Inside the Adventurer's Guild in White River City, players from various guilds bustled about, most there to pick up or complete their daily guild tasks.
However, with so many people handling these tasks, the lines were always long, and one usually had to wait in the lounge for a while.
Some guild members, bored while waiting, started drinking and chatting.
"The Zero Wing guild is getting worse and worse. I knew I should have joined a bigger guild to develop. I'd probably be a squad leader by now. Brother Hui, you were really sharp to join Dark Star right from the start. Now you're the vice-leader of Dark Star's fifteenth raid team. I've left Zero Wing, so I'll have to rely on you to look out for me from now on," a tall, lean, dark-skinned Shield Warrior said, ingratiating himself with the burly Berserker beside him.
"Sure, with me on your side, joining the guild won't be a problem at all. It's a small matter," the Berserker, Brother Hui, assured him, thumping his chest confidently.
Sitting next to Brother Hui was also a pretty female Warlock. Her face was plain, but her figure was excellent. She blinked her big eyes at the Berserker and said sweetly, "Brother Hui, I've always wanted to go to the Windblow Ridge, a fifteen-player dungeon. When will you take me there?"
Windblow Ridge was a fifteen-level, twenty-man raid dungeon. Among fifteen-level dungeons, its difficulty was on the lower end of medium, but for average players, even a fifteen-level ten-man dungeon was considered high-end content, let alone a twenty-man one like Windblow Ridge.
"Of course, no problem. It's just Windblow Ridge. You're already my girlfriend—Windblow Ridge isn't enough. Tomorrow, I'll gather the team and take you to the Demon Castle to have some real fun!" The Berserker, Brother Hui, wrapped an arm around the slender waist of the female Warlock and grinned mischievously.
This scene made many of the surrounding players envious, wishing they could join Dark Star guild too and bring along a beauty.
"Brother Hui, I heard the difficulty of the Demon Castle is extremely high. Have you already gotten the guide from Zero Wing's main raid team?" the tall, lean Shield Warrior asked in surprise.
"We do have a guide, but even without one, with our Dark Star guild's strength, we can clear it easily. The main reason is that Dark Star has always been busy competing with the Snake of the Body; otherwise, a small fry like Zero Wing wouldn't get a chance to show off. Look, Zero Wing is already falling apart. They were just a bit faster at leveling. They haven't even cleared the normal difficulty of the three major starting dungeons, unlike our Dark Star guild. We've already beaten the second boss on hard difficulty and are starting on the third. We're on par with the Snake of the Body now and will probably surpass them soon. I really don't know what qualifies a guild like Zero Wing to be considered one of the six major guilds."
The Berserker, Brother Hui, acted nonchalant and spoke with complete disdain for Zero Wing, his voice booming loud enough for everyone in the hall to hear.
"A guild with such a dark future, yet half the members are still hanging on. I really have no idea what those people are thinking."
"They're just idiots."
"Brother Hui, you're absolutely right. I regret listening to my friend and joining Zero Wing. Now, just thinking about what he said makes me feel terrible." The Shield Warrior nodded, filled with regret. If only he had joined Dark Star earlier, maybe he'd have a beautiful woman by his side too.
A short distance away from this trio, Shi Feng quietly watched the information on the official forum.
He heard the Berserker, Brother Hui, and the lean Shield Warrior going back and forth, chatting happily, with the Shield Warrior's voice loud enough for everyone in the entire hall to hear.
Shi Feng didn't comment on this. Everyone had the freedom to say what they wanted.
As for regretting joining Zero Wing?
Shi Feng simply smiled faintly.
If this Shield Warrior knew that Zero Wing was about to establish its own guild stronghold, he wondered what his mood would be then?
One thing was certain: his mood would be absolutely thrilled. Even the sky falling and the earth cracking wouldn't be enough to describe it.
But this really couldn't be blamed on him...
Afterward, Shi Feng completed the necessary paperwork at the counter, officially transforming his private territory into a guild stronghold. At the same time, he spent over three thousand gold to build an advanced guild hall in the Ziyang Ancient Residence. It could normally accommodate three thousand people. As for other facilities for the guild stronghold, they could only be obtained by clearing large-scale raid dungeons level twenty-five and above.