How to establish effective channels for foreign trade had Zhong Yi stumped.
One thing was certain: combining trade with the Gold Coin life soul could generate considerable additional income, but the situation in Monster World was far too chaotic.
Integrity meant nothing. Force alone was the key to solving problems.
Without a show of deterrence, he would get robbed no matter how honest he was.
Conversely, with sufficient strength, there was no need for trade at all. Simply robbing others would yield greater returns.
Trade therefore had to operate on the principle of "deterring the strong while weak."
Only the weak needed trade. The strong always used force to drain the pond for fish.
And Monster World had an inexhaustible supply of fish to drain.
With military support from the Divine Hall Guild, he would have nothing to fear from the sea's minor races.
The United Warband that had fought its way out of Novice Village could utterly crush the minor races in the surrounding waters.
But Divine King clearly would not bother with him.
He was just an ordinary player whose primary life soul was level 42, backed by a bunch of fishing enthusiasts who frantically posted screenshots and bragged every day.
Ask them where to catch big fish at sea, and every last one was an expert. They possessed the most detailed sea-fishing maps in the player faction.
They were particularly skilled at making rods, choosing fishing lines, and using bait... They supplied the Player Legion with enormous quantities of spirit fish ingredients and were the primary suppliers enabling Spirit Chef players to make all kinds of spirit food.
But asking them to fight?
Only during mass player gatherings could they go up and fool around with a few casts. Their combat strength genuinely ranked at the very