CHAPTER 145: CHANGES BROUGHT BY THE UNION

[ "Now onto the next segment." ]

[ "With the conclusion of the 3rd floor of the Tower of Cessation, the world is taking its first step towards their friendship with the natives of the tower, beings practically alien to us." ]

[ "Born and raised within the tower, the humans of the tower are not that different from the humans on earth." ]

[ "According to the testings and reports of the A2P2 researchers, it has been confirmed that the humans of the tower share near identical DNA structure to us humans, making them no alien to our kind." ]

[ "Not exactly being an extraterrestrial organism, these beings who had lived and grown in a world different from ours have their own past and history. While not as intelligent when it comes to common subjects like mathematics and science, the knowledge they possess about the tower, about their own world, the herbs, techniques of alchemy and magical engineering are simply impressive." ]

[ "The A2P2 as well as other national organizations like the Principality of Ode from the north and the Eastern Alliance guilds have begun forming deeper relations with the natives." ]

[ "With the addition of the knowledge and resources from the 3rd floor, a plethora of natural resources from the vast forest, and the insight of the natives who also possess knowledge of the upper floors, the Association now aims to form an alliance with the native leaders." ]

[ "Through this alliance, the association aims to produce various items that used to be costly and unregulated, making a [Player shop] that’d sell (items) at a much reasonable price." ]

[ "Melissa: However, do you think it will be possible anytime soon, Ben? With how frightening the competition is, do you think it will be possible for the A2P2 to get the monopoly they would need for their player shops to work?" ]

[ "Benson: A very nice question, indeed. To answer that, from the perspective of the experts that we interviewed over the last few days, it certainly seems very difficult." ]

[ "With the formation of various guilds who also have access to the tower’s resources, it will not be long before the organisations that can create the basic items and necessities for players start appearing." ]

[ "As a matter of fact, the individual who achieved 10th rank in the 3rd Floor contribution, the guildmaster of an up-and-coming Guild [Trailblaze] also wishes to make their guild production centric." ]

[ "Melissa: Exactly. And they will not be the only ones. With the appearance of a civilization that knows how to craft potions and basic items like weapons and combat gears, various institutions will learn the ways and make their own products." ]

[ "Benson: It will be a free market, if anything. With the stable value of Coins or IX as we should call it, the tower currency has already become the mainstream fiat. Trading with the natives of the other world will only be possible in this unique currency as well, so the guilds and organizations aiming for bigger profits will have to dive into different businesses as well." ]

[ "Melissa: Correct! Access to resources and the ability of the different organisations to work alongside the 3rd floor residents will prove out to be the biggest challenge for these big organisations." ]

[ "Benson: The Era of mass production and the new industrial revolutions, magical industrial revolutions are not far, dear listeners." ]

[ "Moving on to the following segment..." ]

"They aren’t wrong, you know? We still have to get ahead of the others and launch our products as soon as we can.

With the influence of the association around the world, the trust will triumph over the quality and competitive prices."

"They may have already finished their products considering their expertise and highly talented members. If anything, they must simply be preparing a good stockpile to launch worldwide simultaneously."

The vice guildmaster of Trailblaze, Sir Phil as well as the production department head, Miss Moon, both were sitting in the guildmaster’s office as the special blue floating screen delivered the live news and the usual commentary of the reporters.

"We already have the products from the potion department. If we can just start the production with the newly gathered materials–." Miss Moon was speaking with some worries on her face but Izzy simply shook her head as she cut her off midway.

"The Association is the association. The health potions and other special potions will simply become a staple for the player market. They are necessities that the players will need above anything.

Weapons that are in good condition, items that can increase stats, products of magic engineering, the sticker enchantments one can put on anything directly, back in the days when we used to play TOB, these things were the most common things among the players."

As a former player, Miss Moon might already know how all these items were something that one would find in the inventory of any of the players.

If you were going out into the field to hunt, you would need a healing potion, a stamina recovery potion, a certain kind of stat enhancement potion for different classes, and the Mana recovery potions of the mages.

If you were a weapon user, you would need a good quality sword and armor depending on your combat type. These items needed constant repairs and upgrades, making them a hot product within the market.

Easy to use enchantments were preferred over the gacha enchantment functions available in different cities past the 10th floor. And none of the players on the field would ever forget their inventory enhancers— external additional inventory sections that you can add onto your inventory using certain consumables.

"The player-centric market will be big, and we will thrive there even with the competition thanks to the higher quality potions our executives, my mothers have created." She was proud when she said it specifically like that.

"Their potion quality is over 15% better than even the ’store bought’ items that were sold in the common [Tower Shop], a function that’ll become available after the 10th floor for every player." This was common knowledge to the players who had gone over the 10th floor.

The A2P2 knew about it as well, but even if they manage to get to the 10th floor quickly, they will not make it there before the next year.

During this time, the players who go up the 4th floor will need a place to buy goods from, and she knows the Trailblaze will not be able to keep up their supplies.

"We will go for the quality over the quantity. For a better product and an assorted range of products that will serve not just the different players, but also to the general public— something the association might overlook if they are too quick on their feet."