Chapter 351 Advanced Transport Cart

"It's done so quickly?"

Shi Feng's heart leaped with joy upon hearing Melancholic Smile's report.

High-grade transport carriages weren't easy to make. Even with all the materials, some parts issues could lead to defects, requiring replacement and reassembly, which was very time-consuming and labor-intensive.

But once completed, it would be a tremendous boost to the development of the town.

The reconstruction of Stone Forest Town was complete, but without the crucial transport carriages, it couldn't unlock its true potential.

Although they rented ordinary carriages from NPCs, those carriages could only carry a small number of players, only three or four. The rental prices were also relatively high, and the time saved wasn't much. The speed was equivalent to ordinary mounts. If players had to spend 40 Copper Coins to save five hours, many ordinary players would probably choose to walk, so Shi Feng set the price at 30 Copper Coins, breaking even.

Now, having a high-grade transport carriage would solve many problems. First, it was fast enough, comparable to Mysterious-Iron-grade mounts. Second, it could carry twenty people, which meant they could earn a lot just from transporting players, not to mention the truly important cargo.

A high-grade transport carriage could carry sixty items that couldn't fit in backpack spaces.

In player towns, the number of items sold by wandering merchants depended entirely on the town's freight capacity, because most of the items wandering merchants transported from town to town were items that players' backpacks couldn't hold.

And the more items a town could transport that couldn't be stored in space backpacks, the more rare items the wandering merchants who entered the town would sell, and the number of wandering merchants would also increase. This could be said to be a hidden piece of information.

This hidden information was gradually discovered after many guilds owned their own advanced towns or cities. They all regretted not establishing the transport sector earlier, because just the rare items sold by wandering merchants could attract an unknown number of players.

Moreover, when the number of wandering merchants in a town or city reached a certain number, it could unlock a hidden effect.

That was the appearance of a Mysterious Shop in the town!

As the name suggested, the Mysterious Shop was somewhat different from the Black Market. The Black Market sold a limited number of items at exorbitant prices, and the items changed regularly. It depended on whether players had enough money to grab them first, and the highest bidder won. The items in the Mysterious Shop were unlimited. Every player could buy items inside without worrying about competing with other players.

Correspondingly, the number of items a player could buy each day was limited and random, because what they bought in the Mysterious Shop wasn't a specific item, but a Mysterious Treasure Chest. Ordinary players could only buy a maximum of five per day, and each Mysterious Treasure Chest cost two Silver Coins. They would randomly yield various items.

These random items included potions, weapons, equipment, magic scrolls, food and drinks, and so on. With good luck, one could even get Dark-Gold-grade weapons and equipment, which was very popular among players.

Moreover, when players bought a certain number of Mysterious Treasure Chests in the Mysterious Shop, they could become a member. In addition to increasing the number of Mysterious Treasure Chests they could buy each day to seven, they could also enter the second floor of the Mysterious Shop, where they could compete for a rare weapon or equipment item every day. The item up for grabs was generally at least Mithril-grade, often Fine-Gold-grade, and rarely, Dark-Gold-grade.

In God's Domain, once players reached level 50, it was difficult to obtain high-quality weapons and equipment. Just obtaining Mithril-grade weapons and equipment was as difficult as obtaining Dark-Gold-grade weapons and equipment now, so having a chance to compete for Fine-Gold-grade weapons and equipment every day was an opportunity for most players.

And this opportunity didn't require players to have particularly high combat skills, as long as they had enough Gold Coins, they could snatch it.

Therefore, in God's Domain, wherever there was a town with a Mysterious Shop, many ordinary players would flock to it. Some merchant players even used this to make a fortune, going to various towns every day to compete, and then reselling the items. After all, these were level 50 and above Fine-Gold-grade weapons and equipment, which couldn't be bought anywhere else normally.

Similarly, many players could obtain a set of Fine-Gold-grade or higher weapons and equipment through this method.

Afterwards, Shi Feng went to Candlelight Firm and immediately rushed to Zhuo Yuan's studio.

"Guild Leader, what do you think of this high-grade transport carriage?" Melancholic Smile pointed to the exquisite carriage in the studio.

Although the high-grade transport carriage was called a carriage, it wasn't driven by horses. Like a Bronze-grade motorcycle, it was completely mechanized. As long as you bought some fuel from the NPC shop, it could be driven. This was the same as taming a mount. Biological mounts needed to be fed regularly, and the more advanced the mount, the more expensive the food required.

"Was this modified?" Shi Feng looked closely and saw some changes in the appearance of the transport carriage compared to the original design drawing.

"Yes, Zhuo Yuan is a true engineering genius. He made some slight modifications based on research data from the Titan Sacred City, which improved the performance of this high-grade transport carriage." Melancholic Smile explained.

High-Grade Transport Carriage, Ordinary Grade, made by Engineering Master Zhuo Yuan.

Maximum Capacity: 20 people.

Durability: 200/200.

Unrestricted Item Storage Space: Can store 8,000 slots of items, 60 items that cannot be stored in space.

Skill: Mana Burning, increases movement speed by absorbing the player's mana, absorbing 1,500 points of mana per minute, increasing speed by 15%, no cooldown.

"Amazing!" Shi Feng exclaimed in surprise.

He had seen the Mana Burning skill before, but this skill generally appeared on Bronze-grade or higher mechanical carriages or mounts. This was the first time he had seen it appear on an ordinary high-grade transport carriage.

With this skill, the movement speed could be increased by 15%, giving the high-grade transport carriage a speed close to that of a Mithril-grade mount.

However, looking at this high-grade transport carriage, Shi Feng felt a little helpless.

It was only because the number of high-grade transport carriages was too small. They only had enough materials to make two currently. If they could make them in large quantities, Stone Forest Town might not have to wait until it was promoted to an advanced town before the Mysterious Shop appeared.

"If only we could find replacement materials," Shi Feng pondered secretly.

Azure Wood was even rarer than Adamantine Wood, and the maps where it was located were very dangerous. It was very difficult to obtain it in large quantities.

"That's right, I remember that Azure Wood grows where Ebony grows. Only a very small amount of Ebony forms Azure Wood with stronger tenacity, hardness, and magic conductivity due to the density of mana. What if I used the Philosopher's Stone to enhance the elements of Ebony?" Shi Feng suddenly thought of the Philosopher's Stone.

The Philosopher's Stone was an alchemical treasure.

The main purpose of alchemy, besides refining potions, was transformation and enhancement.

Azure Wood originally came from Ebony, so with the Philosopher's Stone, it was entirely possible to try.

Ebony wasn't a rare material in God's Domain, it could be said to be a very common type of wood. If he could transform Ebony into Azure Wood, it would save a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Making a large number of high-grade transport carriages would no longer be difficult.

Thinking of this, Shi Feng immediately asked Melancholic Smile to take some Ebony from the warehouse, while he went to the private warehouse to get the Philosopher's Stone.