Chapter 1578 Control of the Fortress

In the reception room, as Shi Feng left, Fei Tehaliya and the other two watched his departing figure in stunned silence for a long time.

"Was Guild Leader Black Flame always this impulsive?"

Fei Tehaliya couldn't help but ask Maka Frey and Crimson Witch, feeling like she couldn't keep up with Shi Feng's pace.

Guilds rarely started wars over the struggle for profits, especially between the various super forces. They would usually negotiate first, and only resort to fighting if negotiations failed. A guild war was no joke, and whether they won or lost, it would cause considerable damage to both sides, even affecting their foundations.

However, she had only suggested negotiating with the Underworld Empire first, and be prepared to make some concessions. After all, Starlight Fortress involved too many interests, and many super forces were eyeing it, just waiting for something to happen so they could pounce like hungry wolves.

If they could settle the super guild Underworld Empire with a small price, things would be much easier afterward.

But Shi Feng was good; he refused without saying a word, and even said it was either you die or I die, with no other possibilities…

This was hardly something a guild leader would say; it was more like the behavior of a reckless man.

Although she couldn't say she didn't understand.

Capturing Starlight Fortress had been extremely difficult. They had finally captured it and were about to start reaping the rewards when some people suddenly appeared, wanting to snatch the results and get a piece of the pie. This was definitely infuriating, but it was a common occurrence in the virtual gaming world and in reality.

In situations where they were at a disadvantage, a head-on collision was definitely unwise.

Especially now, with Starlight Fortress being targeted by more than one super force, but by more than a dozen, all it would take was someone to take the lead. Even if they couldn't capture Starlight Fortress, they would cripple it, making it impossible to operate.

Because Starlight Fortress was not like other places. Other places would have some NPC guards to help manage the fortress, but Starlight Fortress was entirely managed by players, and it was only in a semi-controlled state. The fortress's magic arrays couldn't refuse players from entering the fortress; they could only rely on players to stop them, and the same went for combat within the fortress.

And with more than a dozen super forces eyeing Starlight Fortress, plus the Underworld Empire, these super forces only needed to send some experts to cause trouble inside the fortress, and they wouldn't be able to manage it with their manpower and strength, or even stop them from entering.

Over time, would any players in the God's Domain dare to come to Starlight Fortress?

"Guild Leader Black Flame is indeed very straightforward, but I didn't expect him to be so resolute, without even a hint of room for negotiation." Maka Frey was also surprised by Shi Feng's decisiveness.

"Guild Leader Fei Te, what do we do next? There's no room for negotiation on his side. Are we really going to fight against the various super forces?" Crimson Witch asked Fei Tehaliya with some concern.

After her Shanyi Tribe reached a cooperation agreement with Zero Wing regarding the fortress, they had spent a lot to manage this temporary base. They even had a series of plans to invest a large amount of the guild's resources into Starlight Fortress.

If Starlight Fortress really became a lawless zone that everyone feared, all of her Shanyi Tribe's investment would be wasted.

"I am acquainted with Hell Scream, the leader of the Underworld Empire's trump card legion. Since he is leading the team this time, I will find a way to talk to him properly," Fei Tehaliya said with a smile, looking at Crimson Witch's worried expression. "And it hasn't reached that point yet. When the experts from the various super forces and the Underworld Empire arrive, Guild Leader Black Flame might realize his decision was unwise, and there might be a turning point."

She had seen people like Shi Feng before, many times in fact. After all, experts were very proud, especially since Zero Wing had captured Starlight Fortress, accomplishing something that the super forces of the Western Continent couldn't. They were probably very confident in their strength, which was why they weren't afraid of a fight.

But when these super forces' experts actually gathered, and they personally felt the power of these super forces, it wouldn't be strange for Shi Feng to change his mind. After all, Shi Feng and the others had just arrived in the Western Continent and didn't know how powerful the super forces here were, let alone how terrifying the Underworld Empire was.

While Fei Tehaliya and the others were discussing how to deal with the various super forces, Shi Feng had come to the city lord's office on the third floor of the City Lord's Mansion alone, preparing to take control of the entire Starlight Fortress.

Although he had previously opened the City Lord's Mansion's restriction magic array and allowed Fire Dance and the others to enter the inheritance room, he had not yet controlled the entire Starlight Fortress.

Because the control of an ancient fortress couldn't be obtained simply by taking the Lord's Token. It also required a simple handover, or rather, the acquisition of the fortress's control permissions.

As Shi Feng opened the tightly locked door of the city lord's office, he saw an old man in butler attire standing quietly in the ancient and worn office.

Although this old man was entirely illusory and didn't possess any aura of pressure, he was practically invincible within the entire City Lord's Mansion, and he was also the one who truly controlled the entire Starlight Fortress.

"Holder of the Lord's Token, I am Osaytod, the manager of Starlight Fortress. Is there anything I can do for you?" Osaytod asked Shi Feng, who had entered, with great respect.

"I want to obtain the permission to control Starlight Fortress," Shi Feng said directly.

Ancient fortresses were different from other fortresses. The control permissions were entirely in the hands of the manager, so the entire fortress was always in a semi-controlled state.

The most players who obtained the Lord's Token could do was to obtain the fortress's control permissions from the manager, and this acquisition also required obtaining the Lord's Mark inside the Gate of Inheritance. Otherwise, they were just a fortress lord in name only, and they could be replaced at any time.

Because before obtaining the permissions, the entire fortress only recognized the token and not the person, and there was no protection for the Lord's Token. It had to be held on the body at all times. If it was left too far from the fortress, the token would directly return to the fortress and randomly appear in a location within the fortress.

Only after obtaining the bronze mark and the fortress permissions would he be considered half a controller of the fortress. He could store the token in the core secret room of the City Lord's Mansion, activate the City Lord's Mansion's defensive magic array, and the entire person would be free from the fortress's restrictions.

Unless someone broke through the City Lord's Mansion and obtained the Lord's Token from the core secret room, they would not be able to control Starlight Fortress.

Moreover, after obtaining the fortress's permissions, players could activate some of the fortress's functions, the most important of which was the ability to activate the fortress's underground prison.

This was a powerful function that outside fortresses absolutely did not have.

Because this fortress prison could imprison players, just like in NPC towns. Once a player was caught by an NPC, it was even more troublesome than dying. They couldn't get out unless they stayed inside for enough days or broke through the prison, and even dying wouldn't work.

This was quite cruel to players, after all, time was money in God's Domain. They couldn't do anything for several days, especially for first-rate players. They would fall behind a lot in the ever-changing God's Domain.

And the fortress prison had this ability.

As long as they suppressed the player, they could directly lock them up, and small fortresses could imprison them for up to eight days.

Eight days!

A master player would probably want to die after losing eight days. This was also why he dared to directly challenge the various super forces.

What if there were many masters?

As long as they dared to cause trouble inside the fortress, he would catch one and lock them up. He wanted to see how many Tier 3 masters the various super forces had who could be locked up and waste eight days.

As for attacking the fortress prison…

That was just a dream. This was an ancient fortress, and the defensive magic array inside was very powerful. As long as the defensive magic array was activated, it would be impossible to break through unless a Tier 5 expert appeared, and it could even be said that it was better to attack the City Lord's Mansion.

"Alright." Osaytod then drew a four-layered magic array at Shi Feng's feet and said slowly, "After testing, you possess one bronze mark and one silver mark. You automatically obtain silver-level fortress control and can activate one bronze-level fortress permission and one silver-level fortress permission. Do you want to choose to activate them?"

"Yes," Shi Feng nodded.

"These are all the bronze-level permissions and silver-level permissions that the fortress possesses. You can choose one from each, and once you decide, you cannot change it." Osaytod waved his hand and directly created a semi-illusory screen in front of Shi Feng, saying very seriously.

A total of two rows of options were listed on the semi-illusory screen.

One was the bronze-level choices, a total of three: Fortress Prison, Fortress Restaurant, and Fortress Inn.

The other was the silver-level choices, also three: Demonization Tower, Creation Tower, and Summoning Tower.

"These are the silver-level functions of Starlight Fortress?" Shi Feng's eyes were filled with surprise as he looked at the three options in the silver level.

He had seen many fortress functions, but among the many silver-level functions he had seen, Starlight Fortress could definitely rival the silver-level functions of those large fortresses.

The Demonization Tower could further increase the magic density of the fortress. The magic of Starlight Fortress was already quite high, and if the Demonization Tower was activated, it would probably exceed Zero Wing City.

The Creation Tower was a training holy land for auxiliary occupations, because it possessed advanced meditation rooms and intermediate research rooms. Even players with average talent would have a great chance of being promoted to master if they used the resources inside.

As for the Summoning Tower, he had only seen one in a medium-sized fortress with gold-level permissions.

And the function of the Summoning Tower was only one.

Summon creatures!

As long as a medium was provided, similar creatures could be summoned as guardians of the fortress. The more powerful the medium, the more powerful the summoned creature. It could only be summoned once a month, and only one could be maintained at the same time.

This function seemed ordinary, but it was very powerful.

Because this summoning had no strength limit for the summoned creatures. In other words, if they possessed the body or remains of a Tier 6 god, players could summon a Tier 6 god through this fortress.

A Tier 6 god!

This was an existence that even Tier 6 divine players would avoid. With such a Tier 6 god guarding the fortress, not to mention attacking the fortress, probably no one would dare to mess around in the entire map, because the entire map was the activity range of the fortress guardian…

"Holder of the Lord's Token, please choose the function you want to unlock." Osaytod couldn't help but remind Shi Feng, who hadn't recovered for a long time.