Chapter 221 A Surprising Decision
"It seems I can't escape that," Looking at the System prompt, Eric couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He didn't even have the right to refuse an Epic Level task.
He really couldn't understand how the Ephemeral Vanquisher completed this task back then. Probably even sacrificing the entire Phantom Temple wouldn't be enough.
If thirty thousand gold coins were converted into credits, it would be three billion credits, enough to buy a large company.
Compared to earning three billion credits in real life, earning thirty thousand gold coins in the early stages of Divine Realms: Legends was much harder.
Of course, if Eric were to earn three billion credits in real life, it would be even more impossible. To put it bluntly, if he had that ability, he would have done it already. Why bother playing Divine Realms: Legends?
However, for him, developing in Divine Realms: Legends would be better because the future of Divine Realms: Legends was limitless. He could earn more and faster here than in reality.
"Kai Blackthorn, from now on, the entire StellarTrails Emporium is under your command. We will ensure its execution. Additionally, I will introduce someone to you. You can instruct her on anything," Henry said, clapping his hands.
At this moment, the door suddenly opened, and a stunning blonde woman with blue eyes walked in. She wore a luxurious deep purple dress, with a semi-transparent hem trailing on the bright red carpet. Her wavy golden hair cascaded down to her hips, her delicate face framed by casually flowing hair. A slanted fringe covered her left sea-blue eye, while her exposed right eye sparkled like a sapphire. Her thin, crimson lips always carried a serene and charming smile.
"Anna, from now on, His Highness Kai Blackthorn is the acting president of StellarTrails Emporium. You will be his assistant. You must assist him well, understood?" Henry asked.
"Yes, President. I will not disappoint His Highness Kai Blackthorn."
Henry then turned to Eric with a beaming smile and said, "Your Highness Kai Blackthorn, the fate of StellarTrails Emporium is now in your hands. Anna is very familiar with StellarTrails Emporium and is smart and capable. You can instruct her to do anything."
System: [Player has triggered the NPC management System, opening the NPC management interface, allowing the player to manage their NPC subordinates.]
Seeing Henry's beaming expression and Anna's alluring attire, Eric was slightly stunned and almost broke into a sweat.
It was obvious that Henry was worried he wouldn't put in enough effort, so he had Anna assist him.
"Alright, I'll take care of StellarTrails Emporium," Eric chuckled lightly. He didn't expect to get a beautiful assistant in Divine Realms: Legends, a treatment even a guild leader wouldn't have.
Moreover, Eric breathed a sigh of relief. He was glad that he didn't have to come up with thirty thousand gold coins for StellarTrails Emporium as he just had to make sure StellarTrails Emporium earned a net profit of thirty thousand gold coins. The difficulty had undoubtedly decreased a lot.
Eric then opened the System interface to check the NPC management interface.
[Anna, assistant to Kai Blackthorn, female, age 20, loyalty 50, charm 86 points, constitution 60 points, wisdom 91 points, level 50, health 100,000.]
"Why is her wisdom so high!" Eric exclaimed, surprised to see the data displayed by the System.
In Divine Realms: Legends, wisdom represented an NPC's potential.
Generally, an NPC's wisdom wouldn't exceed 50 points. Reaching 60 points meant they had an extraordinary status in Divine Realms: Legends. Reaching 70 points was almost at the level of a second-tier Sorcerer. Ninety points of wisdom was equivalent to that of a third-tier Divine Officiant like Sharon. But Anna was much stronger than Sharon because Sharon was a third-tier profession, and her attributes had been enhanced, while Anna currently had no profession.
If Anna became a third-tier profession, her wisdom might exceed one hundred points.
A ten-point increase might seem a littke. But actually, the higher the wisdom value, the slower the improvement, and the greater the difference. A hundred points was equivalent to that of the governor of Silvervale City, Wiseman, who was a top-tier fourth-level Wizard.
With such a powerful subordinate, Eric felt much better.
Although thirty thousand gold coins was a huge pressure, Eric thought that if he could earn it through StellarTrails Emporium, there was still a glimmer of hope.
Since he could earn a hundred gold coins a day by himself, using the power of StellarTrails Emporium and leveraging the population base of the eight major cities made it very possible.
StellarTrails Emporium had central trade district shops in these eight cities, and the player population in these cities exceeded five million. With such a large base, earning gold coins would be much easier.
Thinking of this, Eric had a flash of inspiration.
He had always wanted to open a shop in Silvervale City but never had enough reputation and money to buy one. Even the cheapest shop in Silvervale City required five hundred points of Silvervale City reputation, and such shops cost between one thousand to five thousand gold coins. Not to mention the shops in the trade district and the most valuable ones.
Gold coins seemed expensive, but they weren't that costly. The hardest part was the five hundred Silvervale City reputation. By the time players earned five hundred points of Silvervale City reputation, earning money would be much easier for them, and gold coins wouldn't be as valuable as they were now. Approximately one gold coin would be worth around two hundred credits, while now one silver coin was worth over a hundred credits.
Given Eric's status now, her had gotten the most valuable shops in eight cities for free.
No one understood what did this mean better than Eric.
So, Eric had Anna take him out of the president's office to tour StellarTrails Emporium.
Actually, Eric was already very familiar with StellarTrails Emporium.
NPCs were different from players; they could only sell common items, and even their equipment was Common Level, rarely Bronze Level. But if players managed the shops, it would be a whole different story, especially since he was the chief blacksmith of Eldoria.
As Anna led Eric around StellarTrails Emporium, some players passing by were stunned by the sight.
"That NPC is so beautiful!"
"Who is that player? His skills are amazing, even managing to win over an NPC. I need to learn from him."
Walking together, Eric and Anna immediately attracted a lot of attention. It wasn't just because Anna was so beautiful, but because Eric could walk with an NPC. This was even more impressive than playing Divine Realms: Legends with a beautiful girlfriend. Many male players were envious of Eric. They started spreading the news on the official forums, especially the video of Eric and Anna shopping together.
This video caused a huge sensation, giving players a new understanding of Divine Realms: Legends.
Eric didn't use his real face but the appearance of his alt, Black Flame.
"It should be about time," Eric looked at the crowd and smiled faintly. He had Anna take him out to attract attention on purpose. Then he turned to Anna and said, "I've decided to change the business model of StellarTrails Emporium. Is that possible?"
Anna's eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Eric. He was making bold moves right after taking office. She couldn't help but wonder if he was really a business genius.
Despite her doubt, she nodded and respectfully said, "His Highness, what do you need me to do?"
"I want to hire adventurers to make items for me and sell what they make. So, have the others renovate and reorganize the shops in the eight trade districts. Use the first and second floors to sell items, and convert the fourth to sixth floors into workspaces. Also, start hiring various life professionals, regardless of their identities, as long as their skills are good enough. Our treatment here will be 30% better than elsewhere."
Hearing this, Anna was shocked.
This wasn't just changing the business model; it was a complete overhaul.
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