"Trial Badges?"
"How come that NPC can suddenly trade now? Didn't they say trading wasn't allowed before?"
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Lu Xingluo and the others froze when they heard what the elven beauty said.
They had previously spoken with the NPCs at the Elven Temple, and after asking around, they had confirmed that there were only three hundred slots for class-change registration every two hours.
The NPC elven beauty who served as the trade exchange officer had even ignored them before, saying she only attended to distinguished guests of noble rank or above. Yet now, this same elven beauty was treating Shi Feng with great respect, actively making recommendations...
"So there's a way like this!"
Undying War Heart and the others watched as Shi Feng purchased the trial badges, their eyes lighting up. They hadn't expected Shi Feng to have such methods for the class change.
"So this is Shi Feng, the Sword King of Zero Wing?"
Standing to the side, Huanyu was secretly astonished by Shi Feng's performance.
Only their three guilds possessed the keys to open the Sea Forest teleportation portal, which meant no one in the Purple Night Empire was more familiar with the Sea Forest than they were. Yet Shi Feng's behavior clearly showed he was more familiar with the Sea Forest than they were — he even seemed to hold a special status within it.
Under everyone's watchful gaze, Shi Feng spent 450 gold to purchase nine trial badges and handed them to the nine Zero Wing members who had accompanied him.
Purchasing trial badges instead of registering directly saved each person ten gold. At the same time, it offered an additional difficulty choice for the class change — Normal and Difficulty. Normal difficulty was equivalent to the standard class change, while Difficulty presented an entirely different kind of test.
The Difficulty-level class change task did not count among the twenty class-change slots. It was unlimited — anyone who obtained a trial badge could attempt to class-change into a second-tier Special Class Bard. This had been Shi Feng's plan from the very beginning.
Only by successfully completing the Difficulty-level task could one be called a true Bard. Only then would one receive the complete Bard inheritance left behind by the Elven King. Simply class-changing into a Bard through the Normal path would only grant a partial inheritance — essentially a pseudo second-tier Class.
However, passing the Difficulty-level class change task was extremely difficult. The difficulty far exceeded that of a standard second-tier class change — it was equivalent to the Hell Difficulty of second-tier class change tasks. Challenging it without sufficient skill and equipment would only end in failure, and once you failed, you had to wait a considerable amount of time before you could attempt it again.
So when Water Violet selected the guild experts for this class change, she chose only those who had reached the seventh floor of the Trial Tower. All nine had mastered intermediate-level magic circles. Among them, five were extremely well-known fourth-tier experts from their previous lives. However, as free players, the resources they could obtain were extremely limited. Even following a well-known adventurer party, they lacked the resources to reach the peak of the fifth tier.
The remaining four had originally been planning to join major first-tier guilds. The lowest among them had achieved fourth-tier status, and the strongest was Feng Xiaoyao, who had been a fifth-tier Bard in his previous life. However, after receiving invitations from the Zero Wing guild, each of them had chosen to join Zero Wing instead.
With their current levels, the nine of them had little chance of passing the Difficulty-level class change task. But all nine had obtained Ancient Souls, which could enhance their physiques during quests — something that would greatly increase their success rate.
After Shi Feng handed the badges to the nine of them, Undying War Heart and the others walked over.
"Guild Master Black Flame, I was wondering if you could help us purchase trial badges on our behalf. Unfalling War Soul is willing to pay fifty percent above the asking price, and of course, if that's not enough, we can add more." Undying War Heart looked at Shi Feng, somewhat embarrassed.
Originally, Shi Feng had been spending his own resources to compete with them for the Bard class-change slots. But now, he had to buy the slots from Shi Feng to increase the competitive pressure on Zero Wing — this really left him at a loss for words.
This also made Eternal Soul and Lie Ren, standing to the side, feel deeply ashamed when they thought about their previous attitude toward the Zero Wing guild.
They had assumed that Zero Wing had been taking advantage of their Unfalling War Soul. But now, it seemed it was actually thanks to Zero Wing that they could compete with Stargazer Ring......
"It's truly President Black Flame. Hello, I am Huanyu from Crimson Emperor. On behalf of the Crimson Emperor Guild, I am also willing to pay double the price to have you procure Trial Medals on our behalf. I wonder if President Black Flame might help us out?" Huanyu walked over and said in a low voice.
The sight of vice presidents from two top-tier guilds simultaneously making requests of Shi Feng left everyone present sighing with amazement. If the players outside ever found out about this, they would be utterly shocked.
"The president is incredible! Now two superpowers both want his help!"
"Of course! He's the president of our Zero Wing Guild!"
"Look, the Stargazer Ring people are dumbfounded."
The nine who had obtained the Trial Medals whispered among themselves, their gazes toward Shi Feng filled with admiration.
Before joining Zero Wing, even a first-rate guild had seemed like an insurmountable colossus to them, let alone a top-tier guild. Those were the overlords of the virtual gaming world. Yet now, such superpowers were actually asking their Zero Wing Guild for help. No one would believe it if they were told, yet it was happening right before their eyes.
"Since both vice presidents have made the request, there's naturally no problem with me procuring Trial Medals on your behalf. As for the extra fees, forget about it. I only hope that both of your guilds can do me a favor," Shi Feng said with a smile, looking at the vice presidents of both Unfalling War Heart and Crimson Emperor.
"A favor?" Unfalling War Heart and Huanyu looked at Shi Feng in surprise.
They knew that the number of people from their side who wanted to participate in the class transfer was considerable. Between the two guilds, there were at least a thousand people. Even with just a fifty percent surcharge on the procurement fee, that would amount to more than twenty-five thousand gold coins — a massive sum for a first-rate guild. If they charged even more, it could be enough to establish an entire small town.
Yet now he was waiving the procurement fee entirely, asking only for a favor?
"That's right. I need both of your guilds to do me a favor, and in return, there's no limit to how many Trial Medals you want me to procure," Shi Feng nodded.
Trial Medals had no inherent quantity restriction. They were essentially a privilege of becoming a noble of Sea Forest — equivalent to skipping the queue and getting a discounted registration for class transfer. There was nothing particularly special about them. Moreover, even if the two guilds purchased Trial Medals, it wouldn't create any competitive pressure on Zero Wing. After all, what the two sides competed for was entirely different. His side depended solely on the players' own capabilities.
"I wonder if President Black Flame could tell us specifically what this favor would entail?" Huanyu asked.
When it came to favors, they could range from minor to major. While class transferring as a Bard was certainly important, if the favor Shi Feng requested threatened the very foundation of their guilds, they naturally couldn't agree.
"That's fair. If I don't explain, it would be hard for you to decide. I'd like to borrow two hundred Tier Two experts from each of your guilds. What do you two think?"