Thanks to his experience playing numerous business simulation games, Yang Jia did have a good grasp of the theory, though he had never actually operated one. So, after accepting over a hundred people, despite the overwhelming amount of tasks he had to deal with, Yang Jia managed to settle everyone down despite a few distractions.
Qin Yan was somewhat impressed by this ability.
"I just went to talk to Zheng Yizhao, how come so many people showed up in the blink of an eye?" He'd previously told Yang Jia that talent was paramount, because it was the most precious opportunity. And what happened? He'd been gone for less than an hour, and when he came back, the world seemed completely different.
Although he had guessed that Yang Jia would have good luck, he did not expect it to be this good.
Zheng Yizhao, who had followed him here originally to look for Li Bai, looked even more pleased with himself, as if he had opened a paint factory, changing his expression over and over again, and finally he forced a smile and praised Yang Jia a few words.
Then he immediately took out a team contract and signed it with Yang Jia.
Although the Nirvana Guild is currently under its name, there are no guild tokens or city-building orders in the game. Incorporating the subordinates into the formal system will likely require Zheng Yizhao to seize the position of city lord.
However, after learning that Yang Jia was planning to start his own company, Zheng Yizhao realized that this was a form of coercion against their Nirvana Guild, essentially controlling its very lifeblood. But he couldn't refuse. After all, the money belonged to Yang Jia, and he couldn't demand it. Furthermore, Li Bai had agreed to this.
Therefore, in order to protect the rights of Nirvana Guild, he had to ensure that Yang Jia's company would only cooperate with Nirvana Guild, at least for a period of time.
Therefore, at this time, appropriate constraints are very necessary.
This team contract was obtained when Zheng Yizhao sent his men out of the city to kill monsters. The drop rate for this kind of item is very low. After all, it's an auxiliary item besides weapons, equipment, and medicine. It can't be crafted, but it's definitely needed, so it's naturally very valuable. Yang Jia was lucky, but with so many players in the game, there's always someone lucky enough to get a precious item.
After Zheng Yizhao got the contract, he kept it hidden and didn't take it out, intending to use it at a critical moment.
One team contract could form ten people. Zheng Yizhao actually hoped to use it for the guild's formal formation of a team in the future. By then, the elite members of the first team would be the ones he wanted to retain, receiving all the guild's resources. After signing the contract, they would feel more at ease with each other.
I didn't expect it to be taken out at this time.
Since he had taken it out, Zheng Yizhao was not stingy and directly gave the contract to Yang Jia, only asking her to add him. This way, he could get timely information in Yang Jia's team, which would make communication much easier. It would also give people the feeling of being "one of us".
Even so, the atmosphere didn't improve. Aside from Feng Qingxuan and Zhang Zitao, the others standing there all knew something about the relationship and the underlying situation. Zheng Yizhao was Li Bai's man, but since the founding of the Nirvana Guild, that relationship had subtly shifted. The team contract he had just brought out was something he had never mentioned to Li Bai before. This raised a question in everyone's mind: If this hadn't been mentioned before, were there more?
However, Li Bai remained calm, seemingly unconcerned. Since she didn't speak, the others couldn't say much. Even if they were dissatisfied with Zheng Yizhao, they couldn't say it in front of others.
Yang Jia was originally quite interested in the people recruited by the Nirvana Guild, but after this incident, he gave up this idea.
There are plenty of talented people anyway, so there is no need to compete with the Nirvana Guild for those few people.
For the next few days, Yang Jia and Qin Yan were kept busy. First, they had to rent office space and also find housing for the nearly 200 people. Considering the possibility of additional staff joining the team, they also needed to find a place that could accommodate expansion at any time, which added considerable complexity.
Perhaps Yang Jia was truly lucky, or perhaps it was the system's intention, but after two days of searching, he successfully found a factory building for rent. It included the factory, equipment, production lines, and staff quarters, solving his problem in one fell swoop. Even more fortuitously, it was a hardware factory, so a large portion of the equipment could be preserved for future use in manufacturing equipment, especially weapons.
So even though the rent is a bit expensive, Yang Jia still chose this place.
After settling into the factory, other matters could be put on the agenda. Qin Yan went to handle the company registration process, Bai Ting took the professional technicians out to inspect the equipment, and Yang Jia stayed behind to start improving the factory's rules and regulations and formulating a production plan.
She seemed to really treat this as a business simulation game, playing it with great dedication and skill.
Once Qin Yan completes the formalities and the company is established, he can then obtain a loan from the bank and use the money to purchase the equipment that Bai Ting has taken a fancy to. After conducting preliminary research and modification, he can then ask the Nirvana Guild to deliver the materials and start production.
Yang Jia had a very bright outlook on the future, but soon this beautiful expectation was shattered.
At some point, a new chapter called "Real World Events" appeared after the chapter "Phoenix Events" in the travel guide. On this page, there was also only a lonely line of golden words: Player Burns became the lord of Newt City, opening a new chapter in the game.
Yang Jia didn't notice at first. After all, she'd been so busy lately that the travel guide had been in her bag for ages. It was as if she'd forgotten it was just a game, completely immersed in it, and gained an unparalleled sense of security from it.
Until Bai Ting told her the news.
Yang Jia calmed down from his busy work and sat in silence for a long time looking at his travel brochure before asking Bai Ting, "Who is this Burns?"
"He's the ace of the Americas." The person who answered this question was Li Bai. Even though this happened, her expression still looked calm, as if it was no big deal.
Bai Ting added quietly, "This Burns was actually defeated by our boss."
Her original intention was to hope that Yang Jia wouldn't be too stressed out and intimidated by the title. After all, they also had an ace in the Chinese region, whose combat power was comparable to anyone else's. But Li Bai suddenly turned and looked at her, "Burns lost to me for a combination of reasons far greater than his individual combat power."
Bai Ting quickly put away the smile on her face and secretly stuck out her tongue at Yang Jia.
Yang Jia knew what she meant. Losing was losing, and no amount of excuses would help. Li Bai's admission of this showed her generosity and modesty, but surely everyone in the Greater China region was proud of her?
Yang Jia can only speculate on what the real world that Li Bai and the others live in is like based on the little information he has learned.
Putting aside other things, the regional divisions inside and outside the game should be unified, with three major regions, each divided into independent main cities. This may be to allow players to familiarize themselves with the game world as soon as possible, or it may contain other secrets that Yang Jia is not aware of.
But the biggest difference between the two is that the world in the game is much more peaceful than outside the game.
The cities in the game are self-sufficient, with relatively little contact with the outside world. While there might be more upper-class people, for ordinary people like Yang Jia, they might not even leave Phoenix City once in their lifetime. As for the districts, there's no need to worry about them either. Natural barriers separate them, and everyone keeps to themselves, always in peace.
But outside the game, it seems that all kinds of wars and exchanges, and even head-on collisions between armies, are going on all the time.
In this situation, if you think about it a little, you will know that the relationship between them will definitely not be very good.
With Yang Jia's extensive gaming experience, having seen this message, he could naturally imagine that the current barriers separating the regions were probably just to give everyone time to develop. One day in the future, when the system deems the players' strength sufficient, these barriers will disappear, and connections will be established between the various regions.
By then, the war will no longer be limited to the internal cities, but will spread to the entire world.
That seemed to be a very distant future, but Yang Jia suddenly felt an indescribable sense of urgency.
She couldn't wait until the flames of war spread completely before taking action. By then, individual strength would be incapable of stopping the tide of war. Therefore, she had to accumulate enough energy before then, energy that could influence the direction of the war!
She doesn't have much time left.
Looking back at himself who was obsessed with factory development and seemed to have forgotten all external affairs and things, Yang Jia couldn't help feeling a little sad.
There's no point in running away. What's coming will eventually come, and you can't hide from it no matter where you go. So, it's better to face it head-on. She'll remember this lesson and constantly strive to improve herself, without wasting a single moment.
Phoenix may not be developing slowly, but others are constantly following behind, trying to catch up or even surpass them!
Against this backdrop, even the previous unpleasantness with Zheng Yizhao seemed understandable, and they resumed communication and exchanges with each other. Zheng Yizhao also sent the outstanding talents he had recruited during this period here for them to choose.
Now wasn't the time to be divided. Phoenix City needed a spearhead unit to lead the way. Without Li Bai leading the team, the team wouldn't be able to form a strong organization, and even if it did, it would be useless. As for Li Bai, no matter how powerful she was, she couldn't be a lone hero. She still needed teammates who could fight alongside her and provide support.
So the two sides hit it off and quickly formed a team.
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