After long years of exploration and experimentation, the Golden Sun Gate had accumulated enough experience to reduce the possibility of losses at the source.
Taken as a whole, this model of extending and withdrawing support had always yielded steady profits without losses, but the more they reduced the risk of each individual case, the greater their returns could be.
Li Chen had no desire to draw closer to the Golden Sun Gate, and his chosen location carried considerable risk. The Golden Sun Gate could not possibly place a heavy bet on him.
The sect's higher-ups had no intention of testing their judgment or their ability to read people, either, because however high the returns might be, that would still amount to gambling.
Gambling with the sect's assets was something they could not do, so granting him a support allowance of twelve million was only natural.
An administrative elder said with a smile, "Little Xian, nothing has been finalized yet. Until the Spell Contract is signed, everything can still be changed."
"If Fellow Daoist Li chooses somewhere closer and promises to maintain higher alliance dues, he could easily receive an allowance of over twenty million, or even more. That would also give him a better chance of establishing a foothold."
Yu Youxian hurriedly said, "I'll find a chance to persuade him."
As a newly appointed administrative elder, Yu Youxian was quite enthusiastic about the matter. Sure enough, she soon went to the guesthouse where Li Chen was staying to discuss it with him.
Upon learning why she had come, Li Chen was slightly surprised. "I really must thank you, Fellow Daoist Yu. However, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. I chose Broad Cloud Peak after careful consideration, and many of my subsequent development plans are tied to it. That is