Stone Forest City, inside the Freedom Hotel's top-floor reception room:
Dark Rhapsody's female Guardian Knight and Deity Society's Elder Gold sat silently on the sofa in the spacious, luxurious reception room. Magic Flash and Old Forest, who had accompanied the two Guilds, were similarly stunned. The atmosphere in the room was indescribably awkward.
This was too embarrassing!
Originally, they had thought that this would be the last time they would meet Shi Feng. In the future, it would be impossible for Shi Feng to see them again, much less cooperate with their two Guilds. It was wishful thinking.
Yet, after only one or two days had passed, the two Guilds had taken the initiative to seek them out.
Both Dark Rhapsody and Deity Society hadn't taken the Shifeng's words seriously. They had assumed that the Shifeng had lost his mind to make such a bold claim, yet the man's words had come true.
Now that Ling Yi had taken control of the Dark World's Teleportation Gate, however, he held the lifeline of the Dark World's players. If the Dark World's Guilds and players wished to develop faster, they had no choice but to enter Cold Spring Forest.
However, Ling Yi's teleportation fees were simply too exorbitant.
Each player had to pay one Darkness Crystal or Attributed Magic Crystal.
Attribute Magic Crystals were far rarer than ordinary Magic Crystals. This was especially true for Darkness Crystals. Meanwhile, Darkness Crystals were a Consumable Resource that Dark Players needed to improve themselves. The demand for Darkness Crystals was incredibly high, and the various major powers and independent players often felt that they didn't have enough Darkness Crystals. Hence, they had to pay the teleportation fee directly.
Yet, they couldn't defeat Ling Yi …
Not only had Zero Wing set up a permanent magic barrier around the Teleportation Gate, but it also had two Crimson Dragon Flying Ships, eight Combat Puppets, 600 Tier 3 NPC Knights, and 2,000 Tier 2 NPC Knights to guard the Teleportation Gate. The Guild's defensive power was insane.
With such a force, even an army of 10,000 to 20,000 Tier 3 experts wouldn't be able to stop the Teleportation Gate, much less the Dark World's various powers.
The only thing Dark Rhapsody and Deity Society could do was hand over their Attributed Magic Crystals obediently.
After a short moment, the reception room's doors opened, and a familiar figure appeared before them. This figure was none other than the Ling Yi Society's Guild Leader, Hei Yan. He was the monster that had deterred the Dark World's army of millions with a single slash.
Now, however, whether it was Red Knight or Magic Flash's group, they all felt different when they saw the Swordsman.
This was because Shi Feng's aura was incomparable to the aura he had exuded when he had stood in front of the Teleportation Gate. Shi Feng's aura now resembled that of an ordinary player. One could even say that he looked harmless, just like when Shi Feng had first met him.
Zero and Deity Society's members felt a deep fear...
This was because they felt that Shi Feng was no longer human. He was practically a plant. It was as if he did not exist. Only, they had not paid close attention to Shi Feng before, so they had treated him as a passerby.
"I've heard that you've already conveyed my proposal to your Guild Leaders. May I know how you two Guilds intend to cooperate with Ling Yi?" Shifeng asked, smiling as he gestured for Zero and Deity Society's members to take a seat.
Deity Society's members couldn't help but roll their eyes at Shifeng's words.
Not only had his proposal been conveyed, but it had also been engraved into their bones.
"President Hei Yan, both our Guild Leaders agree with your proposal. So, as long as Ling Yi waives our members' teleportation fees, our Guilds will help Candlelight establish Candlelight in the Dark World's mainstream NPC cities. What do you think?" Zero asked as she looked at Shifeng.
Although their two Guilds didn't wish to do so, they had no choice but to sell their Guilds at a lower price.
Otherwise, the situation would only become more disadvantageous for their two Guilds.
"Waive the teleportation fees?" After giving the matter some thought, Shifeng said, "That's not impossible, but I hope that Candlelight can establish a Branch Guild in every NPC city in the Dark World. Of course, Ling Yi will pay for the fees. So long as you resolve the issue of the City's Lands, we'll be fine."
"President Hei Yan, your conditions are a little unreasonable. It's not that we don't want to agree, but the Dark World is far larger than even God's Domain's ancient empires. Even our two Guilds only control a small portion of the Dark World. If you wish to establish Candlelight in the Dark World's mainstream NPC cities, you'll need a lot of manpower and resources," Elder Gold said, shaking his head and smiling bitterly.
On the surface, the three Guilds might have a lot of influence in the Dark World, but their control over the Dark World's NPC cities was far from enough. This was especially true for NPC cities that had been under the various powers' control for a long time. Capturing those cities was simply impossible.
Meanwhile, with these NPC cities, these powers wouldn't have to worry about a lack of resources or money.
Because of this, the Dark World's various powers were inexhaustible. On the surface, these powers might be able to call you a boss, but if they didn't, you'd be nothing.
Establishing a Branch Guild in the Dark World's mainstream NPC cities was already an extremely difficult task. Moreover, the three Guilds had to secretly cooperate with various powers. Otherwise, they wouldn't even have a chance of establishing a Branch Guild.
Not to mention, establishing Candlelight in every NPC city in the Dark World was simply a pipe dream.
Even if World Domination worked together, it wouldn't be enough. Not to mention, World Domination already hated Ling Yi to the bone. Establishing a Branch Guild in a major NPC city would be a huge problem.
"There's one more thing that I'm afraid you still don't know, President Hei Yan," Female Guardian Knight said. "Because of your previous actions, you've made an enemy of the entire Dark World. Now, the various powers hate Ling Yi. Just cooperating with Ling Yi puts us at a considerable risk. Moreover, because of this matter, Demon's Heart has begun to move around the Dark World, secretly forming alliances with the various powers. By the looks of it, Demon's Heart intends to challenge the Dark World's Ancient God's Tower.
"The Ancient God's Tower is extraordinary. It has existed since the Dark World's founding. Rumor has it that it connects to the myriad worlds. However, reaching the top of the tower is simply too difficult. However, as more Tier 3 players appear in the Dark World, players will continue to grow stronger. Even if they can't fully activate the tower, they'll most likely be able to activate a portion of it. That way, the Dark World's various powers won't need to use the Dark World's Teleportation Gate to reach the main continent. They'll just have to pass through other worlds."
Upon hearing Female Guardian Knight's words, Shiuse Qiangwei and Gentle Snow, who stood behind the Shifeng, frowned.
If that were the case, wouldn't the Teleportation Gate they had worked so hard to obtain go to waste?
"The Ancient God's Tower?" Shifeng had some recollection of the Ancient God's Tower.
The Ancient God's Tower was indeed connected to the myriad worlds. Hence, the Dark World was very special in God's Domain. However, as no power had controlled the Dark World's Teleportation Gate in the past, no power had been bored enough to challenge the Ancient God's Tower. After all, activating the Ancient God's Tower was simply too difficult.
Of course, although activating the Ancient God's Tower was difficult, activating a portion of it was still possible.
"That's right. The Ancient God's Tower has already become the target of the Dark World's various powers. In addition, Demon's Heart has a considerable amount of resources and information. It won't be long before the various powers join forces to challenge the Ancient God's Tower," Female Guardian Knight said, nodding.
One Darkness Crystal was no laughing matter. Who would pay such a hefty sum?
"But what if I help you secure the Ancient God's Tower quickly?" Shifeng asked.
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