Everyone silently discussed the changes to Stone Forest City. However, compared to the other players present, Ling YI Society's members were even more shocked.
When Stone Forest City was unsealed, Guild members would be able to enter Stone Forest City directly. Unlike outside players, who couldn't enter Stone Forest City before the city's official announcement or without the city's manager's permission.
Of course, the city wouldn't be sealed for long, only one day. Once the city's promotion was over, the city would automatically open to the public. This one day was only a buffer for Guild managers to manage the city.
Meanwhile, inside Stone Forest City, Ling Yi's members were completely mesmerized by the new Stone Forest City.
Setting aside the city's dense Mana, which could be felt even outside of the city, the truly shocking part was the city's various buildings. Not only were they completely refurbished, but there were also NPCs of other races operating Shops in these buildings. These Shops sold all kinds of special Magic Scrolls, potions, and delicacies that were hard to find on the market.
There were even NPC Chambers of Commerce, which could only be found in kingdoms and empires' main cities.
Although these Chambers of Commerce's Shops looked no different from those operated by ordinary NPCs, these Chambers of Commerce would often issue quests. As long as players accumulated enough Reputation, they could accept some special, high-ranking quests and earn generous rewards. There was even a chance of obtaining excellent weapons and equipment.
This was also one of the reasons why independent players and players from the various major powers were still heading to NPC cities, even now.
Now that Stone Forest City had a few NPC Chambers of Commerce's Shops, even if players didn't visit NPC cities, they could still accumulate Reputation and accept quests from these Chambers of Commerce. This would save them a lot of trouble.
"Guild Leader, what did you do? Is this really Stone Forest City? " Gentle Snow was shocked as she looked at the Advanced Shops and skyscrapers on Stone Forest City's main street, which rivaled the Stone Forest City's in White River City. Stone Forest City's appearance was nothing like before.
Truthfully, if not for the Freedom Hotel's appearance, she would've thought that Stone Forest City was another major NPC city.
The biggest difference between Zero Wing's Guild Cities and NPC cities was the NPC Chambers of Commerce. Nearly half of the quests in NPC cities came from these NPC Chambers of Commerce.
Aside from rewarding players with abundant EXP, these merchant guilds also offered generous monetary rewards. Aside from raiding Dungeons, these merchant guilds were the main source of income for expert players.
Because of this, players still couldn't leave these NPC cities. Otherwise, their income would be halved, and ordinary players would have a problem surviving. After all, the chances of obtaining rare materials and equipment in Level 100-plus maps were abysmally low. Most players only visited these NPC cities to level up.
Now that so many NPC Chambers of Commerce owned Advanced Shops in Stone Forest City, whether it was Ling Yi or other players, they could rely on Stone Forest City, a Level 100-plus neutral map. They wouldn't have to return to NPC cities to pick up quests from NPC Chambers of Commerce.
While ordinary players might find it slightly more convenient, to the various major powers, this would allow them to break free from the shackles of NPC cities. Even if they lost their NPC cities in the future, they would be able to survive and develop independently in the outside world. They wouldn't have to worry about kingdoms and empires' territories anymore. They could develop wherever they wanted.
"Of course, it's Stone Forest City. Only, once a Guild City becomes an Intermediate City, it'll have the ability to survive independently," Shifeng said, chuckling when he saw Gentle Snow's excited expression.
In God's Domain, although there was only a one-level difference between a Basic City and an Intermediate City, there was a world of difference. This was also why he had wanted to upgrade Stone Forest City to an Intermediate City as soon as possible.
As long as Stone Forest City became an Intermediate City, aside from its increased defenses, Ling Yi could continue to develop even without the Starmoon Kingdom. After all, the competition between kingdoms and empires was simply too intense. Moreover, NPC cities weren't under players' control. Not only were managing them troublesome, but other powers could also easily take over them.
Guild cities, on the other hand, were different. Players had complete control over them. Unless other powers could capture the city, they wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
However, compared to Stone Forest City's promotion to an Intermediate City, the Freedom Hotel was far more important.
The Freedom Hotel was the foundation of a Guild City's prosperity!
Not only did the Freedom Hotel's interior contain dense Mana, which could help players accumulate the Double EXP buff, but more importantly, the Freedom Hotel also had a teleportation array.
In God's Domain, it was extremely difficult to construct a Teleportation Hall like an NPC city's. As long as players had a Return Scroll, they could teleport to the NPC city at any time.
However, the Freedom Hotel could achieve the same effect.
As long as one stayed in the Freedom Hotel, they could purchase a Return Scroll and teleport to the Freedom Hotel no matter where they went. This would greatly benefit players who didn't have a Residence in a Guild City.
Aside from providing convenience to adventurer players, the Freedom Hotel was also of great help to Lifestyle players. Resting in the Freedom Hotel not only allowed players to accumulate the Double EXP buff, but they could also accumulate the Double Lifestyle Proficiency buff. Only, the Freedom Hotel was much slower than EXP buff. Even so, the Freedom Hotel was still very valuable to Lifestyle players. After all, the potions and items that could increase Lifestyle Proficiency on the market sold for astronomical prices. Ordinary players couldn't afford them at all.
"Guild Leader, our members are in position. Should we activate Stone Forest City now?" Gentle Snow reported to the Shifeng after she had calmed down.
To deal with the Dark World's players, Ling Yi had mobilized quite a few people to Stone Forest City. Hence, even though the Stone Forest City was much larger than before, she could quickly manage the Stone Forest City.
Moreover, she couldn't wait to open the Stone Forest City to the public.
Once the Stone Forest City opened to the public, many independent experts would most likely be tempted to join Ling Yi. After all, Ling Yi had already broken free from the shackles of kingdoms and empires. Her leveling speed had greatly increased.
"Let's wait for a moment. It won't be too late to open the Stone Forest City once I've dealt with the Freedom Hotel," Shifeng said.
"The Freedom Hotel?" Gentle Snow couldn't understand why the Freedom Hotel, which had already been completed, needed to be set up.
Shifeng didn't bother to explain. Instead, he had Gentle Snow prepare to open the Stone Forest City to the public. He then made his way to the nearby Freedom Hotel.
The Freedom Hotel was 32 stories tall. Even after the Stone Forest City's buildings had been upgraded, it was still as eye-catching as ever. From the top floor, one could easily see the entirety of the Stone Forest City.
"The Mana here should be the limit of Stone Forest City's Mana. If it's still not enough, I won't be able to do anything about it." Shifeng arrived at the Freedom Hotel's specially constructed inner courtyard and carefully retrieved the Tree of Life's sapling from his bag.
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