"You have signed an exclusive agreement with the Sunrise Group, so you can't trade with us? The Sunrise Group can't provide you with all the goods in the multiverse. Raisa propped her hands on the table and glared at the magician floating across from her. "Don't you know that signing an exclusivity agreement will seriously weaken your own bargaining power and undermine the good business reputation and business atmosphere of the Fortress Star?"

"We were loyal customers of White Flag. The magician's face was calm and his tone was gentle, but he closed his eyes tightly and did not make eye contact with Raisa. "The Earth plane is a very interesting place, with abundant goods, complex and diverse civilizations, and we have always attached great importance to them. However, the sudden closure of White Flag had a big impact on us, and the Group filled the gap. We waited for a long time, but we didn't see the white flag open, and the exclusivity agreement of the group brought us real benefits. Thank you for your concern, this exclusivity agreement only applies to cargo on the Earth plane, and has no effect on other aspects. And if the agreement expires in another five years, we won't renew it as long as the White Flag can offer the same benefits, right?"

Raisa's throat felt like she was choked, and she couldn't vent her anger. This is the sixth and last of the Fortress Star marketing channels provided by Mr. Liu - all of them have signed exclusive agreements with the Group without exception.

The protocol is very cunning. The group provides various discounts to each company to monopolize the market, and if the channel provider of Fortress Star violates the exclusivity agreement, it needs to double or even triple the previous discount. It seems that this agreement is aimed at all sellers in the Earth plane, but the Group has launched acquisitions between various Earths in advance, "helping" close allies to sell to the outside world, so that they can earn a part of the profits without leaving the Earth, and save the trouble of labor. It recruited a group of people, took advantage of the initial scale advantage, and accurately attacked others, gradually monopolizing the market of Earth and Fortress Stars.

The profits of cross-world trade are considerable, and there is nothing wrong with making profits in itself, but no one can afford to compensate for past preferences. The people of the Fortress Star will not bear this loss, and neither will Raisa. And everyone understands that it is impossible to wait for the agreement to expire after five years, and the White Flag grocery store does not have that long to consume energy on it, and the group will of course try to renew the exclusivity agreement before that deadline to continue to maintain its advantage.

Raisa is not in a position to convince either to abandon the exclusivity agreement, and the fundamental reason is that White Flag does not currently have the advantage of competition and product. Even if this exclusivity agreement is unfair, even if she has a stomach full of anger, what can she do, can she send it out to the magician in front of her?

Leaving the Mage's House, Raisa didn't know where she should go next. All she knew about the Fortress Star came from Mr. Liu's introduction, and he was the only one who was truly familiar with the place. But because this time he was walking with people from the relevant departments, Mr. Liu refused to come, and Raisa lost his biggest help. It's not that she didn't ask about the local knowledge of the ghost, but the lazy ghost couldn't say anything, but he had a deep memory of eating, drinking, and sleeping.

Standing on the sandy floor, the dry, rough wind whipped her hair, sending bursts of laughter and laughter into Raisa's ears. The magic tournament is underway, and every moment there are mages competing to earn competition points for themselves, and this has become the main concern of all the residents. Competitions take place in all directions, and in addition to combat, relatively peaceful items such as magic creation, spell analysis, and elemental refining are more popular, and these require a variety of resources. Spellcasters and their teams from all over the multiverse gather here, and may find business opportunities in them.

Raisa knew very well that even if a deal was made with them, it wouldn't last long, after all, these people were here to compete, and they would leave after the tournament. She wanted to deal with the channel merchants of the fortress star more, after all, it would be more stable and long-lasting. However, she also has to recognize the reality that she must make as much money as possible during this crossing, so that she will have the capital to cross next time. The White Flag grocery store also needs the support of Destiny Gold to operate, and this item is almost zero on the books at the moment.

"Even if you're a store manager, you have to work as a salesman. Raisa adjusted her mood and headed towards the noisy competition venue. Stronghold does not allow outsiders to run around the planet, and all participants are placed in a monitored area. There are only a handful of roads leading there, so it's easy to find.

This makes Raisa very easy to find as well. She didn't get far before she was blocked by a group of locals. They were dressed in thick leather armor, all of them powerful, and their scaly arms were exposed.

These people lack elemental perception - like the money mirror - and cannot become magicians. However, they can exercise their physique, receive magical transformations, and become strong warriors. Of course, there are some people who can't be called fighters, at most they are thugs, and Raisa met a group of prepared thugs.

As the owner of the White Flag grocery store, Raisa is protected by the White Flag, and a golden circle of light surrounds her at all times. This aperture is formed by the original power of the earth represented by the White Flag Grocery Store and the will of the world of the fortress star, like an embassy with immunity, which can protect Laisha from all kinds of external dangers.

The thugs obviously knew this and arranged accordingly. They first stood shoulder to shoulder close outside the gold ring, and then remained still. People rushed in all directions, and it only took five or six seconds for Raisa to be surrounded by a wall of muscles and scales.

"Get out of the way!" Raisa rushed over, and the thugs ignored her, just hooked their arms around each other and held on to their feet. Raisa couldn't push or pull the wall at all, and the thugs just stood and didn't make threatening moves, and the Golden Circle wouldn't do anything to them.

"Get out of the way!" Raisa shouted, "Don't stand in my way!"

Words have no power in themselves, power comes from the person who utters the words, and when Raisa's fists and kicks can't break a way, her shouts can't do it either. While she was rushing forward, the thugs on the other side moved quickly, narrowing the encirclement, but always stopping just outside the range of the golden circle and then standing still. A group of hired thugs with Tyrannosaurus rex muscles and viper-eyed eyes trapped Raisa in the middle.

"Who hired you?" asked Laisa, who was unanswered, but she already had a key suspicion in her mind. "This bastard can't stop me! If you find out, the Patrol Mage of the Fortress Star will get me out. ”

But the enemy was also prepared for this. Three magicians emerged from the alley next to the street, and they teamed up to cast a spell that shrouded the circle of macho men. It's an illusion that people on the outside can't see what's really going on inside, and only think it's some buildings, goods, or other obstacles, while shielding out the sound from the inside out. Pedestrians will get around, patrols will ignore, no one will come to save Raisa, and the barrier doesn't touch the protective ring at all.

"Damn, I can't spare you!" Raisa knew that she couldn't rely on anyone else now, only herself. She unfastened her backpack and pulled out the folded woven bag from inside. "I hope there are electric batons and long knives in the warehouse! By the way, wait until I make Molotov cocktails! The tanks of the German devils can't stand it, and you can't hold it either!"

She opened the bag with a grunt, but she didn't expect Captain Chang Sheng to roll out of it.