The Five Elders all took a long look at the first person to oppose their proposal. They had not been idle during this time. While learning about the Star Sea World, they had also had their research departments' professional analysis teams gather information on these lord players.
The player named Icecrown was the one who had hired the Lei Family Girl. He was a lord with tremendous potential.
According to the intelligence, the New World players had only explored the continent known as the Steel Empire. The overseas maps had barely been developed. It was likely that the overseas regions would become a market that the other Five Great Cities encouraged players to pursue in the future. After all, the Steel Martial Continent had practically been claimed by Hua Xia players.
This fellow had occupied the East Coast entrance, making it a development point for Hua Xia City's future overseas strategy. Its significance was immense!
People with ability always carried weight when they spoke. The leader gazed at the other party calmly. "I'm only proposing an option. As for how it will be implemented, aren't we still discussing that? If you think it's inappropriate, you can share your views."
"Your approach gives us no guarantees to begin with. After all, the technology repository is the foundation of a faction's development. The city already possesses Management Power over the technology repository. If it also controls manpower, the official authorities will have too much power..." Icecrown voiced his concerns without hesitation, then continued, "Most importantly, by making Developer players' salaries public, you'll cause the Developer player market to stagnate and severely dampen their enthusiasm for creation..."
"A researcher with a stable environment, a complete training system, and a city's welfare foundation as a guarantee—isn't that more secure than joining a Private Faction