Regarding Huo Wu's concerns, Shi Feng simply smiled.
Magmfire Gold was indeed not something current players could get their hands on.
That was because Magmfire Gold was a material only Master Blacksmiths used—specifically crafted for smelting materials, particularly the ultra-rare ingredients needed for Epic and Legendary forging materials.
A single piece of Magmfire Gold was worth no less than an Epic item, since it was one of the essential auxiliary materials for crafting Epic weapons and Legendary weapons and equipment.
Back in his previous life, Shi Feng had often led teams to collect Magmfire Gold, but even so, the amount they managed to gather was extremely limited.
That was because Magmfire Gold only had a chance to drop from Field Bosses, and the boss in question had to be a Great Lord of Level 50 or above.
Great Lords of Level 50 or above were incredibly rare in the Divine Realm. Most of the time, before anyone could even locate them, these Great Lords had already been taken down by other guilds. A Field Great Lord was essentially a treasure trove in its own right—any guild with enough strength that encountered one or received word of one would rush to kill it immediately.
The drop rate for Magmfire Gold from these Field Great Lords wasn't high—roughly three percent—which was why its price on the market stayed consistently high. On top of that, Master Blacksmiths could forge weapons perfectly tailored to one's own needs, so the value of Magmfire Gold was by no means lower than that of an Epic item.
With Zero Wing's current guild resource library, there was naturally no way to look up Magmfire Gold, and even less of a chance of finding anything about it online.
"Though I suppose our guild's resource library really does need an update sometime soon." Huo Wu's question had actually reminded Shi Feng of this.
In the Divine Realm, players who joined a guild enjoyed three major benefits: expert development, the guild warehouse, and the resource library.
These three major benefits were also the primary criteria many free players used when choosing a guild.
Expert development went without saying. Every guild that wanted to grow needed expert players, but cultivating them was no easy task. Ordinary guilds had virtually no means to do so—only first-rate guilds had the conditions to pull it off.
It required enormous investment of manpower and resources, as well as systematic management. It was no less complicated than running the guild itself. Second-rate guilds already lacked strong foundations and backing. Even with corporate support, their funding was hardly generous—just maintaining the guild's day-to-day operations in its early stages was already stretching them thin, let alone lavishing large amounts of time and money on developing experts.
This was precisely what created the enormous gap between first-rate and second-rate guilds.
The guild warehouse, meanwhile, allowed players to easily obtain the equipment and items they needed, without having to visit the Auction House or a merchant shop like ordinary players. And the selection was far more comprehensive than anything a shop could offer.
As for the resource library, there was even less to say. Many quest items required players to track down clues on their own, which consumed an enormous amount of time. Once someone joined a guild, however, the guild would naturally have people dedicated to collecting all kinds of information. Guild members could simply look it up in the resource library and have their answers, saving all the time they would have spent searching for clues and making questing considerably easier—leveling up naturally became faster as well.
Established, well-known guilds had tackled all three of these areas right from the moment they entered the game, which was why so many players preferred to join them.
Of course, the amount of information each guild collected varied, and cataloguing that information was no easy task. Every piece had to be recorded individually in the guild resource library so that guild members could search it. A single library in the Divine Realm contained an almost inconceivable volume of information, and recording it all into a guild library was a monumental undertaking requiring vast manpower.
Although Shuishui Qiangwei had put considerable effort into this after the guild was founded, Zero Wing was still a newly risen guild. Its foundation naturally couldn't compare to that of older organizations, and in terms of the resource library, it still fell well short of the established guilds that had a wide presence throughout the Divine Realm.
"Knowledge is power" was a saying that applied perfectly to the Divine Realm.
If Zero Wing's resource library could match even half of what the Shadow Guild had collected ten years from now, the guild's overall strength would climb by several tiers.
Shi Feng couldn't possibly recall all the information the Shadow Guild had gathered in his previous life, but he could contribute what he knew about certain hidden quests and rare material recipes to the resource library. That would be an enormous boost for both the guild's upper echelon and the Candlelight Trading Firm.
Moreover, as a World Noble, Shi Feng could freely enter and exit the great libraries of major cities without needing to complete quests or build reputation. He could simply bring someone along and stroll right in. If he stationed one person in the library of each city to gather information, the speed of collection would surpass even the first-rate guilds. Before long, Zero Wing would overtake them all.
Just as Shi Feng was lost in thought, a system communication notification rang out.
The person contacting him turned out to be Feng Qianyu—who hadn't reached out to him in a long time.
"Guild Master Heiyan, congratulations on your great victory at the Stoneclaw Mountains. You've completely secured Stone Forest Town for Zero Wing. But I have to say, Guild Master Heiyan, you really do know how to surprise people. Leaping straight into the top hundred on the expert rankings—the major powers across the entire Divine Realm surely all know your name by now." Feng Qianyu's voice carried a bright smile.
"May I ask what this is about, Pavilion Master Feng?" Shi Feng didn't believe for a second that Feng Qianyu had contacted him merely to offer congratulations.
"Nothing too serious. The Dark Arena has finalized our first opponent, and I'm just here to give you a heads-up." Feng Qianyu let out a delicate laugh that could make anyone's heart melt. "The match is in three days, held in the imperial capital of the Fire Dragon Empire. Don't forget—I'm counting on Guild Master Heiyan to make me a fortune."
"Who's the opponent?" Shi Feng asked.
"Oh, now that you mention it, I almost forgot. The team is called the Lions of Radiance, and their captain is Zhan Wuji. They've already won two matches in a row and are quite formidable. I'll send you their information shortly." Feng Qianyu ended the call after finishing her sentence.
"The opponent is Zhan Wuji?" Shi Feng thought for a moment and couldn't help but smile. He had originally planned to join the Lions of Radiance himself—who would have thought that his current opponents would turn out to be that very team? He immediately turned to Huo Wu. "Huo Wu, go notify the main raid team to assemble at Star Moon Royal City. Bring the Barrier Crystal Spheres and the remaining Nine-Star Polar Domain magic scrolls. We're going to farm a boss."
Right now, every major guild was busy with either the Stoneclaw Mountains or team dungeons. None of them were putting much effort into Field Bosses, let alone Level 50 Field Great Lords. Players were doing their best to avoid such bosses—there was no way anyone was actively trying to farm them.
With Zero Wing's main raid team's current strength, killing a Level 50 Field Great Lord was nothing short of a pipe dream.
Fortunately, with the Nine-Star Polar Domain magic array, Shi Feng had a few Level 50 Field Great Lords in mind that they could try their hand at.
Previously, the Zero Wing main raid team had avoided leveling up in order to guard against assassination attempts by the Seven Deadly Sins flower, so their levels were generally quite low.
Player versus player combat in the Dark Arena had no level restrictions, and there was no level suppression either—but even a single level advantage granted a significant stat boost. This put Zero Wing at a disadvantage, and they needed to level up as quickly as possible.
Killing these bosses would not only yield Magmfire Gold but also raise their levels. It was the perfect two birds with one stone.
"Yes, I'll go notify them right away. Everyone's going to be thrilled!" Huo Wu's eyes lit up with excitement. It had been quite a while since Shi Feng had led them to farm a boss. Besides, her own strength had improved considerably recently—this would be the perfect chance to test herself against a boss.