"How's the investigation into the Star Moon Kingdom's Temple of the Evil God going on your end?" After watching the video, Shi Feng couldn't help but ask Shuise Qiangwei.
For the demon army, even he had no countermeasures at the moment.
But he wasn't too worried about it.
After all, the situation in the Star Moon Kingdom was different now — NPC armies were patrolling everywhere. Whenever the demon or demonic beast armies appeared and were spotted by NPC forces, a full-scale extermination sweep would follow almost immediately.
So it was unlikely that Heaven's Burial could deploy its demon army on a large scale anytime soon.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent the video over for them to see — they would have already set the demon army in motion.
While the demon army no longer dared to act openly, sending high-level demons with great mobility into the wild to hunt down players was still a headache-inducing problem.
To eliminate the demons at their root, the Temple of the Evil God would still need to be destroyed.
"They've hidden it extremely well. So far, we haven't turned up anything." Shuise Qiangwei shook her head and continued, "And even if Heaven's Burial doesn't use the demon army, their gradually growing strength will crush us sooner or later. According to my sources, Blackwater Guild has hired another batch of Fine Control experts to join the hunting operations. We're already struggling just to hold our ground — if another group of Fine Control experts shows up, I'm afraid we won't last long at all."
"Especially with the financial situation lately. We don't have the backing of a major corporation, and our funds are completely tapped out. Right now, we're surviving entirely on income from Zero Wing City, Stone Forest Town, and the Torchfire Trading Company."
She knew that Heaven's Burial was only doing this to frighten them, but the offensives from both Heaven's Burial and Blackwater were growing stronger by the day. Even without the demon army, Heaven's Burial still held an overwhelming advantage in the number of top experts.
Not to mention that Blackwater, as a major corporation, had an enormous network. Fine Control experts, who were normally hard to come by, had already numbered over twenty in their employ, and now more than thirty had been sent over. While that still couldn't match the size of the Conqueror Squad, it was more than enough to pin down their Conqueror Squad and let the guild's other experts act freely.
Because of this, Zero Wing's members had suffered devastating losses. The gold spent just on daily expenses was enough to make one's heart bleed. Any other guild would have collapsed long ago — only Zero Wing had managed to hold out until now.
"Got it. I'll head back right away with the team. Get things ready on your end, and notify Youyu Weixiao too — tell her there'll be an auction at the Zero Wing Auction House in six hours. We'll be selling private residences and shops in Zero Wing City." Shi Feng thought for a moment and said.
The most pressing issue right now was the gold shortage.
He had already found ways to increase Zero Wing's income, but those earnings ultimately couldn't compare to what Heaven's Burial and Blackwater had with their corporate backing.
"Selling private residences and shops in Zero Wing City? But... given the current situation, I'm afraid it'll be hard to get a good price..." Shuise Qiangwei understood what Shi Feng meant — she had considered it before too — but no one was a fool.
With the battle against Heaven's Burial still undecided, no one would be willing to spend massive amounts of gold on private residences or shops. Whether they'd even want to buy was another question entirely. After all, if the ruling guild of a guild town changed hands, all previous transactions would be voided. Who would want to pay a premium for land in such an unstable city?
"Don't worry. Even when the situation's uncertain, those who need to buy will still buy." Shi Feng just smiled and said nothing more.
Shuise Qiangwei was left speechless. What he said was true enough, but selling at such a steep discount was still a painful loss.
Shi Feng then ended the call and immediately led the team out of the Bone-Devouring Land using Town Portal Scrolls, returning to White River City, while Shuise Qiangwei carried out his instructions.
In an instant, the news that Zero Wing City was putting private residences and shops up for sale swept across the entire Star Moon Kingdom. Even the surrounding kingdoms and empires received the news at the same time.
"Hahaha, it seems this Zero Wing Guild really can't hold on anymore. They've finally decided to sell off their private residences and shops?"