Star Valley, Starlight Fortress:
The Silver Lion Legion's members continued to push toward the Starlight Fortress's core. Although the number of Great Lords and Grand Lords they encountered increased, with Macafre's Tier 4 Heroic Spirits and the fortress's magic array, they cleared out the monsters quickly.
After clearing out the fortress for around six hours, the Silver Lion Legion's members discovered that their EXP bars had increased severalfold, and the Elemental monsters' loot was considerably good.
Quite a few dropped Level 110 Mysterious-Iron Equipment. If they were lucky, they even found Level 110 Secret-Silver Equipment. Some even dropped extremely rare Level 110 Secret-Silver Set Equipment.
To the Silver Lion Legion's members, who were still 110 levels away from reaching Level 110, such equipment was definitely top-tier.
They were only Level 106, with the weakest among them only being Level 105. Level 110 weapons and equipment were simply unimaginable to them right now.
Meanwhile, in God's Domain, Set Equipment was half a rank higher than equipment of the same level. If they completed a complete set, they would be just as powerful as equipment of the same level. In fact, they might even be stronger in certain aspects.
Take the Starlight Fortress's Level 110 Secret-Silver Set Equipment and the Secret-Blue Set Equipment for magical classes, for example.
Although the Secret-Silver Set Equipment was only a Level 110 Secret-Silver Set Equipment, with six pieces, not only would a player's casting speed increase by 20%, but their Spells' effects would also increase by 25%. Eight pieces would increase a player's Skill and Spell Completion Rate by 2% and casting range by 20%.
If magical class experts equipped the Secret-Silver Set Equipment, they'd be even more powerful than Level 110 Fine-Gold Equipment of the same level.
That was Level 110 Fine-Gold Equipment they were talking about!
Even if they reached Level 110, they didn't know if they'd be able to obtain a few pieces of the Secret-Silver Set Equipment. Most likely, only Guilds' peak experts would have a chance of obtaining a full set of the Secret-Silver Set Equipment.
Now that Macafre had announced that all weapons and equipment could be auctioned off within the Starlight Fortress's team, they had a chance to obtain them. It was just a matter of who had the highest Contribution Points.
Because of this, the Silver Lion Legion's members worked extremely hard to clear out the fortress's monsters. They even hoped that Shi Feng's group wouldn't participate in the battle, allowing them to clear out the fortress's Elemental monsters. After all, there were only so many monsters in the fortress. Collecting a full set of Secret-Silver Set Equipment was simply too difficult.
"Guild Leader, are we really not going to take action?" Shiuse Qiangwei asked Xiang Shifeng as he watched the Silver Lion Legion's members push into the fortress's main street.
Level 110 Secret-Silver Equipment and Secret-Silver Set Equipment weren't a big deal to them right now, but it was a different story for Zero Wing. Moreover, Level 110 equipment and Secret-Silver Set Equipment didn't even exist on the market right now, much less Secret-Silver Equipment.
As long as they socketed the Advanced Rank Gemstone, Level 105 players could equip it. With this, Level 105, Tier 2 players would have a much easier time completing their Tier 3 Promotion Quests.
With the Crimson Dragon Flying Ship and the fortress's suppression and buffs, they had an overwhelming advantage when it came to clearing out Lords and Great Lords. This was an opportunity they couldn't find anywhere else.
It would be a waste to leave the Starlight Fortress's hundreds of thousands of suppressed monsters to the Silver Lion Legion.
"That won't be necessary. Although the fortress's monsters have good loot, only Grand Lords have a chance of dropping Secret-Silver Equipment. As for Secret-Silver Set Equipment, only Grand Lords have a chance of dropping it. Moreover, since the Silver Lion Legion is willing to help us, we should give them some benefits," Shi Feng said, shaking his head. He shook his head and chuckled when he saw Shiuse Qiangwei's interest in Level 110 Secret-Silver Equipment. "Otherwise, we'll waste too much time clearing out the monsters ourselves. Moreover, we have more important matters to attend to."
Previously, he had already made an agreement with Adolf that the Silver Lion Legion would only help him attack the fortress. Now that they had taken down the Starlight Fortress, the Silver Lion Legion naturally had no reason to continue fighting. They could simply turn around and leave.
Now that the Silver Lion Legion was willing to help him clear out the fortress's monsters, he couldn't be happier.
After all, he had three days to clear out the Starlight Fortress's monsters and strengthen the fortress's management. Time was of the essence.
"More important matters?" Shiuse Qiangwei asked after giving the matter some thought. "Could it be to clear out the remaining Guardian Bosses?"
When Shiuse Qiangwei mentioned clearing out the remaining Mythic Bosses, Ke Le and the others grew excited.
They hadn't been able to participate in the previous battle. They had even been forced to watch from the sidelines during the battle with the Starlight Behemoth.
"No!" Shifeng shook his head. "We're going to take control of the Fortress Lord's Mansion!"
"Control the Fortress Lord's Mansion? Guild Leader, haven't you already obtained the Fortress Lord's Token? "Shiuse Qiangwei asked curiously.
The Fortress Lord's Token was the key to taking control of the fortress. It was also the core item needed to take control of the Fortress Lord's Mansion. Obtaining the Fortress Lord's Token was equivalent to taking control of the Fortress Lord's Mansion.
Now, however, Shifeng was saying that he wanted to take control of the Fortress Lord's Mansion.
"I do have the Fortress Lord's Token, but we don't have full control of the Fortress Lord's Mansion. In fact, we don't even have half of it," Shifeng said, smiling bitterly.
Fortresses left behind from ancient times were different from other fortresses. Normally, obtaining the Fortress Lord's Token in other places would indeed give one control of the Fortress Lord's Mansion. However, it was a different story in a forbidden land like Star Valley.
Taking control of the Fortress Lord's Mansion was extremely difficult. In fact, it was several times more difficult than capturing the fortress itself.
After all, the most important aspect of an ancient fortress wasn't the monsters that dropped decent loot or the Guardian Bosses' loot. Rather, it was the Ancient Legacies left behind in the Fortress Lord's Mansion.
Compared to these Ancient Legacies, weapons and equipment were secondary.
After all, the Ancient Legacies that allowed humans to reach Tier 3 and above had nearly been severed. As a result, it was very difficult for humans to improve beyond Tier 3.
Meanwhile, the fortresses and towns left behind from ancient times had existed since before the Great Destruction. Hence, they more or less contained Legacies from Tier 3 and above.
These Legacies were the most valuable treasures of all!
Currently, God's Domain's players only knew how difficult it was to reach Tier 3. However, they didn't know that reaching Tier 3 was only the beginning. Reaching Tier 3 was several times more difficult than reaching Tier 3.
Why?
The reason was simple.
When players reached Tier 3 in the past, they would, more or less, receive some guidance that would guide them to Level 100 neutral maps.
However, after reaching Tier 3, players would no longer receive any guidance if they wished to continue improving themselves.
Take Tier 3 Skill and Spell Legacies, for example. These Skills and Spells were the foundation of a Tier 3 class's growth. If players relied solely on the few Tier 3 Skills and Spells they obtained through their Legacies, they wouldn't be considered true Tier 3 players.
If an ordinary Tier 3 expert didn't possess over a dozen Tier 3 Skills and Spells, they wouldn't be considered Tier 3 players at all.
However, aside from Tier 3 Skills and Spells …
There was a massive gap between Tier 2 and Tier 3 players, and that was the degree of control one had over their Mana Body. This was also the key to obtaining a Legacy. In fact, it was even more important than Tier 3 Skills and Spells.
Although Shi Feng was currently a Great Magician, and his control and understanding of magic arrays far surpassed that of ordinary people, his control over his Mana Body was still very rudimentary. Even the western continent's experts, who were proficient in controlling Mana, still had the same level of control over their Mana Bodies.
This was also the main reason why Tier 3 experts were no match for Tier 3 NPCs at this stage of the game.
Meanwhile, the Legacies left behind from ancient times contained many methods to utilize the Mana Body. These methods and foundations allowed humans, who lacked physical advantages, to survive in the ancient era's dangerous environment.
"Guild Leader, how can we take control of the Fortress Lord's Mansion?" Shiuse Qiangwei asked when he saw Shifeng's serious expression. He knew that Shifeng wasn't joking.
If they lost control of the Fortress Lord's Mansion, the Starlight Fortress would become ownerless. Once the fortress opened to the public, they would be in an awkward position.
"It's simple. You just need to pass the Legacy test left behind by the Fortress Lord's Mansion. Otherwise, even if you obtain the Fortress Lord's Token, you'll only gain superficial control over the fortress," Shifeng said.
To put it simply, the Fortress Lord's Token was the ticket to obtaining the fortress's Legacy. As for how much control players could gain over the fortress, that would depend on how far they could unlock the Legacy.
The higher the level of a fortress's Legacy, the more control one would have over the fortress. The higher one's control over the fortress, the more functions one could activate. Hence, the extent to which players could control an ancient fortress would depend on themselves. It would be completely different from the fortress towns and cities players obtained in the outside world.
Meanwhile, the Legacy difficulty varied from Normal, Hard, Hell, Asura, and God. The higher the Legacy difficulty, the better the rewards players would receive. However, the higher the Legacy difficulty, the more players would have to clear it. Moreover, the Legacy difficulty also had a one-week Cooldown.
After saying so, Shifeng led Shiuse Qiangwei and the others to the Starlight Fortress's Fortress Lord's Mansion.
At this moment, a magic array enveloped the Fortress Lord's Mansion. Not even Mythic monsters could enter, much less players. The only people who could pass through the magic array were the Fortress Lord's Token's holder and those with the token's permission.
Hopefully, the Starlight Fortress's Legacy test won't be too difficult. Shifeng arrived before the Fortress Lord's Mansion's main entrance. He then took out the Fortress Lord's Token and began to chant an incantation, inwardly praying.
He had chosen the Starlight Fortress not only because the fortress's monsters were relatively easy to deal with, but also because the Fortress Lord's Mansion's Mana fluctuations were the weakest among the several Small Fortresses. Otherwise, he would've had to take down the fortress without gaining control over the Fortress Lord's Mansion.
After Shifeng finished chanting the incantation on the Fortress Lord's Token, a dark-purple, fourfold magic array appeared before the Fortress Lord's Mansion's main entrance. A gigantic, golden door then emerged from the magic array. As the golden door opened, a thick, ancient aura washed over Shi Feng.
"Crap! How is a Small Ancient Fortress Asura Mode?! "
Shifeng was stunned when he saw the golden door.
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