Chapter 1684 Zero Wing City Opens

The sudden opening of Zero Wing City paled in comparison to the opening of Ancient Rock City. After all, rumors had already spread that Zero Wing City was located far away in the Witch Hill area, a map with ordinary resources that held little appeal for most players.

"Zero Wing City is open too? That's good news."

"So what if it's open? They're probably just trying to make money faster to fight against Tianzang. But what's so great about that broken place? It's just bigger, and I bet it's not even as good as Shilin Town."

"If I had the choice, I'd rather go to Shilin Town. I heard they charge an extra entrance fee to get into Zero Wing City, 30 copper coins per person! They're crazy about money! Ancient Rock City didn't charge any fees, so what makes Zero Wing City so special?"

"Yeah, if I were a skilled player, I wouldn't choose Zero Wing City. A lot of skilled players are resting in Shilin Town right now. If you want to fight and improve, Shilin Town is definitely the better choice."

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Although the news of Zero Wing City's opening spread throughout the Star-Moon Kingdom, it didn't generate much interest. Everyone was more concerned with how to go to the Orc Empire to earn honor points and exchange them for equipment sets and mounts as soon as possible.

As for going to Zero Wing City, that was something for players level 50 or 60 and above.

"Does Zero Wing Guild really think they can compete with Tianzang, who controls Ancient Rock City, with just a city in the Star-Moon Kingdom?" Star River Past couldn't understand after seeing the news released by Zero Wing. "Are they really planning a desperate gamble?"

Guild cities could certainly bring in more revenue than towns, but they also required more investment. Zero Wing had only just established Zero Wing City, and the city's buildings weren't yet complete. In many ways, it wasn't as good as Shilin Town, let alone Ancient Rock City.

Ancient Rock City was an Orc city with well-established construction. It simply lacked a teleportation magic array. However, Ancient Rock City had an excellent location, with players from several kingdoms and two empires eyeing the inner regions of the Orc Empire. The repair fees and lodging fees alone would be enough to make them rich, not to mention the sale of daily necessities.

Not only Star River Past thought this way, but the major guilds in the Star-Moon Kingdom also felt the same way when they received the news.

They all thought that this was a way for Zero Wing Guild to buy time.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have launched a half-finished guild city so quickly. At the very least, they should have waited until all the shops and other facilities were completed.

"Sister Water Rose, we've already sent out the news, but it seems everyone is more interested in Ancient Rock City. Even some of the merchant players and adventure teams who contacted us before about moving into Zero Wing City have disappeared," a female summoner, who was level 28 and wore a light purple dress with a merchant one-star badge, reported helplessly to Water Rose.

Before Ancient Rock City announced its opening, many merchant players contacted them, not necessarily wanting to buy shops, but wanting to rent a small shop to sell items. Several well-known adventure teams also expressed interest in buying private residences. However, before the contracts could be finalized, Ancient Rock City announced its opening, and everyone ran to Ancient Rock City...

"It's okay, it's enough to get people's attention. Next, we just need to wait quietly," Water Rose said indifferently, having already guessed what people were thinking. "Also, if those merchant players and adventure teams come back, tell them these conditions."

"This..." The female summoner was stunned by the conditions Water Rose proposed.

They were already fortunate to find player merchants to rent shops. The new conditions Water Rose proposed were simply outrageous.

Before, renting a small shop in the outer area of Zero Wing City cost only 120 gold per week. This price was already very high compared to towns. Shops in potential locations cost 200 gold per week, while shops in the central area cost between 300 and 400 gold per week.

Not many player merchants could afford these prices. Usually, merchant guilds would rent them. After all, 300 to 400 gold per week was a lot of money. If the business wasn't big enough, they probably wouldn't even make back their capital.

However, if the merchant players knew about the requirements Water Rose proposed, they would probably cough up three liters of blood.

A small shop in the outer area would cost 240 gold per week. Shops in potential locations would cost 400 to 500 gold per week, while shops in the central area would cost between 700 and 1000 gold per week.

This was simply crazy...

This wasn't recruiting merchant players, but recruiting suckers!

With 1,000 gold, you could buy a decent shop in other guild towns. But in Zero Wing, you could only rent it for a week. Only a fool would rent it.

"Just those conditions. They can rent it or not, it's up to them," Water Rose said seriously when she saw the hesitant female summoner.

"Yes, I understand." The female summoner could only nod. After all, Water Rose was the boss.

As the news of Zero Wing City's opening continued to spread, some players who were curious about Zero Wing City wanted to go and see what a guild city was like.

As for the 30 copper coin entrance fee, it wasn't much for players of their level. They could just go once and not go again in the future.

In the teleportation hall of Eternal Night City, it was now packed with players.

"Boss, are we really going to Zero Wing City?" An assassin, who was level 42, couldn't help but ask the leading burly swordsman, "There's hardly anyone in Zero Wing City right now. We came to Star-Moon Kingdom to train and improve our skills. What's the point of going to an empty city?"

"You're such an idiot. Don't you know how popular Shilin Town is right now? Even if we go to Shilin Town, we'll have to wait a long time to rent a combat room. And what we need to do now is practice against each other, not find opportunities to spar with experts. The environment in Zero Wing City might not be as good as Shilin Town, but there's hardly anyone in Zero Wing City right now. We can rent a combat room to train. After we've practiced enough, it won't be too late to go to Shilin Town," the leading level 44 muscular swordsman said with a smile.

Thirty copper coins were nothing to their adventure team. They would have earned that money back long before they finished waiting in Shilin Town.

The other members of the adventure team agreed with what the leader said. What they needed more now was to practice in a high-mana environment, not to spar with experts.

So one by one, they followed the swordsman and teleported to Zero Wing City.

"These fools actually want to go to Zero Wing City to train. Don't they know that Zero Wing City has just been built? How can the mana environment inside compare to Shilin Town? Even if they spend more time waiting in Shilin Town, it's much better than going to Zero Wing City." Some players, watching the players teleporting to Zero Wing City, couldn't help but sneer.

However, on the Zero Wing City side.

With the arrival of the first batch of players, there were clearly hundreds of players in the teleportation hall, but the entire hall was eerily silent as each of them looked at themselves in disbelief.

"What's going on? Why is the mana density here so high?"

"It's really high. I've been to Shilin Town before, and I feel like the mana density here is much higher than in Shilin Town, at least 30% higher."

"No, it's not just the mana density that's high. Even my mental strength and stamina recovery speed have greatly increased!"

"Hey! Look at the experience bar! The experience bar has started to accumulate double experience points!"

"This is awesome! I originally wanted to come here to rest and train, but now I can accumulate double experience points. These 30 copper coins were definitely well spent."

The players who had just arrived in Zero Wing City quickly discovered the special nature of the mana, and their faces couldn't help but reveal a look of ecstasy, as if they had found a great bargain.

Because 30 copper coins weren't even enough to cover the tip for one night at an inn in Shilin Town, but now 30 copper coins could continuously accumulate double experience points in the city, and they could also get a fast recovery effect. It was definitely a great deal. They had no time limit when staying in the city, but inns did.

They could stay in Zero Wing City forever, continuously accumulating double experience points. They were free anyway.