Chapter 84 Celestial Union
Seeing Eric turn around to leave, the members of Devouring Serpents were stunned; a man would treat Isabella like this and even abandon the opportunity to collaborate with Devouring Serpents without hesitation.
Scarlet was anxious, wanting to say something, but hesitated, almost stepping forward to persuade Black Flame. However, since Isabella, known as the female Zhuge Liang, didn't speak or act, Scarlet feared she might make things worse. She could only tug at Isabella's arm as a subtle reminder.
However, Scarlet didn't know that Isabella was also momentarily stunned.
She didn't anticipate that Eric's primary objective wasn't to join Devouring Serpents but rather to establish an equitable partnership. But did Eric have the qualifications?
Devouring Serpents wasn't as simple as it appeared; it was a behemoth in the virtual gaming world, controlling resources beyond the imagination of ordinary players. To collaborate equally with Devouring Serpents, one had to be a top-tier guild at the very least.
Yet the man in front of her naturally assumed an equal status to collaborate with Devouring Serpents.
Could it be that this man had a powerful hidden force behind him, giving him such confidence?
But this wasn't impossible. Given the series of actions he had taken and Black Flame's equipment, he couldn't achieve all this alone in such a short time. He must have had significant backing, leading to the current fierce competition. According to guild statistics, the total revenue from Black Flame's sold designs exceeded sixty gold coins, while top-tier guilds had only about three gold coins in liquid assets. If utilized effectively, this funding could instantaneously propel a top-tier guild above its competitors, potentially transforming it into a super guild.
Suddenly, Isabella felt a chill down her spine. As the Vice President of Devouring Serpents, she hadn't realized such a hidden force existed until now.
But the fact that even she hadn't noticed this force spoke volumes about how deeply it was hidden. Fortunately, she had discovered it now; she just didn't know if it was a friend or foe.
"Wait." Isabella spoke to stop him, "You should know that our Devouring Serpents is a top-tier guild. Not many forces qualify to collaborate with us equally. If you can demonstrate both your strength and capital, and if your proposed collaboration brings substantial advantages to Devouring Serpents, I can consider agreeing to it.."
"You have quite the arrogance. You know I have more than just your guild to choose from for collaboration." Eric turned to look at Isabella, showing complete disregard for Devouring Serpents. Then he took out a level 10 Dark Iron Equipment blueprint purchased from Blackbeard from his backpack, shook it in front of Isabella, and sneered, "What do you think of this? Do you think I'm qualified?"
"How is this possible!" Isabella couldn't believe her eyes, her heart filled with shock, "A level 10 Dark Iron Equipment blueprint, how did you get it?"
Even the level 3 Bronze Glowing Outfit Design Blueprint was highly sought after, and the value of this Dark Iron Equipment blueprint was unimaginable.
The level 3 Glowing Outfit Design Blueprint wasn't handy for elite guild members; it was mainly for making money and training blacksmiths to expand the guild's advantage. However, compared to the Dark Iron Equipment blueprint, the Glowing Outfit Design Blueprint was insignificant.
Being a step ahead meant staying ahead. This was the natural law of virtual games. All guilds knew that if they could equip their prominent members with Dark Iron Outfits at level 10, their efficiency in leveling up and raiding dungeons would significantly increase, easily surpassing the main members of other guilds.
"It's a commercial secret; don't even think about it." Eric put away the blueprint, "If you have nothing else, I'm leaving."
For Isabella to watch someone with a level 10 Dark Iron Equipment blueprint leave and even allow him to collaborate with other top-tier guilds was absolutely unacceptable. If another top-tier guild obtained and mass-produced this equipment, there would be no rival in the fight for control over the royal city.
"Fine, I agree. How do you want to collaborate?" Isabella finally gave in.
"But I don't want to collaborate with you now," Eric said in a deep voice.
"You!" Isabella's face turned cold, but she quickly calmed down, shedding her high and mighty attitude and showing a faint smile, "I apologize for my previous rudeness. Could you reconsider? Devouring Serpents is willing to offer double what any other guild would." Eric nodded and smiled, "Okay."
Everyone else thought they had misheard. The proud Ice Goddess had actually given in and apologized for her previous attitude. Just how terrifying was this Black Flame?
At this moment, Scarlet's eyes sparkled. She admired Black Flame. She knew how proud and intelligent Isabella was. For Black Flame to make Isabella apologize was something she had never seen since knowing Isabella.
"How do you want to collaborate?" Isabella glared at the snickering Scarlet behind her, then looked at Black Flame and asked.
"Simple. I want to form a loose life organization called Celestial Union, recruiting various life players. If you assist me in promoting it, I will provide your guild with discounted rates and even exclusive equipment and items," Eric said slowly.
"Do you really want to establish such an organization?" Isabella was slightly surprised. Although she wasn't optimistic about Eric, his conditions were tempting.
Scarlet widened her eyes in disbelief at Eric, thinking he was crazy.
Everyone else thought Eric was wasting his money. He actually wanted to establish such an organization.
The plan was too far-fetched. Unifying all life players was impossible. It required immense financial, material, and human resources. All guilds were already training life players, only recruiting elites to save resources. The remainder, even when gathered together, proved to be of minimal utility. Training these life players required even more resources, which no guild could afford. Of course, if Black Flame succeeded, the benefits he would reap were unimaginable."You don't need to worry about that. When the time comes, I'll notify you to promote it. You have nothing to lose. I'll give you some rewards in advance: ten Glowing Chestplate blueprints, enough for your guild to train many blacksmiths." If Eric were to promote it himself, it would be a futile and inefficient use of time. Therefore, he needed time to accumulate, but with Devouring Serpents' promotion, it would be different. It could almost instantly cover the entire Eldoria, significantly reducing his time and cost.
Isabella thought about it. Promoting it wasn't a big deal, and they could get ten Glowing Outfit Design Blueprints now, widening the gap with other guilds and training more blacksmiths to earn more game currency. Regarding the establishment of such a life union and the training of numerous life players, it was a journey marked by persistent setbacks and losses. Celestial Union would collapse soon without the resources and funds of a major guild.
Then, Isabella and Eric signed a contract. She agreed to help Eric promote it throughout Eldoria. In return, Eric would provide a hundred pieces of level 10 Dark Iron Equipment, and Devouring Serpents could purchase equipment and items from Celestial Union at internal prices.
Isabella was quite pleased with the ten Glowing Outfit Design Blueprints. She had an Assassin take the blueprints back to the guild. Then she looked at Eric and said, "I see there are many monsters here. Although the levels are higher, it's a good leveling spot. Why don't you join us? It would be much faster than leveling alone."
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