Looking at the bill President A Lan had sent and the installment loan of a whopping 34 million from Guide Bro, Tu Hu felt as though two mountains were weighing on his shoulders.
Over forty million Sacrificial Power.
He had no idea how long it would take him to pay it back.
He would probably be saddled with enormous debts for quite some time.
Closing the bill, he took a deep breath, then opened the Team Chat Channel.
"Brothers, is everyone here? There's something big I want to discuss with you."
Responses soon came through the channel.
"I'm here, Hard Bro. What's up?" Assassin Drifting with the Wind's puzzled voice came through.
"Go ahead, Hard Bro. We're listening," Warrior Pan Shi added.
Little Milk Bottle and the mage both sent puzzled reaction images.
Tu Hu gathered his words, then explained the Rongling Civilization's current situation and the choice he faced in detail.
"Brothers, that's the situation. I really want to go back and keep adventuring with you... but I just can't leave the little ones I personally raised to fend for themselves in Monster World. So I was wondering, could we... change how we play?"
He paused, a trace of nervousness entering his voice.
"Our idea is to put off grinding instances or adventuring outside for income for now. Let's go big and take the civilization-building route like Evil Little Mage and Brother Rebirth, nurture the Velvet Spirit Tribe, and help them take root in Monster World."
"We'd be both the Velvet Spirit Tribe's guardians and their investors. Once they develop and establish specialized industries, they'll be able to support us in return, just like the Spirit Breath Race and Dragonwing Race. Then will we still have to worry about Sacrificial Power? About not being able to afford equipment upgrades?