like those adventurer teams."

Shuise Qiangwei and Bai Qingxue's suggestions were spot on. Shi Feng only mentioned it slightly, and they already thought of many problems, far beyond what Hei Zi and Liang Jing could do.

"You're right, a simple discount on the city entry fee probably won't attract these small guilds, but this city isn't just any city. It's Stone Forest City. Even if they don't want to agree, it'll be difficult," Shi Feng said with a faint smile.

Listening to their suggestions, he understood why the two of them could lead their guilds to grow stronger in his previous life, developing them into quasi-first-rate guilds.

For a guild to grow strong, it not only needs powerful experts, but also management and business acumen. If he wasn't a reborn individual with a relatively advanced management philosophy and knowledge of future developments, he definitely wouldn't be able to match their management and business skills.

"This..." Shuise Qiangwei and Bai Qingxue both looked puzzled after hearing Shi Feng's words.

"Aren't these guilds trying to discuss cooperation? Then let's set the location for the cooperation talks at the Candlelight Trading Firm in Stone Forest City," Shi Feng said with a smile.

"Alright, then we'll take them over there now." Although Shuise Qiangwei and Bai Qingxue didn't understand, they knew Shi Feng's style. Since he arranged it this way, he must have a plan. Moreover, Stone Forest City was the future focus of the Zero Wing Guild's development, so as core members of the guild, they naturally had to understand it properly.

Afterward, the two hung up the communication and directly contacted the representatives of the major guilds, asking everyone to go to Stone Forest City to discuss cooperation.

"What exactly does Zero Wing mean? They could have talked directly, but they insist on taking us to Stone Forest City. Isn't this a waste of time!" A noble female Elementalist, with a level as high as 68 and wearing a light red magic robe, looked at Shuise Qiangwei in the reception hall, somewhat angrily.

In the large reception hall, there were over two hundred representatives from various guilds, but except for Bu Mie Zhan Xin and Mu Lingsha, the other guild representatives present dared not look directly at the woman's anger, bowing their heads as if they had encountered some monster, afraid of getting burned.

Because this noble woman was none other than Yan Yun Shiliu Meng, the second vice-chairman of the newly emerging superpower, Hu Yao, known as the Flame Empress. She was originally a peerless genius cultivated by a super guild, just like Feng Qianyu of Dragon Phoenix Pavilion, but she joined the Hu Yao Guild midway, laying the foundation for Hu Yao in many places.

Although the current Hu Yao is not as powerful as Xinghuan, it is also among the top-ranked new superpowers. It completely controls as many as four kingdoms, and also has a considerable foundation in the Glorious Empire, even stronger than Zhanhun Buluo.

"Vice-Chairman, we're here this time to thoroughly understand Zero Wing and see if Zero Wing is as powerful as the White Tiger Dojo claims. Let's just bear with it for now," a level 68 middle-aged male Assassin, like a butler, quickly advised, obviously accustomed to Yan Yun Shiliu Meng's fiery personality.

Bu Mie Zhan Xin was full of vigilance towards this middle-aged man.

Because this man had an even bigger background, named Chi You, who became famous earlier than him, and was a genuine monster specializing in decapitation operations. At least six high-level members of super forces have been killed by Chi You during this period, disrupting many plans of these super forces.

"It's really strange. Hu Yao has always been developing in the Glorious Empire. Why would they come to cooperate with Zero Wing?" Bu Mie Zhan Xin looked at Yan Yun Shiliu Meng and Chi You, secretly surprised. "Could it be that Zero Wing also has some cooperation with Hu Yao in secret?"

Although Hu Yao is a newly emerging superpower, its development time is later than Xinghuan, but its rise speed is not inferior to Xinghuan. Behind it stands the world-class Glorious Consortium. This consortium, like the Blackwater Consortium, started with martial arts and security, and does not lack expert players, which is more advantageous than other consortia.

If the Glorious Consortium hadn't entered the scene a little late, it would probably have developed into a superpower no less than Xinghuan and Blackwater.

While Bu Mie Zhan Xin was lost in thought, Yan Yun Shiliu Meng also sat back in her seat and didn't continue to make trouble.

"I understand. I'm just saying it," Yan Yun Shiliu Meng pouted at Chi You, then stopped talking.

She completely looked down on guilds like Zero Wing that didn't have a backstage background, because she came from a super guild and was very clear about the power of super guilds. Although guilds like Zero Wing had made a big name for themselves, it was another matter whether they could last long.

After all, no one can say for sure about opportunities. With an opportunity, they rise suddenly, and without an opportunity, they decline suddenly. There are many guilds like Zero Wing that have suddenly risen because of opportunities in the history of the virtual game world, but very few can eventually become first-rate guilds and super guilds.

In her opinion, Zero Wing was just a nouveau riche, completely not on the same level as those wealthy families with accumulation.

If the White Tiger Dojo hadn't said that Zero Wing was very good and powerful in cultivating experts, the guild probably wouldn't have let her come, let alone talk about cooperation.

After Yan Yun Shiliu Meng stopped complaining in the reception hall, the atmosphere of the entire venue calmed down. The representatives of the major guilds also followed Shuise Qiangwei and left the reception hall to the teleportation hall of White River City, preparing to go to Stone Forest City to find out.

At the same time, Bai Qingxue, far away in the Black Dragon Empire, also led representatives of various forces to Stone Forest City.

The representatives of more than two hundred forces gathered in the Dark Night City of the Dark Night Empire, and the mighty momentum suddenly stirred the entire Dark Night Empire.