Chapter 1484: Chasm Bridge Town

It became evidently clear that the Chasm Bridge was critically important in conducting business here in the Royal Continent.

Those who had allied themselves with Reborn, those who had not impeded their path, were the first ones allowed to use the bridge.

And the result was evident. Their production had boosted up by at least 50% or more! Profits soared, and so did their reputation within the Elite Society.

Of course, many Conglomerate Heirs looked at this and could only click their tongues in disappointment.

"That’s why it was so important to conquer the Chasm."

"Reborn got lucky. And now, they’re going to reap the rewards."

"I knew we should have fought harder to obtain that Chasm!"

They didn’t say those words out loud. After all, they were still hoping to take advantage of the bridge so that they could also increase their profits.

"With Reborn having sole possession of the bridge, they could easily enact a heavy tax for those who want to travel through it."

"I think that no matter the price, we should just bear it. The bridge is far too useful."

"They better not give too much of a tax. Otherwise, they’d be finding themselves in opposition against everyone else."

However, when they inquired with Reborn about going through the bridge, they quickly realized the truth.

There was no tax. Everyone was free to travel through the bridge without having to pay for anything.

They couldn’t believe it. After going through all of that trouble, after spending that much money, resources, and time to conquer the Chasm and build that bridge, they weren’t even going to tax people on using it? They were going to give it for free?

Conglomerates were ready to pay millions of Sand Dollars in taxes just so that they could enter through the bridge.

But now, it was actually free? It didn’t make sense to them.

Why would Reborn pass up the chance to earn even more money?

One of the Hephaestus Conglomerate heirs couldn’t help but laugh out loud once he heard this. "I don’t know what my brother and sister thought when they told me that Reborn was incredibly strong. They don’t even know how to capitalize on their own strengths!"

He was the 10th heir in line. Considered to not even be in the running to inherit the Hephaestus Conglomerate.

And as he saw what was happening on the Chasm Bridge, he realized that this was his chance to finally go up in the rankings of their inheritance.

"Ready all of our products. We’re shipping them from here, all the way to the Kings Region!"

The 10th Hepheasteus heir couldn’t help but laugh to himself.

He was going to use the Reborn company automobiles to transport his product. He was going to use the Reborn Chasm bridge to go through to the Kings region.

And using his products, he was going to beat Reborn at their own game! He was going to conquer their market with elite armors and weapons and materials straight from the Elite Society!

In his mind, he was using Reborn’s own products against them!

So, he readied the trucks they bought and began sending them out to ty and conquer the Kings region. They wanted to wrest Reborn’s control on the lower Royal Continent!

It wasn’t long before their trucks reached the Chasm Bridge. And as they did, their drivers realized that this place actually had a town built in at the ends of the bridge itself.

"I didn’t know there was a town here. Should we stop by?"

"There’s no harm in it. And it looks interesting too."

"Just in time too. I’m getting hungry and something smells so good!"

The drivers took a stop in the Chasm Bridge Town. and even though this place had only recently been constructed, it was already filled with establishments from the Reborn company.

Fast food chains. Luxurious shopping malls. Arcades. Hotels and lodging. Entertainment venues. It had everything.

Their truck stop went from a few minutes, to a few hours, to an entire day.

The drivers, who had been relaxing on the hot spa, suddenly jolted up as they remembered what they had to do.

"Curses! We’re way behind schedule!"

"Let’s go! We’ll get in trouble!"

"How did time pass by so fast?!"

And so, the trucks left the Chasm Bridge Town and headed straight for the Kings region.

There, they followed their orders to a tee. They set up shop and advertised themselves as luxurious goods from the Elite Society.

The branding of the Hepheasteus Conglomerate was all over their products. In any other place, this would have been an easy advertisement that would have gathered a lot of crowds.

But in all of the towns and territories they went through, no one bought what they were peddling!

"Why is no one buying our stuff?!"

"This is armor from the main Hephaestus Conglomerate! There should be people lining up to buy this!"

"We even lowered the price to the point where we’re losing money on this! And yet, no one is buying it!"

And in the end, their excursion to the Kings region ended up in complete disaster. They couldn’t sell anything. And the reason became obvious after spending some time there.

It was because it didn’t have the symbol of Reborn on it. The citizens of the Kings region were completely dependent on Rebornian products.

They accepted nothing else. And the drivers, as they spent more and more time here, realized that there was a reason why Reborn had been so popular here.

Everything they made was so good! Innovative, cheap, and high in quality!

"Why are these products not in Elite Society?"

"Right? Everyone seems to have those phones. But we haven’t even seen one back home!"

"It’s as if our eyes are finally opened to the outside world."

The 10th heir of the Hepheasteus Conglomerate had made sure to close off any news about Reborn in his own estate.

No products were allowed in their territory, so the people there never knew that phones or other Rebornian products even existed.