In the quiet VIP reception room, after Shi Feng finished paying ten thousand gold and one hundred thousand Magic Crystals, a magical barrier materialized in Cold Wind City's central plaza. Players passing by were teleported out of the plaza one after another.
"What's going on?"
"Why can't we enter the central plaza?"
"That can't be right!"
"No, it's true! We really can't get in, and we can't even see inside anymore!"
Players standing outside the plaza gazed at the pitch-black magical barrier that had formed, filled with curiosity.
At the same time, the system notification chimed in the ears of every player across the Cold Wind City region.
System Announcement: The Shura Adventure Team will construct a Teleportation Gate in the central plaza. Players will be able to use the gate to travel to the Frontier Fortress. Detailed information will be posted on the bulletin board in the central plaza.
The announcement echoed three times in succession, reverberating continuously through the ears of every player in Cold Wind City.
"What's this? A Teleportation Gate? Does that mean we can teleport directly to other regions?"
"Doesn't seem like it."
"Is anyone at the central plaza? Can someone explain what's happening?"
"I just checked — the Shura Adventure Team is insanely powerful. This Teleportation Gate can teleport us directly to level 60-plus maps to grind, and it also connects to the Ice Crystal Ruins. From now on, getting to the Ice Crystal Ruins won't require that annoying trek anymore."
"Holy crap! So grinding is going to be a breeze from now on?"
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In an instant, all the free players in Cold Wind City were buzzing with excitement. For those who had been living in Cold Wind City long-term, nothing was more tedious than travel. With the Teleportation Gate, they could essentially cut their travel time in half and spend it grinding mobs instead, which meant leveling up far faster than before.
The free players were overjoyed, but for the major guilds, their expressions grew heavier with each passing moment.
The privileges of being the city lord's deputy were something free players might not fully understand, but the major guilds were all too familiar with them. A little investigation was all it took to find out.
The major guilds had originally believed they might still have a chance to reclaim the deputy city lord position in a month. Now, there was no chance whatsoever — the Shura Adventure Team had become invincible in Cold Wind City.
Opening the Teleportation Gate meant the Shura Adventure Team could start collecting teleportation fees and amassing enormous funds. With that capital, they could construct more high-tier buildings and earn even more contribution points…
And the guilds would find less and less room to breathe. Inside Cold Wind City, the Shura Adventure Team called the shots.
"Vice President, what do we do now?" In the first-floor lobby of the Ice Crystal Ruins, Xuan Cang looked at the system notification and turned to Vice President Xue Guang.
Even if the Shura Adventure Team built a Teleportation Gate, and even if they later completed those epic contribution quests, it would be nearly impossible to compete with the Shura Adventure Team.
"Interesting. I really underestimated the leader of this Shura Adventure Team," Xue Guang said with a faint smile. "But if the Shura Adventure Team thinks obtaining Cold Wind City means they can challenge our Hecate, they're sorely mistaken. Notify Vulture immediately — it's time to put them in motion."
"Send Vulture and his people into action?" Xuan Cang's eyes lit up. "I'll go notify them right away."
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