When Shifeng arrived before the city's two massive gates, he noticed that they were tightly shut. Pitch-black runes had been carved into the gates, forming multiple layers of magic barriers. These barriers were much stronger than the movement-type defensive magic arrays. Even Tier 4 Spells would be within their range.
As for the magic barriers enveloping the city, although they weren't as powerful as the gates, they could easily block Tier 3 Spells. One could say that the city was a perfect Guild fortress.
At least I didn't spend all those Coins for nothing. Shifeng sighed ruefully as he scanned his surroundings.
Standing at the top of a mountain, one could clearly see the city's surroundings. The scenery at the foot of the mountain was also panoramic. There was also a large waterfall beside the city. Various birds and beasts flew past the city from time to time.
Even without factoring in the Witch's Hill's special circumstances, this city would still attract plenty of Lifestyle players.
Shadow hadn't even had a single Guild Town at this point in time, yet the Ling YI Society he had established already possessed a Basic City. Even Super Guilds couldn't accomplish such a feat. Only the major powers in Sea's End had control over their own cities.
Unlike the cities in Sea's End, he had complete control over his city. He could develop and construct without any restrictions.
The difference between the two was massive.
As Shifeng appeared, the dozen or so NPC guards guarding the city's walls descended and slowly opened the city's heavy gates.
"Lord City Lord, we have completed your city's construction. If you have no further questions, we can begin the handover." A middle-aged man with a cross-shaped scar on his cheek approached Shi Feng respectfully. He wore a white cloak and luxurious knight's uniform, and a longsword embedded with several Seven Luminaries Crystals hung from his waist.
Although this man didn't seem particularly imposing, he was, in reality, a Level 180, Tier 3 Knight Commander. In a small NPC city, he could easily serve as the Magistrate. No matter how many ordinary players tried to stop him, they would die in a single move.
"That won't be a problem, but before that, I wish to visit the city's core magic array," Shifeng said, nodding.
Previously, he had obtained an Evil God Crystal after killing one of Beast Emperor's Grand Lord ranked Evil Demons.
To a Guild that owned a city, the Evil God Crystal was a priceless treasure.
This was because the Evil God Crystal could be used as the energy core of a city. Although its effects were far inferior to the Titan's Heart, it was still an extremely rare energy core. It was much better than the energy core that came with the construction of a city.
"City Lord, please follow me." Yaruo De immediately led the way for the Shifeng.
A city was not like a town. It occupied an extremely large area. Even an Advanced Town could not compare. Even a Basic City could accommodate over 300,000 permanent players. Moreover, this was only the number of players that could be accommodated in a Basic Building. If an Advanced Building were constructed, the number would double.
For example, if an Advanced Town were to house a million players, it would be extremely crowded. However, this was not the case for a Basic City. It could easily house a million players without feeling crowded. The upper limit of a Basic City was much higher than an Advanced Town.
However, because it was too big, it took time to get familiar with it. The investment in development was also greater. Otherwise, the whole city would feel empty.
Take the current situation for example. As the Shifeng walked through the city's streets, although the NPCs had already constructed many of the city's basic buildings, there were still large areas of the city that were empty. Players would have to spend their own money to construct these buildings …
According to the Shifeng's estimates, the investment required to construct the city's basic buildings would be enough to drive any first-rate Guild crazy, not to mention the construction of buildings like the Battle Arena.
The number of floors a city could construct was far greater than a town's. Take Stone Forest Town's Battle Arena for example, it only had eight floors. However, a Basic City could construct up to 16 floors. As long as players had the money, they could construct as many as 16 floors.
Very quickly, under Yaruo De's lead, the Shifeng arrived at the City Lord's Mansion's third underground floor.
"City Lord, this is the city's main control room. From here, you can freely control the city's magic arrays," Yaruo De explained as he gestured at the floating water ball.
A gigantic magic water ball floated in the center of the spacious hall. Many golden divine runes had been carved into the walls of the hall. The water ball in the center of the room was like a whale sucking in water, rapidly absorbing a large amount of Mana from the outside world and supplying it to the city. Meanwhile, a translucent black crystal sat in the center of this magic array.
This black crystal was none other than the common Mana Source Crystal that the system had provided as a bonus. Dozens of high-tiered Great Wizards had painstakingly crafted this crystal. It was much easier to obtain than the naturally formed Mana Source Crystals or the energy cores created by Gods.
Without hesitation, the Shifeng approached the energy core and removed the Mana Source Crystal. He then retrieved the Evil God Crystal from his bag and placed it in the center of the magic array.
As soon as the Evil God Crystal entered the magic array, the magic arrays in the hall began to go berserk.
The gigantic magic water ball floating in the air began to expand. After a short moment, the magic water ball had grown several times larger. Even the room's Mana density began to skyrocket.
This caused Yaruo De and the others to become terrified.
However, after a few minutes of frenzied Mana, everything returned to normal. Meanwhile, the magic water ball hovering in midair left everyone dumbfounded.
Compared to before, the current water ball was at least two to three times larger. Moreover, the Mana density in the room was clearly more than twice as high as before.
Sure enough, as expected, although this is only a Basic City's magic array, it can still display 60% of the Evil God Crystal's effects. Shifeng was a little disappointed when he saw the system display the Evil God Crystal's utilization rate.
In God's Domain, having a good energy core didn't mean that a city's environment could be infinitely improved. Every city had its own limits. For example, a Basic City could display 100% of the Mana Source Crystal's effects. However, a Basic City could only display 60% of the Evil God Crystal's effects.
If a City wanted to better utilize the Evil God Crystal's power, it would need to be promoted to an Intermediate City, an Advanced City, or even a Royal City.
However, a 60% utilization rate was enough to raise the city's defensive standards by nearly a Tier. The city's Mana density had also increased by 40%. Although the city's Mana density was still inferior to Stone Forest Town's, once the Mana Tower and Magic Tower were constructed, the city's Mana density would surpass Stone Forest Town's.
"City Lord, you are truly astonishing. You actually managed to obtain such an advanced energy core. With this, your city will definitely become famous in the Starmoon Kingdom," Yaruo De said in admiration.
In the Starmoon Kingdom, the number of cities that could obtain such an advanced energy core could be counted on one hand. Only the Royal City could surpass this requirement.
As soon as Yaruo De finished speaking, Shifeng heard the sound of a system notification.
System: System reward triggered. Please name your city. Otherwise, you will not receive the reward. Please name your city within one hour. Otherwise, the reward will be nullified.
System: You have 59 minutes, 59 seconds remaining.
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