Chapter 1 The Gathering

In the meeting room, as Yan Ya left, Shi Feng immediately had people summon the forging players recruited by the Adventurer's Alliance to gather.

Because the Adventurer's Alliance was expanding so rapidly, it ultimately needed its own production chain.

So, before he left, he had already instructed Yan Ya to recruit a group of lifestyle players into the Adventurer's Alliance, who would be cultivated by the Adventurer's Alliance.

The 400,000 Ice Jade Stones he brought from Lake Heart City would be a waste to sell directly. Only after being forged and refined by advanced blacksmiths into Ice Resistance Gems would they truly be valuable.

Although Candlelight Trading Firm had many advanced blacksmiths, they were usually busy making various items, and there simply weren't enough people or time to process 400,000 Ice Jade Stones.

It just so happened that the level of lifestyle players in the Ice Crystal World was not low, especially the lifestyle players who crafted weapons and equipment, almost all of whom were advanced professionals. They could be used to refine the 400,000 Ice Jade Stones.

In less than ten minutes, over a hundred blacksmiths gathered in the meeting room, each wearing the badge of an advanced blacksmith.

If this were in Star-Moon Kingdom, it would definitely amaze the major forces of Star-Moon Kingdom.

Over a hundred advanced blacksmiths. In the entire Star-Moon Kingdom, only Candlelight Trading Firm could produce such numbers. Other trading firms or guilds simply couldn't do it. However, the forging level of these hundred advanced blacksmiths was not as good as that of the advanced blacksmiths in the God's Domain Continent.

At this time, over a hundred advanced blacksmiths stood quietly in the meeting room of the Shura Adventurer Group, all of them quite nervous and excited, because in the entire meeting room there was also a big shot who they felt was unattainable, and that was Shi Feng.

This nervousness and excitement was not only because of the aura exuded by Shi Feng himself, but more because the Shi Feng in front of them was the leader of the Shura Adventurer Group, and also the founder of the Adventurer's Alliance.

It could be said that he was the true number one person in Coldwind City!

For these free blacksmiths, such a big shot was simply someone from another world. They never expected to be able to see him with their own eyes. Just this was enough for them to brag to their friends for the rest of their lives.

"You have all signed a cooperation contract with the Adventurer's Alliance. From now on, you are probationary members of the Adventurer's Alliance. Usually, your contribution value to the Adventurer's Alliance will be determined based on your performance. When the contribution value accumulates to a certain level, you can be promoted. The higher the level of promotion within the Adventurer's Alliance, the higher the benefits and treatment you will enjoy in the future. It can even be comparable to the vice president of a large guild, and it is much more free than the vice presidents of various major guilds. Whether you can reach this level depends on your personal efforts."

When everyone heard Shi Feng say this, they were all stunned on the spot for a moment, their mouths wide open, completely unable to believe that this was true.

As long as the contribution value to the Adventurer's Alliance was high enough, they could be promoted, and even receive the benefits and treatment of a vice president of a large guild.

They needed to know that any vice president of a large guild was someone they admired, not someone they could reach as ordinary players. As for treatment, there was no need to say more. After working for a few years, they wouldn't have to worry about the rest of their lives. They dreamed of such a thing, but they knew they couldn't do it.

But this kind of thing had become something that could be seen, no longer illusory. How could they not be shocked and excited?

If Shi Feng, who was standing in front of them, was not the founder of the Adventurer's Alliance, they would definitely sneer at it. But since Shi Feng in front of them had said so, then it must be true.

Instantly, a scorching fighting spirit burned in everyone's eyes, wishing they could pounce into the pile of materials and show off their skills.

"Guild Leader, tell us what you want us to do, we guarantee to complete it to the best of our ability!"

"Guild Leader, give us the task!"

Everyone was not stupid either. They knew that they were called here this time for something to do, and they all looked at Shi Feng impatiently.

"Alright, then I won't waste any time. What you have to do now is to carry out forging and refining." Shi Feng glanced at the crowd with high morale, nodded and said, "However, the forging and refining you are going to carry out is a bit special. You cannot complete the last step during the forging and refining, that is to say, you will not get any proficiency, but you will get corresponding Adventurer's Alliance points and contribution value. If there is no problem, you can go to the Forging Association, where your forging rooms have been prepared, and the materials will be sent over soon."

The refining of Ice Jade Stones was not easy, because Ice Jade Stones themselves were a high-grade rare material, and the probability of finally making Ice Resistance Gems was very low. For advanced blacksmiths, it was only 20%, and it was very troublesome to refine, requiring a lot of time. Only a forging master like him had a higher success rate, reaching about 30%. Even with some external objects, the success rate could reach about 35%.

It seemed to be only 15% higher, but for any lifestyle player, this 15% was a world of difference.

Bai Qingxue had worked so hard to collect so many Ice Jade Stones. It would be almost impossible to collect so many again in the future. In order to obtain more Ice Resistance Gems, he planned to refine them himself.

Let the advanced blacksmiths complete all the previous processes, and he would complete the last step. Although it was a bit opportunistic, it would lead to a lower success rate, but it was only limited. Moreover, doing so could save a lot of time.

When everyone heard Shi Feng say this, they all rushed out of the meeting room, running madly towards the Forging Association, fearing that they would be a step slower than others.

On the other side, Yan Ya quickly sorted out the new system of the Adventurer's Alliance and directly released it on the official forum of Coldwind City.

As soon as the new system of the Adventurer's Alliance came out, it immediately caused a shock among all the players in Coldwind City.

"What's the situation? Is the Shura Adventurer Group having a big clearance sale?"

"What a big deal, which big consortium is behind the Shura Adventurer Group? Even if I can't reach the Epic level, I can live a carefree life if I mix a Gold level in the Adventurer's Alliance."

"The Shura Adventurer Group is mighty!"

"Damn! This benefit is better than in the guild, no, I'm leaving the guild now to join the Adventurer's Alliance!"

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Not only the vast majority of free players, but also guild players were attracted to the new benefits of the Adventurer's Alliance.

In the Adventurer's Alliance, there were not so many restrictions, and the benefits were not much worse than those of the guild, and it was more free. In that case, wouldn't it be better to join the Adventurer's Alliance?

For those free experts, it was even better. There were no constraints, and they could get credit points from the Adventurer's Alliance every month when they reached a certain level. It was simply awesome.

In Hecate's guild residence.

In the magnificent president's office, there were several high-level executives standing, but everyone's face was unspeakably gloomy.

"Is this Shura Adventurer Group crazy? They dare to promise such benefits to free players?"

"In order to win people's hearts, aren't they afraid of losing money and dying?"

The high-level executives present were shocked beyond words when they saw the new benefits of the Adventurer's Alliance. Their major guilds recruited a large number of players, especially players who could get wages. There were quite strict restrictions, such as having to take action to brush dungeons and bosses every day. The freedom was very low. If they didn't do so, they couldn't earn back these funds from the guild members at all.

But the Adventurer's Alliance was different. There were not so many restrictions. The players were very free. They were all exchanged, earning the difference in the middle. The result of the Adventurer's Alliance's doing so was to spend a considerable price. Only a madman would dare to do so.

"Interesting, in order to get Coldwind City to collect rare materials, they have already used all means?" Xue Guang's eyes sank slightly, and then he asked a young woman beside him, "How have the Twelve Heavenly Fiends been resting? And how is the equipment exchanged from the Adventurer's Alliance?"

"They have all rested well, and the equipment exchanged is enough for them to use, and they can start acting at any time." The young woman smiled and said.

"Okay, let's go to the Ice and Snow Ruins now. It's time to let this Shura Adventurer Group know that what they have done is just a waste of effort." Xue Guang smiled faintly.

On the other side, Shi Feng was refining Ice Jade Stones frantically.

Through a large number of advanced blacksmiths processed, and finally Shi Feng completed the last step, although the final success rate was only about 32%, Shi Feng was also satisfied.

For four consecutive days, he finally refined 400,000 Ice Jade Stones successfully, making more than 128,000 Ice Resistance Gems, and Shi Feng himself also rose to level 67.

"Okay, finally completed." Shi Feng looked at a backpack of Ice Resistance Gems, and his heart was unspeakably excited, "It's also time to harvest Coldwind City."