"Do you mind if we bring in a few more Clan Leaders? I have a proposal that, I think, will benefit everyone, but we all need to be in the meeting, or it’s going to turn into a Clan War," the man meeting with Karl requested.
Karl shrugged. "I don’t have any issue with that. If you think that it’s going to be good for business, I’m willing to listen.
I might not be the most powerful person in the Guild, but there’s a reason that they chose to have me stay on at the Branch Leader."
Because none of them wanted the job, but that didn’t sound as impressive.
The Clan Leader took out a token, and sent a number of messages, then smiled at Karl.
"They’ll be here soon, if you can have your people let them in. Not all of them have Systems that are compatible with the messaging functions, so I had to use a token."
The Lesser Watcher escorted a group of ten highly concerned looking Clan Leaders in only a few minutes later, then retreated to the front counter, where he was covering for the Lycan staff, who were organizing groups for the Dungeon, or recovering with a nap after their run.
"You have a rather interesting group of store staff, Guild Leader Karl," one of the new arrivals greeted them.
"Yes, they are a fun bunch.
Now, we’ve got a proposal by this fine friend of yours, and he says that you all have to be here when he proposes so that there aren’t any hard feelings. He’s insistent enough that it has to be a good one."
That got everyone on track, only for them to be immediately sidetracked when they took the first sip of the slushy drinks that the bunnies brought out for them.
"What is this? A recovery potion served over ice?"
"Our new energy drink. It will soon be available at the new arena. But that’s not the point. We just needed to be sure that everyone was listening before we started with the proposal. Let’s hear what he has in mind."
The Clan Leader cleared his throat and began his speech.
"Alright, what I had in mind was arranging a monthly trade fair and tournament, as the Darklight Host now has an arena that can accommodate even the Elders of the Clans. I believe that we should all gather here with our trade convoys, and set up booths to sell our wares, and to find potential talent from among the competitors.
If the Host is willing to make it open even to wandering Immortals, it will be an excellent chance for us all to find members outside the official recruitment events.
It’s not so much that we are short on members, but we do love to compete over top fighters, and an organized trade event doesn’t work nearly as well without a secondary reason for everyone to be gathered.
People go looking for things that they need. But they will go just to watch a tournament, or to prove themselves for the rewards."
He trailed off and looked at Karl, who nodded.


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