In the luxurious, spacious top-floor conference room, Youyu Weixiao and the others filed in under Liang Jing's lead. Dressed in white lab coats, they looked more like researchers than gamers, each wearing a hesitant smile.
Compared to their usual vibrant energy, Youyu Weixiao and the rest now looked indescribably exhausted. Their hair was disheveled, and they appeared as though they were recovering from a serious illness. The sight surprised Shi Feng.
"What happened to you guys? You all look terrible," Shi Feng asked, puzzled.
Even though Zero Wing had grown into a massive organization, there were plenty of management talents and crafting specialists. There was no need for Youyu Weixiao and the others to handle everything personally.
"Guild Leader, I want to file a complaint!" Frost Coco, who was normally very shy and soft-spoken, couldn't help but speak up as she looked at Shi Feng.
"File a complaint?" Shi Feng was taken aback.
As Zero Wing's Master Blacksmith, Frost Coco ranked in the top three in terms of forging skill. Becoming a Grandmaster Blacksmith was only a matter of time. Within Zero Wing, countless people begged Frost Coco for custom-forged weapons, only to be turned away.
The queue of people seeking her custom work could stretch from the south side of the city all the way to the north. Across the entire Divine Realm, the line could probably circle the globe.
Although the probability of crafting Epic-ranked weapon equipment was still quite low for Frost Coco and the others, the success rate for Dark-Gold-ranked gear was remarkably high.
In the Divine Realm, Epic-ranked equipment was exceedingly rare—not even core members of first-rate guilds were guaranteed to own a single piece. A level-100-plus Dark-Gold weapon would make anyone envious, let alone a custom-forged one.
Across the entire Divine Realm, nobody dared to bully Frost Coco. If anything, people were just grateful she didn't give them the cold shoulder.
"That's right, Guild Leader, I want to file a complaint," Frost Coco said with firm conviction.
"Who are you complaining about?" Shi Feng asked curiously.
"Watercolor Rose and Bai Qingxue!" Frost Coco pouted. "They're being bullies! Guild Leader, you have to stand up for me."
"Bully you? That can't be right." Shi Feng looked visibly surprised.
Both Watercolor Rose and Bai Qingxue were vice guild leaders. Not only were they fair and just in their management, they were also widely respected by the entire guild. It was hard to imagine either of them bullying a sweet girl like Frost Coco.
"Guild Leader, you don't know—those two vice leaders want us to produce five hundred custom Dark-Gold weapons within five days! If we can't finish, they'll cut the Blacksmithing Division's research budget!" Frost Coco complained. "You're a Master Blacksmith too, Guild Leader. You know how hard it is to craft level-100-plus custom Dark-Gold weapons. Five hundred pieces—forget five days, even ten days would be cutting it close."
"We've been working overtime around the clock, and we're still three hundred pieces short. Three days have already passed, and there's no way we can finish in the remaining two!"
Youyu Weixiao and the others nodded in emphatic agreement.
Level-100-plus custom Dark-Gold weapons weren't cabbage at the market. They were an incredibly precise craft—one small mistake could lead to failure. You couldn't just rush the process.
"That many?" Shi Feng was genuinely shocked.
Five hundred custom Dark-Gold weapons was no small number. And these were all level-100-plus pieces—enough to elevate the core combat teams of any first-rate guild to a whole new level.
"What weapons did they ask you to make?" Shi Feng asked.
"This one."
Frost Coco pulled out a tablet and swiped across the screen. The data was immediately projected onto the office table's holographic display.
The projection showed a spear roughly as tall as a person. The pitch-black shaft was etched with intricate magic patterns—clearly no ordinary weapon.
"What an incredible spear." Shi Feng studied the detailed specifications, his eyes filled with astonishment.
Thunder Spear. Spear. Dark-Gold consumable. Required equipment level: 110. Strength requirement: 2,000 points. Throwing distance scaled with Strength, up to a maximum of 3,000 yards. Deals 1,000% lightning damage to all targets within a 20-yard radius. Ignores up to 30 levels of level difference. Ignores physical defense.
This wasn't just a weapon—it was a guided missile!
The only drawback was that it could be used only once. If it were infinitely reusable, killing field bosses would be child's play. Even a Tier 2 Class player could easily challenge a Tier 4 Legendary boss.
Mass-produce enough of these, and siege warfare would be a joke.
Still, crafting the Thunder Spear was genuinely difficult. The materials were secondary—they only amounted to a little over twenty gold coins in total. The real challenge was inscribing the magic patterns. Without the skill level of a Grandmaster Magic Array specialist, the success rate would plummet.
"Guild Leader, please talk to the vice leaders. Five days is way too short—at least give us ten," Frost Coco pleaded pitifully.
"I can certainly have a word with them," Shi Feng nodded. Watercolor Rose and the others were indeed pushing too hard.
"Thank you! I knew you were the best, Guild Leader!" Frost Coco breathed a sigh of relief.
But just after she finished, Shi Feng continued: "However, I'd like your team to go all-out and produce three thousand Thunder Spears during this period."
"Guild Leader?!?"
Frost Coco's brain seemed to short-circuit.
"I'm not trying to make things difficult for you," Shi Feng explained calmly. "These really are important—especially given Zero Wing's current shortfall in high-tier combat power. They're a trump card that will absolutely make those hostile superpowers regret crossing us."
The reason Zero Wing wasn't acknowledged by the major superpowers was precisely the lack of high-tier combat strength. But with enough Thunder Spears, that deficiency could be compensated for.
"Of course, I won't let you work for nothing." Shi Feng smiled at Frost Coco's grimacing face and pointed toward the data on the unknown metal. "Complete the task, and these metal materials are yours to study with as much as you like."