Chu Tian pondered, even if he had a lot of gold, enough to exchange for hundreds of billions.
But investing in such a machine, and then using it for combat... to capture a fortress, or a city...
Then build entertainment facilities for ordinary people to enjoy... How long would it take to break even?
Although, the amusement facilities and tourist attractions within the Heavenly Dao World in the future would be incredibly profitable.
Because, after all, combat players were still a minority, and not all ordinary people enjoyed this kind of gameplay.
The vast majority would enter the game at night, to pass the time, and even to enter a deep sleep.
More importantly, the money hadn't been acquired yet.
And even if it was, he didn't know how much gold coins "Integrity First 007" could get him in these two days.
Although, he might not be short of money in the future.
But, he was still short of money these few days.
So, he would let this guy get started first, equip it with a super impactor and a few thrusters to increase its speed.
Because the current player levels meant they could climb onto the war chariot.
They also wouldn't be able to inflict any damage on this thing.
Thus, Chu Tian shared his thoughts.
He asked the Demon Master how much funding was needed to install these two, along with the demonized elemental magic cannon he was developing.
The guy directly held up two fingers.
Chu Tian thought for a moment, then took out two hundred thousand gold and threw it to him.
"Do a good job, I'm optimistic about this machine, and even more optimistic about you!"
Although Chu Tian felt a pang of pain, he couldn't show it.
He still had to cheer him on...
"Alright, boss... You're truly my brother, bro... Can you give me another ten thousand?"
After Chu Tian gave him the money, he turned to leave.
But he was stopped again by the guy.
"Another ten thousand? What for?" Chu Tian was speechless.
"These brothers haven't been paid their wages for over a month! These are the night shift brothers, and there's a whole group on the day shift."
He pointed to the engineers present, having forgotten to bring toilet paper when using the restroom.
They all nodded vigorously...
"Take it..." Chu Tian was also speechless.
These people had actually worked for the Demon Master for more than half a month for free, they were truly loyal.
He had heard the Demon Master scolding earlier when he was below.
However, Chu Tian knew that even with two shifts, with about two hundred people per shift, the wages for over a month wouldn't even reach ten thousand gold.
But he didn't question it further.
The Demon Master was still reliable.
Leaving the engineering shop, Chu Tian headed straight for the auction house.
Because the auction system was separate from the shops, the auction house couldn't have shopkeepers or administrators.
Everything was managed by the system automatically.
As for the auction house's long-term operation, it should have generated considerable income.
"(Medicine for Everything Pharmacy) Medicine代购, please add as friend... Cash on delivery, only charging for delivery costs..."
As Chu Tian passed through the central plaza, he suddenly heard several people shouting like this.
His pharmacy's name was also mentioned.
"What the heck?" Chu Tian couldn't help but look over.
He saw several Druid players, with almost no equipment, engaging in this kind of business.
"Damn, are Druids that down on their luck?"
Seeing these groups of people, Chu Tian was utterly speechless.
Moreover, these Druids all wore the same insignia on their chests.
Upon closer inspection, this badge was not a guild insignia.
Chu Tian was stunned when he saw this badge. On it, he found an icon of a crescent moon and a sun.
This... icon... was something that only guilds and then the society system could apply for... a society insignia.
The society system was different from the guild system.
Societies were free organizations, free to join and leave.
In the later stages of the game, such societies appeared quite frequently.
Many ordinary players would usually join such organizations.
And the administrators within these organizations were elected.
Players who joined the organization could vote to elect administrators.
In fact, administrators within the organization didn't have much authority.
Societies, unlike guilds, didn't have guild warehouses and generated no profit.
Societies were purely philanthropic organizations.
Generally, players within societies were those from weaker demographics.
Unable to join powerful guilds, yet unwilling to join weak guilds and be targeted by other guilds.
There were also many solo players who couldn't stand the management systems of guilds.
Thus, they joined societies...
The main purpose was to easily obtain information, and then societies would have a mission release system.
By completing missions posted by others, they could gain some benefits.
Therefore, societies... were the favorite of mercenary-type players.
And societies had two advantages: they were not restricted by war zones, allowing for immediate joining.
Another was that even if you had a guild, you could still apply to join a society.
It did not conflict with guilds.
Of course, for elite players of major guilds, even if they joined a society, it was just for fun.
The benefits of a guild, and the mission rewards released by the guild specifically for elite players.
Were definitely much greater than the benefits within these societies.
But there were also drawbacks...
That is, to apply for a society, you needed a proposer, and then as long as ten thousand players responded to the application.
This society could be established.
After its establishment, the society system ranked them according to their number of members and society level.
Players who wanted to join a society could directly apply within the society system.
Thinking of this, Chu Tian was very curious. The Heavenly Dao World had only been operating for half a year.
It was still in its early stages...
How could societies have appeared already?
In his previous life, societies didn't appear this early.
Chu Tian carefully looked below the sun and moon icons.
That was where the organization designed its own emblem.
There, he saw a beastly body with four heads.
These four heads were the four forms of the Druid's transformation.
"Could this organization be related to the Druid profession?"
Thinking of this, Chu Tian suddenly became curious.
But Chu Tian didn't go forward to ask, he just silently noted the insignia on their society badge.
He continued towards the auction house.
His current attire was no longer a full black hooded robe.
That outfit was too conspicuous.
He guessed that many people would remember his attire clearly.
Walking on the street, it was actually more comfortable to be dressed like this.
However, Chu Tian's thoughts were shattered the next second.
Just as he reached the entrance of the auction house, a group of people walked out to meet him.
There were more than a dozen of them. These people did not appear to know each other.
But... their attire almost made Chu Tian stumble.
These dozen or so people were all wrapped head to toe in black cloaks, with large hoods covering their heads.
"Holy crap..." Chu Tian almost cursed out loud.
What the hell was going on? He then looked around, and saw many people walking by.
Black cloaks, grey cloaks, white cloaks...
Cloaks of all colors.