Stone Forest City's opening to the public had shaken the entire Cold Spring Forest. Many expert players and teams operating in the Cold Spring Forest had rushed to the city as soon as possible. As a result, a long line had formed before Stone Forest City's entrance. At a glance, Stone Forest City's players numbered in the tens of thousands, and that number continued to grow.
There was only one reason for these people to run over.
Hence, he wanted to explore the Cold Spring Forest's sacred leveling ground. At the same time, he wanted to confirm whether Stone Forest City was truly open to the public.
Although the regional system announcements wouldn't lie, no one could say for sure that Ling Yi hadn't done this on a whim. It wasn't impossible for her to seal off Stone Forest City. After all, the profits involved in Stone Forest City were simply too massive.
Every time Stone Forest City's private houses became available for rent, the various major powers and wealthy players would scramble to obtain them, offering astronomical prices one after another. Other players could only sigh at their inadequacies.
Now that Stone Forest City was open to the public, players would no longer have to rent a private house to enter the Stone Forest City. Instead, they would have to pay an entrance fee to enter the city and rest. This would significantly reduce the value of private houses.
Aside from the rental income, the powers that had partnered with Ling Yi had also paid a certain price to join Stone Forest City.
Now that Stone Forest City was fully open to the public, these powers wouldn't have to pay the required resources or Coins to enter the city.
Most importantly, the Stone Forest City provided players with an advantage in leveling speed and resource acquisition. If the city were opened to the public, the Ling Yi Society's advantages would be greatly weakened. Hence, it wasn't impossible for Ling Yi to seal off Stone Forest City.
"Zero Wing really cares about money more than its own life! Even in such a situation, it's still charging 10 Silver per person! This is daylight robbery!" A Tier 3 female Cursemancer exuding a dark aura exclaimed, frowning at the Tier 2 NPC Knight before her. She wanted nothing more than to annihilate the Tier 2 NPC Knight before her.
The entrance fee to an ordinary Guild City was only several dozen Copper. Even superpowers' main headquarters only cost 2 Silver to enter a nearby Level 100 neutral map.
Yet, Stone Forest City's fees were five times higher than those in Guild Cities!
At this stage of the game, even Tier 2 experts would only have around 40 to 50 Silver on hand each day, and that was for Level 100 ranged experts. Even Level 100 melee experts would be lucky to have 30 Silver on hand. Unless they were extremely lucky and obtained precious materials or items, they wouldn't be able to earn much in a day.
Now, although everyone's levels had increased, the monsters they killed were stronger, the rewards they received for completing quests had increased, and there were more ways for them to earn money, their expenses had also increased.
This was especially true when dealing with Level 100-plus monsters. Even if players cherished their weapons and equipment, their equipment's durability would plummet. Repairing them would be a pain in the ass. Not to mention, players also had to pay for potions and other tools, as well as replace their weapons and equipment. In the end, they wouldn't have much money left.
As for grinding monsters and materials in low-level maps, they might be able to earn more money, but doing so would be like chasing after the end of the road.
Even experts from major powers would fall behind if they left the frontline for too long. Catching up to the frontline would be incredibly difficult. They might even miss out on some opportunities to rise to prominence.
Hence, even if frontline players were in dire straits, they wouldn't leave the frontline just to earn a little more money.
Meanwhile, they were only entering Stone Forest City. They weren't staying in a hotel in Stone Forest City, yet they already had to pay 10 Silver to enter the city. It was practically daylight robbery. In fact, they wouldn't even earn as much money as they did.
If 10,000 players entered the city every day, they would have to pay 1,000 Gold. If 100,000 players entered the city, they would have to pay 10,000 Gold. If 1,000,000 players entered the city, they would have to pay 100,000 Gold.
100,000 Gold!
Not even a first-rate Guild could afford that much money, not to mention, they only had to pay 1,000,000 players. With Stone Forest City's advantage in a Level 100 neutral map, they could easily accommodate two or three million players. In other words, they could earn 200,000 to 300,000 Gold per day from the city's entrance fee …
Moreover, as more players entered Cold Spring Forest, the number of players entering the city would only increase.
"Flower Rain! Now is not the time to take action! Pay the fee and enter the city as quickly as possible! " Stubborn Heart, who stood behind the female Cursemancer, warned Flower Rain. "Once the various superpowers' armies arrive, you can do whatever you want."
Stubborn Heart was speechless when he saw this female Cursemancer.
She was already a Tier 3 player. To an expert like her, 10 Silver was nothing. She could easily earn dozens of Gold if she helped out any team, with some even earning over 100 Gold. Yet, she was infuriated by a mere 10 Silver entry fee.
If not for the fact that he needed to ensure his operation's success, he wouldn't have bothered to hire this Lone Ranger.
However, he had to admit that Stone Forest City was truly violent.
As long as he sat in Stone Forest City, he wouldn't need to do anything. Yet, the income he could earn could support multiple first-rate Guilds.
"Relax; I know what to do. However, you'll have to increase the price by 50%," Flower Rain said, nodding. However, she paid no heed to Stubborn Heart, the Guild Leader of the Black Dragon Empire's number one Dark Guild. Instead, she began to raise her price.
Seeing this situation, the several Tier 3 experts from Shadow Reaper's team glared at Flower Rain coldly.
"Alright. As long as you maintain your Mana Domain according to our requirements, the price won't be a problem." Surprisingly, Stubborn Heart didn't show any anger at Flower Rain's price, agreeing to her request without hesitation.
The other major powers' experts weren't surprised by Flower Rain's decision, either.
After all, Flower Rain was the only Cursemancer in the entire Black Dragon Empire who had grasped a Tier 3 Domain Spell. She was also a Void Realm peak expert. Once she activated her Tier 3 Mana Domain, even the Black Dragon Empire's first-rate Guilds wouldn't be able to do anything to her.
This was also why Stubborn Heart had invited Flower Rain to the Black Dragon Empire.
Although they were Tier 3 experts, Stone Forest City's Level 115-plus, Tier 2 NPCs would still be pressured. Hence, they desperately needed someone like Flower Rain, who could use a Tier 3 Domain Spell. With a Tier 3 Domain Spell, Tier 2 NPCs wouldn't be a problem. Even if Ling Yi and a large number of other Tier 3 experts joined the battle, they could still complete their quest and capture the City Lord's Mansion.
Seeing that Stubborn Heart had agreed to her request, Flower Rain paid 10 Silver and entered Stone Forest City.
"Boss, that's a 50% increase! If you agree to her request, we'll earn less in the future, "a Tier 3 Berserker beside Stubborn Heart complained after Flower Rain left.
"It's fine. As long as Nine Dragons Emperor reaches an agreement with Starlink, we'll be the first to capture the City Lord's Mansion and take control of Stone Forest City. We'll even be able to raise the price to Nine Dragons Emperor and Starlink." Stubborn Heart couldn't help but grin as he looked at the long line of people entering Stone Forest City.
Stubborn Heart had long since known that Stone Forest City was a massive gold mine. The daily income from the city was unimaginable. Even if they only received a small portion of the profits, they'd still make a fortune.
However, after seeing the Stone Forest City in person, Stubborn Heart realized how naive he had been.
How was this a gold mine? It was practically a diamond mine.
The city's entrance fee was over 300,000 Gold per day. That was several times more than what they could earn by plundering players.
The nearly 100 Tier 3 experts stared at Stone Forest City anxiously. At the same time, they were also furious.
Normally, earning even a little bit of money would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens. Yet, Zero Wing, a Guild that had been established from scratch for less than a year without any backing, had actually earned an unimaginable amount of money and resources while doing nothing.
"Alright, let's go in," Stubborn Heart commanded when he saw the players behind him urging him to enter.
Soon after, Stubborn Heart and the others paid the entrance fee and walked into the city.
However, as soon as Stubborn Heart and the others entered the city, they noticed Flower Rain standing motionlessly at the entrance. It was as if she had been petrified.
"Flower, what's wrong?" Stubborn Heart asked curiously when he saw Flower Rain blocking the entrance to the city.
Before Stubborn Heart could finish his question, however, Stubborn Heart, who had reached Flower Rain's side, was stunned. He then stared at the two rows of NPC Knights before him in horror.
Tier 3 players?! This … How is this possible?!
Stubborn Heart's heart shuddered as he stared at the NPC Knights.
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