Reincarnation Of The Strongest Sword God - Chapter 2349

Chapter 2349

Chapter 2349 – New Candlelight Trading Firm

When the NPC administrator saw the 4-star Shop Promotion Order, she gave Shi Feng an odd look .

“Sir, do you really wish to promote your Shop to 4-star status?” she asked for confirmation .

“Is there a problem?” Shi Feng asked strangely .

As far as Shi Feng could remember, the City Hall managed Shop promotions within its city . Although he had never upgraded a Shop to 4-star status before, the process should not be any different than the previous upgrades .

“Sir, a 4-star Shop isn’t like normal Shops . If you promote your Shop to 4-star status, as per our prior agreement, the kingdom’s laws will no longer be able to protect your Shop . Rather, you will take full control and responsibility for the land and any danger you encounter,” the NPC administrator slowly explained .

“I will have complete ownership of the land?” Realization dawned on Shi Feng .

He had never thought that 4-star Shops would have such a secret . It was no wonder why 4-star Shops he had visited in the past had seemed somewhat odd .

When Shi Feng had visited 4-star Shops in his past, he had noticed that many peak experts had been stationed in the Shops long-term . They had become a normal sight . He had assumed the ruling powers had simply meant to deter other experts that ignored NPC soldiers . However, it seemed there had been a much greater reason .

With the country’s protection, players could do whatever they wanted in these Shops, and NPC soldiers wouldn’t even bat an eye . If they stole from the shop, they wouldn’t have to worry about the NPC soldiers capturing and jailing them for a month, and the various large Guilds’ Shops usually sold incredibly precious treasures . If players could steal these items without repercussions, they’d certainly try .

If a power weren’t strong enough to protect their products and 4-star Shop, the Shop they had gone to such great lengths to nurture would be crippled .

“Sir, do you still wish to promote your Shop?” the NPC administrator asked again .

Yes,” Shi Feng decided .

There was a lot of risk to upgrading a Shop to 4-star status, but the risks were insignificant compared to the benefits . Now, all he had to do was to figure out how to improve the Shop’s security .

The cost of rebuilding and expanding your territory will be calculated independently . Here are the reconstruction and expansion options . You may choose whichever you wish . If you are not satisfied with the results, you may reconstruct and expand again,” the NPC administrator said, smiling as she handed Shi Feng a list .

How vicious! Shi Feng was flabbergasted when he saw the stated prices .

Reconstruction meant adding new floors to the Shop . In this regard, he had three choices: 12 floors, 15 floors, and 21 floors . They would cost 20,000 Gold, 40,000 Gold, and 100,000 Gold, respectively .

The expansion cost was even more ruthless . Gaining 40% more land would cost 50,000 Gold, while each additional 10% would cost 30,000 Gold to a maximum of a 100% expansion .

This was even more expensive than constructing a city!

First-rate Guilds would be considered quite wealthy if they had 50,000 Gold in liquid funds, yet that was only a fraction of the cost for reconstructing and expanding the Shop…

Although Zero Wing had recently earned a lot of money, with around 170,000 Gold in liquid funds, it couldn’t afford to splurge on a 4-star Shop . The Guild still needed to pay the recruitment costs for 5,000 NPC Knights, after all .

Shi Feng’s hesitation didn’t last long, however . After a moment, he chose the 21-story option and expanded the Shop’s land by 40% .

Unlike 3-star Shops, which had a fixed number of Special Workshops and Meditation Rooms, a 4-star Shop with more floors could contain more Special Workshops and Meditations Rooms .

For example, the 15-story version would only have 30 Special Workshops, while the 21-story building would have 50 Special Workshops .

As for the Basic Meditation Room, a 21-story Shop would have as many as 12 in total, which would be more than enough to satisfy Candlelight’s Lifestyle players . In fact, it would be enough to allow Shi Feng to reserve one for himself .

Unfortunately, the number of total floors wouldn’t affect the number of Research Workshops the Shop possessed . Even in the 21-story Shop, the Shop would only have a single Research Workshop .

As for the additional land, that would only allow the Shop to accommodate more players . Hence, Shi Feng prioritized the number of floors for his Shop over the Shop’s size .

“Alright . Your bill comes to 155,000 Gold,” the NPC administrator said, flashing Shi Feng a bright smile . “Once you’ve completed the payment, our men will head over and start the reconstruction . The process should take half an hour . During this time, nobody will be allowed into the Shop . ”

That won’t be a problem,” Shi Feng replied . His heart ached a little as he handed over the payment .

He had just spent a ridiculous amount of money, but with a 4-star Shop’s abilities, he could likely earn it all back within the first week . Even during his previous life, Research Workshops had been one of the best tools to nurture Lifestyle Players . Since he still had some time before mainstream players reached Level 100, the Research Workshop would be priceless .

Meanwhile, after Shi Feng completed the payment, the NPC administrator handed him the Deed to the Candlelight Trading Firm . Once the Shop’s reconstruction was complete, White River City’s Candlelight Trading Firm would become Shi Feng’s personal possession . He would then be responsible for the Shop’s security .

With this task complete, Shi Feng left the City Hall and returned to the Candlelight Trading Firm . He intended to spend some time planning the Shop’s security measures .

However, halfway through his journey, Melancholic Smile called .

“Guild Leader, two people are here to meet you . They’ve identified themselves as Dark Pursuit’s representatives and say that they’d like to negotiate a partnership,” Melancholic Smile excitedly reported .

Any player that had spent time in the virtual gaming world knew about the Guild known as Dark Pursuit . The Super Guild was famous for its focus on support classes . Although Dark Pursuit did not operate on the main continent, no power dared to underestimate it .

If Candlelight could secure an alliance with the Super Guild, it could gain some serious advantages .

“Partnership?” The news confused Shi Feng . He had never expected Dark Pursuit to seek cooperation with Zero Wing .

“I understand . Have them head to the Candlelight Trading Firm . I’ll be there in a moment . ”

Following which, Shi Feng picked up his pace and hurried toward the Candlelight Trading Firm .

Meanwhile, chaos filled the street outside of the Candlelight Trading Firm . As soon as Shi Feng had paid for the promotion, every player that had been in the Shop had been teleported to the street outside . The abrupt interruption had left the shoppers and Candlelight members stunned .

“What’s going on? Why was I forced out of the Shop?”

“Crap! I wasn’t done shopping! What is Candlelight trying to do?! Does it want our business or not?!”

The customers that had been teleported out of the Shop flew into a rage .

“He requested us to meet him here, yet closed the Shop? Is Zero Wing’s Guild Leader toying with us?” Cold Memory, who had just arrived, snarled .

Her investigation into Zero Wing’s Candlelight Trading Firm had been quite thorough . The Lifestyle players that worked for the trading firm had excellent standards . Candlelight even had three Basic Meditation Rooms, which were incredibly helpful to Lifestyle players . However, it was still significantly weaker than Dark Pursuit .

Dark Pursuit had Basic Meditation Rooms, but it also had Intermediate Meditation Rooms . Naturally, the Intermediate

Meditation Rooms were more effective than the Basic version and could greatly improve a Lifestyle player’s production success rates . Since the Guild’s Elders supported Yan Xiaoqian, Silent Wonder’s opponent in the upcoming competition, they allowed her to use the Intermediate Meditation Room for up to three hours per day . Because of this, her development speed was astonishing .

“I am familiar with Guild Leader Black Flame’s general disposition . He wouldn’t play such an underhanded trick . I suspect he’s ordered impromptu renovations for the Shop . Let’s just wait for a bit,” Silent Wonder said .

“Renovations? Is it necessary to cause such a scene just for a simple renovation?” Cold Memory muttered disdainfully .

The various powers did renovate their Shops from time to time to attract more customers, but no matter how many renovations they did, they’d, at most, change the interior design .

Not long after Cold Memory’s comment, the magic barrier enveloping the Candlelight Trading Firm dissipated .

As it did, it revealed a 100-meter tall building . The nearby player-owned Shops, which were only four or five stories tall, and the NPC Shops, which were about a dozen stories tall, looked like children next to the upgraded Candlelight Trading Firm…

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