Chapter 1 The Frenzy

Bei Chen Tianlang's offer immediately silenced the entire venue.

"Is he crazy? Spending five thousand gold for one slot wasn't enough, and now he wants another?" The players in the hall were stunned by Bei Chen Tianlang's extravagance.

Five thousand gold!

That price could buy a decent Epic-ranked equipment piece...

Yu Yu Wei Xiao on the stage was also visibly excited. She hadn't expected the Holy City slots to fetch such a high price. Although she wouldn't get a single copper, the Zero Wing Guild would get more money. This money would be used for the guild's development, the construction of Stone Forest Town, and the acquisition of a large amount of Adamantine Wood – all of which were now secured.

However, no other forces competed this time, letting Bei Chen Tianlang have his way. Then, Yu Yu Wei Xiao began the third auction.

"5,000 gold!" Bei Chen Tianlang shouted for the third time.

"Is the Zhan Lang Guild out of their minds?" Jiu Long Huang frowned slightly. "Do they think we won't compete with them?"

This time, the other super forces didn't intend to yield.

"5,100 gold!"

"5,300 gold!"

"5,500 gold!"

Whether it was Feng Qianyu or Jiu Long Huang, they all offered high prices. But in the end, Bei Chen Tianlang bought it for 6,500 gold.

After the three slots were gone, the major super forces grew anxious and began bidding frantically.

As a result, the remaining seven slots all went for at least 6,100 gold, with the last slot even reaching 7,000 gold, leaving all the players dumbfounded.

The various first-rate guilds were even more green with envy.

"Just ten slots sold for 62,400 gold. If the Tianzang Guild finds out, I wonder if Yi Xiao Du Zang will go mad!" Xinghe Wangxi looked at the complete end of the first phase of the Candlelight Auction and couldn't help but smile wryly. "I'm afraid it won't be long before Zero Wing Guild completely develops into the overlord of Star-Moon Kingdom. It seems that the development focus of the Xinghe Alliance must shift to other kingdoms in the future."

A guild's strength isn't just reflected in its experts and elites. Financial resources are also part of its strength.

Although Zero Wing Guild is now recognized as the number one guild in Star-Moon Kingdom, the overall elite strength of the guild is still inferior to that of first-rate guilds. Its advantage lies only in the number of powerful war weapons and top experts. In terms of management and deterrence, it is far inferior, especially in the area it can cover, which is much worse than the Blackwater Guild.

That's why the Tianzang Guild, other second-rate guilds, and even their Xinghe Alliance, had all considered dividing up Star-Moon Kingdom after the Blackwater Guild withdrew, and then replacing Zero Wing Guild as the overlord of Star-Moon Kingdom.

The Dark Guild was also so unscrupulous because of this, often killing members of the Zero Wing Guild and players going to Stone Forest Town.

The reason was that Zero Wing Guild lacked manpower and had always focused on the elite route.

But now, with such a large sum of money, it's believed that it won't be long before the number of elite members in the guild reaches the level of a first-rate guild, and it will have no more weaknesses.

Other guilds wanting to go against Zero Wing Guild in Star-Moon Kingdom will have to think twice. After all, with such ample funds, there's no need to worry about the cost of a war of attrition.

The first phase of the auction ended, and the second phase began. Everyone didn't say anything more about the handling fee charged by Zero Wing and began to take out their treasures to exchange them.

Because the handling fee was as high as ten magic crystals or three gold coins, everyone could only bring out a limited number of items. However, the value of each item was over ten gold, guaranteeing quality, making it easy for everyone to find what they wanted to exchange. Even the major forces in the second-floor boxes found many needed items.

This made everyone feel that the level of this auction was really high, definitely comparable to the auctions held by those super forces.

Shi Feng was also constantly browsing the exchange catalog, wanting to see if there were any Dragon Blood Grass.

Many major forces and free experts came to participate in this Candlelight Auction, covering several surrounding countries. This was much more likely to find Dragon Blood Grass than having Candlelight Trading Firm actively purchase it with gold coins.

After all, getting Dragon Blood Grass requires not only luck but also a certain amount of strength. And players with strength may not necessarily sell Dragon Blood Grass. They would rather use this super rare herb to exchange for some items that can improve their own strength, which would be of great benefit to their future development.

"No way, this luck!" As Shi Feng looked, he suddenly found an item he was very familiar with.

Hero's Chapter!

Although it was just a page of tattered parchment, it was useless to ordinary players, but it was a treasure that all major guilds wanted to obtain.

Moreover, there was more than one page of the Hero's Chapter. It was rumored that if you could collect a complete Hero's Chapter, its value would be higher than a Legendary item. In fact, even one page was worth more than an Epic item.

In his previous life, some free players who obtained it took it to auction.

One page sold for a high price of 15,000 gold.

And the only use of the Hero's Chapter was to recruit heroes to guard towns, just like every NPC city has guarding NPCs.

He had obtained a page before and hired it to guard the main city of the Youying Guild.

Shi Feng never expected to see the Hero's Chapter again at the Candlelight Auction.

"The exchange items are really ruthless enough." Shi Feng looked at the other party's exchange items and clicked his tongue slightly.

A level 45 Fine-Gold greatsword and level 40 Fine-Gold plate armor gauntlets and boots.

Currently, except for Epic-ranked and growth-type weapons, level 45 Fine-Gold weapons can be said to be the best weapons. Moreover, because the players of major guilds are not yet level 45, it is not easy to get level 45 weapons, let alone Fine-Gold weapons.

The market price alone is over 1,000 gold.

And the two level 40 Fine-Gold equipment are worth more than 400 gold.

Shi Feng even suspected that the other party knew a little about the value of the Hero's Chapter.

The description of the Hero's Chapter is very simple, which is to hire a past hero to guard the town, with a tier of three and a level ten levels higher than the player.

From the text, it can be seen that it is equivalent to a Tier 3 Summon Scroll, but there is no time limit. However, it can only be used to guard the town and cannot be used to help kill monsters in the wild or enter dungeons, so its value is very limited. It would be good to sell it for six or seven hundred gold. If it is a Tier 3 Summon Scroll, it can be sold for a higher price. After all, Tier 3 Summon Scrolls can be used to deal with large Bosses, and the drop income can recover the cost, but the Hero's Chapter cannot.

The powerful thing about the summoned Tier 3 NPC hero is that it can grow. The text description is only the initial attributes of the hire, and the growth is much easier than guards. At a minimum, it can reach Tier 4 level 180, and powerful ones can reach Tier 5 level 200, which is why the auction price is so expensive.

"Forget it, let Yu Yu Wei Xiao exchange it." Shi Feng then contacted Yu Yu Wei Xiao.

Afterwards, Shi Feng also found the Dragon Blood Grass. The other party's asking price was also not low, a level 45 Fine-Gold equipment, but it didn't matter to Shi Feng. In the Zero Wing Guild warehouse, there are quite a few level 45 Fine-Gold equipment, all obtained from brushing the solidified magic equipment before, and have been left in the warehouse without much use.

Time passed little by little, and the second phase of the auction also came to an end.

Although each player could only bring out very few items, the base number was very large, allowing Shi Feng to earn more than 2,000 gold and more than 150,000 magic crystals.

It's just that he earned a lot of magic crystals, but Feng Qianyu borrowed a lot as well. After going back and forth, he didn't earn many magic crystals.

After the auction, the auction situation of the Candlelight Auction was also directly passed on to the ears of the major forces.

"Damn it, how could this happen?" Yi Xiao Du Zang, who was far away in Star-Moon City, looked at the information in his hand and instantly aged a lot. He didn't expect the Candlelight Auction to be so successful. The auction he opened in Star-Moon City was simply a joke. This time, Zero Wing Guild made a lot of money, which was too detrimental to the future development of the Tianzang Guild. Immediately, Yi Xiao Du Zang contacted Yan Xue, "Yan Xue, how is it going on your side?"

"Guild Leader, I have tried my best to deceive those small guilds and adventurer teams. Although some signs have been discovered, Qi Yitao's progress is very good. I believe it won't be long before the entire Star-Moon Kingdom belongs to our Tianzang Guild." Yan Xue said excitedly.

"You tell Qi Yitao that Zero Wing Guild already has a large amount of funds. If you don't act quickly, it will be even more difficult to deal with in the future." Yi Xiao Du Zang said very seriously, "Also, you try to find a way to speed up Qi Yitao's progress, even if it is exposed at that time, it doesn't matter."

"I understand." The priest Yan Xue couldn't help but be surprised when he heard Yi Xiao Du Zang say this. He didn't expect the guild leader to be willing to take the risk of exposure to speed up the progress. How rapid is Zero Wing Guild's development? It actually made the guild leader so nervous.

At this time, Shi Feng also quietly came to the City Hall of White River City.

"Sir, what can I do for you?" The beautiful receptionist walked over and asked with a smile.

"I want to go through the procedures for building a city," Shi Feng said in a low voice.