Bai Qingxue's grateful tone made Shi Feng feel that things weren't as simple as they seemed.
After ten years of fighting in the Divine Realm and dealing with the major guilds, Shi Feng was no longer the naive student he once was.
It was just a first clear of a major dungeon. At most, Snake of the Body would lose out on some prestige, but it wouldn't have any real impact on the guild's actual strength.
This time, Yixiao Qingcheng had taken the first clear of a large team dungeon in the Star Moon Kingdom. Bai Qingxue must have made some kind of wager on a personal level, but in the end she lost…
"Five days. Looks like I can't afford to slack off." Shi Feng had already made the promise, so he certainly couldn't go back on his word.
Convincing three fourth-tier NPCs in the Star Moon Royal Capital wasn't something even Shi Feng could do with full confidence — it would take considerable time.
Getting NPCs to do your bidding was never easy, especially high-tier ones.
Shi Feng immediately pulled a Black Wing City transit pass from his inventory and teleported directly to Black Wing City.
Black Wing City was a neutral zone, and one of the most renowned cities in the entire Divine Realm, far superior to the Star Moon Royal Capital in every way. The number of high-tier NPCs there was naturally much greater — if you were lucky, you might even run into a peak fifth-tier powerhouse, someone you'd never see in the capital.
The Divine Realm had been open for quite some time now, and the player population was surging. Transit passes to Black Wing City had become far more common as well.
As Shi Feng walked along Black Wing City's wide streets, there were noticeably more players than before.
Most of them were guild officials, trading items among themselves — just like the old him, flipping Sturdy Stones for profit. The price arbitrage had once been a great way to make money.
But as more and more players flooded into Black Wing City, the opportunities had dried up. That was exactly why Shi Feng had stopped sending Water Color Rose to coordinate with other guilds. All the transit passes they'd collected were being saved for the Black Wing City auction, or to pick up special items like ice grenades.
Aside from shopping, Black Wing City had another irresistible draw: its breathtaking scenery. By the mid-game era, plenty of guild officials would regularly come here just to relax and vacation.
And when it came to stunning views, nothing compared to Black Wing City's Stargazer Tower.
Inside the tower was a dreamlike paradise, so beautiful it could leave you lost in wonder. So many players wished they could live in the Stargazer Tower for the rest of their lives.
"Stargazer Tower… I haven't been there in a long time," Shi Feng murmured, gazing at the distant tower that pierced the clouds — one of Black Wing City's most iconic landmarks.
The Stargazer Tower was the very reason Shi Feng had come to Black Wing City.
From what he knew of Divine Realm history, the Stargazer Tower was far older than Black Wing City itself. In fact, the city had been built here precisely because of the tower.
The Stargazer Tower was a relic that had existed since before the Great Cataclysm. Exactly how ancient it was, even Shi Feng wasn't sure.
If there was anywhere in Black Wing City where you could find three fourth-tier NPCs at once, it would be the City Lord's Mansion, the Arcane Spire, or the Stargazer Tower.
The City Lord's Mansion was where the ruler of Black Wing City resided. The Arcane Spire housed numerous magic-obsessed NPCs who had devoted their lives to the pursuit of arcane mastery. As for the Stargazer Tower, it had been guarded by high-tier NPCs since ancient times. All three locations had no shortage of powerful NPCs.
But the City Lord's Mansion and the Arcane Spire weren't places players could simply walk into.
Only the Stargazer Tower, as a tourist attraction, allowed free entry and exit.
Shi Feng stepped inside. All around him, adorable elemental spirits fluttered and danced in midair. A central spiral staircase wound its way straight to the tower's apex. Even without sunlight, the tower's interior was bathed in a soft blue glow that filled every corner. The walls resembled a starlit night sky, with points of light twinkling like real stars, so stunning that every detail inside the tower was perfectly visible.
Beyond that, the Stargazer Tower had one other truly remarkable quality.