Miniature Ancient World, Tide City, Tower Allianceâs Residence:
The Tower Allianceâs Residence occupied an area of two sports stadiums. In the large city that housed over a hundred million players, the Residence was a unique existence. As for the Guild members and independent players that walked in and out of the Residence, many of them had reached the standard of peak experts. Even after the Myriad Worldsâ Descent expansion pack took effect and powers from the many Godâs Domains entered the Miniature Ancient World, many independent experts were still seeking to join the Tower Alliance.
âThe Abyssal Star Primordial City thatâs under Zero Wingâs control has been upgraded into a Basic City already, Great Elder Favra. Combined with its ability to facilitate teleportation to NPC Cities, it will definitely become a densely populated large city in the future,â the Demidragon woman Maria said excitedly as she looked at Favra, the young-looking lady sitting at the center of the conference table while quietly reading the document in her hands. âI suggest we establish a trade center in Abyssal Star City as soon as possible. That way, the Tower Alliance will have an even greater advantage in the Miniature Ancient World!â
âAlthough we still canât access Level 120-plus maps, I agree that we should deepen our partnership with Zero Wing,â Vice Guild Leader Flanders said in agreement.
Abyssal Star City was a Guild City that bordered the Boundary Mountain Range. On top of that, it even had a Teleportation Hall that allowed players to teleport to Hundred Flow City, an NPC City. It wasnât hard to imagine that Abyssal Star City would become a transit hub or base of operations for the many Godâs Domainsâ players in the future. At that time, the cityâs popularity would exceed every one of the current NPC Cities. As icing on the cake, Zero Wing was also a Guild with extraordinary potential. Hence, nothing could go wrong with furthering the Tower Allianceâs partnership with Zero Wing.
âWe can indeed carry out further cooperation with Zero Wing, but establishing a trade center in Abyssal Star City will require more consideration. You two should know that the establishment of a trade center is of utmost importance. Zero Wingâs Abyssal Star City might be considered the number one Guild City in the current Miniature Ancient World, but that might not necessarily be the case once Level 120-plus maps open up, and the myriad worldsâ powers begin developing their own settlements,â Favra, the young-looking lady, said, shaking her head. âOur Desolate Star Corporation only has a limited number of trade center slots. Wasting even one slot will incur us severe losses.â
Trade centers!
This might be a term foreign to players from isolated Godâs Domains, but it was one of the main methods for the various Godâs Domain powers to generate income in the Greater World. A trade center was a special shop that allowed players to conduct transactions using real-world currency directly.
Unlike offline transactions made to trade in-game resources for real-world currencies, transactions made through the trade center were absolutely confidential. Players wouldnât have to worry about exposing their identities when trading through a trade center. Hence, so long as the option was available, players in Godâs Domain would always choose to trade through a trade center, even if they had to pay a slightly higher processing fee.
Because of this, almost every prosperous Guild City would have a trade center. Moreover, so long as a Guild City could maintain a stable player population of 100 million, the annual income the city could generate through the trade center alone could rival 15% of a Greater Godâs Domainâs hegemonic powerâs annual income.
Of course, increasing a Guild Cityâs player population to 100 million was easier said than done. Even hegemonic powers in the Greater Godâs Domain would only have a few of such Guild Cities under their control. After all, all players sought to grow stronger, and to do so required them to transition to better maps at some point. Unless a Guild City was established in a strategically important location, itâd be very difficult for it to thrive for very long.
This was also one of the main reasons the many Godâs Domainsâ various powers had come to the Miniature Ancient World to develop.
The Miniature Ancient World was one of the few unexplored lands in the Greater Godâs Domain. After factoring in the Miniature Ancient Worldâs massive player population, developing a Guild City with over 100 million player population wouldnât be difficult. In fact, developing one or two Mega Guild Cities with a player population of over 500 million wasnât even out of the question.
Meanwhile, aside from Abyssal Star City, the Desolate Star Corporation had many other options to establish its trade center. After all, while the Desolate Star Corporation might only be a subpar conglomerate in the Greater World, it was still the majority shareholder of over a dozen hegemonic powers. The Tower Alliance wasnât the only hegemonic power the conglomerate owned shares in.
âWhat if I exercise my right as the sixth successor?â Maria asked, reluctant to give up even after hearing Favra objecting to her suggestion.
âHave you lost your mind, Maria?!â Favra yelled as she looked at her niece in astonishment. âEvery successor only has one trade center slot! It is also your only capital to develop in the Greater World! Youâll lose your qualifications as a successor if you mismanage this slot!â
Life in the Greater World was incredibly harsh. Hence, competition between the successors of a conglomerate was extraordinarily intense. Depending on how a successor handled the competition, they could end up living even worse than the average civilian for the rest of their lives.
Favra had high hopes for Maria. Not only did this niece of hers have great talent, but the girl had also managed to become a vice commander in one of the Tower Allianceâs frontline teams at such a young age. At this rate, it probably wouldnât take more than a year for her to rise to the position of commander of a frontline team. Then, maybe in another two or three years, she might be able to join the Tower Allianceâs main force and become a vice commander there. At that time, Maria would have considerable authority in the Tower Alliance, and sheâd be able to cultivate a group of trusted aides to help her in competing for the position of family head in the Desolate Star Corporation.
Meanwhile, Mariaâs trade center slot would be her only source of income in the future. It would also become the capital for her to develop her cronies. After all, developing talents required a large amount of resources.
Hence, investing this precious slot in a small and developing Guild like Zero Wing was insane.
âI know, which is why I want to invest it in Abyssal Star City,â Maria said resolutely.
Unlike her aunt, Maria did not think her decision to invest her only trade center slot in Abyssal Star City was rash or crazy. This was because she knew about Zero Wingâs foundations. With the support of the Stratified Abyssal Realmâs players, thereâd be no worry that Abyssal Star City couldnât prosper.
âFine. Iâll go and take a look at Abyssal Star City with you,â Favra said, sighing. âIf I see that the city does have a good future ahead of it, I wonât stop you.â
âThank you, Aunty,â Maria said with a fawning smile.
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While the meeting at the Tower Alliance was taking place, the myriad Godâs Domainsâ various powers also began sending people to Hundred Flow City in wait for Abyssal Star Cityâs opening. This was so they could investigate Abyssal Star City and determine whether it was worth investing in.
Subsequently, time passed by quickly. After six hours passed, the barrier enveloping Abyssal Star City vanished, revealing a magnificent city that occupied an area several times larger than before. The sight of this city filled the players waiting nearby with awe and shock.
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Inside Abyssal Star CityâŚ
âSo, this is the new Abyssal Star City?â
Su Qianliu and the others couldnât help but be astonished by the sight they saw after entering the upgraded Abyssal Star City. Although they hadnât started exploring the city yet, they could already tell that the city was extraordinary.
If speaking purely in terms of size, Abyssal Star City was already comparable to a small NPC City. Now, the revenue Abyssal Star City could generate through entrance fees alone would most likely surpass the total income a power could earn through occupying a small NPC City.
Aside from size, the density of Abyssal Star Cityâs mana had also increased by a significant margin, so much so that the cityâs mana environment could already rival the Stratified Abyssal Realmâs mana environment. This also meant that Abyssal Star Cityâs mana environment far surpassed that of the Miniature Ancient Worldâs various NPC Cities.
However, what surprised Su Qianliu and the others the most would still have to be the cityâs improved purification effect. Originally, Abyssal Star Cityâs ability to purify the corrosive mysterious energies was already very amazing. However, after the upgrade, the cityâs purification effect had transcended to an entirely different level. Even if a playerâs body was fully saturated with mysterious energies, it would only take them two or three hours of rest in the current Abyssal Star City to clear out everything. The purification rate had more than doubled compared to before. This would give players more time to spend out in the fields.
While Su Qianliu and the others were awed by Abyssal Star Cityâs changes, Shi Feng had set his sights on the heart of the cityâthe Primordial Tower.
The second floor is finally open! A flash of excitement appeared in Shi Fengâs eyes when he saw the system notification before him.
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System: Abyssal Star City has been upgraded into a Basic City successfully. The Primordial Towerâs second floor is now open.
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