Chapter 1 Baron

The extent of power that Shise Rose knew a baron had was the ability to buy a private territory in White River City. In addition, they also had their own private guards. As a baron, they could recruit 10 guards from NPCs to protect their private territory.

But the rank of baron was only the lowest level of nobility.

Only by being promoted to viscount could one be considered a great noble in a city.

Not only could they buy private territory, but they could also recruit as many as forty-eight private guards, as well as two direct subordinate guard slots.

Direct subordinate guards could be said to be a privilege that only great nobles had.

Direct subordinate guards were different from private guards. The private guards recruited could not grow, while direct subordinate guards could. In other words, the NPC's level at the time of recruitment would not change no matter how much time passed. However, the level of direct subordinate guards could be raised, and there would also be stat bonuses, which were much stronger than private guards, almost like the difference between ordinary monsters and a Boss.

Having such direct subordinate guards to protect the guild residence would be absolutely foolproof at this time. They could even participate in wild Boss battles. Although their levels would be suppressed, they would still be much stronger than ordinary players, giving them a greater advantage than other guilds in killing wild Bosses.

Thinking of this, Shise Rose's beautiful eyes kept sizing up Shi Feng.

"Guild Leader, I really can't see through you more and more. Not only did you get such a good guild residence, but you're also a viscount of White River City. If the other guilds knew about this, I'm afraid they would all go crazy," Shise Rose said with a playful smile, her bright eyes blinking.

"Indeed, they would definitely hunt me down like crazy," Shi Feng said with a smile.

When a guild had a residence, it meant that it had roots and was no longer drifting like duckweed.

Only by taking root could it sprout and grow into a towering tree.

Someone once made a joke.

A guild without a guild residence was like a bandit in the mountains, while a guild with a guild residence was like a local warlord.

Because with a guild residence, the guild's various benefits could be improved one by one, especially guild quests. Currently, if a guild did not have a residence, the NPCs in the city could not post individual quests to the guild, and players could only accept daily quests at the Adventurer's Association to earn guild honor points.

Compared to the individual guild quests posted by NPCs, in addition to giving more guild honor points, other aspects were much worse than individual quests. If the guild was strong enough, there would even be individual quests rewarding epic items appearing in the guild residence. Moreover, at the guild residence, unlike the Adventurer's Association's quests, there wouldn't be just two or three quests a day, and then nothing left after completing them...

As long as the guild was strong enough, the guild residence could receive hundreds or even thousands of guild quests every day.

With so many quests, whether it was for improving levels or improving equipment, it would be much faster than simply leveling up and killing monsters. Even in terms of earning money, experts had statistically analyzed it.

The difference in earning money between ordinary members of a guild with a guild residence and a guild without a guild residence was two to three times as much.

Moreover, with a guild residence, the guild had a formal source of funds, because whenever a guild member completed a guild quest, the guild would automatically collect a 15% handling fee as guild funds, which would be stored in the guild bank.

That was why guild residences were so important.

Moreover, the location of the guild residence was also very important, as it was related to guild quests. When a guild residence was first established, it was unknown throughout White River City, or rather, it was unknown among the NPCs of White River City. Therefore, these NPCs would not easily come to the guild residence to entrust quests. However, if the guild residence was in a place with a large NPC traffic, such as a trade district, it would also be easily discovered by NPCs.

In this way, there would be more quests at the guild residence. As the guild solved more quests, its reputation among the NPCs would also increase, and more NPCs would come to post quests.

This snowballing speed of development would be unstoppable.

If the guilds in White River City knew about this, they would definitely hate Shi Feng to the bone. However, Zero Wing Guild had already begun to spread its wings. Ordinary guilds simply did not dare to be enemies with Zero Wing Guild, and only third-rate or higher guilds could pose a threat to Zero Wing.

However, after the guild residence was opened, even third-rate guilds would not dare to be enemies with Zero Wing.

Just as Shi Feng and Shise Rose were joking, they arrived inside the Ziyang Manor.

No one had lived here for more than ten years, and it was full of dust. There were even many weeds growing inside the house. The entire interior of the house was already dilapidated, and it felt like it could collapse at any time. Not to mention living in, even mice would not visit.

"It seems like it needs to be completely demolished and rebuilt," Shi Feng said after taking a rough glance, feeling a little heartache.

After having a private territory, all expenses had to be paid by oneself. Even an ordinary civilian house was a price that ordinary people could not afford, let alone a guild mansion for a guild to use. Only large guilds with strong capital could do it.

"Guild Leader, you are the richest man in White River City, and you're still crying poor," Shise Rose rolled her eyes at Shi Feng. She knew that Shi Feng had spent hundreds of gold coins to buy the design blueprint for the Arcane Light Shield without even blinking an eye.

Shi Feng could only shake his head and smile bitterly.

Shise Rose did not know that just building the most ordinary guild hall, which could accommodate five hundred people, would cost two hundred gold coins, and a hall for a thousand people would cost five hundred gold.

With the area occupied by the Ziyang Manor, at least a high-level guild hall for three thousand people could be built, which would cost three thousand gold...

Three thousand gold was an astronomical figure for any guild. Even if Shi Feng had the ability, he still had the pressure of thirty thousand gold, so he did not dare to spend money recklessly. The reason he spent more than one hundred gold to buy the Arcane Light Shield design blueprint was because it could earn money back, but the guild's hall was a complete loss. It was unknown when he would be able to earn it back.

Just as Shi Feng and the others walked to a staircase, Shi Feng suddenly felt a gust of cold wind blowing across his face, and he heard a bewitching sound in his ear, as if calling him to go down.

In that instant, Shi Feng drew the Abyssal Blade and the Demon Slayer, and all the hairs on his body stood on end. His five senses were pushed to the limit, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Shise Rose and Fire Dance were only one step slower, and they successively took out their weapons, staring intently at the staircase.

However, there was nothing at the entrance of the staircase, only a cold wind blowing and weeds swaying.

"This is inside the house, how can there be wind?" Fire Dance felt very strange. God's Domain's virtual reality was almost like reality. This was located in the center of the mansion, airtight, so how could there be a cold wind blowing?

After Fire Dance said this, Shi Feng could not help but feel strange.

However, as far as Shi Feng knew, this Ziyang Manor was indeed extremely strange. The people of White River City called it a haunted house, and it was not without reason that one owner after another disappeared.

Even the Tier 4 Great Magister Whiteman could not do anything about it. He could not find the cause, so he could only send the garrison to guard it and prevent anyone from entering.

However, Shi Feng had not received any information on how this problem was solved, so he could only solve it himself.

He just did not expect that just standing at the entrance of the staircase would cause so much pressure, as if he had encountered a prehistoric beast.

Moreover, Shi Feng felt that this pressure was somewhat familiar, but he suddenly could not remember where he had felt it before.

"The cold wind is blowing from the basement. Let's go down and take a look," Shi Feng shook his head and decided to go explore it first.