Chapter 1 The Rush to the Adventurer's Association

After leaving the library, Shi Feng headed straight for the Adventurer's Association.

For players, a successful class change automatically completed their tier advancement. However, they still needed to go to the Adventurer's Association for certification to obtain the qualification of a Tier 3 adventurer.

The Adventurer's Association's Tier 3 qualification not only allowed players to accept high-level tasks of the same tier but also made them recognized experts in God's Domain, giving them the qualification to go to level 100 neutral maps to subjugate Regional Lord-ranked Bosses and become lords of those areas.

This was also why the various major powers in the previous life wanted to frantically advance to Tier 3.

Tier 3 classes were not only a watershed for dividing experts but also a symbol of whether one could become a power in their own right. After all, the level 100 neutral maps were where the major forces would truly compete for supremacy.

Originally, Shi Feng's plan was to first establish a base in a level 100 neutral map and use a guild town to develop in the level 100 neutral map. However, now that the inter-world passage had opened ahead of schedule, and even the Inter-World Forces’ Adventurer Alliance had appeared, it was impossible for him to follow the original plan step by step.

With the opening of the inter-world passage, not only free players but the upgrading speed of all the major forces in God's Domain had become much faster, and the time left for him was running out.

Only by completely occupying one side and having an absolute advantage could Zero Wing develop in the level 100 neutral map without fearing any party.

Zero Wing was, after all, not one of those super forces, with a large number of experts and even more resources. Their speed of establishing themselves in the level 100 neutral maps was far faster than Zero Wing's, and the size they could occupy was far beyond what Zero Wing could compare with.

Level 100 neutral maps were different from kingdoms and empires and could be said to require a large number of experts to guard them at all times.

This was because level 100 neutral maps were far away from the protection range of kingdoms and empires, completely free zones. Even NPCs were unwilling to go there. After all, the environment in the level 100 neutral maps was too poor, resulting in a rare number of NPC guards willing to go. Even if they did, they needed to be hired at sky-high prices, leaving players to rely on themselves and NPC guards to maintain daily security.

Without the protection of a large number of NPC guards, the safety of a town was imaginable. Even a town could be destroyed by a sneak attack from certain forces if one was not careful.

This was also one of the reasons why a guild town needed to reach the city level to gain a foothold in the level 100 neutral maps.

Even if a high-level town could withstand the attacks of those level 100 monsters, it would not survive for long in the face of the endless malice of various forces, let alone develop in the level 100 neutral maps.

So, it was very difficult to gain a foothold in the level 100 neutral maps, and it was even more so for Zero Wing, which did not have enough foundation.

The only way was to become a Lord first!

After becoming a Lord, one could not only have the power to control a territory but also receive many races that mixed in the level 100 neutral maps, and also form their own Knights Order.

This Knights Order was not like those NPC guards but direct guards close to the players. Players could recruit them themselves from various kingdoms and empires but needed to cultivate the Knights Order themselves, just like cultivating direct guards.

After becoming a Lord, the number of Knights Order recruits could reach five thousand. Perhaps the number was not large, but these were all genuine NPCs, which could be of great help in guarding a territory.

As Shi Feng headed to the Adventurer's Association, he also contacted Hei Zi.

"Hei Zi, how is the Northern Fortress doing?" Shi Feng asked.

The time he spent on the class change quest was not short. Although he had said before not to contact him unless there was something important, the Northern Fortress was a large gold mine for earning Ancient Gold Coins and Credits, and he did not believe that the major forces on Dragonheart Island would just watch them reap the benefits.

"The number of players has reached 1.5 million. We are now earning 14,000 Ancient Gold Coins every day, which is making the major forces on Dragonheart Island envious, especially the War Blood Adventure Group. Because of our Northern Fortress, no one goes to the Rock Nest Fortress anymore. I estimate Oathblood War Soul is about to vomit blood in anger," Hei Zi said with a smile. "In the past few days, I also followed your instructions and bought another piece of land next to the Tower of World, and also bought a guild residence in the inner area of Dragonheart City, which can be used as a temporary resting place in Dragonheart City."

Shi Feng was inwardly amazed when he heard that in just a few days, they had bought land next to the Tower of World and a guild residence.

In the previous life, he felt that having a thousand Ancient Gold Coins was a large sum of money, but now, relying on the Northern Fortress, they could earn 14,000 Ancient Gold Coins a day...

No wonder the major super forces in the previous life went crazy for these fortresses.

"However, recently, due to the opening of the inter-world passage, the major forces on Dragonheart Island have also improved quickly. Several super forces have already taken down small fortresses, and I just received news that War Blood and Star Ring have taken a large army to the Southern Tower medium-sized fortress with the Thirteenth Royal Court," Hei Zi said worriedly. "Those small fortresses are fine, but if War Blood succeeds, our income will probably be greatly reduced, which will be very unfavorable to our future development in Dragonheart City. Guild Leader, why don't we go and capture a few more fortresses?"

Currently, Zero Wing had also gathered a lot of manpower in the Geocentric Mountain Range. With Feng Qianyu's manpower guarding the Northern Fortress, they were fully capable of attacking other fortresses.

There were only so many fortresses in the Geocentric Mountain Range. If they could occupy a few more, even if they could not earn as much as they did now, they could still maintain 70% to 80%.

"Let those people fight for the fortresses. It's enough for us to have one Northern Fortress," Shi Feng said with a smile. "Notify all the members of the main force to gather in White River City. We are going to the level 100 neutral map. That is the place we should really be fighting for."

The Geocentric Mountain Range was indeed a treasure trove for players to acquire resources and level up, but it was not a place where forces could truly grow.

"Level 100 neutral map?" Hei Zi's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Okay! I'll notify them right away!"

The Geocentric Mountain Range was indeed rich in resources, but it was still a notch below the unexplored level 100 neutral map. Moreover, how could leveling up in the Geocentric Mountain Range with their current level compare to the level 100 neutral map?

Afterward, Hei Zi immediately summoned the main force members of Zero Wing to gather in White River City, while Shi Feng arrived at the gate of the Adventurer's Association.

At this time, the Adventurer's Association was a bustling scene, even no less lively than the auction house.

The advancement of White River City not only qualitatively changed the auction house but also brought more and more NPCs to the Adventurer's Association to commission tasks. Among them, there were some tasks to high-level neutral maps and border escort tasks. If one was lucky, they could also receive temporary neutral map monster subjugation tasks, earning both equipment and money. This made the Adventurer's Association a gathering place for many free players.

Just walking into the first-floor hall of the Adventurer's Association, it was crowded with players above level 90, and the number of experts was probably no less than those of the imperial capitals.

As for this crowded hall, Shi Feng ran directly to the VIP reception room on the second floor to complete the certification of his Tier 3 class, officially becoming a Tier 3 expert recognized by the Adventurer's Association.

"Respected Bronze Inheritor, is there anything else I can help you with?" The beautiful elf receptionist on the second floor asked Shi Feng with a smile.

"I want to see the Lord subjugation tasks for the Cold Spring Great Forest," Shi Feng said.

The Cold Spring Great Forest was the level 100 neutral map closest to the Star-Moon Kingdom, and it was also a map with a relatively good environment among the level 100 neutral maps. It could be said to be a treasure land for Tier 2 classes to transition to Tier 3 classes.

In the previous life, many players who reached level 100 but had not become Tier 3 would level up here. He himself was one of them, but when he entered Tier 3, the six areas of the Cold Spring Great Forest had already been divided up by the major super forces.

Now that he was the first to change to a Tier 3 class, he would naturally not miss this opportunity.