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Chapter 2681 – Arrogant Zero Wing?

System: Transportation Firm can be reconstructed once after promotion at the cost of 40,000 Gold and 100,000 Magic Crystals . Do you wish to proceed with the reconstruction? (Note: Promotion will take place even without the reconstruction . )

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“Reconstruct it,” Shi Feng said without hesitation .

While Zero Wing’s funds were indeed tight, the Guild still had around 100,000 Gold and 400,000 Magic Crystals reserved for unexpected expenditures . And although reconstructing the Transportation Firm would not grant it any additional functions, there was one benefit—accommodating more NPC merchants to do business within it .

If a Transportation Firm had more NPC merchants, not only would there be more quests available for players to pick up, but there would also be more merchandise for sale . Both of these factors would attract more players to develop in Silverwing City .

As soon as Shi Feng made his decision, 40,000 Gold and 100,000 Magic Crystals vanished from his bag .

Immediately afterward, the Transportation Firm, which stood at the edge of the city, transformed into a cloud of black mist that expanded rapidly, growing to the size of four sports arenas in just five seconds, then dissipated . When the black mist cleared, a five-story-tall building appeared in its place .

While Shi Feng was quietly observing the reconstructed Transportation Firm, Youlan suddenly contacted him .

“Guild Leader, we’ve finished setting up the city’s security measures . We have also set the entrance fee to ten Silver, as you instructed . We can open Silverwing City at any time,” Youlan said excitedly .

Previously, after news of Silverwing Town’s promotion spread, many players from the neighboring kingdoms had eagerly made their way over to take a look at the city . Based on rough estimates, at least two million players had camped outside the city . With so many players seeking entry, Zero Wing could earn a small fortune just by collecting entrance fees .

Previously, Silverwing Town couldn’t collect any entrance fees since it was a town . Its main sources of income back then were Shop rentals and the Candlelight Trading Firm . Now that they could collect entrance fees from players visiting Silverwing City, the financial problems Zero Wing was currently facing would definitely be resolved .

“Alright, open the city,” Shi Feng said, chuckling .

After receiving Shi Feng’s approval, Youlan promptly deactivated the magic array inside the City Lord’s Mansion that prevented outsiders from entering the city .

Immediately, the opaque magic barrier enveloping Silverwing City shattered, and the city appeared before the eyes of everyone outside the city .

The instant Silverwing City was opened to the public, the crowd waiting outside the city walls was dumbfounded .

“Crap! How spectacular! Isn’t this city on the same standard as Stone Forest City?!”

“The appearance isn’t the only thing that’s marvelous . The Mana radiating from Silverwing City feels just slightly inferior to Stone Forest City’s . ”

“I’m just wondering how much the entrance fee will be . If it’s too expensive, ordinary players like ourselves will have a difficult time developing in Silverwing City . ”

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Everyone was curious about Silverwing City’s current situation .

It might be fine if it were any other Guild City, but Silverwing City was the only Guild City in the Faux Saint monsters’ territory . Previously, Silverwing Town was already able to fend off an army of more than four million Faux Saint monsters as an Advanced Town . Now that it was a Basic City, the Faux Saint monsters would most likely be helpless against it for the foreseeable future . Hence, one could say that Silverwing City was currently the safest location within the Faux Saint monsters’ territory .

Meanwhile, safety was the number one priority of both ordinary players and experts .

At this stage of the game, many players would fall into despair over even a single death . After all, after reaching Level 100 and beyond, not only did leveling up become much more difficult, but Level 100-plus equipment was also incredibly precious . Losing a single piece of Level 100-plus equipment would set a player back by days or even weeks .

However, after the gathered players lined up at Silverwing City’s main gate, they were stupefied by what they saw .

“An entrance fee of ten Silver? Is Zero Wing insane?” the black-clad, female Summoner from Frost Heaven exclaimed, her eyes widening in shock as she looked at the Tier 3 Personal Guards collecting the entrance fee .

Currently, Guild Cities located in neutral maps generally charged players an entrance fee of only two Silver . While it was reasonable for Silverwing City’s entrance fee to be a little more expensive, as it was the only Guild City in the Faux Saint monsters’ territory, a ten-Silver entrance fee was five times the going rate!

Moreover, the map Silverwing City sat on was not very high-leveled . Even after the transformation due to the Faux Saint monsters, the map had only been upgraded into a Level 80 neutral map, not a Level 100-plus neutral map . If players wished to head to Level 100-plus neutral maps to grind, they would still need to travel quite a distance . Hence, Silverwing City could, at best, be considered a transit station and resting place . Players didn’t need to stop by the city to grind in the Orc Empire’s Level 100-plus maps .

The female Summoner from Frost Heaven wasn’t the only person stunned by Silverwing City’s exorbitant entrance fee; the various superpowers’ members that were planning to enter the city were too . They could not help suspecting that Zero Wing had gone crazy for money .

Originally, there were already very few players willing to operate within the Faux Saint monsters’ territory . After all, the Faux Saint monsters only allowed players to level up faster . They did not drop any weapons or equipment, and the Coins and materials they dropped were inferior compared to the loot from other monsters . Not to mention, operating within the territory of Faux Saint monsters was much more dangerous than operating elsewhere . While a ten-Silver entrance fee wouldn’t be much of a problem for Tier 3 experts, it was a huge expenditure for Tier 2 players .

If Zero Wing insisted on a ten-Silver entrance fee for Silverwing City, hardly any Tier 2 players would be willing to visit the city .

Meanwhile, just how many Tier 3 experts were there in God’s Domain right now?

“Crap! Does Zero Wing take us for fools?!”

“Zero Wing really has gotten arrogant! A ten-Silver entrance fee? Does Zero Wing really think we need to develop in the Orc Empire?”

A large number of Tier 2 players complained about Silverwing City’s entrance fee, some even ranting in rage . Previously, they could continue operating within the Faux Saint monsters’ territory only because it did not cost any money to enter Silverwing Town . By collecting a ten-Silver entrance fee now, Zero Wing was basically chasing Tier 2 players like themselves away from Silverwing City .

In the meantime, a heavy atmosphere shrouded a 1,000-man team standing some distance away from Silverwing City’s main gate .

“Vice Commander, an entrance fee of 10 Silver is simply too much . If we have to pay such a fee, after deducting all our daily expenses, our Tier 2 brothers will earn almost nothing . I suggest we head somewhere else to develop . It is simply impossible for us to continue developing in Silverwing City,” a Level 107, Tier 2 Berserker said as he looked at Solid Wind .

“I truly did not think that Zero Wing would be so ruthless . We should’ve followed suit with the other adventurer teams and headed to one of the kingdoms or the Dark Night Empire to develop,” a Level 113, Tier 3 male Elementalist grumbled .

“Wind, this price is indeed too high . We can’t afford it in the long term . Why don’t we head to the Dark Night Empire and take a look there? I heard that there are Guild Cities established in Level 100-plus neutral maps there as well . Moreover, those cities are also collecting a ten-Silver entrance fee,” Crazed Bull suggested .

Many other members of the Blood Pact adventurer team nodded their heads in agreement . Compared to paying ten Silver to Zero Wing for no good reason, it would be much better to spend that ten Silver in a Guild City located in a Level 100 neutral map . They would definitely gain a much better harvest there than in the Orc Empire .

“Alright, then . However, we still have some quests we need to turn in,” Solid Wind said, sighing . “Bull, you and a few others will follow me inside . Everyone else, wait outside . ”

The other Blood Pact members nodded in acknowledgment of Solid Wind’s instructions .

Aside from Blood Pact, the other adventurer teams made similar decisions, delegating the submission of their completed quests in the city to a handful of Tier 3 experts while planning to leave the Orc Empire entirely or head to one of the Guild Towns to continue developing within the empire .

Following which, despite the large number of players gathered outside Silverwing City, only a small number of Tier 3 experts actually entered the city .

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