With Osset's reminder, Shifeng snapped out of his daze.
"I choose the Fortress Prison and the Summoning Tower!" Shifeng declared without hesitation.
Among the Bronze Permissions, the Fortress Prison was a must-have. Otherwise, without the Fortress Prison, players wouldn't be able to deter troublemakers.
This was also why the various superpowers had frantically tried to acquire Legacy Gates after obtaining ancient fortresses.
Meanwhile, among the Silver Privileges, the Mana Tower and the Creation Tower were Privileges that increased the value of fortresses, making them more popular among players.
Normally, this function targeted other ancient fortresses in the same map as the fortress, as it would make the fortress more competitive.
However, there was only one Starlight Fortress in Star Valley right now. There was no competition for the fortress at all. Any player that wished to level up and develop in Star Valley would find the Starlight Fortress. Hence, there was no need to rush this matter.
However, the Summoning Tower was a different story.
Among the three Silver Permissions, the Summoning Tower was the only one that increased a fortress's control. It was also what the Starlight Fortress lacked the most right now. After all, Ling Yi only had ten members on the western continent. If not for Divine Tribe's cooperation, even if they managed to capture the Starlight Fortress, they wouldn't have been able to manage it.
However, the Summoning Tower was a different story.
As long as the summoned creatures were strong enough, Ling Yi's members wouldn't have to worry about the fortress's safety.
This was because summoned creatures would act according to certain conditions set by players. For example, they would guard the Fortress Lord's Mansion and prevent others from entering. They could also deal with players who engaged in combat inside the fortress. Combined with the fortress's prison function, players who wanted to cause trouble would have no way of dealing with this situation.
Of course, the prerequisite was that the summoned creatures were strong enough.
If the summoned creatures couldn't kill or suppress players quickly, the Summoning Tower would be useless. It wouldn't be as effective as the Mana Tower and Creation Tower. The Summoning Tower's effectiveness depended on the summoned creatures' standards.
Moreover, players had to spend a lot of resources to nurture their summoned creatures.
This was because the initial level of a summoned creature was the same as the player that summoned it. The level of the summoned creature would be the same as the level of the player that summoned it. If a player wished to raise the summoned creature's level, they would have to invest a large amount of resources. As for the amount and type of resources required, these all depended on the summoned creature. Generally, the stronger the summoned creature, the greater the investment required to raise its level.
It was rumored that the daily cost of summoning a Tier 5 Demonic Beast could rival an ordinary first-rate Guild's daily income. Without a certain amount of resources, no one could afford to do such a thing.
However, he didn't need to worry about such matters right now. After all, the Starlight Fortress was Star Valley's only fortress. As long as he managed it well, the fortress's daily income would be astronomical to first-rate Guilds. Just the entrance fee alone would be enough to make his hands go soft.
Although ancient fortresses didn't have NPCs to help manage them, they didn't have to split the entrance fee. Players would receive 100% of the entrance fee. Moreover, Small Fortresses could charge a maximum of 20 Silver per person, twice as much as Stone Forest City. This was also why the various superpowers were so interested in ancient fortresses.
This was especially true for ancient fortresses like the Starlight Fortress, which was so close to a God Mode Regional Dungeon.
After Shifeng selected the unlocking function, Osset began to chant an incantation, drawing a mysterious rune in the air and imprinting it on the Fortress Lord's Token.
Immediately, a translucent screen appeared above the Fortress Lord's Token. Of the six functions of the fortress, two lit up: the Fortress Prison and the Summoning Tower.
Starlight Fortress Prison: Status unlocked. Activating the Fortress Prison requires 30,000 Magic Crystals. Daily maintenance costs 3,000 Magic Crystals. Do you wish to activate the Fortress Prison?
Starlight Fortress Summoning Tower: Status unlocked. Activating the Summoning Tower requires 50,000 Magic Crystals. Daily maintenance costs 5,000 Magic Crystals. Do you wish to activate the Fortress Prison?
Shifeng clicked to activate the Summoning Tower when he saw the words on the screen. He set aside the Fortress Prison for now.
Currently, the fortress was still sealed. Outside players couldn't enter. Naturally, there was no need to activate the Fortress Prison in a hurry. After all, Magic Crystals didn't grow on trees. If he activated the Fortress Prison two days earlier, he'd have to spend an additional 6,000 Magic Crystals.
As for activating the Summoning Tower, the sooner, the better.
Summoning creatures required time. Moreover, the more powerful a monster was, the more time it would take to complete the summoning. Similarly, the summoned creature also required time to nurture. Since Shifeng was already tight on time, he couldn't help but wish he could summon the summoned creature as soon as possible. If he was lucky, he might even be able to raise his summoned creature by one level within two days.
After all, creatures weren't NPCs or players. As long as a creature reached a certain level, its Basic Attributes and combat power would rise to the peak. Unlike players and NPCs, even if they reached a certain level, their combat power wouldn't increase significantly. They still needed to upgrade their weapons and equipment to do so.
After Shifeng clicked to activate the Summoning Tower, Shifeng retrieved 100,000 Magic Crystals from his bag and poured them into the Fortress Lord's Token. As for the remaining 50,000 Magic Crystals, he could maintain the Summoning Tower's operation for ten days.
After Shifeng activated the Summoning Tower, a divine rune appeared on the Fortress Lord's Token. The rune then imprinted itself on Shifeng's palm.
System: Congratulations! You have successfully unlocked the Starlight Fortress's Summoning Tower. The Summoning Tower's large-scale teleportation array has been activated. You may summon the divine rune to teleport to the Summoning Tower at any time. Cooldown: 1 natural day
The Summoning Tower has such a function? Shifeng was confused as he looked at the divine rune on his palm.
In God's Domain, teleportation arrays weren't a big deal. Every NPC city had one. Even Guild Residences had one.
However, those teleportation arrays were limited to small to medium teleportation arrays. Large-scale teleportation arrays were practically extinct.
Large-scale teleportation arrays were a lost technology that allowed players to teleport between continents. Meanwhile, the Summoning Tower's teleportation array was a large-scale teleportation array. In other words, even if Shi Feng was on the eastern continent, he could teleport to the Starlight Fortress at any time. Moreover, the teleportation array only had a one-day Cooldown.
Traveling between the two continents was a very troublesome task. Ancient teleportation arrays had a fixed teleportation time. If players didn't travel according to the time, they'd have to wait for the next teleportation. This was a considerably troublesome task for Guilds that wished to travel between the two continents. After all, the trading prices of many items changed depending on the situation. If players didn't adjust their trading prices promptly, they'd easily run into trouble.
However, with this summoning divine rune, not only could he travel between the two continents much more easily, but he could also transport items that the western continent needed from the eastern continent to the Starlight Fortress. He'd be able to earn far more money by transporting items from the eastern continent.
After a brief moment of surprise, Shifeng activated the divine rune and teleported to the Summoning Tower.
The Summoning Tower was located at the southern end of the Starlight Fortress. It was a 200-meter-tall stone tower. It was the tallest building in the Starlight Fortress. From the top of the tower, one could easily overlook the Starlight Fortress.
As the teleportation array on the Summoning Tower's rooftop lit up, Shifeng appeared on the Summoning Tower's roof.
At the same time Shifeng appeared, the fortress's manager, Osset, appeared on the Summoning Tower's rooftop. Only, his figure was even more illusory than before.
"Owner of the Lord's Token, the Summoning Tower has been activated. If you wish to summon the fortress's guardian, I must remind you of two points. The summoning magic array here requires a certain medium to summon the guardian. You cannot summon the guardian out of thin air. The more powerful the medium, the stronger the summoned creature. Moreover, every summon has a one-month Cooldown. I hope you will put this Summoning Tower to good use." Please make good use of the Summoning Tower, "Osset warned Shifeng. Following which, he transformed into a cloud of mist and disappeared as if he had never appeared.
Shifeng could not be more familiar with Osset's introduction.
This was also why he had chosen the Summoning Tower.
"This should be the place, right?" Shifeng approached the rooftop's altar and retrieved a human-sized claw from his bag. He then placed it on the altar.
This claw was none other than the claw Shifeng had obtained from the Ice Dragon, Heathwaite. It was also one of the only two Legendary materials Shifeng currently had on him.
Originally, he had planned to use the Ice Dragon's claw to forge the Epic Weapon Design, but now that he had the Summoning Tower, he could use it to summon the Ice Dragon. After all, the Ice Dragon was the guardian of the Starlight Fortress. Ordinary summoned creatures wouldn't be able to protect the fortress.
As for the Starlight Behemoth, it had also dropped a super-rare material, the Starlight Scale Plate. However, it was still a far cry from the Ice Dragon's.
As Shifeng placed the Ice Dragon's claw on the altar, the sound of a system notification reached his ears.
System: The Summoning Tower has discovered the Ice Dragon's claw. Do you wish to analyze the medium?
"Begin!" After taking a deep breath, Shifeng chose to analyze the Ice Dragon's claw.
If the amount of medium given was not enough, the summoning would still be impossible. Furthermore, it was already painful for him to take out one Ice Dragon Claw. If he were to take out two of them, he would not be able to bear it.
After Shifeng clicked "Begin," a dark-purple mist emerged from the altar and wrapped around the Ice Dragon's claw. The mist seemed to absorb the claw's power.
As time passed, Shifeng grew increasingly nervous.
If one Ice Dragon's claw wasn't enough, he would have no choice but to use the Starlight Behemoth's scales. After all, the Starlight Behemoth's scales were only Inferior Legendary items, and he had five of them.
As Shifeng considered using the Starlight Behemoth's scales, he heard the sound of another system notification.
System: Medium energy completion rate: 89%. Summoning standard met. Do you wish to begin the summoning process?
"Summon!"
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