Chapter 1 The Calm After the Storm

Star-Moon City, Stone Forest Town.

In the wake of the great battle between Zero Wing and Underworld, the entire Star-Moon Kingdom was shaken. No one had expected such an outcome—Underworld defeated, its main force practically crippled. Many of its members were still unable to log into God's Domain, and the Blackwater Guild, which had participated in the battle, had also suffered heavy losses.

This astonishing victory brought Zero Wing Guild's reputation and prestige in the Star-Moon Kingdom to its peak. All the major forces in the Star-Moon Kingdom, both overt and covert, felt a strong sense of awe and fear towards the current Zero Wing Guild.

Not to mention the three Baphomet, just the hundreds of small ballista vehicles combined with the mobile defense magic array were not to be trifled with. With this alone, Zero Wing Guild's war weapons were already at the pinnacle of Star-Moon, something other guilds in the Star-Moon Kingdom could not compare to.

If it hadn't been for a guild like Underworld, capable of manipulating Fiends and backed by a large consortium, no other guild in the Star-Moon Kingdom could have posed a threat to Zero Wing.

Inside Zero Wing's Residence Hall, a flash of light appeared, and Shi Feng materialized at the guild teleportation point of the Guild Scroll.

The Guild Hall was bustling with activity. Many of the guild's new generation of elite trainees were eagerly waiting in the mission area to accept guild tasks.

These new elite trainees had only recently left the beginner towns and were new players who had passed the guild's assessment. Although their levels were not high, averaging around Level 20, they all possessed considerable talent, with some being exceptionally gifted.

With a glance, Shi Feng even spotted several top experts who had made a name for themselves in the Star-Moon Kingdom in his previous life.

Such as Shadow Chaser, ranked among the top ten assassins in the Star-Moon Kingdom, Blood Rain Still, ranked among the top twenty oracles, and Luo Yiyi, a druid who could advance to a Tier 4 class.

These were all talents that various guilds would find hard to come by, but in this life, they had all joined Zero Wing Guild.

"This battle was amazing! It's a pity my level is too low, and I didn't have the chance to participate in such an epic battle. If my level were higher, I might have had the chance to join this momentous war!" A young man in a silver-gray mage robe looked at the battle video playing in the Guild Hall, his face filled with longing.

"Participating in such a battle isn't that easy. You'd need to advance to become a guild elite to have a chance, right? We're just elite trainees now, and there's still a long way to go before we become true guild elites. We're far behind in guild contribution points, not to mention the elite advancement strength test." A sturdy man in armor shook his head.

Elite trainees were only recognized by the guild for their potential. Potential didn't equate to strength. If they didn't meet the guild's requirements within a certain period, they would still be kicked out of the elite trainee program and slowly advance as ordinary members.

Moreover, as Zero Wing Guild's influence grew and more players joined, the requirements for elite members became increasingly high. After all, the guild's resources were limited, and not everyone could enjoy generous resources. Only the guild's elites and experts had that privilege.

"So what? The current guild elites only joined Zero Wing Guild earlier than us. As long as you give me time, becoming a main force member of the guild won't be a problem." A delicate-looking girl with an oval face, wearing a black leather outfit, curled her lips. She then looked at Shi Feng fighting in the video, confidently saying, "Just watch! I'll be by the Guild Leader's side sooner or later!"

"You're thinking too much. Take a look at who's by the Guild Leader's side. Guild Leader Fire Dance and Vice Guild Leader Aqua Rose are both capable of competing with the top experts in super guilds." The others couldn't help but cast speechless glances.

Just saying that earned the delicate girl a fierce glare...

The voices of these elite trainees weren't quiet. Even ordinary players dozens of yards away could hear them, let alone Shi Feng, who possessed an extraordinary physique.

Shi Feng could only shake his head and chuckle at this.

He hadn't expected that being the Guild Leader would have such an effect on encouraging hard work in the guild.

However, looking at these elite trainee members, Shi Feng felt it was indeed necessary to expand. Previously, due to the guild's weak foundation and problems with funds and resources, the number of elite trainee slots was very limited.

Now, with the decisive battle against Underworld Guild, Underworld Guild's main force was almost completely wiped out, and the guild was paralyzed. It could be said that Underworld was having problems just surviving in God's Domain, let alone fighting them, Zero Wing.

Without this threat and concern, coupled with the gains from this battle, Zero Wing Guild's revenue was astonishing. Not to mention the items dropped by the Fiends, even the weapons and equipment dropped by the killed players were a huge sum, enough for Zero Wing Guild to expand several times over.

And this time, he planned to target the surrounding kingdoms, absorbing potential experts from them. After all, Zero Wing's battle had been earth-shattering. Not only did the people of Star-Moon Kingdom know about it, but the surrounding kingdoms also knew a little. After all, Underworld Guild had previously controlled Ancient Rock City, which was already known to players in the surrounding kingdoms.

Now that Underworld had been completely defeated by Zero Wing, players in the surrounding kingdoms would naturally want to learn more about Zero Wing. Their Zero Wing Guild could take this opportunity to recruit a large number of elite experts to enhance the guild's strength and potential.

With this in mind, Shi Feng sent a message to Aqua Rose, asking her to send someone to handle the matter.

As for himself, he went to the Colosseum in Stone Forest Town.

After the battle with Underworld ended, Stone Forest Town had completely stabilized, and more and more players gathered there, including experts from various guilds and many free experts from the Star-Moon Kingdom.

Through the battle outside Stone Forest Town, everyone clearly realized one thing.

Players could contend against war weapons, but it required sufficient strength. And the fastest way to improve strength was undoubtedly to advance to a Tier 2 class. The required weapons and equipment were easy to obtain, but advancing to a Tier 2 class required a high level of technical skill from the players.

And the best choice to quickly improve combat skills was undoubtedly to come to the Colosseum in Stone Forest Town.

Although they could also use the Trial Tower to improve, using it once cost a Magic Crystal, which was a cost that not everyone could afford.

At this time, Shi Feng arrived at the Colosseum's hall, which was packed with people. Experts from various guilds were challenging each other, even offering rewards for challenges to improve their combat skills. This led to more players participating.

And the most popular place in the Colosseum was undoubtedly the Advanced Combat Room.

Because the Advanced Combat Room could help players improve their skill completion. The higher the skill completion, the greater the power of the skill. This could be said to be the most direct way to improve strength.

However, the number of Advanced Combat Rooms was too small. Even though the managing NPC Judy raised the price to four Magic Crystals for half an hour, it was still in short supply...

The effect was better than Shi Feng had imagined.

It could be said that the Magic Crystals earned in the Colosseum were largely due to the Advanced Combat Rooms.

After a new round of players finished using the Advanced Combat Rooms, Shi Feng also put away the Evil God's Monument. And after Shi Feng put away the Evil God's Monument, it immediately caused a commotion in the Colosseum.

"What's going on? Are we not allowed to use the Advanced Combat Rooms anymore?"

"I finally got in line, and now I can't use it? Isn't this screwing people over?"

...

The players who wanted to use the Advanced Combat Rooms started making a fuss.

Soon, everyone received a reply from the NPC that the Advanced Combat Rooms needed to be updated and asked everyone to wait a moment, which calmed everyone down a bit.

System: Detecting that the player has more than 10,000 units of abyssal energy, is the player willing to spend 10,000 units of abyssal energy to further upgrade the Evil God's Monument?

Holding the Evil God's Monument, Shi Feng was slightly surprised. Previously, he had always controlled the Evil God's Monument to absorb energy, but this time, he was holding the Evil God's Monument, and the system prompt directly asked him.

However, Shi Feng didn't think too much and directly clicked to agree.