Chapter 444: Chapter 398, Kingdom (Ask for Recommendations, Ask for Subscription.)_2

“Well, everyone continue playing, I have some business with Doujin.” Fang Hao gestured with a smile for everyone to carry on.

The skeletons sat down and continued with their business while Fang Hao headed for the counter.

“Lord, it seems that you’ve made a substantial amount from this auction?” Doujin began.

“Oh? How can you tell that it was a good result?” Fang Hao asked curiously.

“I’ve just received news from the Trade Alliance. We’ve been elevated from ordinary members to gold members, my lord,” Doujin continued.

No wonder!

Doujin didn’t even know what he had bought himself, how could he know that the benefits were satisfactory?

Apparently, he was referring to the elevation in membership level.

It seems that Rolana, being a Dark Gold Hero, was quite useful. Even if she couldn’t be used in combat, keeping her as a mascot turned out to be quite beneficial, as she intimidated quite a few people.

“What’s the difference between a gold member and an ordinary member?” Fang Hao asked.

“My lord, gold members have a 1% tax rate in the Trade Alliance, and can submit up to 4 purchase orders. Furthermore, they have certain privileges during events organized by the Trade Alliance,” Doujin explained.

Ordinary members were charged a 2% tax.

Fang Hao sold a significant quantity of items, and he had to pay 10,000 Warfire Coins in tax for every 500,000 coins earned.

It could be said that Fang Hao found it painful to see this amount deducted, but he had no choice but to trade through the Trade Alliance’s platform.

Now that the rate had decreased to 1%, the tax was even less.

Furthermore, the number of purchase orders increased from two to four, allowing him to buy anything he needed directly through these orders.

“Above gold members, are there any other membership levels?”

“There are also diamond members and supervisors. Diamond members are the top-tier members of the Trade Alliance with a tax rate of 0.5%. Supervisors surpass the concept of ‘membership’, possessing voting and election rights within the Trade Alliance’s internal affairs,” Doujin detailed.

In that case, the members on the third and fourth floors of the auction could very likely be the gold and diamond members Doujin mentioned.

In addition to the reduced tax rate, they also enjoyed certain privileges, further emphasizing the uniqueness of high-level members.

Supervisors, on the other hand, were more like shareholders in modern terms.

Once their power was strong enough to influence the Trade Alliance, they would be courted and appointed as ‘supervisors’ within the alliance, afforded certain rights.

While Doujin didn’t specify, these ‘supervisors’ might even be entitled to a share of the Trade Alliance’s profits.

This membership level system indicated that the internal regulations of the Trade Alliance were thorough and comprehensive.

“So, from now on, the Trade Alliance will only take 1% from our transactions?”

“Yes, my lord.”

“Good.” Fang Hao acknowledged with a nod, continuing, “By the way, Doujin, I need a few materials. Take a look in the store to see if they’re being sold. If they aren’t, just fill out an order form directly, I need them urgently.”

“Okay, my lord. Please tell me what you need, and I’ll check if we have them.”

“Coral Crystals, Tears of The Ocean, Breeze White Coral, Dawn Blue Coral. I need fifty units of each,” Fang Hao read from the Book of Lords.

These were the four missing materials for the [Wishing Well].

Given the names, these materials are obviously ocean-derived or from coastal areas.

Fang Hao doubted he could obtain them locally.

Considering that even the most precious [Tears of Asha] were obtained during the auction, he should speed up the construction process.

The sooner he finished building the well, the sooner he could test the effects of the [Wishing Well].

An orange construction with a multitude of unique materials.

It should yield powerful results.

Click!

Doujin opened the shopping grid behind him and searched through the wealth of goods for the materials Fang Hao needed.

Upon confirmation, Doujin stated, “My lord, we do offer Coral Crystals for sale at a price of 120 Warfire Coins per unit.”

“So expensive! Ah, buy them anyway. Place purchase orders for the rest. If there are people selling Coral Crystals, the others should be available for purchase as well,” Fang Hao nodded and added.

“Very well, my lord.”

Doujin directly purchased 50 units of Coral Crystals, and filled out a purchase order for the remaining materials. Completing the orders, he turned around and threw them into the mailbox behind him.

Fang Hao did not stay for long.

Upon leaving the Trade Alliance building, he returned to the Lord’s Castle for rest.

Although he only attended an auction today, it was quite exhausting.

…

The next day, dawn.

Fang Hao woke up early from his slumber, stood by the window, and stretched his somewhat stiff back.

He didn’t sleep very well last night.

Rolana, along with the skeletons, clanged around as they moved furniture.

He didn’t quite understand why moving existing furniture was as loud as a full-scale renovation.

He dared not voice his curiosities or even ask about it.

Fang Hao was finally allowed some peace and slowly fell asleep when Rolana and the others quieted down in the middle of the night.

At breakfast.

Anjia, while eating, said to Rolana, “You seem quite capable, Rolana. How about we spar later?”

Pfft!

Fang Hao almost choked.

He looked at Anjia in surprise and thought to himself, don’t give away your head so easily.

He still remembered when Rolana went crazy.

She crushed a massive iron coffin into metal fragments.

“No need, I’m not good at close combat, you can practice with… that Lizardman,” Rolana casually replied while sipping her fruit wine.

Fang Hao frowned, observing the situation in front of him.

Not only did Rolana reject it, but she also used a rather euphemistic way to do so.

Although, she didn’t remember Demitrija’s name, it did show her attitude.

“Yesterday, you repelled that fairy with just one finger, how did you do that?” Anjia continued to ask.

“It’s the compression of energy. It wasn’t the power of my finger that knocked the fairy away but the power of Dark Magic, which isn’t suitable for you,” Rolana explained softly.

“Can I learn Dark Magic?”

“… There is a way, but I feel that Fang Hao wouldn’t allow it.”

“….”

The two chatted calmly.

Giving off a sense of unreal tranquility.

…

After breakfast.

Anjia was dragged off by Lorrey to visit the newly established Blackfoot Cat village.

During breakfast, Lorrey had already arrived, but seeing Rolana there as well, he dared not come in and waited outside.

Those who had witnessed Rolana go crazy all felt a certain amount of fear in their hearts.

Fang Hao was no different.

When Anjia left, Rolana also went to the tailor shop, saying she wanted to customize two pieces of clothing.

As everyone else was busy with their own things, Fang Hao continued to research his magic book.

Nearing noon.

Doujin, the Skeleton merchant, strolled into the Lord’s Mansion, greeted some people including Eira, and said to Fang Hao: “My Lord, here is the blueprint for the [Stone Floor] you requested.”

After saying this, he handed over the blueprint to Fang Hao with both hands.

“Great! Thank you, Doujin,” Fang Hao exclaimed happily.

With the blueprint, the Lord’s Mansion could now be upgraded to Level 10.

“It’s what I should do, my Lord.”

Fang Hao took the blueprint and Doujin once again bowed before exiting the hall.

Using the Book of Lords to check the materials needed, they also began to display.

[Stone Floor: Stone x2.]

(Description: House floor made from stones.)

That simple?

The material only required two units of stones.

And stones, are a raw material extracted from stone mining.

It is difficult to mine stones in ordinary quarries, but in the Coldwind Mountain Range and Bloody Mountain Range, it’s quite common.

[Stone]

[Category: Stone]

(Description: Beautifully patterned rocks.)

With sufficient materials confirmed, Fang Hao immediately left the Lord’s Mansion.

He began to make stone floors on a vacant lot on the side.

[100x Amplification triggered, obtained Stone Floor 808.]

808 pieces of stone floor appeared in front of Fang Hao.

The surface of the stone floor was smooth, with unique patterns of stone.

Indeed, it looked a lot better than the previous ground stone, but still couldn’t compare to the stone materials used in yesterday’s auction hall.

Upgrade materials sufficient.

Fang Hao called out all the maids cleaning the Lord’s Mansion.

Next would be to upgrade the Lord’s Mansion.

[Level 10 Lord’s Stone Castle: Hard Tall Wood 25000, Stone Bricks 16000, Fine Stone Bricks 5500, Stone Floor 800, Iron 2100, Cast Iron Blocks 800, Metal Parts 900, Ceramic Tiles 3000]

Confirm upgrade.

A large light enveloped the Lord’s Mansion as the previous mansion began to be expanded and extended.

Several additional hexagonal towers were added.

In design, it had completely transformed into a stone castle.

It took about half an hour before the upgrade of the Lord’s Mansion was completed.

[Upgrade Complete]

[Your territory has reached Level 10 Lord’s Stone Castle, which meets the criteria for establishing a ‘Kingdom’. Do you confirm the establishment of the Kingdom?]