dmims Chapter 24: Guild
Chapter 24: Guild
"So it's the eldest son of the Zhao family. No wonder he's so arrogant."
"Damn, you can make money playing games? Only a fool would do that! Guild leader! I'm signing up, I'm your man now!"
"And me!"
As soon as Zhao Xiaotian said "give us money," the players present immediately lost their hostility towards him. The big spender just wanted to be the boss, so what!
A dozen or so players, including the two players next to Xian Dan, immediately gathered around the person squatting in the grass and began to flatter him.
After all, it's about making money; there's nothing shameful about it.
Xian Dan exchanged a glance with his two roommates and felt as if the sky had fallen. Their competitors were throwing money around; who could stand that?
"Wu Zi, although the game has a bright future, it's still risky for us to go it alone. But Young Master Zhao is giving away money right now. We're all small-time players, so don't be too greedy. In this game, we can't compete with guilds."
Jin Peng put his arm around Xian Dan's shoulder; he was somewhat tempted. Although Wu Zi's promises were perfect, Young Master Zhao was simply throwing money at the problem.
Sigh, Xian Dan understood that compared to those who spent money to camp in the grass, he couldn't attract any people at all. As for those players who didn't lack money, why should they be subordinate to him? Xian Dan's expression changed several times, and finally he seemed to have made some kind of decision.
"Ahem, um, sir, do you need any accessories to hang on your legs?"
Seeing that everyone around him had run to the grassy area, the man of great courage and composure, Xian Dan, walked up to the other man without changing his expression, and then, to everyone's astonishment, grabbed the leg of the man squatting on the grass.
Zhao Xiaotian remained calm, as if the person who had just been on the opposite side of him wasn't Xian Dan at all, and helped the other person up.
"With Brother Dan by my side, I am like a tiger with wings!"
When Xian Dan looked up again, his face was full of excitement: "You are like the green mountains, and I am like the pine and cypress!"
"President!" Xian Dan's eyes welled up with tears, as if he were in a film academy in reality.
"Vice President!" Young Master Zhao was equally eager to join in.
vomit!
Watching the two actors cosplaying ancient emperors and ministers, each more skilled than the last, the players were speechless: Dude, this is a medieval setting, you've got the wrong story!
Amidst the tender gazes exchanged between Duncao and Xiandan, the Royal Knights were established.
At the same time, the impact of the non-stick fire mage's magnificent transformation sparked a wave of imitation in this group of nearly two hundred players.
However, forming a guild is not as simple as in other games. Many people have talked themselves hoarse and only managed to form a guild of four or five people that could easily become a small team.
Obviously, without the lure of money, players are unlikely to submit to others, but this doesn't deter some exceptionally talented players.
For example, the player loves pineapple pizza. Although he has neither the prestige of Xian Dan nor the wealth of Young Master Zhao, he has an advantage that others do not have.
That is, he has a lot of bad friends in real life.
Looking at the twenty-odd warrior players surrounding him, along with a large group of nearly thirty people including various beast tamers, bards, and assassins, Pineapple Pizza Lover just wanted to shout:
"What's called noodles!"
"Guild leader, when are you going to help us get a guild title too?" Player Akainu shouted from the side of the road.
Amidst the laughter of the players, the Templar Knights guild, which loves pineapple pizza, was thus established.
Of course, that's why our young master Zhao is still in the warehouse issuing the guild's founding declaration. Otherwise, my Pizza Bro's team would have scattered like birds and beasts in the face of money.
Throwing money at a guild is a good idea, and it's not just Zhao Gongzi who came up with it. In reality, there are also wealthy second-generation heirs with some family fortune. Assassin Master Pointing at a Mouse as a Duck also used money to create a guild of more than ten members who were all assassin players: the Brotherhood Without Flags.
Although it can't compare to Young Master Zhao's strength of 10,000 per person, the benefits of a 3,000-person membership bonus, 500 per month, and the guild leader's money to buy equipment for members are still very attractive.
At this point, the team of 164 players was divided into four game guilds, as well as some smaller guilds with no more than ten members sandwiched in between.
This prompted Viserys, who knew about the players' game guild, to exclaim: "Shallow waters breed many turtles; big shots are everywhere!"
After the farce of players vying to be the leader, Viserys thought the players would calm down.
Unexpectedly, players with an average of less than 100 Kingdom Coins each started a trading market right under my nose.
"Our Royal Knights are buying crossbows! As long as the quality is good, our leader will personally pay for them!"
"You can tell this is from a black iron treasure chest, it looks old, and you want five hundred for it? You'd be better off trading the stuff you got from the cave today!"
"Why do you say this is old? This is new! Can't you even read the book? Even the big boss who calls a mouse a duck said my bow is good, but they assassins use crossbows and aren't used to longbows, so they don't accept it. And you're only giving me three hundred?"
Seeing the scene of people spitting and talking like they were in a market, Viserys couldn't help but frown:
How can this be? Players are using their offline money to create a trading market, so what happens to my player shop? How am I supposed to earn Kingdom Coins to buy dragon eggs?
No, we need to find a way to draw players' attention to earning Kingdom Coins and then trading them in the player shop.
Under the watchful eyes and ears of various factions within Pentos, ensure your player army is spread throughout every corner of Pentos.
Rewards will be distributed based on task completion.
I had just dozed off when my pillow appeared.
Viserys, who already had designs on Pentos, stroked his chin. He now had a task to keep the players hanging, but how could he get them to spread throughout Pentos?
Viserys was pondering when his gaze inadvertently fell upon the noisy players. That's right, the guilds created by the players could be thrown out to deal with mercenary groups!
Although Pentos' military power is constrained by Braavos and he does not openly employ mercenary groups, this does not prevent the governors from employing mercenaries.
After all, if the mercenary group voluntarily stays in Pentos and doesn't leave, and the governor doesn't openly make any deals with the mercenaries but secretly signs a contract, as long as it's not discovered, the Braavos people can't do anything about it.
Even if caught red-handed, and receiving higher-than-market-rate wages from the governors, the mercenaries would insist that their group were freelance mercenaries and not bound by any contracts.
Viserys knew of several mercenary groups like this in the city.
Players can use this method to control the entire city of Pentos invisibly. This not only makes it easier for them to control Pentos, but also encourages them to earn Kingdom Coins and spend them in the player shop.
This would kill two birds with one stone! With that thought in mind, Viserys immediately decided to do just that.