Chapter 1 The Situation

The anxious crowd in the meeting room calmed down one by one as they saw Shi Feng walk in.

Besides Shi Feng, a man and a woman followed him in, which surprised everyone.

The man was unfamiliar to them, but his attire suggested he was a high-level lifestyle player. The woman, on the other hand, was familiar – it was Youyu Weixiao, who had been managing the ZZHuo Merchant Firm.

In the past, the important meetings of Zero Wing had never included people from the ZZHuo Merchant Firm, so they were surprised that they were participating today.

However, given the current situation, no one was in the mood to welcome them to the Zero Wing Guild's high-level meeting. Everyone stared at Shi Feng, who was sitting on the Guild Leader's throne.

"Guild Leader, the situation in Stone Forest Town is very bad..."

"According to the information from the scouts, there are probably 500,000 monsters, including Elite and Lord-ranked monsters. Even if our guild defends with all our might, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold them off. My suggestion is to immediately issue bounties, mobilize the adventure teams and free players in Stone Forest Town to defend together. This way, the numbers won't be too far apart, and our chances of winning will increase."

Shuise Qiangwei's suggestion was met with nods of approval from many present.

The number of players in Stone Forest Town far exceeded 500,000, and their skill levels were generally high. If they offered bounties and an 80% discount on housing purchases, many players would be tempted to join them in defending.

With so many players and the town's defenses, holding the line wouldn't be impossible. The cost would be significant, and it would take a long time to recover after the battle.

But that cost was far better than losing Stone Forest Town, as the Zero Wing Guild had invested so much in it and was only just starting to make a profit.

"Guild Leader, I discovered a hidden ruin in the Black Dragon Empire and obtained more than 600 Intermediate Skythunder Bombs. Although they're not as powerful as the Impact Mana Pulse Bomb, their power is close to Tier 3 magic, with a range of 20 yards and a paralyzing effect. If used with turrets, the power and range can be further increased. I also acquired two Advanced Goblin Cannons, which are as effective as turrets." Bai Qingxue also spoke, "I originally intended to use these to capture a small town, but saving Stone Forest Town takes priority."

Everyone was secretly amazed.

War tools were very rare in God's Domain, and all the major guilds wanted to get their hands on them, but they were too scarce. Few guilds could obtain them.

They hadn't expected Bai Qingxue to acquire so many. They had always thought that Bai Qingxue was struggling in Lakeside City, given the numerous first-rate and second-rate guilds in the empire, not to mention the super guild Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion. Without the home-field advantage of the early stages of God's Domain, it would be good enough just to have a stable development.

Now it seemed they had underestimated Bai Qingxue's strength and ability.

Shi Feng was also quite surprised that Bai Qingxue had already planned to capture a town in the Black Dragon Empire and seemed confident.

"Guild Leader, give the order! The brothers have been itching to fight for a long time. They all say that even if we're all wiped out, we'll never let those monsters set foot in Stone Forest Town!" The others in the meeting room also echoed their subordinates' sentiments.

Now, even ordinary members who weren't usually involved wanted to join the defense. Some had even started to organize themselves.

Zero Wing had defeated so many guilds and finally become the number one guild in Star-Moon Kingdom. How could they lose to a monster army and give up Stone Forest Town?

"I understand what you mean." Shi Feng shook his head and smiled after listening to everyone's suggestions. "But the Zero Wing Guild hasn't reached that point yet. I called you here just to tell you to continue doing what you were doing before. The 40,000 elite members and experts stationed in Stone Forest Town are enough."

"But..." Before anyone could say anything, Shi Feng stood up and said, "Let me introduce you. This is Youyu Weixiao, whom I think you all know. And this is Zhuo Yuan, our Zero Wing Guild's chief engineering master. Many of the guild's valuable engineering tools are made by Zhuo Yuan. In the future, they will both attend meetings so that you can all coordinate when I'm not around."

Everyone was bewildered, not understanding what Shi Feng was thinking.

The monster army was almost upon them, but the main purpose of the meeting was to tell them to continue with their work and to introduce the manager of the ZZHuo Merchant Firm?

"Now, let Youyu tell us about your recent achievements." Shi Feng then signaled everyone to be quiet and let Youyu Weixiao explain.

"After obtaining the Small Ballista Design, our ZZHuo Merchant Firm has been spending a lot of time making them every day. So far, we've made 73 Small Ballistas and developed the Burst Arrow, which is as powerful as Tier 2 magic. Any engineer can make it, and the success rate is high and fast."

"We've already produced 200,000 Burst Arrows, and these have been secretly stored in the ZZHuo Merchant Firm's warehouse in Stone Forest Town, ready to be used at any time. If the more than 200 engineers who have learned to make Burst Arrows are to mass-produce them, they can produce 4,000 arrows per hour."

Everyone present was stunned after listening to Youyu Weixiao's simple explanation.

Even Shuise Qiangwei, who was very familiar with the Zero Wing Guild, was somewhat dazed, clearly unable to process the information. The others were even more bewildered.

Seventy-three Small Ballistas!

Two hundred thousand Burst Arrows with the power of Tier 2 magic!

Everyone wondered if they were in a fake Zero Wing Guild. Even super guilds could only sigh in admiration at this war weapon reserve.

In the Apocalypse Empire, in the capital city, inside the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's residence.

At this moment, over a hundred people were gathered in the reception hall on the top floor of the residence. Each of them was a master above Level 43, but compared to their levels, their positions were coveted by the vast majority of Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion members. They were the core high-level figures of the guild.

Some of them even treated Pavilion Masters Feng Qianyu and Jiulong Huang with courtesy and had no right to command them.

Normally, these people were scattered in various branches of the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion, but now they had all gathered here because of the Grand Pavilion Master's summons. It could be said to be a major event for the entire Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion.

Although everyone was gathered happily, Feng Qianyu, sitting in a corner, frowned.

"Why are so many monsters attacking Stone Forest Town?" Feng Qianyu looked at the latest information in her hand, her expression turning grim.

Stone Forest Town had finally developed, and many casual players had already started living there. The virtual shops had also started to generate profits. If Stone Forest Town was destroyed now, all the previous efforts would be in vain.

Also receiving the news, Jiulong Huang, dressed in black and white armor, strode over, looking at Feng Qianyu and smiling lightly, "What a pity! All the investment you made in the Zero Wing Guild is probably going down the drain. As for the guild elders, I think they will be very interested in this matter at the meeting."

"The final result is not certain, it's too early to be happy!" Feng Qianyu ignored Jiulong Huang and immediately turned and contacted Shi Feng.

Although she couldn't mobilize too many players because of the Grand Pavilion Master's order to complete a mission, lending the Zero Wing Guild seven or eight Goblin Cannons and a large amount of special ammunition was not a problem.