After killing the first group of Hot-blooded Orc Warriors, Shifeng gained a preliminary understanding of his current strength.
Shifeng now had an idea of how far he should go and what he should do next.
Previously, he had lured the smallest group of Hot-blooded Orc Warriors to be safe. As long as he did not lure two groups of Hot-blooded Orcs, even if he lured an army of 200 or 300 Orcs, he could still kill them all. This way, his chances of obtaining the Light Stone Forging Design would be much higher.
"There's quite a lot of loot." Shifeng collected the loot.
Just the money he had picked up was worth six Silver Coins, which was equivalent to half a day's worth of income for an elite player. Not to mention, there were plenty of scrap materials and other items. It would not take long for him to earn over 12 Silver Coins. If he could obtain a piece of Level 40 Bronze Equipment, he could earn over 70 to 80 Silver Coins.
However, Shifeng's luck was good. Otherwise, he would not have dropped so much money and other items.
Following which, Shifeng searched for patrol squads on the city walls while waiting for his skills to finish their Cooldowns. Firestorm, in particular, had a five-minute Cooldown.
Once the five-minute mark was up, Shifeng would immediately lure a wave of Hot-blooded Orcs.
Shifeng needed less than 30 seconds to kill a wave of Hot-blooded Orcs. In other words, it would take them six minutes to clear a wave. They could clear five waves in one hour.
As these monsters were Level 47, they gave a lot of EXP. After including the EXP reward from challenging monsters of a higher level, Shifeng could gain up to 20 times the EXP reward. Even if Shifeng needed twice as much EXP to level up, he would still need to level up.
However, after an hour, Shifeng had risen to Level 27. He would only need to grind for another hour or so before he reached Level 28.
The EXP reward was indeed frightening. However, Shifeng was even happier that he had obtained two Light Stone Forging Designs.
With these two forging designs, he could nurture two money trees. Currently, the value of the Light Stone Forging Designs was not much lower than the Basic Strengthened Armor Kits. However, there were very few Advanced Forging Apprentices.
Moreover, once Divine Providence's Cooldown ended, Shifeng would open Twilight Treasure Chests and obtain plenty of good items. Among these items were some potion recipes, such as the Intermediate Strength Potion, Basic Protection Potion, and Basic Magic Damage Potion. These were all potion recipes around Level 40.... Only, current players could not obtain them.
In addition, the Twilight Treasure Chest also contained some Level 30 Secret-Silver or Fine-Gold Equipment. These items could be used to fill the Guild Warehouse.
Just as Shi Feng was having a good time grinding … A Melancholy Smile suddenly contacted him. On the screen, A Melancholy Smile looked a little nervous, but there was a hint of excitement and pride in his eyes.
"Guild Leader, sure enough, those people from Overwhelming Smile came. I've already chased them out. The other Guilds have also agreed to cooperate." A Melancholy Smile said slowly, "Just as the Guild Leader expected, as soon as I chased them away, they immediately contacted the Forgers and Forging Apprentices in our Guild. Although Uncle Ironheart and Cocoa have rejected the offer, there are still many Forging Apprentices in the Guild who could not resist the temptation. They want to terminate their contracts with us and join Overwhelming Smile. "
"I learned from these Forging Apprentices who terminated their contracts that they seem to be going to Maple Leaf City to develop."
As for Overwhelming Smile's attempt to poach him … Although A Melancholy Smile had tried to persuade these Forging Apprentices to stay, there were bound to be some who were tempted by Overwhelming Smile's astronomical offer. Hence, A Melancholy Smile could not force these Forging Apprentices to stay.
Fortunately, Shifeng had long since made preparations. All Lifestyle players that joined the Horizon Alliance were required to sign a contract. The Horizon Alliance would provide all materials, forging designs, Forging Rooms, and so on. Lifestyle players could earn a certain commission from the items they produced. This commission would depend on the Lifestyle player's standard. The higher the standard of the Lifestyle player, the higher the commission. The maximum commission a Lifestyle player could receive was 20%. There were also other rewards based on the Lifestyle player's monthly sales.
However, under this series of benefits, there was a condition. All Lifestyle players that wished to terminate their contracts had to remove all Lifestyle classes they had learned. In other words, once they left the Horizon Alliance, they would have to start all over again. In this way, the poached Lifestyle players would not be able to bring any benefits to the other Guilds for a short time. Only, due to past experience, the resources required to nurture these Lifestyle players would be slightly lower.
It was not easy for a Lifestyle Guild to nurture a Lifestyle player. The Guild had to invest a lot of money in the early stages, including materials and forging designs. It was especially true for the rare forging designs. These items had required a lot of effort to obtain. How could they possibly let others benefit from them?
However, any Lifestyle player that learned these rare forging designs would have to compensate the Guild for their losses if they wished to terminate their contracts.
Normally, very few Lifestyle players would choose to develop elsewhere. However, since Overwhelming Smile was willing to sacrifice so much, there were still some who were willing to do so.
Although Overwhelming Smile seemed willing to sacrifice so much, in reality, they were indirectly harming Candlelight.
"They're going to Maple City?" Shifeng could not help but ponder for a moment. Following which, he said, "It seems that they intend to develop their trade in Maple City before coming to White River City to compete."
Although Overwhelming Smile had nurtured Lifestyle players, they did not have their own Shops. Not only was it inconvenient to sell their items, but the cost of purchasing them was also very high. This was especially true in the Auction House. The processing fees would give them a headache. If they sold small items, they would not even be able to recoup their costs. It was no exaggeration to say that they had no competitive advantage at all. However, if they had their own Shops, it would be a different story.
Maple City was Overwhelming Smile's world. Developing trade in Maple City was a piece of cake for Overwhelming Smile. It was also relatively easy to obtain Lands and Reputation. Once Overwhelming Smile had the capital, it would be much easier to deal with Candlelight. At the very least, they would be on the same level as Overwhelming Smile. Afterward, they could use the simplest method to deal with Candlelight — a price war. In reality, the principle was similar to an all-out war between Combat Guilds.
It was just one word.
Attrition!
Survival is king!
"Trying to play a war of attrition again?" Shifeng could not help but laugh. Unfortunately, Overwhelming Smile did not have the chance to do so this time. Immediately, he said, "Smile, have someone start collecting Advanced Stones and Magic Essences. Not only in White River City, but in other cities as well. Collect as much as you can. However, you must do this secretly. Do not let other Guilds know about this."
Although the Basic Strengthened Armor Kits had an advantage, due to their limited production quantity, they lacked competition. However, the Light Stones were a different story.
"Alright, then I'll go and purchase them myself," A Melancholy Smile said.
After Shifeng finished giving out his instructions, he then began grinding for Forging Designs.
For the next several dozen hours, Shifeng frantically grinded down Hot-blooded Orc Warriors. His experience bar also increased rapidly. His level had risen from Level 27 to Level 30. His leveling speed was unparalleled.
However, compared to the EXP required to level up, Shifeng spent even more EXP on the Seven Luminaries Ring. In the end, he upgraded the Seven Luminaries Ring by two levels, upgrading it to the Level 7 Seven Luminaries Ring.
Just as Shifeng was about to see just how powerful the newly upgraded Seven Luminaries Ring was …
Suddenly, the Tower of Death's doors opened, and a deafening roar came from within. As the roar grew louder and louder, Shifeng saw a tall Orc wearing exquisite armor and a black cloak walk out of the Tower of Death. The moment this Orc appeared, the Orcs outside the Tower of Death went into an uproar. It was as if they were welcoming their king.
"Why has a Beast King appeared here?" Shifeng could not help his surprise. (To be continued.)
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