Chapter 1272 Revenge

Forming alliances is already commonplace in Zephyr Continent.

For example, thousands of years ago, humans formed an alliance to fight against tyrannical monsters.

For example, thousands of years ago, humans formed an alliance to fight against monsters in dungeons.

Human beings have formed alliances several times, not to mention the countless alliances that guilds have formed.

The purpose of forming an alliance is very simple, it is all for profit. The weak wants to fight for the benefits, the strong wants to preserve the interests, and no one wants to suffer.

Just like right now, the Boulder Guild and my guild are in alliance, and they have their own interests.

I hope that with the cooperation of the Boulder Guild, I can give courage to other guilds that are afraid of me, so that they are willing to make friends with me, so that they can grow stronger and prosper.

Stowe didn't say his purpose, but he knew that any guild would like to join forces with the five major guilds. Forming an alliance with the New Valiant Guild would mean joining forces with the two major guilds, the Iron Wolf Guild and the Dwarf Guild. This is simply It's just welfare, don't take advantage of it, bastards, they are not bastards, they must take advantage.

Regarding this, he didn't say it thoroughly and I didn't point it out. Both of them knew it and had a tacit understanding.

The contract was signed, a banquet was held, and the matter was announced to the entire Dashai City through the Dashai City Daily, making it a big deal.

For a time, apart from the intense and exciting Zephyr Championship, the most eye-catching thing was the alliance between the New Heroic Guild and the Boulder Guild.

As Stowe said, on the day the news was announced, negative news followed one after another. All kinds of rhetoric accusing the Rock Guild of being out of touch with the people and clinging to the powerful were thrown at the Rock Guild and the New Valiant Guild.

Stowe is really a character. Faced with huge pressure, he remained silent and continued to do what he should do.

I also told Jin Siqi the whole story, and held a cadre meeting that night, telling all cadres that no matter how negative the external public opinion was, just pretend that they didn’t know what to do.

In this way, the two guilds responded to the negative news that hit us with a cold expression.

As Stowe expected, within three days, the negative news was overwhelming.

The main reason was that we always had no attitude, and the media did not dare to make any falsehoods. On the third day, very few people paid attention to the matter, and finally, the media decided to give up.

However, the matter is not that simple.

On the fourth day, someone came out who said he knew the inside story. As soon as this person came out, he made headlines instantly.

As a result, the alliance was once again hotly debated.

When Stowe met me, he looked confused: "Who is that person?"

I shook my head: "I don't know."

"Then how dare you go up against the wind?" Stowe asked doubtfully, "Aren't you afraid of making enemies with us?"

"Maybe I'm afraid too."

"Afraid of making a fuss?" Stowe frowned. He crossed his hands and clasped them tightly, with a displeased look on his face.

"There are always some people who think that not being in the limelight is worse than death."

Holding my chin, I thought for a moment, then turned to Jin Siqi and said, "What do you think?"

Jin Siqi thought for a moment and said, "He probably did it on purpose."

"Huh?" Stowe, Harold, and I all said in unison, wondering.

"Have you ever thought about who will lose the most when our two guilds form an alliance?" Jin Siqi asked.

I thought about it and said, "Blacksmith?"

Generally, large guilds have their own blacksmiths, or hire blacksmiths to station them at a high price.

The same goes for the Monolith Guild.

The original blacksmiths of the Boulder Guild relied on external hires. Most of the external blacksmiths were orc masters, who were hired with high salaries. They were asked to teach the guild's blacksmith apprentices. After they graduated, they would let the experienced blacksmiths become apprentices. Oh, they are no longer blacksmith apprentices at this time. , but the blacksmith, and then let the skilled blacksmith serve the guild.

It often takes several years to complete a set of processes, and it is extremely expensive. Not only do you have to pay for metal materials, but you also have to pay huge learning fees to the master blacksmith.

Especially now, the Boulder Guild is growing day by day and needs more blacksmiths. Therefore, the guild has to accept more blacksmith apprentices on the original basis to train and grow.

In order to ensure that each apprentice has a certain skill, the guild has to invest again and hire a master blacksmith at a high price to provide one-on-one teaching.

As a result, the cost is even greater.

But since they formed an alliance with our guild, Lao Pachi and other goblin craftsmen have settled in the Boulder Guild as guests, or recruited friends to help.

The Megalithic Guild no longer needs to pay huge fees. It only needs to pay daily wages, plus external hiring fees, plus favor fees. Well, all in all, it is not as much as one-third of the cost of hiring a master craftsman. .

As a result, those master craftsmen who might have been hired externally lost a large amount of income, so they were naturally unwilling to accept it. It was understandable that they took this opportunity to vent their anger.

"A master craftsman would not do such a thing, Xiaoyi." Jin Siqi shook her head and smiled: "They are all rich and famous, and they will not lose the good reputation they have accumulated for many years just for this matter."

Being dismissed with just one sentence always makes me feel a little disappointed, but what Jin Siqi said makes sense. Since a master craftsman can be called a master, he must have excellent craftsmanship and a great reputation.

People with great reputations will not ruin their reputation just for a few bucks.

Thinking of this, I can't help but feel ashamed of my small family demeanor.

Harold thought for a while and said, "Could there be some competition?"

He explained: "It's the guild that always competes with you on weekdays."

This makes sense.

The opponent who usually competes with each other suddenly rises to the top and soars into the sky. He is bound to have a thought: Why is he so lucky?

So he became resentful and tried to think of ways to discredit him and tear him down. This was not impossible.

After all, no one wants their competitors to be better off than themselves.

"The private guild serves the people wholeheartedly and never confronts the powerful. Where do the enemies come from?" Jin Siqi asked. She handed a stack of information to Harold and said, "Look at it. There are few records recorded there. The guilds that are hostile to the Megalithic Guild are all because the Megalithic Guild has more popular support than them. Moreover, I sent people to inquire secretly, and the presidents of those guilds said that they do not bear grudges against the Megalithic Guild, but they are not willing to treat Dasay on their own. The dedication of the city's civilians is less than his, so a guild that is dedicated to the people will not make a fuss about the alliance between the Megalithic Guild and us."

Harold was at a loss for words. He took the document and flipped through a few pages. His old face turned red and he was very ashamed.

Jin Siqi turned to Stowe and said, "Mr. Stowe, what do you think of this matter?"

"Well" Stowe thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's the actions of those organizations that benefit from us."

"Please elaborate," Jin Siqi said.

"As you know, our Boulder Guild needs more money and materials due to its rapid development. However, we serve the majority of civilians, and the ways to obtain money are mostly monster spawning and guard work, so many times we have to rely on those who The loan sharking organization helps to mediate the empty treasury. Since forming an alliance with you, thanks to the care of President Jin Siqi, I can borrow money from you at extremely low interest rates to supplement domestic needs. However, this approach greatly harms the interests of the loan sharking organization, so , I feel that this person may be one of the revenge methods of these organizations."