The moment
"Guild Master, are we really going through with this?" Shuishui Qiangwei said urgently. "The guild's development has already consumed a huge amount of Gold
Currently,
Launching a large-scale price war in the short term would accomplish nothing — it would be nothing more than humbling themselves. After all, their opponent was none other than the incomparably wealthy Star Ring, and the battlefield would be Star Ring's very own home turf. Even if Zero Wing's funds were plentiful, they wouldn't be a match, let alone when they were hemorrhaging resources.
In truth, even fellow superpowers like War
"How much Gold can we raise in one day, including the income from the White River City Auction House?" Shi Feng asked.
"If we only have one day, and we cut all non-essential guild expenditures along with the funds on hand, we can scrape together roughly thirty-five thousand Gold," Shuishui Qiangwei calculated after a moment, smiling bitterly.
Thirty-five thousand Gold was an absolutely staggering sum for a first-rate guild, let alone something that could be gathered in a single day. Guild development was accelerating, and the demand for funds only grew with each passing day.
But using thirty-five thousand Gold to wage a price war against a superpower in their own territory was laughable at best. The money would be drained within two days at most, and even with Zero Wing's daily income still trickling in, they would only hold out for five.
"That should be about enough," Shi Feng said after a brief pause, a faint smile crossing his face.
"Enough?" Shuishui Qiangwei could hardly believe what she had heard. She wondered if she had misheard, or if she had misspoken herself — perhaps she had said three hundred and fifty thousand instead of thirty-five thousand.
"Mm, more than enough. After this, just notify Gloomy Smile and Orchid. Have them make preparations in the
Had this been just a few days ago, he truly wouldn't have had the confidence to challenge a superpower — to wage a price war inside the Dark Night Empire, Star Ring's home base. But he had exchanged a full five hundred Stamina Gems from the NPC merchants.
Stamina Gems were an item every major faction desperately needed at this stage. All the major powers had long since begun clearing various neutral maps, and these neutral maps had no towns or cities where players could rest. Moreover, the major guilds had no way to relocate their guild towns there. Clearing those maps depended entirely on each player's personal strength and stamina.
The more resource-rich the neutral map, the harsher its environment — and the greater the stamina drain. Even if a player did nothing but rest in place, their stamina recovery would barely keep pace with the passive consumption. Players simply couldn't remain on those neutral maps long enough. Even stamina-recovery potions existed, but such potions were produced in minuscule quantities. What little the major factions obtained was reserved for internal use and rarely made it onto the open market.
Just like the current Zero Wing — they could brew stamina potions, but only ten players in the entire guild had the ability to do so, while the guild's total membership exceeded five hundred thousand. After accounting for the guild's own consumption, there was very little left to sell.
This was precisely where the value of Stamina Gems came in. First, they had no time limit. Second, they had no level restriction. Once obtained, a player could use them for a lifetime — truly a one-time investment that paid dividends forever.
With just three Stamina Gems, a player could stop worrying about stamina consumption on any neutral map below Level 100, moving about as freely as on a normal map. In Shi Feng's previous life, this was exactly why every major faction had gone absolutely mad over Stamina Gems — a single gem had sold for the astronomical price of three hundred Gold.
As Shi Feng busied himself preparing fire-resistance equipment and potions, the entire Star Moon Kingdom learned of Star Ring's offensive against Zero Wing, and the news sent shockwaves across the land.
"Star Ring finally made their move."
"I knew Star Ring could never swallow this insult. Zero Wing humiliated them — made them lose face completely. Sure, Zero Wing has a lot of strong fighters, but in the end, what matters between factions is capital. Zero Wing has no backing. How were they supposed to fight Star Ring? Now look what happened."
"But Star Ring's move this time is ruthless — offering triple the sign-on price. I've heard over a hundred Zero Wing members have already left for Star Ring, and most of them are high-level Life Players. That's going to hit Zero Wing's Candlelight Trading Firm hard."
"If it were me, I'd be tempted too. Joining a superpower directly with triple the income?"