Rebirth of the thief who roamed around the world (BOOK 4)

Chapter 709 - The 13th Master Class Player

The players arriving in Okoron either came by flying mount or were already levelling in the Abernathy Great Grasslands. They strolled the streets full of curiosity for this first player-built city.

Even though Okoron was much smaller than a major city like Calore, it was already quite amazing. Seeing the clean streets and rows of shops, the players gasped in amazement. Just how much gold was spent on building such a city!?

Nie Yan erected a mercenary association downtown and began a recruitment campaign for NPCs to join his army. Even with the announcement out there, it would take some time for NPCs to start streaming into Okoron.

Nie Yan wondered about how he would develop the city's commerce. The only way to convince players who visited here to stay was with a flourishing trade. As he was drawing up plans and making preparations, Guo Huai sent word that many businesses were inquiring about opening up shop in Okoron. Even though Okoron was only recently established, they saw boundless potential in the city's future.

The Abernathy Great Grasslands would become a hub connecting the Viridian Empire and Satreen Empire. The goods from both empires would pass through here. With such a golden location, this city was destined to become a bustling commerce center. How could merchants with the slightest bit of foresight not take action?

They contacted Guo Huai and fervently asked about the possibilities. Like this, one of Nie Yan's biggest worries was resolved.

「How many businesses have contacted you so far? Any big names?」Nie Yan asked. Naturally, he would thoroughly screen any businesses that wished to establish a presence in Okoron.

「212 businesses in total. About 40% among them are from the Satreen Empire. Some fairly famous ones, including the Red Moon Commerce Chamber that occupies 60% of the scroll market in the Satreen Empire, expressed their interest in opening up a branch here. Their only point of concern is the high transfer fee. They wish to know when the flight point will be ready for lift off. They're also interested in how large of an operation you're planning.」

「Don't worry. The flight point won't be an issue. We'll buy some Giant Bats from the Viridian Empire and Satreen Empire. We can use them as flying mounts for the flight point for the time being no problem. But after three months, we'll have to get some more powerful flying mounts and set up escort teams, or we'll likely get targeted by other powers,」Nie Yan said. Giant Bats didn't have any fighting ability. They were only good for transport. Angel Corps might not dare to attack them during the three-month protection period, but that certainly wouldn't be the case afterwards.

「How much does a Giant Bat cost?」Guo Huai asked. He wasn't too knowledgeable about the market prices in this field.

「10,000 gold, not too expensive.」

「How many do you plan to buy?」

「At least 600, or we won't have enough Giant Bats to transport the stream of people coming and going to Okoron,」Nie Yan replied.

「600?」Guo Huai sucked in a cold breath of air. That was 6,000,000 gold! He felt his head spinning.「Will we be able to make our investment back?」

「Not directly, no, but the Giant Bats are necessary. We'll establish flight points in the cities closest to the Abernathy Great Grasslands in the Viridian Empire and Satreen Empire. With Okoron as the hub, we'll only make about five trips every day. At most, that's about 3,000 people a day-far from enough for a city. So, we'll have to continue buying more in the future. Treat it as a loss-leader. Even though we won't make a return on the flight points, the profits we'll make by getting more people into the city will far exceed this initial investment.」