Apocalypse Empire, Deathwhisper Hill:
Inside the Deathwhisper Castle, which was guarded by over 100,000 Undead, a 1,000-man legion slaughtered the Undead that charged at it.
These Undead wore tattered armor and wielded swords and shields. They moved in an orderly fashion, and the weakest among them was a Level 42 Elite, while the strongest was a Level 46 Lord.
An ordinary 1,000-man team would've been scared out of their wits if they had to face such a dense army of Undead, yet this 1,000-man legion slaughtered the Undead in an orderly fashion as if it were only natural for them to do so.
Several hundred MTs tanked the Undead with their shields. They did not launch any attacks, merely defending themselves. However, not a single Undead monster managed to get past these MTs. The MTs' control of the distance between each other and their shield deflection techniques was on full display. The ranged players at the rear desperately dealt damage. Occasionally, a few AOE Spells would land on the Undead, dealing high damage. When a large-scale destruction Spell landed, their experience bars would skyrocket.
"Very good. Damage dealers, pay attention to your control. Prioritize killing Chieftain ranked monsters and above. Healers, pay attention to your Mana. If your Mana falls below 30%, immediately leave battle and recover. Healers will replace you. "At this moment, Feng Qianyu commanded the team while attacking the Lord ranked monsters. Despite facing over 100 Lords and leading the Undead army, she remained unfazed. It was as if everything was under her control.
While Feng Qianyu commanded the battle, Blue Phoenix, who wielded a dark-blue crystal staff that radiated an Epic glow and wore a full set of Level 45 Dark-Gold Set Equipment for Elementalists, suddenly walked up to Feng Qianyu and whispered, "We've just received a report that a Shop in Chaos Stone City is selling the Sea God's Blessing in bulk. Moreover, it's selling for 1 Gold per bottle. It's more than five times cheaper than the one sold in the imperial capital's Auction House."
"What? How can it be so cheap? " When Feng Qianyu, who commanded the team calmly, heard Blue Phoenix's report, a hint of surprise appeared on his flawless face. "Is this news true? Or is it that the shop wants to make a name for itself and is deliberately selling it at a low price? "
Currently, the Sea God's Blessing had become a strategic resource that the various major powers fought over. It was definitely a divine potion for adventuring in secret lands and raiding Dungeons. Even now, she had only managed to secure a little over 500 bottles. Miracle and Battle Wolves had split the majority of the remaining bottles. As for these bottles, she intended to use them as a trump card for raiding Hell Mode large-scale Team Dungeons and competing for Thunder Island.
Previously, the lowest purchase price in the Auction House had been 6 Gold or above. Even after deducting the processing fees, the players who sold the potions could still earn 5 Gold or more. Now, however, the potions were suddenly selling for 1 Gold per bottle.
They had long since investigated the Sea God's Blessing. If one wished to obtain the potion, they had to purchase it from the Sea God's Temple. The fastest way to obtain a large quantity of the potion was to use Runic Crystals. However, Runic Crystals were even rarer than Magic Crystals. Normally, they could only synthesize Runic Crystals with Runic Fragments. However, the cost of synthesizing Runic Crystals was simply too high. Just one bottle of Sea God's Blessing cost 1 Gold, 50 Silver or more. If one were unlucky, they might not even be able to purchase one bottle with 2 Gold.
Although they had tried to find a way to purchase the potion, their efforts had been minimal. After all, they knew very few Master Alchemists. Moreover, unless their Favorability with them reached a certain level, these Master Alchemists wouldn't help them. Most importantly, the Sea God's Temple only had a limited number of Sea God's Blessings. After expending a lot of time and effort to obtain a large number of Runic Crystals to purchase the potion, by the time they reached the Sea God's Temple, the potion had already been sold out.
"That's what I'm thinking, as well. However, according to the information we received, more than 1,000 bottles of the Sea God's Blessing have already been sold. Many large Guilds have already given up on competing for the Sea God's Blessings on the Auction House. Only independent teams that aren't well-informed are still competing," Blue Phoenix explained.
"That's interesting. Have you investigated which Shop?" Feng Qianyu asked softly, smiling.
"I have. The House of Seas is backing the Shop. The House of Seas is using that Shop to purchase raw materials and potions that aren't available at sea. It is a warehouse-type Shop that the House of Seas deliberately purchased in Chaos Stone City," Blue Phoenix replied. She then sent the Shop's relevant information and data to Feng Qianyu.
Chaos Stone City was one of the top 10 NPC cities in the Apocalypse Empire. It wasn't like the imperial capital, which couldn't tolerate even a speck of sand. Meanwhile, as long as one had enough money during the early stages, they could easily purchase Lands and Shops in the top 10 NPC cities.
Moreover, first-rate Guilds and above generally did this during the early stages. Firstly, they used the Shops as a foundation for their future development. Secondly, they used the Shops as their eyes and warehouses.
"It seems that the House of Seas' competitor is quite powerful. To think that the House of Seas would go to such lengths," Feng Qianyu said, chuckling. "Since the House of Seas wants to use the lowest price to defeat its rival, we can use this opportunity to purchase as many as we can. However, we can't let the House of Seas' rival die too quickly. Have your subordinates contact the House of Seas' rival and tell him that I wish to speak with him."
"Understood." Blue Phoenix then contacted her subordinates.
While Feng Qianyu was thinking of contacting the House of Seas' competitor, the various major powers had also sent their subordinates to investigate the matter. After all, they knew that the House of Seas had a powerful backer. They were curious about the person that could force the House of Seas to go to such lengths. Moreover, if that person was powerful enough to obtain so many Sea God's Blessings, they might be willing to cooperate with the House of Seas.
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Stormwind Town, Sea God's Temple's second-floor reception room:
After Shifeng waited in the reception room for some time, a gray-robed, old man in his seventies entered the room.
Although this old man's hair was white, he was brimming with vitality. Moreover, the instant this old man appeared, Shifeng felt the space around him become extremely oppressive. It was as if this old man had taken complete control of the space around him. If he made the slightest movement, he would be crushed into a meat patty.
This old man was none other than Arnold, the Vice Temple Master of the Sea God's Temple. According to the public's information, he was a Level 160, Tier 3 Magician. In reality, however, he was a Tier 4 Great Wizard like Weissman in White River City. Only, due to the previous battle, he had fallen ill, causing his tier to drop.
This was also the reason for this rare Hidden Quest.
"Young adventurer, what business do you have with me?" Arnold asked in a slightly frosty tone as he looked at Shi Feng.
As the Vice Temple Master of the Sea God's Temple, Arnold held a lofty position. If not for Shifeng possessing the Stormwind Emblem, he wouldn't have qualified to meet Arnold.
Shifeng wasn't surprised by Arnold's reaction. Smiling, he said, "Lord Arnold, I've heard that you fought a life-and-death battle against an abyssal monster in order to protect this city. In the end, you used a Forbidden Spell to kill that abyssal monster. However, as a result, you left behind a scar. I have an Advanced Healing Potion here. I hope it can help heal your injuries."
After saying so, Shifeng took out an Advanced Healing Potion from his bag.
"Thank you, young adventurer," Arnold said, no longer as cold as before. Meanwhile, Arnold's tone was no longer as cold as before. Shaking his head, he said, "However, you should take back this bottle of Advanced Healing Potion. I know my old injuries very well. They aren't easy to heal. Even the Water of Life won't be able to heal them."
"May I know how I can heal you, Lord Arnold?" Shifeng asked.
"Young adventurer, it's not that I don't believe in your strength, but it's simply too difficult. If you really wish to help me, please bring me a drop of Dragon's Blood," Arnold said, smiling at Shifeng. He then turned and left the reception room.
System: Hidden Rare Quest "Heroes' Past" triggered. Do you wish to accept?
Shifeng immediately accepted the quest.
Sure enough, the situation is the same as what I understood in the past. Shifeng breathed out a sigh of relief. After all, he didn't know much about Sea's End. Although he wasn't wrong about the general situation, there were still many errors in the information he received.
Fortunately, there were no errors in the information he received. The first item he needed was the super-rare herb, Dragon's Blood. Just consuming the Dragon's Blood would permanently increase a player's Strength by 10 to 20 points. Very few players would be willing to sell the Dragon's Blood to an NPC for Contribution Points.
Following which, Shifeng left the reception room and headed downstairs.
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