After Shifeng finished instructing the other Secret-Silver Guards, he prepared to return to the Basic Meditation Room on Candlelight's top floor to rest and wait for Silverwing Town's Secret-Silver Guards to arrive. However, Liang Jing suddenly contacted him.
"Guild Leader, something happened to Ling Yi in the Dark Night Empire!" Liang Jing reported anxiously.
"Something happened in the Dark Night Empire? What happened? "Shifeng asked curiously when he saw Liang Jing's anxious expression.
Although Ling Yi hadn't developed in the Dark Night Empire for long, thanks to Unyielding Soul's help, both the Guild's business and the Branch Guild's development were doing well. Now, thanks to the Stone Forest City, more experts were trying to join Ling Yi in the Dark Night Empire.
Moreover, due to the existence of Unyielding Soul and Crimson Emperor, Starlink had been helpless against Zero Wing all this time. One could say that Zero Wing's development was at its peak.
"I don't know how Starlink did it, but it actually constructed a city in the Gloomy Hills near the Level 100 neutral map, the Gloomy Ruins. Now, not only can players travel to and from the Gloomy Hills easily, but it has also announced that it will open the city to all members of Starlink's Adventurer Alliance. As a result, a large number of the empire's experts have flocked to Starlink's side," Liang Jing explained. "Because of this, the empire's various major powers have begun to side with Starlink. Even Crimson Emperor has expressed interest in partnering with Starlink. Some of the experts and adventurer teams that had originally intended to join the Star-Moon Alliance have also joined Starlink's side.
"In addition, Starlink has also announced that it will rent out private houses in the new city for a starting bid of 10,000 Credits. Currently, Starmoon Kingdom's various major powers and adventurer teams are planning to move to the Dark Night Empire."
The reason Ling Yi had been able to survive in the Dark Night Empire was largely due to the fact that the empire's two superpowers were capable of contending with Starlink. In addition, the empire's various major powers had banded together to help Ling Yi, making it very difficult for Starlink to target Ling Yi. Even if Starlink tried to do so, it could only suppress Ling Yi in Starlink's territory.
However, if Crimson Emperor and the other powers turned to Starlink's side, Ling Yi's members would be in grave danger. This was especially true for Ling Yi's experts, who couldn't operate in a Level 90-plus resource map like the Gloomy Hills, much less explore the Gloomy Ruins.
In addition, a large number of independent experts and adventurer teams had joined Starlink's Adventurer Alliance. Hence, the number of people ambushing Ling Yi had skyrocketed.
If things went on like this, it wouldn't be long before Ling Yi couldn't survive in the Dark Night Empire.
Ling Yi already had plenty of Guild members, but there were only a limited number of high-level maps available. Moreover, the higher the level, the fewer high-level maps available. The Starmoon Kingdom's high-level maps weren't enough for Ling Yi's members.
Although Cold Spring Forest was rich in resources, very few experts could operate in a Level 100 neutral map like the Cold Spring Forest. Normally, the Guild needed peak combatants to lead teams, but Ling Yi didn't have enough peak combatants. She couldn't compete with the various superpowers, which would be a huge waste of her advantage.
Not to mention, the new city's appearance would greatly affect Stone Forest City's plans to rent out its resources.
"Is the Guild planning to steal our members and resources?" Shifeng roughly understood Starlink's intentions after listening to Liang Jing's report.
Starlink's new city might not be as good as Stone Forest City, but it was located right next to a Level 100 neutral map. It would, more or less, be of great help to players entering and exiting Level 100 neutral maps. In addition, the city's low rent would tempt many player powers. This would have a significant impact on Ling Yi, who desperately needed resources and Credits.
"Guild Leader, many of White River City's adventurer teams and experts have already moved to the Dark Night Empire. At this rate, not only will our rental income decrease, but the number of experts targeting our Guild will also increase," Liang Jing said.
The Starmoon Adventurer Alliance had attracted so many experts because it could travel to Stone Forest City. However, only Silver members could do so. Now, however, Starlink only needed to become an Adventurer Alliance member to enter the city. This would reduce the Adventurer Alliance's attraction to Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance's experts. At that time, the Adventurer Alliance would have an additional group of independent experts targeting Ling Yi.
"Starlink is sacrificing its hard-earned Guild City's resources to deal with Ling Yi. It seems that Starlink is determined to fight to the death." Shifeng frowned. "Since Starlink wants to compete for the Guild's resources, I'll play with it until it's satisfied. Notify everyone that the Adventurer Alliance's Silver Contribution Points will be halved. At the same time, open an auction for the Crimson Sunset in the Starmoon Adventurer Alliance. Only Silver members will be allowed to participate in the auction. The starting bid will be 30,000 Magic Crystals and 10,000 Gold!"
"An auction for the Crimson Sunset?" Liang Jing gasped. "Guild Leader, that's our Guild's foundation. It's also our Guild's capital to operate in Level 100 neutral maps. If we sell it …"
To players and powers, nothing was more important than improving their strength. Once the Crimson Sunset appeared, it would attract a large number of experts and powers. However, the Crimson Sunset was Ling Yi's foundation and advantage in operating in Level 100 neutral maps.
If the Adventurer Alliance auctioned the Crimson Sunset now, it would undoubtedly allow the various powers to improve rapidly. It would be detrimental to Ling Yi's development in Level 100 neutral maps.
"It doesn't matter. Although the Crimson Sunset is valuable, it's still a Consumable item. Its value will decrease as players level up. Now that the various superpowers' experts have reached Level 100, this is the best time to sell it," Shifeng said, chuckling.
He might've hesitated before, but he no longer cared. He had an even better trump card that could guarantee Ling Yi's advantage in Level 100 neutral maps.
The Ancient God's Literature Fragment!
With the strength of the Fine-Gold Guards, Ling Yi wouldn't have to worry about not having enough peak combatants to contend with the various superpowers.
After giving the matter some thought, Liang Jing agreed with Shifeng's reasoning. Moreover, there was no better way to stop Starlink from poaching players. Following Shifeng's instructions, she posted an auction for the Crimson Sunset on the Starmoon Adventurer Alliance's bulletin board.
The announcement immediately caused an uproar in the Starmoon Adventurer Alliance.
"Crap! Ling Yi is amazing! A Tier 2 Mana Set Equipment! "
"If I had such equipment, I could challenge my Tier 3 Promotion Quest right now!"
The Starmoon Adventurer Alliance's members were stupefied when they saw the Attributes of the Crimson Sunset Set. They hadn't thought that Ling Yi would have such powerful equipment. Many of the experts and adventurer teams that had planned to join Starlink's side grew envious of the Crimson Sunset Set's Attributes.
The various major powers were even more stunned when they heard about the Crimson Sunset Set Equipment.
"Has the Ling YI Society lost its mind? It's actually selling such a set equipment?"
"I bet it's panicking. After all, Starlink's new city has dealt a huge blow to Ling Yi."
The various major powers were confused by Ling Yi's decision to sell the Crimson Sunset. They all thought that Ling Yi was foolish to throw away such a valuable advantage. While the Crimson Sunset's benefits might be temporary, it wouldn't solve the root of the problem. Once the Crimson Sunset's benefits were gone, the experts and adventurer teams that had purchased the set equipment would still join Starlink's side.
While the various major powers discussed the matter, Shifeng returned to his Basic Meditation Room and continued to craft the Crimson Sunset Set Equipment while strengthening the Secret-Silver Guards' Souls.
Time passed quickly. Before anyone knew it, the Secret-Silver Guards stationed in Silverwing Town had arrived at Candlelight in White River City.
A Melancholy Smile had only collected 16 Secret-Silver Guards with 77-plus Attribute Points, but it had collected 28 Secret-Silver Guards with 76-plus Attribute Points. With so many Guards, Zero Wing could sweep through any Level 100 neutral map at this stage of the game.
As for the various superpowers that tried to occupy Level 100 neutral maps, they'd be crushed no matter how many they tried. After all, NPCs of the same tier were no laughing matter, not to mention Tier 3 NPCs with Fine-Gold Growth Potential.
After working for over a day, Shifeng finally finished strengthening all 28 Secret-Silver Guards. Among the 28 Secret-Silver Guards, the weakest had increased their Growth Potential by 5 points, while the more powerful ones had increased their Growth Potential by 7 points. In the blink of an eye, their Growth Potential had jumped from 79-plus Attribute Points to 86-plus Attribute Points.
Twenty-eight Fine-Gold Guards. If the various superpowers of my previous life had known about this, they would've gone crazy. Shifeng could not help his rueful sigh as he looked at the two rows of Personal Guards before him.
If he had had so many Fine-Gold Guards in his previous life, let alone first-rate Guilds, he could've even put up a fight against the various superpowers. Fine-Gold Guards were incredibly rare in God's Domain, and every one of them had the potential to reach Tier 5. If he had enough resources, he might even have a 30% to 40% chance of reaching Tier 5.
Tier 5 NPCs!
Even among the various superpowers, Tier 5 NPCs stood at the apex of God's Domain. Every one of them was the treasure of their respective superpowers. Even without a Tier 6 God-ranked expert, Tier 5 NPCs could do as they pleased in God's Domain.
Meanwhile, ordinary Tier 5 NPCs were no match for Tier 5 NPCs. Normally, several Tier 5 experts would have to work together to suppress them.
And yet, Shi Feng had 28 Fine-Gold Guards standing before him!
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