"I really miscalculated." Shi Feng shook his head with a wry smile.
He had been worried about the guilds from the major empires, but he had forgotten about the forces in the Terminus Sea. To exchange for so many Sea God's Blessings required a considerable number of Sea God Temple contribution points. In just over thirty hours, no matter how powerful the major empire forces were, it was impossible for them to exchange for that many Sea God's Blessings.
After all, the success rate for NPC alchemy masters when synthesizing was quite low—they needed more than ten attempts, even dozens, before a single success. Adding in the time required for synthesis, even if five or six NPC alchemy masters were hired to synthesize Rune Crystals, they would be lucky to exchange for a few hundred bottles of Sea God's Blessings at most.
Tens of thousands of bottles was simply impossible.
Even if all the forces of the major empires joined hands, they couldn't do it, because there were only so many NPC alchemy masters. If one force had already invited them, other forces couldn't.
The only way to accumulate so many contribution points in the Sea God Temple was through local forces.
For the major powers in the Terminus Sea, obtaining Sea God Temple contribution points wasn't difficult. They could complete quests, or exchange Rune Crystals for them. Rune Crystals weren't only obtained through synthesis—killing sea beast bosses also had a decent drop rate for them, not to mention they could be synthesized from Rune Fragments. The contribution points accumulated over time would absolutely be considerable.
"Guild Leader, should we still exchange?" Huo Wu looked at Shi Feng in the video and asked softly.
The reason they had been frantically exchanging for Sea God's Blessings was to prevent others from mass-exchanging them, which would compete with their own sales. Now, over thirty thousand bottles of Sea God's Blessings had been exchanged from this Sea God Temple, which would definitely cause a significant impact on their Sea God's Blessing sales.
"Exchange, of course we should exchange. We'll just earn a bit less, that's all." Shi Feng said with a smile.
Although competition had driven prices down, the speed of earning money was still astonishing. Moreover, he was using Rune Crystals synthesized from the Philosopher's Stone, so it was guaranteed profit.
What's more, his initial goal had already been achieved.
The price of Sea God's Blessings had exceeded expectations. By continuously selling them, he now had over sixty thousand gold coins on hand—enough to solve his tier-two class advancement, purchase of Adamant Wood, development of Stone Forest Town, and other issues. Let alone the nearly one hundred and forty thousand bottles of Sea God's Blessings stockpiled in his general store.
Even if he sold them cheaply at two gold coins per bottle, he'd have enough gold to build his city.
"I understand." Huo Wu thought about it and realized she was being a bit greedy.
Raging Wind Town. As soon as Shi Feng returned to his general store, he found that the area in front of the shop, which had been packed with people, was now nearly empty. Only a few dozen people surrounded the shop, their bodies exuding an overwhelming aura—as if anyone who dared approach the general store had better be prepared to die.
"Friend, are you going over there to exchange Rune Fragments?" Just as Shi Feng was about to walk over, a rough-voiced middle-aged man suddenly called out to him.
Shi Feng nodded, pretending to be a player looking to exchange.
"I'd advise you not to go over there. That general store has been blockaded by the House of the Sea, and they've made it clear—anyone who enters that general store now is going against the entire House of the Sea. It's not worth making enemies with them over a few dozen silver coins," the rough man explained. "A few capable independent players tried before, but the moment they stepped out of the general store, House of the Sea members used tier-two magic scrolls to take them out directly. Not only did they lose a piece of equipment, they're now being watched by House of the Sea members and don't dare go out into the wild to level up. And the person who used the magic scroll on behalf of the House of the Sea was only a level-thirty player—even if the guards killed them and they lost a few levels and spent some time locked up, it was a small price to pay."
"Truly tyrannical!" Shi Feng swept his gaze over the twenty-man team guarding the shop entrance. Indeed, there were still five players around level thirty with very ordinary equipment, while the rest were level forty-two or forty-three, equipped with level-forty Gold-grade gear, with some wearing two or three pieces of level-forty Epic equipment.
Using these elite players to intimidate the skilled players, and for any capable ones who didn't comply, resolving them with tier-two scrolls—this thoroughly cut off Raging Wind Town's players from entering the general store to sell Rune Fragments.
As long as no one sold Rune Fragments, the supply of Rune Crystals would naturally be cut off.