Chapter 314: Plunder is not as good as keeping in captivity, colonial trade

Chapter 314: Plunder is not as good as keeping in captivity, colonial trade

Chapter 314: Plunder is not as good as keeping in captivity, colonial trade

Ye Ming slowly raised his hand, and the furious Xue Gu immediately fell silent.

This shows the position of Ye Ming in his heart.

The request made by A Lan was equally ridiculous in Ye Ming's opinion.

Without plunder, where will the resources needed for development come from?

But it wanted to hear what the members of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce thought.

"Reason." Ye Ming's voice remained calm:

"Give me a reason not to plunder the Blue Star Sea."

A Lan calmly took out a self-made map of the Cangxing Sea from his space bag and spread it on the ground.

The map contains a relatively complete distribution map of marine resources, and each location is marked with earth characters.

Including island resources, which race occupies the island, and the underwater resources around the island, etc.

A Lan ran his finger across the map, pointed at it and looked at Ye Ming and said:
"I cannot deny that plundering is the most efficient way to obtain resources. Other races can collect resources and wealth accumulated over ten, twenty, or even longer years through just one war. This even includes the blood and energy stored in the bodies of the plundered and slaughtered creatures. But from a development perspective, there may be a more gentle and better solution."

As he spoke, Alan pointed to a blue dot on the map:
"This is Pearl Island occupied by the Sirens. There is a breeding farm built by the Sirens themselves, which can produce 20 water clams every year. Your one-time plunder can take away years of wealth, but it also means that this island will no longer produce any breeding resources in the future."

Then Alan slid his finger to another island marked as "Qinglin Island":

"This island is occupied by the Scale Tribe. The 'Tidal Spiritual Fields' on the island grow a special spiritual plant called 'Moon Pattern Algae', which can be harvested every six months. If the Mist Tribe forcibly seizes the island, they can indeed plunder their accumulated stocks in one go. However, the cultivation of Moon Pattern Algae requires the Scale Tribe's unique 'Tidal Blessing' secret technique. Once the Scale Tribe is extinct, these spiritual fields will degenerate into ordinary seaweed and will no longer produce any spiritual resources."

Then, his fingertips moved to another area of ​​the sea:
"This area I have enclosed is the 'Abyssal Whale Ranch', which is managed by the Howling Spirit Tribe. They domesticate thousands of deep-sea whales that can produce whale spirit essence. The breeding technology is very complicated. Even if you, the Abyss Mist Tribe, are taught, it is difficult to master. You need to devote a lot of energy to take care of it. If the Abyss Mist Tribe slaughters the Howling Spirit Tribe, this kind of resource will no longer be produced."

Ye Ming listened to A Lan's story and stared at the map silently, as if calculating the gains and losses.

"I think General Ye Ming has understood what I want to express. A few decades is too short for the Ming Wu Clan. Instead of exhausting all resources, it is better to let this sea area become the Ming Wu Clan's granary for a long time."

"If we keep them alive, they can continue to create value for the Mingwu tribe. The Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce can set up a supervision mechanism for you, requiring each tribe to pay a certain percentage of resource income in exchange for safety. This will allow the Mingwu tribe to have stable and generous continuous returns near the territory while engaging in external plunder wars."

At this point, Alan seemed to have thought of something, and after a long silence he continued:

"I understand what plunder means. It converts resources into strength. With stronger strength, we can plunder other forces more quickly, growing like a snowball. The development model I provide may not be as practical as plunder in your opinion."

"But the development of the Mingwu tribe has also experienced bottlenecks, such as the arrival of the Death Whisper Tribe. When external development could not be promoted and internal resources were difficult to produce, the result of being stuck in a protracted war was gradual decline. However, by establishing a logistics support base centered on the Cangxing Sea, we can have a stronger war endurance when we are stuck in the quagmire of war, which can bring a higher tolerance rate for war."

A Lan's words moved Ye Ming.

It naturally knew the series of shortcomings in the development of the Mingwu Clan, so every word of A Lan touched its heart.

In fact, it had a similar idea a long time ago.

Establish a logistics support mechanism, but the logistics services cannot be provided by outsiders, but by reliable members of the tribe.

The initial idea was to transfer a group of tribesmen from the hometown world to establish various resource development projects in the monster world, including mining, farming, breeding, etc.

But before the plan could be implemented, the invasion of the Deathrattlers came.

Now, after listening to A Lan's story, he felt that it might not be impossible to continuously produce resources through foreign races.

The innate abilities of many ethnic groups in the Cangxing Sea cannot be learned by the people in their home world at all, so keeping them can generate continuous profits for the Mingwu Clan.

However, whether this model is feasible remains to be verified.

Ye Ming's fingertips tapped lightly on the armrest of the throne, with a hint of amusement in his voice:

"Asking the Mingwu tribe to give up plundering is like asking sea dragons to stop eating meat. It's simply unrealistic."

A Lan didn't say anything, waiting for Ye Ming to continue.

"But what you said makes sense. An overly radical development model will leave little room for maneuver when faced with difficulties. Perhaps building a resource supply base is a good option, but the plunder of the Blue Star Sea cannot end here... So, you make a list of which races have what value. I can keep all the races on this list."

When A Lan heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

What a cunning old devil.

This list seems to be Ye Ming's concession, but in fact it is a layout to maximize Ye Ming's interests.

Once the value of each tribe is listed, it means that the lifeline of resources in the entire Cangxing Sea will be handed over to the Mingwu tribe.

Even more insidiously, this completely eliminated the possibility of him secretly adding other races.

After all, each race has a specified resource output type. It is easy to add races to the list, but it is obviously impossible to get away with it without the corresponding output resources.

"A list is fine, but the types of resources produced by some races may overlap. In short, I will give you a satisfactory answer."

"Okay, from now on the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce will have unimpeded access in the Cangxing Sea, and your safety will be protected by our Mingwu Clan." Ye Ming finally chose to agree.

"By the way, there is one more thing." A Lan continued.

Ye Ming nodded and motioned A Lan to continue.

"My tribe is called the Wan Clan. We are also divided into many factions. Some of these groups also operate near the Cangxing Sea. They are not supervised by the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce and may attack the Mingwu Clan."

"What do you want to say? If your tribe attacks my tribe, can we not fight back?"

"If you are attacked by our family, you can do whatever you want with them, but please do not bring hatred to the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce."

"It's not a big deal, no problem."

"It's been a pleasure working with you. I'll send you the list in three days."

Just as A Lan put away the map and prepared to leave, Ye Ming suddenly asked:
"Friends of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, what's your name?"

"Collect the power of sacrifice."

"Your Excellency Shoujili, our Mingwu Clan has returned to the Cangxing Sea. At this stage, we are not familiar with the nearby forces. In your opinion, in which direction should the Mingwu Clan expand and develop next?"

Faced with the question, A Lan actually didn't want to answer.

The cooperation has been negotiated. No matter where you develop, the Cangxing Sea is destined to return to the hands of players in the future.

The Mingwu tribe is only temporarily in charge of this area.

But considering that the Mingwu Clan will be a major customer of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce in the future, a portion of the resources plundered from outside will be handed over to the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce for processing.

This is indeed a major event related to the development of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, so there is nothing wrong with providing some information.

After a brief thought, A Lan took out another map from the space bag.

Then he pointed to the Ascension Sea:

"According to the information from our Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, the Death Sea to the north of the Blue Star Sea is ruled by the Ancient God Clan. Their strength is unknown, but it is certain that their fighting power is no weaker than that of the Mist Clan. There are two forces in the Ascension Sea to the southeast. They have been fighting for many years and are already stuck in the quagmire of war..."

As A Lan spoke, Ye Ming kept nodding his head, with some ideas already stirring in his mind.

But it will not believe Alan's one-sided statement. Next, it will send forces to conduct a detailed investigation of the forces in the Ascension Sea.

……

Back in Dizhong Village, Alan opened the group chat interface of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.

Start counting the resource output information of each race based on the information in the plug-in.

Only the ethnic groups that produce special resources can survive, which is obviously not in the interests of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.

But as Ye Ming said, the Mingwu Clan has just recovered and needs a lot of resources to restore its damaged bodies. It is impossible for them to protect all races in the Cangxing Sea.

Those ethnic groups that are unable to produce high-value resources can only serve as blood food and nutrients for the Mingwu Clan.

But Alan still decided to add some trading groups that were friendly with the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce to the list.

Some conditions are negotiable.

The Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce relies on the power of the Mingwu Clan to develop, and the Mingwu Clan also needs to rely on the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce to convert resources.

The two parties are equals in this negotiation, so the Mingwu tribe has to give them some face.

As long as the list is not excessive, Ye Ming will definitely not choose to tear his face off based on his understanding.

Afterwards, A Lan asked all guild members in the group chat to set off together to their respective trading tribes to discuss the shelter agreement.

The specific plan is that the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce can provide shelter to those tribes that are willing to stay in the Cangxing Sea, ensuring that they will not be invaded by the Mingwu Tribe.

However, they need to pay 60% of their annual resource output to the Mingwu Clan, and the annual output will be supervised and even investigated on-site by members of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.

Although this plan is difficult to accept in the eyes of various ethnic groups.

But fleeing to other sea areas means giving up the resources and being robbed by the Mingwu tribe during the escape.

Even if you go to the open sea, you may not be able to find a suitable habitat.

Compared to genocide, surviving is obviously the best option.

In the future, the Mingwu Clan's layout in the Cangxing Sea will gradually change from direct plundering to a colonial model.

Let all alien races contribute to its development.

In a stable environment, the development of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce can be guaranteed, and it can also profit from the development of the Mingwu Clan.

Including the resources paid by various tribes to the Mingwu Tribe, the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce will also extract 10% of the profits.

There is no room for negotiation on this issue. Whether Ye Ming agrees or not, this is the bottom line.

In addition to providing manpower and resources, a resource management team must be established, and this part of the expense cannot be borne by the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.

The Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce can provide various welfare conditions to its own players, and even provide various services for free, but there is no need to deliberately please outsiders.

The Mingwu tribe is not qualified yet.

With his idea clear in mind, A Lan began to make plans in a hurry.

In the next few days, the Mingwu Legion under Ye Ming will also stop expanding, giving him enough time to make statistics and layout.

As for the races on the list, the first target will be those that can bring high profits to the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.

It is mainly divided into three categories.

They are races that master unique technologies, races that possess special geographical resources, and races that have higher resource yields.

After explaining the situation in detail in the group chat, members of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce went out to sea to take action.

On behalf of the Mingwu tribe, they started negotiations with the other tribes. As for whether to leave or compromise and pay tribute, it was up to the tribes to decide.

If you choose to leave, the Gold Chamber of Commerce will know the resources and gold coins controlled by these races.

He will make these resource sites public on the forum, and players who are interested can go there to mine on their own.

They can even build external resource exploitation channels like the Arms Dealers Guild.

……

Just as the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce took action.

Players active near the Cangxing Sea have had many encounters with the Mingwu Clan warriors.

As a player, I have no intention of indulging the Mingwu Clan's wanton expansion.

This is also the reason why Alan gave advance warning and stated that his player family was divided into different factions.

The Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce is just a platform. It cannot supervise all players, nor does it have the power to force other players to act according to their own ideas.

It is inevitable that some players will come into conflict with the Mingwu Clan during their exploration of the Cangxing Sea.

After taking precautions in advance, if the player has any friction with the Mingwu Clan in the future, Alan will have an excuse to remove the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce from it.

At this time, a large number of players gathered on the Colorful Mist Coast.

In addition to the fishing party players, there are also many old players who came from other regions.

Although the current strength of the Blue Star Sea is higher than that of the Dizhong Village, players only care about benefits.

A series of tactics, such as the backlash of the Earth Bully and the natural disaster wall, have resulted in the profit never increasing, making it the poorest monster in the entire map.

The only advantage is quantity and stability.

But the situation in the Cangxing Sea is different. The Mingwu Clan obviously does not have the means of bullying.

The profit from killing a Mingwu warrior is far greater than any evil soldiers in the Emperor's Tomb Mountains.

As long as there is an area that can generate income, that area will breed players.

Teams, teams, guild groups... the already bustling Colorful Mist Coast has returned to its peak, attracting a large number of players.

During this period, many players from new areas came to the Colorful Mist Coast, wanting to join the team of veteran players and get evolution points and sacrifice power.

Under the cover of night, the Colorful Mist Coast is lit up by countless soul characteristics.

The dense crowds of players were like a school of migrating sardines, spreading from the coastline into the sea.

Veteran players generally ride cool vehicles, such as flaming war horses, mechanical pterosaurs, and even group vehicles such as fairy boats, and shuttle over the crowd.

Many guild-made flags fluttered in the sea breeze.

Nowadays, any guild with a little bit of strength will make their own flags.

It will be brought out and waved every time a mass event occurs, like a moving advertisement, increasing the guild's exposure among the player camp.

The regional voice channels were in an uproar.

"Let's have a wish nurse, and use the statistical plug-in provided by the God King to distribute the spoils and other benefits."

"The old guild is recruiting members. You can provide potions and guide new members. The top 10,000 people on the first two new member activities will join the team. Send a screenshot of the ranking in the private chat."

"Are there any veteran players who are in need of accessories? I can sing, dance and tell crosstalk, and I promise to make your journey a happy one."

“Is there any kindhearted person who would like to donate 100 points of sacrifice power? Don’t ask why. I’m a newbie and I just want it. Not giving it to me would be discriminating against a newbie.”

"Those who are blocking the road ahead, please get out of the way. Are you bullying me because I don't have a flying vehicle? I'm going to challenge General Mingwu in a duel. Please don't block the way."

……

The Colorful Mist Coast is much more lively than ever before.

The huge number of players blocked the coastline.

Flying vehicles become extremely important at this moment, as they can fly through the crowded crowds.

But for veteran players, flying can be done through one's own abilities in addition to vehicles.

Melee players can use the method of burning blood and releasing internal energy to help their bodies float in the air, and they can also flexibly adjust their position in the air.

Release the energy to the left and you can fly to the right.

Release the energy to the right and you can go to the left...

The Qi surrounding the body is as flexible as an arm, assisting melee players to fight easily in the sky.

In fact, this flight mode was proposed by players in the forum a long time ago, and it was based on the flight mode of Champion Fighter.

However, the players’ combat power levels at that time were generally low, and their Qi and blood strength was not enough to sustain long-term high-altitude flight.

But today's veteran players are fully capable of doing it.

The flying methods of French players are even more diverse.

The most popular way is to release the soul characteristics of the Void Grasp, and then control the Void Hand to hold yourself flying in the air.

The second is the method of using telekinesis shared in the forum by "Reborn and Still Can't Win".

Mental power can be converted into telekinesis, which can be used to kill enemies or to float the body and fly.

The melee flying method and the magic flying method each have their own advantages.

The advantage of close combat is speed. When flying, it is like a detonation engine, compressing the energy and releasing it in a specific way. Each burst is accompanied by a sharp scream of air explosion.

The flying speed even exceeds that of most vehicles.

In sharp contrast to this is the leisurely telekinetic flight of magic players. While having high endurance, they can also generate a telekinetic wall in front of them, and even their hair won't get messy during flight.

However, the importance of vehicles in the eyes of veteran players has not decreased.

As players explore the monster world in increasingly wider areas, they often need to use vehicles to travel for long periods of time.

Before mastering the ability of space jumping, armed vehicles will always be the functional auxiliary tools that most players prefer to consume.

As time goes by, more and more players start to go overseas.

Fierce battles were fought with the Mingwu Clan in all directions of the Cangxing Sea, and profits and hunting income were obtained from the Mingwu Clan.

three days later.

Arashi appears again on Kirigakure Island.

Through positioning transmission, he appeared directly in front of Ye Ming this time.

This really shocked Ye Ming, and also gave it a new understanding of the strength of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce.

"As promised."

The white light dissipated, A Lan looked at Ye Ming, smiled and nodded, then took out a "Exempt Plundering List" written on homemade paper from his space bag and handed it over.

The above races all agreed to the conditions of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, and would obtain Mingwu's protection by providing tribute in the future.

Making this list was not easy.

This list is essentially a map that marks the islands where the races willing to pay tribute are located, as well as relevant information about the races.

The entire process of text translation and writing was done by consulting in the library.

Otherwise, if the Earth characters were marked on the map, Ye Ming would obviously not be able to understand them.

I've been very busy these days and only now have I completely completed this map list.

Ye Ming took the map list and looked down at it.

After a long time, Ye Ming raised his head and frowned slightly:
"The resource points of many races on the list you gave me are similar. For example, the mining work of the Didong Tribe and the Tianru Tribe is similar. We can let one of the two tribes be responsible for mining. With the size of these two tribes, any one of them can bear the cost of mining the resource points of two islands at the same time. There is no need to keep both tribes, right?"

Facing Ye Ming's questioning, A Lan, who had already thought of an explanation, immediately explained:

"In terms of resource output, these two races do not have special expertise, and the methods of resource extraction also overlap. However, in other areas, these two races may be able to help the development of the Mingwu tribe."

"First, there are the underground tribe. Although they are not good at fighting, they have lived underground for generations. Their intuition about the direction of mineral veins is far superior to other races. They can sniff out many special ores in the mineral layers. During the mining process, they can easily grasp the output of those rare spiritual ores, which can bring surprises from time to time."

"As for the Tianduo tribe... their war capabilities are weak, but they are very good at building various types of buildings. They can provide some help to the future construction of the Mingwu tribe. Even if you Mingwu tribe don't need them, my Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce does. This tribe has value in the eyes of my Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, so we have to keep them."

After saying this, A Lan did not continue.

Ye Ming was silent for a moment, and finally nodded slowly:
"The Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce is our ally now. Since you need them, let them live."

At this moment, Ye Ming changed the subject:
"But what does the 10% resource commission on the map list mean?"

"The collection, supervision, and transportation of all the tribute items are the responsibility of our Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce. Shouldn't we collect this 10% profit? The essence of the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce's cooperation with Mingwu is to make profits, not just to seek protection. The Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce does not need any power to protect us."

Ye Ming did not hold on to this point, but nodded with a smile:

"You are right. The Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce and our Mingwu Clan are in a cooperative relationship, so we naturally need resource benefits. But our clan can be responsible for the transportation you mentioned. As for the supervision, we only need to place a few Mingwu Clan warriors on each island. What you call responsibility is nothing more than the final statistics of resource benefits. This doesn't seem difficult. You want to take 10% of the profits just for this?"

Alan raised the corners of his lips slightly, tapping the tabletop with his fingertips, making a crisp rhythmic sound, but a sharp gleam flashed in his eyes:
"General, you seem to have underestimated the importance of transportation. The Mingwu Clan can indeed transport and supervise by themselves, but the Mingwu Clan is about to go to war with the Ascension Sea, and the main force of the war must be transferred to the front line. Do you think that the two forces in the Ascension Sea will only passively respond to the war in the future? Don't you think they will take the initiative to plunder the resources of the Cangxing Sea?"

"As long as there is a war in the future, the Ascension Clan and the Shuyan Domain will also investigate the Cangxing Sea Area. Both the Ascension Clan and the Shuyan Domain have mastered space jump technology. They can skip the front-line defense and directly descend on the Cangxing Sea Area to plunder the transportation resources of the Mingwu Clan."

Ye Ming's expression froze slightly, and he was obviously weighing the pros and cons.

Seeing this, Alan became more certain:
"The 10% profit not only buys transportation, but also the absolute security provided by the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce."

“How safe?”

"I've said before that even if the entire Blue Star Sea is destroyed by external forces in the next second, the resources stored by the Mingwu Clan in my Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce will still exist. When the people of your hometown world return to the monster world, they can still inherit these resources from my Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce. This is the integrity of my Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce."

"Okay, I agree." This time, Ye Ming did not continue to make things difficult and decisively chose the conditions.

"Pleasant to work with."

After the terms were completely agreed upon, A Lan extended an invitation to Ye Ming:
"In ten days, our Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce will hold an auction in Dream Island. Many rare resources will be on display. General, you may want to come and take a look. There may be an item that satisfies you."

When Ye Ming heard this, the mist around him began to ripple and he was immediately interested.

(End of this chapter)