"My lord, the Star Prayer Merchant Guild currently owns nine magic potion shops, valued at 1.2 million Gold Coins."
"Thirty-seven standalone inns and eighty-three ordinary inns, valued at 1.33 million Gold Coins."
"Three high-end restaurants serving powerful adventurers and sixteen public restaurants serving ordinary adventurers, valued at 730,000 Gold Coins."
"Seven massage parlors, valued at 230,000 Gold Coins."
"Twenty-three taverns, including five high-end taverns, eight mid-range taverns, and ten low-end taverns, valued at 1.53 million Gold Coins."
"One three-hundred-mu plantation, two two-hundred-mu plantations, and five one-hundred-mu plantations, supplying fifty percent of the ingredients and alcohol needed by the inns, restaurants, and taverns, valued at 280,000 Gold Coins."
"Two two-hundred-mu leisure manors, five one-hundred-mu leisure manors, and twelve fifty-mu leisure manors, valued at 480,000 Gold Coins."
"Two Pet Breeding Bases, valued at 650,000 Gold Coins."
"One Adventurer Guild with three hundred members. One-third came from the territory's army, while the rest were recruited locally. Its estimated value is 300,000 Gold Coins."
"Finally, the Star Prayer Bank. It is a small bank registered in Maple City and recognized by Duke Lightend and the kingdom, with an estimated value of 3 million Gold Coins. The bank holds 2.5 million Gold Coins in liquid funds. It does not accept deposits and serves as the central collection and distribution point for the Star Prayer Merchant Guild's funds."
"Excluding liquid funds, all industries owned by the Star Prayer Merchant Guild are worth a total of 9.73 million Gold Coins, ranking eighty-third among all merchant guilds in Maple City."
"Is land so cheap?" Velin asked curiously.
Gary replied respectfully, "Because of the development direction you set twenty years ago—to remain as low-profile as possible and avoid hostility from other merchant guilds and attention from major powers—the Star Prayer Merchant Guild focused its development on other towns in