Chapter 1 Aroused

As people with ulterior motives uploaded the video of Shi Feng's battle to the official website forum, it stirred up a thousand waves, especially among the major forces that had been watching.

Originally, Zero Wing, the number one guild in Star-Moon Kingdom, held an unshakable position, but no one expected the rise of Underworld to be so rapid, and the development of Red Iron Town was beyond everyone's expectations.

Although everyone understood long ago that the development of Red Iron Town, with its auction house, would be fast, they definitely didn't expect it to be this fast.

In just one day, it attracted more than two or three hundred thousand players to consign and purchase items. There were even quite a few ultra-rare items appearing in the auction house, attracting many free experts and people from major guilds to buy them. The business was so hot that it was comparable to the auction house of an ordinary NPC city.

If it continues to develop, it will probably be comparable to the auction house of Star-Moon City in a short time. At that time, the daily transaction fees collected will be enough to make people's hands cramp.

When it comes to the guild's financial resources, Underworld Guild might not be inferior to Zero Wing Guild, and may even surpass it.

In Star-Moon Kingdom, compared to one dominant force, the major forces prefer a two-pronged confrontation, so they have the opportunity to rise secretly, but now seeing Shi Feng destroy so many intercepting devils, everyone's hearts are a little uncertain.

"This Hei Yan is strong enough, but he even has items that allow direct remote teleportation! It's simply outrageous."

"Underworld Guild is in a bit of trouble now. They lost so many powerful devils at once. I heard that these devils are very difficult to cultivate. Plus, Hei Yan is so strong and can teleport remotely to provide support. It will be even more difficult for Underworld to do anything in Stone Forest Town in the future."

"Yes! Originally, some players gave up going to Stone Forest Town because of the devils intercepting them, but now that Hei Yan has done this, Underworld Guild probably won't dare to act rashly. Those players who gave up going to Stone Forest Town will probably start going to the arena in Stone Forest Town to train and improve again."

Just as the major forces were shocked by the strength displayed by Zero Wing Guild, the high-level members of Underworld, far away in the Frozen Scar, also learned of this shocking news.

"Guild Leader, the Ghost Shadow Legion suffered heavy losses this time. Of the six hundred people sent out, less than three hundred successfully escaped. The loss of the devil army given to us by Beast Emperor was also serious. Two High Lord-ranked and more than ten Lord-ranked devils were all killed by Hei Yan..." Wu Xia reported with a somewhat unsightly expression.

The Ghost Shadow Legion is one of the trump card legions of their Underworld Guild. Losing so many people at once, the loss of weapons and equipment alone is a considerable expense, and it will take a lot of time to recover the dropped levels afterward.

"I really underestimated this Hei Yan. He doesn't act unless he's sure of success, and when he does, he's so ruthless. But Hei Yan won't be arrogant for long. As long as we take down the Frozen King, what if Stone Forest Town recovers to its peak state? And the task on Beast Emperor's side is about to be completed, so let's ignore Zero Wing Guild for now," Yi Xiao Du Zang said indifferently.

"That's right, it's too late for Zero Wing Guild to do anything now." Wu Xia smiled, and couldn't help but shift her gaze to a giant sitting on an ice throne in the main hall.

This giant is the Boss that all the major forces in Star-Moon Kingdom want to kill right now.

The Frozen King!

On the other side, in Stone Forest Town, Shi Feng had just returned to the guild residence when Melancholy Smile contacted him directly.

"Guild Leader, you're too crazy. You actually went to deal with those devils alone. If Vice Guild Leader Aqua Rose finds out, she'll definitely scold me." Melancholy Smile looked at Shi Feng on the screen with a face full of complaints, "Just now, Vice Guild Leader Gentle Snow asked me what was going on."

For the leader of a guild to rush into such a dangerous place, if something happened, it would cause a considerable blow to the reputation of Zero Wing Guild.

"I'm already back, aren't I?" Shi Feng said with a smile, "Besides, if I really used a large number of people, I would definitely be discovered, and there wouldn't have been such a huge victory."

Shi Feng had considered bringing people over before, but considering the spies in the guild, he decided to do it alone.

Firstly, it could be unexpected, and secondly, he wanted to see how much he had improved.

After listening to Shi Feng's explanation, Melancholy Smile felt that it made sense. Now that Zero Wing Guild is already the number one guild in Star-Moon Kingdom, it would be hard to believe that there are no lurkers from other guilds. It's the same with their Zero Wing Guild. Any major guild in Star-Moon Kingdom that is worth paying attention to has some lurkers planted.

As long as the guild has any major actions, they will know everything clearly.

Even if Zero Wing Guild's system is already very complete, it cannot avoid the leakage of a lot of information.

It was precisely because of Shi Feng's surprise attack that he is now in the limelight in Star-Moon Kingdom. The forums are all discussing this matter, and Stone Forest Town has also begun to recover its vitality. The oppressive atmosphere on the town streets has disappeared, and the players on the streets are also discussing this matter, making it very lively.

Even the number of players inquiring about private residences and shops at Candlelight Trading Firm has increased a lot.

"By the way, how are the private residences and shops I asked you to build coming along?" Shi Feng asked.

Before he left, he asked Melancholy Smile to temporarily manage everything in Stone Forest Town, so that Blackie and Aqua Rose could complete their class advancement quests with peace of mind.

"They're all built, but will players really be willing to buy them if they're built in such a remote area away from the central area?" Melancholy Smile asked puzzled.

Logically speaking, private residences and shops should be built not far from the commercial area.

But the private residences and shops that Shi Feng asked her to build are very far away from Candlelight Trading Firm, and even quite a distance from the Adventurer's Association, which is very inconvenient for adventure teams and merchant players.

"That's enough," Shi Feng nodded.

"Guild Leader, I've been monitoring the situation on Underworld Guild's side. According to internal news, Underworld Guild's progress in攻略 (gōnglüè, strategizing and attacking) the Frozen King is very fast. I don't know the exact extent, but I guess it might be a matter of these few days. And now Red Iron Town, because of the auction house, has attracted a lot of players."

"I heard that even the top adventure teams from several surrounding countries outside Star-Moon Kingdom seem to have signed contracts with Underworld Guild, promising to station themselves in Red Iron Town."

"I'm afraid it won't be long before the popularity of Red Iron Town will surpass Stone Forest Town..."

Melancholy Smile is quite helpless about the development speed of Red Iron Town. It is because of the strong rise of Red Iron Town that many merchant players have been attracted there.

"Auction house, huh?" Shi Feng smiled faintly, and then said to Melancholy Smile, "Alright, arrange for a hundred architects to come over now. It's time to wake Underworld Guild up from their dream."