Among the Ghouls' loot, Shifeng found a familiar item.
A Mastery Book!
This item was extremely rare, and it could increase a player's Free Mastery Points.
Normally, players could only obtain one by opening treasure chests or completing rare quests. This was the first time Shifeng had seen one drop from a Special Elite.
Now that Shifeng's One-handed Sword Mastery had reached the Basic Sword Master rank, he could increase his damage with a one-handed sword by 30%.
Powerful expert players would be fortunate if they could reach the Advanced Swordsman rank. The majority of experts were still stuck at the Intermediate Swordsman rank.
"A Bronze Mastery Book?" Shifeng felt a little disappointed when he checked the Mastery Book's information.
If it were a Mysterious-Iron Mastery Book, he might have been able to reach the Intermediate Sword Master rank.
A Bronze Mastery Book granted between 5 and 25 Free Mastery Points after use. It was much worse than a Mysterious-Iron Mastery Book that granted between 10 and 50 Free Mastery Points.
A Basic Sword Master required 150 Free Mastery Points.
An Intermediate Sword Master required 200 Free Mastery Points.
If he were lucky, he might be able to reach the Intermediate Sword Master rank after using the Mysterious-Iron Mastery Book.
An Intermediate Sword Master could increase a player's damage with a one-handed sword by 40%. This was a significant improvement to players.
Shifeng casually used the Mastery Book, obtaining 9 Free Mastery Points. Including his previous accumulation, he now had 177 Free Mastery Points. He was only one step away from reaching the Intermediate Sword Master rank.
"I wonder if the remaining Ghouls will drop Mastery Books?" Shifeng could not help but feel anticipation. He then controlled a Tier 3 Demon to wait 200 yards away from the Palace's entrance. He then controlled the Demon to kill the nearby Ghouls.
Only three Ghouls remained within 200 yards of the Palace's entrance.
Shifeng did not dare to carelessly approach the Ghouls. His level was too low. If he was not careful, he might attract the Thunderbeast's attention. If that happened, he would die without a doubt. Naturally, he could not take the risk.
Just as Shifeng waited quietly … The number of Ghouls in the vicinity decreased.
Roughly every 50 Ghouls killed would drop a Bronze Mastery Book. This gave Shifeng a good idea to improve his strength.
God's Domain's players usually did not place much importance on improving their Mastery. However, once players reached a certain level, they would discover the benefits of Mastery Books.
Reaching the Intermediate Swordmaster level with a one-handed sword would increase the damage by 40%, while reaching the Advanced Swordmaster level would increase the damage by 50%.
If he could take another step forward and reach the Basic Sword King standard, his One-handed Sword Damage would increase to 80%. An additional 30% damage was not something that could be easily compensated with two or three pieces of equipment.
Hence, in many PvP battles in God's Domain, even though both sides had similar combat standards, one side would still be defeated by the other due to the difference in Mastery.
If Zero Wing's upper echelons could raise their mastery to a very high level, they would have a much easier time dealing with the Flower of Seven Sins' assassins.
However, it was very difficult to reach the level of Sword King.
Leveling up to Advanced Swordmaster required 300 Mastery Points. Advancing to Beginner Swordmaster required 450 Mastery Points, which was three times that of a Beginner Swordmaster.
He was farming Ghouls beside the Shifeng. While Shi Feng waited for the Ghouls to emerge from the forbidden zone, a huge commotion occurred in Star-Moon City.
The Secret Pavilion's Guild Residence had actually appeared in Stone Forest Town. This was the second Guild Residence of another Guild aside from Ouroboros.
Everyone knew that Ouroboros and Ling Yi were allies, which was why they received such treatment. But what was the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets?
Allies?
When the various large Guilds realized that if the Secret Pavilion was an ally of Ling Yi, they would have no choice but to reconsider their treatment of the Ling YI Society.
The Secret Pavilion was a transcendent power in the virtual gaming world. Although the Secret Pavilion did not compete with other powers, the Secret Pavilion was not one of the major powers in the virtual gaming world. Although it did not engage in conflict with the Secret Pavilion, nobody dared to underestimate it. Even Super Guilds feared it. Now that the Secret Pavilion had set its sights on Stone Forest Town, it was clear that the Secret Pavilion had set its sights on the town. Hence, they needed to consider whether the Secret Pavilion had the power to do so.
Previously, with a first-rate Guild like the Star Alliance taking the lead, the various large Guilds had more or less gained some confidence.
However, the Star Alliance was far weaker than the Secret Pavilion. Competing with the Secret Pavilion over Stone Forest Town was no different from suicide.
Star Alliance's Guild Residence:
"Purple, have you investigated the matter with the Secret Pavilion? Just what is the relationship between Ling Yi and the Secret Pavilion? "Galaxy Past, who sat on the Guild Leader's throne, asked Purple Eye in a deep tone.
Originally, Galaxy Past had been quite happy. Previously, he had received an advanced Rare Quest and had been about to complete it. However, after receiving this news, he could no longer remain calm. Hence, he had hurriedly called for an impromptu meeting to find out what was going on.
Aside from being the Star Alliance's peak combatant, Purple Eye was also one of the Guild's information managers. In addition, Purple Eye had some special channels that allowed her to obtain information that even Guilds could not.
Hence, Galaxy Past had asked Purple Eye directly.
"According to our investigation, the Secret Pavilion and Ling Yi are not allies," Purple Eye said softly. "However, it seems that the Secret Pavilion has entered into an internal transaction with Ling Yi. As for what the transaction is, I can't find any information on it."
"A transaction?" Galaxy Past frowned. "This Hei Yan is truly surprising. The Secret Pavilion does not engage in internal transactions easily. Just in case, from now on, we should be careful. Slow down our actions against Ling Yi and let the Open Source Corporation deal with him."
Although the Star Alliance had OSC's funding, the Alliance would not fight to the death for OSC.
In the outer region of the Stoneclaw Mountains:
"Snow, the Secret Pavilion has established a Guild Residence in Stone Forest Town. Galaxy Past's expression must be ugly now," Zhao Yueru said when she read the news. "I really don't know how Big Brother Hei Yan did it. He actually managed to rope in the Secret Pavilion. As long as the Secret Pavilion interferes, the Star Alliance will most likely be powerless to compete in the Stoneclaw Mountains."
"It's still too early to speak. Outsiders like us don't know what kind of transaction the Secret Pavilion and Ling Yi have. If the Secret Pavilion was truly willing to help Ling Yi, it would've long since announced that Ling Yi was an ally of the Secret Pavilion. However, the Star Alliance is very afraid of the Secret Pavilion right now, so they won't make any big moves. We can go and seize the high-resource areas that the Star Alliance has occupied," Gentle Snow instructed after taking a look at the information she had received.
Due to OSC's investment, the Star Alliance's strength had soared. Whether it was in terms of manpower or equipment, the Star Alliance had improved significantly. Ouroboros, in particular, could not compete with the Star Alliance's supply of Consumables. As a result, the Star Alliance had occupied many high-resource areas in the Stoneclaw Mountains' outer region.
Now was the perfect opportunity to snatch these areas.
Meanwhile, inside a bar in Stone Forest Town, a group of players in Black Cloaks had gathered. These players were all very high-leveled, with the lowest among them being Level 34. Even on the Starmoon Kingdom's Ranking List, these players could rank within the top ten. Just by sitting inside the bar, these players felt an abnormally cold atmosphere, sending chills down their spines.
However, these players all shared a common characteristic; they were all independent players. They did not belong to any Guild.
Suddenly, a young man in silver robes entered the bar, breaking the silence. Everyone in the bar abruptly stood up, their expressions solemn. None of them dared to show the slightest bit of disrespect.
"Everyone, get ready. OSC is already growing impatient."
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