At 11 p.m., the World Chat Channel opened.
Yang Yi immediately contacted Yu Dawei and entrusted him with a few tasks.
"...I need some High-level Abyss Soul Stones. Brother Yu, keep an eye out for anyone selling them on the island.
Also, put up a notice in the teleportation plaza offering a high price for High-level Abyss Soul Stones. You can set the price a bit higher and throw in priority purchasing rights for robots with Platinum Livery.
Ideally, I'd like four or five..."
"Huh?"
Elsewhere, Yu Dawei had also been about to contact Yang Yi, but Yang Yi had beaten him to it, sending a long string of messages just after eleven. He had clearly prepared a draft in advance.
"Hero-level enhancement stones aren't cabbages! You want four or five? That's way too much to ask!
Besides, Steam Island is short on money too. You have no idea how much money developing Steam Island's interior burns through. It's practically a bottomless pit."
Yu Dawei complained. Clearly, Steam Island's finances weren't looking very optimistic either.
However, this also had something to do with how Yu Dawei and the Iron Brotherhood liked to pursue quality in their construction projects. They just loved building big, impressive things.
They never even considered anything that was just for show or shoddily made. If they were going to use something, it had to be the best, so they burned through money especially quickly.
"Put the notice up first. I'll figure out the money," Yang Yi replied.
"I was just about to bring this up too. Isn't it time we introduced a business tax?
The commercial street on the island is already pretty substantial. Taxing it would bring in a large sum every day, and it'd be sustainable, long-term income," Yu Dawei suggested.
Yang Yi fell