"If we could obtain a long-term admission pass, wouldn't the clan no longer have to rely on the Wanlong Merchant Association's channels?" Song Changsheng gazed over the vast market and thought to himself.
Although the Song Clan and the Wanlong Merchant Association were allies, their relationship was not particularly stable. There might even be conflicts between them in the future.
After all, Peng Zhenxiong was about to enter seclusion to attempt a breakthrough into the Nascent Soul Realm. Whether he succeeded or failed, the impact on the Song Clan would be plain for all to see.
If he succeeded, the Song Clan's vision for the Southwest Grand Alliance would be shattered outright, and the tendrils they had only just extended would be severed directly.
If he failed, the Wanlong Merchant Association's decision-making ranks would undergo a massive reshuffle. To preserve this channel, the Song Clan might be forced to involve itself in the power struggles within the Wanlong Merchant Association and even the Peng Clan. That road was filled with uncertainties; no one knew what the final outcome would be.
In short, when it came to rare resources, the Song Clan was currently far too dependent on the Wanlong Merchant Association's supply channels. Putting all their eggs in one basket was not the sort of crisis awareness a clan ought to have.
Channels were the result of accumulation and continuous development over ages. The current Song Clan was still too young, with virtually no ability to develop its own.
Under such circumstances, they could only rely on the channels of other forces.
What was not theirs naturally carried risks.
Yet risks could be spread out. The more borrowed channels they had, and the less connected those channels were to one another, the lower the risk.
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