Black Dragon Empire, Lake Heart City:
As an NPC city under the control of Ling Yi's Branch Guild, as soon as Shifeng stepped out of the Teleportation Hall, he discovered that the streets were crowded with players. In fact, there were even more players than in White River City.
After taking a few steps, Shi Feng heard shouts coming from beside him.
"Requesting a party to enter the Underground Labyrinth's inner area! I'm a Level 51 Shield Warrior with over 30,000 Defense and a 34% Block Rate! I've reached the late stage of the Trial Tower's fifth floor! I'm just a step away from reaching the sixth floor! Requesting a strong party! "
"An exploration party for the Underground Labyrinth's outer area! I need a Level 50-plus MT and DPS! 32 = 18! Noobs, don't disturb us!"
"Purchasing Ice Jades in bulk! 30 Silver per piece! Buy as many as you can!"
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Players hawked their wares on both sides of the street. The Teleportation Hall was even more lively than White River City.
Moreover, the players filling the street were all very high-leveled. Every one of them was at least Level 49, with the majority being Level 50 and 51. Shi Feng even spotted a few Level 52 experts. Such a scene could only be found in places like the Ice Crystal World, which had a slightly higher level than the continent of God's Domain. However, the players here were nowhere near as high as Cold Wind City's.
Looking at this scene, Shifeng even thought that he was still in Cold Wind City.
Aside from the large number of independent experts, a large number of Guild elite and expert teams also emerged from the Teleportation Hall from time to time. These teams dashed out of the city, one after another. It was as if Lake Heart City had become the center of the Black Dragon Empire.
"These Guilds have finally noticed?" As Shi Feng watched the various large Guild teams gallop away, he wasn't particularly surprised. Rather, he had expected this.
Back then, he had chosen the Black Dragon Empire's Lake Heart City because of the city's resources.
During the early stages of the game, the various large Guilds and players had not paid much attention to a remote location like Lake Heart City. However, after players reached Level 50, the various Dungeon environments they encountered would become increasingly harsh. Among them, Lake Heart City's Ice Jades were the most famous.
Ice Jade could be processed into Ice Resistance Gemstones and embedded into equipment to increase Ice Resistance. Unlike weapons and equipment that increased Ice Resistance, Ice Jade was very flexible and versatile. Unlike weapons and equipment that increased Ice Resistance, Ice Jade only increased one type of Ice Resistance. At the same time, weapons and equipment also had level restrictions. Hence, players would need to prepare equipment with different Ice Resistance when raiding Dungeons in different environments.
To any Guild or expert player, this was simply too extravagant.
Resistance Gemstones, on the other hand, did not have such a problem. Gemstones could be dismantled at will. Only, it would cost a bit of money. When raiding Dungeons with different environments, players only needed to embed the corresponding Resistance Gemstones on their equipment. There was no need to go through so much trouble to equip the corresponding weapons or equipment.
Because of this, Lake Heart City suddenly became popular in the Black Dragon Empire by relying on the Ice Jade. At its peak, it became the sixth most populous city in the Black Dragon Empire.
An empire's player population far exceeded that of a kingdom's. Even the sixth-ranked city in the Star-Moon Empire had more players than a kingdom's capital city.
Now, Shi Feng's previous plans had finally borne fruit.
With the number of players gathered in Lake Heart City, Zero Wing's Branch Guild would definitely be able to recruit plenty of elite experts. With that, the Branch Guild would be able to truly contend with the Black Dragon Empire's first-rate Guilds. Now, the Branch Guild would no longer have to guard its own territory.
Seeing the bustling Lake Heart City, Shifeng immediately boarded an advanced horse carriage and headed to the Countess's Mansion.
Aboard the advanced horse carriage, Shifeng did not remain idle. He immediately contacted Gentle Snow.
When he had first sent Gentle Snow to develop in Lake Heart City, he had instructed her to continuously collect Ice Jade and Shops in the city. Now, it was time for the Ice Jade to display its true value.
"Guild Leader, you've finished your quest already?" Gentle Snow asked curiously when she saw Shifeng take the initiative to contact her.
Before Shifeng had left, he had informed her, the core upper echelons, that he would not be able to contact her for the time being. He had also instructed them to make their own decisions. They could only contact him if they had an extremely important matter.
"I'm still a little short on the quest. I'll probably need some more time." Shifeng shook his head. Collecting Soul Dissolving Flowers was easier said than done. Even after half a day, he had only collected five Soul Dissolving Flowers. He was still a long way from reaching 20.
"Do you need something from me?" Gentle Snow asked.
"Mhm. How are the Ice Jades I asked you to collect coming along?" Shifeng nodded.
"Ice Jade, huh?" Hearing Shi Feng's words, Gentle Snow's lips involuntarily curled into a smug smile. She then extended four slender fingers.
"Forty thousand? That's quite a lot. "Shifeng was slightly surprised.
Although Ice Jade could be produced in Lake Heart City, its production rate was not high. Back when Ice Jade had been popular, a large Guild would be fortunate to obtain two or three thousand Ice Jades. Even first-rate Guilds would only be able to obtain around seven or eight thousand Ice Jades. Now, however, Zero Wing had 40,000 Ice Jades. That was five times more than a first-rate Guild. With so many Ice Jades, Zero Wing could equip an army of several thousand players. Even a Super Guild would not have so many Ice Jades.
"Guild Leader, you've guessed wrong this time." Smiling, Gentle Snow shook her head. "So far, we've collected 400,000 Ice Jades! We've collected nearly 60% of the Ice Jades produced in Lake Heart City. "
"Four hundred thousand?!" Shifeng could not help but be stunned.
Although he had told Gentle Snow to collect Ice Jades, he had never imagined that she would collect this much.
Four hundred thousand Ice Jades!
If converted to current Coins, that would be 120,000 Gold. Moreover, this was only the beginning. It would be normal for the price to rise to over 40 Silver.
Ice Jades had not been very expensive in the Black Dragon Empire. Each Ice Jade had only cost four or five Silver. If the price rose to 34 or 35 Silver, they would make a profit of 30 Silver per Ice Jade. With 400,000 Ice Jades, they would make a profit of 120,000 Gold.
With so much money, not to mention supporting the development of Ling Yi's Branch Guild, they could even complete the construction of Silverwing Town in one go. They wouldn't have to worry about Ling Yi City and Candlelight's savings.
"Alright. Send someone to transport these Ice Jades to Candlelight's warehouse in Lake Heart City immediately. I'll collect them later," Shifeng hurriedly said. "Right, make sure to keep this matter a secret."
Ice Jades might indeed be very important to the various large Guilds at this stage of the game, and they were willing to pay a high price for them. However, in the Ice Crystal World, Ice Jades were even more valuable. Even the Snow Stones, which provided additional Ice Resistance to weapons and equipment, were being sold like crazy.
"Guild Leader, rest assured. Back then, I had my trusted aide collect the Ice Jades. Only a few people in the Guild know about it." Although Gentle Snow was curious as to why Shifeng had suddenly asked for Ice Jades, she still nodded and had her trusted aide secretly transport the Ice Jades to Candlelight's warehouse.
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