Reincarnation Of The Strongest Sword God - Chapter 1823

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Chapter 1823: 1823

Chapter 1823 – Setting up a Trade Route

“Setting up a trade route?” Senior Administrator Elk was surprised when he saw the black iron token in Shi Feng’s hand . He then warned Shi Feng, “Lord Protector, although you have a Caravan Guard Order and indeed qualify to set up a trade route to a town, I must warn you that it is not such an easy task . The cost involved is astronomical . Moreover, since you are setting up a trade route to Star-Moon Kingdom’s capital city, not only will the cost be much higher, but the risks are also significant . If you abandon the operation before it is complete, this Caravan Guard Order will become useless . ”

“I understand . However, I am confident in securing a trade route to Silverwing Town,” Shi Feng said, nodding .

He knew what it meant to set up a trade route . After all, he had done so many times during his previous life .

If a Guild Town wanted to become more attractive to NPC merchants and increase the town’s development speed, it had to have trade routes . Once the trade routes were in place, the town would acquire another benefit; the town in question would gain priority over rare items that NPC merchants transported . In addition, NPC merchants that used the trade route would pay the town a usage fee .

While these privileges might not seem like much, they would become a neutral town’s main income source before it became a city .

As a town’s Popularity increased, more NPC merchants would visit it . Even ordinary NPCs that used the trade routes would have to pay a usage fee . The trade route would become a safe path to the town and would include high-tiered NPCs to escort visiting and departing NPCs . Not even Level 100 players would dare to ambush such a trade route .

Although the usage fee was only 80 Coppers per NPC, if 100,000 NPCs used the trade route each day, the trade route would generate 800 Gold each day . Moreover, this was only one trade route . As the ruling Guild set up more trade routes, the town would generate more income .

However, players could only set up trade routes for neutral towns . This function was not available for Guild Towns in kingdoms and empires . This function was only available to Intermediate Towns and above, as well .

In addition, the number of NPCs that visited a Guild Town via the trade route would depend on the NPC city the town was connected to . The more prosperous the NPC city was, the more NPC visitors a Guild Town would see . If players set up a trade route to a capital city, it was almost guaranteed that their Guild Town would see 100,000 to 200,000 visiting NPCs every day . If the trade route were connected to an ordinary NPC city, the town would only receive around 20,000 to 50,000 NPCs . However, the more prosperous an NPC city was, the more difficult it would be to set up a trade route .

Aside from a revenue source, trade routes were a good method for players to acquire rare resources .

Not all of an NPC merchant caravan’s goods were available to players . A considerable portion would be reserved for other NPCs . Normally, players weren’t allowed to purchase these items, but if a Guild Town had priority over NPC merchants’ goods, not only would the town’s owner have access to rare items for players, but they’d also have access to NPC reserved items .

Many of the NPC reserved items were materials that were very difficult to purchase via the player market . Sometimes, NPCs even sold large quantities of Magic Crystals . Only, they cost significantly more than the market price . Even so, this was a valuable opportunity for Guilds . While it was easy to convert Magic Crystals into Coins, the opposite wasn’t . This was especially true with a large stock of Magic Crystals .

However, NPCs were different from players . NPCs had a much easier time acquiring Magic Crystals because NPCs occupied most ore veins that were capable of producing Magic Crystals and within kingdoms and empires’ borders . It was fairly normal to find NPCs who sold Magic Crystals carrying a stock of 5,000 to 10,000 . On the other hand, one would be hard- pressed to purchase 5,000 to 10,000 Magic Crystals from players .

NPC merchants occasionally sold rare Advanced Designs, as well . Although these designs would similarly be overpriced, their rarity made the cost worth it . After all, it was almost impossible to purchase Advanced Designs from other players .

If one were extremely lucky, they could even find NPC merchants that sold Fragmented Legendary items or clues leading to such treasures . Although such occurrences were ridiculously rare, based on player-collected statistics, the more NPCs merchants that visited a Guild Town, the higher the ruling Guild’s chances were of finding an NPC that carried such items and clues .

Naturally, every clue that led to a Fragmented Legendary item was extremely valuable .

Since there was a possibility to acquire Fragmented Legendary items, Shi Feng wouldn’t miss the opportunity . Since players in the past hadn’t often spoken about how they had acquired their Fragmented Legendary items, Shi Feng knew very few methods to do so . In fact, most players wouldn’t even reveal the fact that they owned a Fragmented Legendary item . Hence, Shi Feng only knew about the relatively famous Fragmented Legendary items . However, the methods of acquiring those items were incredibly demanding, so he couldn’t hunt them down at this stage of the game .

“Since you understand the risks involved, that is fine . If you wish to set up a trade route to Silverwing Town, it will cost you a base fee of 10,000 Gold and 5,000 Magic Crystals . As you possess an ordinary Caravan Guard Order, you are only allowed to form a 100-man team . The team will require a minimum of one Advanced Magician to carve magic arrays on the route to repel monsters,” Senior Administrator Elk explained . “Lord Protector, may I know if you will need me to introduce you to some mercenaries to accompany on your journey?”

“Of course,” Shi Feng said, nodding .

The Caravan Guard Order was a trigger to activate the special quest for setting up a trade route . While Shi Feng could rely on players to complete this quest, he could also enlist the help of the Adventurer’s Association’s mercenaries .

At this stage of the game, NPC mercenaries were undoubtedly much stronger than players . Hence, players that acquired a Caravan Guard Order at this stage of the game would generally hire mercenaries to aid them . Unfortunately, the price was quite high . In the past, some Guilds had tried to save money, confident that their members would be strong enough to handle the task .

However, while Zero Wing’s main force was very powerful, the trade route he wanted to establish required crossing the border into the Ore Empire . When establishing a trade route, the system would occasionally send monsters to interfere . These monsters would be 15 levels higher than the local monsters, and many of the Ore Empire’s monsters were Level 60 or higher . In that case, the interfering monsters would be Level 75 and above once he entered the empire . These monsters were too high of a level for Zero Wing’s main force members at this time, so they weren’t suitable for this quest .

“Alright . Here is a list of mercenaries willing to undergo this challenge with you, Lord Protector,” Elk said before handing Shi Feng a list .

The quest to set up a trade route was very special and very dangerous . Players couldn’t simply hire whatever NPC mercenaries they wished . The available mercenaries would depend on the player’s status in the Adventurer’s Association . The higher one’s status was, the more NPC mercenaries they could choose from for the operation .

Amazing! Four-star treatment in the Adventurer’s Association is really a great help when setting up a trade route . Shi Feng could not help his surprise when he read the list

During his previous life, he had only been able to recruit three-star, Tier 2 NPCs at best . As a result, he had struggled to set up trade routes for Shadow’s neutral towns . Now, however, even two-star, Tier 3 NPCs had applied to join his quest, not to mention three-star, Tier 2 NPCs . He had to admit that the Spirit Slayer Advanced Title came with some awesome benefits .

Without hesitation, Shi Feng spent over 15,000 Gold to hire 97 mercenaries, spending almost every Coin he had on hand . The weakest mercenaries he hired were Level 80, three-star, Tier 2 NPCs, with the strongest being Level 83, two-star, Tier 3 NPCs . Overall, his team had 15 Tier 3 NPCs .

After Shi Feng handled the necessary procedures and learned how to draw the necessary Advanced Magic Array, he summoned the Level 85 Anna and Level 83 Kite . With 97 other NPCs in tow, he grandly departed Star-Moon City, riding Secret-Silver Transport Carriages .

The Secret-Silver Transport Carriages were an extraordinary sight to behold . Five-meter-tall Lightning-horned Earth Dragons pulled the carriages behind them . The Earth Dragons themselves were Great Lords, and watching the caravan move down the city streets was spectacular .

“What’s going on? Is the city hosting some kind of event?”

“That’s not it! Look! The lead transport carriage’s driver is a player! Could this be a player-triggered event?”