Vico, the Level 180, Tier 3 male manager, carefully examined the certificate in Shifeng's hand.
"That's right. This is indeed the War God's Temple's Guild Certificate," Vico said, nodding. Vico nodded, his gaze becoming much more respectful as he looked at Shi Feng. Slowly, he said, "Mister Guild Leader, your certificate is correct. However, with the standard of an ordinary Guild, I'm afraid that you are still incapable of garrisoning in our Twin Towers Kingdom's capital city. You will have to choose one of the kingdom's other cities."
"Sure enough, it's still impossible to garrison?" Shifeng wasn't particularly surprised by Vico's rejection. "Since that is the case, Ling Yi will garrison Sky Spring City."
Although Ling Yi was a Guild recognized by the War God's Temple, that was all. He had thought that the Twin Towers Kingdom, which had fallen so far, might have a chance. After all, the Twin Towers Kingdom was currently in a terrible state due to the abyssal monsters.
However, it would seem that he had still underestimated the Twin Towers Kingdom.
However, after giving the matter some thought, Shi Feng found it reasonable. In the past, the Twin Towers Kingdom's Tower of Time and Secret Covenant Tower had illuminated the entire continent of God's Domain. The kingdom's foundations were not something that other kingdoms could compare to.
Even if the Twin Towers Kingdom appeared to be in dire straits now, after the major update, a large number of NPCs would appear in the kingdom. It was only a matter of time before the kingdom's situation reversed. Otherwise, Shi Feng wouldn't have rushed over to garrison Sky Spring City.
"That won't be a problem. Please follow me. I'll handle the procedures for you," Vico said as he led Shifeng to the third-floor office.
Along the way, Shifeng could clearly sense that the number of NPCs in the office had increased significantly.
Now, there were over a dozen Tier 3 NPCs in the office. The weakest among them had reached Level 140, while the strongest had reached Level 182. Current Tier 3 players couldn't go up against these NPCs easily.
Shi Feng could already foresee that a large number of Tier 3 NPCs would appear in the Twin Towers Kingdom once the NPCs returned. With these NPCs' combat power, reclaiming the Twin Towers Kingdom and driving the abyssal monsters back to the abyss wouldn't be impossible.
Meanwhile, Sky Spring City was the closest NPC city to the Secret Covenant Tower.
Although Sky Spring City wasn't even among the top 15 cities in the Twin Towers Kingdom, after the major update, the Secret Covenant Tower would become a better location than the Tower of Time.
After all, the Secret Covenant Tower was a holy land for leveling up and obtaining Guild resources.
Before God's Domain's major update, leveling up had been a common occurrence for players. However, after the major update, leveling up had become a journey of death for players.
Without sufficient strength, from the moment players left a major NPC city, they had to be prepared to put their lives on the line. This was because whether it was the NPCs or the monsters, they all had their own thoughts. They wouldn't allow players to farm them for fun like idiots.
When it came to matters of life and death, NPCs and monsters would fight with their lives on the line.
Hence, when players went out to grind monsters in the fields, they weren't just killing monsters for EXP. Instead, they were gambling on life and death battles. If the difference in strength between the two sides wasn't too obvious, every battle would be very taxing. In fact, players wouldn't even dare to fight monsters of a higher level.
Of course, now that the difficulty of killing monsters had increased, the EXP gained from killing monsters was no longer the same as before. Every monster gave ten times more EXP than before. Only, leveling up had become more taxing on one's mind and body.
However, it was a different story in the Secret Covenant Tower.
Countless monsters were suppressed in an alternate space below the tower. These monsters had already gone mad and no longer possessed any thoughts or intelligence. All they knew was slaughter.
The monsters inside the Secret Covenant Tower provided the same EXP as the monsters in the outside world. The only difference was that players had to pay Magic Crystals to enter the Secret Covenant Tower. As for these monsters, they shouldn't even think about dropping Coins or Magic Crystals. Even the materials they dropped were negligible.
However, there was a benefit to entering the Secret Covenant Tower.
The alternate space contained an ancient civilization. The deeper one went down, the better the ancient civilization's items would be. For example, weapon and equipment designs, Master Potion Recipes, and complete Tier 3 Legacies of the ancient civilization.
That's right!
A complete Tier 3 Legacy was completely different from the scattered Tier 3 Legacies available in the outside world. If a Guild obtained a complete Tier 3 Legacy, its Tier 3 Promotion Difficulty would decrease by a significant margin, allowing a Guild to have a large number of Tier 3 experts. If a Guild obtained a complete Tier 3 Legacy, it would become a Guild's treasure. It was a hundred times more valuable than even Fragmented Legendary items.
However, complete Tier 3 Legacies could only be found below the 18th floor. This was also a place that had only become available after God's Domain's first major update. During the early stages of the game, the Secret Covenant Tower was only a leveling ground for players before Level 100. After Level 100, the tower was no longer suitable for players.
However, after the system's first major update, the Secret Covenant Tower had changed.
This was because a complete Tier 3 Legacy could significantly increase a Guild's strength.
Hence, the eastern continent's various major powers had flocked to the Secret Covenant Tower. As a result, the Secret Covenant Tower's fame had spread throughout God's Domain. The Twin Towers Kingdom had also become one of the most dazzling kingdoms in God's Domain. As a result, Sky Spring City had also become an NPC Main City, second only to the capital city.
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A short moment later, Manager Vico completed the procedures for Ling Yi's establishment in Sky Spring City.
"Esteemed Guild Leader Ling Yi, this is your Sky Spring City Guild Token," Vico said as he handed a golden light to Sky Spring City. He then explained, "This Sky Spring City Guild Token grants you partial authority to manage Sky Spring City. However, your Guild will also be responsible for the city's security and development. As an official Guild in Sky Spring City, Ling Yi will receive 10% of the city's net income as maintenance and management fees."
"That won't be a problem. Ling Yi will properly manage Sky Spring City and make it the best city in the Twin Towers Kingdom," the Shifeng said, nodding.
Once a Guild garrisoned a city, it could not casually change its status. It could be said that a Guild was bound to the city for good or ill. This was precisely the reason why even if a Guild had the qualifications to garrison a city, it had to choose carefully.
Only, this had nothing to do with the Shifeng.
Sky Spring City was destined to become one of the eastern continent's core cities. In terms of funds and resources, it could surpass the capital cities of many kingdoms. In the future, if the city developed well, it might even be able to contend with imperial capitals.
"I hope you can achieve your goal, my lord." Vico was slightly surprised. He had never thought that the Shifeng would be so confident.
"Now that Ling Yi has officially garrisoned Sky Spring City, can we activate the city's teleportation array?" the Shifeng asked.
Garrisoning resources in Sky Spring City was only one of the reasons.
To Ling Yi, the city's teleportation array was more important. This was the reason why the various superpowers were frantically competing for a seat in the city.
"Of course. However, your Guild will have to pay for the cost of binding the teleportation array to Sky Spring City," Vico said, nodding happily.
"How much does one large teleportation array cost?" the Shifeng asked.
"If you want one, the materials will cost 100,000 Gold and 30,000 Magic Crystals. The labor will cost another 5,000 Gold," Vico said after doing some calculations. "The total will be 105,000 Gold and 30,000 Magic Crystals."
"You guys sure are ruthless. You're actually asking for 100,000 Gold for some common materials." The Shifeng was astonished.
If it were in the past, he might not have thought much of this price. However, as someone who had constructed a teleportation array before, he knew very well that the basic materials cost only a few thousand Gold at most.
"No, no, no. The Twin Towers Kingdom uses the best materials. It won't be a problem even after 1,000 years," Vico said sincerely, shaking his head.
"Alright, 100,000 it is. However, I want everything completed within two hours," the Shifeng said after taking a look at the time.
Nearly an entire day had passed since the first major update.
Meanwhile, the second day after God's Domain's first major update, the NPC population would explode. This was also the time when the various superpowers' darkest secrets would truly descend.
"That won't be a problem. May I know which Guild City you wish to construct the teleportation array in?" Vico asked confidently.
"Silverwing City!" the Shifeng said after giving the matter some thought.
In the future, Ling Yi's development and resistance against Saint's Hand would depend on Silverwing City. Hence, Silverwing City's development was imperative.
"Although it's a little far, so long as my lord pays the fees, we'll get started immediately," Vico said, gritting his teeth as he looked at the map.
Without hesitation, the Shifeng took out 105,000 Gold and 30,000 Magic Crystals. Vico grew excited when he saw this. After accepting the Coins and Magic Crystals, he turned and left the reception room. It was obvious that he was going to make his way to Silverwing City.
"Next, we'll have to see how big the first population explosion is." The Shifeng's expression darkened as he watched Vico leave. "Hopefully, it won't be too big."
Although he had still managed to make it in time, the final outcome would depend on how big the population explosion was. If it was too severe, even Ling Yi wouldn't be able to handle it. After all, there were simply too few Tier 3 combatants right now.
After all, Tier 3 combatants were the minimum requirement to maintain law and order in a Guild Town. Only Tier 4 combatants could barely keep the situation under control.
At six o 'clock in the morning, the sun slowly rose into the sky, its dazzling rays illuminating the various major cities of God's Domain.
It symbolized the beginning of a new day in God's Domain.
PS: Thank you to Valou for the 50000 tip!
(I've finally finished the first volume. Tomorrow, I'll start the second volume, Kingdom's Turmoil. The world of Tier 4 will also fully open.)
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