Chapter 1 The Value of Stamina

Although Melancholy Smile wasn't an adventure player, just a life player, she was very clear about the value of Stamina Potions and Stamina Gems.

The exchange price of Stamina Potions in the Zero Wing Guild was increasing day by day. Even ordinary elite members weren't qualified to exchange them. Only guild members who had been in the guild for a long time, had made great contributions, and had been promoted to advanced elites were eligible to exchange them, and even then, they could only exchange one bottle every three days. Even so, the Stamina Potions provided by the guild every day were exchanged in an instant.

This showed how important Stamina Potions were to expert players right now.

However, she also understood. After all, players' levels were high now, and they generally weren't leveling up in kingdoms and empires anymore. They were all running to neutral maps to level up, where there were more opportunities and the leveling speed was faster. This was also the main reason why Zero Wing City was so popular among Star-Moon Kingdom players.

This was also where God's Domain was fair. If you wanted comfort, you would gain less. If you dared to take risks, you would gain more. Every cause has its effect.

The reason why the members of their Zero Wing Guild could improve so quickly after reaching level 50 and have such good weapons and equipment was largely due to Stamina Potions.

As for Stamina Gems, they were even more amazing. Although they weren't as powerful as Stamina Potions, they were permanent and the more you had, the better the effect. They could be used for a lifetime and were definitely treasures for the major forces to seize the initiative.

Afterward, Melancholy Smile had people open the counter at Candlelight Trading Firm to sell Stamina Potions. At the same time, they set up another counter next to the Stamina Potions, displaying Stamina Gems and marking the bidding qualifications for them.

Although there were few players in the Candlelight Trading Firm at this time, the opening of a new counter still attracted the attention of some players.

"Look, they've opened a new counter over there!"

"New product launch?"

These free players weren't players from the Dark Night Empire. They were just players who occasionally came to Dark Night City to buy and sell items. They didn't care much about the Star Ring's ban. After all, they weren't developing in the Dark Night Empire. If they couldn't buy things at the Dark Night City Auction House, they could go to other empire's auction houses to buy them. It didn't have much impact on them.

Now that Candlelight Trading Firm was selling goods at prices far below the market price, they naturally wouldn't miss such a bargain.

"Hmph, you think launching a new product will be useful? Daring to be an enemy of our Star Ring in our Star Ring's territory is simply overestimating yourself!" A Star Ring assassin pretending to be a free player looked at the newly opened counter with a hint of disdain on his face.

Their Star Ring had a lot of money and power. In fact, even if they didn't use the power of the auction house, they could rely on the strength of their Star Ring Trading Firm to make Candlelight Trading Firm unable to gain a foothold in Dark Night City, let alone now that their Star Ring had obtained the Dark Night City Auction House. No one could shake their economy in Dark Night City, not even super guilds.

In his opinion, it was completely unnecessary for the higher-ups to let him monitor Candlelight Trading Firm.

Even if the major forces in the Dark Night Empire had ten times the courage, they wouldn't go against their Star Ring for a little profit.

And relying on free players to influence the market in Dark Night City and affect their Star Ring's economy was simply wishful thinking. After all, many precious materials in the Dark Night Empire required a certain amount of strength to obtain. It was too difficult for free players to obtain them. Generally, adventure teams provided precious raw materials for the major guilds.

Just as this Star Ring assassin was thinking this, he suddenly heard an exclamation.

"Damn! Stamina Potions! They actually have Stamina Potions here!"

As soon as the exclamation rang out, the entire hall of the Candlelight Trading Firm fell silent. Almost all the players present turned their attention to the Stamina Potion counter, their eyes filled with a hint of madness, and ran over directly.

In less than ten seconds, the players in the hall surrounded the Stamina Potion counter.

"It's really a Stamina Potion!"

"No way! Zero Wing is even selling this kind of thing?"

"Damn! It's only allowed to be exchanged for special materials from the Dark Night Empire!"

The free players present looked at the Stamina Potions on the counter, their breathing becoming a little rapid.

"Boss, I want ten bottles of this Stamina Potion!"

"I want twenty bottles!"

"Boss, how many Stamina Potions do you have here? I want as many as you have!"

After a brief daze, the hundreds of free players present went crazy. If the counter wasn't protected by system rules, they would probably have robbed it.

Even Melancholy Smile on the second floor was dumbfounded by this scene.

She felt that it was just a Stamina Potion, was there a need to be so crazy?

When they sold Stamina Potions in the Star-Moon Kingdom, everyone was surprised, but not so crazy. Everyone seemed to have seen a peerless treasure, and whoever dared to snatch it would have their life taken.

If Shi Feng was here and saw this scene, he definitely wouldn't care, because Melancholy Smile didn't know what it meant to be full and not know the hunger of the hungry, especially for an empire.

Compared to kingdoms, empires not only had more resources, but also more intense competition. It was too difficult to be superior, so a bunch of people could only snatch it. This wasn't something that kingdom players could imagine.

In God's Domain, there were very few potions and items that could restore stamina. It was impossible for free players to get them. If Shi Feng hadn't wanted to promote the Candlelight Trading Firm, he wouldn't have sold Stamina Potions at all.

When leveling up in kingdoms and empires, players didn't feel anything about the stamina issue, but as more and more players went to neutral maps to level up, they realized how important the hidden attribute of stamina was.

Not only could they have a higher survival rate in neutral maps, but they could also run to more places that players couldn't go to.

Such a chance to be superior was rare. Of course, players developing in the empire were crazy. Moreover, the opportunities between an unexploited map and an exploited map were completely different. It wasn't impossible to become an expert or get rich overnight, after all, there were too many players who got rich from opportunities.

Otherwise, the major forces wouldn't be busy exploring various neutral maps.

Just as the players in the hall of the Candlelight Trading Firm were going crazy for the Stamina Potions, some players glanced at the counter next to them, causing another exclamation.

"Stamina Gems!"

"Are there such things in God's Domain?"

"If I had three or four of these things, I'm afraid I could live a carefree life in God's Domain in the future!"

"No, even if I have to sell everything I own, I have to buy it!"

Everyone looked at the crystal-clear Stamina Gems on the counter, their eyes almost popping out, and their blood-red eyes were enough to eat people. As for the bidding qualifications and the reserve price of 100 gold coins, they didn't care at all. Everyone started contacting their friends.

Stamina Potions might be important, but compared to Stamina Gems, Stamina Potions were nothing. After all, Stamina Potions couldn't be bought at any time, but with Stamina Gems, the neutral map would be their backyard in the future. What kind of opportunities wouldn't they have then?

At the same time, the news that Candlelight Trading Firm was selling Stamina Gems spread like wildfire. It not only spread throughout Dark Night City, but also appeared in various discussions on the official website of the Dark Night Empire.

"Is Zero Wing crazy! They're even selling such treasures?"

"It seems that Zero Wing is really going to start a war with Star Ring, but this is a bargain for us. As long as we have enough Stamina Gems, we won't have to worry about exploring neutral maps in the future."

The appearance of Stamina Gems caused a sensation throughout the Dark Night Empire, especially among the major adventure teams. They all sent people to Candlelight Trading Firm to win the Stamina Gems. Others might be afraid of not being able to enter the Dark Night City Auction House, but their adventure teams didn't care, because they could go to other auction houses, which was just more troublesome.

But if they got the Stamina Gems, they would have an advantage over other forces in exploring neutral maps, so they naturally couldn't let go of such a rare opportunity.

As for the major guilds in the Dark Night Empire, they were also quietly sending people to Candlelight Trading Firm. This was, after all, a major event for seizing the initiative in neutral maps in the future. Even Star Ring couldn't stop them, especially since they were sending people secretly. It would be difficult for Star Ring to investigate even if they wanted to.

In less than an hour, the Candlelight Trading Firm, which originally had few people, suddenly became crowded, even more crowded than the Dark Night City Auction House.

And because this Stamina Gem auction was mainly based on special materials from the Dark Night Empire, with gold coins as the second option, the price of special materials throughout Dark Night City doubled directly. Moreover, the major guilds and adventure teams didn't sell the special materials they obtained, which disrupted the entire market in Dark Night City.

The fact that Zero Wing was selling Stamina Gems also spread like wildfire to the ears of the higher-ups of the major super forces who were busy exploring.