"Zhuoyuan, you sure know how to joke."
"Zhuoyuan, don't tell me you can't bear to part with the Elementary Meditation Room. The Elementary Meditation Room is nice and all, but with so many high-level life profession experts in the trading house, just getting a turn in there is already lucky enough. Besides, the Elementary Meditation Room barely helps with advancing to Master rank. How could it compare to having top-tier life profession masters personally guide you?"
"If we could become Masters, even the super guilds would extend an invitation. It's nothing like now, where those super guilds look down on us high-level life profession players."
The high-level life profession players nearby all laughed when they heard Zhuoyuan speak like that.
Life professions were fundamentally different from combat-oriented adventure professions. External conditions offered very limited help—it all came down to one's own experience and technique, things that could only be gained through long periods of hard practice.
In the early stages, Candlelight Trading House might indeed have had better external resources than those super guilds, but that only mattered for high-level life profession players. That was precisely why the super guilds looked down on them—because those levels could be reached simply by throwing resources at the problem.
But once a life profession reached Master level, the situation was entirely different. That was something no amount of pure resources could achieve.
The reason super guilds had become titans in the virtual gaming world was not only their elite combat players but also a cadre of top-tier life profession players backing them up. On top of that, their resources were practically bottomless, so they couldn't care less about high-level life profession players. But Master-level players were a different story entirely. Even with guidance from veteran experts, becoming a Master was extraordinarily difficult—which meant even super guilds treated Master-level life profession players with the utmost respect.
"Fine, Zhuoyuan, if you don't want to go, that's your business. But is there really a need to scare us like this?" Feiyu's face darkened. He didn't truly believe what Zhuoyuan said was real, but hearing those words still left an uncomfortable feeling in his gut.
Regret leaving Candlelight Trading House?
There was no way the Elementary Meditation Room could compare to guidance from several top life profession Masters. Besides, at Tianxia Trading House, he would receive far more attention and a higher salary.
As for which trading house would become the first in the Star Moon Kingdom in the future—Tianxia Trading House, with those top Masters on staff, would undoubtedly take the crown.
"Think whatever you want." After saying that, Zhuoyuan walked over to Youyu Weixiao to sign up for the test.
The only reason he had bothered to warn Feiyu was because they normally had a decent relationship.
Entry permits to the Titan Holy City were extremely limited, and naturally, not many people would be able to get in. To cultivate talent, the guild would certainly send in a large number of new members, leaving very few spots for high-level life profession players. If Feiyu and the others left, there would be fewer competitors, making it easier for him to be selected.
"Guild Leader, just as you predicted, there are exactly four high-level profession players and more than twenty mid-level profession players who want to terminate their contracts with us." Youyu Weixiao handed the list of termination requests to Shi Feng, his brow slightly furrowed. "Guild Leader, are we really going to agree to let them go?"
Candlelight Trading House was currently in dire need of high-level life profession players. Letting these people go would only weaken Candlelight's competitiveness and bolster rival trading houses instead.
"It's fine. The future Candlelight Trading House won't need people like them." Shi Feng smiled nonchalantly. "If they're willing to terminate their contracts and pay the penalty fees, I'm more than happy to oblige."
Zero Wing Studio was in the process of massive recruitment and had plenty of expenses to cover. If there were guilds willing to pay for these life profession players, he'd be thrilled—so why on earth would he try to stop them?
When Youyu Weixiao heard Shi Feng say this, he was rendered speechless.
Other trading houses made money by selling merchandise. Shi Feng was making money by selling life profession players.