When a group of players entered the hall and excitedly announced that Ling Yi had defeated the Dark World's top expert, the crowd, who hadn't believed Yuan Tiexin's words, was stunned.
"This is a lie, right?! It's actually true?! "
"How could Ling Yi possibly win?! That's an Otherworld's expert we're talking about! "
It was no secret that the Secret Pavilion owned a portion of Stone Forest City's shares. Hence, Yuan Tiexin had most likely lied to them to boost Ling Yi's reputation.
However, the players who had just entered the hall were different. Every one of them was an independent player, and every one of them was well-informed in Stone Forest City. Many of Stone Forest City's adventurer team members were familiar with these players. In addition, these players weren't related to Ling Yi in any way. Hence, their words were highly credible.
Most importantly, this also explained why the various superpowers' attitudes toward Zero Wing had suddenly changed. Every one of them wanted to befriend Zero Wing.
Although many of the spectators still doubted this news, even if it was a lie or an exaggeration, Zero Wing had to have done something to cause the various superpowers to change their attitudes toward Zero Wing.
It could be said that this matter alone was enough to shock and astonish everyone present.
Without the various superpowers' interference, even the Dark World's players would need a long time to capture Stone Forest City with its natural advantages and defenses. Meanwhile, the Dark World's players could peacefully develop in Stone Forest City during this time. Every extra day they could develop in Stone Forest City would be much faster than the outside world's players.
"Fortunately, we didn't do anything rash this time. However, I never thought that Ling Yi's foundations would be so powerful. Demon's Heart's Flaming Light must be regretting his decision now," Crimson Emperor's fierce man said, smiling bitterly as he watched Demon's Heart's members leave.
The Dark World's Teleportation Gate that Demon's Heart had feared the most was Flaming Light's control over.
This was Flaming Light's greatest trump card, and even the Five Great Super Guilds feared him. Otherwise, Demon's Heart wouldn't have been able to survive so comfortably in the Ten Saints Empire.
However, Flaming Light's plan to intimidate the Ten Saints Empire's various powers had failed.
It could even be said that it helped Ling Yi instead.
Let Ling Yi gain both fame and fortune!
It was only a matter of time before news of the Dark World's defeat spread throughout the continent of God's Domain. Not even the various superpowers could accomplish such a feat, yet Ling Yi had. Even if she had to rely on a large number of Tier 3 NPCs, this was still Ling Yi's strength.
Moreover, now that Ling Yi had taken control of the Dark World's Teleportation Gate, even ordinary players could see that Ling Yi's development would skyrocket. She might even become another superpower in God's Domain.
And the culprit behind all of this was Flaming Demon's Heart …
"That's right. Without the support of the Dark World, Demon's Heart will have a hard time surviving in the Ten Saints Empire," Illusory Words said, nodding.
She had to admit that Demon's Heart had gone for wool and come home shorn this time.
Originally, the Dark World's activation should have ushered in an unprecedented change in the continent of God's Domain, but now that Ling Yi had taken control of the Teleportation Gate, and Ling Yi wanted to collect entry fees, the number of Dark Players entering the continent of God's Domain would plummet. This would undoubtedly kill Demon's Heart.
Most likely, Demon's Heart would have to keep a low profile for some time.
"However, Illusory, you've also contributed greatly. Due to the Grand Elders' misjudgment, the Guild Leader has taken back a significant portion of the Guild's management rights. Just now, the Guild Leader has issued an order for you to represent Crimson Emperor in negotiating a partnership with Ling Yi. It would be best if you could rent some of the Freedom Hotel's rooms long-term. Money and materials won't be an issue," the fierce-looking man congratulated Illusory Words.
"The Guild Leader really is making things difficult for me. Now that Ling Yi has defeated the Dark World, I'm afraid every power will want to secure a large number of the Freedom Hotel's rooms, much less rent them long-term," Illusory Words said, smiling bitterly.
Cold Spring Forest no longer had the Dark World's threat. With the addition of Stone Forest City, which was a holy land for leveling up, it would definitely become a holy city that the eastern continent's various powers and independent players yearned for. At that time, even entering the city would be a problem, not to mention renting the Freedom Hotel's rooms …
Shortly after the meeting between the various superpowers in the Freedom Hotel's first-floor hall, news of Zero Wing's annihilation of the Dark World's forces began to spread. For a time, Stone Forest City was in an uproar, and the news spread like wildfire. The players who had fled the city upon realizing that the situation had taken a turn for the worse began to regret their decision.
"Crap! Even that was possible?! "
"Ling Yi is too amazing! Even the Dark World couldn't do anything to Ling Yi. With this, who can deal with Ling Yi?"
"Stone Forest City? That's a good place to go. "
…
When the various kingdoms and empires' major powers and independent experts received news of Stone Forest City's victory, they immediately considered developing in Stone Forest City.
Setting aside the fact that Stone Forest City was located in a Level 100-plus neutral map, now that even the Dark World couldn't threaten Ling Yi, the Stone Forest City's position in Stone Forest City was as stable as a mountain. Naturally, these players didn't have to worry about developing in Stone Forest City. After all, it was very difficult to find a stable footing in Stone Forest City these days. Hence, many players chose to develop in NPC cities.
Now that Ling Yi's strength had been confirmed, there was no need to mention Stone Forest City. At the very least, no power would be able to do anything to Stone Forest City for a long time. This time was more than enough for them to recoup their investments in Stone Forest City.
For a time, players from the various kingdoms and empires began to swarm to Stone Forest City. The number of players visiting the city was more than ten times greater than when Stone Forest City had just become an Intermediate City. Moreover, an unprecedented number of players had joined the Ling Yi Society. Two million players had applied to join Ling Yi's various Branch Guilds, and many of them were experts who had reached the Trial Tower's fifth floor.
This development stupefied Ling Yi, Gentle Snow, and Shiuse Qiangwei.
Previously, no matter how hard they tried, they hadn't been able to increase the number of experts willing to join Ling Yi. However, after this war, Stone Forest City's success was built on ten thousand corpses.
"Guild Leader, Stone Forest City's player population has already exceeded eight million. I'm afraid that even more will arrive soon. Should we raise the entrance fee slightly?" Shiuse Qiangwei asked excitedly as he looked at the statistics he had just collected.
Only half a day had passed since the war had ended, yet Stone Forest City, which originally had less than two million players, was filled to the brim. This development speed had exceeded her expectations.
After all, this was money!
Although Ling Yi's Knight Division was very powerful, it also required a lot of money. Now that more than 50,000 expert players had joined Ling Yi, Ling Yi's Warehouse had emptied significantly. She also had to spend a lot of money to purchase weapons and equipment. After all, unlike true superpowers, Ling Yi wasn't backed by a major corporation, which could secretly purchase Coins, materials, and equipment in bulk. On the other hand, Ling Yi could only rely on herself. Sometimes, she even had to sell Coins and equipment to maintain her headquarters' operations.
"Don't worry about raising the entrance fee. We still need a large number of independent players to develop in Stone Forest City. However, we can raise the Freedom Hotel's entrance fee. Isn't the basic room already 30 Silver per day? Now, raise it to 1 Gold. Bronze members can enjoy a 10% discount, Silver members can enjoy a 20% discount, and Gold members can enjoy a 30% discount," Shifeng said, chuckling.
Since the various major powers wanted their experts to develop quickly, he naturally wouldn't hold back. After all, he was very poor. To arm his Knight Division, he most likely didn't have as much money as other Guilds' upper echelons.
"I understand." Shiuse Qiangwei was astonished when he heard Shi Feng's words. Even ordinary experts couldn't afford to pay 1 Gold per day for a basic room. "Right, Guild Leader, Dark Rhapsody and Deity Society contacted me just now. They said that we can discuss the matter we mentioned to them. When do we have time?"
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