In less than ten minutes, news of Ling Yi winning White River City's Auction House spread to the various superpowers, shocking them.
Although White River City wasn't an important NPC city, it was still one of the first cities to host an Auction House. Naturally, the various superpowers couldn't let this opportunity slip by. Not to mention, four superpowers had competed for the Auction House, yet Ling Yi, who wasn't even a superpower, had won. No matter how they looked at it, this news was unbelievable.
As a result, the various superpowers couldn't help but wonder if Zero Wing had the support of a Super Guild or a major corporation.
However, no matter how they guessed, Ling Yi's name became a target they had to pay close attention to. After all, obtaining an NPC city's Auction House would provide a significant boost to one's economy. Moreover, the Auction House would provide a stable source of income. No other power could compete with this aspect. Even if Ling Yi wasn't a superpower backed by a major corporation, he was very close.
"Ling Yi succeeded?" Feng Qianyu could not help his surprise when he read the report he had just received.
Before the Auction House had begun, she had told Xiang Shifeng that she could send a portion of her forces to help Ling Yi. However, Shifeng had rejected her offer. Afterward, she had learned that four superpowers had joined forces to compete for White River City. Even she had found the situation troublesome. Now, however, she had received news that Ling Yi had emerged victorious.
No matter how she looked at it, this situation felt somewhat surreal.
She had watched Ling Yi's development with her own eyes. She couldn't understand when Ling Yi had become so strong. If not for their names being the same, she would've suspected that this Ling Yi wasn't the Ling Yi she knew, but a member of some other Guild.
"Big Sis Rain, the Great Pavilion Master just sent a message saying that he wants to hold an Elder's Meeting. He wants you to prepare for it. He says that it has something to do with Ling Yi," Blue Phoenix reported excitedly as she hurried over.
"Got it." Feng Qianyu smiled bitterly when she heard Blue Phoenix's words.
Originally, she had wanted to help Ling Yi. She had never thought that she would end up helping her because of Ling Yi.
Orc Empire, Crimson Flame Fort.
After a long period of development, the Crimson Flame Fortress's current size rivaled that of a small NPC city. In addition, the fortress had an NPC garrison, making it one of the safest rest areas in the Orc Empire. Moreover, it was very close to the Orc Capital City. One could reach the Regional Dungeon Orc Capital City very quickly by teleporting. Hence, the Crimson Flame Fortress was very popular among players.
Meanwhile, in Crimson Flame Fortress, Blackwater's office was abnormally stifling. Jing Yang, who was standing in the office, was sweating profusely.
"Ling Yi sure has a lot of experts." Xuanwu Chisha smiled faintly after reading the report.
Xuanwu Chisha's voice was calm and emotionless, but the pressure she exuded was frightening. Even Nan Chen, who stood behind Jing Yang and was a Domain Realm expert, felt his legs sway.
"Vice President, Ling Yi's strength is beyond our expectations. Are we still going to pressure Ling Yi?" A blue-clad elder, who radiated an aura even stronger than Nan Chen's, asked from behind Xuanwu Chisha.
Ling Yi's apex experts could rival that of ordinary superpowers. It would be very difficult for a superpower to send its apex experts to suppress such a Guild in the fields.
After all, such a Guild already possessed the strength to hunt down apex experts. If the apex experts it dispatched were captured, the consequences would be severe. After all, apex experts were extremely important to a superpower. Independent players weren't like those who had nothing to lose. If they died, they wouldn't care.
Moreover, with the strength Shi Feng had displayed so far, the Guild most likely wouldn't even need to mobilize a large force to capture him. Shi Feng alone would be more than enough.
Aside from that, a superpower would have to mobilize all of its apex experts and wage a war of attrition. However, doing so wouldn't benefit anyone. Not only would the Guild's development stagnate, but it would also allow other superpowers to surpass it. Unless absolutely necessary, a superpower wouldn't use such a method.
This was also why superpowers had limited their strength to peak experts and wouldn't casually mobilize their apex experts. After all, apex experts were the key to obtaining powerful items. They couldn't afford to lose them.
Aside from mobilizing experts, Guilds could only rely on their financial strength in a war of attrition. However, now that Ling Yi had White River City, it would be difficult to shake Ling Yi's financial strength.
"Of course." Xuanwu Chisha glanced at the blue-clad elder beside her. "Ling Yi may have won White River City, but this is only the beginning of a tragedy. Starlink has won three NPC cities in the Auction Arena, including the Dark Night Empire's capital. This has greatly increased Starlink's strength. Including the Starline Corporation's support, Starlink will only grow stronger. Although Starlink's failure to secure White River City has dealt a blow to Ling Yi's foundation, it won't let Ling Yi off the hook so easily. After all, Ling Yi has only recently obtained White River City. His financial strength hasn't improved yet."
"Understood. I'll make the necessary arrangements." The blue-clad elder then bowed and left.
After the blue-clad elder left with Jing Yang and the others, Xuanwu Chisha watched the battle video from White River City's Auction Arena, a smile appearing on her face.
"Hei Yan, huh?" Xuanwu Chisha narrowed her eyes as she watched the Shifeng kill Sword Demon. She then giggled and said, "How interesting. It seems you've hidden a lot of secrets to help a Guild develop to its current scale. However, it won't be easy to turn a Guild into a giant in God's Domain. Let me see how far you've grown."
Meanwhile, in Starmoon Kingdom's White River City, a celebratory atmosphere filled the city. The Ling Yi Society's members celebrated on the streets as if it were the New Year.
With Ling Yi's acquisition of White River City's Auction House, Ling Yi's position as Starmoon Kingdom's overlord was secured. If any of the Starmoon Kingdom's powers came looking for trouble, only death would await Ling Yi.
Although Ling Yi only had control over White River City's Auction House, White River City was the Starmoon Kingdom's number one city. Many merchant and Lifestyle players gathered here, and a large number of products were sold here every day. If any of the Starmoon Kingdom's powers wished to develop, they could not avoid White River City's Auction House.
If they were banned from White River City's Auction House, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Due to this matter, after Ling Yi had acquired White River City's Auction House, the various powers of the Starmoon Kingdom had immediately issued an order forbidding anyone from provoking the Ling Yi Society. If anyone dared to do so, they would be kicked out of the Starmoon Kingdom and forced to fend for themselves. Moreover, the other powers of the Starmoon Kingdom would not accept the Ling Yi Society.
As for the Starmoon Kingdom's Dark Players, they had also begun to fear the Ling Yi Society.
In the past, they had been fearless. However, as time passed, the influence of White River City's products on players had also grown. In addition, if they wanted to sell their items for a good price, White River City's Auction House was the best place to do so. If they ended up on Ling Yi's blacklist, they would have no chance at White River City's Auction House.
At the same time, due to Ling Yi's increased status and influence in the Starmoon Kingdom, an unprecedented number of players were willing to join the Ling Yi Society.
In the past, Ling Yi's position as the overlord of the Starmoon Kingdom might have been shaken, but now, there was no such possibility. The situation could not be any clearer. In addition, with Ling Yi's astonishing performance in the Auction House, whether it was players who wanted to ride on Ling Yi's coattails or experts who wanted to grow stronger, they all wanted to join the Ling Yi Society.
In less than an hour, more than 200,000 players had signed up to join the Ling Yi Society. Among them, there was no lack of experts who had reached the Trial Tower's fourth floor. There were even some Half-step Refinement Realm experts who had joined the Ling Yi Society. This situation astonished Gentle Snow and Shiuse Qiangwei.
In the past, Half-step Refinement Realm experts had been first-rate or above in large Guilds. First-rate Guilds had even tried to recruit such experts at a high price to become core members, yet now, every one of these experts was willing to start as an ordinary member of Ling Yi. It was unbelievable.
However, this situation did not surprise the Shifeng. After all, Ling Yi was only one step away from becoming a superpower. It was normal for Half-step Refinement Realm experts to join the Guild. Moreover, Ling Yi's final step was different from other Guilds'.
What other Guilds lacked were peak and apex experts. On the other hand, Zero Wing only lacked scale.
Compared to nurturing peak and apex experts, increasing a Guild's scale was much easier.
Of course, the Ling Yi Society did not have any true peak and apex experts. Instead, the Society relied on weapons, equipment, and powerful Skills and Spells. However, with the Lost Town and many combat techniques to nurture experts, the Society could nurture experts on par with true superpowers. Moreover, as the training facilities in the Society's main headquarters improved, it would only be a matter of time before the Society surpassed the various superpowers in nurturing experts.
While Gentle Snow and Shiuse Qiangwei made arrangements for the Society's new members, the Shifeng had arrived at White River City's City Hall.
In the past, when the various major powers had obtained an NPC city's Auction House, they had only treated the Auction House as a tool to rule the city and an important source of income. They had not realized the true value of an NPC city's Auction House.
The Auction House's true value had only been discovered a year after the city's Auction House had been in operation. Afterward, the various major powers had regretted their decision. Otherwise, they would've been able to develop to a higher level.
The Auction House in an NPC city could be connected to a player-built Auction House. Only, the steps to do so were tedious and the requirements were very high. However, compared to the potential profits, these were not worth mentioning.
After the Shifeng arrived at the City Hall and waited for a moment, a Level 150, Tier 3 senior administrator approached them.
"Lord Count, sorry for the long wait. The Magistrate is in the study. Please follow me," the senior administrator said respectfully as he looked at the Shifeng.
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