Tower of Death

After Melancholy Smile finished speaking.

Only after quite a while did everyone in the meeting room recover, all turning to look at Orchid, whose expression was one of astonishment.

Orchid had never imagined something like this would happen.

Melancholy Smile's reaction had completely exceeded her expectations, and her resolute attitude was even more incomprehensible.

"Miss Smile, perhaps there's some misunderstanding." After calming down, Orchid slowly said, "What Smile Topples a City wishes to discuss is not cooperation, but buying shares. I believe Miss Smile should know about Smile Topples a City's financial resources. With our assistance, Candlelight Trading Firm would have no problems with either materials or capital."

"Candlelight Trading Firm isn't a combat Guild, after all. Its development is highly limited and heavily constrained by cities. Perhaps it can become White River City's number one trading firm for now, but surely it has to expand into other cities eventually? After all, White River City has a limited number of players, and the money it can earn is limited as well."

"I admit that Candlelight is very wealthy, but purchasing prime plots in other cities requires sufficient reputation. How could you compare with Guilds that began developing in other cities from the start? By the time your trading firm's people painstakingly accumulate enough reputation in other cities, those prime plots will likely have long been bought by other Guilds."

"However, once we buy shares, your trading firm won't have that restriction. Smile Topples a City already has plenty of manpower in every major city. Forget merely the cities surrounding White River City—so long as there are enough Coins, we could buy up prime plots in every city throughout the entire Star-Moon Kingdom, allowing Candlelight Trading Firm to spread across the whole kingdom. Your trading firm also wouldn't need to waste