Inside the dimly lit forging room, Shi Feng organized the Ice Resistance Gemstones he had stored in his Epic ranked bag space, categorizing them into a few simple categories.
Ice Resistance Gemstones made from Ice Jade would provide slightly different amounts of Ice Resistance, ranging from 5 to 8 points. Hence, their prices would vary slightly. Moreover, aside from ordinary Ice Resistance Gemstones, due to the Blacksteel Insignia, there was a 3% chance of increasing the Attributes of the forged item when forging.
Some Ice Resistance Gemstones, after being strengthened by the Blacksteel Insignia, could increase their Ice Resistance by 10 points or more. They were far more valuable than Common Ice Resistance Gemstones.
While Shifeng organized his bag space, Lifeless Thorn contacted him.
"Commander, we've encountered an emergency. I don't know where Hekati's team came from, but every one of them is extraordinarily strong. Previously, they were still on the Snow Ruin's first underground floor, but they've been clearing the Snow Ruin's floors very quickly. Just now, they overtook us and reached the fourth underground floor. They're only one floor away from reaching the fifth underground floor," Lifeless Thorn reported, exasperated at Hekati's raid speed.
The Snow Ruin was like a Regional Dungeon. The difficulty of clearing each floor increased with each subsequent one. Only by killing the final floor's Guardian Boss could one proceed to the next floor. Even after two days of hard work, they had failed to clear the third floor. Afterward, they could only watch as Hekati's team reached the fourth underground floor. They had no choice but to wait for the Guardian Boss to respawn before they could challenge it again.
"They're clearing the floors so quickly?" Shifeng was slightly surprised.
He had done some research on the Snow Ruin and knew how difficult it was. The Guardian Boss on the third floor was a Level 62 Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species. In addition, the Guardian Boss had its own unique Skills and environment. Due to the Snow Ruin's ancient barrier, players couldn't use tools like the Bible of Darkness, Summoning Scrolls, or magic barriers. Players had to rely on their own strength to clear the Snow Ruin.
Even a 100-man, Tier 2 team of the same level would struggle against the Snow Ruin's Guardian Boss, yet Hekati had cleared the Snow Ruin so quickly.
"Commander, why don't we send some Asura Adventurers from the main continent over?" Lifeless Thorn suggested.
Currently, they had the best 100-man team in Cold Wind City. Even Solitary Nine, who had just returned, and Yan Ya, who managed the Asura Adventurers, were part of the raid team. Even so, they had failed to clear the third floor's Guardian Boss.
The only way they could get past the barrier was to mobilize the Asura Adventurers on the continent of God's Domain. After training for some time, these Asura Adventurers were far more powerful than Cold Wind City's experts.
"Let's forget about it. Although this will increase the combat power of the Clearers, the increase in combat power will be very limited, and it won't cause a qualitative change." Shifeng shook his head and said, "The Boss has yet to respawn. You guys have used up a lot of Stamina and Concentration. Come back and rest for a while. It won't be too late to go after the Boss respawns. Once I'm done with the matter at hand, I'll go take a look at the third floor of the Snow Ruin.
"Alright, then. I'll take them back to rest." Lifeless Thorn agreed with Shifeng's reasoning. Although God's Domain's members were slightly stronger than Asura Adventurers, their strength was limited. Lifeless Thorn didn't think that Shifeng would be able to change anything by himself. After all, raiding the Snow Ruin's Bosses required a team's strength. There was a limit to what an individual could do.
However, Lifeless Thorn still looked forward to Shifeng leading a team. They might even be able to clear the third floor. As for the fourth floor, he'd have to think of a solution when the time came.
If worse came to worst, he could still ask the Ling YI Society's experts for help. Lifeless Thorn knew that many of Ling Yi's monsters were even stronger than himself. With these experts' help, defeating Hekati shouldn't be a problem.
However, what Lifeless Thorn didn't know was that Shifeng had never intended for the other members of the Ling YI Society to participate in the contest for the Ice Crystal World. Moreover, the Ling YI Society was already very large, and it needed manpower everywhere. It couldn't gather the Guild's peak combatants as it had in the past.
Following which, Shifeng spent over half an hour categorizing the Ice Resistance Gemstones.
Shifeng's eyes glowed as he looked at the Ice Resistance Gemstones.
There were 42,561 Ice Resistance Gemstones that increased Ice Resistance by 5 points, 37,332 Ice Resistance Gemstones that increased Ice Resistance by 6 points, 33,784 Ice Resistance Gemstones that increased Ice Resistance by 7 points, and 12,451 Ice Resistance Gemstones that increased Ice Resistance by 8 points.
Finally, there were 2,921 Ice Resistance Gemstones that increased Ice Resistance by 10 points or more …
On the market, each Ice Resistance Gemstone that increased Ice Resistance by 5 points sold for around 1 Gold, 50 Silver, which was equivalent to the cost of producing the Ice Jade Gemstones. Moreover, Shi Feng had produced the most Ice Resistance Gemstones.
Out of 400,000 Ice Jades, Shi Feng had only obtained a little over 40,000 Ice Resistance Gemstones that increased Ice Resistance by 5 points.
Meanwhile, Ice Resistance Gemstones that increased Ice Resistance by 6 points sold for around 2 Gold. These Ice Resistance Gemstones were the mainstream Ice Resistance Gemstones on the market.
On the other hand, Ice Resistance Gemstones that increased Ice Resistance by 7 points sold for around 3 Gold.
As for Ice Resistance Gemstones that increased Ice Resistance by 8 points, they were extremely rare. Hence, they sold for around 5 Gold.
Currently, there were over 33,000 Ice Resistance Gemstones that increased Ice Resistance by 7 points, and over 12,000 Ice Resistance Gemstones that increased Ice Resistance by 8 points.
Not to mention, Ice Resistance Gemstones that increased Ice Resistance by 10 points or more could sell for at least 10 Gold.
After all, Ice Resistance Gemstones would not become obsolete. They could be used continuously. Even if Shi Feng embedded a full body of Ice Resistance Gemstones with 5 points of Ice Resistance, the increased Ice Resistance would be enough to deal with the majority of cold environments. Against ice-type Bosses, even Advanced Ice Resistance Potions would not be necessary. Hence, Ice Resistance Gemstones were extremely valuable.
Following which, Shifeng brought the Ice Resistance Gemstones to Asura's Residence and placed them on the Adventurer Alliance's exchange list. Moreover, he placed them on the Adventurer Alliance's front page.
Only, the Adventurer Alliance's exchange method was slightly different. Rather than a price tag, the Adventurer Alliance's exchange method was an auction. Moreover, the Adventurer Alliance's exchange method was mainly Magic Crystals, and the Adventurer Alliance's exchange method was secondary. In other words, regardless of how many points the other party offered, if the other party offered more Magic Crystals, the Adventurer Alliance's exchange method would be based on exchange points. As for the Ice Resistance Gemstones that increased Ice Resistance by 5 points, the starting bid was four Magic Crystals.
Shifeng did not intend to place too many Ice Resistance Gemstones on the auction list. He had only placed 200 Ice Resistance Gemstones on the auction list.
Following which, Shifeng placed the Ice Resistance Gemstones on the exchange list. Immediately, the Adventurer Alliance's players who had come to exchange for items noticed, causing a commotion.
"Ice Resistance Gemstones! The Adventurer Alliance is amazing! It actually has such an item! "
"Amazing! Each gemstone increases Ice Resistance by 5 points! It's almost on par with Mysterious-Iron Equipment that increases Ice Resistance! "
"Crap! If I could fully equip myself with Ice Resistance Gemstones, I'd be invincible in the Snow Rift!"
"Just where did the Adventurer Alliance get its hands on these items?"
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Cold Wind City's players had always been fond of Ice Resistance items. Although there were plenty of Ice Resistance items in the Ice Crystal World, none of them were as durable as the Ice Resistance Gemstones.
Due to the Ice Resistance Gemstones' appearance, news of them spread like wildfire to the various adventurer teams and Guilds. Immediately, the various adventurer teams and Guilds dispatched their members to exchange for Ice Resistance Gemstones.
Although Magic Crystals were relatively rare in Cold Wind City, there weren't many places to spend them. This was especially true for independent players. Rather than Magic Crystals, independent players preferred to trade for equipment that increased Ice Resistance. However, Guilds monopolized all of these weapons and equipment. None of them would sell them to independent players.
Now that the Ice Resistance Gemstones had become available, aside from the various large Guilds and adventurer teams, many independent players were eager to get their hands on them.
In the next moment, the price of the 200 Ice Resistance Gemstones on the exchange list continued to rise.
In the blink of an eye, the price had risen from four Magic Crystals to five Magic Crystals. Following which, the price of five Magic Crystals increased to 100 points and 200 points. One point in the Adventurer Alliance was equivalent to 20 Copper Coins.
Very quickly, the price of the Ice Resistance Gemstones rose from five Magic Crystals to six Magic Crystals. This number was practically the limit of what independent elite players could afford. It had far exceeded Shifeng's expectations.
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