Going to the Star Trail Trading Company made Shi Feng feel a little surprised.
It was, after all, the second quest of an Epic-tier chain, yet it didn't ask him to complete some dangerous task — he just needed to find someone. The difficulty was almost absurdly low.
"Could it be that money really does make the world go round? That you can just pay to lower the difficulty?" Shi Feng couldn't help thinking.
Actually, on second thought, it wasn't entirely impossible.
Right now, a first-rate guild would be doing well to have six or seven gold in daily liquid funds. To come up with fifty gold — even with the full backing of the first-rate guild Illusory World Temple, Qianhuan Wanmie wouldn't be able to scrape together fifty gold to blow like that. After all, fifty gold was enough to give a major guild a significant boost right now.
If it weren't for the fact that Shi Feng had been selling Sturdy Stones and pulling in over a hundred gold per day, he wouldn't have agreed to spend fifty gold on information even if you put a knife to his throat.
According to the Main God System's principle of equivalence, the odds of difficulty reduction were very high.
Shi Feng wasn't short on gold right now. With over a hundred gold coming in daily, that alone was nearly equivalent to the total liquid funds of every notable guild in White River City combined. Calling him wealthier than the city was no exaggeration.
If spending money could lower the difficulty, that was exactly what he wanted.
If he had known this beforehand, he would have waited a few more days, saved up five or six hundred gold, and maybe completed the quest in the Dark Caverns immediately — saving himself a lot of hassle and time.
"Thank you, the honorable Lady Xia Lian." Shi Feng accepted the contract and bowed respectfully.
"I have high hopes for you, so don't keep me waiting too long. The longer you take, the stronger the Great Demon's power will become. By then, I might not even be able to defeat it — and all you'll have left is to spend the rest of your life as a walking corpse." Xia Lian's tone was grave as she delivered her warning.
System: Accepted the second quest of the Epic chain "Descent of Darkness" — "Gospel Plan." Objective: Find President Henry of the Star Trail Trading Company and learn the details. Rewards: Unknown.
Although Shi Feng didn't know the specifics of the quest, he had a feeling it wasn't as simple as it sounded. Just finding Henry to hear the story didn't mean he wouldn't eventually have to venture into the Dark Caverns.
The Star Trail Trading Company was extremely well-known throughout all of White River City.
Their business operations didn't stop at White River City — they had branches in seven surrounding cities as well, making them a truly major trading house.
With such a vast network, they would naturally have access to no small amount of intelligence.
No wonder Xia Lian had told him to seek out President Henry.
After that, Shi Feng bid farewell to Xia Lian. If he stuck around any longer, the twenty-some gold left in his pocket would probably end up in her hands.
After leaving the library, Shi Feng hailed a carriage on the main street and headed straight for the Star Trail Trading Company.
As the carriage galloped along the broad avenue, newly arrived players could be seen everywhere. With the passage of time, White River City was starting to come alive with people — give it a few more days and the city streets would be packed shoulder to shoulder.
Ten minutes later, the carriage pulled up in front of the Star Trail Trading Company's storefront.
The shop was extremely lavish, standing six stories tall and unquestionably one of the most eye-catching buildings in the area. Its location was superb too — right in the heart of the Trade District, with the White River City bank next door and the White River City Auction House not far off.