Chu Tian observed the other person's expression and smiled faintly.
"Excuse me, this sentence: 'Only dispatched, and only two expert-level life players,' how do you explain the fact that two other expert-level players appeared on this list?"
Chu Tian asked with a smile, and the muscles on the face of the person opposite him twitched.
"I think it might be that they were only recently upgraded when they came to your guild to participate in forging and assembly. I will replace them now..." the vice-chairman of Haotian Merchant Guild said, gritting his teeth. He had no choice but to say this. If he admitted it directly, the system's breach of contract would be established, and he would have to pay tenfold compensation.
Although he didn't know how much this [Blueprint: Flaming Cannon] was worth, it definitely wouldn't be low, otherwise, the higher-ups wouldn't have orchestrated such a scheme. By arranging for two experts to impersonate advanced life players to participate in forging parts and assembly, on the surface... Expert Blacksmith: Yi Chui Zi Liang Lang Tou. Expert Engineer: Ning Luo Si Wo Zai Xing. As long as those two didn't leak any information about the blueprints, the two hidden individuals could obtain the blueprint's content for free, forge and assemble it themselves... and then their merchant guild could produce and sell it. In the upcoming Fortress Conquest expansion pack, which was only a few hours away, such siege weapons were bound to sell well.
However, upon arriving at the Inverse God Alliance, that woman Lei Qingcheng had requested the full forging of parts, with no assembly for the time being. Simultaneously, she had only provided the blueprints for the forging portion. Originally, about thirty parts were completed today. Lei Qingcheng had then summoned their engineers to begin assembling the cannons. Coincidentally, Chu Tian returned at this moment and directly ordered Qi Xi to announce the halt of the Flaming Cannon's manufacturing.
The people from Haotian Merchant Guild immediately became anxious. They had mastered the forging portion, but it was useless. Without being able to assemble the finished product, having only the ability to forge parts was of no use. Now that the matter was exposed, Chu Tian would inevitably pursue it. The compensation, that would be whatever he said it was. Firstly, setting aside the audacity of Haotian Merchant Guild to even think of targeting the Inverse God Alliance, simply because it was a competitor to his own shop, he had to suppress it.
Seeing the other party stubbornly refusing to admit fault and fabricating such an excuse, Chu Tian smiled. Da Feng Novel Network. He reached out... a piece of paper appeared out of thin air and was handed to him. Everyone observed carefully; the paper did not appear out of thin air but was handed over by an invisible thief. Although his action did not break his stealth, the ripple it created allowed everyone to see a blurry figure. However, after Chu Tian took the paper, the thief vanished again.
Such skilled stealth experts baffled even the elite players of the Inverse God Alliance, who couldn't figure out where they came from. Naturally, they didn't know that only Chu Tian, Qi Xi, Gao Kai, Zhao Lei, and Jing Kaiyu knew about this. The person who appeared beside Chu Tian was the mixed team of Druids and Rogues he had previously asked Qi Xi to assemble. This team didn't usually participate in guild activities, but their equipment and salaries were the highest among the players in the Inverse God Alliance. Their usual duties were only to conceal themselves and... gather various pieces of information. Chu Tian had also previously ordered that they were his personal trusted troops, and no one had the authority to deploy them for anything, including Qi Xi and the others.
Chu Tian extended the piece of paper forward.
"I knew you would say that. Let's take a look at this certificate issued by the sub-profession guild system... Expert Blacksmith: Qing He Yi Kan, this promotion date was twelve days ago. Expert Engineer: Shu Bu Diao De Qi Zhi, promotion date was fifteen days ago. Tsk tsk tsk... all quite impressive... Having reached expert level so early, their future is boundless!"
After Chu Tian finished reading the contents, the person opposite him was about to reach out to take it. Chu Tian, however, flicked his wrist, and with a *snap*, the entire paper was slapped onto the man's face. The man's previously smiling expression instantly turned cold. He reached up and grabbed his face. Then, he scanned the contents and knew... it was over. How could the system retrieve this? And would it help issue certificates? He had never known about this function!
If Chu Tian knew what he was thinking, he would have spat on him. It was right that you didn't know. These were obscure things. If I hadn't lived one more life, I wouldn't have known either.
Seeing the change in Chu Tian's expression, the man gritted his teeth and slowly spoke.
"We were wrong. At worst, we'll compensate. Although a blueprint is rare now, it's only a few hundred gold, perhaps a thousand at most. Ten times compensation would only be ten thousand gold. Our Haotian Merchant Guild can afford that. However, after this matter is concluded, I hope your guild will not spread this incident to the outside."
The man spoke boastfully, and his expression returned to normal. So what if they had to pay? Who was afraid of whom? A merchant guild as large as ours, would it be afraid of compensating this small amount of gold?
It should be known that the total value of the entire Haotian Merchant Guild, conservatively estimated, was at least five million gold coins. Haotian Merchant Guild was not formed by a single person; behind it was a vast joint organization. Although he held the title of vice-chairman, he was essentially a runner. However, he had connections in high places. Compensating ten thousand gold was nothing. Moreover, what he was doing was authorized by his superiors. If something went wrong, he wouldn't have to take the blame.
With this relationship in mind, he didn't want to make any further explanations and just wanted to finish the matter quickly and leave. After returning, hmph hmph... Inverse God Alliance, the number one guild in Shengjing City, so what? The insult of that kick just now, and this insult of being hit in the face with paper by this "Deity"... all will be avenged. And that woman Lei Qingcheng, I will make you beg for mercy at my feet sooner or later. This was the man's thought.
Hearing his words, Chu Tian's expression changed back from coldness.
"Since that's the case, it's easier to talk. I've estimated, this blueprint, hmm... it's not expensive now. It's worth around thirty thousand gold coins, let's just say thirty thousand gold, and compensation is ten times that..."
As Chu Tian spoke, the eyes of the man opposite him almost bulged out.
"Are you robbing us? You say thirty thousand gold, and it's thirty thousand gold? You're a complete extortionist, asking us to compensate you with three hundred thousand gold?"
Upon hearing Chu Tian's words, the man trembled all over. He wanted to curse out loud, but he remembered that this was the opponent's guild stronghold. And the man in front of him was the legendary "Deity," someone who dared to do anything. If he cursed out, even if the other party didn't immediately turn hostile, he would be remembered.
"Oh, since the vice-chairman of Haotian Merchant Guild, this 'Dog' Brother, is unwilling to discuss privately, then let's make it public!"
Chu Tian's eyes flashed. The man was stunned by Chu Tian's words.
"Dog" Brother...?