After arriving at the Countess's mansion, Shifeng alighted from the advanced horse carriage. Immediately, he noticed several cloaked players entering the mansion under Milton's lead.
Although these players had entered the mansion, they paid close attention to their surroundings as if they were afraid of being followed.
When these players noticed Shifeng's appearance, their expressions darkened.
"Someone has already discovered this place?" When Shi Feng saw the alert expressions on the six-man party's faces, he had a rough idea of what they were thinking.
Throughout the Black Dragon Empire, there were very few places where the Countess could exchange for advanced items. Moreover, the items she could exchange for were all treasures to players. If one could claim them for themselves, they could reap massive benefits.
If others discovered this secret, they would undoubtedly have more competitors, and the Countess's profits would decrease. Moreover, the more people who knew about this secret, the easier it would be for the secret to be exposed.
Now that these players saw him, they naturally understood this principle.
In the past, when the Countess's secret had been exposed, the various large Guilds had fought over the Countess's mansion. In the end, the Countess's mansion had been occupied by the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion. The Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion had stationed guards outside the Countess's mansion to prevent outsiders from entering. The other Guilds could only watch from the sidelines.
After these players glanced at Shifeng, they immediately turned around and entered the mansion. Meanwhile, Shifeng simply smiled as he leisurely walked past them.
There were only so many items available for exchange. In these players' opinion, he would definitely exchange for items as well. Hence, they intended to exchange with the Countess first to prevent him from getting ahead of them.
However, to Shifeng, his goal this time was not to exchange for items.
Just as Shifeng arrived before the Countess's mansion, Shifeng suddenly sensed someone nearby. He immediately activated Omniscient Eyes to investigate.
"A Guild player?" Using Omniscient Eyes, Shifeng quickly discovered a Level 50 Assassin hiding behind a tree roughly 60 yards away. This Assassin also wore a Guild Emblem that he had never seen before. "It seems that this secret won't remain hidden for long."
Those players from before had obviously been targeted by the Guild.
Meanwhile, once the Guilds discovered the existence of the Countess's Mansion, it wouldn't take long for the entire mansion to be exposed. After all, there were simply too many members in Zero Wing. Every large Guild had spies from other Guilds. It was very easy for other Guilds to discover such a secret.
That was why he almost never told the upper echelons of the guild what he was going to do. This way, the spies in the guild wouldn't be able to find out.
At this moment, Shifeng was inwardly relieved. If he had visited the Countess's mansion some time later, a large number of players would've gathered here. The secret of the Treasure of Time might've been discovered. If someone discovered the existence of the Seven Treasures now, they would've gone all out to collect them. At that time, the difficulty of completing his quest would increase significantly.
After waiting for some time, the butler, Milton, arrived before the main entrance. Under Milton's lead, Shi Feng entered the mansion.
After Shifeng entered the mansion, the masked Assassin hiding behind the tree quietly approached the entrance. When he saw Shifeng disappear, a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes.
"Guild Leader, just as you guessed, those people really did discover a secret exchange location. The location is in the Countess's mansion in Lake Heart City," the masked Assassin reported.
"Good. Since we've discovered that secret exchange location, we'll make those people disappear from God's Domain. I won't allow others to touch my treasures!" a thin, middle-aged man in dark-gray mage robes sneered.
"Guild Leader, aside from those people, I discovered someone else. What should we do about that person?" the masked Assassin asked.
"Someone else discovered them?" The thin, middle-aged man frowned. "Do you know who that person is?"
"That person is also wearing a Black Cloak. Even if I use an advanced Identification Skill, I can't see his true identity. All I see is' Unknown, '" the masked Assassin said.
"Keep an eye on him and find a way to find out his true identity. Once we know, we can take action. The Countess's mansion's secret doesn't need that many people knowing about it," the thin, middle-aged man said after giving the matter some thought.
"I understand. I've already placed a tracking mark on that person. He won't be able to escape from me," the masked Assassin said, nodding.
"Good. I'll send someone to pick you up. Keep an eye on them until then," the thin, middle-aged man said before disconnecting the call.
Inside the Countess's mansion: Under Butler Milton's guidance, the Shifeng quickly arrived at the reception room, which displayed various exquisite antiques. Currently, Countess Katie Green was in the middle of a trade with the several players from before.
Compared to the last time he was here, the number of items on the stone table had increased slightly. There were a total of 14 items, ranging from weapons and equipment to designs. Every item was priceless and extremely difficult to obtain in the outside world.
However, after trading, not only did these six players manage to exchange for three of the items, but they also managed to exchange for over 30 grains of Temporal Sand. Their generosity was evident.
Each grain of Temporal Sand required one Mana Stone. Normally, Temporal Sand could not be found on the market. It was an item that only dropped when players killed the Bosses of large-scale Team Dungeons. To independent players, obtaining even one Temporal Sand was an extremely difficult task, not to mention obtaining over 30 Temporal Sand. In addition, the other three items required Mana Stones to exchange for the Temporal Sand.
Obtaining so many Mana Stones was far beyond the capabilities of ordinary expert players.
Just as Shifeng was about to sit down at the table, the six players stood up and left. As they left, they even sent Shi Feng a smug look. It was as if they were saying that they had already finished exchanging for all the items and that it was too late for him to return.
However, inwardly, Shifeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Instead, he simply watched the six players leave quietly.
"Demon Hunter, you're finally here. It seems that you've already gotten what I wanted?" Countess Katie Smith asked. Countess Countess Green smiled at Shifeng, giving him an indescribable sense of intimacy. It was as if the two of them had known each other for many years.
The Shifeng nodded silently.
Meanwhile, the Countess's words stunned the six players who had yet to leave the reception room.
"How is this possible?" The six players stared at the Shifeng, who was casually conversing with the Countess, in disbelief.
Countess Countess Katie Green? Countess Green had always been incomparably dignified. Even when exchanging for items, she had been indifferent. Now, however, she was actually somewhat enthusiastic when talking to the Shifeng. They began to doubt whether Countess Green was the Countess they knew.
Just as the six players were about to stay and listen, the Countess suddenly glanced at them.
"My deal with you is complete. You can all leave now!" Countess Green said coldly.
Countess Milton then began to chase them away.
The six players were dumbfounded. They couldn't understand who the Shifeng before them were to actually receive such treatment from the Countess of the Black Dragon Empire.
However, even if they wanted to find out, they had no way of doing so. After all, the two guards standing at the reception room's entrance approached them, clearly intending to forcibly escort them away.
After a short moment, the six players were chased out of the mansion. At this time, only the Shifeng and Countess Katie Green remained in the elegant and quiet reception room. Countess Green.
"Alright, they've left. You can take out the items now," Countess Katie Green said. A hint of anticipation flashed in her eyes as she looked at the Shifeng. It was obvious that she yearned for the Eternal Ice Crystals.
Without wasting any time, the Shifeng retrieved the synthesized Eternal Ice Crystals from his bag and arranged them in a row on the stone table.
The ten Eternal Ice Crystals on the table caused the room's temperature to abruptly drop. If not for their sufficiently high Ice Resistance, they would've most likely frozen to the point of immobility.
"Very good! These are indeed the Eternal Ice Crystals I requested. " Countess Katie Green's flawless face flashed with excitement as she looked at the Eternal Ice Crystals. She then stored the Eternal Ice Crystals and retrieved a dark-gray bracelet from the void. She then tossed it to the Shifeng.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
