Chapter 330: Counting Trouble
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Chapter 330: Counting Trouble
Sage learned of the issues facing Wu Chang and let him handle the fallout as delicately as possible. Given his position as the City Lord for so many years, he would have a much greater handle on the political situation and etiquette than Sage did. Sage urged Wu Chang to buy them as much time as possible. He didnt have to appease them, he just had to keep them from ganging up together and launching an attack.
They needed to buy time to build their foundations in Lionheart Town. The main reason theyd staged those attacks had been to pull Wu Chang to their side. If that action also got them kicked out of Lionheart Town it would be pretty counter-productive. Especially considering the main reason he went so far out of his way to recruit Wu Chang was to get control of Lionheart Town! Sage sent a few Falcons to the two counties that were in opposition to them, urging them to rapidly gather information about the Prefects, their backgrounds, and the strength of the counties.
Owning a city was a lot of work, but it also produced a lot of wealth. County Prefects were even more powerful. County Prefects, just like big clans, had their own cities. The county capitals, as they were known, were cities many times larger than normal. In addition, they collected taxes and resources from their subordinate cities. The wealth of a Prefect was many times larger than that of a City Lord. Usually their individual strength wasnt that much greater than a City Lord, but they had larger forces and more money to throw at their problems.
The Prefects are angry at losing a source of revenue. Their benefits have been affected.
Sage knew that in order to placate the two Prefects, they would need to make up for their loss of benefits. It was quite likely they only cared because the slaver group in their territory was giving them a cut of the profits they made.
The band of a small storage ring was smooth and unadorned. Those with large spaces would have a sort of braided rope design on the band. Each strand that the rope was braided with signified a 6 foot cube of space within. A single cube space would just consist of the rings band being twisted without any extra strands. This specific ring had four strands in the braid, so Sage had assumed it would have four cubes within. He was expecting to see a space with a 12 by 12 floor and a 6 ft height. Instead he was amazed to see a space with a 36 by 36 floor, to a height of 18 ft. Surprised, he exited the ring without even looking at the loot inside and examining the ring again. A closer look showed a tiny design had been engraved onto each of the strands of the ring band like tiny vines. That vine-like design reminded him of the look of the 27 strand braid Full Cube Storage Ring. The Full Cube was a 3 by 3 array of 6 foot cubes. Only then did he realize the subtle marking on the Storage Ring was actually signifying that it was four Full Cube spaces instead of four single cubes.
Not counting the sliver of the Universe Ring, hed never seen a Storage Ring this large. He didnt realize what he had until just now. Only then did he break into laughter. A Storage Ring that could hold four full cubes was valued around 1 million Spirit Stones. Just by selling the ring he could completely solve Wu Changs debt to stabilize Lionheart Town, or make a significant bribe to those Prefects. He laughed crazily for a minute till he thought about the Universe Ring itself.
Wait how much could I get for the Universe Ring?
Sage quickly put aside that thought. The assistance hed gained from Tao Ba had been priceless already, and he felt that hed only seen the tip of the iceberg. Even without thinking about how it was entrusted to him by the Lang Clan Ancestor, he wouldnt wish to even let others know about such a valuable item, let alone sell it.
Now, in a much better mood, Sage delved into the Storage Ring and took a look around at the treasure that Hei had collected.
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Chapter 330: Counting Trouble
Sage learned of the issues facing Wu Chang and let him handle the fallout as delicately as possible. Given his position as the City Lord for so many years, he would have a much greater handle on the political situation and etiquette than Sage did. Sage urged Wu Chang to buy them as much time as possible. He didnt have to appease them, he just had to keep them from ganging up together and launching an attack.
They needed to buy time to build their foundations in Lionheart Town. The main reason theyd staged those attacks had been to pull Wu Chang to their side. If that action also got them kicked out of Lionheart Town it would be pretty counter-productive. Especially considering the main reason he went so far out of his way to recruit Wu Chang was to get control of Lionheart Town! Sage sent a few Falcons to the two counties that were in opposition to them, urging them to rapidly gather information about the Prefects, their backgrounds, and the strength of the counties.
Owning a city was a lot of work, but it also produced a lot of wealth. County Prefects were even more powerful. County Prefects, just like big clans, had their own cities. The county capitals, as they were known, were cities many times larger than normal. In addition, they collected taxes and resources from their subordinate cities. The wealth of a Prefect was many times larger than that of a City Lord. Usually their individual strength wasnt that much greater than a City Lord, but they had larger forces and more money to throw at their problems.
The Prefects are angry at losing a source of revenue. Their benefits have been affected.
Sage knew that in order to placate the two Prefects, they would need to make up for their loss of benefits. It was quite likely they only cared because the slaver group in their territory was giving them a cut of the profits they made.
The band of a small storage ring was smooth and unadorned. Those with large spaces would have a sort of braided rope design on the band. Each strand that the rope was braided with signified a 6 foot cube of space within. A single cube space would just consist of the rings band being twisted without any extra strands. This specific ring had four strands in the braid, so Sage had assumed it would have four cubes within. He was expecting to see a space with a 12 by 12 floor and a 6 ft height. Instead he was amazed to see a space with a 36 by 36 floor, to a height of 18 ft. Surprised, he exited the ring without even looking at the loot inside and examining the ring again. A closer look showed a tiny design had been engraved onto each of the strands of the ring band like tiny vines. That vine-like design reminded him of the look of the 27 strand braid Full Cube Storage Ring. The Full Cube was a 3 by 3 array of 6 foot cubes. Only then did he realize the subtle marking on the Storage Ring was actually signifying that it was four Full Cube spaces instead of four single cubes.
Not counting the sliver of the Universe Ring, hed never seen a Storage Ring this large. He didnt realize what he had until just now. Only then did he break into laughter. A Storage Ring that could hold four full cubes was valued around 1 million Spirit Stones. Just by selling the ring he could completely solve Wu Changs debt to stabilize Lionheart Town, or make a significant bribe to those Prefects. He laughed crazily for a minute till he thought about the Universe Ring itself.
Wait how much could I get for the Universe Ring?
Sage quickly put aside that thought. The assistance hed gained from Tao Ba had been priceless already, and he felt that hed only seen the tip of the iceberg. Even without thinking about how it was entrusted to him by the Lang Clan Ancestor, he wouldnt wish to even let others know about such a valuable item, let alone sell it.
Now, in a much better mood, Sage delved into the Storage Ring and took a look around at the treasure that Hei had collected.
Chapter 330: Counting TroubleSage learned of the issues facing Wu Chang and let him handle the fallout as delicately as possible. Given his position as the City Lord for so many years, he would have a much greater handle on the political situation and etiquette than Sage did. Sage urged Wu Chang to buy them as much time as possible. He didnt have to appease them, he just had to keep them from ganging up together and launching an attack. They needed to buy time to build their foundations in Lionheart Town. The main reason theyd staged those attacks had been to pull Wu Chang to their side. If that action also got them kicked out of Lionheart Town it would be pretty counter-productive. Especially considering the main reason he went so far out of his way to recruit Wu Chang was to get control of Lionheart Town! Sage sent a few Falcons to the two counties that were in opposition to them, urging them to rapidly gather information about the Prefects, their backgrounds, and the strength of the counties. Owning a city was a lot of work, but it also produced a lot of wealth. County Prefects were even more powerful. County Prefects, just like big clans, had their own cities. The county capitals, as they were known, were cities many times larger than normal. In addition, they collected taxes and resources from their subordinate cities. The wealth of a Prefect was many times larger than that of a City Lord. Usually their individual strength wasnt that much greater than a City Lord, but they had larger forces and more money to throw at their problems. The Prefects are angry at losing a source of revenue. Their benefits have been affected.Sage knew that in order to placate the two Prefects, they would need to make up for their loss of benefits. It was quite likely they only cared because the slaver group in their territory was giving them a cut of the profits they made. The band of a small storage ring was smooth and unadorned. Those with large spaces would have a sort of braided rope design on the band. Each strand that the rope was braided with signified a 6 foot cube of space within. A single cube space would just consist of the rings band being twisted without any extra strands. This specific ring had four strands in the braid, so Sage had assumed it would have four cubes within. He was expecting to see a space with a 12 by 12 floor and a 6 ft height. Instead he was amazed to see a space with a 36 by 36 floor, to a height of 18 ft. Surprised, he exited the ring without even looking at the loot inside and examining the ring again. A closer look showed a tiny design had been engraved onto each of the strands of the ring band like tiny vines. That vine-like design reminded him of the look of the 27 strand braid Full Cube Storage Ring. The Full Cube was a 3 by 3 array of 6 foot cubes. Only then did he realize the subtle marking on the Storage Ring was actually signifying that it was four Full Cube spaces instead of four single cubes. Not counting the sliver of the Universe Ring, hed never seen a Storage Ring this large. He didnt realize what he had until just now. Only then did he break into laughter. A Storage Ring that could hold four full cubes was valued around 1 million Spirit Stones. Just by selling the ring he could completely solve Wu Changs debt to stabilize Lionheart Town, or make a significant bribe to those Prefects. He laughed crazily for a minute till he thought about the Universe Ring itself.Wait how much could I get for the Universe Ring?Sage quickly put aside that thought. The assistance hed gained from Tao Ba had been priceless already, and he felt that hed only seen the tip of the iceberg. Even without thinking about how it was entrusted to him by the Lang Clan Ancestor, he wouldnt wish to even let others know about such a valuable item, let alone sell it. Now, in a much better mood, Sage delved into the Storage Ring and took a look around at the treasure that Hei had collected.
