Purple Thorns Kingdom, Glory Town:
Shifeng walked out of the Teleportation Hall. The town was built on a mountain and surrounded by tall walls. Although it was only a border town, the town's defenses could rival a fortress's.
"Huh? So many players have already arrived?" Shifeng was surprised to see over a thousand players outside the Teleportation Hall.
The monsters around Glory Town were Level 70-plus, and the neutral maps nearby had Level 80-plus monsters. Even Level 60 players would have a hard time surviving in Glory Town, not to mention the neutral maps. It wasn't a place that current players could visit casually.
Most of these players were Level 56 or above, with the highest-leveled player even reaching Level 59. Among them, more than 100 were Tier 2 players. Moreover, none of these players wore a Guild Emblem, which meant that they were all independent players.
Whether it was in terms of levels or equipment, independent players were inferior to Guild members. Yet, independent players had already arrived before the various large Guilds. Why wouldn't Shifeng be surprised?
None of these independent players were surprised by Shifeng's arrival. They simply went about their own business.
"Six-man party grinding Wind Basilisk! We're missing a healer! Requirement: Level 57 or above!"
"Cave Black Bat quest! We need two Level 57 or above DPS! Tier 2 players take priority!"
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Outside the Teleportation Hall, players were recruiting members. If they weren't grinding monsters, they were questing. Everyone seemed to be doing something very normal.
If Starmoon Kingdom's expert players were here, they'd be shocked.
Both the Wind Basilisk and Cave Black Bats were Level 70-plus monsters. They were at least 10 levels higher than these players. Even Level 60, Tier 2 players would have trouble dealing with these monsters, not to mention Tier 1 players. Yet, these players didn't seem to care about these monsters at all.
After a short moment, these teams gathered their members and made their way to Glory Town's entrance to grind monsters and questing …
"Is this really the Purple Thorns Kingdom?" Shifeng was momentarily stunned when he saw the teams heading to grind monsters.
He wouldn't be surprised if these players weren't familiar with Glory Town's situation, but he was familiar with the town's situation.
Although Glory Town was a border town, it was a battleground for the human race. The town had always been on guard against monster attacks from the neutral map, Thorn Plateau. In fact, monsters occasionally attacked Glory Town itself. It was a very dangerous place. Normally, only Level 65 or above players would dare set foot here.
Wind Basilisks were Level 72 Chieftains, while Cave Black Bats weren't Chieftains, they were Special Elite monsters. They moved in groups, and the leading Bat was a Chieftain.
These teams of six or twenty might be able to deal with a single Wind Basilisk or a group of Black Bats, but it would be very difficult. Moreover, if they were not careful, they would accidentally lead other monsters to them. It would be very normal for them to be wiped out.
It wouldn't be a big deal if these players were fully geared in top-tier equipment, but these players didn't. Their equipment was very ordinary, and they'd take a long time to kill monsters with such ordinary equipment. They'd even lose the advantage of leveling up. Rather than grinding like this, they'd be better off killing Level 60 or so monsters.
Moreover, as Shifeng wandered the streets, he discovered that the players outside the Teleportation Hall weren't the only ones in Glory Town. There were plenty of players on other streets as well, and every one of them was Level 56 or above. Based on a rough estimate, there were over 30,000 players in Glory Town, and every one of them was an elite monster or above.
Even in the various empires, it was rare to see an NPC town with such a large concentration of elite players, yet one had appeared in the Purple Thorns Kingdom's Glory Town …
As Shi Feng strolled down the main street, intending to inquire about Glory Town's situation, he discovered that a surprising number of players had set up stalls in Glory Town. These stalls had taken up an entire street, and the items they sold were considerably valuable. If they weren't selling rare herbs, they were selling Advanced items that were hard to find on the market.
Among these items, Shifeng was most surprised to see a super-rare potion for sale.
The Basic Level Strengthening Potion!
After consuming this potion, players could ignore monsters' levels and increase their levels by 7 for 6 hours.
Ignoring monsters by seven levels might not seem like much, but since God's Domain had evolved, Tier 1 players would struggle to kill monsters that were ten levels higher than them. Only Tier 2 players would have an easier time killing monsters that were ten levels higher than them. However, this difficulty wasn't due to the monsters' Attributes. Rather, it was due to the level suppression, which reduced the damage players could deal.
However, after consuming the Basic Level Strengthening Potion, as long as Tier 1 players had sufficient Basic Attributes and combat standards, they could kill monsters that were ten levels higher than them, greatly increasing their leveling speed. This potion was a favorite of elite and expert players.
It's no wonder why so many players dare to grind here. Realization dawned on Shifeng.
Although the Basic Level Strengthening Potion wasn't nearly as effective as a Domain Magic Array like the Void Field, it was the best option for ordinary elite and expert players.
Seeing this, Shifeng approached one of the stalls selling the Basic Level Strengthening Potion.
There were already over a dozen people lining up to purchase the potion. Every one of these players was an expert, and they were all Level 57 or above. Some of the stronger ones were even Level 59, Tier 2 players.
Domain Magic Scrolls like the Void Field were very expensive and rare, but the Basic Level Strengthening Potion was much cheaper. It only cost around seven or eight Silver to produce, and it sold for around 50 Silver. Only, the potion's recipe was extremely rare, and it could only be obtained from Treasure Chests in Level 50-plus maps. Moreover, tools that increased one's Luck were ineffective.
Each recipe could easily sell for 700 to 800 Gold on the market. It was extremely rare and expensive.
Meanwhile, there were two players selling the Basic Level Strengthening Potion: a young man and a young woman. The man was handsome, while the woman was beautiful.
The man's name was Smiling Breeze, and he was a Level 58, Tier 2 Assassin. The majority of his equipment was Level 50 Mysterious-Iron and Secret-Silver rank, with a few pieces of Level 55 Mysterious-Iron Equipment. Such equipment was already very rare among independent experts.
As for the woman beside him, her name was Cool Summer. She was a Level 57, Tier 1 Summoner, and her equipment was in no way inferior to Smiling Breeze's. However, unlike Smiling Breeze, she did not wear a Tier 2 emblem. Instead, she wore an Advanced Alchemist's emblem.
"Why are they here?" Shifeng could not help his surprise when he saw the two players' names and appearances.
He was quite familiar with these two players. After all, they had been very famous in the Black Dragon Empire in the past. One of them had even ranked among the top 10 Assassins in the Black Dragon Empire, while the other had been a Master Alchemist. Moreover, she had not been an ordinary Basic Master Alchemist, but an Advanced Master Alchemist. If the various major powers were to ask which of these two players the most, it would be Cool Summer.
Although the siblings were only independent players, ordinary large Guilds did not dare provoke them. Both players were very powerful, and although Cool Summer was not as strong as Smiling Breeze, she was still a Refinement Realm expert. Ordinary experts in large Guilds were no match for her. Not to mention, Smiling Breeze was one of the top 10 Assassins in the Black Dragon Empire.
As Shifeng wondered why the siblings were developing in the Purple Thorns Kingdom, a group of players suddenly appeared on the street and surrounded the siblings' stall.
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