Global Lord: My Undead Can Undergo Fission-Chapter 58 - The Formidable Woman
Chapter 58: Chapter 58 The Formidable Woman
Chapter 58 -58 The Formidable Woman
“From my previous observations, you were simply selling items at random to exchange for things that were useful to you, or to buy things of use to yourself, without any long-term planning.”
Fang Jie remained silent, but Qin Lan was already certain of this.
“Commercial development plays a significant role in the development of a Territory,” she continued.
“In my opinion, of all the features available within a Territory, perhaps the trading area has the most powerful functionality, even though currently there is only internal communication within this area.”
Fang Jie nodded slightly.
Although he had some reservations, he found the reasoning sound.
Qin Lan went on, “Your previous purchase of blueprints, for example, you would not buy them again once you had collected them.
In reality, now is a good opportunity to collect blueprints.
The more you gather, the more you can later sell to others in exchange for more items.”
“Whether it’s trading with others for items you don’t have, or for certain conditions, it’s much better than ignoring them entirely.
Moreover, by doing so, you can indirectly slow down some of the others’ development pace.”
Each Territory’s development is destined to involve competition with other Territories in the same region.
Thus, restricting the development of other Territories is itself an important strategy.
Fang Jie had also recently come to this realization, but he hadn’t yet considered how to implement it.
“As long as I increase my Strength, the only option for others will be to submit,” he finally said.
Qin Lan gave a slight nod.
“That’s true, but others will definitely not stop developing either.
You’ve been lucky, but surely not everyone else is just unlucky.”
Fang Jie agreed with this wholeheartedly.
Without such a mindset, he might have already become overconfident.
Take a look at Qin Lan; her luck has been good, and her development has been sound, but her Strength compared to Fang Jie’s was as different as heaven and earth.
It would’ve been strange for the average person not to become inflated with pride.
“Initially, your trade of Skull Soldiers with others was problematic.”
“You’re referring to giving others significant troop strength for their initial development, I’m aware of that,” he acknowledged.
“But I needed more troop strength.
Were it to happen again, I’d make the same choice, otherwise, my development wouldn’t have been so rapid.”
Fang Jie finally had something to say, feeling relieved from the pressure of being silent.
“You’re not wrong, and you also established a reputation as someone strong, fair, and generous.
This is very helpful for your commercial development.
However, your tactics are not quite right.”
“You shouldn’t trade too many troops with individuals, as this only allows them to grow stronger.”
Qin Lan gestured around, herself a prime example.
As a beneficiary, she knew all too well that had she not traded items for a large number of Skeleton Soldiers, she might have been eliminated rather than developing.
Then, she was able to tackle Hell Level challenges, all thanks to the Skeleton Soldiers.
Knowing Fang Jie’s character, others might have been offered the same opportunity.
“So, what should I do?” Fang Jie was somewhat perplexed.
“You should do as you did initially and directly post orders in the trading area, reducing individuals’ ability to buy in bulk.
Then trade a small number of Skeletons Soldiers for Low-level items, and use these items combined with the Skeleton Soldiers to trade for High-level items.”
“In any case, the premise is not to allow one person or a group of people from the same area to acquire too many Skeleton Soldiers.”
It all sounded well and good, but implementing these ideas seemed complicated, especially when it’s unclear which traders are from the same area.
“You must be wondering how to differentiate them,” Qin Lan continued, guessing his thoughts.
“It requires analyzing the offered items in their trades, as similarities are bound to emerge from traders within the same region.”
Fine, you are the professional, but Fang Jie truly had no idea how to determine these things.
“Furthermore, I’ve noticed that while you have many items, your trades are entirely based on buying what you need personally.
This is not the mindset of a merchant, but rather that of an ordinary buyer.”
“So, what do you plan to do?” Fang Jie felt there was some truth to her assessment.
After all, he originated as an ordinary person.
How could he possess such business acumen?
If he had had such a mindset, he wouldn’t have lived so quietly at home for so many years.
Qin Lan smiled, having secured the upper hand in the negotiation.
Although Fang Jie was the Lord and she couldn’t betray him, being indispensable would secure her own position.
Even if others joined later, they would likely not challenge her status.
“If I were in your position, I would establish a trading caravan and recruit more people.
Initially, you can collaborate with others in the trade area to build this structure, but the ultimate goal is to establish a platform.”
“Now Jia Siwei is headed down this path, but he has lost his title as Lord and essentially lacks the ability to build a platform, because he no longer has that Strength.
But you do, and your Strength is not something others can replicate.”
“Even though others may try to replicate your development, most people have started developing their own troop types and won’t trade large quantities of Skeleton Soldiers anymore.
Unless they are High Level, but even then, they would hesitate.”
In truth, it wasn’t a matter of reluctance, but rather that they simply couldn’t create them.
Within the entire region, Fang Jie was probably the sole individual capable of fielding Black Iron Level troop types.
Others might somehow acquire some Black Iron Level military strength, but it would only be a fraction, and constructing such forces was beyond their means.
Even if possible, the Resources required would be more than what an ordinary person could afford.
“If you have market blueprints, hand the management of the market to me, and we can consider the platform’s framework complete.”
“A market, hm?
I do have one, a universal blueprint, which I can make available to you.”
Wait, Fang Jie realized, how had he been led along in this conversation?
This woman was quite cunning; had she completely seized the initiative?
But isn’t he supposed to be the higher authority?
This kind of upper authority isn’t like that of a company boss, but more akin to the relationship between a lord and his subordinates.
There were rules of this world that made the interaction far stricter than the relationship between Feudal Nobles and their Lords on Earth.
But how had this conversation turned out this way, with Fang Jie being led by the nose?
“Now that you have a market, it’s even better.
Start by building one, and I will take charge of expanding this platform.
Whenever you need any materials in the future, you can collect them through the platform, further increasing your influence.”
“There are still so many people on Earth who haven’t given up their lordship; if gathered, they could become a formidable force.”
