Chapter 1162 - 738: Seeing How Miserable You All Are Makes Me Happy
Column Spotted: "It’s pretty tragic. They’re just like me, only at Level 7. Not as well off as Blue Pea, who’s at Level 9. In this major commerce chamber, we don’t talk about seniority or connections, only insect ability and luck. Good luck and performance can lead to upgrades, promotions, and salary hikes."
"Ha! Ha! Ha!"
White Ivy was ecstatic upon hearing this and exclaimed: "Good! Very good! I knew this would be the result!"
Poison Bean said earnestly: "I’ve been saying all along, you should trust White Ivy, haha, now you regret it, don’t you? Too late! White Ivy doesn’t want you guys anymore!"
"..."
A moment of choked silence.
Column Spotted asked: "White Ivy, it’s been twenty thousand years, how has your development been? It must be great, right?"
White Ivy waved their claw, "Not too bad. I founded White Ivy Chamber of Commerce and borrowed lots of Primordial Crystals from Dragon Cypress Ant King and others to piece together assets worth a hundred billion, promoting to a Level Three Chamber."
"Alright!"
"Got it!"
"I’m quitting right away!"
"I’ve had enough of this!"
"With so many leaders over me, irritating me every day!"
"I quit!"
Column Spotted turned and ran.
Poison Bean said softly: "White Ivy didn’t say they want you. Watch out, you might be unemployed~"
Column Spotted stopped, slowly turned around, glared at Poison Bean, and looked at White Ivy.
White Ivy reprimanded: "Column Spotted, it’s been twenty thousand years, and you haven’t progressed at all. I’ve told you countless times, stay calm when things happen, think first. Look at you, still so impatient."
Poison Bean sighed: "Our White Ivy Chamber of Commerce isn’t doing that well either. In the Venus Star System, we only make around six hundred thousand Primordial Crystals a year. Chairman White Ivy keeps saying it’s important to accumulate enough capital for development, can’t afford to raise an eighth insect."
Bam! Bam! Bam!
Ink Orchid couldn’t stand Poison Bean anymore, raised their claw and gave their head a few knocks.
Ink Orchid swung their claw: "Column Spotted, quickly, go resign. We’re partnering with Chairman White Ivy to undertake big things, really need reliable insects..."
What are you meddling for? Dragon Cypress watched coldly from the sidelines, raised their claw, and quickly pressed Ink Orchid down.
White Ivy generously waved their claw and said: "Go ahead."
...
The Luoli Chamber of Commerce branch here is divided into three levels.
Entering the first level,
The interior decoration differs greatly from the Venus Star System, on the left are Star Pillars and Star Platforms for handling routine chamber of commerce business, while the right holds various exhibits, listing Star Spider Routes with real-time updates on arrival and departure times.
In the grand hall, Insect Clan Warriors come and go, discussing, consulting, with commerce chamber Flame Spiders explaining and recording.
...
Column Spotted ran to the third level, after a while ran back down, to a Star Pillar, operated a bit, and ran back.
"Chairman White Ivy, resignation complete!"
White Ivy stepped forward, performed a simple operation, and pulled Column Spotted into the chamber.
Column Spotted cautiously asked: "Chairman White Ivy, Lupine, Grass Dragon, Cicada Seed all aren’t doing well in the Luoli Chamber of Commerce, shouldn’t we, bring them back too?"
White Ivy’s eyes turned cold, harshly said: "You said it yourself, in Luoli Chamber of Commerce, everyone upgrades and gets promoted based on their abilities. If you aren’t doing well, it means you lack competence, right?"
"In the future, my White Ivy Chamber of Commerce is going to develop into an unparalleled super chamber spanning across the universe. I only accept capable spiders here. My White Ivy Chamber of Commerce isn’t a dumping ground, not any insect can join."
"As for you, Column Spotted, I must say, you’re really lucky to stumble upon me. Seeing you so pitiful, as an elder, I couldn’t stand idly, so I’m giving you a hand. As for Lupine, Grass Dragon, the useless should be weeded out, that’s Natural Law."
Column Spotted: "..."
Column Spotted slightly turned to look at Fish Vine crawling slowly towards them, asked: "Chairman White Ivy, is this a junior from our lineage? I don’t recognize them."
"No."
"Their name is Fish Vine. An insect from the Southern Hemisphere."
White Ivy formally introduced: "Fish Vine is our chamber’s most formidable networking spider, intelligence spider. In commerce, often one piece of intelligence can play an absolutely crucial role, one insider information can yield unimaginable profits. Fish Vine’s main duty in the chamber is to pretend to be foolish, cozy up to those old spiders with status and power, to gather intelligence for the chamber."
"Umm—"
Column Spotted listened, his head buzzing.
This tactic must have been thought up by Red Peach...
"Let’s talk business! Column Spotted, you’re familiar with the White Crystal Star System, right? Let me ask you a few simple questions."
White Ivy asked: "How’s the land rent on the Honeysuckle Star System side? Is it expensive?"
"Not too bad~"
Column Spotted explained in detail: "The Fengyan Star Domain has just been developed, and the insect population density is relatively low. Compared to other star domains, the land rent is also relatively low."
"The Honeysuckle Star System consists of a total of 29 life planets, with 9 mining stars on the periphery."
"Ownership of the Origin Points belongs to the White Crystal Chamber of Commerce, while the Luoli Chamber of Commerce has leased three life planets here: the White-Backed Star, Yushan Star, and Yansheng Star. The Luoli Chamber of Commerce then distributes and leases them to other large and small chambers."
"These three life planets have similar Origin Force concentrations, and their climatic environment is consistent with the home planet."
"The specific price is also related to latitude, with rent being more expensive in regions near the equator with strong sunlight and high temperatures. Towards the poles of the planet, in high latitude regions with cold winters, snowfall, and blizzards, rent is relatively cheaper."
"Insect Clan Civilization’s common planetary transformation mode is divided into regular hexagons with a side length of 100 kilometers, marked by geographic area. The price range is from 150,000 to 300,000 per year."
"If it’s individual insects or a small number of insects, zero rent, the price is much higher. The unit is 100 square kilometers, at 1,000 to 3,000 Primordial Crystals per year."
"Whether it’s full rent or zero rent, the lease term starts at ten thousand years, and the rent must be paid in full at once. Renewal is at the end of the term, for another ten thousand years."
——So expensive!
All the insects gasped sharply.
Renting land in the low to mid-latitude regions at 300,000 per year means an initial payment of 30 billion rent, right?
White Ivy asked: "What about the life planets controlled by other chambers? Are any of them cheaper?"
Column Spotted: "No. These major commerce chambers have come together to set a minimum price. Currently, the rent is at its lowest, but after developing for hundreds of thousands of years, when the planets are full, they will start raising prices."
White Ivy: "..."
White Ivy continued: "Column Spotted, not many insects can afford to rent, right?"
Column Spotted: "It’s okay! I’ve secretly observed and kept statistics. The occupancy rate is about two-thirds. The main reason is, if you rent land, the Luoli Chamber of Commerce also offers interest-free loans for a certain period."
"For instance, renting a piece of the best land at 300,000 Primordial Crystals a year for ten thousand years would require an upfront payment of 30 billion, right? You actually only need to pay 20%, which is 6 billion. The remaining 24 billion can be paid off in installments over the next 3,000 to 5,000 years, interest-free."
White Ivy activated her Super Brain ability to calculate, thought for a while, but still found it too expensive, turning to look at Dragon Cypress, and then at Ink Orchid.
"Dragon Cypress Ant King, Ink Orchid, what do you think?"
Ink Orchid: "..."
Dragon Cypress: "A bit pricey. Let’s look around more. Ask more questions."
White Ivy asked: "Column Spotted, what about the First Level Origin Point? What’s the rent like?"
Column Spotted: "It’s hard to say. Mainly it depends on the concentration of Origin Force, and secondly on transportation conditions. A First Level Origin Point with an Origin Force concentration of 1.0 versus 1.9 has nearly double the price, with the actual price gap being more than double."
White Ivy: "Got it."
...
All the insects walked out of the caravan’s great hall.
White Ivy explained the situation to the insects below.
The Second Level Origin Point’s territory was deemed expensive by Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid; other insects found it even less affordable.
After a bout of cursing, followed by another round of debate,
they could only face reality and venture into developing at the First Level Origin Point.
Specifically,
Column Spotted was familiar with the situation, so Column Spotted gave detailed explanations.
The situation is extremely complicated and intricate,
after much deliberation and discussion, the various accompanying forces decided where to establish themselves, each sending their leaders into the Luoli Chamber of Commerce’s great hall to book the Star Spider.
White Ivy and Dragon Cypress also entered the great hall again to book a trip from the Honeysuckle Star System to the Sheep Hoof Armor Star System with the Star Spider.
There’s a trip in half a month,
everyone waited directly on the plaza.