The arrival of the Zero Wing Guild turned the reception hall dead silent, with nearly everyone's gaze fixed on Shi Feng.
"How is it him?"
"So that's how it is—no wonder Candlelight Trading Company set up its headquarters in White River City."
The crowd suddenly understood.
But while they were figuring things out, the higher-ups of the various major guilds gained a whole new understanding of the Zero Wing Guild.
Most of the people present didn't know Zero Wing's true strength—they'd only heard bits and pieces of intelligence.
Before coming to White River City, everyone had done some research on the major guilds there.
There was quite a bit of information on Zero Wing, and for the top guild in White River City, those intelligence personnel had long since conducted thorough investigations. Their evaluations of Zero Wing were all quite favorable.
Nearly every investigator's assessment was roughly the same: Zero Wing surpassed a second-rate guild but couldn't compare to a first-rate guild. As for the guild master, Black Flame—he was the number one player in the Star Moon Kingdom, undefeated to this day. Even Yi Xiao Qingcheng, secretly aided by the Underworld, could only take second place.
Seeing these reports, everyone had simply laughed them off and paid them no mind.
But after today's showing, the higher-ups of every major guild wanted to fire every last one of those investigators.
What kind of research was that?!
"How can Zero Wing be this strong?" Xinghe Wangxi swept a glance over the Zero Wing members filing in, his expression growing grave.
"Guild Master, isn't that woman beside Black Flame Shuishui Qiangwei?" Zitong stared at Shuishui Qiangwei, an indescribable mix of emotions churning inside her.
The two of them were old acquaintances. Back in the day, Shuishui Qiangwei had even invited her to join Twilight Echo, but she'd turned it down.
When she'd heard that Shuishui Qiangwei had left Twilight Echo, she'd been genuinely shocked.
Twilight Echo was a guild slightly stronger than the Galaxy Alliance, yet Shuishui Qiangwei had left without a shred of hesitation—and joined a newly formed guild with absolutely no reputation to speak of.
After receiving that news, Zitong had thought she'd misheard.
She'd secretly lamented it, too—someone with Shuishui Qiangwei's gaming talent, making such a foolish move.
But looking at things now, it really hadn't been the wrong decision at all.
A guild with a single powerhouse wasn't frightening. But a guild with a whole cadre of powerhouses? That was a completely different matter. And the nearly one hundred people now walking in—every single one of them wore equipment that was the absolute best any of their own guilds could put forward. Even their best-geared members couldn't hold a candle to certain people in this Zero Wing group. And the equipment they could scrounge together would be enough to arm a twenty-man squad at most—there was no way they could gear a full hundred-man force.
One could only imagine how deep Zero Wing's reserves truly ran.
What's more, the gear Shuishui Qiangwei was wearing right now was a full set of Dark Gold Equipment. As for the red-and-black staff flowing with energy in her hands—even its level couldn't be determined, though the pressure it radiated was immense. It was likely above Dark Gold rank.
The strength Zero Wing was displaying right now—forget about the Galaxy Alliance within the Star Moon Kingdom, even Bai Qingxue, who felt she knew the Zero Wing Guild fairly well, was shocked beyond measure.
Bai Qingxue couldn't help but smile bitterly, unsure whether to be happy or dismayed.
Before, when Shi Feng had spoken of absorbing the Snake of the Body, she'd thought he was being arrogant. But with this spectacular, imposing hundred-man force, there probably wasn't a second guild in the entire Star Moon Kingdom that could match it.
If even the two first-rate guilds in the Star Moon Kingdom felt this way, let alone the other outsider guilds.
"Pavilion Master, this Zero Wing Guild is truly impressive. To have this many Dark Gold Equipment sets, and every person's skill level is remarkable—there are even a few who carry quite a dangerous aura." A blue-haired woman with bright eyes and dazzling teeth, standing beside the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion Master, spoke with a cheerful smile. Though she called it "dangerous," she clearly didn't take it seriously at all.