Chapter 1967: 1967
Chapter 1967 – Candlelight Expands Star-Moon Kingdom, Zero Wing City:
In a seven-story, high-class restaurant a short distance away from Zero Wing’s Residence, three cloaked players observed the Residence from a private room .
“Commander Cloud, the result of Miracle and Zero Wing’s war is out . Here is all of the information we purchased from the Secret Pavilion regarding Zero Wing,” a male Half-elf said as he handed the male Tigerkin before him a file . “The war in the Black Dragon Empire ended when Miracle retreated from the empire and announced its withdrawal from the war . ”
“What? Miracle was defeated?” Chopped Axe, the female Tigerkin beside the male Tigerkin, was slightly stunned . “How is that possible? That’s Miracle we’re talking about . The Guild is even stronger than it had been at its peak . How could it possibly lose?”
As a member of the famous Death God Workshop, she was quite familiar with the various superpowers, especially their territories and overall strength .
Miracle, in particular, was one of the superpowers the Death God Workshop watched closely .
Not only had Miracle recently expanded its influence in God’s Domain, but it had also recruited plenty of well-known experts in the virtual gaming world . The Witch of the West, Alice, was one of the best examples . Recruiting Alice had significantly boosted the Guild’s overall strength, and not long ago, Miracle had secured a key resource point on the western continent . It only lacked a suitable opportunity to earn the public’s recognition as a Super Guild .
If Miracle were granted the title of Super Guild, it would rank in the top half in terms of power . Miracle had a boundless future ahead of itself .
Hence, Chopped Axe couldn’t believe that Zero Wing had actually defeated Miracle .
“Miracle has indeed lost . Everyone in the Black Dragon Empire is talking about it,” the male Half-elf, Frost Rain, confirmed . “Miracle retreated because Zero Wing had dispatched 200 experts with combat power on par with peak experts, which caught Miracle completely off guard . Once Miracle realized that a protracted war would be a waste of time and resources, it decided to give up and return home . ”
“Two hundred experts with combat power that rivals peak experts?! This can’t be true, can it?!” Chopped Axe instinctively refused to believe Frost Rain’s claim .
Even an ordinary super-first-rate Guild only had that many experts, including Domain Realm experts and true peak experts .
“It’s true,” Light Cloud, the male Tigerkin, said suddenly . “According to the Secret Pavilion’s report, Zero Wing has only accomplished this feat because it has used a tool called the Basic Combat Device . However, the Basic Combat Device has a relatively short duration . In addition, Zero Wing has the frightening Magicbreaking Crossbow . When a dozen or so of these crossbows are fired together, they can even instant-kill a Tier 2 Refinement Realm expert . If Zero Wing amasses a sufficient stock of these crossbows, its members will even be able to instant-kill peak experts . ”
“So, that’s the case . I knew a new Guild like Zero Wing couldn’t be that strong . ” Chopped Axe could not help but wipe the sweat from her forehead .
If Zero Wing truly had so many powerful expert players, it could easily deal with the Death God Workshop . All it would need was some time and resources . The various superpowers were inclined to overlook the Workshop’s activities for this very reason .
“Even if these tools have a time limit, they still pose a great threat,” Light Cloud said as he rolled his eyes at Chopped Axe . “Alright, we can return and report to the Chief Commander now . We’ll let the Chief Commander decide how to deal with Zero Wing in the Fairy Country . ”
After saying so, Light Cloud took a Return Scroll from his bag . He had no intention of wasting any more time in Zero Wing City . Frost Rain and Chopped Axe nodded in agreement . They had never expected Ninth Heaven to secure such a powerful backer .
Meanwhile, the first thing Shi Feng did after returning to Zero Wing City was store the rare materials he had obtained in the Black Dragon Empire in Candlelight’s warehouse . He then had Melancholic Smile ramp up Candlelight’s recruitment for Lifestyle players and expand the firm’s operations .
Although the Candlelight Trading Firm was developing nicely, it could only afford to nurture a limited number of Lifestyle players due to the lack of materials . As a result, Candlelight was restricted when recruiting Lifestyle players .
Fortunately, Zero Wing had secured 490,000 Gold in rare materials through the war in the Black Dragon Empire . With so many materials, Candlelight could easily afford to recruit several thousand more members . Moreover, if Candlelight wished to develop in the Black Dragon Empire and Fairy Country, it would need a lot of additional manpower .
As long as Candlelight established a foothold in these two countries, the trading firm’s income would double at the very minimum . After all, both the Black Dragon Empire and the Fairy Country had far higher player populations than Star-Moon Kingdom . Naturally, the demand for items in these countries would also be higher . Even if Candlelight did not become the number one trading firm in those countries, it would still earn a sizable income .
As for Candlelight’s competitive edge, Shi Feng wasn’t worried about that .
Due to the Philosopher’s Hand, Candlelight had gained an additional five Master Lifestyle players despite the fact that Melancholic Smile had kept the item’s usage to a minimum to keep it a secret . Among the five Master Lifestyle players nurtured, two were Master Alchemists, two were Master Forgers, and one was a Master Engineer . To Shi Feng’s surprise,
Silent Wonder had successfully created an Advanced Alchemy Recipe as well, thanks to the assistance of Titan City and the Philosopher’s Hand . Now, Silent Wonder only needed to create one more Advanced Alchemy Recipe to become an Intermediate Master Alchemist!
An Intermediate Master Alchemist was no less important than an Intermediate Master Forger . In fact, an Intermediate Master Alchemist played an even greater role in raiding Team Dungeons . Unlike Basic Master Alchemists, Intermediate Master Alchemists could craft Master Potions with a feasible success rate .
If a team had a full stock of Master ranked defensive or resistance potions, the raid would become much easier .
“Guild Leader, the auction for the virtual stores has concluded . Not a single corporation is willing to rent our stores . In contrast, the virtual stores in the two Guild Tows are selling like hotcakes…” Melancholic Smile said, visibly worried .
“Although we’ve earned some Credits through selling the weapons and equipment you gave me earlier, it’s only enough to maintain the training ground for a short time . ”
“Nobody is willing to rent?” Shi Feng was slightly surprised as he examined the information on the nearby Guild Towns Melancholic Smile had given him . “These towns have certainly developed quickly . They’ve already ensnared over 40 corporations? At this rate, won’t they become Intermediate Towns in less than ten days?”
The Guild Towns’ development had exceeded Shi Feng’s expectations . Both had already invested in enough defensive structures to rival an Intermediate Town . Even more surprising was both towns’ defensive magic arrays, protecting the towns from monster assaults . These defensive magic arrays were the reason that the various corporations were so confident in investing in the towns .
“Guild Leader, you’re still in the mood to joke around? Now that we’ve moved to the new training ground, our daily expenditure has gone through the roof . With the Credits we currently have, we’ll only last another five or six days,” Melancholic Smile said, exasperated .
She had already seen Liang Jing’s financial report, and she had been horrified . The number of Credits the Guild spent each day was absurd .
“We’re burning through that much money?” Even Shi Feng was surprised when he saw the daily costs . He hadn’t realized that Ouroboros had spent such a frightening amount of Credits each day to maintain its training ground . The operational cost of Zero Wing’s training ground could already rival that of Shadow in the past And this was only the beginning . As Zero Wing recruited more internal members, the costs would increase . However, Shi Feng revealed a faint smile after a moment and said, “Let’s see who can outlast who, then . ”
Shi Feng instructed Melancholic Smile to sell some of the crafted Level 50 Bronze and Mysterious Iron Equipment for Credits . The Credits from these sales should help the Guild survive for a while longer .
Although Primordial Gas slowly spread throughout the Witch’s Hill, increasing the local monsters’ strength and weakening players’ combat power, monsters still needed time to evolve .
After Shi Feng settled his affairs with the Candlelight Trading Firm, he used the Seven Luminaries Ring to teleport to the Million Forest’s teleportation array . He then spent one Magic Crystal to teleport to the Otherworld Gate .
The Jealous Witch appeared not long after Shi Feng had arrived . She quietly hovered in the air while looking down on Shi Feng .
“Young adventurer, why have you returned so soon?” the Jealous Witch demanded .
“Lady Witch, I have completed the task you gave me . Here are the 200,000 Magic Crystals you asked for,” Shi Feng said as he removed 200,000 Magic Crystals from his bag, instantly forming a small mountain before him .
Once all 200,000 Magic Crystals were accounted for, the Jealous Witch waved her hand lightly, and every crystal vanished into thin air . At the same time, the gigantic Otherworld Gate released a dazzling glow . Primordial Gas surged out .
Then, a series of system notifications reached his ears .
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