Since Shi Feng had requested the communication, Bai Qingxue naturally wouldn't refuse. There was still quite a bit of time before the whetstone would be delivered anyway.
"You busy man, you finally have time to contact me," Bai Qingxue said with a light laugh after picking up.
"Miss Bai is teasing me. There was nothing I could do — I was worried the communication requests wouldn't stop ringing and would distract me, so I turned it off first. I'm here to reach out to you as soon as I finished up," Shi Feng chuckled.
He could pick up a hint of complaint in Bai Qingxue's words, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Preparing the White River City guide had taken him a considerable amount of time. On top of that, if he had released the guide the moment he entered White River City, it would have raised far too many suspicions. Without spending time, how could he have investigated? And if a guide appeared without any investigation, even the most gullible would find it suspicious.
That was why Shi Feng had deliberately waited so long — so that people would believe the time he spent was used investigating White River City.
"Since you're coming to me, that means you've seen the information I sent over. What do you think about the White River City data? Give me a price — I'll buy everything," Bai Qingxue said seriously.
If she could get her hands on White River City's information in advance, she could prepare early. Just that alone would put her well ahead of the other guilds. As for the price, she truly didn't care, and she trusted that Shi Feng wouldn't gouge her.
"I've already put together the White River City information guide. It's split into a simplified version and a luxury version, and I'm planning to list it for sale on the official website after a while," Shi Feng nodded.
Bai Qingxue was momentarily at a loss for words. She had to admit — Shi Feng really knew how to seize a business opportunity. If he actually did this, combined with the fact that he was the first player to enter White River City, the credibility of the guide would be sky-high. Every major guild would be scrambling to buy it.
She had to admit she was genuinely impressed by his business sense.
The White River City region housed countless guilds, big and small — a rough estimate put the number well over a thousand. Even if he only made a thousand per guild, Shi Feng would pocket over a million Credit Points. The simplified version was clearly aimed at ordinary players, and plenty of them would buy it too, bringing in even more revenue.
Just a few hours of information gathering, plus the title of being White River City's first player, and he'd net several million Credit Points overnight. Only someone like Shi Feng could pull that off.
"I have to say, that's a genuinely great idea. But I'd like to know in advance. I'll pay a higher price, of course — or rather, I'd like you to delay publishing the information by three or four hours. I'll not only buy it at a premium but also pay a one-million Credit Point delay fee. How about it?" Bai Qingxue asked with a smile.
"A delay fee of one million?"
Shi Feng was genuinely startled. He'd contacted Bai Qingxue precisely to sell her the White River City guide ahead of time. He hadn't expected her to pull this move. He had to give her credit — Bai Qingxue was smart. In truth, even if she paid nothing extra, he would have delayed publishing by two or three hours to boost the guide's credibility.
At the same time, it would make the other guilds even more desperate — they were already on the cusp of reaching level 10 and desperately needed information about White River City.
"Not enough? Fine, I'll offer two million," Bai Qingxue said with a slight frown, feeling that Shi Feng was being a bit too greedy.
"No, one million is enough. I just want to know — would you prefer the simplified version or the luxury version?" Shi Feng asked with a grin.
"Does that even need answering? The more detailed, the better," Bai Qingxue shot him a look.
She was already willing to pay a million Credit Points — would she really skimp on the difference?
"That'd be the luxury version then. The public price is twenty thousand Credit Points. Actually, I also have an ultra-luxury version — might you be interested, Miss Bai?" Shi Feng said.
"Ultra-luxury version? How much do you want for that?" Bai Qingxue asked with a hint of disdain.
"One million!" Shi Feng said seriously.