Chapter 1492 Magic Workshop

"Finally, it's built."

Shi Feng looked at the system notification, unable to contain his excitement.

In God's Domain, cities are not comparable to towns. Guild towns merely attract players and generate income through shops within the town. This money might be enough for a small guild, but it’s a drop in the bucket for large guilds with over ten or even hundreds of thousands of members, not to mention the hefty system management fees every guild town has to pay each month.

A beginner town costs 5,000 gold per month.

An intermediate town costs 15,000 gold per month.

An advanced town costs 50,000 gold per month.

If these fees cannot be paid, the town's management rights will be frozen by the system. If payment isn't made within three months, the management rights will be completely lost, and the system will hold an auction to sell it off.

Moreover, besides the monthly management fees, there are also NPC employment costs and other expenses for the town.

That's why major guilds consider building towns very carefully. Even if a guild has sufficient funds, they won't build too many towns.

The costs for guild cities are even higher. The monthly system management fee alone can drive ordinary guilds crazy, because a beginner city requires a payment of 200,000 gold coins per month. Ordinary large guilds can't earn that much gold in one month, let alone two or three.

Unless the guild stops all development and pours all its earnings into it.

However, compared to the income of towns, cities have more sources of revenue. Besides the shops within the city collecting gold coins, they can also charge entrance fees, something guild towns absolutely cannot do.

As long as a guild city can attract enough players, the revenue might even exceed that of the shops within the city. Therefore, the location of a city is crucial. A bad location could lead to a loss, failing to strengthen the guild and instead becoming a burden.

That's why it's said that a guild without a guild city isn't truly established in God's Domain.

Currently, there isn't a clear standard for judging guild strength in God's Domain. It's usually based on past achievements and capital in other virtual games. However, as God's Domain becomes more popular, more and more financial groups and corporations invest in the game, forming countless guilds.

Using old standards to judge so many guilds is definitely not feasible, so the criteria have been adjusted accordingly.

Owning a guild city in God's Domain is now considered a mark of an elite guild, as it proves not only financial strength but also overall power.

Immediately, Shi Feng notified Melancholic Smile to start collecting the materials needed for the magic workshop. As for himself, he prepared to head to the Witch Hill.

"Guild Leader, many of the materials you need are in high demand by major guilds right now, and they cost a fortune. Some materials only drop from special hell-mode hundred-man dungeons. Collecting them all will probably take a lot of time," Melancholic Smile said, clicking her tongue after seeing the list Shi Feng sent. "And the magic ore... it will be very hard to gather enough right now."

Five hundred pieces of Crimson Flame Rock, five hundred pieces of Frost Stone, five hundred pieces of Purple Lightning Wood, five thousand pieces of magic ore, and one hundred High-Grade Magic Cores – all of these materials were currently very precious and rare.

Among them, magic ore is a special ore that can only be mined with a very small chance. It can be used in various aspects, such as construction, furniture, special items, forging, engineering, alchemy, and more. Although Zero Wing is large and has been buying these things on the market, it only has a little over thirteen hundred pieces on hand right now.

Also, High-Grade Magic Cores are only dropped by the final bosses of hell-mode hundred-man team dungeons. Although the guild has been running hell-mode dungeons, they only have a dozen or so.

The cost of these materials could buy countless plots of prime real estate in NPC cities…

"Are many guilds collecting magic ore right now?" Shi Feng asked, surprised. "If it's hard to collect in Star-Moon Kingdom, we can go to the Black Dragon Empire or other kingdoms."

Although magic ore is rare, it's not a resource monopolized by guilds. Many players mine in the wild. With so many players combined, gathering a thousand pieces shouldn't be difficult. It should be the easiest material to obtain.

Among all the materials, he left out the Seven Luminaries Crystal, or Melancholic Smile would have collapsed.

This wasn't just building a house; it was building a display piece made of gold.

"Guild Leader, it's really hard to get. It's the same even in other empires and kingdoms. The magic ore on the market has already been bought up by major forces. Anything that appears gets snatched up..." Melancholic Smile said with a wry smile.

"What's going on?" Shi Feng asked, puzzled.

In his memory, magic ore was rare, but it shouldn't be in such high demand. After all, one piece of magic ore isn't cheap, selling for thirty to forty silver coins on the market.

"Because of the sudden rise of the Orc Empire, it has affected several kingdoms and two empires. These kingdoms and empires have sent troops to fight back. So a exchange system has been opened at the front line. There are many things to exchange for, including the ordinary mounts that major guilds need right now, even Bronze mounts. The price is much cheaper than buying them on the market."

"To exchange for these mounts, you need to complete various large-scale tasks to earn contribution points. However, these large-scale tasks are very difficult to do, either rescuing or occupying towns. And those orcs are like devils, not only numerous but also incredibly skilled in combat. Wherever orcs appear, they are shrouded in mist, causing players to fall into a state of magical chaos, greatly reducing their combat power. Only magic talismans made from magic ore can stabilize magic."

"Also, because of the appearance of these mists, many ancient ruins have been opened. The drop rate of monsters in these ancient ruins is very high. Rumor has it that there are many ancient war weapons left behind."

"So the major forces of several kingdoms and empires are frantically collecting magic ore, wanting to conquer these ancient ruins while getting mounts for their guild members as soon as possible, causing the magic ore on the market to be completely bought up, and the price has increased several times..."

Shi Feng was even more surprised after hearing Melancholic Smile's explanation.

Although he knew the influence of the Orc Empire's rise would be significant, he didn't expect it to develop to this extent.

"I understand. In short, try to collect these materials as much as possible. I'll figure out a way to deal with the magic ore," Shi Feng said after thinking for a moment.

The magic workshop is also very important for the Zero Wing Guild. The sooner they have a magic workshop, the sooner the overall strength of the guild can be improved, and the better the survival ability of guild members will be guaranteed.

Zero Wing's current combat power completely relies on top experts like them and war weapons.

Without these, Zero Wing's overall strength would be much worse than those first-rate guilds, not to mention comparing with those super-first-rate guilds and super guilds.

If they can build a magic workshop, this gap can definitely be greatly reduced, and it can also attract more talented players to join Zero Wing.

So getting the materials together sooner is very important.

Immediately, Shi Feng hung up the call and headed straight to the Witch Hill, deciding to get the guild city settled first, then think about the magic ore, because after having this guild city, the Zero Wing Guild can be sublimated once again.