Chapter 1 Stone Forest City, Zero Wing's Residence

In a spacious reception room, over a hundred NPCs stood in neat rows, their spirits drooping, filled with a deathly aura. These NPCs were either disabled or had very weak life energy. They wore worn-out armor or linen clothes, with the highest level being only in the fifties, and the lowest even in the twenties. It gave the illusion that the lavish reception room had suddenly turned into a refugee camp.

"Guild Leader, everyone is here." Aqua Rose looked at Stone Peak as he entered and reported, "But Guild Leader, are you really planning to use the precious Life Water on these people?"

She was very clear about how much Life Water the Tree of Life produced each day. When Stone Peak was away, only three people managed the top-floor courtyard of the Free Inn, maintaining its normal operation, and she was one of them.

When she saw the Fragmented Holy Object-ranked Tree of Life, she was stunned.

She never imagined that Zero Wing was so powerful. In the entire God's Domain, not to mention Fragmented Holy Objects, even Legendary items were probably not owned by the various super forces. Fragmented Holy Objects were something they couldn't even dare to dream of.

But Zero Wing actually had one...

And it could produce seventeen drops of Life Water every day. Life Water was a precious item that was hard to come by in God's Domain, because it could resurrect dead NPCs. This was the absolute treasure for the various forces who were worried about their NPC guards dying on adventures.

After all, direct NPC guards were much stronger than players and could easily accomplish things that players at the current stage couldn't. However, it was difficult for the various super forces to obtain even a few drops of Life Water, so they didn't dare to let their direct NPC guards take risks.

But Zero Wing could produce seventeen drops every day, so they didn't need to worry about those NPCs with high potential and could let them do various tasks and quests without any concern.

However, seventeen drops of Life Water a day was still a bit scarce for Zero Wing right now. Healing over a hundred NPCs this time meant using up all the Life Water they had accumulated during this period.

It would be one thing to directly resurrect those high-potential NPCs or heal those high-potential NPCs, but these NPCs all had very poor potential. Even if they were healed and restored to their peak, their potential probably wouldn't be very high, which would be a complete waste.

"Well, I want to try my luck." Stone Peak looked at Aqua Rose, who was a bit reluctant, and said with a smile.

"Try your luck?" Aqua Rose was speechless when she heard this.

It wasn't that trying your luck was impossible, but using the incredibly precious Life Water to try your luck was not just extravagant, it was simply outrageous. If the various forces in God's Domain found out about this, they would probably go crazy.

"We'll know after we see." Stone Peak smiled and said, "Otherwise, there's no use in keeping that Life Water around."

Using Life Water to treat these disabled NPCs was indeed a very extravagant behavior. After all, no one could guarantee how much potential these NPCs would have after they recovered to their peak state.

NPCs like Kite were ultimately just a very small minority.

However, he didn't just have Aqua Rose randomly collect injured NPCs, but specifically selected NPCs who were at least Tier 3 and had a potential of at least 20 points.

In God's Domain, NPCs who could advance to Tier 3 professions were not likely to have low potential. Secondly, 20 points of potential was a watershed.

Because in the previous life, many super forces had tried this, and the final result was that 20 points of potential was a big watershed. Even if NPCs with less than 20 points of potential were restored with Life Water, none of them ultimately reached Mithril rank.

Of course, it wasn't that NPCs with 20 points or more of potential would definitely be above Mithril rank after being restored, but the probability was relatively higher.

So the NPCs in front of them were the limit of what Zero Wing could collect at the moment. Plus, no other force had done this yet, so the chances of obtaining NPC guards with excellent potential were very high.

It could be said that as long as they could get two or three Fine-Gold guards, it would be a huge profit. After all, guards who could reach Dark-Gold rank in God's Domain were really too rare, and they were all giants from the previous life, like Kite. Because Kite was in Star-Moon Kingdom and was obtained by a merchant player, he knew more information. Information about the Tier 5 NPC guards of other super forces was simply impossible to obtain.

Then, Stone Peak had these NPCs come forward one by one to drink the Life Water, which made Aqua Rose feel a pang of heartache.

Because every drop of Life Water was equivalent to a life for those high-potential NPCs. It could not only help players greatly increase their leveling speed, but also directly deal with those Legendary Field Bosses at any cost. Over a hundred drops were enough for Zero Wing's main force members to advance a level.

As these depressed and distracted NPCs came forward and Stone Peak took out the Life Water, their eyes lit up one by one, as if they had seen the light of hope.

The NPCs looked at Stone Peak and drank the Life Water without saying a word.

As hundreds of people drank the Life Water at the same time, the entire hall was filled with a rich life force. The concentration of life force was so high that Aqua Rose felt her cells were more active than ever before, and her mind was also clear.

After two or three seconds, the originally decadent and lifeless hall instantly became oppressive and boiling, as if a giant dragon had awakened from its slumber. The terrifying pressure directly made Aqua Rose take a few steps back.

"How is this possible!" Aqua Rose stared at the NPCs in the field, who had previously looked like beggars, with eyes full of surprise and shock.

Because these NPCs were no longer like beggars at this time. They were simply like battle-hardened warriors who had just come from the battlefield. Even though they were wearing tattered armor and linen clothes, their well-trained, sharp aura and the unstoppable rich magic made people not dare to approach them.

"Looks like this time is a big win." Stone Peak looked at the hundred NPCs in the hall whose power had surged, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Originally, he predicted that it would be great if two or three Fine-Gold guards could appear. After all, Fine-Gold guards were also very rare for the current super forces, and the number was probably only a few.

The aura of this hundred-man team alone was no less than that of a Tier 3 hundred-man knight squad. It should be known that these NPCs don't have any weapons or equipment right now, and they are already like this. If they were equipped with Epic-level weapons and equipment, their aura would definitely be much stronger than that of a Tier 3 hundred-man knight squad.

Then, Stone Peak and Aqua Rose began to check the latest data of these NPCs, wanting to see what level these NPCs were at.

This check directly stunned Aqua Rose.

It was just a collection of over a hundred NPCs, but the worst potential was Mysterious-Iron rank, and there were only forty-plus of them. Each of them was still a high-potential Mysterious-Iron rank, and they could completely be promoted to Mithril rank through the Ancient God's Fragmented Page.

Among the remaining less than fifty-seven people, Mithril rank accounted for forty-nine people, Fine-Gold rank was as high as six, and Dark-Gold rank even had two. It was simply too heaven-defying...

Compared to Aqua Rose, who was staring at the two guards with Dark-Gold potential, Stone Peak was looking at the gray-robed old man on the other side, whose potential was not very high, only Mithril rank, with an unspeakable look of astonishment and surprise.

"A Tier 4 Great Magister?!"