Chapter 175 Temptation and Rejection

Feng Xuanyang's words were filled with enticement.

The number one guild in the eastern region of the Star-Moon Kingdom—just the title alone was enough to make countless people's blood boil, turning them against each other.

Perhaps it was these words that moved Weiwo Dukuang back then, leading him to agree to cooperate with Underworld.

Under the banner of being the top player on the level leaderboard, coupled with Underworld's covert support, Dark Star Guild leaped to become a powerful guild second only to Ouroboros in terms of fame and influence.

"So that's how it is." Shi Feng suddenly understood.

He finally understood why Dark Star had suddenly become so powerful, with experts emerging one after another. It turned out that Underworld was secretly helping them.

However, now that Zero Wing Guild had its own guild residence, it disrupted Underworld's original plan to support Dark Star, so they sought him out to invest in Zero Wing Guild.

It had to be said that Underworld was very formidable.

They were willing to abandon all previous investments and support a new guild instead. To outsiders, this seemed like an idiotic move, but Shi Feng knew that Underworld was being very wise. They immediately saw how influential a guild residence was to a guild. If he were in their shoes, he would do the same.

"Master Black Flame, you must know that the entire eastern region of the Star-Moon Kingdom has more than twenty cities. If you agree, Master Black Flame, you will be the absolute overlord of these twenty-plus cities. Although we, Underworld, are investing, we will not interfere with Zero Wing. On the contrary, we will provide you with a large amount of funds and talent." Feng Xuanyang said slowly in a seductive tone, "We, Underworld, have already decided that as long as you agree, Master Black Flame, we will immediately invest 1 billion Credits, as well as a weekly supply of 100 gold coins, plus a hundred experts, and even a regiment of Underworld Guards for you to command. If Zero Wing develops well, there will be more investment later."

"What do you think, Master Black Flame?"

Seeing Shi Feng's silence, Feng Xuanyang was sure that Shi Feng was hesitating, so he added fuel to the fire. Wasn't the point of building a guild in God's Domain to earn money and gain status?

For a newly established guild, 1 billion Credits was an astronomical figure. Even a large city group could not easily take out 1 billion. Although God's Domain was becoming increasingly popular, and more and more consortia were entering, the value of guilds in God's Domain had risen sharply. However, the acquisition price of a third-rate guild with twenty to thirty thousand people was only two to three hundred million Credits.

Zero Wing Guild had only a few thousand members. Although it had some fame and a few experts, it was not worth such a high value. However, with a guild residence, the value would at least double, four to five hundred million being the limit. Offering 1 billion meant that Shi Feng had no reason to refuse.

"I wonder how much Guild Leader Feng wants to invest?" Shi Feng asked with a smile.

"Not much, only 50%. However, 50% of the shares can be exchanged for 1 billion Credits and the help of many experts. I don't think other consortia will offer such a high price." Feng Xuanyang said confidently.

Shi Feng rested his chin on his hand and pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "The proposal is tempting, but 50% is too much. At most, 10%, no higher."

Feng Xuanyang's offer of 50% seemed like an even split, but it was intended to make him lower his guard. In reality, having 50% of the shares was equivalent to controlling the entire Zero Wing. After all, when the guild was established, he didn't own 100% of the shares; a small portion was given to Aqua Rose.

If Feng Xuanyang bought another 1% of the shares from Aqua Rose, he would have 51% of the shares, and Feng Xuanyang would have the final say in Zero Wing. Shi Feng had already suffered such losses in his previous life, and he would naturally not allow such a thing to happen again in this life.

"10%?" Feng Xuanyang couldn't believe his ears.

He was going to spend 1 billion Credits but only get 10% of the shares. Did he really think Zero Wing Guild was the number one guild in the Star-Moon Kingdom?

"Guild Leader Feng must think that I'm giving too few shares." Shi Feng said with a smile, "It's normal for you to think so, but what I want to say is that 1 billion Credits is really not that much. Giving 10% of the shares is already giving Guild Leader Feng a lot of face. If it were someone else, they might only get 1%."

Shi Feng wasn't just spouting nonsense.

The amount of gold coins that Shi Feng had in his hands already exceeded ten thousand. If converted into Credits, that would be more than 200 million Credits. Not to mention that this income was constantly increasing every day. The profits from Starstreak Trading Firm alone far exceeded 1 billion Credits. Not to mention the Purple Sun Mansion guild residence.

Purple Sun Mansion could be said to be the best guild residence in White River City, and the area it occupied was also very large, larger than a football field that could accommodate fifty thousand people. Even ten years after the opening of God's Domain, it would be worth more than 10 billion Credits, let alone now, when land in White River City was worth its weight in gold.

It wasn't that Shi Feng looked down on 1 billion Credits; it was indeed an unimaginable astronomical figure, but it really wasn't worth 10% of Zero Wing's shares. Giving 1% was already giving a lot of face, let alone 10%...

"Master Black Flame, there's a limit to joking around. Are you toying with me? Do you really think I'm someone to be trifled with?" Feng Xuanyang's expression suddenly changed, his tone as cold as ice.

"Guild Leader Feng is joking. I'm just telling the truth. If Guild Leader Feng feels it's inappropriate, then let's just forget about this matter." Shi Feng shook his head and smiled. He genuinely wanted to find a business partner to invest.

Unfortunately, the flower fell intentionally, but the water flowed heartlessly.

If he rejected the investment now, or said that Feng Xuanyang's requested shares were too high, Feng Xuanyang would probably still have a smile on his face.

That was the frightening thing about the truth, so people often preferred to believe lies.

Because the truth was more cruel than lies.

If Aqua Rose were here, she would definitely scold Shi Feng for talking nonsense.

Afterward, Shi Feng left the private room, leaving behind Feng Xuanyang, who was filled with rage.

"Nan Lang, get in here." Feng Xuanyang roared in the private room.

"Young Feng, why are you so angry? Did that Black Flame kid not know what's good for him?" Nan Lang hurriedly walked in.

"You go tell Weiwo Dukuang that he can take action now. I don't want to see the Zero Wing Guild in White River City anymore." Feng Xuanyang completely lost his previous gentle demeanor and revealed his ferocious nature. "Since they're unwilling to cooperate with our Underworld, regardless of the reason, they must be eliminated. White River City doesn't need a guild that Underworld can't control."

"Yes, I'll go inform him now." Nan Lang licked his dry lips, his face full of excitement.

After Shi Feng left the high-end bar, he went to the teleportation hall and spent 32 Silver coins to arrive at Star-Moon City, the most prosperous city in the Star-Moon Kingdom.

Compared to White River City, the competition in Star-Moon City was even more intense. There were more than five first-rate guilds in Star-Moon City alone, and countless second and third-rate guilds. The number of players gathered in Star-Moon City exceeded three million, which could rival the total number of players in all eight cities surrounding White River City.

It could be said that Star-Moon City was a must-contend-for place in the entire Star-Moon Kingdom in the future, a super city with a player population of more than ten million. The resources surrounding Star-Moon City were also extremely abundant, with many high-level maps located very close to Star-Moon City. As long as you controlled Star-Moon City, it was equivalent to occupying one-fifth of the resources in the entire Star-Moon Kingdom.