Apocalypse Empire, Blue Bay City:
As the teleportation array in the Teleportation Hall flickered, Shi Feng arrived in Blue Bay City, one of the Apocalypse Empire's port cities. Although Blue Bay City was only a small NPC city, the flow of players in the city was extraordinarily high.
Just by standing in the Teleportation Hall, one could see a constant stream of players entering and exiting the city. Moreover, many of these players wore luxurious clothing and wore a 2-star or 3-star Merchant's Insignia.
The Merchant's Insignia served as proof of a Merchant player's status. The higher a Merchant's Insignia's star rank, the more capable a Merchant was. Generally, 3-star Merchant players were VIPs of the various large Guilds and controlled a considerable amount of resources. They were known as Great Merchants, and they were very rare even in imperial capitals.
Now, however, a large number of these merchants had gathered in Blue Bay City. Blue Bay City's players weren't surprised by this. This was all because of Blue Bay City's trade port. Every day, a large number of naval players would bring the various neutral powers' resources to Blue Bay City, allowing these merchant players to make a profit.
This place sure is developing quickly. It won't be long before it gets promoted to a large city and has a Tier 4 NPC as its Magistrate. Shifeng couldn't help his admiration for Sinned Heart as he looked at the carriages and trucks driving down the street.
Back when Sinned Heart had moved Immortal Light to the Empire, I had suggested that he develop his Guild at sea. After all, the various first-rate Guilds hadn't paid much attention to naval matters back then.
Meanwhile, Sinned Heart had relied on the few resources Ling Yi had given him to develop his Guild from a port city in the Apocalypse Empire. Now, Blue Bay City was on the verge of becoming a large NPC city. Immortal Light's naval prowess was even greater than Gentle Snow's and Shiuse Qiangwei's.
Once Blue Bay City was promoted into a large-scale NPC city, the city's area and functions would increase. Immortal Light's player population would also increase significantly. At that time, Immortal Light would have the confidence to contend with the Apocalypse Empire's first-rate Guilds.
As soon as Shi Feng arrived before an Advanced Restaurant a short distance away from the Teleportation Hall, a Level 96 man approached him. The man was fully geared in five pieces of Epic Equipment and Level 95 Dark-Gold Equipment at the very least.
Behind this Level 96 Elementalist were two Level 96 Cleric and Berserkers, both of whom wore three pieces of Epic Equipment.
When these three players took the initiative to greet the Shifeng, the surrounding players were surprised.
"Who is that person? Immortal Light's Guild Leader and two great experts actually came to greet him personally? "
"Could it be some big shot?"
Everyone in Blue Bay City knew of Immortal Light's Guild Leader, Sinned Heart. There was no need to mention Immortal Light's two great experts. To capture Blue Bay City, Immortal Light had defeated many of the city's large Guilds and even destroyed a first-rate Guild's fleet. Immortal Light's reputation in the Apocalypse Empire had soared.
Moreover, Sinned Heart was one of the top ten Elementalists in the Apocalypse Empire. Even the Guild Leaders of first-rate Guilds had to treat him with respect.
Now, however, Zero Wing had taken the initiative to welcome a player with ordinary equipment and a level that couldn't be displayed. Why wouldn't everyone be surprised?
While the crowd was engaged in a heated discussion, Sinned Heart ordered Immortal Light's members to clear the area. None of the players present dared to object, so they obediently dispersed.
"I never thought that Brother Ye Feng would make a personal visit. With this, we'll have more confidence in our trip to Sea's End," Sinned Heart said as he approached the Shifeng.
"Brother Sinned, you jest. May I know what has happened to the Freedom Alliance that has prompted them to invite so many cooperating powers?" the Shifeng asked, cutting to the chase.
"I've just received some news. Let's talk inside," Sinned Heart said. At the mention of the Freedom Alliance, his expression darkened. He then led the Shifeng into the Advanced Restaurant he had reserved.
As the Shifeng followed Sinned Heart into the restaurant, the two experts behind him revealed displeased expressions as they watched the Shifeng's departing figure.
"That guy really doesn't take Immortal Light seriously. He's asking for the boss's opinion the moment he sees us."
"The boss has a good temper. If I were in his shoes, I would've taken him down a notch. Otherwise, he'll think that Immortal Light is still the small Guild it used to be."
"Forget it. Once we reach Sea's End, he'll know how powerful Immortal Light is."
The Cleric and Berserker behind Sinned Heart were very displeased with the Shifeng's attitude.
Although the Shifeng was one of Ling Yi's upper echelons, and Immortal Light had received plenty of resources from Ling Yi and owned 50% of Immortal Light's shares, Immortal Light was no longer the same as before. Immortal Light was now a large Guild that rivaled the Apocalypse Empire's first-rate Guilds in terms of naval strength.
Their Guild Leader, Sinned Heart, in particular, had secretly repelled many of King's Return's peak experts. Not even superpowers could afford to underestimate Immortal Light's strength at sea, yet the Shifeng's attitude was so casual.
While the two waited outside the restaurant, Sinned Heart explained the situation to the Shifeng.
The Freedom Alliance's current predicament was due to the sudden addition of a new power, which had allowed the Freedom Alliance to become a naval power with 12 powerful fleets.
This new power was incredibly powerful. The Freedom Alliance's Twelfth Fleet, which had originally ranked at the bottom, had become the Freedom Alliance's First Fleet.
The addition of this new power had also strengthened the Freedom Alliance.
The Freedom Alliance, which had only controlled three of Sea's End's 12 main cities, had become a powerhouse that controlled five of them. Moreover, the Freedom Alliance's harvest of resources was unparalleled.
Normally, this would be a good outcome, but the First Fleet wanted to reorganize the various powers that had partnered with the Freedom Alliance and eliminate some of them. Hence, the First Fleet had invited the various powers to Starfall Island, which the Freedom Alliance had recently occupied.
Starfall Island was one of the most dangerous locations in Sea's End. Ordinary ships couldn't even set foot on the island as they would be torn to shreds by sea monsters. Normally, only a fleet would dare enter the island.
"A new power joined the Freedom Alliance?" Realization dawned on the Shifeng when he heard Sinned Heart's words.
In Shi Feng's previous life, the Freedom Alliance had undergone a major upheaval. However, Silent Entropy, the former commander of the First Fleet, had suppressed the Freedom Alliance. Due to Silent Entropy's actions in Sea's End, the upheaval this time had not been suppressed by Silent Entropy. Instead, this new faction had taken control of the Freedom Alliance.
"Due to the Freedom Alliance's growth, they want to see if we, their partners, are qualified to continue working with them. I can understand why they're doing this, but I never thought it would be so sudden," Sinned Heart said, smiling bitterly. "I've already gathered Immortal Light's elite ships. It'll take another three or four hours before they're ready. I'll likely be late by the time the Freedom Alliance requested."
The waters around Starfall Island were incomparably dangerous. They needed a small fleet of Bronze Speedboats to cross the island. Otherwise, they'd only be sending themselves to their deaths.
"Brother Sinned, how many Bronze Speedboats and above do you have?" Shifeng asked.
"I have eight Bronze Speedboats and one Mysterious-Iron Speedboat," Sinned Heart said, shaking his head. Sinned Heart shook his head. "If we want to enter Starfall Island, we'll need at least 20 Bronze Speedboats and a sailboat."
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