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Liu Nian had no interest in joining the leadership group.

He had no desire to sit around a round table arguing with people. He preferred to be on the battlefield, smashing the enemy's head with a single punch.

Wu Zhan wasn't interested either. The moment he heard there was going to be a meeting, his face contorted in pain, like someone was being forced to eat shit.

In the end, this task unsurprisingly fell to Wang Mian.

Wang Mian sighed softly and shook his head helplessly.

These two brutes are indeed unsuitable for meetings. They have absolutely no understanding of other guilds and factions—who is whose ally, who is whose mortal enemy, what they excel at, and what they lack—and probably wouldn't even know where to begin if they wanted to gain any benefits.

"One last thing," Skylock's voice echoed in the conference room.

The crowd fell silent again, all eyes fixed on him.

Skylock traced a few lines on the holographic map in the center of the round table, clearing away the red markers for the Pharaoh's forces and the distribution of guilds, restoring the map to a clean and clear map of the entire Naraku Realm. Mountains, rivers, cities, mines, herb spawn points, monster spawn areas—all the resource points reappeared, like a treasure map whose veil had been lifted.

"Although the alliance proposal was initiated by Lord Caesar, I don't think we should just form a combat alliance," Skylock said. "Each guild controls different resources and has different needs for supplies. The Dragon Guild has anti-magic rocks, the Starry Sky Guild has dragon blood products, the Stormband has flying mounts, and we, the Supreme Guild, have NPC troops and high-level equipment—each has its own strengths and weaknesses."

He paused, his gaze becoming even sharper.

"Therefore, taking this opportunity, I think we should also form a trade alliance. In times of war, we can coordinate the allocation of resources, and in peacetime, we can engage in free trade and exchange of goods. Alliance members can enjoy various preferential policies..."

Wu Zhan blurted out, "WTO?"

His voice wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear in the quiet conference room.

A blank stare filled the area around the round table. Some frowned, some tilted their heads, and some looked directly at their companions, asking with their eyes, "What the hell is the WTO?"

Wu Zhan realized he had said something no one understood, scratched his head awkwardly, coughed, and didn't explain further.

But Liu Nian understood.

Wu Zhan is currently in charge of trade affairs in Dragon City. He strongly supported Liu Nian in taking Graystone Fortress because he was interested in its mineral resources and transportation location. Now, if a trade alliance could be formed, giving the Divine Dragon Guild a stable sales channel and allowing them to purchase scarce resources from other guilds at preferential prices, that would be a great thing for the Divine Dragon Guild, no, for all its members.

Liu Nian immediately spoke up: "I agree with Skylock's proposal. The Divine Dragon Guild can sell anti-magic rock ore, high-quality magic potions, as well as some standard equipment, automated mining equipment, and so on." He held up his fingers, listing each item one by one. "If they are alliance members, we will offer certain discounts. We can discuss the specific discounts further."

Skylock nodded, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"That's exactly what I mean," he said. "Our Supreme Guild has a large quantity of high-level materials, high-level equipment, and NPC troops. Especially the NPC troops—the Supreme Guild has Revered reputation with Altavin, and can directly recruit elite NPC guards from the Lord's Mansion. They're all kinds. If you need them, I can help you purchase them at cost price, no handling fees."

"Elite NPC units?" Liu Nian's eyes lit up.

Liu Nian quickly calculated in his mind: the Floating City needed guards, Graystone Fortress needed garrison troops, and the Temple of Eternal Slumber needed a garrison—relying solely on players to defend these three places would be far from sufficient. If he could recruit a group of high-level NPC guards, not only could he fill the gaps in the defenses, but he could also free up the players.

The NPCs in the competition area are gradually falling behind the pace of the guild's development, and we need to introduce more high-level NPCs.

But this is not something that can be done in a short time. If they could obtain it in advance through the Supreme Guild, it would be a great help to them.

The representatives of the other guilds weren't fools either. When they heard Skylock and Liu Nian's conversation, they immediately realized that this trade alliance was probably more important than the temporary anti-Pharaoh wartime alliance—large-scale wars didn't happen often, but trade could continue indefinitely.

Representatives from various guilds rushed to speak, afraid of falling behind.

Dracaya was the first to speak: "The Starry Sky Guild has all kinds of dragon-attribute items—dragon blood potions, dragon scale equipment, dragon bone weapons, dragon crystal gems... all top-quality products unique to the dragon race. Moreover, our ability to process dragon products is second to none in the entire Netherworld. No one else can compare. We can prioritize supplying them to alliance members, but because these items are quite valuable and scarce, we cannot offer too many discounts."

The dwarf Werner stood up immediately, his mustache bristling, and his voice boomed like thunder: "The Ironblood Alliance has a vast quantity of various common ores and metal ingots—copper, iron, tin, silver, gold, mithril, adamantite, chromium… While many are not as valuable as the Dragon Guild's anti-magic rocks, the quantity is enormous! Plenty to go! We're willing to provide door-to-door delivery service for any Alliance member who purchases!"

Alice added, "The Stormband has a special ancestral land for taming beasts. We have the most complete variety of flying mounts and pets in the Netherworld—griffins, hippogriffs, wyverns, royal griffins, ghost tigers... We can sell them to anyone who needs them at cost price."

Representatives from several smaller guilds also spoke, some providing herbal medicine materials, some providing enchanting materials, some providing scrolls and potions, and some providing transportation and escort services, and so on.

The atmosphere at the conference table became lively.

Those expressions that were originally wary and tentative have now turned into an eager "Let me join" attitude!

It can be said that Skylock made a brilliant move, transforming the alliance into a community of shared interests—not only fighting side by side in war, but also continuing to do business, exchange goods, and remain bound together after the war. This kind of cohesion is clearly something that a wartime treaty cannot match.

From this moment on, the anti-Pharaoh alliance truly had a common goal—not only a common enemy, but also common interests.

Taking advantage of the momentum, Liu Nian immediately purchased five million NPC guards to reinforce the defenses of the Floating City, Graystone Fortress, and Eternal Sleep Temple.

The plans and details of the Pharaoh's campaign, as well as the specific trade treaties, require further discussion at a separate meeting. Wang Mian is in full charge of this matter.

Seeing that Skylock was going to continue discussing with these people, Liu Nian simply withdrew with Wu Zhan.