Chapter 1568 Magic Crystal Vein

The sudden changes in the Zero Wing Guild surprised not only the Underworld Guild, but also shocked all the major guilds.

No one expected the Zero Wing Guild to have such a foundation.

In particular, the magic towers built in Zero Wing City drastically increased the magic density of the city, instantly making it even more popular.

The major forces and players who had previously been skeptical of the Zero Wing Guild now felt that it had a glimmer of hope.

"I really didn't expect the Zero Wing Guild to have this up its sleeve."

"Now, Zero Wing City's player population has exploded because of the magic towers, and their daily income is probably skyrocketing as well. It looks like it will be impossible for the Underworld Guild to clean up Zero Wing in the short term."

"Zero Wing City's income isn't just skyrocketing. Did you see how many players are using Zero Wing City as a transfer point to the Orc Empire? I heard that the number of players who have become Zero Wing City teleportation members has already exceeded five thousand."

"Indeed, the border orcs in the Orc Empire are becoming more and more numerous and difficult to deal with. Plus, it takes so much time to travel there. Compared to directly teleporting to the outer areas of the Orc Empire through Zero Wing City, it's much easier. Not only does it save more than ten hours of travel time, but you don't have to worry about being ambushed by orcs along the way. It's just that the price is too expensive; ordinary players like us can't afford it at all."

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Everyone couldn't help but talk about Zero Wing City. Whether it was the major forces or free players, they all craved the teleportation service offered by Zero Wing City.

The Orc Empire was currently the focus of contention between several surrounding kingdoms and the two great empires, and they had a lot of headaches over the travel issue. After all, they weren't like the Underworld Guild, which had already occupied Ancient Rock City, allowing its members to teleport directly there.

They had to spend at least ten hours traveling, and the environment in the Orc Empire was so poor that it was impossible to level up and fight there for long periods.

Although there was Ancient Rock City, occupied by the Underworld Guild, and small towns occupied by other guilds, the rest inns in these towns were limited in number and could only accommodate a very small number of players compared to the total number of players adventuring in the Orc Empire.

This meant that most players had to return to their own kingdom cities to rest, and then spend another ten hours traveling back.

However, the emergence of Zero Wing City directly changed this. Not only did it directly save travel time, but it also allowed players to bypass the increasingly numerous mutated orcs on the border.

As a result, more and more players were gathering in Zero Wing City.

The only problems were the extra cost and the issue of reaching Zero Wing City.

Although Zero Wing City could be directly accessed through the Dark Night Empire, players still had to travel a long way through Star-Moon City to reach the Dark Night Empire.

The major forces and adventure teams that had previously been reluctant to go to Zero Wing's auction house were now gathering in the Zero Wing Auction House in Stone Forest Town as if they were crazy.

Even though there was still more than an hour before the start of the auction, the huge advanced auction house was already packed with players, including members of various major guilds and well-known adventure teams from the surrounding kingdoms and the two great empires, making the Zero Wing Auction unprecedentedly grand.

"Sister Water Rose, the number of players attending the auction has already exceeded 50,000. I estimate that by the time the auction starts, it will be no problem to exceed 60,000 or 70,000," Ya Ya reported excitedly, looking at the statistical report in her hand.

The Zero Wing Guild was indeed holding an auction, but not just anyone could participate; certain conditions had to be met.

That was, they needed to bring enough gold coins, and the minimum requirement for this auction was set at 100 gold, while the minimum for using a VIP box was 10,000 gold.

The advanced auction house was much larger than the Candlelight Trading Firm in White River City. The best auction hall could accommodate 100,000 people, and there were as many as 100 VIP boxes, but even so, all 100 VIP boxes were completely full...

Water Rose was also incredibly surprised to see these figures.

Even super guilds would find it difficult to hold such a grand auction.

At this point, Water Rose finally understood why Shi Feng had said that this was just the beginning.

With so many people competing for the Zero Wing City private residences and shops, it would be difficult not to sell them at a high price later.

As time passed, the Zero Wing Auction began in an orderly manner under Water Rose's command.

Although it was only a temporary auction, the quality of the auctioned items was quite good. They were all items treasured by various guilds and players, and there were even many Dark-Gold weapons and equipment of Level 45 and Mithril weapons and equipment of Level 50 for sale, from which Zero Wing earned a handling fee.

"Next up are the highlight items of our Zero Wing Auction, private residences in Zero Wing City, backing onto the Zero Wing City Arena! Starting price is 1,500 gold, and each bid must be no less than 50 gold!"

As the auctioneer Water Rose finished speaking, it immediately caused a sensation in the entire venue, especially among the VIP boxes that had not been interested in the previous auction items. They were all staring intently at the simulated images displayed on the stage.

"Damn, this Zero Wing Guild really dares to ask for that much. Are they trying to rob us?"

"1,500 gold! Even private residences in NPC mega-cities are only worth that much!"

"Are they going crazy for money?"

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Everyone present was shocked by the starting price mentioned by Water Rose.

You had to know that even in NPC mega-cities with populations of over a million, private residences only cost a little over 1,000 gold, and better locations were even more expensive. Moreover, there was no need to worry about anything happening in NPC cities, but a guild city was different; it could be snatched away by any force.

To dare to sell an unstable private residence at this price was simply unbelievable.

In fact, even Water Rose felt that the price was a bit too high, but Shi Feng had previously said that the starting price was 1,500 gold, no negotiation.

However, as soon as everyone had finished whispering, the bidding voices echoed throughout the entire auction house one after another.

"1,600 gold!"

"1,700 gold!"

"1,800 gold!"

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The speed at which the price climbed left everyone dumbfounded.

In less than a moment, it had climbed to a high price of 2,200 gold, and then gradually slowed down.

In the end, it was bought by Remnant Cloud, the leader of the Fire Cloud Fox Adventure Team, for a sky-high price of 2,550 gold, making the major forces envious. Just a private residence in the city, which was nothing to a city, was sold for so much money, it was simply a huge profit.

At the same time, they sympathized with Remnant Cloud's foolish decision.

Although the Zero Wing Guild had recovered a lot, the situation between Zero Wing and the Underworld Guild was still unclear. Spending so much money to buy a private residence was simply too stupid.

But as soon as everyone thought this, the second private residence was quickly auctioned off for 2,700 gold...

Of the fifteen private residences in total, not a single one went unsold, with the lowest price reaching 2,450 gold and the highest price even reaching 2,800 gold, comparable to potential plots of land in NPC cities.

As for the shops, they were even more astonishing. The starting price was 5,000 gold, with each bid increasing by 100 gold. The transaction price of the five shops was at least 7,800 gold, and the highest reached 8,500 gold...

A Zero Wing Auction directly brought in a net income of more than 120,000 gold for the Zero Wing Guild.

This made Water Rose and the others feel like they were dreaming.

They had been so poor before, but now, after just one auction, the guild's funds had become incredibly abundant.

"Guild Leader, we've made a fortune this time! With so much money, we can buy a large number of Level 45 equipment to further expand our warehouse and completely restore the strength of our guild members," Water Rose said, her eyes glowing as she looked at the auction's earnings. It had been too long since she had seen so much money.

"No, put the expansion of the warehouse equipment on hold for now. The priority now is to get the NPC shops settled," Shi Feng shook his head.

The reason why he sold the land in Zero Wing City was never to restore the guild members' weapons and equipment, although the guild members' weapons and equipment were very important, they were not worth mentioning compared to the NPC merchants' shops.

After all, the NPC shops in a guild city were the blood of a city. With blood, a guild city could truly circulate, develop and grow continuously, and form a chain reaction.

"I understand, I'll have them do it right away."

When Water Rose heard what Shi Feng said, she immediately remembered that she had been putting this matter off because she didn't have any money before. Now that she had money, it was indeed time to build the NPC merchants' shops. Then Water Rose took action and began building a large number of shops for the NPC merchants.