Chapter 7 The Virtual Combat Platform

As Shi Feng left the VIP room on the seventh floor, Lei Bao and Xiao Yu followed closely behind, not lingering in the room for even a moment.

"Are we just going back like this?" Xiao Yu asked Shi Feng with some worry. "I have a feeling those two brothers definitely won't let it go so easily."

"They definitely won't let it go, but I came here today just to say hello, to let them understand that using small tricks in the dark won't work," Shi Feng said nonchalantly. "And after today's events, I think many people will know that Zero Wing is not to be trifled with. Even if the Fang family has a lot of influence, these people will have to re-evaluate whether it's worth it to deal with us."

Xiao Yu understood immediately.

The Fang family was indeed all-powerful in Fenglin City, but many of their actions relied on people below them to carry out. Now that Shi Feng had suppressed Fang Mingyu, the strongest of the younger generation of the Fang family, he had not only weakened the Fang family's prestige but also greatly increased Zero Wing's reputation. The impact was significant. Major forces would be wary of Zero Wing, and naturally, they would be less inclined to work for the Fang family, or even refuse to help at all. After all, people always considered themselves first before considering others.

When the Fang family was strong, everyone listened to them, but when a force that was no weaker than the Fang family appeared, everyone had to hesitate.

"What we need to do now is to accelerate our development speed and further expand the existing number of internal members of Zero Wing. Therefore, Tiandou Training Center needs to open some branch gyms as soon as possible and increase recruitment efforts!" Shi Feng said. "At the same time, purchase some of the latest *Shen域* (God's Domain) combat equipment for the Tiandou Training Center and set up a virtual combat platform with some reward mechanisms."

In his previous life, the influence of *Shen域* was far greater than that of real-world combat, and it could be said that no industry could compare to it. The virtual combat platform was indispensable to this.

It replaced the original fighting competition and became the most popular activity.

Now, the influence of *Shen域* was already very great. You could almost hear people talking about things inside *Shen域* when walking down the street. Even students in schools liked to include their *Shen域* ID name and level when introducing themselves.

Now that the virtual combat platform hadn't caught fire yet, it was natural to spread it out in Fenglin City as soon as possible.

Zero Wing didn't have the ability to do these things before, and the timing wasn't right. However, as more and more competitions in *Shen域* were held, people became more and more enthusiastic about the battles in *Shen域*, and they became more and more familiar with PK and combat methods, the timing was almost ripe.

"Opening new branch gyms in Fenglin City and purchasing that equipment is no small amount of money. I'm afraid our current financial resources..." Xiao Yu also felt that it was a good idea, but at present, the Tiandou Training Center was only barely breaking even, and Zero Wing's days were not very good either.

Although he was in charge of the training center, he usually had some financial dealings with Liang Jing, so he knew a lot about Zero Wing's situation.

Zero Wing did indeed have the gold mine that was Stone Forest City, but Zero Wing's large-scale acquisition of materials, coupled with the guild's frantic expansion and the construction of new towns in many places, the most important point was that some towns had appeared in the Abyss Passage, diverting a large number of players from the Abyss Passage, greatly reducing Zero Wing's income. There wasn't much money to take out.

"The matter of the branch gyms can be put aside for the time being, but the virtual combat platform must be set up first," Shi Feng said after thinking about it.

He naturally knew Zero Wing's situation. There might not be money to open a branch gym, but there was still money to buy equipment.

The rapid expansion of any group or enterprise required a lot of funds, so groups and enterprises wanted to attract a lot of investment and grow as soon as possible, but doing so would dilute their own shares, affect their right to speak, and so on. Moreover, doing things would be greatly restricted, after all, other people's money was not invested for nothing.

Moreover, people who invested money might become the key to many victories or defeats. Things that could have been won would be directly transferred to others after these people were bought off by others, which was too common in *Shen域*. It could be said that the rise of many super forces came from such stabbings in the back.

Maybe Zero Wing was developing slowly now, but it was taking one step at a time, with a solid foundation. It was difficult for outsiders to enter Zero Wing, let alone affect Zero Wing. This was why it was difficult for major super forces to attack Zero Wing. If it were another force, it would have been swallowed up long ago.

"I understand," Xiao Yu nodded. "I'll contact them immediately afterwards."

Just as Shi Feng and Xiao Yu and others walked to the first floor lobby of the Red Stone Restaurant, a middle-aged man with two young men had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Shi Feng appear, the three of them walked over directly.

The middle-aged man looked to be about fifty years old, wearing a black martial robe. Although he didn't look strong, a closer look would reveal that this man was walking as steady as Mount Tai, his feet landed as if rooted, and his aura was seemingly there but not there. If ordinary experts saw it, this would be a harmless middle-aged uncle, but Shi Feng could see that this person's aura was as deep as the sea, and the aura on his body was exactly the person who had locked onto him before.

The man and woman behind the middle-aged man were also about twenty years old. The woman had a shapely figure and a beautiful appearance. If she were placed in a university, she would be a proper campus belle. The man was burly, like a cheetah, with a handsome face. There was no problem being a male model.

Both of them were wearing Red Stone Restaurant uniforms, and the power emanating from them was no less than those national fighting contestants.

"Hello, Mr. Shi Feng, I am Huang An, the general manager of this restaurant," the middle-aged man introduced himself with a smile.

Xiao Yu, who was beside Shi Feng, was shocked when he heard Huang An's self-introduction.

The Red Stone Restaurant had an extremely big background, and even the Fang family couldn't afford to provoke it. The general manager of a branch was an important figure who was rarely seen, but he didn't expect to appear here at this time.

"General Manager Huang, I wonder what you want from me?" Shi Feng asked.

"Mr. Shi Feng is now a prominent figure in our Fenglin City. Our Red Stone Restaurant likes to make friends. This is our store's silver membership card. Mr. Shi Feng can get a 10% discount when he comes to our store in the future." Huang An said as he took out a silver membership card and handed it directly to Shi Feng.

"Silver membership?" Xiao Yu's eyes almost popped out.

He had only managed to get an ordinary membership card with great difficulty thanks to his relationship with Young Master Han. This also required an annual membership fee of one million, but a silver membership was different. No membership fee was required, and probably not many people in Fenglin City had such a card.

"Thanks."

Shi Feng looked at the membership card, put it away directly, and left without saying anything else. The thing he wanted to do most now was to enter *Shen域* as soon as possible. After such a thing, he had to get out of the Four Gods Tower as soon as possible.

As Shi Feng and others walked out of the Red Stone Restaurant, the young men and women in the lobby on the first floor finally spoke.

"This person is too unappreciative. He just took the card and left without even wanting to exchange a few words," the young woman said with a pout, somewhat angrily.

"He's probably afraid, after all, he just slapped the Fang family in the face. The Fang family will definitely not let him go. Maybe he's thinking about leaving Fenglin City as soon as possible," the man next to her said with a smile.

"Yes, the Fang family has a *Huajin* (Inner Force) Grandmaster like Old Master Fang in charge. Who in Fenglin City dares to provoke the Fang family? After this incident, Old Master Fang will definitely show something," the young woman said, with a look of yearning and reverence for the Grandmaster.

"You two little fellows should train hard. This is not something you should be discussing," Huang An shook his head and said.

"Coach, why is that?" the young woman asked strangely.

"I suspect that Shi Feng may be... a *Huajin* Grandmaster!" Huang An said as he looked at the doorway where Shi Feng disappeared, and it took him a long time to open his mouth.