White River City, Adventurer's Association:
Due to the Otherworld's Adventurer's Alliance, the Adventurer's Association had become extraordinarily lively. As soon as Shi Feng arrived at the entrance, he saw groups of players entering and leaving the Adventurer's Association. Among them, nearly half were players from Otherworld powers. There were far more than a few days ago.
Moreover, these Otherworld players were considerably strong. The lowest-leveled among them was Level 98, while the higher-leveled ones had even reached Level 99. They were much stronger than White River City's local Guilds.
"So many people? It's already begun?" Shifeng was slightly surprised when he saw the groups entering and exiting the Adventurer's Association.
In reality, the Otherworld powers weren't the most difficult to deal with. Rather, it was the vast number of players that came from the Otherworld.
When the Otherworld Passages had first opened, only the Otherworld's major powers had been able to leave the Otherworld. However, as the Otherworld Passages opened to the public, even the Otherworld powers that controlled the passages couldn't monopolize them for long. As a result, a large number of players from the Otherworld had flooded into the continent of God's Domain.
The competition for resources on the continent of God's Domain was already intense. Now that a group of powerful Otherworld players had appeared, it was easy to imagine how much of an impact it would have on the continent's various powers. This was especially true for the various NPC cities' resources.
Take the Adventurer's Association's quests for example. There were only so many high-level quests available, and the more players there were, the fewer quests available on average.
With fewer resources available to players, the various large Guilds' development speed would suffer. This was especially true for Guilds that hadn't developed much in neutral maps to begin with.
This was also one of the reasons why the continent's superpowers had been devoured by the various Otherworld powers. As for the continent's ordinary powers, even without the Otherworld powers' assault, the influx of Otherworld players would be enough to stagnate a Guild's development.
Currently, Ling Yi's development had expanded considerably. Moreover, she had her own base of operations in neutral maps. She could hold her own against the Otherworld powers. However, this situation would affect her development in the long run. This was especially true for the various Otherworld powers and some of Ling Yi's enemies. If she wasn't careful, she'd suffer a heavy blow.
Thinking up to this point, Shifeng immediately entered the Adventurer's Association.
"Deacon Lorraine, I'd like to see the current situation of the knights' recruitment." Shifeng, who was in the VIP room on the second floor, said to the beautiful elven deacon.
Five thousand territorial knights were the most important thing in managing a territory. Although he had spent a lot of money to recruit them, he didn't dare to come over. It was because he didn't have the money, so even if he came, it would be meaningless.
Unlike the NPC soldiers of towns and cities, Knights did not receive subsidies from kingdoms and empires. Players had to spend their own money to support their Knights. It was similar to Personal Guards. Hence, without a certain amount of capital, players could not afford to use Knights.
However, now that he had 900,000 Gold on him, he was more or less qualified to form a Knight Division.
"This is the current recruitment situation that you requested," Lorraine smiled as she took out a thick list and handed it to the Shifeng.
Shifeng looked at the rough data on the list and was stunned.
Isn't this recruitment a little too amazing?! Shifeng couldn't believe his eyes as he looked at the total data on the list.
As a result of the city's recruitment, they had managed to recruit 20164 players. Among them, 13664 were Tier 2 Advanced Knights, 4,814 were Tier 2 Bronze Knights, 1,669 were Tier 2 Mysterious-Iron Knights, 15 were Tier 2 Secret-Silver Knights, and 2 were Tier 2 Fine-Gold Knights.
Initially, Shi Feng had thought that he'd be lucky if he could recruit 5,000 players. After all, it wasn't easy to recruit players. Without the city's recruitment, players would've needed at least two or three months to recruit enough players.
Now, however, not only had Shi Feng recruited 20,000 players, but the quality of the recruits was also frighteningly high.
As far as Shifeng knew, the superpowers capable of forming Knight Divisions only had Bronze Knights on average. Mysterious-Iron Knights were extremely rare. It was similar to how players had Mysterious-Iron Personal Guards. As for Secret-Silver Knights, only Knight Divisions that had been operating for a long time had such Knights. As for Fine-Gold Knights, they were treasures that could only be found by chance.
Shifeng had never thought that he would be able to recruit 15 Secret-Silver Knights and two Fine-Gold Knights through the city's recruitment. If the various superpowers of his previous life found out about this, they would've gone mad with jealousy.
As for Tier 3 players, even in God's Domain, they would most likely be extremely difficult to recruit.
Tier 3 players were already powerhouses capable of governing a small city. Naturally, they wouldn't stoop so low as a mere Knight.
However, while Shifeng was overjoyed, his expression also turned ugly when he saw the recruitment prices on the list.
A Tier 2 Bronze Knight's weekly salary was 30 Gold, and 20 Gold could be used to nurture the Knight's growth. However, a Tier 2 Mysterious-Iron Knight's weekly salary was much higher. A Mysterious-Iron Knight's weekly salary was 70 Gold, and a normal training fee was 30 Gold. A Secret-Silver Knight's weekly salary was even higher. A Secret-Silver Knight's weekly salary was 150 Gold.
The Fine-Gold Knights were the most expensive, costing 300 Gold per week, and 100 Gold per week for nurturing them.
If Shi Feng hired the best Knights, he would have to spend 336400 Gold per week. That was more than enough to make any first-rate Guild despair. Even superpowers would feel their hearts bleed. Moreover, this didn't include weapons and equipment …
"Lord Bronze Legatee, may I know who you wish to recruit?" Lorraine asked when she saw Shifeng's long silence.
"I want all of these Fine-Gold, Secret-Silver, and Mysterious-Iron Knights. Hire the rest of the Bronze Knights," Shi Feng said, taking a deep breath. With a pained expression, he continued, "Equip the Secret-Silver and Fine-Gold Knights with Epic Equipment. Everyone else, equip them with Secret-Silver Equipment."
Knight regiments' equipment wasn't as expensive as NPC soldiers'. A full set of Level 100 to Level 150 Epic Equipment cost 4,000 Gold, while a full set of Level 100 to Level 150 Secret-Silver Equipment cost 50 Gold. Even so, Shi Feng would have to spend 317150 Gold.
"Very well. That'll be 653550 Gold in total," Lorraine said after making some calculations.
"Here you go." Shifeng gritted his teeth, but in the end, he paid the fee without hesitation.
If he hadn't brought 900,000 Gold with him, he wouldn't have been able to walk out of this place alive.
At this moment, he finally understood why first-rate Guilds had very few Knight Regiments in the past. While owning a territory in a Level 100 neutral map was a good thing, if one couldn't make money from it, the Knight Regiments would be a massive burden. A first-rate Guild could become a pauper at any time. Only superpowers could afford such a burden.
"I've already hired these Knights. Please arrange their accommodations in your territory as soon as possible. Otherwise, they might cancel their contracts," Lorraine reminded Shi Feng after receiving the payment.
"That won't be a problem. I'd like to transfer Stone Forest City to my territory immediately," Shifeng said, nodding. He then took out another 50,000 Gold from his bag and handed it to Lorraine.
After owning a territory, players would have the right to transfer a town or city to another territory. Of course, players would have to pay a certain amount of Coins to do so. The larger the town or city, the higher the fee. A Basic City like Stone Forest City would cost 50,000 Gold, but an Advanced Town would only cost 10,000 Gold.
God's Domain's mainstream players had already reached Level 95, while the average expert player was Level 97 or above. They weren't far from Level 100, and Stone Forest City was located in the Bottomless Abyss. Even if the Bottomless Abyss was rich in resources, it would be of little use to players over Level 100. Hence, it would be better to transfer to a Level 100 neutral map as soon as possible.
"That won't be a problem. We'll send someone to transfer the city immediately," Lorraine said, nodding. After accepting the 50,000 Gold, she took out a map and placed it on the table. "May I know where you'd like to transfer the city to?"
"Here at Cold Spring Lake, then." Shifeng had long since decided on a location, so he pointed to a mountain peak beside Cold Spring Lake.
"Very well. I'll transfer Stone Forest City to your new location in an hour," Lorraine said, nodding after confirming the location.
After Shifeng took care of these matters, he returned to Candlelight and waited quietly. The Stone Forest City in the Bottomless Abyss vanished as if it had never existed in the first place. Only the countless players who hadn't been transferred to the Bottomless Abyss remained, dazed.
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