Zero Wing City, Zero Wing Stronghold.
After Shi Feng logged in, he immediately handed over the guild's relevant affairs to You Lan and Youyu Weixiao, especially the mana-powered Tier-3 equipment sets that had been produced.
Over two hundred sets in total were given to You Lan to manage. She was to secretly assemble a group of Tier-3 experts capable of wearing these mana-powered sets. That way, Zero Wing would undoubtedly gain a few more hidden cards.
The improved Tier-3 mana-powered sets, while unable to match genuine Tier-3 mana equipment, only suffered a 15% reduction in stat boosts. When a Tier-3 player equipped a full set, their combat power could still rival that of a fourth-tier class, enough to go up against same-level fourth-tier legendary monsters.
In addition, Shi Feng handed the Fire Supreme Treasure over to Youyu Weixiao, instructing her to obtain as many Strange Fires as possible and craft Strange Fire Seeds to serve as rewards for the crafting, forging, and other production-class members of the Candlelight Trading House.
This would not only bolster the Candlelight Trading House's production capabilities but also attract other life-skill players to join.
After all, for many life-skill players, Strange Fire could greatly increase crafting success rates and provide considerable help with advancement.
After receiving the Fire Supreme Treasure, Youyu Weixiao was deeply shaken, and her heart surged with barely contained excitement.
She had always coveted Strange Fire, but powerful Strange Fires were simply too hard to find. Even when one was found, it was difficult to absorb and make it one's own. The Strange Fire she was currently using was only a second-tier Strange Fire, and the two third-tier Strange Fires in the guild's reserves had yet to be absorbed by any life-skill player.
The Fire Supreme Treasure not only solved this problem but also allowed the creation of various Strange Fires through different flames.
Youyu Weixiao could already envision life-skill players flocking to apply at every Candlelight Trading House store. When that time came, whether it was rushing to build Crimson Airships or yet another Mobile Fortress, there would no longer be concerns about insufficient talent or manpower.
At the same time, with the return of Bai Qingxue and Shui Se Qiang Wei, Zero Wing no longer lacked peak-level combat power for defense. Shi Feng also had Huo Wu begin secretly collecting the Seven Supreme Treasures, searching for every clue about them.
For the Seven Supreme Treasures, Shi Feng was collecting them not just for the quest. More importantly, the Seven Supreme Treasures possessed all manner of heaven-defying supplementary powers. They were of immense help to individuals and even greater help to the guild.
Previously, when player levels were low and strength was weak, the chances of encountering the Seven Supreme Treasures were slim, and searching alone was painfully slow. Now that fourth-tier classes were becoming more common, the probability of encountering the Seven Supreme Treasures had increased greatly. On top of that, Zero Wing's strength was no longer what it used to be.
After this period of development, Zero Wing's third-tier membership had grown to over fifty thousand. In terms of third-tier experts, they were no longer inferior to those super powers, to say nothing of the number of fourth-tier classes.
Moreover, the forces cooperating with Zero Wing were ever increasing, and in particular, Frost Heaven's Sword's complete alliance had greatly enhanced Zero Wing's influence on the Divine Realm's eastern continent. It could be said that Zero Wing, aside from being able to protect itself, now had the confidence to expand outward and force the major super powers to retreat.
So beginning to collect the Seven Supreme Treasures was no longer impossible. Furthermore, in order to push Zero Wing's overall strength even further, the Seven Supreme Treasures needed to be gathered completely.
Only when all seven were assembled could their true power be unleashed, producing a qualitative transformation. They could even suppress the Abyss.
If Zero Wing possessed such power, then even if they faced enmity from all five great super guilds, or even invasion from other worlds, they would have nothing to fear.
After Shi Feng finished everything, he chose to teleport directly to Starlight Fortress, planning to go all out and pass the Sacred Dragon's Trial so as to firmly establish Zero Wing's foothold in the western continent. That way, even if the World Seal broke and the War of Two Realms began, Zero Wing would have the confidence to protect itself against the impact of forces from other worlds.
Western Continent, Starlight Fortress.
As the summoning magic circle on the top floor of the Summoning Tower lit up, Shi Feng appeared in the Summoning Hall.
Standing atop the Summoning Tower, the entire Starlight Fortress spread out before his eyes.
Compared to when it had first opened, Starlight Fortress was now a completely different place. The number of players flocking there was enormous, and the weakest among them were all third-tier classes. One could even spot fourth-tier experts walking the streets.
From a brief scan, Shi Feng discovered that there were more than ten fourth-tier class experts within the entire fortress — far more impressive than even Zero Wing City.
If not for the Sacred Dragon standing guard, even with the Divine Will Tribe and the Underworld Empire assisting, it would have been impossible to keep these players in check at Starlight Fortress, let alone deal with the large number of NPCs and NPC forces that had come, all eyeing the fortress covetously.
Yet they all feared the Silver Sacred Dragon's power and had no choice but to remain quiet within Starlight Fortress, secretly waiting for an opportunity to seize it.
But Shi Feng didn't linger. He walked directly toward the Summoning Hall of the Summoning Tower, the place where the Silver Sacred Dragon usually rested.
As for the affairs of Starlight Fortress, as long as he passed the Sacred Dragon's Trial, no one would be able to touch it. Conversely, if he failed the Trial, holding onto Starlight Fortress would be nearly impossible.
After all, it wasn't just player forces that were eyeing Starlight Fortress — there were also extremely powerful NPC forces, some of which even had fifth-tier NPCs in residence. These were beings that current players simply could not contend with. Only the Sacred Dragon could keep them suppressed.
Shi Feng then walked into the vast Summoning Hall, where a shrunken version of the Silver Sacred Dragon, standing only a dozen meters tall, lay peacefully sleeping.