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Chapter 379 - 348 Cooperation

Chapter 379: Chapter 348 Cooperation

Even though Li Cheng had conducted market research in advance and had a psychological expectation, the popularity of the customization business still exceeded his expectations.

The reason is simple. Most players would go to great lengths to join a large guild, and the larger the guild, the more rational and cold-hearted it tends to be. Their human resources department secretly establishes long-term confidential files for every member under the guild, recording data on learning ability, flexibility of thinking, emotional management ability, stress regulation, willpower, and so on,

and finally gives a score.

The higher the score, the greater the potential, and the more likely the player is to rise to a higher level, bringing long-term benefits to the guild.

Thus, they can also receive more resource allocation.

This includes tailored equipment, meticulously scientific training plans, and even emotional support — GS Biotech would even use gene-editing technology to create dream lovers for their S-level potential players.

From skin color, hair color, eye color to personality, memory, pheromones unconsciously emitted by the body, all targeting genetic weaknesses, this is nothing short of a genetic commando.

It can easily seduce the players, ensuring their 100% loyalty to the guild!

In contrast, those with mid-to-low ratings don’t receive such good treatment. They mostly get standard equipment and skill scrolls that have already been picked over by others.

If the power system requires a bit more money, like the Red Driver’s Summoning Stream, they really have to pinch every Game Coin.

Every time they complete a task, they have to carefully consider whether to spend on enhancing immediate combat power or to save funds for future battles.

The customization business of [Star-casting Anvil] happens to solve this problem for many players — by just paying an additional 20-30% premium and waiting about a week, they can buy the missing items/skills in their power system to make up for their shortcomings.

They no longer have to constantly monitor the auction house or follow black market news.

Within half a day of opening, [Star-casting Anvil]’s entrance was already crowded with players waving money in their hands.

"Boss, boss, can you customize armor? I need it to fit a height of 1.5 meters, size 4XL, and it has to withstand a direct hit from a tank’s main gun."

"Boss, I want to customize a skill scroll that can turn painful sensory stimuli into intense pleasure. Price is negotiable."

"Shopkeeper! As long as I bring in the artifacts, you can create the corresponding type of Perfect items, right? This is Al Capone’s Thompson submachine gun, this is South American drug lord Pablo Escobar’s private helicopter, this is the ring of Michael Corleone, the second Godfather, and this is Liu Huaqiang’s watermelon knife..."

Li Cheng behind the counter almost couldn’t hold it in, Al Capone and Pablo are fine, but Michael and Liu Huaqiang are clearly fictional characters from movies and TV shows, right?

Where did you get this stuff from, the blood on the fruit knife hasn’t dried yet?

The noise and chaos were overwhelming, so Li Cheng had to find a megaphone under the counter, pressed a button, and played a pre-recorded AI-generated audio.

"Follow [Star-casting Anvil] meow, follow [Star-casting Anvil]’s official account on the forum, thank you meow."

Uh, played the wrong one. Not this one.

Li Cheng quickly pressed the button again, and the megaphone announced: "Don’t crowd, scan the QR code to go to the mini-program, and submit a prepayment for reservation. If you want to customize Perfect Level items, go to the self-service terminal and deposit the corresponding artifacts yourself."

Seeing Li Cheng’s attitude of "line up, everyone", the players at the entrance knew that making noise wouldn’t help, so they all took out their phones and submitted prepayments in the mini-program.

Those dressed in bizarre outfits, clearly showing their strength, lined up in front of the self-service terminal, placing their pre-prepared artifacts into the metal frame.

"I want to forge a big knife using the national luck of the Qing dynasty’s 276-year reign."

A middle-aged man dressed in a white robe like Chen Jinnan’s took out a bunch of old and ruined items from thin air, "This is Nuerhachi’s thirteen suits of armor, this is the original copy of Yong Zheng’s ’Great Justice Awakening Record’, this is the Qianlong Jade Seal, and this is the living Pu Yi."

"Wait!" Li Cheng quickly raised his hand, "Not this last one."

Chen Jinnan frowned slightly, "Hmm? Why not? Is it because this Pu Yi is still alive?"

"What are you talking about? Don’t you see how young this Pu Yi is? He hasn’t even been weaned yet and hasn’t ascended the throne in history."

Li Cheng pointed to a small blackboard at the entrance, "Only artifacts with significant historical importance that profoundly changed the course of world history are effective. An unascended, abdicated Pu Yi does not count."

As he spoke, he picked up the small blackboard, made the words larger and bolder, then took out his phone to highlight it on the store’s official website page.

Just to prevent those power-obsessed players from bringing in historical figures kidnapped from the Script World every day.

Firstly, cleaning up the dead remains from the Toy Factory’s crushing chamber is quite bothersome.

Secondly, some historical figures’ artifacts aren’t even worth much by themselves.

Take U.S. Secretary of State Powell, for instance. The influence of his entire life is far less significant than the small bottle of laundry detergent he used at the UN Security Council in 2003 to accuse Iraq of developing chemical weapons.

The same goes for Queen Elizabeth of the UK — she’s purely a mascot and her conceptual value is far less than the Mountain of Light Diamond on the crown, which encapsulates the history of British colonialism in India.

After driving away a few players trying to cut in line, the crowd at the store entrance gradually returned to normal. Most people left satisfied after leaving reservation info, waiting for further news.

"Hello, Mr. Nie Feng."

Two well-dressed, handsome men and beautiful women found the opportunity to approach and enthusiastically greeted Li Cheng, placing a stack of slum universal currency chips (worth ten thousand Game Coins) on the counter, "We are authorized representatives from Prometheus and would like to discuss possible collaborations with you..."

The two representatives were noticeable business elites and had done prior research, based on the limited psychological profile of Li Cheng in their company database, to approach him without causing displeasure and quickly explain their intentions.

"We want to contract half of your [Star-casting Anvil]’s processing time, to produce ten to fifteen Perfect quality items per month. All artifacts will be provided by us, we will pay 30% more than the market rate for the processing fee, and offer you guild dividends. Here are the specific terms, please take a look..."

Although Prometheus was not clear about the specific effects of the Toy Factory, with their market understanding as a large guild and the item information displayed by [Star-casting Anvil],

they could still easily calculate Li Cheng’s store forging cycles, costs and marginal costs, profits, and marginal profits, and the offer was quite generous.

"Sorry, not interested."

Li Cheng shook his head, "Please leave."

The two business representatives did not expect Li Cheng to refuse so quickly. In their view, [Star-casting Anvil] undertook commissions to manufacture high-value items for processing fees.

Who the processing is for doesn’t matter, having a stable demand side is good, they offer good money and peace of mind. Could it be that he has a bias against Prometheus?

The handsome man and beautiful woman business representatives exchanged glances, and the young and attractive white-collar quietly retreated, making her way to the Gray Rain, who was splayed on a titanium alloy lounge chair playing with her phone, striking up a conversation.

The male representative stayed, carefully weighing his words and said to Li Cheng, "Do you find anything inappropriate? Specific terms can always be discussed..."

"This is the Star-casting Anvil. Anvils belong to metal, representing the Qian hexagram. Prometheus, who stole fire, belongs to fire, representing the Li hexagram. Metal overcomes wood, so fire overcomes metal. The Qian and Li hexagrams both signify masculine energy and are opposing forces."

Li Cheng babbled nonsense, what a joke, accepting commissions from various players allows one to obtain different artifacts from the Script World, greatly expanding the concept pool. Li Cheng could then skim the cream.

Working for Prometheus would only mean making money.

"Ah..."

The business representative didn’t expect Li Cheng to go off on a tangent about the Yin-Yang and five elements theory, but his elite education and Prometheus’s high salary paid off,

After a few seconds of daze, he continued to talk with Li Cheng nonchalantly, "That’s true, but only the middle line of the Qian hexagram changes from yang to yin, forming the Li hexagram. Qian represents Heaven, and Li represents the Sun. The Sun rises to the zenith of the sky, enduring for a long time.

Most players bloom like Epiphyllum, only for a moment, but the collaboration between [Star-casting Anvil] and Prometheus will bring mutual benefits and create a prosperous future."

Damn man, how much is Prometheus paying you to be this committed?

If you knew my name was Li Cheng, you might have spouted something like "Cheng, meaning achievement, sounds like a great name, warm like the Sun".

Li Cheng lightly cleared his throat, "Because it’s suitable, it’s not suitable. That’s philosophy, which is difficult to grasp."

Just as he almost couldn’t continue, a familiar figure appeared at the store’s entrance, breaking the awkwardness.

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