When Shifeng heard the sound of a system notification, he was momentarily stunned.
It's up already? Shifeng was a little surprised when he read the system notification.
Unlike player-built Auction Houses, NPC cities' Auction Houses could be upgraded continuously like Shops. Only, the upgrade conditions were much harsher.
Not only did the Auction House have to meet a certain number of customers every day, but it also had to have a high transaction volume. Moreover, the transaction volume had to be met for a certain amount of time.
Normally, NPC Auction Houses had to wait until players reached Level 100 to upgrade.
This was because players could only enter the Noble's District after reaching Level 100 and obtaining the city's Noble's Title.
The Noble's District was very attractive to players. It was also the core value of NPC Auction Houses after reaching Level 100. None of the various major powers' Auction Houses could compare to it.
This was because the Noble's District was a trading platform for NPC nobles. To put it simply, NPCs consigned items for sale, not players.
Noble NPCs possessed extraordinary items. They were much more valuable than NPC wandering merchants. Sometimes, even Epic items were available for sale. Meanwhile, the quantity and quality of the items consigned for sale in the Noble's District was directly related to a city's prosperity. The more prosperous a city was, the higher the quality and quantity of the items consigned for sale in the Noble's District.
This was also why the various major powers had tried to develop their NPC cities in the past. This was especially true for the various superpowers. The more prosperous an NPC city was, the more income the Auction House would earn.
To ordinary players, the Noble's District provided an additional channel to obtain top-tier weapons, equipment, and super-rare items.
Due to the Noble's District's activation, God's Domain's players had truly become active. They were no longer limited to a single location. Every NPC Auction House sold different items, each with their own unique characteristics. Players might not find the item they wanted in one NPC Auction House, but another NPC Auction House might have it.
Hence, players wanted to visit other NPC Auction Houses as much as possible. However, to enter the Noble's District, players had to obtain the city's Noble's Title. Hence, they had no choice but to operate in that city and complete quests to raise their Reputation.
However, the activity of players had also caused a true upheaval in God's Domain.
To obtain more benefits, the various major powers not only competed more intensely with each other, but they also began to develop their NPC cities.
There were two types of NPC cities' development.
The first was the number of players in NPC cities and the prosperity of their various businesses.
The first type was the City Development Quests that players could only obtain after reaching Level 100.
Level 100 was a massive dividing line. Before reaching Level 100, players would receive all sorts of benefits, allowing them to familiarize themselves with God's Domain and gain a better understanding of the game. However, after reaching Level 100, such benefits would cease to exist.
This was especially true for the major forces.
Now that the Level 100 City Development Quest had been activated, the various major powers would do everything they could to develop the NPC cities under their jurisdiction and increase their player population.
However, the development quests all required players to obtain various resources. Only, the resources weren't as plentiful as one might expect. Not only were they all limited to Level 100-plus maps, but they also involved the dark forces and the various kingdoms and empires.
It could be said that the players had truly begun to influence the various kingdoms and empires.
Because of this, it was normal for some kingdoms and empires to be destroyed. In other words, this was something that the major powers were happy to see.
This was because only when a kingdom or empire was destroyed would there be enough land for the various powers to establish a new kingdom or empire!
This was also why Shifeng wanted to prepare for Level 100 as soon as possible.
At that time, God's Domain, without its many restrictions, would teach the various powers that it was easier to conquer the world than to defend it.
The various major powers, even superpowers, would be dreaming if they thought they could enjoy their current peace. Even the defenses of NPC cities could be breached at any time, and the advantages they had accumulated during the early stages of the game would be gone. There were only two ways for them to defend themselves.
The first was to upgrade their NPC cities.
The second was to increase their own strength.
Sure enough, the sooner one connects to a Guild City's Auction House, the more benefits it will bring. After giving the matter some thought, Shifeng smiled and chose to unlock the Auction House.
Originally, he had worried that he wouldn't have enough time to prepare. After all, Starlink had already entered Dragonheart Island and spent some time in the Gravity Mountain Range.
In some ways, the resources on Dragonheart Island and the Gravity Mountain Range were superior to the resources in the Bottomless Abyss. This was especially true for Dragonheart Island, which was geared toward Level 100-plus players.
Fortunately, White River City's Auction House had been unlocked much sooner than he had expected.
Immediately, Shifeng heard the sound of a system notification, and the Auction House's system interface appeared before him.
System: White River City's Auction House's Advanced Features have been unlocked. First-floor Advanced Features have been unlocked.
There were two first-floor Advanced Features available to the Auction House system.
The first was the Noble's Zone Downgrade Feature. This feature allowed players to enter the Noble's Zone at Level 90, which originally required Level 100 players. Activating this feature cost 600,000 Gold and 100,000 Magic Crystals.
The second was the Auction Proxy Feature, which allowed a 3-star player Shop to have an NPC consignment. This feature cost 1,000,000 Gold and 150,000 Magic Crystals.
Why is the price so much higher than it was in the past? Shifeng was speechless when he saw the requirements.
In the past, the Downgrade Feature had only cost 300,000 Gold and 100,000 Magic Crystals, while the Auction Proxy Feature had only cost 500,000 Gold and 150,000 Magic Crystals.
Now, however, Shi Feng had doubled the cost. Even a superpower's eyes would twitch at this price.
Although Ling Yi was very capable of making money, it would take a long time for the Guild to accumulate 1,000,000 Gold. After all, the development of a Guild City required a lot of money. In addition, the Guild's member count had skyrocketed. Even now, the Guild had less than 200,000 Gold in savings.
As for Magic Crystals, the Guild had nearly 300,000 Magic Crystals stockpiled.
However, after giving the matter some thought, Shifeng found the price acceptable.
After all, mainstream players had yet to reach Level 75, yet the Auction House's Advanced Features had already been unlocked. This was a massive advantage.
The downgrade feature would attract a lot of traffic to the Auction House. It would definitely allow White River City's Auction House to surpass its peers in other cities. As for the Auction Proxy Feature, it could transform a Shop into a miniature Auction House. Moreover, it could consign NPC items.
Even if an NPC's items were only consigned by commoners, they would still be very attractive to players. Not to mention, if the Shop was sufficiently famous, even nobles would consign their items.
The Auction Proxy Feature alone would likely allow White River City to secure plenty of rare resources. It would also give the Shop an absolute advantage.
It seems I'll have to save up some Coins in the future.
After giving the matter some thought, Shifeng decided to have Shiuse Qiangwei reduce the Guild's expenditure slightly. This way, they should be able to gather enough Coins in less than ten days. At that time, they'd be able to activate the Auction House's Advanced Features.
After dealing with the Auction House, Shifeng entered Candlelight and began to research the Blood Refining Threefold Magic Array.
As a secret forging technique created by the God of War, the Blood Refining Threefold Magic Array's production process was different from that of ordinary weapons and equipment.
Although ordinary Master Forgers had studied magic arrays, at the end of the day, they had only studied magic arrays to a certain extent.
However, the first layer of the Blood Refining Threefold Magic Array was three times more complex than an Intermediate Magic Array. It was easy to imagine how difficult it would be.
Even though Shifeng had already reached the Advanced Magic Array standard, mastering the Blood Refining Threefold Magic Array would not be easy.
Inside the quiet Meditation Room, Shifeng quietly studied the Blood Refining Threefold Magic Array.
Time passed little by little.
Meanwhile, the more Shifeng studied the Blood Refining Threefold Magic Array, the more shocked he became. He had never thought that magic arrays could be used in such a manner.
The Blood Refining Threefold Magic Array was no ordinary magic array. The links and application of the Blood Refining Threefold Magic Array were faintly similar to those in the Realms of Truth.
Shifeng spent an hour studying the first layer of the Blood Refining Threefold Magic Array.
However, when he studied the second layer of the Blood Refining Threefold Magic Array, the difficulty increased significantly. The second layer of the Blood Refining Threefold Magic Array was nearly as complex as a Master Magic Array.
If an expert with an Advanced Magic Array were to study the second layer of the Blood Refining Threefold Magic Array, they'd most likely fail. However, after using the Life Potion to increase his brain activity, Shifeng's thought processes had improved significantly. In addition, Shifeng had already reached the Ascension Realm.
"Success!" Shifeng was ecstatic when he saw the completed magic array.
Following which, Shifeng began to produce the Casting Goldstone. As for studying the third layer of the Blood Refining Threefold Magic Array, those below the Master Magic Array standard could forget about it. Naturally, Shifeng gave up on the idea.
Although the Casting Goldstone's production was troublesome, it was a piece of cake for Shifeng. The only troublesome part was the magic array. In less than five minutes, Shifeng had used the second layer of the Blood Refining Threefold Magic Array to produce a sparkling, golden stone. The stone absorbed the surrounding Mana, reducing the ambient Mana density.
"But how effective is it?"
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