Shi Feng could not help his bitter smile as he heard the NPC receptionist's words .
Sure enough, it isn't that easy to establish a city . Shi Feng had thought it strange that Sharlyn had so kind-heartedly given him a City Building Order in exchange for only 10,000 Immortal Souls . This reward was much too extravagant for an Epic Quest . Sure enough, there is another test to this .
God's Domain was currently still in its early stages .
Even a first-rate Guild would have to spend a relatively long time just to collect several thousand Gold . After all, for a Guild to develop, expand, and improve itself, it would have to spend an exorbitant amount of money . Normally, having even 1,000 Gold lying around was considered a luxury for a first-rate Guild .
Only Zero Wing, which had the Candlelight Trading Firm, Stone Forest Town, and a large number of Guild Quests, had a daily income of several thousand Gold . However, after expanding the Guild, they had a wider variety of expenditures . After deducting operating costs and salaries, Zero Wing raked in a clean profit of roughly 1,000 Gold each day . After a month, the Guild would make around 30,000 Gold .
The other Guilds could only dream of such wealth .
However, Shi Feng understood that, in reality, he was still just a poor bastard .
This was only a fraction of what he needed to establish his city .
The basic construction fee alone cost 120,000 Gold . After including the cost of dealing with monster attacks, it was practically impossible for him to earn what he needed to construct the city . He also had to think of the necessary building construction that he would need after the city itself was complete .
Shi Feng thought back to when Shadow had constructed a Mana Tower in its first city .
The Mana Tower's required raw materials had cost close to 10,000 Gold . The Guild had also hired a bunch of NPCs to deal with the construction . Overall, the Mana Tower had cost Shadow 35,000 Gold .
The Black Market, on the other hand, had been somewhat cheaper . Even so, its construction still cost over 20,000 Gold .
If one added all the costs together, they would discover that the initial construction fee was only the first step to constructing a city .
Even so, a large Guild would willingly sacrifice everything it had, seeking sponsors and selling small portions of the Guild's shares, to build a functioning city . Once the city was built, however, it would be a money magnet .
In the past, to construct its first city, Shadow had sought out over a dozen sponsors . It was also then that Shadow split its shares between many financial groups and corporations .
If Zero Wing did not wish to rely on external powers to construct a Guild City, then it needed to earn a lot more money .
When Shi Feng thought about the need to multiply his current income by several times, he felt his head throb .
When Shadow had constructed its first city, there were far more people playing God's Domain, and it had been much easier to earn money . Currently, the majority of the players in God's Domain had yet to reach Level 30 . Hence, the challenge of earning more than 100,000 Gold was significantly more difficult than it had been .
Moreover, the Candlelight Trading Firm's daily income was nearly at its max . It would be very difficult to increase it .
As for Stone Forest Town, the town's income mainly came in the form of Magic Crystals . Moreover, it was also impossible to increase the town's income within a short time . As for the income from Guild Quests, it could not even begin to compete with the income of the Candlelight Trading Firm and Stone Forest Town .
It seems I'll have to look for a new source . Shi Feng began to consider the matter . Currently, the most profitable trade involved selling top-tier weapons and equipment . Consumables were the next most profitable items . Zero Wing did not even have enough top-tier weapons and equipment to equip all of its members, so how could it possibly afford to part with those items?
Just as Shi Feng's headache over searching for a new source of income grew, Aqua Rose contacted him .
"Guild Leader, I have the post-war report ready for you! We struck gold this time!" Aqua Rose said excitedly . "After deducting the compensation and rewards for our Guild members, we obtained 18,456 pieces of Level 25 Mysterious-Iron Equipment, 3,187 pieces of Level 25 Secret-Silver Equipment, 549 pieces of Level 25 Fine-Gold Equipment, 84 pieces of Level 25 Dark-Gold Equipment, 1,427 pieces of Level 30 Mysterious-Iron Equipment, 241 pieces of Level 30 Secret-Silver Equipment, 53 pieces of Level 30 Fine-Gold Equipment, and 4 pieces of Level 30 Dark-Gold Equipment . "
There were always spoils after a great war . However, Shi Feng had never imagined that they would enjoy such a bountiful harvest .
This was all net income .
With this equipment enriching the Guild Warehouse, they could increase Zero Wing's strength by a large margin .
If they had purchased all of this equipment, they would have had to spend over 50,000 Gold .
"With this equipment and the equipment we already had in the Guild Warehouse, we will have no problems expanding the Guild by another 30,000 to 50,000 members . " Previously, Aqua Rose had still struggled with her headache over the issue of equipment after expanding the Guild .
Zero Wing had already become a large Guild, acknowledged by every player in Star-Moon Kingdom . Its fame had even surpassed the Star Alliance and Ouroboros . As a result, more players reached out in an attempt to join the Guild each day . Hence, this was the perfect time to expand .
However, they would suffer if they did not have enough equipment in the Guild Warehouse for the new recruits .
Initially, Aqua Rose had considered limiting the number of new members they recruited to 10,000 . Now that they had obtained so much new equipment, however, they could recruit an additional 30,000 to 40,000 players .
"However, most of the equipment's Durability has nearly been depleted . The repair fees will cost us a lot . I was thinking of taking out a portion of the Guild funds to repair the equipment," Aqua Rose suggested .
If it were only a small amount of money, Aqua Rose could make the decision herself . However, too much equipment needed repairs . Hence, she needed Shi Feng's permission before she moved forward .
Hearing this, Shi Feng felt another headache bloom .
"There isn't a lot left . Sell some of the lower quality equipment and use the money to repair the rest," Shi Feng said after some thought .
"I understand . " Aqua Rose then disconnected the call .
After speaking with Aqua Rose, Shi Feng suddenly recalled the forging design inside his bag .
The Strengthening Device!
This item was capable of strengthening a player's equipment, reducing the consumption of Durability .
This was a must-have for current players .
During lower Levels, the majority of players in God's Domain would not think much of their equipment's wear and tear . However, as players reached higher levels, they encountered far more powerful monsters . Naturally, the burden on their equipment grew as they began to take more damage . The repair fees alone would demand the majority of a player's earnings .
Selling the Strengthening Devices would be a great source of income . Shi Feng could not help but smile . Previously, he had considered selling the Magic Devices . However, Magic Devices were too precious and expensive . Only the various Guilds' upper echelons could afford to purchase and use them . Moreover, there weren't even enough Magic Devices to outfit Zero Wing's members . Fortunately, it was a different story for the Strengthening Devices .
Shi Feng immediately left the City Hall and hurried towards the Candlelight Trading Firm .
"Huh? Isn't this the broken sword that Galaxy Past had dropped when he died?" While Shi Feng searched through his bag for the Strengthening Device Forging Design, he discovered an extraordinarily eye-catching, broken sword .
The broken sword's aura alone was enough to make Shi Feng's heart skip a beat, despite it sitting idle in his bag .
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