It's no wonder why the Memory Crystal contains so much information. If it were a Medium Mobile Fortress, even a Tier 4 Peak expert wouldn't be able to read it. Most likely, only a Tier 5 Concentration player would be able to read that much information.
Realization dawned on Shifeng as he read through the information recorded in the Memory Crystal.
In God's Domain, the difference between a Mobile Fortress and an ordinary fortress might be that one was mobile, while the other was stationary. However, the two were fundamentally different things. To put it in another way, they were two completely different types of buildings. It was impossible to differentiate between a mobile fortress and an immobile fortress.
This was because ordinary fortresses relied on materials and magic arrays to support them, while Mobile Fortresses relied on magic arrays and materials to support them. Mobile Fortresses could be considered Magic Fortresses. The two were on completely different levels of complexity.
From what he could see, there were already several thousand magic arrays used to construct the Mobile Fortress, and even the weakest one was a Master Magic Array. One could just imagine how complicated it was to construct a Mobile Fortress.
An even more powerful Medium Mobile Fortress would likely require tens of thousands of magic arrays to construct. Just thinking about the number of magic arrays required was frightening.
However, when Shifeng saw the Small Mobile Fortress Design in his mind, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Mobile Fortresses had been something that countless powers had yearned to obtain in the past. Some superpowers had even been willing to trade a Main City for a Mobile Fortress.
Upgrading a Guild City was extremely difficult, especially once it reached the Main City rank. It required a lot of effort and time to complete. Even so, not a single power had been willing to trade a Mobile Fortress for a Main City. One could just imagine how valuable a Mobile Fortress was.
A Mobile Fortress was equivalent to a flying fortress. Even if a Mobile Fortress wasn't as large as a Basic Town, it was still worth more than two or three Main Cities due to the rarity of Flying Mounts and the fact that most Guild Cities couldn't establish themselves in Level 100-plus neutral maps.
In the past, any power that had possessed a Mobile Fortress had become a target for the various superpowers to curry favor with and recruit. In fact, many peak independent experts and top adventurer teams had been willing to risk their lives for the right to enter and leave the Mobile Fortress. In the past, an ordinary first-rate Guild had become a pseudo-superpower. Moreover, the various superpowers had avoided provoking such a Guild.
Although he had yet to obtain a Mobile Fortress, he had obtained the Mobile Fortress Design. Now that he could construct a Mobile Fortress, he would be able to stabilize Zero Wing's position in God's Domain. This was a joyous matter.
However, something that made the Shifeng worried had happened.
Although he had the Mobile Fortress Design, the difficulty of constructing it was beyond his imagination.
Setting aside the various materials required to construct the several thousand magic arrays, just the Magic Crystals and Mana Stones required to construct the fortress itself were enough to put any superpower to shame.
Eight million Magic Crystals …
Thirty thousand magicite stones …
In addition, he also needed a large amount of Mana Ore, two million pieces …
Although these materials were commonly available on the market, they required far more than an ordinary superpower could afford. Not to mention, they also required various other precious Magic Conducting Metals.
Based on a rough estimate, the Mobile Fortress would need roughly 50 million Gold …
Let alone the various superpowers, even the various Super Guilds would have to spend a lot of time to gather such an amount.
At this stage of the game, ordinary superpowers would be lucky to have three or four million Gold in liquid funds. Even ten ordinary superpowers combined wouldn't be able to gather 50 million Gold, unless they sold off their Guild's various assets. However, doing so would only be a waste of resources. Before they could even construct a Mobile Fortress, they would've already destroyed their Guilds.
Moreover, Coins weren't the most important issue. After all, Coins were the most basic form of currency. However, Magic Crystals, Mana Stones, and Mana Ore were a different story. Not only were they hard currencies, but they were also items that every player needed, both now and in the future. Hence, obtaining such a large amount of Magic Crystals was even more difficult than collecting 50 million Gold.
"The cost alone is already 50 million Gold. It's no wonder why no power was willing to sell a Mobile Fortress in the past. Not even Main City-level Guild Cities were willing to sell one." Shifeng shook his head and smiled bitterly as he looked at the various materials. "If it were me, I wouldn't be willing to trade for one, either."
A Main City-level Guild City was indeed worth more than 50 million Gold. However, the cost of constructing a Mobile Fortress was already over 50 million Gold. Moreover, the Mobile Fortress required 50 million Gold to construct without causing any commotion in the market. If the Mobile Fortress were to be sold under normal circumstances, it would be a loss if it sold for less than 200 million Gold.
Magic Crystals, Mana Stones, and Mana Ore were extremely rare in God's Domain. In addition, they consumed a lot of Magic Crystals, Mana Stones, and Mana Ore. Just collecting so many materials would most likely cause a shortage in God's Domain's market for some time. At that time, the prices would skyrocket.
At that time, it would be far more difficult to construct a Mobile Fortress. At that time, even 100 million Gold wouldn't be enough. Moreover, it would take even longer to collect the required materials.
"In terms of Magic Crystals and Mana Stones, with Ling Yi's current strength, he should be able to obtain them with some time. However, collecting two million pieces of Mana Ore will be a problem …"
Currently, Ling Yi could earn a large number of Magic Crystals through the Starlight Fortress, Stone Forest City, and the Dark World's teleportation gate. As for Mana Stones, he could synthesize them with the Philosopher's Stone. Hence, collecting 9.5 million Magic Crystals wouldn't be difficult.
However, Mana Ore was a different story …
On the surface, Mana Ore wasn't as valuable as Magic Crystals. Ordinary players basically had no use for it. Only the various major powers would use it to construct certain items. However, Mana Ore's production rate was much lower than Magic Crystals.
This was because Mana Ore was an associated ore. It was an ore that only appeared when one collected various ores that contained dense Mana. In addition, the various major powers treated Mana Ore as a strategic resource and refused to sell it to outsiders. As a result, collecting two million pieces of Mana Ore would be far more difficult than collecting 9.5 million Magic Crystals.
"Although we've formed an alliance with the Azure Chamber of Commerce and can purchase a lot of Mana Ore through Azure's channels and the Secret Pavilion's channels, we'll definitely attract the attention of some superpowers if we purchase so much Mana Ore. If those superpowers try to interfere, we'll most likely have a much harder time collecting Mana Ore." Shifeng could not help but fall into deep thought. "It seems that I'll need to secure a Tier 3 or Tier 2 metal vein."
Aside from the fact that hostile powers might interfere with his purchase of Mana Ore, just the price of the ore would give him a headache.
Currently, Ling Yi's member count had skyrocketed. She also had to maintain her Knight Division, develop Guild Towns, and produce Flying Ships. She also had to compete with the various superpowers' funds.
She didn't even have the funds to purchase 500,000 pieces of Mana Ore, much less two million pieces. She would also need a large amount of funds and resources to complete her Tier 4 Promotion Quest. She would be extremely short on funds.
Her only option was to secure a Tier 3 or higher metal vein. That way, she could secure a long-term supply of Mana Ore. She wouldn't have to worry about being restricted by other superpowers.
While Shi Feng was thinking about how he could acquire a metal vein, he suddenly heard the sound of a communication call.
"Guild Leader, something big has happened in the Purple Thorns Kingdom!" Shiuse Qiangwei reported anxiously.
"Something big? What's wrong? "Shifeng asked curiously.
Due to the Demon God expansion pack, God's Domain was in turmoil. Guild wars broke out every day, not to mention the Purple Thorns Kingdom. It would be strange if nothing had happened.
"The Purple Thorns Kingdom is gone …"
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