Chapter 1 Forging Room of the Candlelight Trading Firm in White River City

At this moment, Melancholy Smile was busy making basic hardened armor plates.

There were too many players in White River City. If it weren't for the large number of basic hardened armor plates they had made in the early stages, the three of them wouldn't be able to keep up with the demand now.

"Sister Smile, two people have come to the first floor and said they want to discuss cooperation."

"I know. Just like the others, have them wait in the reception room. I'll be there when I'm done."

"But, that person said he's the guild leader of Yi Xiao Qing Cheng (Alluring Smile)."

"The guild leader of Yi Xiao Qing Cheng?"

Melancholy Smile couldn't help but stop what she was doing.

As a powerful guild in White River City, Yi Xiao Qing Cheng was far from comparable to other large guilds. Its funds and number of guild members were obvious to all.

As a lifestyle guild, its development direction was completely different from that of a combat guild, and there was no intersection between the two.

However, lifestyle guilds didn't have much combat power, and when making some items, they needed a lot of rare materials. These materials generally came from dungeons, so lifestyle guilds usually cooperated with some combat guilds.

The combat guild provided rare materials, and the lifestyle guild provided some discounts and priority supply of certain items to the combat guild.

"Hahaha, they've come at a good time." Melancholy Smile said, "I'll go now."

With that, Melancholy Smile cleaned up the materials on the table and went downstairs.

In the reception room on the first floor, many large guilds in White River City had sent people to discuss cooperation issues, but after a man and a woman walked in, the atmosphere in the integrated reception room became heavy.

Everyone stared at the man and woman, especially the beautiful woman with the ethereal and orchid-like temperament who walked in. Almost everyone in the major guilds in White River City knew her.

Because this woman was You Lan, the guild leader of Yi Xiao Qing Cheng in White River City.

"The Candlelight Trading Firm really knows how to treat guests, actually making us wait in this place with other guilds." Feng Xuanyang glanced at the reception room, frowned slightly, and was a little dissatisfied with Candlelight's arrangement.

However, You Lan didn't say anything about this, and just sat down quietly to wait.

Although Yi Xiao Qing Cheng was a powerful guild with abundant funds, the Candlelight Trading Firm was not simple either. Being able to acquire these two pieces of prime real estate in White River City in such a short period of time meant that the forces behind it must be considerable.

After a while, Melancholy Smile walked into the reception room, and the atmosphere in the reception room immediately relaxed again. Everyone stood up to greet Melancholy Smile, beaming with smiles.

"Everyone, please sit." Melancholy Smile looked around and said.

The people present were all top figures in White River City. Melancholy Smile had never imagined that one day she would become a hot figure in White River City. Before that, she was just a forging apprentice who was often kicked out by various guilds, just wanting to earn some living expenses through forging.

The high-level members of these large guilds were all people she had once looked up to.

But now, these people were all greeting her with smiles, which was a completely different world from her previous life.

Thinking of this, Melancholy Smile thought of Shi Feng. If Shi Feng hadn't been willing to accept her, she would probably still be worrying about her livelihood and be a low-level lifestyle player in White River City, happy to earn one or two silver coins a day. But now, she had no feeling even when facing hundreds or even thousands of gold coins.

Now, facing the high-level members of the major guilds in White River City, including the guild leader of Yi Xiao Qing Cheng, the pressure of talking to these people could be imagined. Melancholy Smile, who was originally unaccustomed to this scene, was now very comfortable, as casual as chatting over tea.

"Everyone here wants to cooperate. It's simple. Our Candlelight Trading Firm only has one requirement." Melancholy Smile said lightly, "All the materials collected by your guilds must be sold to us without exception, and the price is 60% of the market price. Our Candlelight Trading Firm will give these cooperative guilds a purchase discount, ranging from 85% to 95%. In addition, we will reserve some of your scarce items for you, giving you a certain priority to purchase."

"If you are willing, you can sign the agreement that was just distributed. If you are not willing, you can leave."

Melancholy Smile said very decisively and confidently.

The high-level members of the major guilds present all gasped, and everyone fell silent, bowing their heads in thought.

This was too black!

All the materials obtained had to be sold to the Candlelight Trading Firm. What about their own guilds?

Moreover, the purchase price was 60% of the market price. It would be better for them to sell it on the market.

And even with the discount, it was only 85% to 95%. There was not much benefit for their respective guilds. In the end, it was still making Candlelight cheaper.

"I've already said what I needed to say. You can take your time to consider it, but I will take back this contract in thirty minutes." Melancholy Smile was not concerned with the murderous looks of the crowd. As she spoke, she turned to leave.

Completely showing an attitude of "sign it or not, it's up to you."

The major guilds, who were still very confident, were silenced.

"Wait a minute!" Feng Xuanyang stood up abruptly, his expression cold, staring at Melancholy Smile, and sneering, "Don't you think you're going too far?"

"You need to know that many materials can only be provided by our major guilds. Wild groups can't provide them at all. If we join forces and cut off the source of materials for your Candlelight Trading Firm, how will your Candlelight Trading Firm continue to operate?"

"Young Master Feng is a bit out of line. Please forgive Miss Melancholy. However, we are all here to do business, and there is always a process of bargaining. It's not good for either side if you say it so definitively. Why don't we sit down and talk slowly?" You Lan also stood up to persuade.

The people in the conference room also nodded.

If their major guilds didn't sell materials, how could the Candlelight Trading Firm survive in White River City?

Lifestyle guilds were, after all, lifestyle guilds, and were naturally lower than combat guilds.

"Hahaha, what you said makes a lot of sense." Melancholy Smile pondered for a while, nodded, looked at Feng Xuanyang and You Lan, and said with a sweet smile, "Although what you said makes a lot of sense, I still decided to do this. And from now on, I'm taking back Yi Xiao Qing Cheng's contract. You can leave!"

"You!" Feng Xuanyang's eyes turned blood red, and he was so angry that he almost vomited blood. If it weren't for the fact that this was the Candlelight Trading Firm, and the owner here had absolute control, or rather, was invincible, he would definitely have attacked.

You Lan was also stunned when she heard this.

The high-level members of the major guilds were all dumbfounded and completely stunned...

Yi Xiao Qing Cheng, who was second only to Zero Wing in White River City, was being kicked out without any face given.

This was too domineering and powerful!