Not long after the Shifeng entered White River City …
Players throughout the White River City region entered a frenzied state. The various large Guilds were the same. They all started to form teams to grind monsters and level up, all of them wanting to enter White River City as soon as possible.
However, the higher the level of the monster areas, the more problems one would encounter. Ignoring the increasing number of players in the high-level areas and the competition between large Guilds, just the durability of weapons and equipment was enough to give these large Guilds a headache.
"The Whetstones haven't arrived yet? Our elite team's weapon durability has almost reached its limit, "Stabbing Heart asked in the team chat.
"We've already received news from the other side. The forgers have already produced a batch and are on their way to deliver them," a Ranger said.
"How many have they delivered?" Stabbing Heart asked.
"Five stacks of 100 Whetstones," the Ranger said softly, feeling troubled.
"Why are there only 100? Didn't we purchase over 500 Hard Stones?" Stabbing Heart's complexion turned extremely ugly. Currently, their elite team had over 60 players grinding in a Level 10 monster area. A single Whetstone could recover 3 to 7 points of durability. 100 Whetstones would, at most, deplete in a little over an hour.
"We've already used up all 500 Hard Stones. We've also been purchasing them in bulk. However, we can't get any at all. Many players have used their own Hard Stones to exchange for Whetstones with forgers. We've already sent many newcomers to Dark Moon Valley to grind for stones. However, after God's Domain's system upgrade, the production of Hard Stones has decreased by a lot.
"Moreover, the dozen or so forgers we've nurtured are only Basic Apprentices. Their success rate of producing Whetstones is not high. If they were Intermediate Apprentices, producing Whetstones would be much easier. We wouldn't have to waste so many Hard Stones. However, the progress of forging is too slow. Right now, they are still far from becoming Intermediate Apprentices."
The Ranger had an awkward expression as he explained. Their Guild had placed great importance on nurturing forgers and potioneers since a long time ago. However, even after investing so much money and resources, there was still no improvement.
"Hah …" The more Stabbing Heart listened, the more worried he became. Stabbing Heart sighed deeply.
At this moment, he finally realized the importance of forgers. Although the Guild had placed great importance on nurturing forgers since a long time ago, the Guild had also collected a lot of resources and invested a lot of money into nurturing forgers. He had never imagined that it would be so difficult to improve his forging skills. If the Guild had an Intermediate Apprentice right now, he would not be so lacking in Whetstones.
"I got it. Tell the members of the elite team to use it sparingly. Try to minimize contact with the monsters' weapons. This way, we can more or less slow down the wear and tear of durability. However, the outer circle members will have to increase their efforts to collect Hard Stones, "Stabbing Heart said helplessly.
Just a single Whetstone was enough to make the Assassin's Alliance, an apex second-rate Guild, so poor. Of course, this was not because they did not have enough money. Rather, it was because they could not afford Hard Stones, not to mention Whetstones. Even if a stack of Whetstones sold for 10 Silver Coins, he would buy it without hesitation. Unfortunately, none of them were for sale.
In fact, it wasn't just the Assassin's Alliance. All the Guilds in the Starmoon Kingdom yearned for Whetstones. Only, they were not as nervous as they were in White River City. Meanwhile, the Guilds in White River City were in a desperate situation. Their weapons' durability was dropping too quickly. They could not fight for long periods of time. However, without weapons, how were they supposed to fight monsters? Despite being such a large Guild, they could not find a forger capable of mass-producing Whetstones.
Ordinary Guilds in towns usually had over 30 elite players in high-level monster areas. In the entire White River City, a third-rate Guild would have over 500 to 600 elite players in high-level monster areas. Second-rate Guilds would have over 1,000 elite players, and first-rate Guilds would have over 3,000 to 4,000 elite players. Not to mention the vast number of independent players. It could be said that the demand for Whetstones in the entire White River City region was extremely high.
However, currently, every Guild was frantically trying to reach Level 10, causing the price of Hard Stones to rise again and again. Currently, a stack of Hard Stones had already reached a high price of 1 Silver Coin, 20 Copper Coins. However, even with such a high price, they still could not purchase any …
White River City. City Hall.
Unknowingly, the Shifeng had already waited for over half an hour.
During this time, the Shifeng had finally sorted out the information regarding White River City. To the Guilds that knew nothing about White River City, this information was of considerable value.
Meanwhile, this information was divided into two types. The first type was the simplified version. The other type was the luxury version. After reading the simplified version, one would only have a general understanding of White River City. For example, White River City held a large market once every three days. However, there was no introduction regarding the distribution of resources. On the other hand, the luxury version had a certain introduction. However, it was only a general description, such as which locations were suitable for which classes to level up, which locations had more resources, etc. This information was precisely what the large Guilds needed the most.
Originally, the Shifeng had planned to sell the information to these Guilds one by one to earn Coins. However, doing so was too troublesome. Moreover, what they lacked the most right now was not Coins, but Credits. After thinking for a long time, the Shifeng finally decided to sell the information on the official forums. The simplified version was specifically targeted at independent players, while the luxury version was targeted at Guilds.
The simplified version sold for 300 Credits. With this simplified version, it was equivalent to buying a city guidebook. At least, they would not be at a loss after arriving at White River City.
The luxury version sold for 20,000 Credits. It was not that the Shifeng was ruthless. Although these Guilds would find out about the information sooner or later, they would need to spend a lot of time to understand it. According to the Shifeng's estimates, they would need to spend at least two or three days to do so. Moreover, the information he had provided was not as accurate. To a large Guild, two or three days was incomparably precious. Naturally, they would not care about 20,000 Credits.
"Lord Demon Hunter, Magistrate Weissman is waiting for you in the reception room. Please follow me," the female employee suddenly walked up to the Shifeng, saying softly.
"Okay, please lead the way."
The Shifeng stood up and nodded slightly. He then followed the female employee to the reception room on the second floor.
After entering the spacious and elegant reception room, the person waiting for them was a well-dressed man in silver-gray robes. The man looked to be in his fifties, and he held a staff with a dark-blue gem in his hand. The man stood quietly by the window, looking at the scenery outside.
This person was none other than the Magistrate of White River City, Weissman. He was also a Tier 4 Great Wizard, and he had reached Level 200. He was definitely one of the strongest players in White River City. Even though Weissman stood there quietly, Shifeng could clearly feel the Mana in the reception room frantically gathering around Weissman, forming a very weak Mana Domain. This Mana Domain greatly increased the pressure on Shi Feng.
Weissman had not done this deliberately. Rather, he had done so subconsciously. This was the terror of a Tier 4 powerhouse. If Weissman could activate this Mana Domain, Shifeng would most likely be instantly annihilated.
On the surface, Weissman appeared to be in his fifties. In reality, however, he was over a hundred years old. He was definitely an old monster.
"Young man, I heard that you have a letter of recommendation from Blackbeard?" Weissman asked, smiling as he looked at Xiang Shifeng.
To ordinary NPCs, Demon Hunters were a considerable deterrent. However, to a powerhouse like Weissman, the title of Demon Hunter was meaningless. Weissman's status as a Tier 4 class far surpassed that of a Demon Hunter.
"Yes. Mayor Blackbeard asked me to pass this to Lord Demon Hunter." Shifeng took out the letter of recommendation and handed it to Weissman.
After receiving the letter, Weissman did not open it. Instead, he sighed deeply. He then looked at Xiang Shifeng and said, "What should have come has finally come. I have waited thirty years for this letter. Only, I never thought that a young man like you would come. Now, it is time for me to fulfill the promise I made back then."
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