Chapter 1 A Successful Start

“One success, looks like my luck is really good.” Shi Feng smiled slightly upon hearing the system notification.

The original Arcane Shield had been promoted to Dark-Gold rank, and its name had also changed.

Immediately, Shi Feng began to examine the silvery-white crescent shield on the anvil, eager to know just how good the attributes of this shield, now called Arcane Guardian, were.

Arcane Guardian

Shield, Dark-Gold Rank, Equipment Level 15, Equipment Requirement: 110 Strength

Defense: 550, Defense Rate: 39%, Strength +21, Stamina +30, Evasion +10

Passive Skill 1: Song of Life. Each time the user receives damage, they gain a stack of Life Force, increasing their maximum health by 3% and healing received by 2%, lasting one minute. Stacks up to 10 times.

Passive Skill 2: Refraction. Triggers every 25 seconds, negating one instance of damage.

Active Skill: Arc of Time. Allows the user to preserve their current state and return to it after 9 seconds. Cooldown: 10 minutes.

“The Arc of Time skill is too strong. No wonder the other attributes aren’t increased by much. Just this one skill is enough to make it a Dark-Gold ranked shield," Shi Feng said with emotion.

Preserving the current state meant that even if you died within the next 9 seconds, you would be restored to your original state, including all skills used after the state was saved. This was even more powerful than invincibility, but the cooldown time was a bit long. However, if such a heaven-defying skill had a short cooldown, then Arcane Guardian wouldn't be Dark-Gold quality, but probably Epic quality.

Having already made an Arcane Guardian, Shi Feng was still not satisfied and wanted to create more.

He crafted four more in a row, but the results were not very good. Two failed, not even reaching Bronze rank, one reached Mithril rank, and only one reached Adamantite rank.

However, such a success rate was already very good. He used Rune Gold to make a total of 5, one of which reached Dark-Gold, one Adamantite, and one Mithril. The Dark-Gold Arcane Guardian would be kept for Cola, so the problem of clearing the level 15 twenty-man team dungeon, Demon Castle, wouldn't be too great.

Just as Shi Feng wanted to continue crafting Arcane Shields, a knock came from outside the forging room.

"Please, come in."

The wooden door of the forging room opened, and a blonde beauty walked in. It was Shi Feng's assistant, Anna.

"Sir, an adventurer named Shui Se Qiang Wei (Water Color Rose) says she wants to see you. She says it was arranged in advance and is now waiting in the conference room on the third floor," Anna said respectfully.

"Alright, I'll be there soon," Shi Feng nodded.

He estimated in his mind that Shui Se Qiang Wei (Water Color Rose) should be arriving about now. After all, the teleportation gate was instantaneous and not a troublesome matter. It just took some time to gather the people, explain things clearly, and make future plans.

Inside the conference room on the third floor, Shui Se Qiang Wei (Water Color Rose) and her more than one hundred subordinates sat quietly, discussing matters related to Shi Feng.

The levels of these people were not low. The lowest level was 13, and the others were all 14. Placed in a first-rate guild, they would also be elite members.

It could be said that these people were all Shui Se Qiang Wei’s (Water Color Rose)'s confidants.

Before they came, they couldn't imagine that someone would actually spend three hundred gold to bring them here. Unless the entire force was too rich, they would have to be crazy.

But seeing that Shi Feng was related to such a large merchant firm, which no guild could accomplish, and that he had a great reputation throughout the Star-Moon Kingdom, which could be described as being at its zenith.

Especially the very popular Basic Mana Armor Kit recently, which countless guilds were seeking but could not obtain.

If they could enter such a large force, wouldn't every member of the main force team have a Basic Mana Armor Kit? This was something that the main force teams of other first-rate guilds absolutely did not have.

"Shui Se-jie (Sister Water Color), who exactly is that Hei Yan (Black Flame)? Is he a high-level member of some super guild?" A female swordsman asked with anticipation.

Shui Se Qiang Wei (Water Color Rose) shook her head with a wry smile: "I don't know either. He has always been very mysterious, but I think I will be able to see his true face today."

In fact, Shui Se Qiang Wei (Water Color Rose) also wanted to know, but now that she had joined Hei Yan’s (Black Flame)'s faction, Hei Yan (Black Flame) would no longer hide anything. She could finally see the behemoth hidden behind Shi Feng.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

Shi Feng walked into the spacious conference room. Immediately, the entire conference room became quiet. Everyone present stood up, solemnly and respectfully, as if they were welcoming an interviewer, with tension and excitement.

Having left Huang Hun Hui Xiang (Twilight Echo), they were like homeless birds, wanting to fly higher, but without a home, helplessness and loss always surged in their hearts, not knowing what the future would hold.

But now it was different. They were joining a larger family. At this moment, they felt very fortunate that choosing to leave Huang Hun Hui Xiang (Twilight Echo) with Shui Se Qiang Wei (Water Color Rose) was so wise.

Because the path to a bright future had already opened for them!

"I should be the one apologizing for making Master Hei Yan (Black Flame) wait so long," Shui Se Qiang Wei (Water Color Rose) said apologetically.

"Since everyone will be companions in the future, don't call me master or anything. Just call me Hei Yan (Black Flame)," Shi Feng could feel Shui Se Qiang Wei (Water Color Rose) and everyone else's restraint, but that was normal. "Bringing you here is just to have everyone join the guild first. Then, Miss Shui Se can develop freely without any restrictions. Oh right, here is a Baihe City (White River City) guide. After reading this, I think Miss Bai (White) will quickly become familiar with Baihe City (White River City)."

After Shi Feng finished speaking, he sent Shui Se Qiang Wei (Water Color Rose) a deluxe version of the Baihe City (White River City) strategy guide and also sent guild invitations to everyone present.

"Ling Yi (Zero Wing)?"

"What kind of guild is this?"

"How can it be a one-star guild? Isn't it a hidden big force?"

After accepting Shi Feng's guild invitation, everyone was stunned for a long time. Not to mention never having heard of such a guild, just the fact that it was a one-star guild proved that this guild was definitely weak, because even a third-rate guild was at least a three-star guild, let alone a first-rate guild.

Looking at the total number of guild members made everyone even more dumbfounded.

Before they joined, the total number of members in this guild was only 9. What kind of guild was this?

It was probably the weakest guild they had ever seen, and without a doubt.

Even Shui Se Qiang Wei (Water Color Rose) was taken aback, because everything was different from what she imagined. She thought that Shi Feng would take her to meet many important figures in this guild, to let her understand the terror of the force behind it, but the result was so beyond her expectations.

Because the strength of this guild was clear at a glance.

"Are you disappointed, feeling that the guild is so weak?" Shi Feng looked at the disappointed expressions of everyone and said coldly, "Then I will tell you accurately, this is Ling Yi (Zero Wing), neither great nor humble, just a home to live in. As for how you want others to see it, it all depends on your own performance."