"Hey, Beiming, aren't you going to buy something? You can use star stones to trade here. Even if you don't have a brave badge or a kings medal, you can still buy what you like!"
Just as Lin Bei was pondering how to carry out his hunting plan, Battle Tyrannosaurus, who had returned with a full load, came up to him and said, gesticulating excitedly.
It was clear that he was very satisfied with this shopping trip.
"Oh, I'll pass for now. I'll come back when I have time. I don't plan to buy anything at the moment."
Lin Bei snapped out of his thoughts and shook his head with a smile.
"That's a real shame, but I think if you want to buy something, you should do it sooner rather than later! Look around, there are more and more people!"
Battle Tyrannosaurus said with certainty, "At this rate, this shop will soon become completely popular throughout Tianjian City! It will be difficult to come in and buy things then."
"Those Major Powers will never sit idly by and watch a large number of star stones flow into others' hands. They will definitely take countermeasures to target the shop's operations."
"Those people have always treated us individual Survivors as leeks, finding ways to fleece us of many star stones every now and then."
"Now that such a shop has appeared, they definitely won't be able to sit still!"
"So, take my advice. If you need anything, buy it as soon as possible. Otherwise, in a few days, the area outside the shop might be completely surrounded by people from those Major Powers."
Lin Bei frowned upon hearing this.
He hadn't fully considered this point.
So, he humbly asked, "By the way, didn't you say that Combat is prohibited in the main city? Do those so-called Major Powers have some kind of special privilege?"
"No, they don't."
Battle Tyrannosaurus shook his head, "No one is allowed to fight to the death in the main city. That's the rule."
"However, proper sparring is allowed by the rules."
"Those Major Powers can completely injure people. In this way, the injured Survivors will have their Combat Power damaged, making them unable to enter the surrounding Mist Area to explore for resources and improve their strength."
"There's no other way. These are their usual tactics. Moreover, they have a large number of people and occupy many resources. common Survivors are no match for them and can only accept their fate in the end."
Battle Tyrannosaurus spread his hands helplessly and continued, "And what I mentioned is just one of the more violent methods."
"Besides these, they can use other means to prevent us from buying things."
"For example, they can invest a large number of star stones, arrange for their own people to buy goods in this shop, and arrange guards around the shop to prohibit other Survivors from entering or exiting."
"In this way, they would essentially monopolize the path of trading goods using star stones, which would also be an unacceptable situation for other common Survivors."
Battle Tyrannosaurus sighed, "Alas, what I've said are just two of the methods. Those people definitely have a belly full of bad ideas and will come up with more ways to target other common Survivors."
"So, for people like us, it's already good enough to be alive."
"This is still because those Major Powers want to keep harvesting us like leeks. Otherwise... with their strength, they would have killed all of us and taken our inheritances long ago."
"The reason we can live is because our value alive far exceeds our value dead to them."
"But even so, they will never allow us to have a chance to rise up!"
"This is a tacit rule among the Major Powers. We are just their pawns and leeks to be harvested periodically."
Battle Tyrannosaurus's face was bitter. "If I had known, I would have stayed in the Low-Tier Survival World. In that case, although my strength wouldn't have improved quickly, at least it would have been peaceful."
"Now, I have no other path but to quickly become stronger and join them."
"But I don't want to be that kind of person. That's not the life I aspire to."
"But... I have no right to choose."
Battle Tyrannosaurus looked dejected. Clearly, he was filled with confusion about his future.
Lin Bei's furrowed brows relaxed slightly upon hearing this.
He patted Battle Tyrannosaurus's shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry, everything will be fine."
He breathed a sigh of relief.
He had initially thought that those Major Powers had special privileges and could disregard the rules to smash, grab, and burn within the main city.
After hearing Battle Tyrannosaurus's explanation, he felt much more at ease.
Since they also cannot ignore the rules, things will be much easier to handle.
As for the methods Battle Tyrannosaurus mentioned that they might use?
Heh, it might be a big problem for other Survivors, but for him... it's completely a joke!
If the other party directly uses strong-arm tactics, he can completely kill those people and explode their inheritances to increase his own gains.
If the other party uses the method of monopolizing purchases, he can also directly have Bailing hike up prices, ruthlessly extorting a sum from these people. If they are dissatisfied, he can conveniently kill them and explode another wave of inheritances.
Either way, for him, it's a sure-win deal.
No need to worry at all!
In fact, he was even somewhat looking forward to those Major Powers making a move soon.
Because he was just thinking about how to get a stable source of exploding inheritances, and now, it's about to appear!
"Everything will be fine?"
"Sigh, I hope so."
Battle Tyrannosaurus said somewhat dispiritedly.
Clearly, he was not so optimistic about the future.
At this moment, the other members of the Wildwind Squad also gathered around.
Initially, everyone's faces were joyful, but after hearing the conversation between the two, they immediately fell silent, and the smiles on their faces gradually faded.
Battle Tyrannosaurus's heartfelt words touched the deepest ripples in their hearts.
"Alright, alright, no matter what the future holds, we have significantly increased our strength this time. At the very least, our squad's strength has improved by one or two times compared to before! Life will be much more comfortable from now on!"
Battle Tyrannosaurus quickly spoke, breaking the gradually silent atmosphere.
He forced a smile and kept cheering everyone on.
Although the effect was minimal, at least everyone escaped the oppressive atmosphere and became much more relaxed.
At the very least, Lin Bei saw smiles on their faces again.
He pondered for a moment, activated his Mental Barrier, looked at the few people, hesitated for a long time, and finally asked:
"Um, I have a question and I'd like your opinions. Are you... willing to join the power I'm building?"
He had thought about it for a long time on the way.
In the end, he decided to give them a chance, and also give himself a chance.
These people might have some flaws in their personalities, but as partners, they were indeed good candidates.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a bewildered expression immediately appeared on everyone's faces.
Soon, everyone burst into laughter, tears streaming down their faces.
"Hahahaha, no... you, what did you just say? You said you want to form a power and invite us to join? I... I must be hearing things, right?"
Battle Tyrannosaurus was the first to burst out laughing, "Beiming, if you're just trying to lighten the mood, there's no need to say such things! You're going to make me laugh to death! Someone who doesn't know might think you want to bypass the main city's rules and make me laugh to death so you can get my inheritance! Hahahaha—"
The other members of the Wildwind Squad also laughed incessantly, except for Gale.
Gale looked at Lin Bei with uncertainty, even a little anticipation, and slowly asked, "You... are you serious? You really plan to form a power, and... are you willing to invite us to join?"
His voice trembled slightly, filled with excitement.
"Mm, I'm serious. Are you willing to join?"
Lin Bei smiled and nodded, his tone very calm.
However, their conversation directly petrified the other people who were roaring with laughter.
Everyone had question marks on their faces, their smiles frozen. They stared incredulously back and forth between Lin Bei and Gale.
What's going on?
Were these two... serious about what they just said?
Holy crap, are we crazy, or are they crazy?
Could this clearly hellish joke of a conversation actually mean something?
Besides, Beiming is just a newcomer. What's the use of having strong potential?
In the end, this world speaks with fists.
Potential... is just a bonus.
If Beiming was willing to pull everyone to join a certain power, they would believe it. But for him to establish a power himself and ask them to join?
Don't be ridiculous!
This is absolutely impossible!
You know, to form a power, you need at least one member with Combat Power exceeding 10 million!
Where would Beiming, a newcomer, find such a strong person?
As for Beiming himself possessing such strength... they thought that maybe in another hundred years, there might be a chance.
But now... forget about it, that's absolutely impossible!
Rather than Lin Bei himself breaking through 10 million Combat Power, it would be better for him to find a partner whose Combat Power has broken through 10 million.
In their opinion, compared to the former, the latter's difficulty was clearly much smaller.
Because they had seen Lin Bei's various methods before, and he also had the Dawn Bonfire in his hand, which could dispel large areas of black mist. With these... maybe he really could find a strong person?
Of course, they thought it was more likely that Beiming would be forcibly recruited by a power where a strong person resides after exposing his potential and powerful items.
As for refusing?
The outcome would definitely be miserable!
Therefore, no matter how they thought about it, the other members of the Wildwind Squad felt that the conversation between Gale and Beiming was a bit too absurd.
"Boss, did your brain short-circuit?"
"Yeah, yeah, Boss, don't be like this, I... I'm really panicking right now!"
"You know how deep the water is in Tianjian City, Boss, please don't do anything rash!"
At this moment, the few people who had come back to their senses were all in a panic.
Because they saw determination and satisfaction in the eyes of both Gale and Beiming.
Clearly, these two... were actually taking this seriously!
"Holy crap! Boss, is he crazy?! I don't want to go down a road of no return! Who can save me! I'm feeling bitter right now, baby!"
Battle Tyrannosaurus was on the verge of tears at this moment, no longer showing any trace of his previous melancholy!