Chapter 1 That Shop Has So Many People!

"Could that shop be selling something good?"

"That's strange. I've been here many times, and I've been to all the shops nearby. That shop seems to be a general store, selling ordinary items that you can find anywhere. There's nothing special about it!"

"Anyway, we're just back to rest. Let's go take a look."

The teams that had just returned from the wilderness to rest were curious when they saw the general store crowded with players.

Although Nu Feng Town was not small, these elite players thoroughly investigated every town they entered to avoid missing hidden or advanced quests.

This was standard practice.

Now that they had been in Nu Feng Town for some time, this situation was even more intriguing.

"What? Buying Demon Rune Shards at the high price of five silver coins per stack?"

"No way!"

"If this is true, wouldn't the nine hundred stacks of Demon Rune Shards our team has accumulated earn us 45 gold coins?"

One by one, the curious players who came forward were shocked by the notice posted next to the door.

Immediately, these players rushed into the shop, fearing that others would get there first. At the same time, they quickly contacted their partners, asking them to bring the Demon Rune Shards stored in the warehouse.

On the second floor of the general store, Shi Feng, quietly watching out the window, nodded in satisfaction.

"Looks like it's working." Shi Feng's lips curled up as he watched the increasing number of players.

In just a short time, the general store had collected more than seven thousand stacks of Demon Rune Shards. Even his backpack couldn't hold so many.

His purpose in collecting Demon Rune Shards through the general store wasn't just for the shards themselves. Otherwise, he could have set up a street stall. The reason he spent a lot of money to rent a shop was to lay the foundation for the future development of the Candlelight Trading Firm here.

Firstly, it was to collect Demon Rune Shards.

Secondly, it was to gain fame and conceal his identity, so as not to hinder what he was going to do next.

In his previous life, Nu Feng Town became a small holy land because it had the Temple of the Sea God, which could be used to exchange for days in the laboratory, as well as the Blessing of the Sea God.

If you wanted to know what was most profitable in the Endless Sea, it was the Blessing of the Sea God.

This item might not be worth much in the Endless Sea, as people mainly relied on warships to fight. However, things were different for players on land. Facing the harsh environment, sufficient magic resistance was essential, not to mention the fact that it could increase a player's stats by 10% for twelve hours without a cooldown.

It was definitely an essential panacea for dungeons and wilderness adventures.

As time passed, Shi Feng quietly sat on the second floor of the shop, tinkering with the Time-Space Garden.

The general store had everything, including herb seeds. Although these herb seeds were ordinary and common, not seeds of super-rare herbs, they were enough for Shi Feng.

Although Shi Feng was not an alchemist, he knew very well what potions players needed at what stage, and what materials were needed to make these potions.

"At level 40, I remember that the major guilds were exploring the ancient ruins more and more. At that time, the major guilds were in great need of Moon Eye Potions. The main material for Moon Eye Potions is Moon Spirit Flower. I can plant more Moon Spirit Flowers," Shi Feng thought to himself.

In the ancient ruins, it was generally underground. Because it was underground, the space inside was very dark. Even if players used magic, it could only illuminate a small area, making it difficult to move in the dangerous ruins, especially when facing suddenly attacking monsters.

Therefore, the Moon Eye Potion became popular because it allowed players to see clearly even in the dark. With its long duration, it was very suitable for use in underground ruins.

The recipe for the Moon Eye Potion was readily available. Any advanced alchemist could easily make it, but the main material, the Moon Spirit Flower, was relatively rare, so there were not many Moon Eye Potions on the market.

If he could get a large number of Moon Spirit Flowers, he could make a large number of Moon Eye Potions, making it not difficult to earn a lot of money.

Because major guilds were frantically exploring ancient ruins, a bottle of Moon Eye Potion on the market was being sold for 6 silver coins a bottle. This price was almost equivalent to a bottle of Intermediate All-Purpose Recovery Potion, while the cost of making an Intermediate All-Purpose Recovery Potion was nearly 3 silver coins. The cost of Moon Eye Potion was less than 80 copper coins, with Moon Spirit Flower accounting for 50 copper coins.

However, as the price of potions rose, the price of Moon Spirit Flowers also continued to rise, costing about 2 silver coins per flower, which made the production cost much higher.

Immediately, Shi Feng bought a large number of Moon Spirit Flower seeds and planted the entire Time-Space Garden with Moon Spirit Flowers. The planting space for a Moon Spirit Flower required 2*2 yards, and the entire Time-Space Garden could plant 62,500 flowers.

And a Moon Spirit Flower seed cost 5 copper coins, so 62,500 seeds only cost 31 gold and 25 silver coins.

The number 62,500 seemed large, but considering the final survival rate, it was actually very small. Generally, when planting herbs in God's Domain, the major guilds would not bother planting less than hundreds of thousands of them. Fortunately, this was an epic item, and he only needed to manage it a little without paying too much cost and time.

Just as Shi Feng finished planting all the seeds in the Time-Space Garden, a communication request suddenly came to his ear. It was from Huo Wu.

"Guild Leader, I've arrived," Huo Wu said quietly while sneaking.

"Very good, I've given you permission to enter. Come to the second floor," Shi Feng nodded.

While he was quietly tinkering with the Time-Space Garden, he also had Huo Wu quietly bring the Philosopher's Stone of the Candlelight Trading Firm. With Huo Wu's equipment and strength, she could come unnoticed and without being discovered by anyone.

"Guild Leader, this is the Philosopher's Stone you wanted." Huo Wu entered the room on the second floor, took out the Philosopher's Stone from her backpack, and couldn't help but look around.

Because the entire room was filled with fragments, it was completely like a warehouse.

"Thank you for your hard work." Shi Feng excitedly took the Philosopher's Stone. "Now I can start working."

"Guild Leader, tomorrow is the Candlelight Trading Firm's auction. You Yuwei and the others have been preparing for it, and Su Qingxue is still in the Secret Realm space, managing Stone Forest Town and Lakeside City, so they don't know that many things have happened in the guild recently," Huo Wu reported quietly. "Not long ago, many hidden experts were killing our dungeon strategy teams everywhere, causing us significant losses."

"Hidden experts, are they members of those dark guilds?" Shi Feng asked strangely.

After the last lesson, the players of those dark guilds should have been weakened a lot. He didn't expect them to emerge so quickly.

"It shouldn't be. I've fought with the members of several of their teams. Those people are very skilled, and there are even many experts at the Micro realm mixed in. I suspect it might be that super guild," Huo Wu shook her head.

"If they don't dare to come out in the open, they'll play a war of attrition in the dark?" Shi Feng frowned slightly. "Since they want to play, we'll play with them."

When major super forces wanted to deal with a guild, they would generally use such methods to slowly wear down a guild. After all, in this kind of war of attrition, both sides would not only see their guild members' levels drop, but their weapons and equipment would also decline. Without certain strength and foundation, they simply couldn't afford to play.

"By the way, Guild Leader, our guild members have all passed the test of the sub-legendary treasure chest, so I also brought the sub-legendary treasure chest. Now we're just waiting for you to open the treasure chest."

Huo Wu excitedly took out a large box from her backpack and placed it in front of Shi Feng.