Chapter 1088 Sea of Trees

The Sea of Trees was located within a secret realm created by the Elf King, completely enveloped by a forest sea. Unlike Dark Night City with its towering buildings, this place was filled with towering trees, each one resembling a mountain peak reaching into the sky. Houses were built amidst the trees, connected by vines.

The entire Sea of Trees could be said to be a city built on trees.

Shi Feng rode his mount on the wide vines, looking out over a sea of clouds beneath the trees, as if he had arrived in a fairyland.

The Sea of Trees was not yet fully opened. The streets were filled with NPCs, as well as a small number of members from the three major guilds who had already begun exploring the Sea of Trees, with no other players present.

As a city protected by the six Elf Kings, the Sea of Trees had a very long history. The NPCs living there were mostly elves, along with many merchants of other races. Humans were only a small fraction.

Any guard on the street was level 180 and equipped with well-made second-tier equipment. The patrol captains were all level 200 third-tier knights, but that was nothing.

What was truly impressive was the ancient equipment worn by these guards, which came with advanced battle arrays. Even if they were only second-tier guards, they could fight against fourth-tier players when united. The equipment of the patrol captains even possessed master-level battle arrays. It was very difficult for even fifth-tier players to cause any trouble on the streets.

Rumor had it that the Sea of Trees also had immortal guardians left behind by the Elf Kings, who, although not gods, had combat power comparable to gods.

Sixth-tier players entering the Sea of Trees would be forcibly suppressed to the fifth tier by the secret realm created by the six Elf Kings. Therefore, in the God's Domain Continent, the safety level of the Sea of Trees was even higher than that of Blackwing City, which stood on the mountain peaks. In the history of God's Domain, many fifth and sixth-tier players relied on their strength to cause trouble in various cities, but no one dared to do so in the Sea of Trees.

Because of this, the Sea of Trees had become a well-known NPC city in the entire God's Domain, attracting a large number of players and neutral race players, who didn't have to worry about their safety in the city.

After spending nearly twenty minutes, Shi Feng rode his mount to the largest ancient tree in the Sea of Trees. This ancient tree was the location of the Sea of Trees City Hall and the center of the entire Sea of Trees.

"There are already so many alien merchants?" Shi Feng arrived on the bustling central street, where alien merchants were hawking their wares everywhere. The prosperous scene was not inferior to Dark Night City.

The items sold by these alien merchants were all rare items, such as magic scrolls, potions, materials, ancient books, engineering props, weapons, and equipment, dazzling the eyes. The members of the three major guilds who had arrived here earlier were wide-eyed with excitement.

Because buying some of these things and then selling them could earn a lot, especially magic scrolls, weapons, equipment, and rare materials. Here, even second-tier magic scrolls were sold. As for weapons and equipment, not to mention level 50 dark-gold equipment was available, but the price was more expensive than what players sold, making it unacceptable for players. However, uncollectible materials, which were extremely rare in the player market, were everywhere.

However, the members of the three major guilds were not stupid. They did not buy anything on the street. The first thing they did was to investigate, then understand the terrain and vacant land and shops on the central street, and consolidate this information so that the guild members in the city hall could make a choice.

When Shi Feng arrived at the city hall, merchant players from the three major guilds were already studying which land and shops to buy. After all, compared to the high-level managers of the guild, they were more professional in business and had the sub-occupation of merchant, which allowed them to bargain with NPCs and extract more information.

However, they were also quite troubled about which land and shops to buy.

Because the price of land and shops in the Sea of Trees was really too expensive…

Even ordinary land in the outer city area cost as much as 7,000 to 15,000 gold, while the inner area near the central area started at 12,000 gold, with some reaching 30,000 gold. The central area started at 50,000 gold, and the bustling areas started at 100,000 gold.

Even the current super forces dared not buy easily at this price. However, this was not the most important thing. To buy land and shops in the central area, one also needed to have sufficient status and reputation in the Sea of Trees. This status did not mean that city nobles could buy it, but it required enough contribution.

Now, they could only buy in the outer and inner areas, but there were too many, and it was impossible to buy casually without understanding the situation.

"Honorable Demon Hunter, is there anything I can help you with?" An elf in a suit and tie walked up to Shi Feng and asked elegantly.

"I want to find some hotels or restaurants that are willing to rent or sell," Shi Feng said.

"Okay, please come with me." The elf bowed slightly and led Shi Feng into the VIP reception room.

As Shi Feng was led into the VIP reception room, the players from the three major guilds who were watching in the hall looked at the disappearing Shi Feng in surprise.

"What's going on? How did that guy get into the VIP reception room? Why don't I have this treatment even though I've bought two pieces of land in the Sea of Trees and gained a lot of contribution points?"

"But that person is so stupid that he doesn't buy land and chooses to rent hotels and restaurants. What's the use of renting this? You can't make much money at all."

Many merchant players present were envious of Shi Feng being able to enter the VIP reception room, but they were puzzled by what Shi Feng was going to do, especially wasting such a good status.

The VIP reception room was different from the outside. Drinking tea and resting was secondary. The key was that the land sold inside was also different from the outside. The land that was not publicly sold was often very good, and buying it was worth a lot and would not lose money. But it was different outside. The quality completely depended on one's own judgment. It was not to say that the higher the price, the better it was.

In the VIP reception room, the elven male deacon quickly prepared a list and placed it on the table for Shi Feng to review.

"Honorable Demon Hunter, this is a list of hotels and restaurants in the Sea of Trees that are willing to rent and sell. However, these are all in the outer and inner areas. The central area requires you to have a contribution value of 10,000 points to the Sea of Trees," the elven man said slowly.

"I understand." Shi Feng nodded and picked up the list on the table to check.

In a trading city like the Sea of Trees, buying shops to open trading firms naturally made money. Moreover, it not only made money but could also be used as a warehouse, usually used to collect various valuable items and materials flowing into the Sea of Trees.

However, the Sea of Trees was not like other NPC cities. Because it was located in a secret realm, it was slightly special, somewhat like the Titan Holy City, which was the problem of player retention.

Players could not stay in the Sea of Trees all the time. As long as it reached the specified time at night, players in the Sea of Trees who did not have housing or a living room would be unceremoniously teleported out of the Sea of Trees. It was not so easy to enter the Sea of Trees again. Even if the Sea of Trees was constantly unlocked and it became easier and easier to enter, it still required a lot of effort, especially for ordinary players and elite players.

Buying private housing in the Sea of Trees was out of the question. Even the big shots of the big guilds might not be willing to do so, because it was more expensive than opening a trading firm. More importantly, the required status and reputation were very high, which was difficult for expert players to achieve and required a considerable amount of time.

In addition, one could stay in hotels or high-end restaurants, or have a shop, which would also provide a resting place, but the number of players that could be accommodated was very limited. But how many players had shops?

The only option was to stay in a hotel or high-end restaurant, not to mention the price.

Very expensive!

Depending on the environment, the price ranged from fifty silver coins to five gold coins. Even elite players would feel the pinch. If players rented such hotels and high-end restaurants, they could get 20% of the profits, which could be said to be the most profitable method in the early stages, and renting was much cheaper than buying.

While browsing the list, Shi Feng quickly locked onto several hotels and restaurants on the list, which were very popular in his previous life. When Shi Feng flipped to the last page and saw a small restaurant on the list, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"No way! Is this restaurant also being rented out?"