Fang Yan's words immediately drew quite a few sideways glances. Everyone turned to look at him, not because everything he said hit the mark, but because he knew full well and still dared to say it aloud.
Anyone with eyes could see that the Karn Chamber of Commerce's contribution point system was meant to swallow the Black-Corner Region in one gulp. But saying it outright-was Demon Flame Valley backing him up?
After hearing Fang Yan's righteous speech, Hermione took out a map of the Black-Corner Region and marked a cross over Demon Flame Valley. Then she looked around and asked softly, "Hmm, apart from Demon Flame Valley, does anyone else object to this?"
"The Blood Sect doesn't approve of these so-called contribution points either. The Karn Chamber of Commerce would do well to keep doing things as it always has. If it covets more, it will only provoke resistance from the powerful figures of the Black-Corner Region."
Elder Mu, standing behind Fan Ling, also spoke up. He was the Blood Sect's deputy sect master, an eight-star dou wang, and the strongest person in the Blood Sect after Fan Lao.
After Elder Mu spoke, Fan Ling recalled his father's instructions before he left and followed up, "If the Karn Chamber of Commerce really has a way to refine pills in large quantities, it would be best to share it. That would earn the gratitude of the other sects, and if the Karn Chamber of Commerce ever needed help, everyone would lend a hand."
Though Fan Ling's words were idiotic, they bluntly stirred the greed in everyone's hearts.
On one side, the foundations they had worked so hard to build would be swallowed up under the contribution point system. On the other, they could take a gamble and seize the Karn Chamber