"What a fast growth rate."
Shifeng could not help but rejoice when he heard the system notification.
He had thought that it would take one or two days to reach this point. He had never imagined that Ling Yi City's player population would reach the required threshold after only a few hours.
In God's Domain, any Guild Town that reached 8,000,000 players would activate Independent Mode.
To put it simply, Independent Mode allowed NPCs to become completely free, allowing other NPC forces to enter a Guild Town. Moreover, the buildings these NPC forces set up in the Guild Town would not be managed by players. Even the NPC forces' guards would be dispatched by these NPC forces.
Although players would lose some of their jurisdiction over a Guild Town after activating Independent Mode, it would bring more convenience and safety to the Guild Town.
Take the War God's Temple's example.
The War God's Temple had a presence in every NPC city on the continent of God's Domain. It was one of the largest powers in God's Domain. Meanwhile, a Guild Town with 8,000,000 players could no longer be ignored. Hence, the War God's Temple had chosen to garrison Ling Yi City.
Following which, Shifeng agreed to activate Independent Mode, allowing NPC forces to enter Ling Yi City.
After Shifeng agreed, the system interface for Ling Yi City appeared once more. It then asked Shifeng to select a location for the War God's Temple. The selected location had to be in the city's central district. There were also strict regulations on the size of the temple. The War God's Temple would pay for the construction costs. Shifeng had long since prepared for this.
In addition, due to the War God's Temple's garrison, the War God's Temple would also gift players with ten Bronze ranked War God Emblems.
These ten emblems could not be used on players. Instead, they could be used on NPC soldiers. When used, the emblems increased NPC soldiers' Attributes and physique by 30%, greatly increasing their combat power.
After Shifeng finished dealing with the War God's Temple, a towering War God's Temple suddenly appeared in Ling Yi City's central district, immediately attracting the attention of players on the streets.
"Isn't that the War God's Temple?"
"What's going on? The War God's Temple has garrisoned Ling Yi City? "
"The Ling YI Society is amazing. It actually managed to bring the War God's Temple into the city."
"This is great. I won't have to accept quests from the War God's Temple in NPC cities anymore."
Everyone was shocked as they looked at the towering War God's Temple. Every player in God's Domain knew about the NPC force known as the War God's Temple. Normally, players would prioritize the War God's Temple when accepting quests. The first reason was because of the items available for exchange in the War God's Temple. The second reason was to obtain a higher status in the War God's Temple.
Now that the War God Temple had appeared in Ling Yi City, it had undoubtedly saved them a lot of trouble.
"Commander, look, that's the War God's Temple. The Ling YI Society is truly amazing. With this, Ling Yi City's position in the Starmoon Kingdom will become even more stable. Now that Ling Yi City is so popular in the Starmoon Kingdom, it has both potential and strength. If our Unbounded adventurer team can join the Ling YI Society, we'll definitely become much stronger in the future." A male Swordsman in silver armor said excitedly as he looked at the scholarly middle-aged man beside him.
"The Ling YI Society's development is truly astonishing. Despite starting from scratch, it has become the publicly acknowledged number one Guild in the Starmoon Kingdom in such a short time. Now that Ling Yi City has developed to such an extent, it's no wonder why the various superpowers are starting to value the Ling YI Society," the middle-aged man said in admiration as he looked at the War God's Temple.
Many nearby expert players couldn't help but turn to look at the two men's conversation.
The two men's appearances were simply too eye-catching.
One of them was a Level 56, Tier 2 Swordsman, while the other was a Level 57, Tier 2 Berserker. They would both be peak experts in first-rate Guilds, not to mention other Guilds. However, neither of them wore a Guild Emblem. In other words, they were most likely not Guild players, but independent players.
It was extremely difficult for independent players to reach such heights. They had to put in much more effort than the Tier 2 experts of large Guilds.
"Commander, do you think the Ling YI Society will reject our offer to join Ling Yi City?" the young Swordsman asked worriedly.
"I don't know, but Unbounded is a well-known adventurer team in the Purple Thorns Kingdom. We have nearly a thousand members, and we also own several important cities' Lands. I doubt the Ling YI Society will reject our offer," the scholarly middle-aged man said, shaking his head.
Before he had arrived in Ling Yi City, he had been 70% to 80% confident in his chances of joining the Ling YI Society. However, after arriving in Ling Yi City, he realized that he had still underestimated the current Ling YI Society.
Ling Yi City's prosperity was even greater than the Purple Thorns Kingdom's. Looking around, he could see as many experts as dogs, and Tier 2 players roamed the streets …
With Ling Yi City's prosperity, it would be extremely easy for the Ling YI Society to recruit expert players. Moreover, he had heard that many well-known adventurer teams had expressed interest in joining the Ling YI Society.
Based on his understanding of the Ling YI Society, the Ling YI Society valued quality over quantity. Hence, its recruitment standards had always been very high. Although it could easily recruit a large number of players and expand the Ling YI Society to a frightening degree, it had chosen not to do so. Instead, it had chosen to invest more resources in a small number of elite players and experts.
Hence, the current Ling YI Society's elite players far surpassed that of any first-rate Guild. Even superpowers were no match for it. Naturally, the Ling YI Society wouldn't accept all of the well-known adventurer teams. It would definitely choose the more valuable ones.
Hearing his commander's words, the Swordsman youth's excitement cooled significantly.
Before his commander had announced his intention to join the Ling YI Society, he had a deep understanding of the Ling YI Society due to the battle in the Ore Empire. That battle might not have been much to the Ling YI Society, but as a Tier 1 Swordsman, it had left a deep impression on him.
Back then, the Ling YI Society's Guild Leader, Hei Yan, had repelled a Mythic monster with a single hit, shocking countless powers. In fact, due to Hei Yan's presence, the surrounding experts hadn't dared to make a move.
He had never imagined that a Swordsman could be so strong.
If not for the fact that he was already a member of the Unbounded adventurer team, he might've long since applied to join the Ling YI Society. Now that his commander wanted to lead the entire Unbounded adventurer team to join the Ling Yi Society, he had been overjoyed. Hence, he had been the first person to apply for a meeting with the Society's upper echelons in Ling Yi City.
"There's no need to be too disappointed. Although Unbounded isn't a top adventurer team, it ranks among the top 100 adventurer teams in the Purple Thorns Kingdom. Moreover, our adventurer team currently has four Tier 2 players, and all four of them have completed their Hard Mode Promotion Quests. Compared to other adventurer teams, which only choose to complete their Normal Mode Promotion Quests, we have a huge advantage," the scholarly man comforted. "Alright, it's getting late. Let's head to Ling Yi's Residence now."
The Swordsman youth nodded.
Not far from the street, two players in black cloaks were staring at the two men in Unbounded.
"Dark Sickle, those two are your targets. Remember, make sure to make a big fuss and teach Zero Wing and the other adventurer teams a lesson!" Wind Hunter, who wore a Black Cloak, sneered as he pointed at Unbounded's two players.
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.
