Chapter 32 Chapter 32 Wealth and Weakness
For the next three days, Tang Li and her friends were busy and happy.
After the celebration, Tang Li's stall received rave reviews, so the mayor fulfilled his promise and gave Tang Li a surprise that was not only expected but also what she wanted most.
It’s just that the reputation points that were agreed to be divided equally were not given out.
"We are a team, there is no need to be so formal."
"Yes, we don't have much demand for reputation points at the moment. If we can be granted titles later, we can consider concentrating the reputation points on one person."
"Okay." Now that things had come to this, Tang Li had no choice but to agree.
But she also knew that with their small team of only a few people, if they did not establish a gang expansion team, they would not have the resources to complete the city construction task. Moreover, judging from the current trend, they had no intention of establishing a gang.
So the above were just excuses to reassure her.
Of course, no one can predict what will happen in the future. Maybe one day they will decide to recruit soldiers and unify the Silver Camp.
Tang Li tried to persuade them, but in the end they only accepted a small portion of reputation points as compensation.
Tang Li didn't know at this moment. Although Ci Budeyi and others did not have the idea of forming a gang before giving this excuse, after they said it, the more they thought about it, the more they felt that this was a good idea.
As the first novice village in the Magic Continent to be upgraded to a small town, Silver Camp has yet to have a major gang of its own. Even if they don't make a move, there will surely be many people who will make the right choice driven by their own interests. A delicious cake that is within easy reach will not be ignored by anyone with a bit of vision.
During the three days of the celebration, not only did a large number of new players register, but many consortiums and studios that were previously famous in other games also inspected the town. If nothing unexpected happens, these investors will move in after evaluating the current situation of the town.
The town now has a good atmosphere. Not only Tang Li, but also Cibuduyi and others have developed feelings for this town.
But capital doesn't care about feelings. Once profit-oriented consortiums and studios move in, it will cause monopoly destruction, and if nothing unexpected happens, the town will become a mess, just like the iron-blooded alliance of the past.
And they will definitely go even further than the Iron Blood Alliance, which is something no one wants to see.
Since we don't want others to destroy the existing atmosphere of the town, the only thing we can do is to protect this road.
Although their team is small, they are quite strong. The two first pass through dungeons have laid a solid mass base for them. In addition, Li Zi in the team has mastered rare life skills and can make space backpacks which are in most demand in the current situation. Another member, Tang Li, is a super cooking master who is loved by the whole town.
It seems that they have enough prerequisites to create a gang.
The only thing to consider is the time investment.
A big reason why Li Zi and others play this game is because of the school's strong recommendation. Before meeting Tang Li, they did not plan to invest too much energy in this game. Even if they later teamed up with Tang Li, the only ones who were online for a longer time were Li Zi who needed to practice life skills and Li Zi who was accompanying his girlfriend. For example, Ci Bu De Yi and He Bi Yan were basically not online at night. Before they brushed the dungeon, these two people might not be online all day during the day.
This was certainly no problem before, but if you really want to run a gang seriously, you will definitely need to put in more effort. Now that holographic technology is mature, running a gang in the game is not much easier than setting up a company in reality.
This matter must be decided carefully.
And Tang Li, as a member of the team, we also have to ask her opinion on this matter.
"So, what do you think?" On the morning after the celebration, everyone gathered at Tang Li's house to seriously discuss whether or not to form a gang.
"Of course it's done," Li Zi was the first to vote in favor. "My space backpack is quite popular. I recently learned how to craft cloth armor sets, so I should be able to recruit some good teammates."
"I agree," he said. He always followed his girlfriend's opinion, and this time was no exception. "I can manage the specific matters after the gang is established."
"I agree," He Biduoyan thought for a moment and nodded. "The energy simulation route of the Magic Continent is very interesting. Many combat techniques can be learned in the game, and a brief rehash of them after returning to reality will be enough. It won't have much of an impact. However, if we want to maintain our advantage, we'll definitely need to put in a lot of effort in the development process."
"What about you?" He looked at Tang Li with an inquiring look.
The others also looked over expectantly.
Tang Li: “…”
Why did she have the illusion that the gang could not be established if she didn't agree?
Tang Li was under great pressure and confused at the same time.
"What if I say I don't agree?" Tang Li asked what she was thinking.
"Then we won't form a gang." His words were not clear enough but he was very decisive.
The others simply nodded.
"Why?" Tang Li didn't understand. Was it so important for her to participate or not? She felt that without her, it wouldn't make any difference.
"We're a team, so of course we need to move in unison. If you don't participate, then why would we form a gang?" Li Zi thought Tang Li's idea was strange. "Of course, friends are more important than a gang."
"Yeah." The others nodded as if it was a matter of course.
"Isn't this too exaggerated?" Tang Li covered her face. Aren't these people being too unfair?
They obviously haven't known each other for long, and they are just netizens. How could they make such a hasty decision on such an important matter?
"Build it." Tang Li surrendered. After all, establishing a gang would only benefit her and not harm her. At least she had some ideas about the gang's territory.
"Since everyone agrees, let's talk about some rules and regulations and division of responsibilities during the gang establishment process." For example, he took the initiative to organize the first meeting to establish the gang.
"First, let's talk about the gang name. Everyone, please share your ideas."
"I'm terrible at naming." Tang Li gave up first. She was not good at naming.
"I... I'm not very good either." Hebi said with a distressed look on his face, just like a poor student in class who is worried about being called by the teacher and dares not look the teacher in the eye for a long time.
"Emmmm..." Li Zi thought hard, trying to come up with a name that would shock the world and make the ghosts cry. However, after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't come up with a name.
“…” He remained silent, unable to express his thoughts clearly. From his ID, we could tell that he was not good at naming either.
"Everyone, please use your brains." Ju Lishi held his forehead, feeling that he was too hasty in taking on this responsibility. Maybe they shouldn't have formed a gang at all. It would be better to just fight monsters and play happily like before.
Since no one had any ideas, let him start by giving an example and silently said, "How about the Lord of Gods?"
"So childish." Everyone couldn't help but complain.
"What about Underworld?" He held back for a moment and wanted to say another name.
"Isn't this the same as the previous name?" Li Zi spoke on behalf of everyone else, and the others nodded in agreement.
"...Zongheng?" He raised a chestnut and clenched his fist, veins popping out on his forehead.
"Is this the big gang from the last game? I heard they have already moved into the Magic Continent." Sensing Ju Lizi's undisguised murderous aura, he spoke weakly without saying anything more.
Seeing that the guy was almost mad at her, Tang Li felt a little sorry for him. After brainstorming for a long time, she tried to speak: "How about calling it 'Weather in the Wind and Rain Together'?"
This name may not be very good, but at least it symbolizes everyone's friendship.
If this doesn't work, then she has no other choice.
Although it felt a little off, everyone couldn't think of a better name. After hesitating for a moment, they nodded, "Let's do this!"
After choosing a name, everyone went to the town service hall to pay a deposit to register the gang, and then chose the most pleasing gang badge from the gang badges generated by the system based on the gang name as their gang logo.
After the gang is established, the next step is to choose a location for the gang.
As usual, after paying a large sum of money, they finally had their own gang base.
Maybe because it cost real money, the initial level gang base is already extremely luxurious compared to the player’s house.
In addition to the spacious gang hall, the huge gang warehouse, and the professional player studios with complete tools and buffs, the large area of land behind the base expanded through space technology is also eye-opening.
"The next step is to recruit NPCs and set up gang tasks, and our "Weather in Trouble Together" can officially start operations." After a round of inspection, everyone was very satisfied.
After the gang is established, the next thing to discuss is everyone's position. As the first batch of veterans to join the gang, everyone must be in the management.
"Brother Ci contributed the lion's share of the capital, so everyone has no objection to Brother Ci becoming the gang leader, right?" asked Ju Lizi.
"No." Everyone shook their heads in unison. Whether it was the gang headquarters or the funds needed for subsequent gang operations, they were basically paid for by those who could not express their opinions. Where did their different opinions come from?
"The remaining four of us will be deputy gang leaders. Our main task is to maintain our advantage in the game. Next, I will recruit financial personnel and set up a logistics system. In addition to the basic salary, any valuable items submitted within the gang, such as supplies, skill books, equipment, or the discovery of outdoor bosses, suitable leveling points, etc., will be distributed to everyone after review and will be transferred by the finance department at the end of the month."
"It feels just like working in a company." Tang Li felt a little emotional after hearing this. She remembered the games she used to play. Apart from the playing teams formed by the big guys with a lot of money for fun, the rest were basically volunteer groups formed out of passion. It might also be that she didn't have much experience and hadn't been exposed to that level.
"It's almost the same." Ju Renzi smiled.
Next, Tang Li finally saw what professionalism was.
Their gang was established on the first day, the financial team was recruited that afternoon, and by the evening, the logistics team was almost full.
When Tang Li opened the gang information in the evening, she found that the gang, which originally had only 5 people, had grown into a large team of 300 people in just one day.
[Throughout the Years Service Hall] For example: Welcome everyone to join us. I am the deputy gang leader. I manage the main affairs of the gang. If you have any questions, you can come to me directly or find the logistics manager [MM]. The finances are managed by the team led by [Qingtuan]. The items and information submitted by everyone will be reviewed by the Qingtuan team and distributed as contributions.
[Through the Storm Service Hall] For example: Contributions can be exchanged for real money at a certain ratio, and can also be used to exchange for items in the gang warehouse. The specific exchange ratio is calculated based on the real-time price of the game.
[Through thick and thin service hall] MM: Hello everyone, please take care of me.
[Through the Wind and Rain Service Hall] Qingtuan: Hello everyone, please take care of me.
After the two leaders introduced themselves, the gang channel was flooded with welcome messages.
The supervisor MM and the financial youth group are both level 0 accounts. According to Li Zi, they are professionals who were pulled from their homes by Word Bu De. In the future, they will help manage gang affairs and help them reduce the burden.
[Through thick and thin meeting] For example: here are members of the gang studio. In addition to their contributions, studio members enjoy basic position wages. For specific salary divisions, please refer to the job specifications and assessment standards issued by the logistics department.
[Through thick and thin management] For example: This is the exclusive channel for management, and confidential matters such as gang planning or copy information will be notified and discussed in this channel.
"The divisions are so detailed." Tang Li looked at each channel one by one, and felt more and more that she had joined not a guild, but a company.
[Lucky Star]: I see that the number of people in the service hall and Tongzhouhui seems to be the same?
Tang Li secretly sent a private message to Li Zi.
[Li Zi]: That's right, our gang has not yet publicly recruited anyone. These are all studio members recruited by the gang, and they are professional players who have signed labor contracts.
All 300 people were hired at a high price? Will this really keep going bankrupt?
Tang Li, who had never seen the world, was shocked.
[Li Zi]: Haha, these are all routine operations. How can a gang develop by relying solely on volunteer players? For the sake of later development, early investment is necessary. The boss is still quite rich, so there is no need to worry about him.
[Lucky Star]: ...Okay.
She could go back and see if she could help. After all, everyone had agreed to establish the gang, and she could still get the gang salary. She couldn't put all the burden on one person who couldn't express himself well.
There are a total of fifteen people in the Fengyitongzhou management channel. In addition to the five of them, the financial director Qingtuan, the logistics director MM, there are eight more people.
These eight people serve as group leaders and each manages a battle group. They and the professional players they lead will serve as the main fighting force of the gang and expand the gang's territory.
Although the levels of these people are not very high due to the change of factions, and some are even newly registered accounts, fortunately, the server has been opened for less than a month and the levels of mainstream players are not high. These gaps can be easily made up with the advantage of numbers.
Tang Li saw in the management channel that these team leaders were discussing how to lead the team to level up and clear dungeons, and it seemed like they were very well planned.
In addition to these professional players, ordinary players who are subsequently recruited into the gang will be temporarily managed by the logistics department. These players do not have a basic salary and can only obtain contribution points through activities such as completing gang tasks and submitting task information.
Of course, if these players meet the requirements and are favored by the leaders of various battle groups, or have rare professions, they can be absorbed as formal members after assessment and enjoy the treatment that formal members should have.
[Management of Fengyitongzhou] Words fail to express what I mean: I, Li Zi and He Biduoyan will take you to play several dungeons in the next two days. Li Zi and Lucky Star will ask you to submit more life skill output, okay?
[Management Team] Li Zi: No problem.
[Through thick and thin management] Lucky Star: I have no problem with that either.
They have all the Greedy Sets. The Goblin Lair in Hell is too difficult and will take up a lot of time. There is no need to grind it for the time being. It is not a problem to spend more time on life and profession.
Tang Li agreed so readily, not only because there was really nothing important to do next, but also for two major reasons.
One is that as the deputy gang leader, she can set tasks in the gang. The first thing Tang Li did after obtaining the authority was to set up a farming task. She provided seeds and gang contribution points, and hired other players in the gang to help her farm.
Considering the gang's abundant land resources and sufficient number of people, even if each person only completed one task a day, she would have no shortage of cooking materials.
Since there is no shortage of cooking materials, it is natural to submit more cooking food and potions to the gang warehouse. Almost as soon as Tang Li agreed, he submitted a batch of supplies to the gang warehouse.
The gang's finance department was very professional and quickly calculated her contribution based on the value of the items she submitted.
Another reason why Tang Li was so proactive was the surprise the mayor gave her after the celebration. Yes, this surprise was the shop that Tang Li wanted most.
Tang Li didn't need to spend a huge amount of money to upgrade her house, nor did she need to spend extra reputation points. Because she completed the celebration mission excellently, the mayor directly gave her a shop.
Unlike the shop that was directly upgraded from the house, the shop the mayor gave her was located in the busiest commercial street, together with many NPC shops.
It was on this street that Tang Li saw the beverage shop that she had recently come to like to drink from, as well as the grocery store that she often visited, and other old shops that had existed when the town was still a camp.
Having a shop has nothing to do with her actively submitting supplies to the gang warehouse. What is related is that Tang Li discovered that after owning a shop, she can actually recruit NPCs to help. After recruiting NPCs, Tang Li can choose to pass on her cooking skills to the shop assistants.
In other words, now that she has freedom over the raw materials, Tang Li can now let go of cooking.
As long as she recruits enough shop assistants and doesn't consider innovating the dishes, she can supply the gangs and stores continuously without much effort.
[Weather Together Service Hall] Lucky Star: Can everyone adapt to the food I just submitted? If you find it bothersome, I can provide food with no side effects, but the taste may be slightly worse.
It is also very simple to make food without side effects, as long as you do not use raw materials that have been modified by supernatural powers.
Although the quality of ingredients is crucial to food, she learned her cooking techniques from the royal chef. Even if the ingredients are mediocre, the taste will definitely be good.
[Through the Storm Service Hall] Mingming Mantou: Don’t do that. This is your personal characteristic as a deputy helper. If you remove it, you will lose your soul.
[Through Thick and Thin Service Hall] Time is Like a Song: Yes, we are very adaptable, please don’t change.
Followed by a long list of approval.
Benming Mantou and Suiei Ruge are the leaders of the first and third groups respectively. As you can tell from his name, Benming Mantou is a real foodie.
In fact, as a professional player with a certain reputation in the gaming industry, he and his studio have always been known in the players as a lean but powerful lone wolf pack. The reason why they chose to sign with Fengyu Tongzhou this time was entirely due to the influence of Delicious Mantou.
Before signing the contract, Benming Mantou learned about the name of the delicious mantou in Silver Camp from the forum. In order to verify whether the delicious mantou was really as delicious as everyone said, Benming Mantou and his like-minded friends in the studio in other countries canceled their accounts quite capriciously and re-selected Silver Camp as their birthplace.
After eating the steamed buns he had been craving for, Benming Mantou immediately fell in love with them. His name was later changed for the steamed buns. Even though Tang Li introduced more delicious food later, steamed buns were still his favorite. His friends were more philanthropic than him, but it was of no use no matter how philanthropic they were, as Tang Li's delicacies were notoriously hard to get.
When the Fengyitongzhou gang was established, they knew the opportunity had come.
Unlike other studios that were invited by Fengyutongzhou Logistics, Benming Mantou’s studio came to us on their own initiative. During the interview, their only request was that they hope to eat Tang Li’s cooking every day.
Different from the bizarre and tortuous psychological journey of the leader of the first group, although the leader of the third group, Sui Nian Ru Ge, had known the name of Delicious Mantou from loudspeakers and forums a long time ago, she had not taken it seriously before. A professional player like her even thought that it was crazy for so many people to voluntarily get contaminated by debuffs for a bite of food. She joined Feng Yi Tong Zhou purely because the salary offered by the other party made her unable to refuse.
But now, she really smells good.
Sacrificing the smell to remove the debuff, please don't even think about such a terrible thing!
[Through Thick and Thin Service Hall] Li Zi: Everyone’s reaction is so intense, hahahahahahaha.
[Through the Storm Service Hall] Benming Mantou: Fighting for delicious food, this is what we should do!
[Through Thick and Thin Service Hall] Time is Like a Song: That’s right!
Tang Li didn't expect that her well-intentioned suggestion would be met with such strong opposition from everyone, but since everyone insisted, she saved herself a lot of trouble.
Shaking her head, Tang Li began to seriously look for NPCs to hire for opening a store.
[Li Zi]: Xiaoli, you are so great. The newly formed team instantly became harmonious because of your words [great][great][great]!
This... Tang Li was embarrassed, she just said it casually.
[Lucky Star]: ...It’s all thanks to the delicious food [silly smile][silly smile].
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