Although Su Changye was rather indecisive when dealing with matters, once he took action, he would definitely complete it perfectly. Otherwise, Su Changye wouldn't have been able to become the Pavilion Master of the Vermilion Bird City's Precious Treasure Pavilion.
At the same time, Lin Xiao was also making the final preparations for the trading company selection.
The trading company selection was held by the Merchant Alliance, and the Merchant Alliance was an alliance formed by three large trading companies, ten large and medium trading companies, thirty-six small trading companies, and countless unranked trading companies.
The main purpose of this alliance was to deal with Precious Treasure Pavilion.
Precious Treasure Pavilion had a monopoly in the entire business circle, occupying half of the market by themselves. This was something that other forces couldn't accept, so the Merchant Alliance was formed.
There were many powerful forces behind the merchant alliance. Even the Precious Treasure Pavilion couldn't casually attack the members of the merchant alliance. The only thing they could do was to use commercial means to restrict the merchant alliance.
Under such circumstances, the Merchant Alliance gradually developed.
The Merchant Alliance divided all the trading companies into large, medium, and small trading companies.
On one hand, this was to increase the enthusiasm and competitiveness of the trading companies in the Merchant Alliance, and on the other hand, to create a gimmick to expand the influence of the Merchant Alliance.
Otherwise, it would be awkward if the people of the Central Region only knew about Precious Treasure Pavilion and didn't know about the other trading companies.
Overall, the appearance of the Merchant Alliance effectively restrained the development of Precious Treasure Pavilion, and it didn't allow Precious Treasure Pavilion to be truly invincible in this industry.
However, the Merchant Alliance was formed by many trading companies, and among these trading companies, some relied on themselves, while some relied on the forces behind them. Therefore, this caused the Merchant Alliance to be very chaotic internally, and there was constant fighting and scheming.
Even if Precious Treasure Pavilion's forces were mixed in, no one knew!
The main purpose of the trading company selection this time was to choose one of the thirty-six small trading companies to become a medium trading company.
All of this was because one year ago, one of the ten large and medium trading companies in the Merchant Alliance, the Valley of the Kings offended the Buddhist Sect and was directly uprooted by the Buddhist Sect. The Merchant Alliance didn't dare to find trouble with the Buddhist Sect, so this medium trading company disappeared just like that.
In order to maintain the integrity of the medium trading company, they naturally had to choose a small trading company to replace it.
This was also the purpose of Lin Xiao's arrangement in the Vermilion Bird City!
"Your Majesty, it's about time, we should go to the Merchant Alliance!
The trading company selection this time is especially important to the merchant alliance. All the large, medium, and small trading companies should send representatives to participate! "
Ye Xiaoliang looked at Lin Xiao and said excitedly.
"Let's go!
After all this time, it's time to make a move. "
Lin Xiao lightly nodded. He brought Ye Xiaoliang, Long Fei, Xian Yi, and the others directly towards the Vermillion Bird City's Merchant Union.
Lin Xiao attached great importance to the Merchant Guild's general election this time. Their group did not delay and directly arrived at the Merchant Guild's location.
The Merchant Union was not located on any important street, but on a street to the west of Vermillion Bird City. The area it occupied was not very big, but the Merchant Union's headquarters was very tall, with a total of seven floors. In the entire Vermillion Bird City, it could be considered as a crane in a flock of chickens.
When Lin Xiao and the others arrived downstairs, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.
There was no other way!
In the past month, the momentum of Lin Xiao's Northern Howl Trading Company was too great.
Even a large trading company like the Medicine King Shop was not a match for the Northern Howl Trading Company. It was enough to see the strength of the Northern Howl Trading Company!
However, along the way, Lin Xiao and the others did not dare to greet them. Instead, they chose to avoid them. After all, the existence of the Northern Howl Trading Company had a great influence on the other members of the merchant alliance.
Under such circumstances, even if there were trading companies whose interests were not damaged, they did not dare to get close to Lin Xiao, for fear of provoking the anger of other trading companies.
Lin Xiao was not very concerned about this.
Doing business was a competition. Even the so-called friends were probably just superficial friends. It was not very important to have them.
However, even if the Northern Howl Trading Company did not have friends, they had many enemies!
The first to bear the brunt was naturally the Medicine King Shop.
Although the Medicine King Shop's reputation among the people was very bad, in the merchant alliance, because of the Medicine Sect's existence, the Medicine King Shop's position was still very important.
There were also many small trading companies and mediocre trading companies behind the Medicine King Shop.
"Your Majesty, it seems that this trip will not be very easy." Ye Xiaoliang, who was behind Lin Xiao, sighed pessimistically.
Smiling gently, Lin Xiao said carelessly, "Don't worry, I've already arranged everything. It shouldn't be a big problem."
Lin Xiao certainly had to cheer Ye Xiaoliang and the others up. Otherwise, how could they look so dejected? The Northern Howl Trading Company was the most popular candidate in this election.
"Yes."
Ye Xiaoliang pulled himself together and said softly, "With Your Majesty here, I'm relieved. Maybe I'm thinking too much!"
Lin Xiao nodded and did not say anything else.
With Ye Xiaoliang's character, Lin Xiao believed that he would be able to adjust quickly.
"Brother Lin, I didn't expect to see you here. Come to think of it, we haven't seen each other for a long time!" At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.
Lin Xiao turned his head and recognized this person. It was the elder from the Gold Ingot Trading Company whom he had met in the Beast Plain half a year ago. He did not expect to see him here today.
Lin Xiao still had an impression of the Gold Ingot Trading Company.
It was not only because the Gold Ingot Trading Company was one of the three largest trading companies in the Merchant Union, but also because when he was in the Beast Plain, he and 'Xiao Dao' had accepted the Gold Ingot Trading Company's invitation to enter the Beast Plain to search for those precious herbs for the Gold Ingot Trading Company.
However, in the end, 'Xiao Dao' and the others were abducted by Lin Xiao. Naturally, they did not report the Gold Ingot Trading Company's mission.
Lin Xiao did not expect that Elder Wang from the Beast Plain would represent the Gold Ingot Trading Company in this election. This surprised him.
However, Lin Xiao reacted quickly. He laughed and put his arm around Elder Wang's neck. He laughed loudly and said, "Yes, Brother Wang, long time no see. When the election is over, let's go to the city for a gathering!"
Lin Xiao's voice was loud enough for the people around to hear.
Moreover, he and Elder Wang had their arms around each other's shoulders, which made them look very close. This made the people around them secretly shocked.
In their eyes, the Northern Howl Trading Company was isolated and without help. They did not expect them to know someone from the Gold Ingot Trading Company. Moreover, they seemed to be on good terms.
The Gold Ingot Trading Company had the support of the Freedom Sect. Even among the three largest trading companies, they were not inferior. Their words carried a lot of weight.