Chapter 1 Excitement Over the Physical Strength Elixir

The surrounding crowd, after reading the information on the Physical Strength Elixir, displayed increasingly excited expressions.

Physical strength, as a hidden attribute for players, didn't seem to have much use normally, but when it was truly needed, it was always in short supply.

"Guild Leader, we're going to strike it rich this time! This Physical Strength Elixir is simply perfect for the Sunken Swamp. With it, we can even venture into the core area of the Sunken Swamp!" an excited Level 38 Berserker said in the guild chat.

"What's the rush? Let's take a look at its pre-sale price first. If it's too expensive, I'd rather just stick to the outer areas of the Sunken Swamp," a Level 39 Shield Warrior said, though his eyes betrayed his anticipation.

He hoped the price of the Physical Strength Elixir wouldn't be too high.

The Sunken Swamp was a high-resource map for Levels 40 to 50, but the swamp terrain consumed a great deal of stamina. The deeper you went, the greater the consumption. This was why major guilds didn't go there to level up and grind, giving these independent players a chance to level up quickly and make money.

Those who had gone there before realized that the Sunken Swamp was definitely a treasure trove. Various rare ores and herbs could be found from time to time. Although there were many monsters, if one was careful, one could still reap a good harvest in a day.

However, more and more players had been coming to the Sunken Swamp recently, and the income in the outer areas was dwindling. The inner and core areas consumed too much stamina. Before they could go far, their stamina would enter the warning zone. If they encountered monsters without resting, it would mean a total wipe. But if they rested frequently, the search area would become very small, and they wouldn't gain much in a day.

If they could obtain the Physical Strength Elixir, their daily income would definitely multiply several times, considering the abundant resources in the core area.

By then, the whole team could complete their initial accumulation earlier and ride mounts, which would definitely make other adventure teams envious.

As the Level 39 Shield Warrior thought this, the independent players surrounding the counter were also calculating their gains and losses.

"Quick, the pre-sale price is out!"

"Could the Candlelight Trading Firm have mislabeled the price?"

"It must be a mistake. Such a good elixir definitely wouldn't be so cheap!"

The players in the hall exclaimed in surprise after seeing the pre-sale price.

Ordinary potions only lasted for two hours, but the Physical Strength Elixir lasted for a full ten hours and increased the stamina limit by 10%. One bottle was equivalent to five potions, but it only cost 10 silver coins. It was even cheaper than Blackwater and Heaven's Burial's mana potions. It seemed impossible.

However, after waiting for a long time, the NPCs didn't change the price, which drove everyone crazy. They all breathed heavily, staring intently at the countdown to the sale of the Physical Strength Elixir.

The sale countdown was half an hour.

But none of them intended to leave. They all stood there in line, waiting for the Physical Strength Elixir to go on sale, and quietly notified their squads and teams to prepare money quickly.

As players notified each other, the news of the Physical Strength Elixir spread like wildfire, immediately causing a sensation among the players. For those who had been adventuring in the wild and collecting ores and herbs for a long time, it was like seeing a divine medicine.

It made White River City, which was already a gathering place for elites, even more lively.

"Physical Strength Elixir? I didn't expect the Candlelight Trading Firm to sell this. Now we won't have any problems going to the ancient ruins of the Twin Towers Kingdom. Immediately have people buy it. We want all they have."

The elite teams of major guilds who were preparing to go to the Twin Towers Kingdom also rushed to the Candlelight Trading Firm after receiving the news.

This made the somewhat deserted Candlelight Trading Firm become packed with players.

At this time, Feng Qianyu and Qing Feng, who were sitting in the reception room on the second floor, were also quite shocked.

"Sister Qianyu, the Zero Wing Guild is really amazing. We've collected so much information, but we haven't found any items that restore physical strength. Now the Zero Wing Guild is directly selling them, and they're selling them so cheaply. Blackwater and Heaven's Burial must be crying now," Qing Feng said with a smile, looking at the crowded players in the hall on the first floor.

Ten silver coins could buy a bottle of stamina potion that lasted for ten hours, which was equivalent to one silver coin per hour. Such an affordable price, even ordinary players wouldn't think it was too expensive.

The amount of money an ordinary player could earn each day was very limited. In addition to buying necessary items, ordinary players who wanted to level up quickly and collect more ores and herbs would definitely need the Physical Strength Elixir.

But if ordinary players bought the Physical Strength Elixir, they probably wouldn't have any spare money to buy other things in the short term.

Blackwater and Heaven's Burial had been using price reductions to attract ordinary players, but now it was all in vain…

"The Zero Wing Guild has indeed become much stronger. It's a pity that time is too short. Otherwise, Zero Wing could have helped me a lot in capturing Thunder Island," Feng Qianyu nodded.

She had come to the Zero Wing Guild this time for two things.

The first was the Dark Arena competition. The schedule had been set, and it would be held tomorrow afternoon. There would also be a large auction, and she heard that the items auctioned were all rare treasures that players dreamed of.

The second thing was Thunder Island.

The Thunder Island affair was becoming more and more intense, and the investment of the major guilds was also increasing. Jiu Long Emperor had even sent his entire fortune. Although she had also taken out her family fortune, she was still stretched thin on Thunder Island, so she came to borrow people from the Zero Wing Guild.

Just as Qing Feng and Feng Qianyu were talking, Shi Feng walked into the reception room from outside.

"What a strong sense of oppression!" Qing Feng thought to herself in surprise as she looked at Shi Feng who had entered the room.

She had always been curious about the strength of the Zero Wing Guild's Guild Leader. Now that she saw him, he was indeed well-deserved.

The powerful sense of oppression was simply suffocating, as if the person in front of her was not a player at all, but a humanoid beast.

Feng Qianyu didn't find it too surprising.

Because she had already seen Shi Feng's battle in Stone Forest Town, otherwise, she wouldn't have personally come to the Candlelight Trading Firm.

"Pavilion Master Feng is looking for me so suddenly. I wonder what's the matter? Could it be that the date of the competition has been officially set?" Shi Feng said with a smile, looking at Feng Qianyu after sitting down.

Although the opponent in the Dark Arena had been confirmed, the date of the competition had not been completely finalized.

He attached great importance to the Dark Arena competition.

Because more and more large financial groups were entering, the amount of bets in each competition was becoming more and more astonishing. Now, winning a competition could easily earn him two or three thousand gold coins.

This was an important source of income for the Zero Wing Guild, which was currently in dire need of money.

"You guessed part of it correctly. The date and location of the competition are tomorrow night at 10 p.m. in the imperial capital of the Yanlong Empire," Feng Qianyu said with a smile. "As for the other part, I would like to borrow ten people from your Zero Wing Guild."