Chapter 1 Dark Night Empire

Dark Night Empire, Dark Night City.

The bustling commercial streets were teeming with people. The prosperous scene amazed the players who had come here for the first time. Level 55 and higher players equipped with Level 50 Mithril equipment could be seen everywhere on the streets, and even Tier 2 experts could be spotted.

In the heart of this bustling city, the Star Ring Guild's residence was particularly dazzling.

Players from other cities in the Dark Night Empire gathered here almost all the time, each participating in the Star Ring Guild's membership assessment.

"It feels like more and more players are coming to the Star Ring Guild for assessment recently. I heard that not only players from the Dark Night Empire, but even players from the surrounding countries are coming, wanting to join the Star Ring Guild."

"That's for sure. I heard that the Star Ring Guild obtained a Magic Crystal Mine. Now, not only are Magic Crystal resources abundant, but they have also opened up a passage to the Sea of Trees, allowing them to go to the Sea of Trees."

"The Sea of Trees? Are you talking about the legendary dream city of the Sea of Trees in the Dark Night Empire?"

"Of course, or what did you think? I heard that the Sea of Trees is a great place. It is protected by the six ancient Elven Kings and has a special Tier 2 job change channel. You don't need to go through the Tier 2 job change quest to change to a Tier 2 job. The difficulty of the job change is relatively simple, but the Tier 2 job change is not the existing Tier 2 jobs, but specific Tier 2 jobs."

"Specific Tier 2 jobs?"

"That's right. I heard it's a Minstrel, somewhere between a melee and a magic class. It's a support class, not an output class like a Berserker or Elementalist, nor is it a healer like a Priest or Oracle. It's somewhere in between."

"That's still awesome! Either way, it's a Tier 2 job. It's so difficult to advance to Tier 2 jobs now. Even with the full support of a large guild, only a very few can advance. I wonder when we can enter the Sea of Trees. If I can't advance to a Tier 2 job by then, it's not bad to change to a Tier 2 Minstrel. At least a Tier 2 job is much stronger than my current Tier 1 Berserker."

"You're thinking too beautifully. That's the dream city of the Sea of Trees. It's not so easy to get in. Only the Star Ring Guild, which opened up the passage, can bring more people in. Otherwise, what do you think these expert players from other kingdoms are here for? Isn't it to join the Star Ring Guild and then get a chance to enter the Sea of Trees?"

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The free players on the street looked at the players lining up at the Star Ring Guild and couldn't help but whisper to each other.

Although they also wanted to join the Star Ring Guild, as a super power that could even compete head-on with those top-tier guilds, the conditions for accepting people were not generally high. It wasn't as simple as just wanting to join.

Meanwhile, in the Star Ring's guild leader's office on the top floor, more than a dozen Tier 2 jobs were standing, but it was silent.

"Damn it, War Spirit's Undying actually took the first kill of the Hell-level dungeon before us, successfully allowing the guild to advance to a three-star guild!" Lu Xingluo frowned, unable to help but glare at the crowd and angrily said, "What exactly is going on? We were clearly leading in the dungeon before, so why did War Spirit's Undying take the first kill in the end?"

"Guild Leader, according to the information I received, War Spirit's Undying suddenly obtained a batch of powerful weapons and auxiliary items, which greatly improved their team's combat power, so they took the first kill before us," explained Su Luo, a Level 57 Tier 2 Elementalist.

"Obtained a batch of powerful weapons? How is that possible?" Lu Xingluo couldn't help but be surprised.

War Spirit's Undying was a top-tier guild, after all. The equipment of its main force was definitely among the best in God's Domain. Even if they borrowed equipment from other guilds, their combat power couldn't have improved so much.

"It's true. According to our undercover spies, these weapons are all Dark-Gold weapons that can be used up to Level 55." Su Luo then sent the weapon information to Lu Xingluo. "Although these Level 55 Dark-Gold weapons are not as good as real Level 55 Dark-Gold weapons in terms of attributes, they are not comparable to the current Level 50 Dark-Gold weapons, so War Spirit's Undying's main force has greatly improved in output."

"Level 55 Dark-Gold weapons? How did they get them? Even super guilds should have very few of these things, how could they easily sell them?" Lu Xingluo said in surprise.

"According to our spies' inquiries, these weapons are from the Zero Wing Guild. This Zero Wing Guild seems to have some special channels to obtain these weapons." Su Luo slowly said, "I have already had people investigate the Zero Wing Guild, but the Zero Wing Guild's security in this area is too good. We still haven't found out how these weapons came to be, but according to my guess, it is likely that they were made by the Zero Wing Guild's blacksmith."

"We major guilds are already struggling to clear Level 50 team dungeons. To obtain Level 55 Dark-Gold weapons, it is impossible to obtain them unless through special quests or by chance killing wild Bosses. Not to mention that Zero Wing can sell them to War Spirit's Undying in large quantities. It is very likely that Zero Wing's blacksmith accidentally created Level 55 Dark-Gold weapons, or accidentally obtained the Level 55 Dark-Gold forging blueprint, so they can mass-produce them."

"Zero Wing Guild?" Lu Xingluo's face darkened slightly. "I heard that Zero Wing suddenly launched an attack on Ancient Rock City. What is the result now?"

The fact that the Zero Wing Guild dared to defy him before had already made him very angry. Now, they were even trading with his opponent, War Spirit's Undying, causing the almost finished War Spirit's Undying to revive and become even more troublesome. It could be said that the Zero Wing Guild was the instigator.

"It was not successful." Su Luo thought for a moment and said in a low voice.

"Of course I know that. That's Beast Emperor, that old fellow. How could he be so easy to deal with? Not to mention that he was lucky enough to obtain the inheritance of the Evil God's Temple." Lu Xingluo nodded. "I'm asking about Zero Wing's losses now?"

"There were no losses. After failing to capture Ancient Rock City, Zero Wing used powerful magic scrolls to block the Evil Beast army, and then quickly evacuated." Su Luo explained in detail, "Although the Zero Wing Guild did not capture Ancient Rock City, the Dark Witch Tower, one of the Dark Teleport strongholds of the Orc Empire, was captured by Zero Wing..."

"How could this be?" Lu Xingluo's eyes widened, somewhat disbelieving. "Isn't Dark Soul guarding that Dark stronghold?"

Although he didn't know how powerful the Dark Witch Tower stronghold was, it was generally guarded by NPCs. Even if a super force wanted to capture it, they would probably have to pay an unimaginable price, let alone the Zero Wing Guild, which even fought against Ancient Rock City while attacking the Dark Witch Tower.

"That's right. In the Dark Witch Tower, Zero Wing used a war weapon that had never appeared before. This weapon is like a mobile small magic tower and has extremely high defense, so the Dark Witch Tower was destroyed. Now, major forces are investigating this new weapon, wanting to get their hands on it." Su Luo nodded, then sent the battle video of the Dark Witch Tower to Lu Xingluo.

"Level 55 Dark-Gold weapon production, and this war chariot, the Zero Wing Guild is really beyond expectations." After watching the battle video, the corners of Lu Xingluo's mouth couldn't help but rise slightly. "Very good. Originally, I just wanted to simply destroy Zero Wing, but now it seems that the Zero Wing Guild still has some value. Notify them to change the target. I want to get all of these things!"

"Then what about the Sea of Trees? I finally won eight keys in the Thorny Fortress and was about to carry out the final battle. Are we going to give up now?" Su Luo quickly said.

"Of course not. Settle the Sea of Trees first, and then deal with this Zero Wing Guild properly." Lu Xingluo looked at the Hell Chariot in the video, suppressing the greed in his eyes. "Alright, go and prepare yourself."

"Yes!" Su Luo nodded, then led his men out of the guild leader's office.

In Silverwing Town, the triumphant return of the Zero Wing army also caused the entire Silverwing Town to boil over. Because the results of this battle were remarkable. Although they did not capture Ancient Rock City, the Dark Witch Tower was gone. Silverwing Town would no longer be threatened by any dark players. In addition, with the Zero Wing members stationed in the Secret Stone Fortress, the entire southeast region of the Orc Empire would become the Zero Wing Guild's area of activity, and no one could stop them.

With the Orc Empire's rich leveling resources, the Zero Wing Guild's future development speed could already be foreseen.

For a time, many free players from other kingdoms ran to Silverwing Town, all thinking of joining the Zero Wing Guild. Among them were many expert players. Although they had been optimistic about Zero Wing before, they ultimately felt that it was only temporary.

But now it was different. With such guild strength and the terrifying Hell Chariot, the Zero Wing Guild had gained a foothold in the Orc Empire. Naturally, there was no need for them to hesitate any longer.

"Guild Leader, the representatives of those super forces have all left, and they all congratulated us on being able to station in the Secret Stone Fortress." Aqua Rose looked at Shi Feng, who was sorting out the dropped items, and said with a smile, "However, that guy from World Dominator, Hell Demon, seemed very unwilling. You didn't see how funny it was."

"It seems they have given up on exerting pressure." Shi Feng nodded. He didn't find it strange. The return was not proportional to the effort. It was normal to give up. If they really fought, it wouldn't be good for anyone.

"By the way, Unyielding Heart is here. He brought a few people with him and said he wants to see you, Guild Leader. He wants to discuss a big deal with you," Aqua Rose said. "They are waiting in the VIP reception room on the second floor now. Do you need to see them?"

"Discuss a big deal? Okay, let's go take a look too."

Shi Feng was also quite curious about Unyielding Heart's arrival, so he nodded and left the guild warehouse with Aqua Rose, heading directly to the VIP reception room on the second floor.