When Shifeng saw the words "Wanderer's Shop," he was both excited and shocked. He had never thought that he would be so lucky as to stumble upon such an opportunity.
"Can I purchase this Wanderer's Shop?" Shifeng asked the female elf beside him.
The Wanderer's Shop was very unfamiliar to players. Most likely, even the various superpowers didn't know what it was.
However, there was no power that didn't know the Wanderer's Shop's other name.
It was the Black Market!
The Black Market existed in the Dark World, and it covered the various neutral regions of God's Domain. Not a single NPC Auction House could compare to the Black Market. The Black Market sold everything from Flying Mounts and Fragmented Legendary items to potions and combat techniques. It was a paradise for the rich.
Of course, the Wanderer's Shop wasn't available just because one wanted to. The Wanderer's Shop appeared randomly in the various neutral NPC cities. Moreover, it would disappear after a short period of time. Whether one could purchase a Wanderer's Shop depended on luck.
Currently, the Wanderer's Shop was selling for 9,000 Ancient Gold, which was within Shi Feng's budget.
"Of course, but you won't be able to convert the Shop to other uses. You'll also have to pay a 3,000 Ancient Gold management fee every ten days. If you can't pay, we'll take the Shop back," the female elf explained.
"How ruthless. It's no wonder why none of the powers that tried to purchase a Shop chose the Wanderer's Shop." Shifeng was astonished.
Generally, the management fee for a 1-star Shop in Dragonheart City's outer perimeter was 1,000 Ancient Gold per month, while the management fee for a 1-star Shop in the inner perimeter was between 1,500 and 1,800 Ancient Gold per month. Meanwhile, a Wanderer's Shop in the outer perimeter cost 3,000 Ancient Gold per ten days, which was 9,000 Ancient Gold per month.
That was 9,000 Ancient Gold!
Even the first-rate powers in Dragonheart City, which had been active for a long time, only earned slightly more than 9,000 Ancient Gold per month. Most likely, only superpowers could afford such a management fee.
However, not a single superpower was willing to spend that kind of money.
This was because the 1-star Wanderer's Shop didn't sell anything special. It only sold ordinary clothing and miscellaneous items. It also purchased ordinary herbs and ores from the Wanderers. There was no profit to be made from the 1-star Wanderer's Shop. Ordinary grocery stores could sell player-made items, but the Wanderer's Shop couldn't. One could say that it was a money-losing business.
Only a madman would be willing to pay a monthly management fee of 9,000 Ancient Gold.
"Esteemed Bronze Legatee, are you sure you want to purchase this Wanderer's Shop?" the female elf asked again.
"That's right, I'll buy it." Shifeng nodded with certainty.
The Wanderer's shop was losing money, and it was losing a lot of money. It could be said that it was spending money to maintain the shop.
However, spending money to nurture the Wanderer's Shop was only enough for it to reach 2-Star. This was because the Wanderer's Shop would only begin to show its true usefulness after reaching 2-Star.
It had two uses, and could be said to be two divine skills.
The first was the ability to purchase rare items that were not in circulation, such as Magic Design Manuals that were absolutely forbidden in kingdoms and empires, or Magic Skill Books that were Tier 3 or above.
On the main continent of God's Domain, Tier 3 players were considered a middle tier power. This was evident from the fact that the Magistrates of some NPC cities in kingdoms and empires were Tier 3 players. Hence, such a power was governed by these kingdoms and empires. This was also why Tier 3 players had to undergo their Tier 3 Promotion Quests in neutral maps instead of in kingdoms and empires.
The second use of the Wanderer's Shop was the Black Market Teleportation Gate, which allowed players to enter the Black Market's Trading House. However, there was a strict limit on the number of players who could enter the Black Market. Moreover, there was also a limit on the number of players who could enter the Black Market. Hence, the Wanderer's Shop's main selling item was the Black Market's Teleportation Gate.
In the past, many powers hadn't been aware of the Black Market's Teleportation Gate and had missed out on a great opportunity. Only a few powers had been lucky enough to purchase a Wanderer's Shop. The reason why these powers had been lucky was because there was a limit to the number of Wanderer's Shops in each neutral NPC city. For example, a large NPC city like Dragonheart City only had 15 Wanderer's Shops at most.
As long as a player managed to purchase 15 Wanderer's Shops in a large neutral NPC city, the Wanderer's Shop would never appear again. Unless the Wanderer's Shop was reclaimed by an NPC and became vacant, other players could only watch helplessly from the sidelines.
After Shifeng confirmed his purchase, the female elf NPC began to process the procedures for Shifeng.
In less than five minutes, Shifeng had spent 9,000 Ancient Gold to purchase the Wanderer's Shop's Deed. Following which, all information regarding the Wanderer's Shop appeared in Shifeng's hands.
When Shifeng finished looking through the Wanderer's Shop's information, he couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
It's no wonder why the Wanderer's Shop took so long to become a 2-star Shop in the past. It turns out that the promotion requirements are so harsh. Shifeng frowned when he saw the promotion requirements.
Normally, NPC Shops would be promoted based on the Shop's Popularity and NPC transaction volume. As long as the Shop reached a certain standard, it would be promoted. However, the Wanderer's Shop was different.
Perhaps because the Wanderer's Shop didn't have anything to sell, it needed a Bronze Shop Promotion Order to become a 2-star Shop. Otherwise, it would remain a 1-star Shop for the rest of its life.
Meanwhile, a Bronze Shop Promotion Order was incredibly rare. It wasn't like a player's Shop Promotion Order, which players could obtain by raiding fixed Team Dungeons. Even if they couldn't obtain one on their first try, they could try a few more times. However, a promotion order for an NPC Shop was a different story.
Even large-scale Team Dungeons weren't guaranteed to drop these items. Generally, only Level 100-plus large-scale Team Dungeons had a chance of dropping these items. Even if one didn't drop these items, they were still valuable items that couldn't be bought even with tens of thousands of Gold. After all, the promotion of an NPC Shop could provide players with continuous income.
Level 100-plus Team Dungeons were child's play for current players. Even a Level 90 expert team wouldn't be able to defeat a monster in one.
As for why?
It was because Level 100-plus Team Dungeons catered to Tier 3 and above players. Tier 2 players would be nothing more than bystanders. This was also why Tier 3 players were God's Domain's core pillars.
It seems I have no choice but to try killing World Bosses. After giving the matter some thought, Shifeng concluded that, aside from Level 100-plus Team Dungeons, only World Bosses would drop Promotion Orders.
This was the only way to upgrade the Wanderer's Shop to 2-star status as soon as possible. Otherwise, maintaining a 1-star Wanderer's Shop would cost too much money. After all, he didn't have a way to earn a large amount of Ancient Gold right now. He had to rely on the Guild's experts to slowly accumulate Ancient Gold. However, Ling Yi didn't have any members developing in Dragonheart City right now.
Thinking up to this point, Shifeng took out a Return Scroll and teleported back to White River City.
World Bosses were extremely rare, and every one of them was incomparably powerful. Even with Ling Yi's current main force, they could only kill Level 70 World Bosses at most. In fact, they might not even succeed. After all, the higher a World Boss's level, the more difficult it would be to defeat them.
However, if he wanted to obtain a Bronze Shop Promotion Order, he would have to kill the Frost Monarch, a Level 90 World Boss. He had heard that the Frost Monarch was a World Boss that dropped a Bronze Shop Promotion Order.
However, before he killed the Frost Monarch, Shifeng planned to improve Kite and Anna's strength.
When he had killed the Skeleton General in the Endless Desert, he had absorbed plenty of souls. Although the Skeleton General was only a Great Lord, it was still a Level 100 monster. At Level 100, it was the equivalent of a Miniboss. He had, more or less, absorbed the Soul Essence from the Ancient God's Literature Fragment.
He had absorbed a total of eight drops.
Originally, he had planned to use the Soul Essence on Fire Dance and the others. He might be able to use the Soul Essence to break through to the Truth Realm or reach the Void Realm. However, it seemed that he should focus on improving his Personal Guards' strength first.
Following which, he summoned his two Personal Guards, Kate and Anna, from the Candlelight Trading Firm.
When he saw Kite and Anna, he noticed that one of them had already reached Level 95, while the other had reached Level 96. Their leveling speed was frightening. Currently, most Secret-Silver NPC Personal Guards were only Level 90.
NPC Personal Guards couldn't grind for EXP above their level. Generally, they could only level up through quests.
After seeing his two Personal Guards, Shifeng took out the Ancient God's Literature Fragment and scanned Anna with a Spell.
Isn't this a little too much Soul Essence? Shifeng could not help but curse when he saw the number of Soul Essences required to strengthen Anna.
To strengthen Anna's soul, he needed 15 drops of Soul Essence. Soul Essence wasn't easy to obtain. Moreover, he could only absorb one drop every six hours. The only reason he had so many Soul Essence was because he had killed Level 100 Great Lords. If he had killed a Level 100-plus Grand Lord, he would've had a hard time saving up.
Following which, Shifeng scanned Kite.
After scanning the Ancient God's Literature Fragment with a Spell, five drops of Soul Essence appeared. Shifeng breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Kite was now a Dark-Gold Guard. He was only one level away from becoming an Epic Guard.
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