Chapter 307: Who's Making the Most Money?
The excited Hao Dapeng enthusiastically explained how to use the space cabins and pointed out some precautions.
On the other side, Hao Dazhuang had already begun shouting in an enticing tone:
"If you're satisfied after using it, be sure to recommend it to your friends."
"You'll get a 100-gold-coin discount for each referral, and there's no limit on how many you can refer."
Hao Dazhuang's loud voice was unrestrained, and everyone in the Adventurer's Hall heard him clearly.
Many people's interest was piqued, and they showed thoughtful expressions.
The two adventurers who had just purchased their space cabins exchanged a knowing glance and asked without hesitation:
"What about us?"
Already prepared, Hao Dazhuang happily placed gold coins in their hands and excitedly declared in front of everyone:
"Everyone gets the same deal. We earn 1 gold coin per sale, while you could earn a hundred times that!"
Well, damn!
The adventurers who had been idly watching suddenly became energized.
They hadn't expected the Thorn Merchant Guild and the lord to use such an interesting sales tactic.
From the moment they mentioned the reward, this was no longer just some casual task but an extra "reward" that affected everyone personally!
Many adventurers rushed out, heading as fast as they could to the teams they knew.
Whether there's an opportunity or not, they'd take a swing at it first!
Thanks to the adventurers spreading the word far and wide,
On the very first day, 30 Adventurer's Space Cabins were sold!
That brought in 87,000 gold coins, with a pure profit of 24,000, of which 12,000 gold coins went directly to Annie!
Lord Annie, who had been financially strained, was overjoyed.
If the first day's results were not enough to feel secure,
The second day, selling another 30 sets,
Clearly proved the popularity of the Adventurer's Space Cabin.
Many capable adventuring teams, after testing the product and hearing others' feedback, opted to buy them as well.
Seeing the stock rapidly depleting, Annie became anxious.
Running out of stock meant losing all those shiny little coins, which were her experiment funds!
She immediately ordered the mage tower and other spellcasters to halt all other activities.
She had them all focus on manufacturing Adventurer's Space Cabins.
Only producing 20 sets a day? No way!
With all five mid-level production lines running, and 30 or 40 mid- and low-level spellcasters from the mage tower pitching in, they went into full-scale production.
They successfully increased production from 20 to 40 sets a day!
But then, they hit a wall.
They couldn't produce more because they didn't have enough high-quality spatial crystals!
This left Lord Annie both frustrated and annoyed.
This time, though, she was wiser and didn't speak directly. Instead, she approached 343.
What had Matthew been up to these past few days?
Whenever he had free time, he was in the mage tower's library.
Since gaining the lord's favor, he could freely browse most of the spellbooks and materials.
Although most high-level and extraordinary-level spells and books weren't in the public library,
For someone like Matthew, who had photographic memory,
These numerous, basic spellbooks and scrolls,
Were still a significant supplement for someone who hadn't undergone more systematic learning.
Meditation 185–190 (Near-Legendary).
As a half-alchemy master, Lord Annie had a considerable collection of alchemical manuscripts.
Not only did this give Matthew a feast for the eyes, but it also advanced his alchemy skills further.
Alchemy 105→125 (Advanced).
His understanding of magical item creation also saw new progress, just one point away from breaking into the near-legendary level.
Magical Item Creation 147→149 (Advanced).
What intrigued Matthew even more were some secret books containing hidden knowledge, which gave him quite a few insights.
Knowledge 211→215 (Legendary).
Of course, these gains were just a bonus to Matthew's main plan.
When the smiling 343 found Matthew, she spoke the words he had long awaited:
"The Truth Organization has recognized your contributions and abilities, and they're preparing to make you a provisional member."
"Once you complete a trial task, you'll officially join the Truth Organization."
343 handed him a palm-sized spell communicator, gesturing for him to tap it.
Matthew, familiar with the device, quickly figured out how to use it with a few simple motions.
This scene, watched closely by 343, was yet another indication of Matthew's unusual background.
Only someone of high standing would know how to use such an advanced magical communicator.
This was Matthew's second major achievement.
When Matthew noticed 343's hesitance, he smiled slightly and said directly:
"If Lord Annie wants to ask whether the production of high-quality spatial crystals can be increased, I can answer now."
"The answer is yes. Although the swamp ruins yielded many resources, Bay Territory is already gathering a large amount of material daily."
"However, the Sky-Splitting Lizards are too numerous, and adventurers can only clear a few isolated ones. Their efficiency is far from enough."
"If we could capture a well-defended, abandoned building in the underground ruins,"
"We could establish a larger forward base, and by using teleportation arrays to develop another exploration point, our yields could double."
"However, Bay Territory's current strength isn't enough to do that on its own."
Smart as she was, 343 quickly grasped the meaning behind Matthew's words, realizing that:
This might have been Matthew's real purpose for coming to Bloodmoon City to meet the lord!
He first attracted the lord with huge profits, then explained the difficulties.
His aim was to have the lord step in and help him solve the problems in the swamp ruins.
Even though 343 had seen through Matthew's plan, she couldn't feel any dissatisfaction.
Because Matthew was being upfront, and the cake he offered was simply too big!
So big that the lord couldn't possibly refuse!
Producing 40 Adventurer's Space Cabins a day, with profits close to 8,000 gold coins, meant 28,800 gold coins in revenue!
In a month, that would be equivalent to about 50% of Bloodmoon City's entire tax revenue!
And it would all belong to Lord Annie!
She wouldn't have to share it with those annoying people.
There was no way she could refuse, nor would she!
Forget the Sky-Splitting Lizards in the underground ruins—Lord Annie would even eliminate the shadow creatures deep within the Bloodmoon City ruins!
After giving Matthew a deep look, 343 hesitated for a moment before saying:
"Lord Annie won't spend too much time fighting…"
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Matthew, looking as if he had already prepared for this, responded without hesitation:
"No problem. We don't actually need Lord Annie to do much—half a day of help will suffice."
Before 343 could reply, Annie suddenly appeared in front of Matthew, eyes slightly red, and said:
"I agree!"
And with that, the plan was set!