Translator: Hellscythe_ Editor: Hellscythe_
The news regarding Black Flame quickly spread throughout Maple City.
Overwhelming Smile and Zero Wing had been waging an all-out war against each other. No one was surprised that Black Flame had taken his killing all the way to Maple City, considering it perfectly reasonable. Regarding this situation, everyone's opinion of Zero Wing was still quite optimistic.
Normally, Overwhelming Smile occupied all the high-resource areas located within the Maple City Region, and many players were not happy about that. However, these players would not dare voice their anger as Overwhelming Smile was Maple City's overlord. Now that someone capable of taking out Overwhelming Smile members had emerged, these players would cheer and support them.
However, as news of Shi Feng's hunt spread, another event had occurred that excited players in Maple City.
Another player-owned Shop had emerged in their city, and this Shop was the Candlelight Trading Firm.
The Candlelight Trading Firm sold a wide variety of goods, with the most precious item being the Basic Strengthened Armor Kit. Many players had never even seen the Basic Strengthened Armor Kits before. Hence, the moment Maple City's players laid their eyes on the kits, they rushed to purchase their own. As a result, business at the Candlelight Trading Firm was far better than what the Overwhelming Trading Firm enjoyed.
Naturally, while there were some who celebrated the Candlelight Trading Firm's new establishment in Maple City, there were others who grew worried.
Although the city's players were overjoyed by this situation, Youlan, who was currently inside the Overwhelming Trading Firm, was incensed.
"Candlelight Trading Firm!" Youlan ground her teeth.
She had truly not expected that the Candlelight Trading Firm had been preparing to set up a Shop in Maple City. Furthermore, Candlelight had managed to obtain a plot of Land in the central district of the city. However, this was still not the most infuriating aspect. The most detestable thing was that the Candlelight Trading Firm had actually set up its Shop relatively close to the Overwhelming Trading Firm.
Due to the Candlelight Trading Firm having the advantage regarding available products, many of the Overwhelming Trading Firm's original customers had shifted their attention towards the Candlelight Trading Firm.
"Boss, what are we supposed to do now? If this continues, Candlelight will snatch all of our remaining customers," a Shop manager asked, concern filling his voice.
"We don't have a choice. Our only option is to start a price war. Reduce the prices of all goods," Youlan said, sighing helplessly. She did not have any good ideas about how to deal with this situation. Unless they could get their hands on some exclusive items, there was simply no way to compete with the Candlelight Trading Firm. Fortunately, unlike in White River City, the Overwhelming Trading Firm possessed some capital in Maple City, and their two Trading Firms had started with the same benefits around the same time. In addition, Maple City was their home ground. The cost of harvesting materials was significantly lower here, resulting in a lower production cost. They definitely had a fighting chance against the Candlelight Trading Firm.
In God's Domain, Shops in different cities, but owned by the same player, shared products. However, while there was no city tax for consigning products to Shops in the player's home city, there was a small 8% city tax charged for items consigned to sell at Shops in other cities. This was a protection mechanism of sorts implemented to protect the player-owned Shops of each respective city.
