The city lord of Jinling City said again: "Currently, there are 6 million Rabbit Kingdom players in the game, 6 million in the Western Kingdom, 6 million in the Eastern Kingdom, and 6 million in the Northern Ice Plains. In terms of overall strength, the Eastern Kingdom is the strongest, the Western Kingdom is second, and the Northern Ice Plains is the weakest, or rather, it has no strength at all."
"Therefore, I believe the most important thing right now is to equip these 12 million players so that they have the ability to mentor new players."
"Based on the above analysis, I believe that basic equipment that primarily increases health is urgently needed. We can prioritize ordering 12 million pieces, and then increase the quantity as needed later."
The city lord of Jinling's words were tantamount to placing an enormous order in Xiao Liu's lap. He looked at Jiang Hao expectantly, waiting for Jiang Hao to nod in agreement.
Jiang Hao smiled and looked at Xiao Liu, asking, "What kind of equipment can significantly increase health, be forged quickly, and have a large stockpile in your possession?"
Xiao Liu immediately replied, "Yes, there really is! Lord City Lord, the one that meets your requirements must be my newly designed [Blood Bull Ring]. It's a level 15 item that increases strength by 50 points and health by 500 points, for a total increase of 1000 health points when equipped. It has no level or class restrictions. It only costs 20 silver coins."
Jiang Hao couldn't help but think to himself, "Holy crap!"
The attributes of this equipment are exactly the same as the bronze-level equipment he is currently wearing, the [Baron's Ring]!
If every player in the Rabbit Kingdom had one, even magic-based players could easily level up on their own, even if they were just a level 1 mouse!
What's even more outrageous is that it only costs 20 silver coins!
So cheap?
In fact, Jiang Hao didn't know what 20 silver coins meant to ordinary players.
It's super expensive, isn't it?
Which player who genuinely leveled up by defeating monsters could afford a single silver coin?
Xiao Liu continued, "We have 12 million pieces in stock. If you need them, we can get them to you immediately."
"Hey Liu, you haven't got the facts straight! We've placed an order for 12 million pieces!"
The city lord of Jinling deliberately emphasized the character "万" (wan). He then said, "How can you still ask for a retail price? It's 12 silver coins per coin. If you can't make that decision, go and discuss it with your teacher as soon as possible."
Upon hearing the offer, Xiao Liu shrieked, "Impossible! I designed this ring myself, and I know its cost perfectly well—11.98 silver coins! It's impossible for it to sell for 12 silver coins!"
If you only earn two copper coins per piece of equipment, then you might as well not do the business at all!
However, under Jiang Hao's smiling gaze, Xiao Liu instantly came to his senses and then walked to the city wall to discuss it with his master.
But before Xiao Liu could walk over, he turned around and came back.
Somewhat incredulously, he said to Jiang Hao, "Reporting to the city lord, my teacher agreed. Moreover, he said that if you want more, he can even give you 10 silver coins each."
One item costs 12 silver coins, so 12 million items would only be worth 1.44 million gold coins. If each item costs 10 silver coins, then one gold coin would be ten gold coins, so 140 million items would only be worth 14 million gold coins.
Jiang Hao asked, "If I order 140 million pieces, how quickly can you prepare the goods?"
Upon hearing Jiang Hao's question, Xiao Liu began to tremble all over.
"Well, um... I need to ask my teacher, please wait a moment."
A moment later, Xiao Liu returned, looking much more normal. He said, "The teacher said there are 80 million pieces in stock. If you really want to order, you can pay a 3 million deposit first. The teacher said the rest can be made for you within a day."
Jiang Hao immediately transferred 3 million gold coins to Xiao Liu and said, "Okay, I'll order 140 million rings. Here's the 3 million deposit for you. You should send over the stock as soon as possible, or something might go wrong. Also, I'll give you the two storefronts right next to the Black Dragon Palace. Like the Black Dragon Palace, the rent will be waived for two years."
Jiang Hao was genuinely worried that if the goods didn't arrive in a day, it would be a real problem.
After receiving the gold coins, Xiao Liu understood that Jiang Hao was implying something. He didn't have time to respond to the matter of waiving the rent for the two storefronts, so he nodded and immediately contacted his teacher again.
Jiang Hao then turned his gaze to the manager of the Potion Guild.
Even though he was dissatisfied, the fat man didn't dare show it. He took two steps to stand in front of Jiang Hao and said, "Lord City Lord, potions are different from equipment; they are consumables. I suggest you stock up on more. If the jackals really put pressure on you one day, I'm afraid even if I wanted to sell them to you, I might not be able to deliver them to you."
Jiang Hao knew he was telling the truth. But he had no idea what kind of potion to buy or how many to buy. So he beckoned and summoned the city lord of Jinling.
The city lord of Jinling took two steps to stand in front of the medicine manager. His already unpleasant smile vanished instantly, leaving him with an icy demeanor befitting the city lord of Jinling.
The city lord of Jinling City didn't tolerate him either, complaining to Jiang Hao, "Why do we have to buy his potions? With the [Blood Bull Ring] and the team training system, we don't need potions at all! Besides, who knows if the potions he sells us are good or bad? What if someone dies from drinking them?"
"You're talking nonsense! How can you conquer dungeons without potions? How can you defeat stronger opponents without potions? How can you escape from powerful enemies without potions? You can question my character, but you can't just slander the potions of my Potion Guild. When have you ever heard of anyone dying from drinking my potions?"
The city lord of Jinling City's face immediately turned cold. Just as he was about to retort, Jiang Hao stopped him in time.
Jiang Hao said, "Xiao Jin, who do you think our enemies are? And who are our friends?"
If Jiang Hao hadn't grabbed his wrist, the city lord of Jinling would have thought Xiao Jin was calling someone else.
Xiao Jin?
I'm already in my thirties or even a hundred years old, and I'm being called "Little Jin" by a great-grandchild?
If he weren't outmatched, the city lord of Jinling would have given Jiang Hao two major beatings to teach him that the strong cannot be humiliated!
The city lord of Jinling City said irritably, "Our enemy is of course the gnolls!"
He glanced at the fat man selling potions and added, "And the orcs! And all the forces controlled by the orcs, like the potion guild and the land mount guild, they are all our enemies!"
The fat man's face instantly darkened, and he looked at Jiang Hao with trepidation. Jiang Hao nodded slightly to him and continued to look at the city lord of Jinling City.
After thinking for a moment, the city lord of Jinling glanced again at the middle-aged man in charge of the ocean mounts. He continued, "And the deep-sea race, they were accomplices in the last incident, and they are also our enemies!"
The incident he mentioned last time was the transaction at the Lingxu United Conference.
Jiang Hao shook his head before saying, "If that's the case, then wouldn't the humans and the Black Dragon clan, who agreed to the deal with the jackals, also be our enemies?"
In one sentence, the city lord of Jinling was left speechless.
Jiang Hao sighed and said, "Xiao Jin, do you really think we have even the slightest chance of winning against the massive Gnoll Empire?"
The city lord of Jinling remained silent.
Jiang Hao smiled and said, "If we want to defeat a powerful opponent, besides strengthening our own strength, we also need to unite all forces that can be united and eliminate all forces that can be eliminated. Only in this way can we have even a sliver of a chance of victory!"
Jiang Hao repeated a famous quote from that great man: "We should make more friends and fewer enemies."
The man in dark gold armor shuddered, slowly turning his helmet to stare intently at Jiang Hao. He seemed unable to believe that these words had come from a young boy.
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