"Are you sure?"
"State any other conditions together."
"I don't have time to waste words with you."
Fang Yuan was no fool either.
He still knew the value of an Orange Item.
Although the Demon Wolf Corpse was also Orange,
and relatively rare at that,
still!
In the end, it was merely an Orange material.
To put it to use, he would still need to add a large amount of other precious materials.
So, regarding the value of this item,
although Fang Yuan didn't know much,
he wasn't completely clueless, either.
That was why he doubted the price offered by the Artisan Alliance.
He guessed they must have other demands as well.
The price of those five Orange Equipment pieces was probably just clickbait, like Pinduoduo.
The Artisan Alliance's quick reply soon confirmed his suspicion.
After all, everyone was from Blue Star.
They could more or less guess what tricks the others might use.
"Our Artisan Alliance can use this Demon Wolf Corpse to forge five Orange Equipment pieces for you."
"We'll provide the rest of the rare materials."
"But you'll have to pay us part of the forging fee."
"The fee won't be cheap, after all. They're Orange Quality equipment."
"If you're willing, exchange the Mutated Source Crystal and Demon Wolf's Oddity for them."
"If you know our Artisan Alliance,"
"then you'll understand that exchanging those items for five Orange Equipment pieces forged by us"
"will absolutely not leave you at a disadvantage!"
Looking at the other party's confident words,
Fang Yuan's expression did not change in the slightest.
The value of the Mutated Source Crystal and the oddity could not be measured by a mere few pieces of equipment.
Equipment was good, but it also depended on who wore it.
Without high-quality Hero Units,
even if you forged an artifact, you wouldn't be able to wield it.
Without a suitable hero, even if you managed to pick it up, you still couldn't bring out its power.
Fang Yuan had thoroughly studied these matters before entering the Ten Thousand Realms Battlefield.
He had done so precisely to avoid being foolishly deceived.
After all, most items on the Ten Thousand Realms Battlefield had no fixed market price.
Whether they sold for more or less depended entirely on one's judgment.
Lords who didn't understand the market often sold artifacts as trash
and bought trash as artifacts.
People who knew the trade used the information gap to fleece them as suckers.
And this time, in Fang Yuan's eyes,
the people from the Artisan Alliance had clearly taken him for a sucker.
Since they were acting without honor,
Fang Yuan no longer held back and replied directly.
"What kind of pipe dream are you having?"
"You want me to provide the main material for forging the equipment"
"and still take away the Source Crystal and oddity, which are the most valuable items?"
"You've got rotten hearts!"
"Do you take me for a newbie?"
"Who doesn't know what your forging alliances are like?"
"Won't you just pocket my Demon Wolf Corpse too?"
"Then fill the quota with some garbage Orange Equipment?"
"If you can't afford to pay, stop disgracing yourselves."
"Get lost!"
At that moment, the person responsible for communicating with Fang Yuan was the leader of one of the Artisan Alliance's subsidiary alliances.
The Artisan Alliance had developed under a model where one major alliance contained many minor alliances.
It was similar to the franchise system on Blue Star.
As long as one paid the full naming fee, one could join the Artisan Alliance.
All equipment produced could bear the Artisan Alliance's name.
At the same time, the main Artisan Alliance controlled the channels for supplying raw materials.
It used this business model to exploit the minor alliances below it.
It was a typical commercial alliance.
The franchisees operating under the Artisan Alliance's name were also of wildly varying quality.
There were countless minor alliances specializing in fraud and deception.
If such franchisees existed on Blue Star,
they would ruin the entire brand before long.
However!
This was the Ten Thousand Realms Battlefield.
The main Artisan Alliance was powerful.
It also possessed formidable forging abilities and monopolized the technology.
Most lords simply accepted their bad luck after being cheated.
They had nowhere to seek justice.
Besides, the Artisan Alliance carefully maintained its relationships with major clients.
Small clients couldn't defeat them, so the alliance had continued developing until now.
This had also fostered the arrogant attitude of the Artisan Alliance's franchisees.
After Fang Yuan sent those words back,
the minor leader under the Artisan Alliance immediately flew into a rage.
"Brat, don't be so ungrateful."
"Throughout the entire Gondor Kingdom, no lord has ever dared provoke our Artisan Alliance."
"This place is merely a remote little kingdom."
"Believe it or not, as long as I give the word, I can definitely find the location of your city."
"When the time comes, my army will surround your city."
"Even if you kneel before me and beg, it won't do you any good!!!"
"So if you know what's good for you, obediently send the items over."
"If I'm in a good mood, I might give you a few pieces of garbage."
"If you refuse to cooperate, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Fang Yuan saw the message while inside the main city.
He merely let out a cold laugh.
Although Gondor Kingdom was a small kingdom,
he was in the northern frontier.
Finding him would be nothing but wishful thinking.
He had already learned about the situation before entering.
Gondor Kingdom was currently suffering from the Undead Calamity.
An Undead Archmage of Golden Quality, corrupted by the War Mist, was rampaging across the kingdom.
High-level undead creatures wandered everywhere across this territory.
The lords of Gondor Kingdom were currently struggling just to stay alive.
And this lord from a Commercial Alliance still wanted to launch a distant expedition against him?
Did boasting come without a tax?
Faced with such a show of bravado,
Fang Yuan replied with a casual taunt.
"Come!"
"If you don't, I'll be your grandson."
He immediately blocked the other party.
His time was precious.
He had only seven days of invincibility.
He had to hurry and develop his territory.
As for this Demon Wolf Corpse,
if he couldn't sell it, so be it. He would use it himself later.
Just as Fang Yuan was preparing to take the corpse off the market and focus on developing his territory,
suddenly!
Another message flashing with golden light appeared.
Fang Yuan thought it was another message from the Artisan Alliance's lord.
He was just about to block it again
when he discovered, after opening it,
that the other party had directly sent over an Item Panel.
There was also a message.
"Trade or not?"
"Orange for Orange!!!"
Fang Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
He looked at the Item Panel in the chat window.
Templar Guardian Badge: Orange Item. After use, increases the probability of recruiting an Orange Hero Unit from the Holy Church faction.
The Holy Church was a special faction.
To date, no kingdom had joined this faction.
Lords could only obtain some Building Cards belonging to the Holy Church faction.
These Building Cards could only be used by humans.
At the same time, Holy Church units were the strongest frontline tanks.
They were extremely popular among lords.
However, Holy Church Building Cards were difficult to obtain.
Not to mention heroes from the Holy Church faction.
This Guardian Badge looked decent, but it only increased the recruitment probability.
Using it to exchange for his Demon Wolf Corpse
was still somewhat insufficient overall.
He would be taking a slight loss.
But this item was useful to him!
Especially now that he had the Mutated Magic Wolf's Oddity and Source Crystal.
He would definitely conduct his second hero recruitment in the next round.
With this badge, he might be able to try his luck.
His luck had always been pretty good.
However, he couldn't take too great a loss, either.
The other party wanted to trade?
They had to add money.
Fang Yuan replied,
"We can trade, but this badge is worth too little."
"Mine is an Orange Mutated Demon Wolf Corpse."
"If it were in the hands of a high-level forgemaster, there might be a chance of forging Mutated Orange Equipment."
"So!"
"You'll have to add money!!!"
The other party soon replied as well.
They said directly, "I'll add one hundred thousand gold coins and resources."
"That's all. I won't add more."
Seeing how readily the other party agreed.
Fang Yuan had no reason not to push for more.
"Add five more Green Building upgrade blueprints."
This was in preparation for the upcoming building upgrades.
Their value wasn't high.
But he was a Novice Lord.
Every bit saved was worth saving. There would be plenty of places to spend money in the future.
Seeing this request, the other party was rendered speechless for a moment.
However, he didn't refuse.
A moment later, he completed the trade with Fang Yuan through the spatial market.
After Fang Yuan received the Holy Church badge, resources, and upgrade blueprints,
he was just about to leave the trading channel
when the lord who had traded with him sent another message.
"Let's add each other as friends. We can trade often in the future!"
Fang Yuan thought it over.
Adding him as a friend would expose his coordinates. It was better to forget it for now.
He didn't trust the man.
"We'll talk about it later."
After sending the message, he left the trading channel.
"Now I have money, resources, and buildings!"
"Next, it's time to expand my territory!"
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