"Wonderful!" Shifeng breathed out a sigh of relief when he saw the statistics.
[Philosopher's Stone] (36% Complete)
Epic Special Item (Drops upon death)
Sacred Alchemy Item that can turn stone into gold and revive the dead. It has many inconceivable uses. However, Sword Emperor Knight has destroyed it, shattering it into five pieces. However, the Philosopher's Stone possesses great power. As long as one gathers all five pieces, one can recover its full strength.
Effect: Due to destruction, the Philosopher's Stone possesses less than one-seventh of its original strength. It can only be used for Alchemy Conversion, Elemental Refinement, Alchemy Synthesis, and Elemental Strengthening.
Since they had Alchemy Synthesis, obtaining Mana Stones should not be a problem.
Just as Shifeng was about to start Alchemy Synthesis, a system announcement rang out. Moreover, it rang three times.
Starmoon Kingdom Region System Announcement: Congratulations to Overwhelming Smile for becoming the first team to raid the Hard Mode White Bone Ruin. 10,000 Guild Honor Points and 10,000 Guild Popularity Points. All players on the team will be rewarded 10 Starmoon Kingdom Reputation Points and 100 Maple City Reputation Points.
Starmoon Kingdom Region System Announcement: Congratulations to Overwhelming Smile for becoming the first team to raid the Hard Mode White Bone Ruin. 10,000 Guild Honor Points and 10,000 Guild Popularity Points. All players on the team will be rewarded 10 Starmoon Kingdom Reputation Points and 100 Maple City Reputation Points.
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"What? The White Bone Ruin is a 50-man Team Dungeon. There's actually a Guild team that has already cleared it?" Shifeng thought he had misheard. Opening the system announcement, he discovered that the team had indeed cleared the White Bone Ruin.
"Overwhelming Smile? Isn't that the second-rate Guild in Maple City that is secretly controlled by Underworld?" Shifeng could not help but be surprised when he took a closer look at the team's name. "Why are they the first team to clear the White Bone Ruin?"
There were over a hundred cities in the Starmoon Kingdom, and there were countless Guild experts. There were even plenty of first-rate Guilds. Among them, the team with the highest possibility of being the first team to clear a 50-man Team Dungeon was none other than the team led by White River City's Gentle Snow. This was something Shifeng was certain of.
After all, Shifeng had prepared a White River City Raid Guide the moment they entered the city. Gentle Snow had also spent a lot of money to purchase the most detailed guide to White River City. From the very beginning, she held a huge advantage. In order to secure the First Clear of the Three Great Dungeons, Gentle Snow had even mobilized many of Ouroboros's experts. They had even purchased a Fine-Gold ranked Arclight Shield and a large number of Basic Mana Armor Kits from Shi Feng. Whether it was in terms of manpower or equipment, even a first-rate Guild Leader's team in Star-Moon City could not compare.
Yet, such a powerful team was actually no match for a second-rate Guild like Overwhelming Smile. Although Overwhelming Smile was secretly controlled by Underworld, it was certain that Underworld had sponsored a lot of money and experts. However, how could the First Clear of a 50-man Team Dungeon be obtained with just some money and a group of experts?
If that were the case, Gentle Snow would've long since obtained the First Clear of the Land of Eternal Rest. Why would she need to wait for Overwhelming Smile, which Underworld controlled?
Moreover, in Shifeng's memories, Overwhelming Smile had always been an extremely ordinary Guild. In the end, the Assassin's Alliance had defeated the Guild and disappeared from God's Domain.
"Just what other secrets is Overwhelming Smile hiding?" From the information Shifeng had obtained from Absolute Heaven, there was nothing special about Overwhelming Smile. Even if Overwhelming Smile had Underworld's full support and dispatched 50 Underworld Guards to raid the Dungeon, he did not believe that Overwhelming Smile could obtain the First Clear of a 50-man Team Dungeon.
However, Overwhelming Smile had done it. This proved that Overwhelming Smile's team was extraordinary. Even Gentle Snow's team was no match for it.
If Overwhelming Smile continued to develop in an environment without any competition, in addition to Underworld's secret support, Shifeng could not even begin to fathom how powerful Overwhelming Smile would become in the future.
The moment these three system announcements were released, the entire Starmoon Kingdom was in an uproar. Previously, everyone had been guessing which first-rate Guild would obtain the First Clear of a 50-man Team Dungeon. However, the outcome had far exceeded everyone's expectations.
Yet, a second-rate Guild had done what so many first-rate Guilds had failed to do …
For a time, Overwhelming Smile became the focus of every player in the Starmoon Kingdom.
"I need to hurry up as well."
Shifeng took out the Philosopher's Stone and began Alchemy Synthesis.
It did not matter how strong the enemy was. Personal strength was the most important.
Shifeng placed one Magic Crystal after another into the Philosopher's Stone. In the next moment, Shifeng saw the synthesis bar slowly increase, continuously increasing from 1% to 50 Magic Crystals. Only then did the bar reach 100%.
Although he could synthesize now, the Philosopher's Stone was not in its complete state. Hence, the Alchemy Synthesis Rate was only 50%.
"As expected of a Sacred Alchemy Artifact." Shifeng could not help but sigh.
If other Grandmaster Alchemists saw this Synthesis Rate and the number of required materials, they would definitely be speechless with excitement.
Even Grandmaster Alchemists only had a Synthesis Rate of around 20%. This was already a considerably high Synthesis Rate. Meanwhile, the required materials were generally at least 200. Hence, nobody was willing to use Alchemy Synthesis to produce high-tiered materials. However, compared to the Philosopher's Stone, Grandmaster Alchemists paled in comparison. The Philosopher's Stone truly lived up to its name as a Sacred Alchemy Artifact.
Meanwhile, Alchemy Synthesis was only a small portion of the Philosopher's Stone's abilities. It was no wonder why so many kingdoms and empires fought over the Philosopher's Stone.
"Begin the synthesis." Shifeng clicked on the Synthesis button.
Three seconds later, a fist-sized, gray stone appeared in Shifeng's hand. It was none other than the Mana Stone.
"Good!"
Seeing that the Mana Stone had been successfully synthesized, Shifeng immediately placed Magic Crystals into the Philosopher's Stone and began Alchemy Synthesis.
Meanwhile, Shifeng immediately contacted A Melancholy Smile and had her purchase Magic Crystals as soon as possible. With just the Magic Crystals the Ling YI Society possessed, there was no way they could synthesize 21 Mana Stones.
Even if the Synthesis Rate was 100%, 21 Mana Stones would cost 1,050 Magic Crystals. With a 50% Synthesis Rate, they would need at least 2,100 Magic Crystals.
Shifeng had already used up a lot of Magic Crystals, so he still had 508 Magic Crystals remaining.
Even a conservative estimate would cost 2,000 Magic Crystals. After all, the Synthesis Rate was only 50%. He could not be certain if the Synthesis Rate was higher or lower. To be safe, he naturally had to prepare more Magic Crystals.
"Guild Leader, you must be joking, right? Purchasing 2,000 Magic Crystals is no small sum. On the market, each Magic Crystal costs 8 Silver. 1,600 Magic Crystals will cost 160 Gold. Moreover, this is the best estimate. If we purchase them in bulk, the price of Magic Crystals in White River City will skyrocket. At that time, we'll have to pay two or three times the market price to purchase them. Although A Melancholy Smile usually handled the Horizon Alliance's purchasing matters, this was her first time handling a transaction that cost over 300 Gold. Hence, she could not help her excitement.
If 300 Gold were converted into Credits, that would be over four million Credits. She had never spent so much money in her entire life.
Not to mention, while it was easy to exchange 300 Gold for Credits, it was much more difficult to purchase 300 Gold with Credits.
"This matter doesn't matter. In any case, you need to get it done as soon as possible." At this moment, Shifeng could not care less. His Class Promotion Quest was his priority. Even if it cost thousands of Gold, he still had to purchase it. By the time A Melancholy Smile and the other two produced a large number of Basic Strengthened Armor Kits, they would be able to earn back the money they had spent.
After more than an hour, A Melancholy Smile handed over 2,000 Magic Crystals to Shifeng, experiencing the pleasure of being a tycoon for the first time.
During this time, Shifeng did not remain idle. He used another 500 Magic Crystals to synthesize six Mana Stones. In addition, he used them to produce some Basic Mana Armor Kits, increasing his Forging Proficiency and saving them for the Guild's benefit.
"Hopefully, my luck isn't too bad."
After receiving the 2,000 Magic Crystals, Shifeng began synthesizing once more.
100 crystals … 200 crystals …
Magic Crystals continued to be consumed.
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