Do you have a ticket for the Phoenix Flower? I'll pay three hundred gold coins for it.
"Three hundred? I'll offer five hundred! This is for defeating an epic-level monster, wouldn't it normally sell for a thousand gold?"
"Then I'll sell it for nine hundred."
"You little brat..."
The live ticket for the Phoenix Flower caused a stir in the Adventurers' Guild.
That night, a fight broke out, and several people were arrested by law enforcement officers.
In addition to issuing 1,000 free tickets for the Phoenix Flower event, the Adventurers' Guild also produced a batch of VIP tickets, which were distributed to various Iron-class adventurer teams and some veteran Rock-class teams.
What ordinary people don't know is that this live broadcast, which appears to be free, actually involved President Velen paying Linda 1 million gold coins in the name of the White Dove City Adventurers' Guild during their negotiations.
Linda was willing to treat the adventurers of White Dove City well, and Guild Master Velen, as an official of White Dove City, would naturally not be negligent in doing so.
Getting Linda for free once or twice is fine, but if it happens too often, Linda might get poached by neighboring Red Peach City or South Rock City.
Although the Adventurers Guild of White Dove City paid Linda one million gold, in the long run, this one million was well worth it.
Adventurers attracted by Linda's reputation will continuously join White Dove City, expanding the city's size.
The more adventurers there are, the more prosperous the city becomes, and the more expensive houses can be sold.
That's a story for another time.
In short, within an afternoon, the news that Luanweihua would be hunting an epic-level monster the next day spread throughout White Dove City.
White Dove Adventure Team's base.
Kit received a VIP ticket from the Adventurers' Guild.
In the spacious single sofa, Leopard Princess lazily crossed her legs.
Those thighs were full and smooth, yet muscular, exuding explosive power.
Kit glanced at the notice and handed it to Gale: "Free? Is Phoenix trying to curry favor with President Velen?"
The free guides can attract adventurers from other cities to stay, and also bring some fame to White Dove City.
"It's too small; the scope is too narrow."
Gale took the notice, read it, and shook his head with a faint smile. "The person Linda is trying to please is probably not Guild Master Velen, but... the adventurer community itself."
“What do you mean?” Kit frowned.
"The largest group in the world consists of low-level adventurers. They are poor, unable to afford equipment or have extra gold coins to watch expensive live streams. But being a low-level adventurer does not necessarily mean that they will remain low-level in the future. They may be held back by their family background, financial situation, and various other external factors."
Gail's eyes gleamed. "If those people are given enough opportunities, it's possible that a group of geniuses will emerge from among them, even stronger than you and me."
"The weak are weak, there's no other reason." Kit said dismissively. "You mean, Linda wants to use free guides to help useless, low-level adventurers advance?"
"That's only one reason."
"Anything else?"
“Linda’s ambitions are probably much bigger than we thought,” Gale sighed. “I thought Linda’s biggest goal was just the Rising Sun-class adventurer group, but it seems that’s not the case.”
"Stop keeping me in suspense." Kit was confused and angrily slapped the thick leopard tail.
Gale shrank back and explained, "To be qualified to enter the Royal Capital Sanctuary, the World Tree that can reach the 50th floor, a team that carries the hopes of all adventurers... must possess extremely high strength or reputation. Do you understand now?"
Kit was stunned for a moment, her expression changing: "You mean, Linda is laying the groundwork for entering the World Tree in the Holy Domain later? How is that possible? They haven't even reached the Iron Rank yet, and they're already plotting to get to the top of the World Tree?"
“It’s just my gut feeling,” Gail shrugged. “There might not be that many complicated reasons at all. Linda is just a nice guy who doesn’t want to make money. It’s up to you which you choose to believe.”
...
Meanwhile, in White Dove City, the Mandala family.
In an elegant little room.
Tasia, dressed in a black and white maid dress, stood like a statue in front of the desk.
The window was open, and a cool evening breeze blew in.
The white curtains fluttered gently, like a tender hand caressing Tasia's cheek.
In a daze, Tasia saw again the man in black sitting quietly at the desk.
She waited for orders as usual.
Close the window and brew a cup of unsweetened, extra-bitter 'White-striped Cat Coffee' from the 20th floor of the World Tree.
After completing these steps, she has a one in four chance of receiving the Dark Shadow's "Pat on the Head" skill.
As for why it's a one-in-four chance, that's the result of Tasia's careful calculations.
She didn't know when the dark shadow would touch her or when it wouldn't. But each time, she would eagerly prepare to crouch down, like an obedient kitten nestled close to its owner.
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