Stone Forest Town:
As soon as Shifeng stepped out of the Guild Residence, Stone Forest Town felt much more foreign to him.
Various virtual Shops lined both sides of the street. There were also various advanced hotels, restaurants, bars, and other establishments. Unlike before, Stone Forest Town only had a row of one-story houses or two-story houses. Now, even the cheapest building on the main street had five stories or more. The number of players on the street could even rival the streets of White River City. Among these players, there was no lack of Level 40 experts. Some even rode Mounts, attracting many envious gazes from other players.
Moreover, aside from the adventurer players, there were also some Lifestyle players chatting and laughing.
In addition, there were also many wandering NPC merchants hawking their wares on the main street. The number of NPCs on the street was also frightening.
The bustling scene did not resemble a small town at all. Instead, it looked more like a city.
Shi Feng was somewhat surprised by this development.
In just a few short days, Stone Forest Town had undergone such massive changes. If the town continued to develop, it wouldn't be long before it was promoted to an Advanced Town. If not for the city, Stone Forest Town would've definitely become the Ling YI Society's main headquarters.
As Shifeng slowly made his way to the Battle Arena, preparing to take a good look at Stone Forest Town's situation, he overheard many teams chatting on the street.
"More and more experts are gathering at the Battle Arena now. In the past, I could still rank within the top 100 in the small competitions held every day and receive some encouragement awards. Now, I can't even rank within the top 300 …"
"That's right. Only the commander is amazing now. He can still maintain his position within the top 100. However, the Battle Arena has also increased the incentive awards for the top 100. I've heard that Ling Yi intends to expand the incentive awards to the top 300. The top 100 will have priority in purchasing Exotic Stamina Potions from Candlelight. Moreover, they'll get a 10% discount. However, they can only buy three bottles at a time."
"We can have priority in purchasing Exotic Stamina Potions? That's great! The Candlelight Trading Firm only sells a limited number of Exotic Stamina Potions each day. Either the large Guilds' purchasing staff or the second-hand peddlers waiting for them. Adventurer teams like ours can't even get their hands on them. "
"That's right. With the commander around, we shouldn't have any problems buying three bottles of Exotic Stamina Potion every day. As long as we have enough Exotic Stamina Potions, our team can explore the relatively distant, high-level areas. At that time, our income will definitely be frightening. I've heard that the Sharp Blade adventurer team has already made a huge profit by venturing deep into the Ghost Ruins. I've even heard that they're preparing to purchase a second private house in Stone Forest Town. Only, I wonder when the Ling YI Society will start selling it?"
"They earn so much? I heard that the last private house sold for over 600 Gold. I'm sure it'll be even more expensive next time. "
"Of course. You might not know this, but they discovered a Fine-Gold Treasure Chest and obtained a Level 50 Secret-Silver Combat Boots Forging Design. They then auctioned it off in the Auction House and struck it rich."
"It's great to have Exotic Stamina Potions. We can explore even farther places. Practically nobody has ever been there before. It would be great if our adventurer team had a private house in Stone Forest Town. We'd be able to participate in competitions every day. We'd also be able to purchase special tools from the wandering merchants immediately."
"That's right. However, even the commander is hesitating. He doesn't know if he should get his team members' Mounts or buy a private house first."
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When the players on the street mentioned Stone Forest Town's private houses, their eyes glowed with excitement.
Previously, these players had thought that private houses were just so-so. After all, they already had transport carriages to and from other NPC towns, saving them a lot of time. Now, however, the difference between private houses and private houses was like the difference between heaven and earth. Not only could they allow their experts to participate in competitions every day, but they could also purchase special tools from the wandering merchants immediately. Most importantly, they could accumulate the Double EXP buff. Not only would they level up much faster than ordinary players, but they could also use the private houses as large warehouses.
"It seems that the private houses' effects are starting to show. However, this is only the beginning." Seeing everyone's interest in Stone Forest Town's private houses, the Shifeng grew more confident in their future plans.
In reality, private houses weren't limited to just the owner of the house. They could also teleport their companions. Only, they could only teleport a limited number of players. The Cooldown was also very long. In addition, private houses needed to be of a certain rank.
To put it simply, private houses could be upgraded as well. It was just like Guild Private Spaces and Shops in cities. Moreover, player-built houses in towns were much easier to upgrade. Only, the town itself needed to reach a certain standard to unlock this function.
This was also why so many players preferred to purchase houses in powerful Guilds' towns and cities. Firstly, there was a guarantee of safety. They wouldn't have to worry about other Guilds invading their towns and cities. Secondly, large Guilds developed their towns and cities very quickly. They could also upgrade their private houses quickly.
Currently, Stone Forest Town was an Intermediate Town. It already possessed the ability to upgrade its private houses. Only, it had yet to unlock this function.
To unlock this function, players needed to meet two conditions. The first condition was that the town's player population had to be at least 300,000. This wasn't a big deal for Stone Forest Town. The second condition was the town's safety. This condition was slightly more complicated. Firstly, the town needed to have a certain number of defensive structures. Secondly, the town needed to have a certain level of NPC guards.
So long as the town met the requirements, the function could be unlocked immediately.
In terms of the number of defensive structures, Stone Forest Town definitely met the requirements. However, the quality of the remaining NPC soldiers was a problem. After all, NPC soldiers were recruited through recruitment. The quality of the NPCs one could recruit depended on the town's standards and luck.
However, things were slightly different now. Originally, the Shifeng had intended to use the Hero's Chapter in their new city. Now, however, it seemed that this was a good opportunity to improve Stone Forest Town.
Before they knew it, the Shifeng had arrived at the most lively area of Stone Forest Town.
The Battle Arena!
The Battle Arena was the size of a sports stadium. At this moment, several entrances to the Battle Arena were crowded with people. The scene here was not the slightest bit inferior to the White Tiger Dojo's friendly competition.
Meanwhile, the Battle Arena's fourth-floor competition hall was already filled with players. Among them, there was no lack of Level 40-plus experts. These experts continuously cheered for the players in the ring.
At this time, the results of the match were announced. The victor was a cloaked Berserker.
The reason why everyone was cheering wasn't because of the match's brilliance, but because one of the Ling YI Society's experts had lost yet again …
"Sure enough, Turtledove is no match for them." Hei Zi could not help but shake her head as she looked at the ring.
Previously, Rampant Blade and Ye Wumian had gone up as well. However, their opponents were simply too strong. Neither of them had been able to reduce the opponent's HP below 50%. Only Flying Shadow and Jian Ying had managed to reduce the opponent's HP by nearly 50%.
Their opponents were ridiculously strong.
"Hahaha! It seems that the Ling YI Society's experts are only so-so! They are only slightly stronger than the top-tier experts of the first-rate Guilds we challenged before! If there are any other experts, feel free to come! As long as you can reduce my HP below 50%, I'll consider it my loss!" The cloaked Berserker, who was over two meters tall, laughed loudly. The cloaked Berserker's level and name were completely hidden.
"Damn it! He's looking down on the Ling YI Society!" Jian Ying abruptly slammed her hand on the guardrail, her eyes burning with rage. "If Big Sis Fire Dance were here, she'd definitely beat the crap out of him!"
The Ling YI Society's other members could not help but nod in agreement.
Fire Dance was the indisputable number two melee expert in the entire Ling YI Society. Only Gentle Snow, the Vice Guild Leader of the Ling YI Society, stood a chance against her.
Suddenly, a familiar figure walked towards the ring, one step at a time. When Hei Zi and the others saw this figure, their jaws dropped.
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