With a “Ding” I obtained the experience and gained +5 charm. For an SS-ranked quest, the charm increase was the most alluring, since charm was a precious wealth for players. It was an everlasting advantage, In contrast to equipment, which could be exchanged for newer, better ones at any point in time, charm and skills were priceless because they could never be used up and could never be changed.
I looked at my stats. Not bad, I had 104 points of charm. I had to keep up the good work…..
……
Turning around, I looked at Frost who was behind me and said, “So, just like that, you’re going to command Dragon City?”
Frost nodded and said, “This is my home; I’ll never leave. I know that you’re an adventurer from Ba Huang City and that you have many friends from there. I don’t wish to become your burden. Go, it’s time for you to go to where you belong. It’s just that…..”
She lowered her head to look at Severing Beauty, and said in a voice that I could barely hear, “You must always come back to visit me…..”
I silently nodded, then turned around to leave. I fished out a City Return Scroll and a bright light covered my entire body as I was transported back to Ba Huang City with a flash of magic. “Shua!” my Divine Battle Boots steadily stepped onto the bricks of Ba Huang City. Nearby, my National Beauty’s doors were open, and over a hundred players surrounded it. Some were buying potions and others were picking out equipment.
As I entered the small store, an appraising NPC beauty beamed at me and said, “Master, you’re back!”
“Yup.”
This beautiful NPC had welcomed me like that because I had appointed her as National Beauty’s NPC store manager. She had a stronger and better AI than all of the other NPC’s.
As I talked with the store manager, I scanned through yesterday’s revenue and noticed it was extremely profitable——
Profit from Potions Sold: 123720 G [50% City Tax Included]
Profit from Equipment Refinement: 87672G [50% City Tax Included]
Profit from Equipment Transactions: 142881G [Tally of the seller’s revenue and 50% City Tax Included]
……
After I calculated the currency, I noticed that we had earned 1,750,000RMB in one day. That was way beyond what I had imagined we would earn. Today’s business shouldn’t be too bad either. Thus, I took out 1M RMB, then sent a message to Fox, telling him to come over.
Within a few minutes, Fox appeared inside the city. I gave the 1M RMB to him and said, “From now on, our [Zhan Long] high ranking officials will receive wages. The top 1000 members of the guild will get 2000RMB every month, and the next 1000 members will get 1000RMB every month. Like this, there wouldn’t be any worries about being at the bottom, and they can rest easy as they grind their levels and equipments.
Fox was stunned and said, “That’s around 3M of expenses, right? Are you sure?”
I nodded and smiled, “I’m sure. It should be enough with the revenue we’re getting from National Beauty. If we need to want to expand our guild, we need to consider this. Besides, I have another pretty good plan. Why don’t you call over the other important officers of the guild so we can properly plan for the future, with the ultimate goal being to develop [Zhan Long] further?”
“Alright, where should we meet?”
“Let’s meet in the Great Sage Hall. That place is relatively quiet, since there are only a few chanting monks…..”
“Yup, I’ll immediately let everyone know. Why don’t you head over first?”