Chapter 1 Starshine Fortress

Star Valley, Starshine Fortress.

Amidst the ruined fortress teeming with level 110 and above elemental monsters, the Silver Lion Legion steadily advanced towards the central district. Though facing an increasing number of Grand Lords and High Grand Lords, they cleared them quickly, thanks to the Tier 4 Heroic Spirits summoned by Makarov Frey and the buffs from the fortress's magic array.

In just five or six hours, the Silver Lion Legion found that their experience points were climbing several times faster than before, and the elemental monsters in the fortress dropped some excellent loot.

They frequently found level 110 Mysterious-Iron equipment. With a bit of luck, they even found level 110 Mithril equipment and, even more rarely, complete level 110 Mithril sets.

For the Silver Lion Legion members, whose levels were still below 110, this was absolutely top-tier gear.

Keep in mind that they were only level 106, some even just 105. Level 110 weapons and equipment were something they couldn’t even dream of right now.

In God's Domain, a complete set of equipment was half a tier better than individual pieces of the same level. A full set was almost as good as a single piece of equipment one level higher, and in some ways, even better.

Like the level 110 Mithril set dropped in Starshine Fortress, the Mystic Azure set for mages.

Though just a level 110 Mithril set, after collecting all six pieces, casting speed increased by 20%, and magic effects increased by 25%. The effect of collecting all eight pieces was even more significant, increasing spell completion by 2% and casting range by 20%.

If a mage expert equipped this set, their damage output would be stronger than that of a level 110 Fine-Gold equipment.

Level 110 Fine-Gold equipment!

Not only did they not have that now, but even if they leveled up to 110, whether they could get a few pieces was unknown. Perhaps only the top experts of the guilds had a chance to get a set. It would be too difficult for them to acquire a full set.

Now, because Makarov Frey had already said that all the weapons and equipment dropped by monsters could be auctioned within the guild, they all had a chance to get it, depending on who had the highest contribution points.

Because of this, even if Shi Feng said nothing, the Silver Lion Legion members were working very hard to clear the fortress monsters, even hoping that Shi Feng and the others would not join the battle, so they could clear all the elemental monsters in the entire fortress. After all, there were only so many monsters in the entire fortress, and it was too difficult to collect a complete Mithril set.

"Guild Leader, are we really not going to help clear those elemental monsters?" Aqua Rose asked Shi Feng, watching the Silver Lion Legion advance steadily towards the main street.

Level 110 Mithril equipment and Mithril sets didn't matter to them right now, but they were different for Zero Wing. Moreover, there were currently no level 110 equipment for sale on the market, let alone Mithril grade.

As long as they were inlaid with high-level downgrade gems, level 105 players could equip them, which would definitely make it easier for level 105 Tier 2 experts to advance to Tier 3.

And they had the Crimson Dragon Flying Ship, coupled with the suppression and buffs of the fortress magic array, giving them an overwhelming advantage in clearing Lord and Grand Lord monsters. This was a great opportunity that could absolutely not be found outside.

Giving the Silver Lion Legion hundreds of thousands of suppressed monsters in Starshine Fortress was a bit of a waste.

"There's no need. Although the monsters in the fortress drop some good loot, only the High Grand Lords have a chance to drop Mithril equipment, and Mithril sets are only dropped by High Grand Lords. It's not a 100% drop rate, and since the Silver Lion Legion is willing to help us clear them, we should give them some benefits," Shi Feng said, shaking his head and chuckling as he looked at Aqua Rose, who was tempted by the level 110 Mithril equipment. "Otherwise, it would take us too long to clear them ourselves, and we have more important things to do."

He had already made an agreement with Grand Elder Adolf that the Silver Lion Legion would only help him conquer the city. Now that Starshine Fortress had been taken down, the Silver Lion Legion naturally had no reason to continue fighting and could turn around and leave at any time.

The fact that the Silver Lion Legion was now willing to continue clearing the monsters in the fortress was a great thing for him.

After all, clearing the monsters in Starshine Fortress within three days and then strengthening the management of Starshine Fortress would be quite a tight schedule.

"More important things?" Aqua Rose thought for a moment and said, "Could it be clearing the remaining Guardian Bosses?"

When Aqua Rose mentioned clearing the remaining Legendary Bosses, Cola and the others were excited.

They hadn't been able to get involved in the previous battle, and they had only watched the battle with the Star Giant Beast from the sidelines, which had made them feel uncomfortable for a long time.

"No!" Shi Feng shook his head. "We're going to take control of the entire City Lord's Mansion!"

"Control the City Lord's Mansion? Guild Leader, haven't you already obtained the Fortress Lord Token?" Aqua Rose asked strangely.

The Fortress Lord Token was the key to controlling the entire fortress and the core item for controlling the City Lord's Mansion. Obtaining the Lord Token meant controlling the City Lord's Mansion.

But now Shi Feng was saying that they still needed to control the City Lord's Mansion, which was really puzzling.

"I do have the token for the City Lord's Mansion, but we haven't controlled the City Lord's Mansion at all, not even half of it," Shi Feng said with a wry smile.

An ancient fortress left over from the past was different from other fortresses. Generally, obtaining the Lord Token in other places did mean controlling the City Lord's Mansion. But in a forbidden area like Star Valley, it was different.

Truly controlling the City Lord's Mansion of such a fortress was very difficult, even several times more difficult than conquering the fortress itself.

Because the truly important things in an ancient fortress were not the monsters that dropped decent loot, nor the items dropped by the Guardian Bosses, but the ancient inheritances left behind in the City Lord's Mansion.

Compared to these ancient inheritances, weapons and equipment were secondary.

Because the human race's inheritance for advancing beyond Tier 3 had almost been cut off, it was now difficult for humans to improve after advancing to Tier 3.

And these ancient fortresses or towns all existed before the Great Destruction, so they all had some inheritance from after Tier 3.

These were the most valuable treasures!

Currently, the players in God's Domain only knew that it was difficult to advance to Tier 3, but they didn't know that reaching Tier 3 was just the beginning, and improving their strength after that was several times more difficult than it was now.

Why?

The reason was simple.

When players advanced to Tier 3, they would have some guidance, leading them to the level 100 neutral maps to find the method of advancement.

But after reaching Tier 3, if players wanted to continue improving, there would be no guidance at all.

Like the Tier 3 magic skill inheritance, this was the foundation for Tier 3 classes to become stronger. The few Tier 3 magic skills that players inherited were not enough to make them a true Tier 3 class.

Generally, a Tier 3 expert would not be considered a Tier 3 class without more than ten Tier 3 magic skills.

And in addition to Tier 3 magic skills.

There was also a huge gap between Tier 3 and Tier 2 classes, which was the degree of control over the Mana Body. This was also the key to inheritance, and it was even more important than the Tier 3 magic skills themselves.

Currently, although he was a Grand Magister and his control and understanding of magic arrays exceeded ordinary people, his control over the Mana Body was still very basic. Even the experts in the Western Continent who were good at controlling mana were the same, their control over the Mana Body was like that of an infant.

This was also the main reason why Tier 3 experts were not currently a match for Tier 3 NPCs.

And the inheritance left over from ancient times had many methods for using the Mana Body, which allowed humans, who had no physical advantages, to survive in the dangerous environment of ancient times.

"Guild Leader, then how can we control the entire City Lord's Mansion?" Aqua Rose looked at Shi Feng's serious expression, realized that Shi Feng was serious and not joking, and asked seriously.

If the City Lord's Mansion was not under control, it would be as if Starshine Fortress was unowned, and they would be in an awkward situation when the fortress automatically opened.

"Simple, pass the inheritance trial left behind by the City Lord's Mansion. Otherwise, even if you get the Lord Token, it's just superficial control," Shi Feng said slowly.

The Lord Token was basically a ticket to obtain the fortress inheritance. As for how much the player could control the fortress, it depended on how much of the fortress inheritance the player could unlock.

The higher the level of the fortress inheritance, the higher the degree of control over the fortress. The higher the degree of control, the more fortress functions could be unlocked. So how much the player could control the ancient fortress depended on the player themselves, which was completely different from the upgrades of fortresses and towns obtained from the outside world.

The difficulty of the fortress inheritance ranged from normal, hard, hell, shura, and divine. The higher the difficulty, the better the rewards, but the more people were needed to pass, and each use had a one-week cooldown.

As he spoke, Shi Feng led Aqua Rose and the others to the City Lord's Mansion of Starshine Fortress.

At this time, the entire City Lord's Mansion was covered by a magic array. Not to mention players, even those Legendary monsters could not enter. The only ones who could pass through the magic array were the holder of the Lord Token and those allowed to enter by the Lord Token.

"Hopefully, the trial left behind by this Starshine Fortress won't be too difficult." Shi Feng came to the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, took out the Lord Token, and chanted the incantation, secretly praying in his heart.

The reason he chose Starshine Fortress was not only because the monsters in the fortress were relatively easy to deal with, but also because Starshine Fortress had the weakest magic fluctuation in the City Lord's Mansion among the several small fortresses. Otherwise, taking down the fortress but not controlling the City Lord's Mansion would be a waste of effort.

As Shi Feng finished reciting the spell on the Lord Token, a deep purple quadruple magic array appeared in front of the gate of the City Lord's Mansion. A huge golden gate emerged from the magic array, and a thick and ancient aura rushed out as the golden gate opened.

"Damn! How can a small ancient fortress be Shura-level?"

Shi Feng was stunned when he saw the golden gate that appeared.