Global Lord: My Undead Can Undergo Fission
Chapter 265: Making a Foolish Move the Moment One Acts

Chapter 265: Chapter 265: Making a Foolish Move the Moment One Acts

With the help of Fang Hao, the development of Stone Island progressed very rapidly.

Deep in the forests, living areas quickly sprang up, and even a good number of clearings were made. It must be said that this place really wasn’t suitable for development, as there wasn’t even any land suitable for farming.

For now, all kinds of materials and food had to be directly transferred through the Material Warehouse.

During this period, some people had been transported to this place and were arranged by Rory to study and train.

The Secret Technique in Rory’s hands was only a method for training warriors, and the highest level it could reach was the bronze level. However, it was sufficient for the short term; after all, without a certain level of merit and strength, it would be impossible to cultivate high-level techniques.

Throughout this time, Rory was confident that he could earn the loyalty of everyone through his own efforts.

At the same time, Rory also purchased a large number of Puppets, although most of them were Stone Puppets and Iron Puppets.

Holy War Puppets would not be sold easily, let alone in large quantities. Even the Iron Puppets, which had silver-level Combat Power, could not be easily sold in bulk, not to mention they were also very expensive.

Although Rory made purchases on credit, he still had to consider issues of reputation and his ability to repay the debts.

Up to now, there was only one Iron Puppet battalion, and it wouldn’t be possible to buy more until he had cleared his existing debts.

Stone Island’s development momentum was good and had not attracted anyone’s attention. Even the Keli family hadn’t thought that Rory would choose to acquire an island for development.

Even if they had considered it, they couldn’t have known that the island was Stone Island.

The Sea Alliance did a good job with confidentiality in this aspect. Large islands could not be kept secret, but many small islands’ information was hidden, and the Keli family’s power could not probe into them.

During this development process, the Keli family finally made their move.

"It’s bad, Miss, there are rampant rumors everywhere that our Material Trading House is unreliable, short on weight, and often unable to provide the goods people want. A lot of people are now crowding at the trading house door, demanding an explanation."

Rory was startled, then sneered disdainfully, "An explanation? This is certainly some nonsense those fools came up with."

Although Rory knew that the people of the Keli family would definitely target him, he didn’t expect them to stoop to such idiocy. Their first move was such a foolish blunder; it was utterly pointless.

"Tell the people outside, if they want to get their goods back, they can do so at any time. Everything will be done by the rules, and we won’t shortchange them."

Indeed, as long as one adhered to the rules and went about their business, there was no need for anything extra. Such rumors would only affect those storing materials; others were merely onlookers.

What they needed to do was stick to the facts—as long as the depositors could retrieve their items, the rumors would naturally spread and debunk themselves. It wasn’t a bank, so there was no risk of a bank run leading to collapse.

After all, it was only about storing materials, and the Material Warehouse itself could continuously add materials in proportion.

There was no need to grant loans or employ any other tactics to easily earn a large amount of materials. Of course, this was also because various business activities had not started yet.

Even when it came to loans, the returns had to exceed what the Material Warehouse brought in by itself, which was quite challenging.

And just as Rory suspected, those who were influenced by the rumor came to retrieve their possessions. The result was that the Material Trading House easily handed over the goods.

However, since they were taken out before the scheduled time, there were no interest payments due, as the timing was invalidated.

Many regretted their actions after retrieving their goods, but there was nothing they could do.

"To think of such a tactic. If it were used against a normal bank, it might be an effective strategy, but unfortunately, it’s useless against me." Fang Jie, who had also learned of the opponent’s tactics, could only express his gratitude.

That’s right, it was gratitude. As the Material Trading House expanded, what Fang Jie didn’t expect was the increasing number of people coming to store their belongings.

Even many commoners began storing various inexplicable items. However, as long as they met the standards, they were accepted. Because there was an abundance of items, these items were indeed physically stored within the Material Warehouse.

Fang Jie had no choice but to designate a large area on the Northern Plateau to construct the Material Warehouse.

This place was to be the main storage location and a transit spot. Unfortunately, there was a limit to how much the Material Warehouse could store, and once it was exceeded, no more goods could be added.

If it were full and the Material Warehouse was breached, the contents could only fall out around it.

Should such an incident occur, the reputation of his trading house would be affected. Now that people were spreading rumors, it allowed him time to develop the Material Warehouse as people were withdrawing a large amount of materials.

Gold-level Material Warehouses still required a hefty price, and the pressure of building them en masse was quite substantial.

It seemed that the rules would have to be re-evaluated in the future. From now on, goods that did not reach a certain volume would no longer be accepted, thus significantly reducing the storage burden.

"Good, let’s do that." After Fang Jie made up his mind, he immediately instructed his staff to help plan and research the proposal.

A few days later, the Material Trading House introduced the new rules, and their reputation improved even further. After all, those who had withdrawn their goods received everything without issue, and such matters couldn’t be hidden.

Discovering that the Material Trading House was developing faster, the Keli family took action once again.

"Is this really the best these idiots can do?"

Rory looked at the information; it turned out that the Keli family was using their status and power to forcefully intimidate the inhabitants of the major islands, forbidding them from allowing the construction of Material Trading House branches, using exceedingly crude tactics.

Even this sort of information had been readily received by Rory, much of it sent directly by those island owners who had been threatened.

"Aren’t we going to do anything?" an underling asked cautiously.

"Do anything? There’s nothing to do. Their approach will only offend people and will end up offending everyone. Those people aren’t fools; they clearly understand the significance of a Material Trading House outpost for their own development."

"Moreover, their actions are basically promoting our Material Trading House. Think about it: a trading house that even the number one business family fears—who wouldn’t want to know more about it?"

Could this really be the case? A group of people exchanged looks, perplexed. It seemed that what appeared to be a crisis turned into a good opportunity in Rory’s eyes.

Another few days passed, and they realized Rory was right. The more the Keli family suppressed it, the more islands quietly approached them wishing to construct outposts, and the stronger the backlash became.

"The Keli family may be the leading business clan, but that’s just about logistics and resource management; they don’t actually have any knockout products of their own."