Gravity Mountain Range, Rock Nest Fortress:
The Rock Nest Fortress stood atop a canyon's precipice. From the outside, the fortress looked like a nest, which was why it was so difficult to attack and easy to defend. However, tens of thousands of Level 85-plus experts occupied the fortress, and every one of them was frantically clearing out the Blackstone Orcs.
There were originally hundreds of thousands of Blackstone Beastmen stationed there, but now, less than a hundred thousand remained. And in the center of the fort, a four-meter-tall Beastman King was calmly lying on the ground, surrounded by weapons, equipment, and all kinds of materials. It was a dazzling sight.
"I never thought that raiding a single fortress would yield such a bountiful harvest. It's no wonder why Thirteen Thrones wants to raid a second fortress as soon as possible." Nine Dragons Emperor sighed ruefully as he looked at the weapons, equipment, and rare materials scattered around the battlefield.
Great Lords and above were relatively difficult to find in the Gravity Mountain Range, but the Rock Nest Fortress had plenty of them. Moreover, due to the Rock Nest Fortress's exploration, the Rock Nest Fortress's loot was much better than in the outside world.
Just clearing out the Blackstone Orcs in the Rock Nest Fortress would yield over 10,000 weapons and equipment. Moreover, these weapons and equipment were all Level 90-plus. There were even some Level 100-plus weapons and equipment.
Although most of the weapons and equipment were Secret-Silver rank, with very few Fine-Gold rank, they were more than enough to serve as interim equipment. At the very least, once players reached Level 90, they could raid Level 90 super-large-scale Team Dungeons. They wouldn't need to make excessive preparations. "Of course.
Every fortress in the Gravity Mountain Range is a treasure trove. Originally, War Blood and Starlink had planned to capture a Medium Fortress, but we hadn't expected Ling Yi to actually capture the Northern Fortress. Now, we have no choice but to move our operation forward, "Blood Oath said, chuckling. "Does Ling Yi think he can challenge War Blood on Dragonheart Island just because he captured the Northern Fortress? I'll show him that even with the Northern Fortress, he won't be able to survive on Dragonheart Island."
"That's right! Ling Yi is too arrogant. How would he know what you're capable of, Commander Blood? " Nine Dragons Emperor nodded, smiling. "Ling Yi is probably panicking right now. Without players heading to the fortress, no matter how good the fortress is, it's useless."
War Blood, Crimson Shadow, and Knight's Sword were Dragonheart Island's top ten adventurer teams. If Dragonheart Island's adventurer teams wished to survive, they wouldn't dare defy these three adventurer teams. In addition, War Blood and Starlink had sealed off the entire northern region. As long as Ling Yi's forces arrived, they wouldn't be able to escape.
In other words, apart from Ling Yi and Feng Qianyu's people, there would be no one else in the Northern Stronghold.
This way, not only would the Stronghold not become a gold mine, but it would also become a huge meat grinder that would continuously devour Ling Yi's funds.
The fortresses in the Gravity Mountain Range were different from those in the outside world. Monster swarms were a common occurrence here. In reality, not to mention the subsidies to the Garrison members, just the maintenance costs of a Small Fortress were enough to bankrupt a Garrison, let alone a Medium Fortress.
While Nine Dragons Emperor and Blood Oath were conversing, a beautiful woman carrying an ancient bow on her back suddenly approached them.
"Commander, Ling Yi's side has made a move. They've released news that they're going to oppose War Blood, and that any player that dares enter the Rock Nest Fortress won't be able to enter the Northern Stronghold," Ink Feather reported, smiling as she read the news she had just received.
"Trying to compete with War Blood's influence on Dragonheart Island? It seems Ling Yi has lost his mind. Does he really think Dragonheart Island is the Starmoon Kingdom?" Blood Oath chuckled. "Does he think that by doing this, Dragonheart Island's various powers will be able to lower War Blood's profits?"
"Commander Blood, I'm afraid Hei Yan still doesn't know that we've obtained a Mana Spring from the Rock Nest Fortress. Otherwise, he'd definitely be devastated by his decision," Nine Dragons Emperor said, chuckling.
The Mana Spring was unique to the Rock Nest Fortress. Although it would cost a lot to repair the Mana Spring, and it might even drain their current liquid funds, the Mana Spring's effects were worth the effort.
The Mana Spring could fully recover players' Stamina and Concentration in half an hour, which would be very attractive to players who had been grinding in the Gravity Mountain Range all this time.
After all, the main reason players entered the fortress was to rest and recover their Stamina and Concentration. Now, however, they only needed to spend 1 Ancient Gold to fully recover in 30 minutes. This was an effect that countless experts on Dragonheart Island dreamed of.
Once news of the Mana Spring spread, not only would Dragonheart Island's various powers head to the Rock Nest Fortress, but even Thirteen Thrones' fortresses would likely rush to the Rock Nest Fortress and use it as a temporary base.
"Since Hei Yan wants to die, I don't mind sending him on his way," Blood Oath said as he turned to Ink Feather. Blood Oath turned to Ink Feather and said, "Feather, send news of the Mana Spring to Dragonheart Island's various major powers. They'll know what to do once they know."
"Understood!"
Ink Feather couldn't wait to see the despair in the Shifeng's eyes when she heard her commander's command.
By going up against War Blood, they could force the various powers they couldn't control to wait for a better offer. War Blood would have no choice but to offer some preferential treatment and even more excessive benefits to these powers to rest in the Rock Nest Fortress.
However, as long as these powers weren't fools, they'd know which side to choose once the Mana Spring appeared.
Meanwhile, in Thirteen Thrones' Guild Residence in Dragonheart City …
"Ling Yi thinks that he can suppress War Blood just because he has a Medium Fortress? He probably doesn't realize how foolish his actions are," Elder Wu, who was sitting in the office, said after receiving a report from War Blood. Old Wu, who was resting in his office, looked at the message sent by his subordinate. He only glanced at it once before ignoring it. "Thousand Lives, go arrange for Lu Yun to come to my place. Tell him it's about the next medium stronghold."
"Understood."
The woman, whose face was shrouded in black mist, nodded, smiling.
In her opinion, Ling Yi's actions were extremely foolish. He had no idea how deep the foundations of the various powers in Dragonheart City were.
Elsewhere, in the Gravity Mountain Range's Northern Fortress: Under Phoenix Rain's command, the members of the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion continuously repaired the damaged fortress. Meanwhile, the Shifeng himself continued to repair the magic arrays on the Defensive Magic Towers.
Although Shi Feng had spent Magic Crystals and Seven Luminaries Crystals to repair the four Defensive Magic Towers, he had only repaired the towers' core crystals, which were barely enough to activate them. He had yet to repair the magic circuits that covered the towers. He would have to repair them himself.
Of course, repairing the magic circuits wasn't easy. At the very least, they needed to be capable of controlling Advanced Magic Arrays. Moreover, the repairs were very time-consuming. Fortunately, Shifeng's mastery of magic arrays was very close to the Master rank.
Finally, after completing the last magic circuit, the Defensive Magic Tower's Completion Rate reached 100%.
System: The Defensive Magic Towers have been fully repaired. Activating the Defensive Magic Towers will cost 8,000 Magic Crystals. Daily consumption is 6,000 Magic Crystals. Do you wish to activate the Defensive Magic Towers?
"A Defensive Magic Towers with a 100 Completion Rate sure is expensive." Shifeng was astonished when he saw the system notification. The Defensive Magic Towers' Completion Rate was much higher than an ordinary Magic Tower. Most likely, not even an ordinary first-rate Guild could afford it.
However, without hesitation, Shifeng chose to activate the Defensive Magic Towers.
After Shi Feng injected the Magic Crystals into the barrier, a twofold magic array appeared above the Northern Fortress, enveloping the fortress and forming a two-layered magic barrier. The barrier was much stronger than it had been before Shi Feng had attacked the fortress.
At the same time, the Mana within a radius of over 10,000 yards began to converge on the Northern Fortress, rapidly increasing the Northern Fortress's Mana density. This was especially true in the fortress's central hall, where the Mana density even formed a thin mist. Any player within the mist felt an indescribable sense of relief. Even their experience bars began to fill with the Double EXP buff …
This scene stupefied the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion's members.
"Aqua, how are the repairs coming along?" Shifeng asked after contacting Shiuse Qiangwei.
"We've already repaired 60% of the Defensive Magic Towers' Completion Rate. According to your instructions, we'll fix the hotel's accommodation first," Shiuse Qiangwei replied.
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