After the Shifeng left the reception room, Fithalia and the other two were stunned as they stared at the Shifeng's departing figure.
"Was President Hei Yan such an impulsive person before?"
Fithalia asked Macafre and Crimson Witch. For a moment, she couldn't keep up with the Shifeng's pace.
When competing for benefits between Guilds, especially between superpowers, it was very rare for them to start a war. Normally, they would negotiate with each other. If the negotiations failed, they would take action. After all, a war between Guilds was no laughing matter. Regardless of whether a Guild won or lost, both sides would suffer significant losses. In fact, it could even cripple their foundations.
However, Fithalia had only suggested that they negotiate with the Nether Empire first and be prepared to make concessions. After all, the Starlight Fortress was simply too valuable. Too many superpowers were eyeing the Starlight Fortress right now. If something happened to the Starlight Fortress, these superpowers would most likely pounce on it like hungry wolves.
If they could pay a small price to deal with the Nether Empire, they would have a much easier time dealing with the Starlight Fortress.
Yet, the Shifeng had rejected her offer without hesitation. He had even said that it was either her death or his. There was no second option …
This wasn't something a Guild Leader would say. It was more like the behavior of a boorish man.
However, Fithalia could understand why the Starlight Fortress would do that.
Capturing the Starlight Fortress had been an extremely difficult task. Just as they were about to start reaping the rewards, a group of players suddenly popped out of nowhere and tried to snatch a share of the loot. This situation was infuriating. However, such occurrences were common in both the virtual gaming world and the real world.
In a disadvantageous situation, clashing head-on with the other side was extremely unwise.
This was especially true now that more than a dozen superpowers were eyeing the Starlight Fortress. As long as someone took the lead, even if they couldn't capture the Starlight Fortress, they could cripple it, making it impossible for the Starlight Fortress to operate.
The Starlight Fortress wasn't like other fortresses. While other fortresses had some NPC soldiers helping them manage the fortress, the Starlight Fortress was entirely managed by players. Moreover, players only had partial control over the fortress. The fortress's magic array couldn't prevent players from entering the fortress. The fortress could only rely on players to stop players from entering.
Meanwhile, there were more than a dozen superpowers eyeing the Starlight Fortress. Including the Nether Empire, these superpowers only needed to dispatch a small number of experts to cause trouble inside the fortress. With the Starlight Fortress's manpower and strength, they wouldn't be able to stop these superpowers from entering the fortress.
As time passed, no player in God's Domain would dare to set foot inside the Starlight Fortress.
"President Hei Yan is quite straightforward, but even I hadn't expected him to be so resolute. leaving no room room for negotiation." Macafre's decisiveness was also unexpected.
"Commander's's's's's, Commander's's's's?" Are we really going to go up against the superpowers? "Crimson Witch asked worriedly as she looked at Fithalia.
After Divine Tribe had negotiated a partnership with Ling Yi for the fortress, they had paid a huge price to operate the Guild's temporary Residence. They had even planned to invest a large number of the Guild's resources in the Starlight Fortress.
If the Starlight Fortress became a forbidden zone that everyone feared, Divine Tribe's investment would go to waste.
"I am acquainted with Hellscream, the commander of one of the Nether Empire's trump card legions. Since he has personally led a team here, I'll think of a way to negotiate with him," Fithalia said, smiling at Crimson Witch's worried expression. Fithalia chuckled when she saw Crimson Witch's worried expression. "Moreover, things haven't reached that point yet. Once the various superpowers' experts and Netherworld Empire's members arrive, Guild Leader Black Flame might realize that his decision was unwise. At that time, things might take a turn for the better."
In fact, she had met many experts like Shi Feng in the past. After all, experts were very prideful. Not to mention, Zero Wing had captured the Starlight Fortress, something none of the western continent's various superpowers had been capable of doing. Hence, Zero Wing was confident in its own strength, which was why it wasn't afraid to fight Shi Feng.
However, once the various superpowers' experts gathered and experienced their strength, it wouldn't be strange for Shifeng to change his mind. After all, Shifeng and the others had only recently arrived on the western continent. They didn't know just how powerful the western continent's superpowers were, much less how frightening the Nether Empire was.
While Fithalia and the others discussed how to deal with the various superpowers, Shifeng arrived at the Fortress Lord's Mansion's third-floor office by himself. He prepared to assume control of the Starlight Fortress.
Although he had opened the Fortress Lord's Mansion's sealing magic array and allowed Fire Dance and the others into the Legacy Room, he hadn't taken control of the Starlight Fortress.
This was because he couldn't simply obtain control of an ancient fortress with the Fortress Lord's Token. He still needed to complete a simple handover process. In other words, he needed to gain control of the fortress.
When Shifeng opened the locked doors to the Fortress Lord's Mansion, he saw an old man in butler's attire standing quietly inside.
Although this old man's body was illusory, and he didn't radiate any aura, he was practically invincible in the Fortress Lord's Mansion. He was also the true administrator of the Starlight Fortress.
"Holder of the Fortress Lord's Token, I am Osset, the Starlight Fortress's administrator. How may I be of service to you?" Osset asked respectfully when he saw Shifeng enter the room.
"I wish to gain control of the Starlight Fortress," Shifeng said.
Ancient fortresses were different from other fortresses. Only the administrator had full control over the fortress. Hence, the fortress was always in a state of partial control.
Players who obtained the Fortress Lord's Token could only obtain control over the fortress from the administrator. Players who obtained the Fortress Lord's Token also needed to obtain the Fortress Lord's Mark from the Legacy Door. Otherwise, they would only be the fortress's Lord in name and could be replaced at any time.
Before players obtained control over the fortress, they would only recognize the token, not the person. Moreover, the Fortress Lord's Token didn't have any protection. Players had to keep the Fortress Lord's Token with them at all times. If players left the fortress for too long, the Fortress Lord's Token would return to the fortress and appear in a random location.
However, only by obtaining the Bronze Mark and gaining control over the fortress would players become partial controllers of the fortress. They would then be able to store the Fortress Lord's Mansion's core room and activate the Fortress Lord's Mansion's defensive magic array. They would no longer be restricted by the fortress.
Unless someone breached the Fortress Lord's Mansion and obtained the Fortress Lord's Token from the core room, players wouldn't be able to take control of the Starlight Fortress.
Moreover, after players obtained control over the fortress, they would be able to activate some of the fortress's functions. The most important function was the fortress's underground prison.
This was a powerful function that no other fortress in the outside world possessed.
This was because the fortress's prison could imprison players. Just like in NPC towns, if players were captured by NPCs, they would face a fate worse than death. Unless players stayed in the prison for a sufficient number of days or breached the prison's defenses, they wouldn't be able to leave, even if they died.
This was a particularly harsh situation for players. After all, time was money in God's Domain. First-rate players wouldn't be able to accomplish anything in a few days. In the ever-changing God's Domain, first-rate players would lag far behind.
Meanwhile, the fortress's prison had this ability.
As long as players were suppressed, they could imprison them. Moreover, Small Fortresses could imprison players for a maximum of eight days.
Eight days!
If an expert player lost eight days, they'd most likely wish they were dead. This was also the reason why Shi Feng dared to challenge the various superpowers.
So what if the fortress had plenty of experts?
As long as anyone dared to cause trouble in the fortress, Shi Feng would capture them on sight. He wanted to see just how many Tier 3 experts the various superpowers had that they could imprison for eight days.
As for attacking the fortress's prison?
That would be a pipe dream. This was an ancient fortress. The defensive magic array inside was incredibly powerful. As long as the defensive magic array was activated, players below Tier 5 wouldn't be able to breach the fortress's defenses. In fact, raiding the Fortress Lord's Mansion would be much easier.
"Very well." Osset then drew a fourfold magic array beneath Shifeng's feet. He then said, "After inspection, you have obtained one Bronze Mark and one Silver Mark. You have automatically obtained control over the Silver Fortress. You may now activate one Bronze Fortress and one Silver Fortress. Do you wish to activate them?"
"Yes." Shifeng nodded.
"These are all the Bronze and Silver Fortresses' permissions. You may choose one of them. Once you have made your decision, you cannot change it." Osset waved his hand, creating a semi-illusory screen in front of Shifeng.
There were two rows of options on the semi-transparent screen.
One was a Bronze-ranked option. There were a total of three options, namely the Stronghold Prison, the Stronghold Restaurant, and the Stronghold Inn.
The second row consisted of three options: the Mana Tower, the Creator's Tower, and the Summoning Tower.
So, these are the Starlight Fortress's Silver Fortress's functions? Shifeng was surprised when he saw the three options.
Shi Feng had seen plenty of fortress functions, but among the numerous Silver functions he had seen, the Starlight Fortress's functions were definitely on par with the Large Fortresses' Silver functions.
The Mana Tower could further increase a fortress's Mana density. Currently, the Starlight Fortress's Mana density was already quite high. If he activated the Mana Tower, the fortress's Mana density would surpass that of Ling Yi City.
The Creator's Tower was a sacred training ground for subclasses. It had an Advanced Meditation Room and an Intermediate Research Room. Even a player with average talent would have a high chance of becoming a Master if they used the resources inside.
As for the Summoning Tower, Shi Feng had only seen one Medium Fortress with Gold rank permissions.
Meanwhile, the Summoning Tower only had one function.
Summon creatures!
As long as one provided a medium, one could summon creatures of the same species as the fortress's guardian. The more powerful the medium was, the stronger the summoned creature would be. Moreover, one could only summon one creature per month.
While this function might seem ordinary, it was extremely powerful.
This was because the summoned creature's strength wasn't limited. In other words, as long as one had the body or remains of a Tier 6 God, they could summon a Tier 6 God through the fortress.
A Tier 6 God!
Even Tier 6 God-ranked players would try to avoid a Tier 6 God. With such a Tier 6 God guarding the fortress, no one would dare to mess with the entire map, much less attack the fortress. After all, the entire map was the fortress's range of activity.
"Owner of the Fortress Lord's Token, please select the function you wish to unlock," Osset reminded Shifeng when he saw that the latter was still in a daze.
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