"What?!"
"Stone Forest Town allows outsiders to enter! There's even a smithy inside that can repair equipment!"
When the various teams resting outside the Stoneclaw Mountains received this news, they reacted as if they had heard heavenly music.
Stone Forest Town was only an hour's journey from the Stoneclaw Mountains. Even a round trip would take no more than two hours. Compared to the ten-hour wait for the supply parties, this time was negligible.
"Come, let's head to Stone Forest Town."
The various team leaders promptly issued their commands as they hurried towards Stone Forest Town.
In reality, Stone Forest Town wasn't just a place to repair equipment. It was also a place to recover Stamina and Concentration. Otherwise, the Tents alone wouldn't be enough.
In just a few hours, the originally sparsely populated Stone Forest Town had become bustling with activity.
"Guild Leader, it's one thing to let Ouroboros's members into Stone Forest Town, but aren't you letting everyone in too easily?" Shiuse Qiangwei asked in confusion as he stood on the observation deck of the Guild Residence. He looked down at the various Guilds' members celebrating as if they were celebrating the new year.
Although more and more Guilds had gathered in Stone Forest Town, and the possibility of monopolizing the town was low, allowing only Ouroboros and Ling Yi's members to rest in the town would allow them to earn more Magic Crystals than the other Guilds. At that time, they would be able to nurture experts much faster than the other Guilds, widening the gap between them and the other Guilds.
Now that they had painstakingly constructed Stone Forest Town and allowed the various Guilds' members to rest in the town, how were they supposed to widen the gap between them?
"You're placing too much emphasis on immediate benefits. At the end of the day, the Stoneclaw Mountains is only a Regional Dungeon. There are other places to earn Magic Crystals. Moreover, as the various Guilds' core members reach Level 40 and can use Mounts, the gap between them will be reduced by more than half." Shifeng chuckled. "Moreover, the town isn't built just to earn Magic Crystals. It's also built to earn money."
"Earn money?" Shiuse Qiangwei grew even more confused. "Although Stone Forest Town has an exclusive advantage, the various Guilds' members won't be able to afford it. However, the various large Guilds probably won't buy anything from the Candlelight Trading Firm. They'll just use their own Consumables. How are we supposed to make money like this? "
"Look at the smithy," Shifeng pointed at the long line of smiths in the distance, "That's where we'll make a lot of money."
There were hundreds of players gathered in front of the Smithy. Every one of them carried a team's worth of equipment in their bags. With several hundred players, that was several hundred teams. One could just imagine how much equipment they had to repair.
Shiuse Qiangwei was even more confused. "But the repair fees of the smithy will not fall on us. We can only collect taxes."
"It's true that the taxes we collect are fixed, but don't forget that all the properties in the town are controlled by us. I'm just hiring an NPC to repair my equipment. As for the price, it's up to me. " Shifeng smiled proudly. "That's why I've tripled the repair fee of the smithy. It's up to you whether you want to repair it or not."
Shiuse Qiangwei was shocked. "Three times? Why would they be willing?"
Repairing a single piece of equipment was already expensive. One of the biggest expenses for a Guild was the repair fee. If the cost of repairing a single piece of equipment increased by three times, the various large Guilds would lose their lives.
"That's right. I don't want them to spend money on the repairs. Aside from tripling the repair fee, there is another method of payment. This is something only Guild Towns can do, and that is equivalent exchange. Not only can you pay with Credits, but you can also pay with certain items, such as Magic Crystals. " Shifeng smiled faintly. "If we use Magic Crystals to pay the repair fee according to the market price, the repair fee will only be 1.5 times the normal repair fee. Meanwhile, the Magic Crystals the smithy receives will belong to us. Meanwhile, we only need to pay some Gold Coins."
Shifeng had long since learned of the various large teams' profits from Ouroboros. Based on this, he had estimated the repair fee.
The normal price was too cheap for the various large Guilds. Hence, the 1.5 times increase was just within the range that the various large Guilds could afford.
Hence, the various large Guilds' members gritted their teeth as they repaired their equipment in front of the smithy.
Just how many Magic Crystals would the repair fee of over 100,000 pieces of equipment cost?
"Doesn't that mean that the various large Guilds are earning Magic Crystals for Ling Yi?" Shiuse Qiangwei immediately understood the situation. It was no wonder why Shifeng was so generous as to allow the various large Guilds to freely enter Stone Forest Town.
Compared to Ling Yi, who could grind for Magic Crystals in the Stoneclaw Mountains, Ling Yi could grind for Magic Crystals. Letting the various large teams grind for Stone Forest Town would not only allow them to earn more, but it would also save them time and effort.
"This is still nothing. When the time comes, they'll know that the Magic Crystals in their hands are no longer theirs." Shifeng had never thought of spending so much effort to monopolize the Stoneclaw Mountains. After all, there were so many free workers. Why bother wasting Ling Yi's core members' time?
In reality, aside from the smithy, the hotel's prices had also doubled. If one paid in Magic Crystals, the hotel's prices would be normal. In addition, the newly constructed recreation center's prices had also doubled. Similarly, if one paid in Magic Crystals, the hotel's prices would be normal. In other words, Stone Forest Town had already become a treasure trove for Magic Crystals.
Based on initial estimates, Stone Forest Town could earn over 2,000 Magic Crystals per day. Moreover, as time passed, more players would swarm into the town. The number of Magic Crystals they earned would also increase.
If Ling Yi's main force and the Dark Gods Legion had entered the Stoneclaw Mountains, even if they worked hard for a day, they wouldn't be able to earn 1,000 Magic Crystals, much less 2,000 Magic Crystals.
With a daily income of 2,000 Magic Crystals, in addition to the Magic Crystals Guilds obtained from raiding Dungeons, the Ling YI Society's daily expenses were more than enough to sustain the Stoneclaw Mountains. Otherwise, with the Magic Crystals they had worked so hard to accumulate, it wouldn't take long for the town to run out.
Meanwhile, the various large Guilds in Stone Forest Town grumbled endlessly. They gnashed their teeth at the Ling YI Society. However, there was nothing they could do. After all, Stone Forest Town was under the Ling YI Society's control. It was impossible for them to capture Stone Forest Town now. Hence, they could only grit their teeth and fork out a portion of their Magic Crystals. After all, by saving so much time, they could earn even more Magic Crystals.
After Shifeng finished arranging the matters in Stone Forest Town, he returned to White River City and handed Stone Forest Town's daily affairs to Shiuse Qiangwei. He then prepared to focus on obtaining the First Clear of the Frost Prison.
As a 100-man Team Dungeon, the Frost Prison was extremely difficult to raid.
Even now, the number of Guilds capable of obtaining the First Clear of a 100-man Team Dungeon could be counted on one hand. Not a single Guild had managed to do so throughout the Starmoon Kingdom and its surrounding regions.
It wasn't that everyone's equipment wasn't up to standard. Rather, everyone's combat techniques weren't up to standard. Even Heaven's Burial and Overwhelming Smile, which had gathered experts, were far from capable. Hence, the various large Guilds were stuck before the Final Boss.
It was precisely because of this that Shifeng hadn't led a team to raid the Frost Prison.
However, things were different now. To increase the strength of their main force, Shifeng had invested a large number of Magic Crystals, allowing everyone to continuously improve their combat techniques. They had also taken out the Hundred Berry Wine and let everyone taste it. After this period of improvement, practically every member of the team could reach the Trial Tower's fifth floor by relying on their own strength. They could be considered experts.
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