Chapter 1 The Top-Floor Reception Room

Zero Wing Building, top-floor reception room.

"Shi Feng, it's not easy to meet you. I've been waiting for two full days," Duan Hanshan said jokingly as he sat on the sofa, took a sip of tea, and looked at Shi Feng, who was as unremarkable as ever.

Although Duan Hanshan was joking, his eyes held a hint of surprise.

Because Shi Feng felt different to him now, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was different.

In God's Domain, Shi Feng felt as deep as the sea. Now, Shi Feng was still as calm and vast as the sea, but there was a sense of impending storm, as if years of silence were about to erupt.

Even Duan Hanshan felt a faint sense of danger when he looked at Shi Feng now. This feeling was so subtle that he couldn't quite grasp it.

Shi Feng himself was completely unaware of this.

After being promoted to Tier 4 and coming out of the virtual reality pod, he only felt that his thinking was a little sharper than before, and there were no other changes.

This also made Shi Feng secretly marvel. Unlike before, when some breakthroughs caused his brain to be extremely short of energy, and even his body became extremely overdrawn, his physical condition was surprisingly good now, and he no longer felt the previous weakness.

"Elder Duan, you jest. I only managed to get out of God's Domain with great difficulty myself," Shi Feng explained with a wry smile. "I wonder if Elder Duan personally leading a team to the Zero Wing headquarters means something major is happening?"

As the representative figure of the Azure Chamber of Commerce's Duan family, Duan Hanshan's status and position were no less than that of a super-first-rate guild leader.

For a guild leader to run over and train newcomers was impossible no matter how one looked at it, especially for a super-power like the Azure Chamber of Commerce, which was based on commerce and constantly needed to explore and inquire about various information, making them even busier than ordinary combat guilds.

"Guild Leader Shi, you're truly straightforward and get straight to the point, unlike the guild leaders of other forces," Duan Hanshan said with a smile. "But I'm just like you in that regard."

"Then I'll be blunt. Actually, I'm not here this time for the exchange and training of the guild's newcomers. It's entirely for another major matter, and this matter might even be related to your Zero Wing."

"A major matter related to our Zero Wing?" Shi Feng couldn't help but be curious. "I wonder what Elder Duan is talking about?"

Major events in the mouths of figures like Duan Hanshan were definitely major events that would affect all the super-powers. However, he hadn't heard Liang Jing report anything major happening in God's Domain recently.

But according to Liang Jing, there had been no major events in God's Domain recently other than the system's major upgrade.

"You should know about what happened to your Zero Wing's previous ally, Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion, right?" Duan Hanshan suddenly said.

"I know. The three Pavilion Masters of Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion disappeared, and even their confidants disappeared. There hasn't been any news of them to this day," Shi Feng nodded.

The disappearance of the three Pavilion Masters of Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion had caused a shock among the major super-powers. He had also asked Mu Lingsha to inquire about the news, but there had been no gains to this day.

"The matter I'm talking about is related to Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion," Duan Hanshan said. When he spoke of Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion, the expression on his face suddenly became serious, "Just last night, the guild leader and vice guild leaders of the super-first-rate guild Nine Star Corporation all disappeared..."

"The leadership of Nine Star Corporation disappeared? How is that possible?" Shi Feng felt a little dazed.

In terms of foundation, Nine Star Corporation was above Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion. He heard that a large consortium had suddenly invested in them, and now they occupied territory in several empires, directly chasing after Star Ring.

Moreover, Nine Star Corporation had as many as six vice guild leaders, managing branches in different empires. All of them disappearing overnight was even more incredible than the simultaneous disappearance of the three Pavilion Masters of Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion.

As for someone attacking the headquarters of Nine Star Corporation, that was even more impossible, because the security system of such a power was very comprehensive. Even several Grandmaster-level experts couldn't possibly take people away silently.

"This news has been blocked, and not many super-powers know about it," Duan Hanshan said quietly.

"Then what do these things have to do with our Zero Wing?" Shi Feng was even more curious after listening. "Could it be that Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion is involved?"

"That's not the case." Duan Hanshan shook his head. "According to the confidential information obtained by our Azure Chamber of Commerce, whether it's Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion or Nine Star Corporation, they had secretly contacted Holy Heart Hand on the same day, and then they disappeared without a trace. In the case of Nine Star Corporation, there was also a message that when these people disappeared, a group of mysterious people transported away their virtual reality pods."

"Mysterious people transported away their virtual reality pods? Could it be that those people were responsible?" Shi Feng faintly felt that this matter should be the same as the situation with Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion. "By the way, do you know where these people transported the virtual reality pods to?"

"It's not clear whether it's related to those mysterious people, but our Azure Chamber of Commerce has really found out where they were transported to," Duan Hanshan said with a smile.

"Where?" Shi Feng asked curiously.

With the power of Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion and Nine Star Corporation, they should have been able to find out soon, but to this day, there was no news from Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion, which was truly amazing.

"The...Upper...District!" Duan Hanshan said almost one word at a time.

"The Upper District?"

The fog in Shi Feng's heart deepened, and he didn't understand what was going on at all.

Why would the Pavilion Master of a super-first-rate guild like Feng Qianyu be involved?

He knew something about the Upper District, a special area that could greatly extend human life. Anyone who could enter there was either rich or noble. Ordinary consortia were like ants in the eyes of those people, and even the consortium behind the Azure Chamber of Commerce had to be low-key there, let alone Feng Qianyu.

It could be said that the two would never have any intersection!

"Holy Heart Hand is deeply involved in this matter. I came here this time to tell you that it's best not to provoke Holy Heart Hand excessively, or you might become the next Nine Star Corporation," Duan Hanshan warned Shi Feng seriously.

"Provoke Holy Heart Hand?" Shi Feng said with a wry smile. "I've never actively provoked them."

In order to occupy the Orc Empire, Holy Heart Hand had almost made Silverwing City a thorn in their side. It wasn't a question of whether he wanted to or not, but that the other party was determined to take his life.

"However, you don't need to worry too much now," Duan Hanshan said with a smile.

"Don't need to worry?" Shi Feng couldn't help but be surprised.

Although his strength was in the past, he asked himself that the security of Zero Wing's headquarters couldn't compare to the headquarters of Nine Star Corporation and Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion.

"Hong Xinyuan of Frost Heaven Sword has promised that as long as your Zero Wing completes that matter for Frost Heaven Sword, Hong Xinyuan will give your Zero Wing three reserved spots to enter the Upper District," Duan Hanshan said with a smile. "This kind of good thing is a rare opportunity. If other super-powers knew about it, they would laugh in their dreams. You should know that the Upper District is no ordinary place. It can be said that it's the safest place in the world."

Nine Star Corporation and Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion were indeed super-first-rate guilds, but unfortunately, the consortia behind them were ordinary and couldn't possibly get reserved spots for the leadership of these two guilds.

Otherwise, Nine Star Corporation and Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion wouldn't have had such problems.

And Shi Feng was also stunned.

"What exactly does Frost Heaven Sword want to do, to spend so much money?"

Reserved spots in the Upper District!

This was definitely a pie in the sky. Not to mention anything else, the safety alone was enough to drive the guild leaders of the major super-powers crazy, not to mention that living inside could prolong life and have many privileges.

In the previous life, those first-rate guild leaders couldn't get a spot even if they spent billions of Credits. Only those super-first-rate guild leaders barely got one spot...

Frost Heaven Sword actually gave three spots in one go!

At this time, he wouldn't be surprised even if Frost Heaven Sword asked their Zero Wing to launch a full-scale attack on the five super guilds.

"You're lucky, kid. You actually ran into it. At other times, Frost Heaven Sword probably wouldn't have offered this price," Duan Hanshan said with some emotion. "I can't say what exactly Frost Heaven Sword wants your Zero Wing to do now. The people of Frost Heaven Sword will tell you when the time comes. In short, this matter is very difficult to do. Your Zero Wing has to be careful. If you're not careful, your Zero Wing might be destroyed."

"Thank you for the reminder, Elder Duan." Shi Feng looked at Duan Hanshan and thanked him very sincerely.

Duan Hanshan was willing to tell him about Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion and Holy Heart Hand, which could be said to be full of sincerity. Naturally, he had to keep this in mind.

"Our Azure Chamber of Commerce hasn't done anything. It's up to you how you want to go in the future," Duan Hanshan smiled, understanding that Shi Feng was willing to accept the Azure Chamber of Commerce's favor, and his mission was considered complete. "Alright, I should be leaving now that I've said what I needed to say."

After saying that, Duan Hanshan left the reception room without even letting Shi Feng see him off. He quietly left the Zero Wing headquarters alone, leaving only Shi Feng and Liang Jing in the reception room.

"Guild Leader, what should we do next?" Liang Jing asked with some worry.

Holy Heart Hand was too dangerous. If they were careless, they might end up like Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion and Nine Star Corporation.

"What should we do? We'll cross the bridge when we come to it," Shi Feng said very seriously. "However, we need to change the focus of our current plan. When the God's Domain system upgrade is complete, have all the members of Zero Wing's main force gather in Silverwing City. It's time for our Zero Wing to make some changes."

The major upgrade of the God's Domain system was extraordinary. It could be said that it had completely changed the格局 (géjú - structure/pattern) of God's Domain. Although it was a bit early, the plan for a full-scale expansion had to begin, or they wouldn't even get the soup, let alone fight against Holy Heart Hand and the major super-powers.

"I understand. I'll do it when I go online," Liang Jing nodded.

Time passed, and before they knew it, the God's Domain system had completed a major upgrade and reopened at 7:00 p.m. amid everyone's anticipation.

Shi Feng, who was lying in the virtual reality pod, saw the connectable sign on the screen and took a deep breath.

"Log in!"

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