As he stepped into one of the dilapidated Defensive Magic Towers, Shi Feng used the Fortress Management Token he had obtained to call up the four towersâ combined system interface.
Sure enough, repairing the towers will cost a ton. Shi Feng was astonished when he saw the repair cost for the four towers.
If he wished to repair all four Defensive Magic Towers, he would have to pay a total of 320,000 Magic Crystals and 120 units of Seven Luminaries Crystals.
Zero Wing could afford the 320,000 Magic Crystals. After all, the Guild had full control of a Manatite vein and an Attributed ore vein. It earned more Magic Crystals than an ordinary superpower. Unfortunately, the Seven Luminaries Crystals werenât as common.
Although Seven Luminaries Crystals dropped in certain Team Dungeons and maps, the drop-rate was painfully low. Even now, Zero Wing had barely saved up 200 units. He would have to part with more than half of Zero Wingâs stock if he wanted to repair all four Defensive Magic Towers.
In the end, however, Shi Feng gritted his teeth and accepted the cost.
Only Medium Fortresses and larger had the privilege of using Defensive Magic Towers, and these towers were not limited to creating a defensive magic array to protect the fortress from invaders. They could also gather and concentrate the fortressâs Mana, as well as act as a teleportation point.
Players couldnât rely on Return Scrolls or Guild Transfer Scrolls to return to a rest area while in the World Tower. Theyâd have to rely on their own feet to travel back and forth.
Of course, players could rely on Land or Flying Mounts, but this was a lot more difficult than using a Return Scroll. Players would have to conserve some of their Stamina for the return trip, which limited how long they could grind.
Meanwhile, the Defensive Magic Towers could nullify some of the World Towerâs suppression, and players could connect Return Scrolls to the towersâ teleportation point. This way, players could teleport to the Defensive Magic Towers freely.
Although the Defensive Magic Towers were only effective on their own floor, meaning that players couldnât teleport to the fortress after descending to the next underground floor, these towers had been immensely popular during Shi Fengâs previous life. Every floor in the World Tower was massive, and traveling across them was inconvenient.
Because of the Defensive Magic Towers, the World Towersâ Medium Fortresses could make more profit than their smaller counterparts.
Aside from profiting from visiting players, Medium Towers could also earn money from NPCs through the Defensive Magic Towers. These towers significantly increased a fortressâs Defensive Value, and NPC merchants, who disliked risk, would only visit fortresses with a high enough Defensive Value.
Naturally, there was a massive difference between player-generated profit and profit earned from NPC merchants.
Although Ancient Coins were Dragonheart Cityâs only currency, players generally spent Ancient Copper and Ancient Silver. They rarely spent Ancient Gold. This was why Thirteen Thrones had earned much Ancient Gold since capturing a Small Fortress.
However, NPC merchants were a different story. If an NPC merchant rented one of a fortressâs Shops, theyâd pay with Ancient Gold. The more NPCs that visited a Fortress, the more Ancient Gold a fortressâs ruling power would earn.
Shi Feng desperately needed Ancient Gold. His desire for it had become even greater after defeating the Ancient Fiend ranked Undead King.
Normally, a fortressâs Bosses only dropped average loot. That was clear based on the loot the Mythic ranked Undead General had dropped. Compared to the Bossesâ loot, the fortress itself was the true prize.
Aside from the Fortress Management Toke, the Undead King had dropped an extremely rare item.
The Freedom Hotel Design!
Shi Feng had thought he was hallucinated when he had seen the design.
The Freedom Hotel was a Peak Construction in Godâs Domain. Meanwhile, and it was even more valuable than a Fragmented Legendary item. For a Guild City to become a Main City, it needed a Peak Construction; thus, owning the design for one was akin to obtaining a Main City. Furthermore, a Peak Constructionâs abilities were out of this world.
If he could construct a Freedom Hotel, he could elevate Stone Forest City into an Intermediate City.
The difference between an Intermediate City and a Basic City in a Level 100-plus map was like the difference between heaven and earth when it came to helping players complete their Tier 3 Promotion Quests.
Of course, building a Peak Construction was extremely difficult. Every required material was exceedingly rare in Godâs Domain, and many of them couldnât be stored in a playerâs bag space.
The precious Boundary Stone was one such example!
One could only find a Boundary Stone by luck. The only place that sold them was the Black Market, and each stone cost 8,000 Ancient Gold. Meanwhile, constructing the Freedom Hotel required three Boundary Stones, and including the cost of the other materials, the Freedom Hotelâs construction would cost at least 40,000 Ancient GoldâŠ
Moreover, organizing a large-scale mining operation for the Gravity Mountain Rangesâ rare ore veins would be a massive Ancient Gold expense.
The ore veins in the World Tower were crawling with monsters, especially at night. Every ore vein in the World Tower was practically a monster nest. Even expert teams
would be annihilated if they werenât careful.
A small-scale operation wouldnât be a problem, but to set up a large-scale operation, one would need to construct a mine and defensive structures, both of which cost Ancient Gold.
If Shi Feng wanted to develop Zero Wing in the World Tower quickly, he needed Ancient Gold.
Time passed quickly. While Shi Feng and the others slew the remaining monsters and repaired the fortressâs various buildings, a system announcement reached every player in the map.
Gravity Mountain Range Region System Announcement: Congratulations to the War Blood adventurer team for capturing the Rock Nest Fortress and becoming its lord. Guild Popularity in Dragonheart City increased by 5,000.
The system announcement caused another uproar throughout the Gravity Mountain Range.
âWhat?! Zero Wing has just captured the Northern Fortress, yet War Blood has already captured the Rock Nest Fortress?â
âWar Blood really is vicious. With two fortresses in a single region, Zero Wing wonât be able to generate as much income from the Northern Fortress. To make matters worse, the Rock Nest Fortress occupied the path to the northern region.â
âThatâs nothing. War Blood has also allied itself with quite a few of Dragonheart Islandâs top 10 adventurer teams. Theyâre going to work together to seal off the northern region. Theyâve declared that anybody who visits the Northern Fortress will be considered one of the adventurer teamâs enemies.â
âHow vicious! Even with a fortress, Zero Wing has no hope of surviving in Dragonheart City.â
âZero Wing can only blame itself for provoking so many of the islandâs powers.â
The players grinding in the Gravity Mountain Range were astonished by how fast and decisively War Blood had captured the Rock Nest Fortress. They hadnât expected the adventurer team to strike down Zero Wing as soon as it had some success on Dragonheart Island.
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âWhat should we do, Big Sis Rain?â Blue Phoenix paled when she read the latest report. âBecause of War Bloodâs declaration, players that had been preparing to visit our fortress are backing out due to fear.â
Maintaining a fortress wasnât easy. Theyâd have to station players here long-term to deal with the occasional monster raids. Meanwhile, players were a fortressâs main source of income. If players werenât willing to visit the Northern Fortress, theyâd be lucky not to hemorrhage money on the fortressâs upkeep.
âHow did they secure the Rock Nest Fortress so quickly?â Phoenix Rainâs expression darkened when she heard the news. Although she had known that War Blood planned to capture the fortress, she hadnât thought that it would succeed so soon.
âWhy donât we go teach them a lesson, Guild Leaderâ Aqua Rose suggested in a chilly tone after reading about War Bloodâs threat.
âForget it. Their fortress is under a 3-day protection period. Attacking them would be meaningless right now,â Shi Feng said, shaking his head. Chuckling, he continued, âHowever, since they want to play, weâll play. Spread the word that whoever visits the Rock Nest Fortress will be declaring Zero Wing an enemy. None of them will be allowed through the Northern Fortressâs gates!â