Chapter 1 The Silent Stare

As Shi Feng finished his instructions, Aqua Rose stared speechlessly at the closed video communication.

Increasing the bounty for Heaven's Burial might sound easy, but the costs involved were not something a few tens of thousands of gold could easily handle.

Zero Wing City did make good money; the city entrance fees alone brought in over five thousand gold a day.

But the constant attrition with Heaven's Burial had already stretched Zero Wing's resources thin just to maintain the status quo. Increasing the bounty was impossible without the support of over a hundred thousand gold.

But where could they get over a hundred thousand gold now...?

"Aqua, are we really going to increase the bounty?" Yaya asked cautiously from the side, watching Aqua Rose.

The two thousand or so gold left in Zero Wing's coffers was emergency funding. If they used it, the guild could fall into despair.

"Announce it," Aqua Rose said, taking a deep breath, a hint of helplessness in her voice. "Even if we don't increase the bounty, the remaining Epic equipment in our guild warehouse won't last long. If we don't raise the stakes, the equipment will only be consumed faster. We might as well fight Heaven's Burial and Blackwater!"

Immediately, Yaya posted the news on the Star-Moon Kingdom's official forum.

The news immediately attracted the attention of all the Star-Moon Kingdom's players, and the number of views exceeded one million in an instant.

"Is Zero Wing going to fight Heaven's Burial? They actually doubled the bounty to match Heaven's Burial!"

"Looks like Zero Wing is getting serious!"

"Heaven's Burial has the support of the Blackwater Corporation and has a ton of money, that's one thing, but how does Zero Wing have so much money?"

"Probably just a last-ditch effort to scare Heaven's Burial. I heard that the Blackwater Corporation not only sent experts to help Heaven's Burial, but also provided 200,000 gold in funding. Plus, the income from the currently hottest Ancient Rock City in the surrounding countries, how can Zero Wing possibly win by relying solely on Zero Wing City?"

"Indeed, I heard that the number of players in Ancient Rock City has exceeded six million. Although there's no city entrance fee, the repair fees that Heaven's Burial charges are extremely high, as are the accommodation fees in the city. Even if the guild can only collect a portion, the income is not a joke."

"Let them bounty each other, the higher the better, now I can finally afford my mount!"

...

The crowd was very pessimistic about the battle between Zero Wing and Heaven's Burial, but they were all very happy in their hearts, after all, such an opportunity to make a fortune was not something they saw every day.

Heaven's Burial's headquarters in Ancient Rock City, Orc Empire.

"Guild Leader Lone Burial, it seems that Zero Wing's funds are also quite sufficient. Is there really no problem on your end?" Lei Jingyang frowned slightly as he looked at the latest news released by Zero Wing.

In order to deplete Zero Wing's funds as soon as possible, they had doubled the bounty, which had also increased their expenses several times over. Roughly estimated, the daily expenditure was fifty to sixty thousand gold, almost equal to the entire daily income of Ancient Rock City, which was far from as easy as everyone outside thought.

"Young Master Lei, don't worry, I know exactly how much Zero Wing is worth. According to the information from my internal spies, Zero Wing has no money at all now. It's already difficult for them to maintain the status quo. What they are doing now is just their last struggle." Lone Burial did not take it seriously. "Besides, I have already reached a cooperation with the Blackwater Corporation. They have already invested 200,000 gold, not to mention the subsequent investment of 300,000 gold. Just relying on this 500,000 gold is more than enough to exhaust Zero Wing. What's more, the Orc Empire has also opened a new mine, which is a Mithril ore vein. There is a certain chance of producing Magic Crystals. As long as we take down that mine, even if Dragon Phoenix Pavilion behind Zero Wing helps with all its strength, they won't be able to hold on."

Mithril ore veins were rare ore veins in God's Domain that could produce Magic Crystals, and this Mithril ore vein was only a dozen hours away from Ancient Rock City, making it the closest city to the Mithril ore vein. Although other super forces had also discovered this ore vein, they were too far away from it.

It was impossible for them to compete with Heaven's Burial.

"That's right, but just in case, we should act quickly. Other super forces are very interested in this mine now. Although we have geographical advantages, it won't be easy to grab this mine." Lei Jingyang nodded, feeling that he had overestimated Zero Wing too much.

No matter how powerful Zero Wing was, they didn't have the support of any big consortium behind them and were completely relying on themselves.

Although Zero Wing was close to Feng Qianyu of Dragon Phoenix Pavilion, Feng Qianyu did not represent Dragon Phoenix Pavilion. Zero Wing was still ten years too early to fight them.

Meanwhile, in Candlelight Trading Firm in White River City, as soon as Shi Feng entered the top-level Special Forging Room, Melancholic Smile had already been waiting for a long time with nearly a hundred Advanced Forgers.

"Guild Leader, I have already brought all the materials you wanted from the warehouse, and I have also instructed Candlelight Trading Firm to purchase them in large quantities from the outside." Melancholic Smile came to Shi Feng and pointed to the various materials that had already been piled up in the Special Forging Room.

These materials in the Special Forging Room were exactly the materials needed to make the Conqueror's Armor.

The Conqueror's Armor was complex to make, and the most time-consuming part was melting the materials and constantly purifying them. Even forgers who had not learned to make the Conqueror's Armor could melt and purify materials, but considering the purity of the materials, it was better to have Advanced Forgers do it, so that he could directly refine the Conqueror's Armor.

This would save him a lot of crafting time.

"Good! From now on, you don't have to do anything else for the time being. I just need you to melt all these materials." Shi Feng nodded and then asked, "By the way, how are the Moon God Potions on the market right now?"

"Moon God Potions?" Melancholic Smile shook her head and said, "Although Moon God Potions are common potions, with more and more players exploring the ruins, the demand for Moon God Potions is extremely high. However, the main ingredient for Moon God Potions, Moonspirit Flower, is rare, so the current Moonspirit Flowers are very expensive. One flower costs six silver coins, and the Moon God Potions sell for as much as twelve silver coins. Although we have acquired some Moonspirit Flowers to make Moon God Potions, the quantity is only a little over two thousand bottles."

Now, the major guilds in God's Domain needed Moon God Potions very much, but Moonspirit Flowers were rare herbs, and it was difficult to obtain them in large quantities. It was already amazing that Candlelight Trading Firm had a storage of more than two thousand bottles.

"It's finally started." Shi Feng smiled slightly. The price of Moonspirit Flowers was higher than he had expected. He then took out the Time-Space Garden and the Epic-grade Space Bag from his backpack and constantly took out Moonspirit Flowers from the Time-Space Garden to trade to Melancholic Smile. "First, make all these Moonspirit Flowers into Moon God Potions and sell them. Give the money you earn to Aqua Rose to deal with the current situation."

Since obtaining the Time-Space Garden, he had been constantly using the Time-Space Garden to plant Moonspirit Flowers. With the increased survival rate of the Time-Space Garden, the survival rate of Moonspirit Flowers could be as high as 25%.

Each harvest could yield more than 15,000 Moonspirit Flowers. By now, he had accumulated more than 350,000 Moonspirit Flowers, 100 flowers per group, a total of 3,521 groups of Moonspirit Flowers.

Melancholic Smile's mouth was wide open as she looked at the groups of Moonspirit Flowers in her backpack.

It was very difficult to obtain dozens of Moonspirit Flowers on the market, but Shi Feng had taken out more than three thousand groups of Moonspirit Flowers, almost filling her backpack...

She knew that Zero Wing was currently very short of money because of the attrition with Heaven's Burial. Having so many Moonspirit Flowers, if they were made into Moon God Potions, it would be a lot of wealth!