Chapter 1591 - Producing the Conqueror's Armor
After Shi Feng disconnected the call, Aqua Rose stared at the dark screen before her in stunned silence.
Increasing their bounty on Heaven's Burial's members was easier said than done. The additional expenditure would easily reach tens of thousands of Gold.
The Guild did rake in quite a bit of money from Zero Wing City. Currently, it earned more than 5,000 Gold through the entrance fees alone.
However, due to the war of attrition with Heaven's Burial, Zero Wing struggled to make ends meet. Unless the Guild gained an additional 100,000 Gold, it couldn't feasibly afford to double the bounty on Heaven's Burial.
Where, exactly, were they supposed to get another 100,000 Gold?
"Big Sis Aqua, are we really going to double the bounty?" Yaya asked carefully from beside Aqua Rose.
Zero Wing only had a little over 20,000 Gold set aside for emergencies. If they used these funds, the Guild would be in an even more precarious situation should something unexpected occur.
"Make the announcement," Aqua Rose said, releasing a deep, powerless sigh. "Even if we don't raise the bounty, our remaining stock of top-tier equipment in the Guild Warehouse won't last long. If we don't increase the bounty, we'll only burn through our stock. If we're doomed either way, we might as well duke it out with Heaven's Burial and Blackwater!"
Following which, Yaya posted the increased bounty on Star-Moon Kingdom's official forums.
As the news spread, it attracted the attention of every player in Star-Moon Kingdom. Yaya's post quickly garnered over a million views.
"Is Zero Wing is really trying to fight it out with Heaven's burial? It actually followed Heaven's Burial's lead and doubled its bounty."
"It seems that Zero Wing is finally getting serious!"
"Heaven's Burial has Blackwater's support, so it's expected that the Guild has a massive amount of funding. But how has Zero Wing secured so much money?"
"Maybe Zero Wing's putting up a final struggle, trying to scare Heaven's Burial into backing off? Based on what I've heard, Blackwater mobilized a bunch of experts to help Heaven's Burial and offered the guild an additional 200,000 Gold. With the income from Ancient Rock City, how can Zero Wing possibly beat Heaven's Burial in wealth?"
"Indeed. I've heard that Ancient Rock City's player population has already exceeded 6,000,000. Although Heaven's Burial isn't charging entrance fees, it's still making a ton of money through repair and accommodation fees."
"Let them raise their bounties on each other! The higher, the better! That way, I can earn enough money to buy my Mount!"
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In the public eye, Zero Wing was at an overwhelming disadvantage in its war with Heaven's Burial. And yet, everyone celebrated the war. It wasn't every day that players had such a golden opportunity to make money.
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Orc Empire, Heaven's Burial's Residence in Ancient Rock City:
"Guild Leader Singular, it seems that Zero Wing has quite the budget as well. Are you sure that you won't have any issues?" Lei Jingyang could not help his frown as he read the latest forum post from Zero Wing.
To whittle down Zero Wing's strength as quickly as possible, Heaven's Burial had doubled its bounty on the other Guild's members. This increased the number of bounties they had to pay by several times. Each day, they had to shell out roughly 60,000 Gold in bounties. That was the equivalent of several days of Ancient Rock City's income. Despite what the public thought, Heaven's Burial wasn't as secure as it seemed.
