When false members were mixed together with genuine intermediate and senior members, they could fill the final loophole in the Merchant Guild's existence.
And as time passed,
the members could gradually all become genuine members.
Only then could the Merchant Guild truly live up to its name.
Shen Mo discussed things with Bismarck and Othinus for quite a while longer, essentially settling on a course of action. From then on, Shen Mo's task was to use the surge of funds following the Merchant Guild's public beta to strengthen himself and travel to some truly powerful worlds, recruiting members who could be classified as intermediate or senior members.
Then he would create some false members.
He would gradually increase the interactions between the false members and the genuine members, steadily perfecting the Merchant Guild's entire system.
After making his decision, Shen Mo also began to act.
He first expanded his own strength.
Originally, he had used the power system of Swallowed Star as his core and the nearly omnipotent "Creator" skill as his means of release, moving toward "omnipotence and omniscience."
Now, Shen Mo considered the various rulers of the Marvel World and decided to perfect himself on a conceptual level.
At tremendous cost, he purchased the concept of death.
In that instant, he became death itself.
As long as life and death still existed within the universe he inhabited, he would not perish. He could rule over the destruction of life and souls, and he could also grant others the power of immortality—he could even create an entire divine system of death.
After spending some time familiarizing himself with this power,
Shen Mo proceeded with his next purchase.
This time, he continued along the system of the Marvel World.
Eternity, Infinity, Oblivion, and the Devourer.
The power of the five