Other than assassin-focused guilds like Assassin's Den and the Heavenly Kill Organization, nearly all major guilds relied on headquarters income as their primary source of revenue. Once too many headquarters were occupied, their income would naturally plummet, making it impossible to sustain their daily expenses. This was especially true for guilds like the Dongfang Family, which each had millions of players—payroll alone was an astronomical expense, not to mention other expenditures such as repairing headquarters and paying dividends to the financial conglomerates behind them.
Furthermore, in order to contend with the Misty Pavilion alliance, the Dongfang Family and other Guild Alliances had purchased many scrolls and various other items from other guilds and even other servers. This was also no small expense. Even inviting super experts like Tokyo Myth to join the alliance required a huge outlay, and all of these costs were enormous.
Now that Invincible City and Moon Shadow City had been occupied by the Misty Pavilion alliance, Yi Nian City would also be taken before long if nothing unexpected happened. Losing so many headquarters at once would undoubtedly create a massive funding gap for the Dongfang Family and other Guild Alliances. The longer this dragged on, the larger that gap would become. Once their financial chain broke, they would probably collapse on their own without Ye Luo and his group even needing to attack.
"That's right, that's right. The Enemy Alliance needs enormous expenditures just to maintain normal operations. Now that they've lost so many headquarters, they'll naturally have a hard time covering their daily expenses. If nothing unexpected happens, they'll have to dip into their reserves," June Flying Snow said eagerly, her pretty face full of smiles. "But their reserves are limited too. They simply can't sustain this kind of expenditure. Even if most guilds like