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Locke really couldn't understand why Ryan refused to cooperate with them.

Although what he just said was very explicit and made people uncomfortable, they also reflected his sincerity. Only by clearly explaining the benefits that both parties can provide can we cooperate better. With Ryan's wisdom, he would not fail to understand this.

"Did what I just said misunderstood you? Are you worried that we will give up on you just like we gave up on Baron Lancaster? Please allow me to explain this, we"

Locke was about to explain, but was interrupted by Ryan waving his hand.

"It's not because of this. You and I both know very well that there are no eternal enemies in this world, only eternal interests. I know that as long as I still have the strength to contain Baron Bach, you will never give up on me."

"Not to mention that you still have to invest in me. Before you get sufficient returns, you can't treat me as an abandoned son."

Locke was stunned for a moment after hearing what Ryan said, and then muttered in his mouth:

"There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. This sentence is really good. In one simple sentence, it reveals the truth of this world."

Then he asked again with a puzzled look on his face:

"Since Master Ryan has seen it so thoroughly, why is he still unwilling to cooperate with us?"

"Your conditions are indeed very tempting, but I don't have any ambitions. I just want to stay in this small territory and farm hard. I have no intention of going out to compete for hegemony, so I don't want to accept your investment."

Ryan made up a random reason and said perfunctorily.

He really wanted the investment from the Chamber of Commerce, but he also knew that the money was not that easy to get.

First of all, no matter how fanciful Locke's words were, they could not hide their ambition to get involved in aristocratic power.

This is understandable. Ever since they were beaten to the doorstep by nobles for more than ten years, they have realized that in this era, just having money is useless. They must also have power and strength to protect money.

And as long as they have noble status, they will have both of these two things.

Therefore, they are extremely eager for aristocratic status, and some businessmen are even willing to pay most of their wealth to purchase a noble status from high-ranking nobles and the royal family.

It is a pity that although the royal family of the Kingdom of Arad is declining day by day, it has not yet degenerated to the point of selling its noble status to make money. The same is true for the high-ranking nobles. The arrogance engraved in their bones does not allow them to do so.

Therefore, no matter how rich businessmen are, they cannot buy aristocratic status and power.

They had no choice but to find another way to gain access to the power of the nobles through this trade association. Regardless of what they say now, they can talk about taxes and other things. Once they get the opportunity, they will definitely find ways to evade Ryan. .

Although Ryan is not afraid of these businessmen making some small moves secretly, he will also find it troublesome. A candidate for a saint is annoying enough, but if there is a trade association, Yinghuo Town will really become a breeding ground for Gu.

He knew very well that his base was players, and as Firefly Town was a "novice village" for players, it was better to keep it pure. Before the players developed, Ryan didn't want too many people to know the special features of the players.

When it comes to players, we have to mention another reason for rejection. As mentioned before, if Ryan wants to increase the number of players, he will need sufficient creation points.

Expanding the scope of territory is the best way to increase creation points. As long as other territories are occupied, the creation points that Ryan can obtain every day will be greatly increased, so that he can summon more players, thus forming a virtuous cycle.

So Ryan had planned an external war early on. He originally wanted to wait for the players to grow for a while, and after the food was harvested, he could find any reason to attack the Ironthorn Town next door.

Anyway, the conflict between their two families is irreconcilable. Even if Ryan doesn't attack Iron Thorn Town, Iron Thorn Town will beat him.

As a result, Tiethorn Town not only joined the Chamber of Commerce, but also included Rose Town.

If Ryan also joins the Chamber of Commerce, he will not be able to launch an attack on these two territories.

There are only three territories around Yinghuo Town. Tiethorn Town to the west and Rose Town to the north cannot be attacked. Is it possible for him to attack Guanhai City, the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce?

If he really had this strength, there would be no need to join the Chamber of Commerce. He could just send troops to occupy all the surrounding territories.

But he does not have this strength now. In other words, after joining the Chamber of Commerce, he will not be able to expand his territory for a long time. He can only increase the creation points by increasing the prosperity of Yinghuo Town.

However, the number of creation points increased by increasing the prosperity is far less than that by expanding the territory. What's more, there will always be a limit to the increase in prosperity, and by then he will not be able to summon new players.

Although Locke gave him a big picture, saying that after Bach betrays the agreement in the future, they and Lane will divide Bach's territory equally, but that will have to wait until when.

Besides, why does he want to share the territory equally with the Chamber of Commerce? As long as the player grows up, these two territories will be his.

If there was no requirement not to attack partners, he could still consider it, but it was impossible for the Chamber of Commerce to change this requirement, so Ryan had no intention of joining in the first place.

He and Locke chatted so much. On the one hand, he wanted to know more about this business association. On the other hand, he was thinking about whether he could pretend to cooperate and defraud some investment to develop the territory.

It wasn't until he saw Locke come up with the agreement that he gave up the idea. After all, he still needed the protection of the noble forces, and he couldn't sign this unfavorable agreement just because of a small investment.

After Locke heard the reason given by Ryan, he naturally knew that it was perfunctory.

What does it mean to have no ambition and just want to farm? If Ryan really had no ambition, why would he take the risk of being backlashed by Warcraft and cultivate so many Warcraft users who did not use Warcraft devices?

Moreover, he has long heard that there have been a lot of monsters in Yinghuo Town recently. Ryan has worked so hard to raise so many monsters, so they can't really be used for farming.

Fortunately, Ryan didn't know what Locke was thinking at this time, otherwise he would definitely scream injustice. Those Warcraft are used for farming!

But even if Locke knew that Ryan was perfunctory with him, he had no better way. He could only say to Ryan with a smile:

"I hope you can think about it carefully and don't give me an answer so quickly. Even if you don't think about it for yourself, you should also think about it for the people of Yinghuo Town. I heard that Baron Bach has long wanted to deal with Yinghuo Town. The town took action."

"If you join the Chamber of Commerce, under the constraints of the agreement, he will not launch an attack on Yinghuo Town. If you don't join, we will have no reason to stop him. Then the residents of Yinghuo Town will have to suffer The pain of war.”

Ryan sneered twice when he heard this, and turned to look at Locke.

"Are you threatening me?"

"No, no, how dare I threaten you? I'm just explaining to you what may happen in the future."

Although Locke denied that he was threatening Ryan, everyone could understand what he meant.

"Speaking of which, I really want to know why Baron Bach would set the target of his conquest in Rose Town. Logically speaking, he should attack our Yinghuo Town first."

Ryan asked curiously.

Just now Locke said that Bach took the initiative to find them, which means that Bach had set his target on Rose Town from the beginning. This is a bit strange. Didn’t Bach always regard Firefly Town as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his side? Why did he suddenly change his target? ?