Behind every recommended spot in White Night City, there's a clash of power, various intertwined interests, so how could it just be given away casually?
Leaving aside whether Xu Gaoyuan has the authority, even if he did, he wouldn't give it.
Xu Gaoyuan continued, "Besides, it's your good fortune that we in White Night City are organizing this competition for you. Usually, so many Dungeon Lords beg us to hold competitions, and we don't. Yet you... are actually trying to negotiate terms with us."
"Exactly!" Li Yunque chimed in, "I thought the same thing... At the time, I argued forcefully, went head-to-head, and didn't budge an inch. It was only with my silver tongue that I finally persuaded that lord to withdraw this condition."
"Now that's more like it..." Xu Gaoyuan let out a long breath.
Then, the next second.
Li Yunque continued, "Then he proposed a new condition, which is that the right to host and own this competition belongs to our Tide Town."
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Xu Gaoyuan was stunned again, saying in disbelief, "Do you know what you're saying? You mean... we in White Night City do all the busy work to organize the competition, and in the end, all the authority goes to you? We do all the work, and you reap all the benefits?"
"Guild President Gao, you can't put it that way. You're not getting absolutely nothing."
"Getting what?"
Xu Gaoyuan thought for a long time but couldn't think of any benefits his side would gain.
Li Yunque said with a serious expression, "At least you'll be tired."
Xu Gaoyuan: "I #!@%..."
No matter how angry Xu Gaoyuan was, he had at least completed his task.
At least he had an explanation.
Although this explanation might not satisfy the other members of the Guild, he had done his best. Whether it would succeed or whether they would agree to this condition depended entirely on what Guild President Ma Lingzhi said.
"He's really played his cards well."
Ma Lingzhi's gaze deepened slightly, lost in thought.
It was clear that he was very dissatisfied.
This was normal; why would he expend resources to benefit others?
"Otherwise..." Xu Gaoyuan's expression hardened, "Why don't we just seal off that Dungeon, so he can't earn a single soul crystal, and see who gets anxious in the end."
Ma Lingzhi waved his hand, "That's not right! I understand Li Yunque. If he didn't have absolute confidence, he wouldn't speak so definitively. If we do that... there will be no room for maneuver."
Currently, the Adventurers' voices were very loud.
The Adventurer's Guild had the right to decide the ownership of recommended spots and also had the right to send Dungeons from towns back.
However...
Before a suitable replacement Dungeon appeared, doing this forcibly would definitely cause the Adventurer's Guild to be overwhelmed by angry Adventurers.
"Oh, right..."
Ma Lingzhi asked, "Didn't he say they would host it? Did he mention the specific details?"
"Yes."
Xu Gaoyuan said, "Li Yunque's intention is that such a grand event should, as usual, involve all the towns below. The competition will follow a point system, with 5 rounds. The team with the highest score at the end wins."
"And after winning?"
"What..."
"Prizes and such. They can't just win, can they?" Ma Lingzhi couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
Xu Gaoyuan meekly said, "He told us to figure it out ourselves..."
Ma Lingzhi's mouth twitched.
But he didn't say anything more, as if he had anticipated it.
After a moment of contemplation.
Ma Lingzhi smiled slightly, "Agree to his conditions."
"What? Guild President, this..."
Xu Gaoyuan's eyes widened, wanting to persuade him further.
Ma Lingzhi directly interrupted, "Go back and tell him that we agree to this condition. However... he also has to agree to one of our conditions, which is that the entire competition must be livestreamed, and we require the right to keep the livestream video. As long as they agree, then you can make the arrangements."
"Guild President, this will greatly increase Tide Town's overall rating, won't it? Aren't you afraid..."
"Afraid of what?"
Ma Lingzhi smiled faintly, "If his Tide Town wants to increase its overall rating, at least his people have to participate in the competition, right? They have to achieve a decent result, right? Otherwise, just holding the competition won't add any overall rating."
"Guild President, you mean..."
Xu Gaoyuan suddenly understood, seeming to grasp something, "I get it. A total of 25 teams can enter his Dungeon simultaneously, and our teams will occupy at least half of them. This means... as long as we team up and eliminate them at the start, then whether they host this competition or not, its significance won't be very great."
Ma Lingzhi nodded, "It seems you're not beyond saving. As long as we can get the livestream video this time, we can replicate his Dungeon. Then, we can kick him out, promote our Dungeon, and hold another professional competition. In the end, all the benefits will be ours."
As a large city, White Night City's corresponding Dark World level is very high, and most of the Dungeon Lords there keep an Eye Tyrant. Battle Royale doesn't have a livestream mode. Currently, if they want to copy it, they can only copy the framework and concept. The firearms and such cannot be copied, and relying solely on Adventurers going in and out and describing it wouldn't work at all.
But if there was a video.
Adventurers watch the video, and then the Dungeon Lord connects to the Adventurers' visual nerves through the Eye Tyrant. This way, the Dungeon Lord can directly watch the video, and the efficiency of copying can be increased by 100%.
As long as there's a video.
Ma Lingzhi believed that with the experience and knowledge of the Dungeon Lords behind him, they could perfectly replicate it.
At that time...
White Night City's market would also fall into his hands; at least he could monopolize it for a very long time.
After hearing this.
Xu Gaoyuan couldn't help but give a thumbs-up, "Guild President, brilliant, absolutely brilliant!"
"Stop talking nonsense and go do it."
Although they had proposed a condition this time, Ma Lingzhi knew the other party would definitely agree. After all, with things said to this extent, his side had already conceded so much. If the other party were to propose other conditions, things would become very uninteresting.
Sure enough.
Li Yunque replied that they agreed to their request and asked Xu Gaoyuan to make arrangements and give notice. He also stated that they could provide a venue, specifically a location for 100 people, for representative teams from various regions to train.
Seeing Tide Town being so sensible and knowing to arrange a venue for training.
Xu Gaoyuan was somewhat satisfied.
He immediately notified everyone about this matter.