Chapter 1 The Aftermath

As a group of players excitedly announced the news of Zero Wing's victory over the Dark World in the hall, the crowd, who had previously completely disbelieved what Yuan Tiexin had said, were now dumbfounded.

"Are you kidding me?! Is it really true?!"

"How could Zero Wing win? Those were experts from a Great World!"

It was no secret that Tianji Pavilion owned a partial stake in Stone Forest City, so Yuan Tiexin was likely trying to deceive them to create momentum for Zero Wing.

But the players who had just entered were different. They were all free players, and each of them was well-informed in Stone Forest City. Many members of the Stone Forest City adventure teams were familiar with these people, and they had no connection with Zero Wing, so their words were highly credible.

And most importantly, this explained why the major Super Guilds had suddenly changed their attitudes, all wanting to befriend Zero Wing.

Even if many people present were still skeptical, even if the news itself was a lie or an exaggeration, at least Zero Wing had done something to cause such a drastic change in the attitudes of the Super Guilds.

It could be said that this alone was enough to amaze and shock everyone present.

Without the major Super Guilds secretly causing trouble, relying on Stone Forest City's defenses and natural advantages, even if players from the Dark World wanted to capture it, it would probably take a very long time. And during this time, they could develop peacefully in Stone Forest City, and developing even one day faster was much better than players outside.

"Fortunately, we didn't do anything rash this time. But I didn't expect Zero Wing's foundation to be so strong. I'm afraid Flame Light of Demonheart must be regretting it to death," the burly man from the Red Emperor Guild said with a wry smile, looking at the members of Demonheart who had already left.

What made Demonheart most feared was the Dark World Teleportation Gate controlled by Flame Light.

It could be said that this was Flame Light's biggest trump card, which even the five Super Guilds were wary of. Otherwise, Demonheart would not have lived so comfortably in the Ten Saints Empire.

But this time, the actions taken for the sake of the guild's reputation and to deter the major forces of the Ten Saints Empire had all fallen through.

It could even be said that it had benefited Zero Wing instead.

Allowing Zero Wing to gain both fame and fortune!

The fact that they had defeated the entire Dark World would sooner or later spread throughout the entire God's Domain Continent. This was something that even the major Super Guilds could not do, but Zero Wing had done it. Even if it was with the help of a large number of Tier 3 NPCs, it was still Zero Wing's strength.

Moreover, with Zero Wing controlling the Dark World Teleportation Gate, even ordinary players would be able to see that Zero Wing would usher in a period of great development in the future, and might even directly become another Super Guild in God's Domain.

And the mastermind behind all of this was Flame Light of Demonheart...

"Yes, without the huge boost from the Dark World, Demonheart will have a hard time in the Ten Saints Empire in the future," Huan Yu nodded.

It had to be said that Demonheart had tried to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used to lure it. (idiom meaning to suffer a loss in trying to gain an advantage)

Originally, the opening of the Dark World would have brought about an unprecedented change in the situation in the God's Domain Continent, but now that the Teleportation Gate was controlled by Zero Wing, and Zero Wing was also charging entrance fees, it would definitely greatly reduce the number of Dark Players entering the God's Domain Continent, which would undoubtedly be the death of Demonheart.

I'm afraid Demonheart will have to keep a low profile for quite some time.

"But this time, Huan Yu, you have made a great contribution. Because the elders made a wrong judgment about the situation and almost made a big mistake, the guild leader has taken back a lot of management power. Just now, the guild leader ordered you to represent the Red Emperor Guild to discuss cooperation with Zero Wing, preferably to lease some free inn rooms for a long time. Money and materials are not a problem," the burly man said to Huan Yu with congratulations.

"The guild leader is really making things difficult for me. Now that Zero Wing has defeated the entire Dark World, I'm afraid no force doesn't want to get a large number of free inn rooms, let alone lease them for a long time," Huan Yu said with a wry smile.

Without the threat of the Dark World here in the Cold Spring Forest, coupled with Stone Forest City, a holy land for leveling up, it would definitely become a sacred city that major forces and free players in the East Continent would yearn for in the future. Whether they could enter the city would be a problem, let alone rent a room in the free inn...

Not long after the meeting of the major Super Guilds in the lobby on the first floor of the free inn, the news of Zero Wing's defeat of the entire Dark World broke out one by one, and it caused a sensation in the entire Stone Forest City. The news spread rapidly to the surrounding areas, making the players who left Stone Forest City because they saw the situation was not good regret it.

"Damn! Is this for real?"

"Zero Wing is too awesome. Even the entire Dark World can't do anything to Zero Wing. Who else can deal with Zero Wing now?"

"Stone Forest City? That's not a bad place to go."

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The major forces and free experts in the major kingdoms and empires who received the news all wanted to develop in Stone Forest City.

Not to mention that Stone Forest City was originally very convenient on the Level 100 neutral map, now that even the entire Dark World could not shake Zero Wing, this made Stone Forest City even more stable. Everyone naturally didn't have to worry about the instability of developing in Stone Forest City. After all, stability is really difficult these days, so they all develop in NPC cities, so that their investment will not be in vain.

And Zero Wing's strength had been affirmed, then Stone Forest City was naturally even more so. At least for a considerable period of time, no force could do anything to Stone Forest City. This time was enough for them to recover all their investments in Stone Forest City.

In an instant, players from the major kingdoms and empires began to flock to Stone Forest City. The number of people was more than ten times more than when Stone Forest City was first promoted to an Intermediate City. Moreover, the number of people joining the Zero Wing Guild reached an unprecedented level, with a full two to three million people registering in Zero Wing's various branches, and there were many expert players who could reach the fifth floor of the Trial Tower.

Such development made Zero Wing's Bai Qingxue and Water Rose stunned.

Before, no matter how they managed it, the number of experts willing to join Zero Wing could not be increased. But with this one battle, it was really a case of "one general succeeds, ten thousand bones wither". (idiom meaning success is built on the sacrifice of many)

"Guild Leader, the number of players coming to Stone Forest City has exceeded eight million, and I'm afraid even more people will come later. Should we slightly increase the price of the city entrance fee?" Water Rose said excitedly as she looked at the data she had just collected.

It had only been half a day since the end of the war, and it had already directly filled Stone Forest City, which originally had a population of less than two million. The speed was completely beyond her imagination.

You must know that this is all money!

Zero Wing's Knights are very powerful, but the expenses are also very large. Especially now that more than 50,000 expert players have joined Zero Wing after passing the review, Zero Wing's warehouse is quite empty. It will also cost a lot of money to replenish materials to make weapons and equipment and buy equipment. After all, their Zero Wing is not a true Super Guild. There are large financial groups behind them to support them, and they can secretly buy a large number of gold coins, materials, and equipment. Their Zero Wing can only rely on themselves, and sometimes they even need to sell gold coins and equipment to exchange for the operation of the headquarters building.

"Let's forget about raising the price of the entrance fee. We still need a lot of free players to develop in Stone Forest City. But we can raise the price of the free inns. Originally, an ordinary room wasn't 30 Silver coins a day? Now it's increased to 1 Gold coin. Bronze members can get a 10% discount, Silver members get a 20% discount, and Gold members get a 30% discount," Shi Feng said with a smile.

The wool comes from the sheep, (idiom meaning someone ultimately pays for something) the major forces want their experts to develop quickly, so he will naturally not be polite. After all, he is very poor. In order to arm the Knights, the money in his hand is probably less than the high-level members of other guilds.

"I understand." Water Rose couldn't help but click her tongue when she heard this. It was really too ruthless. An ordinary room costs one gold coin a day, which ordinary experts can't afford. "By the way, Guild Leader, the Dark Rhapsody and Divine Spirit Association of the Dark World contacted me just now, saying that they can discuss the things we mentioned to the two guilds before. When do we have time?"