Tianyun Lao Mao
Chapter 1049 Blazing Arena
"A member?" Shi Feng couldn't help but rejoice.
The exchange run by the Mysterious Merchant was divided into two exchange modes.
One was for all players.
The other was exclusively for members of the exchange.
In his previous life, Shi Feng had been very envious of the exchange's membership, but getting a membership was not that easy.
As far as he knew, there were two ways to become a member of the exchange.
The first method was common: completing a certain number of transactions and a certain transaction volume at the exchange. Specifically, reaching 30 consecutive transactions and a total transaction volume of five million Magic Crystals.
This transaction count wasn't based on just one transaction at a time, but was calculated based on the Golden Sand Exchange's update frequency. The Golden Sand Exchange only updated with new rare items every week, which meant it would take a full 30 weeks of purchasing a large number of items every week. If you missed a week, you had to start over.
The number of transactions was secondary; the key was the sheer volume of Magic Crystals.
Many players came to the exchange to trade for items, but even when they encountered valuable items, they couldn't exchange for many Magic Crystals. Even after 30 consecutive transactions, buying a lot of items each time, it was difficult to reach this number. Moreover, there weren't many items that were very useful to players. You couldn't use five million Magic Crystals to make a losing deal. The items at the exchange were generally much more expensive than those outside. Plus, Magic Crystals were a guild's strategic resource, and it was impossible to waste them easily.
So Shi Feng never became a member in his previous life.
The other method was to rely on the Bosses in the Ancient God Ruins. Killing Bosses in the Ancient God Ruins had a chance to drop fragments of the Ancient Stone Tablet. If you could get a complete set of Ancient Stone Tablet fragments and hand them over to the Mysterious Merchant, you could also become a member.
However, the drop rate of Ancient Stone Tablet fragments was frighteningly low. Plus, there were very few Bosses in the Ancient God Ruins, and the refresh time was long. Ordinary large guilds simply had no chance to collect a complete set of Ancient Stone Tablet fragments.
Shi Feng clearly remembered that in his previous life, a single Ancient Stone Tablet fragment was worth a fortune, and even then, the demand exceeded the supply. As soon as they appeared, they would be bought up by large guilds in minutes.
"So, being the first to discover the Golden Sand Exchange has such benefits. Fortunately, I came here one step ahead, or this membership would have gone to someone else," Shi Feng thought to himself, feeling secretly fortunate.
Becoming a member of the Golden Sand Exchange came with many benefits.
The first benefit was that you could enter the second floor of the exchange to trade for goods.
The second benefit was that all items exchanged on the first floor were discounted by 20%.
The third benefit was receiving a Teleportation Crystal. In the future, when coming to the exchange, you wouldn't have to run all the way over. You could teleport directly into the exchange. The cooldown time was twelve hours. This not only greatly facilitated players but also helped them quickly reach the Golden Sand Islands, which was quite convenient for leveling and grinding.
Immediately, Shi Feng clicked to agree to become a member of the exchange.
System: Insufficient Magic Crystals in player's bag. You have forty-eight hours to collect 10,000 Magic Crystals. Failure to do so will be considered an automatic forfeiture.
"The time given is really short," Shi Feng smiled wryly.
The Zero Wing Guild's income of Magic Crystals was indeed substantial now, but the expenses were also very high. He had only prepared 3,000 Magic Crystals for this trip.
Helpless, Shi Feng took out the Abyss Pendant, placed a teleportation marker in front of the small wooden house, and then took out a Guild Residence Teleportation Scroll and began reading it.
With a flash of white light, Shi Feng disappeared from in front of the small wooden house.
Star-Moon Kingdom, Stone Forest Town, Zero Wing Guild Residence.
"Why are there so many people?" Shi Feng was startled by the sea of players in the hall.
The Zero Wing Residence was bustling with activity. Usually, there were only a few hundred guild members in the first-floor hall, but now there were over a thousand.
"Today's PK was so enjoyable. I've never performed at such a high level since I started fighting."
"Tell me about it! I feel like if I could PK for a few more hours every day, I'd be able to break through the fourth floor of the Trial Tower soon. Then I'd become an elite member of the guild, and I could get an 20% discount in the Arena in the future."
"You still want to go a few more times every day? You're dreaming! There are too many players going to the Arena now. If it weren't for the fact that we're members of the Zero Wing Guild, we probably wouldn't even get a turn in a day. Didn't you see the way those free players were looking at us? Their eyes were practically eating us when we entered the battle room."
"I'm just thinking about it. I really don't know when our guild will occupy another town, even if the environment near that town isn't that great. Then we could open another Arena, and we could go and practice in the Arena more often."
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The guild members in the hall were chatting happily. When they talked about the Arena, their eyes lit up, and they couldn't wait to practice more. Unfortunately, because there were too many players entering the Arena, the Arena had to limit the time for entry. Each person only had one hour each time, not even a minute more.
Moreover, the original price of one silver coin per hour had risen to two silver coins per hour. But even so, there were still countless players who wanted to practice in the Arena, and it wasn't enough.
Shi Feng was relieved about this.
You get what you pay for.
Even if he didn't do anything, the Advanced Management NPC would automatically handle everything. For example, for things like price increases, the Advanced Management NPC would make adjustments based on market conditions. It would also offer corresponding preferential treatment to members of the Zero Wing Guild and even launch a membership model for the Arena.
As long as you became a member of the Arena, you would have priority access and also receive a discount.
Becoming a member of the Arena required an initial payment of 100 Magic Crystals, and these 100 Magic Crystals were non-refundable. If you wanted to withdraw them, they would only be exchanged for gold coins at a price of 20 silver coins per crystal.
Shi Feng felt that 100 Magic Crystals to become a member of the Arena was expensive. However, the Advanced Management NPC clearly had a very clear understanding of the market. After this rule came out, over a hundred players directly applied for membership. And up to now, a total of more than three hundred people had become members of the Arena, gaining priority access to the battle rooms and enjoying a 10% discount, the same treatment as ordinary members of the Zero Wing Guild.
Because of this, the number of players wanting to join the Zero Wing Guild had also skyrocketed.
Now the outside world was spreading the word that becoming a member of the Zero Wing Guild was equivalent to having 100 Magic Crystals. Which guild could compare to this benefit? If you became an elite member, it would be even better, with an 20% discount and even higher priority access to the battle rooms.
Just as Shi Feng walked out of the Zero Wing Residence gate, intending to check how the Magic Crystal income was for today, a system communication prompt suddenly came to his ear.
"It seems they finally couldn't sit still anymore," Shi Feng glanced at it, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
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