The news of Illusion Myth's failure was like an eight-magnitude earthquake, leaving every major faction that received the news momentarily unable to accept it.
The Netherworld Empire's compromise the last time had already shocked the major factions. Of course, it wasn't that they couldn't understand — after all, with the Sacred Dragon standing there, it truly wasn't something players could resist.
Now that Illusion Myth had found a way to bypass the Sacred Dragon, they still hadn't succeeded. You could even say they had failed — and not because of the Sacred Dragon, but because of Shi Feng alone. How could they believe it?
These were one of the five great giants of the virtual gaming world!
It had been so many years since any player had been able to resist the offensive of these five giants. Almost without exception, all had been firmly suppressed, forced to submit to the will of the five giants.
Now Shi Feng had not only blocked the will of one of the five giants, Illusion Myth, but had single-handedly killed eight of their monster-like experts. It was suffocating to even think about.
Immediately, the higher-ups of every major faction sprang into action, frantically notifying the expert teams that had already headed to the Valley of Stars. Not only did they abandon all their plans regarding Starlight Fortress, but they also sternly warned these team members never to cause trouble in Starlight Fortress — especially when facing Shi Feng.
This wasn't just because Shi Feng had blocked Illusion Myth's offensive; a considerable part of it was because of that monster-like strength. Never mind killing Tier 3 Class experts — he could easily annihilate a hundred-man team of Tier 3 experts. He was truly a one-man army, an absolutely forbidden existence.
In an instant, the more than 100,000 experts from various factions who had arrived at Starlight Fortress first all became incredibly well-behaved, like docile little lambs…
Because after this battle, no one in the entire Western Continent could likely shake Starlight Fortress in the Valley of Stars in the slightest. And as the only fortress in the Valley of Stars, Starlight Fortress's future prospects were certain. If they still wanted to develop in the Valley of Stars, then establishing themselves in Starlight Fortress had become a necessity.
If they were barred from entering Starlight Fortress, they'd have nowhere to cry — after all, even Illusion Myth could do nothing about Starlight Fortress, let alone them.
Meanwhile, in the City Lord's Mansion of Starlight Fortress, Shi Feng was also running around busily with all of this.
Because of Illusion Myth's rout and the major factions not daring to cause any more trouble, the number of players flocking to Starlight Fortress was growing larger and larger. Among them were no shortage of merchant players, and even some trading companies had come wanting to cooperate with Zero Wing, offering high prices to rent out shops inside Starlight Fortress. In no time, the entire fortress had become crowded.
"Guild Leader, our total population in Starlight Fortress has currently reached nearly 500,000 people. A rough estimate puts our daily net income of Magic Crystals at over 250,000." Watercolor Rose's eyes lit up as she looked at the latest statistics. "I'd say within just a few days, we'll be able to repair the large-scale battle arena inside the City Lord's Mansion, which would allow our people to conduct all kinds of combat training in it and significantly improve their control over mana."
Although Starlight Fortress was an ancient fortress that couldn't be expanded in any way — meaning the population cap couldn't be raised — its various infrastructure could be repaired and upgraded to enhance its functions.
Among these, the most beneficial feature for players was the large-scale battle arena. The repair cost was a staggering 1.5 million Magic Crystals…
Originally, this was something they wouldn't even have dared to dream of in the short term, but with their current population, it could now be put on the agenda.
This large-scale battle arena was somewhat like a special Dungeon, located on the basement level of the City Lord's Mansion. Fighting simulated monsters in the ancient environment of Starlight Fortress was tremendously helpful for improving players' mana control — after all, once you left the fortress, there was no such environment available.
And players grew fastest in life-or-death combat, far surpassing what they could achieve by grinding in ordinary combat rooms.
With this large battle room, they could continuously transport core guild experts from the Eastern Continent over for training and improvement. By then, the speed at which they unlocked their Mana Physique would be several times faster than that of any other super-power.
"Already that many people?" Shi Feng clicked his tongue in mild astonishment upon hearing this.
Although he had known that after the battle with Illusion Myth, combined with the Demon God's Palace, Starlight Fortress would enter a period of rapid development in a short time, he hadn't expected it to happen this quickly.