Louis roughly understood the current situation of MapleStory.

Simply put, MapleStory is equivalent to the base camp of the current Adventurer's Guild.

If we simply regard the country and the church as the mainstream forces on the current Star Continent, then MapleStory is an organization established by the Adventurer's Guild in order to compete with the top forces.

Just like ordinary brand workshops will think about promoting higher-end products after opening ordinary clothing stores which become popular.

The total number of members in the Adventurer's Guild is large enough, but their quality varies.

The weak ones may be able to start accepting tasks at level 1-2.

The mainstay adventurers are only level 11-12.

This level is very impressive for ordinary civilians, but it is still far from enough for the Adventurer's Guild that wants to compete with all forces across the continent.

Especially in a big country like Unther.

Most of the mainstream strong men in the country are in the military, political and business realms, and rarely approach the Adventurer's Guild.

This created a very embarrassing situation.

The lack of high-end combat power and the inability to unite as one will inevitably cause the Adventurer's Guild to fall at a disadvantage in the clash of major forces.

So thousands of years ago, the Adventurer's Guild seeking a breakthrough began a historic plan.

The foundation of the plan is the Adventure Island that Louis sees now.

MapleStory is a demiplane that has been extensively adjusted.

There are not many such demiplanes in the Star Continent, and they are basically controlled by major forces.

But now, just like MapleStory, it is a demiplane that can move freely in the sky, and it can be said that they are the only ones.

The real function of MapleStory is to serve as the "war fortress" of the Adventurer's Guild.

In the final analysis, adventurers are essentially mercenaries, the only difference is that the matters they deal with are more complicated and diverse.

The biggest function of the token of the titled strongman is to pull his own consciousness into the MapleStory and form a coordinate.

If necessary, MapleStory will directly open a reverse summoning circle after entering war mode.

This reverse summoning formation can directly summon a large number of titled strongmen to this war fortress with the permission of the titled strongmen.

In this way, with a base camp that can fight and run, the Adventurer's Guild will have the ability to directly enter the battlefield.

Although the titled adventurers who gathered together were scattered, it was precisely because of this that they were scattered that they could handle many things that were inconvenient for the big countries to handle directly.

Yes, if ordinary adventurers execute tasks in towns and surrounding areas, then MapleStory executes tasks at the national level.

The Adventurer's Guild is a headquarters that brings together many self-employed people who are unwilling to belong to the big forces.

In the world view of immortal heroes, this is the immortal city of independent cultivators.

The rewards gained from national-level missions from all parties are far greater than what an individual can get.

Therefore, over the past thousands of years, the Adventurer's Guild, which served as a war platform, has also accumulated a good foundation.

The "resource library" that can only be redeemed by titled adventurers is the option that maximizes benefits for these adventurers.

Considering the secrecy of who exchanges materials at the Adventurer's Guild headquarters, it is enough to make many shady guys tempted.

To the extent that, many more enlightened countries have never been averse to their people having a second identity in the Adventurer's Guild.

The benefits that you actually get are the real benefits.

Louis thought about this model carefully and figured out the essence of the Adventurer's Guild.

This damn thing combines "arms dealer", "e-commerce platform", "Bitcoin transaction", "intelligence agency" and "express delivery business" into one. It would be strange if it didn't make money.

This is probably why all countries have tacitly sent their people to the Adventurer's Guild.

If this organization is allowed to grow wildly, it will probably take only a few hundred years before they dare to show up and shout:

"I am busier than the emperor, but I don't have the emperor's power!"

No major power would allow such an organization to exist.

Therefore, the result of welcoming this organization is that it will be occupied by high positions in countries all over the world and dismembered into countless factions.

So although the Adventurer's Guild grew stronger, in the end it just became a place where the conflicts between countries were directly thrown onto this "platform" to continue.

It is essentially a microcosm of a star continent.

This is also the reason why the Adventurer's Guild can survive in the cracks.

Even local adventurers would prioritize regions and countries over adventurer's guilds.

Among the adventurers, no one would shout "For the glory of the Adventurer's Guild".

This has dismembered the possibility of this organization forming an independent entity from a cultural perspective.

After understanding all this, Hans looked at Louis and said, "Caesar, come on, I'll take you to the mission hall."

“Although you can directly expand the task bar in any corner of MapleStory, most adventurers prefer to filter in the task hall.”

Louis nodded.

Soon, under the guidance of Hans, he arrived at the mission hall in the center of the island.

To be honest, the mission hall in MapleStory looks unexpectedly "high-tech".

There seems to be some kind of magic that is constant here, allowing the consciousness to float freely throughout the mission hall according to one's own thoughts.

The huge curtains on the two floors are constantly refreshing with missions from all over the world.

Louis looked at it a few more times.

Suddenly he said, "This place is really amazing, but I wonder if you are interested in cooperating with others."

Hans said "Oh" and a hint of curiosity flashed in his eyes.

He actually wanted to investigate what kind of person Caesar was.

The fact that he was able to contact Prince Louis before already shows that the forces behind this man are extremely powerful.

Now he has shown potential that is difficult for ordinary people to understand. He is close to the level of Sword Saint, or may even have become a Sword Saint.

It is difficult for such a genius to remain unknown.

If he has never become famous, there is only one possibility, that is, someone consciously concealed his identity.

From the current perspective, the person who is hiding his identity is most likely a royal family member.

Hans was able to conduct further investigations on this Caesar.

But he will not be the "bad guy".

This would do him no good and might even arouse Caesar's hostility.

The Adventurer's Guild doesn't really like to investigate what kind of existence is behind these titled powerful beings.

Their current strategy is to be a good middleman.

However, if Caesar himself is willing to reveal the details, that would be another matter.

So he acted as if he wanted to hear more details.

Louis thought for a moment and said, "Are you willing to give us a copy of the technology related to your mission hall?"

Hans said, "This is not something I can decide, but if you really want, I have a way to help you."

"Of course, if you want to buy our technology, it's not cheap. We in MapleStory are the hyenas of wealth."

Louis nodded and did not deny Hans's "you" statement.

It was obvious that Hans regarded him as the spokesperson of a certain force.

To this, Louis just wanted to say "You guessed it right."

Strictly speaking, Louis is now a spokesperson for the "pro-prince faction".

To put it more broadly, it is the "Queen's Daughter Faction", and can even represent the "Enser Faction" to a large extent.

He had no intention of hiding this.

Louis said: "We must cooperate, but if we cooperate through money transactions, how vulgar it is!"

"This isn't an excuse you guys made up because you don't want to pay!"

Louis showed a fox-like smile, but unfortunately Hans couldn't see his expression under the armor:

He said: "How is that possible? We just think that for this kind of life-oriented technology, we have better means of mutual benefit and win-win."

——He would never admit that he coveted the Adventurer's Guild's technology but was unwilling to pay for it.

His sin is greed! He can buy wealth at a virtual price without talking about money, so how could he use real assets?

Hans was also intrigued by Louis: "Are you interested in talking about how you plan to cooperate?"

Louis smiled and said, "Of course, I wonder if you have heard of the Meyer Chamber of Commerce?"

Hans' expression froze, and he said in a deep voice, "Are you from the Meyer Chamber of Commerce?"

Louis said: "Not really, but as Caesar, I belong to the same camp as the Meyer Chamber of Commerce."

He paused and added:

"The relationship between us and the Meyer Chamber of Commerce is much closer than the relationship between you titled adventurers and MapleStory."

The badge of the God of Contract in front of Hans lit up.

This indirectly verifies the authenticity of what Louis said.

Hans clapped his hands and said, "No wonder you were able to contact His Royal Highness Louis, and no wonder you dared to discuss cooperation with us on behalf of the Meyer Chamber of Commerce."

Many things that I couldn't understand before now suddenly become clear to me.

The current situation of the Enther Empire is still very clear.

From a broad perspective, the entire empire is divided into three factions.

The Emperor's faction, the Princess' faction, and the Neutral faction.

Among them, those who belong to the Emperor Faction are loyal to the Emperor.

Since the Emperor has identified Princess Beatrice as the next heir, the Emperor's faction obeys the Princess's command to a certain extent.

But when it comes to the vital interests of the empire, they may not listen to the princess.

Even if they think that the actions of the princess have damaged the emperor's authority, it is not impossible for them to become the princess's enemy.

Strictly speaking, the neutrals are not fence-sitters.

The members of this faction are basically the powerful aristocrats in the empire's finance and grassroots military.

They believe in procedural justice and can be flexible under reasonable circumstances. However, when faced with certain special operations, they will become an obstacle for the Wang Nu faction.

The reason is simple. You are now madly supporting the Emperor, so aren't you worried that Beatrice will take advantage of you after she takes office? Similarly, you are now fully supporting the Princess, so aren't you worried that the Emperor will come out to take back power and suspect you of plotting a rebellion?

Who can guarantee that there will not be a conflict between the Emperor and the Princess?

So unless it is necessary, they will just do their job honestly and impartially.

Although it is not possible to please either party and gain additional benefits, at least it can survive.

This situation will lead to a very fast transfer of power after Her Highness Beatrice ascends the throne.

At that time, they will naturally serve the new monarch wholeheartedly.

But, not now.

Needless to say, the princess faction is mainly composed of the emerging nobles that have developed in the past 20 years, the border nobles who have mastered some military power, and the young talents who have been absorbed by the charm of the princess's leadership in recent years.

This force is currently expanding at a very fast pace.

It is worth mentioning that, starting this year, there has been a very special force within the Princess Faction, which has expanded much faster than ordinary people.

That force was called the "Prince Faction" by a small number of people.

Hans glanced at Caesar secretly.

This person is most likely the backbone of the Princess's faction, and has a very good relationship with the pro-Prince faction within the Princess's faction.

Even...it is very likely that it is the small number of people in the prince's faction.

From what Hans had heard, the rate at which the Prince Faction was expanding was outrageous, even bizarre.

Logically speaking, Prince Louis should essentially be a vassal of Her Royal Highness Beatrice.

The growth of the pro-prince faction depended on Beatrice's support for her chosen fiancé.

In the earliest times, the prince faction was indeed like this.

But since the end of last year, the situation has changed dramatically.

The first was the Meyer Chamber of Commerce, which absorbed resources from Enser and Tunisia at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people, becoming the biggest winner outside of the three royal chambers of commerce.

The influence of the head of the Meyer Chamber of Commerce directly extends to other countries.

Especially in January this year, the Meyer Chamber of Commerce rapidly expanded with the help of a large amount of interest-free loans and policy support.

Mr. Meyer is a first-rate genius.

The business model he created was unheard of and unseen before.

The Meyer Chamber of Commerce and Meyer Home Furnishings have nothing to say.

It is said that Meyer Furniture alone has earned 300,000 gold coins a month since it opened in the Tunisian capital in January.

This number is even more outrageous than robbery.

It is said that the neighboring Amn Empire wanted to replicate this operation in the capital, but the money earned was not as much as imagined.

The modern industrial chain and thinking about human nature hidden under Meyer Home Furnishing are the real winning magic weapons.

The merchants of Amn were aware of this, but had not yet realized the magnitude of the impact.

So half a month later, Am invited Meyer Chamber of Commerce to settle in the imperial capital.

Relying on its huge cash flow, the Meyer Chamber of Commerce took over the base built in Am and officially opened it 10 days later.

It was another bloody storm.

The merchants in the Land of Merchants were driven crazy and worshipful by what they saw.

It is said that on that day, even the Patriarch of the Church of the Goddess of Commerce visited the Meyer Chamber of Commerce directly.

Hans even heard some gossip from his brother.

It is said that Roxy and East and West Monet have also started contacting Mayer.

The rapidly expanding wealth made the prince faction's development speed soar.

With this amount of funds, most chambers of commerce would take 100 years to complete in just one year.

It can be said to be a red-top chamber of commerce launched with the efforts of the whole country.

Not to mention, it has been basically confirmed that the Meyer Chamber of Commerce is protected by a legendary dragon.

But this was not what shocked Hans the most.

What was truly shocking were the people gathered around the prince.

Just to give you an idea, there are Sword Saint Kulin, Captain Jino, Bai Ta and the geniuses of the Nine Swords profession.

This one is even more heavyweight.

If the Meyer Chamber of Commerce represents the rapid development of the Prince Faction now.

The personal connections that Prince Louis has, to a certain extent, represent the future of the empire.

If we add the current Caesar...

Hans felt like he was getting goosebumps.

So he showed a sincere smile on his face: "Mr. Caesar, actually I want to say that the president of the Adventurer's Guild is my brother..."

(End of this chapter)