"So fast."
Hovering Feather could not help but rub his eyes as he looked at the massive mountain range before him.
He could not believe what he was seeing.
Although they had already felt the strong wind blowing against their cheeks when they sat on the Swift Dragon Speedboat, they knew that the Swift Dragon Speedboat was very fast. It was definitely much faster than their fishing boat. However, they hadn't expected the speedboat to be this fast.
In God's Domain, the Gnomes loved to say the most: "Time is money."
This sentence could be said to be the most suitable for adventurers like them who wandered the seas.
Ordinary players might not understand this saying, but as veteran players who frequently ventured out at sea, they knew very well what kind of frightening effects the time saved could have.
Many of the islands at sea were very resource-rich. Even the high-resource maps on land could not compare.
However, there was a very serious flaw: the journey was very time-consuming.
Ordinary players could only play in God's Domain for around 30 hours a day. The rest of the time, they had to return to the real world to work, study, and so on.
If Guild players traveled to a high-resource map on land, they might only need to travel for five or six hours. Then, they would have to spend over 20 hours grinding in a high-resource map before returning to a city to rest and relax. This was something that ordinary players envied. After all, leveling in a high-resource map was much faster than in a normal map. Hence, ordinary players in God's Domain had a very difficult time catching up to Guild players in terms of levels.
Meanwhile, such a leveling efficiency was not even comparable to spending 20 hours at sea to find a high-resource island. Players could only grind for 10 hours before returning to a city to rest and relax.
It was obvious how efficient it was to level up on a high-resource island.
Meanwhile, on a high-resource island, players would have an easier time obtaining various rare materials and good weapons and equipment.
If players only needed five or six hours to travel at sea and 20 or so hours to grind on a high-resource island, their leveling speed would be two or three times faster than on land.
Two or three times faster than Guild members!
Hovering Feather grew excited just thinking about it. At that time, it would be a piece of cake for him to surpass the leveling maniacs on the Apocalypse Empire's Ranking List.
However, he could only dream about it for now. Needless to say, an item like the Swift Dragon Speedboat was simply too rare. It was not something he could obtain.
"Just who is he?" Hovering Feather could not help but turn his gaze towards Xiang Shifeng, gulping.
At this moment, even if he was an idiot, he could tell that they had encountered a true expert. Otherwise, how could he have such a powerful speedboat?
At this moment, Hovering Feather wasn't the only one who had realized this problem. The other members of the party had as well.
"So this is the legendary expert."
"I always thought that those experts were incomparably proud and aloof. I didn't expect them to be so approachable. I don't know if he has a girlfriend. I want to introduce my sister to him."
"What? You have a little sister? How come I didn't know? You're too mean. You've known her for so long, but you didn't introduce her to a handsome guy like me."
"Get lost. Although she's not my biological sister, I can't push her into the fire pit."
"Alright, be serious. The expert is coming."
Hovering Feather hurriedly interrupted everyone's discussion when he overheard them. Only then did everyone realize that the Shifeng had arrived.
At this moment, when they looked at Shifeng, they suddenly noticed that Shifeng's figure seemed much larger than before. They also felt a faint pressure weighing down on them.
"We've arrived. I've had a great time chatting with you all along the way. However, I still have some matters to attend to, so let's part ways here," Shifeng said, smiling when he saw everyone suddenly become somewhat reserved.
They did not encounter any danger along the way. Even when sea monsters attacked them, with the Swift Dragon Speedboat's speed, they easily shook them off without much effort.
Hence, during their five-hour journey, they mainly chatted and laughed.
Through their conversations, he learned a lot about the Apocalypse Empire.
Among the things that interested him the most was the Apocalypse Empire's naval situation.
In the past, he had mainly operated near the Starmoon Kingdom. Hence, he did not know much about the Apocalypse Empire, especially its current situation.
Unlike the Starmoon Kingdom, the Apocalypse Empire was a coastal country. Unlike the Starmoon Kingdom, the Apocalypse Empire's development on land was relatively unfavorable to players during the later stages of God's Domain.
This was because the competition on land would become increasingly intense during the later stages of the game. The reason for this was the decreasing number of high-level maps. Many high-level maps were located along the borders between countries, forcing the various countries' Guilds to compete for resources.
With so many Guilds vying for a limited number of maps, it was easy to imagine how much resources each Guild would get.
However, the sea was different. There were many islands, and there was plenty of meat. Coastal countries had long since begun developing their naval forces. They could obtain large amounts of resources without expending much effort, continuously improving their Guilds' strength. Meanwhile, how could Guilds that had only recently realized this point possibly compete with these Guilds?
Hence, it was extremely important to develop naval forces as early as possible.
However, developing naval forces was not easy. Doing so required a large amount of manpower and resources. At the same time, they also needed a coastal town's territory.
The Apocalypse Empire had a total of 26 coastal towns. Among them, three were cities, while the remaining 23 were towns. Among them, Ocean Viewing Town was the most inconspicuous one.
Now that the three major powers had claimed three cities, there was no room for other Guilds to interfere. Fortunately, the three major powers weren't particularly interested in the remaining 23 towns. Although the other large Guilds were also vying for control of these towns, it wasn't impossible for them to get a share of the loot.
After listening to Hovering Feather and the others, the Shifeng learned that six of the 23 towns remained unclaimed. Hence, the Shifeng decided to have Immortal Light develop in these towns.
In any case, Immortal Light's Sinned Heart had not officially decided to develop in these towns. They might as well let Ling Yi act as the vanguard.
If the Ling YI Society hastily established itself in these towns, it would definitely attract the attention of the three major powers. At that time, the Ling YI Society would most likely be strangled in the cradle before it could even develop. However, Immortal Light would not. As a small Guild that was not even a third-rate Guild, whether it established itself in these towns or not, it was insignificant to the local large Guilds and the three major powers.
With Ling YI Society's current foundation, Immortal Light would definitely have an opportunity to take advantage of.
If Immortal Light could take root in these coastal towns, it would be of great help to the Ling YI Society's future development.
Following which, the Shifeng added Hovering Feather and the others as friends, stating that they were willing to purchase rare materials at a high price. They were even willing to exchange advanced weapons and equipment for these materials. This made Hovering Feather very grateful. To independent players like them, the most difficult thing to obtain was advanced weapons and equipment.
With these advanced weapons and equipment, their adventurer team would have a much easier time developing in the future.
After splitting up with Hovering Feather, the Shifeng immediately found a secluded spot and used the Seven Luminaries Ring's Space Movement. In the blink of an eye, they arrived before a small wooden house beside a small lake.
Meanwhile, this ordinary-looking wooden house was the most famous location in the Golden Sands Archipelago's core region, the Golden Sands Exchange Shop.
In the past, this place had been packed with players. Practically every large Guild in the Apocalypse Empire would send players to wait here all day long, all so that they could be the first to obtain the rare items from the exchange shop.
However, nobody could compete with the Shifeng for these rare items in the Golden Sands Archipelago. The Shifeng could freely exchange for these items.
Just as Shifeng placed his hand on the doorknob and was about to push open the wooden door, the sound of a system notification reached his ears.
System: Congratulations! You are the first to discover the Golden Sands Exchange Shop. Are you willing to pay 10,000 Magic Crystals to become a member of the exchange shop?
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