"A passage to the Western Continent of the Divine Realm?" Shi Feng was momentarily stunned when he heard the news.
The Divine Realm was divided into two great continents—East and West—separated by a vast distance. Even using a flying mount, the journey would take who knew how many days, to say nothing of the terrifying sea beasts and monsters along the way, many of them Level 180 or even above Level 200.
In truth, even players who had reached Tier 3 Classes very rarely managed to make the crossing to the other continent.
Under normal circumstances, one could only rely on teleportation arrays left behind from ancient times or special passages. Star Ring, for instance, had clearly obtained access to one such secret teleportation route.
However, in his previous life, he had never heard that Dragonheart City possessed a passage to the Western Continent.
It wasn't that his information network had been lacking, nor was it that his guild in the previous life had been too weak to qualify for such knowledge. If something like this appeared, it would absolutely be a continent-shaking event. Just like now—guilds from every major kingdom and empire had flooded into Dragonheart City, and even the forces of the neutral races had made their way here. There was simply no way to remain ignorant.
A passage connecting the two continents represented opportunities and wealth beyond imagination. After all, the civilizations of the two continents were completely different, and due to the great distance between them, their development had taken entirely different directions. The commercial potential was self-evident. Otherwise, two super-first-rate guilds like Battle Spirit and Crimson Emperor wouldn't have lost to a single Star Ring.
"I'm not entirely sure of the specifics either. I just came along with a friend—she's already gone to gather intelligence," Qin Yin explained.
"Big Brother Black Flame, why don't you come take a look with us? Qingxuan and I have been all over the place, but we've never once been to the Western Continent," Qingzhu said, looking at Shi Feng and extending a direct invitation.
"My friend has been operating in Dragonheart City for a long time. Her connections and information network are quite impressive—I'm sure she'll be able to find out what's going on before long." Qin Yin nodded in agreement. As the guild master of Zero Wing, Shi Feng wasn't someone she could casually invite. Now that Qingzhu had spoken up, it was the perfect opportunity to bring him along and build a closer relationship.
Zero Wing had been growing in power by the day. Because of that, even Death God Studio had become much more restrained, allowing Ninth Heaven to develop in peace. Right now, Shi Feng was clearly unaware of the Western Continent passage—this was the perfect chance to do him a favor.
"Sure, but I need to take care of a few things first before I can go with you," Shi Feng said after a moment's thought.
The Western Continent passage was truly tempting. If he could get there early, the wealth and resources it could bring would be immeasurable. Since Qin Yin had invited him, he saw no reason to be polite.
"That's no problem. My friend will need quite a bit of time to investigate anyway, and we've just been strolling around here with nothing to do." Qin Yin brightened when she heard Shi Feng agree.
Zero Wing's strength was already undeniable. In the future, it might well become another major powerhouse. If she could forge a connection now, the benefits for Ninth Heaven down the line would be enormous.
After that, Shi Feng arranged a meeting point with Qin Yin and the others, then headed straight for the Wandering Merchant Shop.
The normally desolate street in front of the Wandering Merchant Shop had drawn quite a crowd of players. News of the Western Continent passage had everyone buzzing, all of them trying to gather information.
"The Western Continent passage is certainly surprising, but it's also drawn a ton of players here. That saves me a lot of trouble."
Shi Feng surveyed the crowd. These players were all experts—either members of major guilds or well-known adventurers. Compared to ordinary top-tier players, their sensitivity to developments of this nature was far sharper.
He had originally been worried about how to attract players to the Wandering Merchant Shop after its upgrade and how to sell the black market teleportation portal slots at a good price. Now that concern had evaporated.
He entered the Wandering Merchant Shop without delay.
The shop was three stories tall and extremely ancient in appearance. The items sold inside were uninteresting not just to expert players—even ordinary players wouldn't give them a second glance. The only customers were NPCs, and the daily revenue was enough to make someone want to cry.