The power of first-tier magic scrolls absolutely surpassed any spell current players had learned.
This was especially true for fire and ice magic, which in Shi Feng's hands displayed astonishing might.
A single AoE scroll, Red Flame Burst, dealt over six thousand points of damage to a Golden Fish, while a Frost Wind Extinguish dealt over five thousand.
Under their combined assault, the Golden Fish had no way to dodge.
Every last one of them was frozen solid by the Ice Grenades, unable to move, and scroll after first-tier scroll bombarded them, reducing each Golden Fish's HP to critical levels in the blink of an eye.
After more than ten minutes of all-out bombardment, Shi Feng had exhausted every offensive first-tier magic scroll he had obtained from the Moonlight Woods, and the Ice Grenades purchased from Black Wing City were completely used up as well.
If converted into currency, these consumables were worth over twenty gold coins — enough to bankrupt an ordinary guild…
But the gains from those ten minutes were enormous. They captured a full 247 Golden Fish, bringing the running total to 1,510 — far exceeding Shi Feng's estimate and perfectly completing the quest objective.
"Brother Feng, here are the Golden Fish I collected."
"And mine too."
Hei Zi and Jimo Ruxue eagerly handed over the Golden Fish they had caught to Shi Feng, hoping he would redeem the Legendary-grade item fragment — the Dragon's Holy Breath. They wanted to see with their own eyes just how powerful a Legendary-grade item fragment's stats really were.
Shi Feng took all the Golden Fish, his expression growing contemplative.
The original goal had been the Dragon's Holy Breath, but now there were an extra five hundred Golden Fish on top of that, far beyond what had been planned. He wasn't sure what else would be worth redeeming.
"Brother Feng, what's wrong?" Hei Zi noticed Shi Feng lost in thought and not going to redeem anything immediately, and asked curiously.
"It's nothing. I just wanted to get your opinion. With an extra five hundred Golden Fish, there are many things we could redeem. If we went for Dark Gold-grade items, we could get two or three. If we went for fifteen-level Gold-grade equipment, we'd have enough for over a dozen pieces. If we redeemed Mythril Rank items, we could arm an entire squad and give the team's strength a massive boost. But five hundred Golden Fish could also be redeemed for a single Epic-grade item," Shi Feng mused.
"Everyone hits level fifteen, and a whole squad decked out in fifteen-level Mythril Rank equipment?" Hei Zi trembled with excitement just hearing it.
Even though it would be a long time before they reached level fifteen, and there would be more equipment options by then, having an entire squad in Mythril Rank gear was something even the elite of the elite among top-tier guilds could never dream of. Having one or two Mythril Rank pieces would already be impressive, and those Mythril Rank pieces would never be fifteen-level — ten-level at most, if they were lucky.
Only a tiny handful of top experts might manage to assemble a full set of Mythril Rank gear at level fifteen, but having it all be fifteen-level Mythril Rank equipment was simply impossible. This meant that once the Zero Wing squad hit level fifteen, they would leap to the very top of the Divine Realm's elite squads. Any major guild's elite team would fall far short.
"Outshining every top-tier guild's elite squads — ranking among the absolute pinnacle of fifteen-level elite teams?" Jimo Ruxue caught on to the key point as well, and just the thought of it was thrilling.
"What do you two think?" Shi Feng asked.
Hei Zi and Jimo Ruxue both fell into deep thought.