Chapter 1050 Exchange

Before Shi Feng could even step into the majestic hall, he was immediately stopped by the NPC guards stationed on either side of the main entrance.

"The Seven Luminaries Saint Hall is off-limits to idlers!" Two mechanical golems wielding greatswords blocked Shi Feng's path.

If players were to see these two mechanical golems, they would surely be shocked.

This was because both mechanical golems were 200-level Legendary monsters. In any kingdom, they would be major figures guarding a region. Furthermore, these two mechanical golems were different from ordinary golems; they were Enchanted Golems. They not only possessed high intelligence but also Domains, making them Fourth Order Legendary monsters who had mastered Domains.

Even Fourth Order NPCs who had mastered Domains were no match for Enchanted Golems.

And these two Enchanted Golems were merely gatekeepers of the Seven Luminaries Saint Hall. Inside the Saint Hall were even more powerful guardians. As far as Shi Feng knew, even Sixth Order god-ranked players wouldn't dare act recklessly in the Seven Luminaries Saint Hall, or they would be killed all the same.

It could be said that in the entire God's Domain, the Ancient City was one of the top safest cities. No player or monster dared to cause trouble here, or they would be crushed in an instant.

Shi Feng wasn't surprised by the two Enchanted Golems' obstruction.

The Seven Luminaries Saint Hall was one of the core buildings of the entire Ancient City and the place for exchanging Contribution Points. Only players who had become adventurers of the Ancient City could enter. Other players were not allowed.

To become an adventurer of the Ancient City, one first had to go to the Adventurer's Association and accept an adventurer's quest for the Ancient City, obtaining the Ancient City Adventurer's Emblem. Only then would one be considered an ordinary adventurer in the Ancient City, enjoying some of the Ancient City's benefits.

He was simply short on time, so he hadn't gone to the Adventurer's Association to do the quest.

Without another word, Shi Feng directly equipped the City Newcomer Emblem.

"Is this okay now?" Shi Feng pointed to his City Newcomer Emblem and asked.

The City Newcomer Emblem was equivalent to the Bronze-rank Adventurer Emblem of the Ancient City, which was why he didn't bother going to the Adventurer's Association. He would do the quest to get the real Adventurer Emblem when he had time later.

"Confirmed as City Newcomer Emblem, identity verified, entry permitted!"

After scanning the City Newcomer Emblem, the two Enchanted Golems returned to their original positions, no longer paying attention to Shi Feng and allowing him to enter the Seven Luminaries Saint Hall.

The hall of the Seven Luminaries Saint Hall was like a plaza, with beautiful scenery and places to rest and chat at any time. There were even open-air restaurants and bars for players to eat and drink.

The delicacies and wines here were unique to the Ancient City and couldn't be taken out. Their deliciousness was unforgettable. Even those accustomed to delicacies wanted to eat here every day, but very few players could afford it.

Because everything here was paid for with Contribution Points of the Ancient City, not real money or Magic Crystals. Just a small meal here cost 100 Contribution Points. Of course, players would also receive benefits commensurate with 100 Contribution Points, which was an increase in perception and concentration, but it only lasted for two hours.

During this time, players could rent training rooms in the Seven Luminaries Saint Hall to practice the combat techniques they had exchanged from the Saint Hall.

Renting a training room also required Contribution Points: a beginner training room cost 10 Contribution Points per hour, an intermediate training room cost 30 Contribution Points per hour, and an advanced training room cost 100 Contribution Points per hour.

For players who found it difficult to earn Contribution Points, these were astronomical figures.

Upon entering the Ancient City, Contribution Points were only given the first time. There was nothing upon entering the Ancient City for the second time. Therefore, the first choice was very important, unless one became the first challenger to receive a system reward. Otherwise, one could only obtain Contribution Points from within the Ancient City.

Shi Feng didn't look around too much and went straight to the exchange counter of the Seven Luminaries Saint Hall.

"Sir, what items do you need to exchange for?" A beautiful elf with pointed ears asked with a smile from behind the counter.

Although she was just a counter administrator, upon closer inspection, one would find that she was a 150-level Third Order Great Mage. Moreover, because she was an elf, she naturally had extremely high magic power and a strong control over magical elements, making her even stronger than other Third Order Great Mages of the same level.

In a small NPC city within a kingdom, she could be the city administrator...

If Shi Feng didn't activate invincibility skills, he would be instantly killed.

"I want to exchange for Ancient Souls," Shi Feng said directly.

"Ancient Souls are very rare. One Ancient Soul requires 200 Contribution Points. We have a limited quantity here, with a maximum of one hundred available for exchange each day," the beautiful elf said with a smile. "May I know how many you wish to exchange for?"

"Twenty," Shi Feng said.

Ancient Souls were rare items that made it easier for players to advance in Tier, and they were unique to the Ancient City. Naturally, he would exchange for as many as possible. He had 5,000 Contribution Points from passing the Asura-level trial and 3,000 Contribution Points from the system reward, for a total of 8,000 Contribution Points. Spending 4,000 points to exchange for Ancient Souls wasn't much, especially since he didn't know how many of the remaining members of the Zero Wing Guild could enter the Ancient City.

Moreover, compared to others, he had the City Newcomer Emblem, which made it much easier to earn Contribution Points.

"Alright." The beautiful elf immediately took out twenty bottles of Ancient Souls from the storage space behind her. "Sir, as a City Newcomer, you enjoy a 10% discount, for a total of 3,600 Contribution Points. Do you need to exchange for any other items?"

"I also want to exchange for twelve Ancient Scrolls and a Teleportation Stone to the Dark Abyss," Shi Feng said after a moment of contemplation, gritting his teeth.

Originally, he had planned to exchange for advanced combat techniques after coming to the Ancient City so that the people in the guild could learn them, but now obtaining the Lost Town was more critical.

As one of the high-tier Abyssal Planes, the Dark Abyss contained a very dense amount of dark energy, and the monsters living there also possessed terrifying dark power. Killing the monsters inside had a high chance of dropping Dark Crystal Fragments. Dark Crystal Fragments could be synthesized by alchemists. One hundred fragments could be combined into a complete Dark Crystal, but the probability was somewhat low, with only a 30% success rate. But it was still the best shortcut to obtaining Dark Crystals.

And if one killed Legendary monsters, the chance of dropping a complete Dark Crystal was close to 10%.

Therefore, in the previous life, players who wanted to obtain Dark Crystals would choose to go to the Dark Abyss.

However, as a high-tier Abyssal Plane, it was also extremely dangerous. With his current strength, entering the Dark Abyss was still a near-death experience. The only possibility of surviving was because of the *Book of Darkness*; otherwise, with his mere Level 65 Second Order class, he would simply be courting death.

And in order to survive, Ancient Scrolls were also a necessity.

Ancient Scrolls were super rare scrolls that could only be used in high-tier Abyssal Planes. They allowed players to summon Ancient Heroic Souls to fight for them, equivalent to a Tier 3 Summoning Scroll, but they were different from summoned monsters.

The strength of Ancient Heroic Souls lay not in combat but in the fact that they had many support-type magic skills, which could greatly improve the player's combat power.

Like the Ancient Souls, they were also limited daily purchases in the Ancient City.

"Each Ancient Scroll costs 300 Contribution Points, twelve for 3,600 points. The Dark Abyss Teleportation Stone requires a Bronze-rank Adventurer to exchange and costs 1,000 Contribution Points. Sir, as a City Newcomer, you enjoy a 10% discount, for a total of 4,140 Contribution Points." The beautiful elf then took out the items Shi Feng needed, smiling slightly.

Afterwards, Shi Feng paid the Contribution Points, immediately turning from a wealthy man into a pauper.

However, Shi Feng didn't care too much. Compared to obtaining the Lost Town, this little expense was nothing. He immediately mailed all the Ancient Souls to Aqua Rose, while he himself directly used the Dark Abyss Teleportation Stone, teleporting directly to the Dark Abyss.