"The Bottomless Abyss?"
Many Zero Wing members present were still processing the system notification, but those who had some knowledge of the Undying Empire grew excited.
"You've got to be kidding me! This place is actually a god-tier zone Dungeon!"
"The Guild Leader is amazing!"
"Zero Wing is really going to blow up now!"
Currently, the major powers had made virtually zero progress in clearing the Bottomless Abyss, but information about it was something countless factions yearned for. Moreover, the Star Ring Guild had risen to suppress two super-first-rate guilds solely by seizing a fortress in the Undying Empire. Without it, Star Ring wouldn't have been so dominant in the Dark Night Empire.
Apart from discovering that this place was the Bottomless Abyss, the environment within Stone Forest Town also stunned everyone.
Because Stone Forest Town, which had originally possessed only modest mana density, now boasted an astonishing concentration of mana — likely surpassing even Zero Wing City. Under such a high-density mana environment, players looking to improve their combat level would find their efforts rewarded twice over.
It could be said that Stone Forest Town was now a holy land in the hearts of every player.
Not only could you level up and farm equipment quickly, but your combat skills would also soar at a rapid pace. Such a wonderful opportunity was the kind you couldn't find even with a lantern in hand.
As Zero Wing's members discovered that Stone Forest Town's location was the Bottomless Abyss, the news spread swiftly to every major power in the Star Moon Kingdom.
"That's impossible!"
"This has to be wrong! That's a god-tier zone Dungeon of the Undying Empire — how could Stone Forest Town have relocated there?"
Upon receiving the news, the various major powers immediately dismissed it as false, something that couldn't possibly be true.
For ordinary expert players, simply being able to level on neutral maps was already quite good. Places like the Undying Empire were completely out of reach, and even the intelligence gathered through back channels was scarce. But these factions were different — they had conducted extensive investigations into the Undying Empire and the Bottomless Abyss.
They knew full well that every major superpower currently regarded the Bottomless Abyss with deep wariness. Forget about conquering it — simply surviving there was an enormous challenge, to say nothing of relocating a guild town to such a place.
After all, the Bottomless Abyss was a zone Dungeon, not a neutral map in the wild. Players couldn't just relocate there as they pleased.
Yet as one confirmation after another came in, disbelief became futile. The facts were right there before them. From this day forward, Zero Wing was destined to become a powerhouse in the Divine Realm. It might not rival those superpowers, but at the very least, it now possessed the capital to stand against them.
In White River City of the Star Moon Kingdom, Yuan Tiexin and Zi Qiong sat resting in a high-end restaurant. When they saw the news, they fell silent for a long while.
"Uncle Yuan, Zero Wing actually pulled it off! Should we go ahead with the next step of our plan?" Zi Qiong couldn't help but say, her voice trembling with excitement.
Though she had long known that Zero Wing wouldn't lie to them, seeing the actual result still left her feeling both shocked and impressed.
"Yes. Send the word immediately — have the personnel we organized prepare to head for Stone Forest Town. This time, we're going to seize the Bottomless Abyss before any of the superpowers can make a move!" Yuan Tiexin nodded with a smile. "Let those senior members of the Heavenly Secrets Trading Company see whether the decision our Heavenly Secrets Pavilion made was foolish!"
Their Heavenly Secrets Pavilion had taken considerable pressure to strip Star Ring Guild of its senior membership status. They had even sacrificed a great deal of profits to calm the situation.
Moreover, many superpowers that learned of it had mocked their Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, saying they had abandoned the Undying Empire fortress for the sake of a mere Zero Wing, only to let other factions exploit the opening.
But now all of that was in the past!
Their Heavenly Secrets Pavilion now held shares in Stone Forest Town — not only could they receive a massive influx of gold coins, but they could also build a temporary guild teleportation point there. No more arduous treks to the Undying Empire just to enter the Bottomless Abyss. They could even level and fight within the Bottomless Abyss indefinitely, and when they ran out of stamina, they could simply return to Stone Forest Town to rest. Compared to other guilds, they enjoyed an overwhelming advantage.
This was something the Undying Empire fortress simply couldn't compare to. Truth be told, if Zero Wing so desired, they could completely destroy Star Ring within the Bottomless Abyss.
The simplest approach would be to bar Star Ring members from entering Stone Forest Town. While other factions gained entry and flourished, the balance would shift — and Star Ring's position in the Dark Night Empire would suffer enormously. It was the same kind of chokehold Star Ring had once tried to impose on Zero Wing on neutral maps.
As for Star Ring wanting to move against Zero Wing now, that was no longer as easy as it had seemed. With Stone Forest Town revealed, every superpower would learn of it. Zero Wing would become the most coveted prize in their eyes, and every faction would want to forge deep cooperation with them. Star Ring couldn't simply strike as it pleased.
Yet if they let Zero Wing develop freely, the situation for Star Ring in the Dark Night Empire would only grow more dire.
"Who could have imagined," Yuan Tiexin mused, "that the mighty Star Ring, dominator of the Dark Night Empire, would be reduced to a dilemma by a mere small guild like Zero Wing — unable to advance, unable to retreat, and unable to simply stand still without dying?" He thought back to the days when Zero Wing had still been a feeble guild and felt a rush of emotions.
Zero Wing's history of growth was nothing short of a miracle.
And from this day forward, Zero Wing truly qualified to step into their realm. It was no longer an ordinary guild that could be butchered at will without even the faintest ability to fight back.
At the same time Yuan Tiexin and his group received the news, the headquarters of the two super-first-rate guilds, War Soul Undying and Crimson Emperor, both deep within the Dark Night Empire, erupted in commotion.
"How on earth did Zero Wing pull this off?"
The senior officials of both guilds were filled with curiosity and astonishment that Zero Wing had managed to relocate Stone Forest Town to the Bottomless Abyss. They hadn't expected Zero Wing to possess such capability.
"Bumie, in a moment you and Lingsha will make a trip to the Zero Wing headquarters in White River City. Tell them that War Soul Undying is willing to pursue deep cooperation. They want to enter the Dark Night Empire market, don't they? War Soul Undying can offer prime storefronts in the heart of the Dark Night Empire — provided we get a temporary outpost in Stone Forest Town!" After a moment of deliberation, War Soul Undying's Guild Leader Hun Tian Bu Yu spoke with earnest gravity, looking across the conference table at Bu Mie Zhan Xin and Mu Lingsha. "As for the management and sales of those storefronts, that authority will be entirely in your hands."
The senior officials of War Soul Undying in the conference hall all gaped, scarcely believing that the Guild Leader was willing to entrust such immense authority to Bu Mie Zhan Xin and Mu Lingsha.
Everyone knew that a guild's most critical asset was its finances, and the revenue from storefronts was especially vital — essentially the core of a guild. Handing that core over to the two of them instantly elevated their status and authority to second only to the Guild Leader's.
Meanwhile, it wasn't just War Soul Undying springing into action. The other superpowers that received the news all mobilized as well, converging on White River City in the Star Moon Kingdom.