Chapter 1 A New Plan

Inside the Candlelight Firm's quiet and elegant advanced forging room, Shi Feng, after spending most of the day busily planning the Candlelight Firm's future, suddenly heard the system's communication prompt.

"He's fast." Shi Feng glanced at the communication prompt, the corners of his mouth curving up.

The person contacting him was Zhan Wuji, who had previously invited him to participate in the Dark Arena.

Shi Feng then removed the disguise of the Devil Mask, reverting to his usual appearance as Ye Feng, and clicked to accept the call, saying, "Brother Wuji, long time no see, your strength has improved quite a bit!"

Although Shi Feng couldn't see Zhan Wuji's level on the screen, he could tell from the equipment he had changed that he had improved a lot.

Originally, he was wearing a set of Level 25 Fine-Gold and Dark-Gold equipment, with very few Dark-Gold pieces, only three or four. Now, most of his equipment showed the unique halo effect of Dark-Gold equipment, so one could imagine how much his combat power had increased.

"This equipment was all obtained by the consortium. As long as Brother Ye Feng officially joins the team, the consortium will naturally provide full support," Zhan Wuji said with a smile.

He was quite satisfied with this set of equipment, otherwise he wouldn't have displayed the equipment effects.

In fact, the only purpose of not hiding the effects was to show the strength behind their team, a strength that no guild could match. For example, Level 25 Dark-Gold equipment was very rare in the current God's Domain. Each piece was priceless, and even first-rate guilds couldn't get a few pieces. It could be said that money couldn't buy them. Zhan Wuji himself had more than half of his equipment as Level 25 Dark-Gold equipment, so one could imagine how strong the force behind him was.

"The time and place for the test have been set. It will be held in the Imperial Capital of the Beast Emperor, Beast Emperor City, four days from now. You just need to come to the underground arena in Beast Emperor City. I will be waiting for you there." Zhan Wuji's face suddenly became serious. "I hope Brother Ye Feng you take this matter seriously. In these four days, improve the quality of your equipment as much as possible. I heard that the consortium's higher-ups have also found many experts, including some with considerable backgrounds. They are all peak experts in the virtual gaming world. The competition this time is very fierce, but as long as you pass, the treatment will definitely exceed your imagination."

"Thank you for the reminder, I will definitely be there on time." Shi Feng smiled and said no more.

As for Zhan Wuji's suggestion to improve his equipment, Shi Feng would like to, but how easy is it to get Epic equipment?

"Epic equipment?" Shi Feng couldn't help but ponder.

The Heart of Icarus needs 5,000 points of Life Force to be promoted to Epic, and the original Life Force had already been used up by him. He needed to start all over again if he wanted to evolve it.

However, he did get a lot of gains from using so much Life Force to open Dawn Treasure Chests.

Among them, he had collected a full set of Tier 1 equipment for Shield Warriors and Guardian Knights, and even had several pieces of the second set. He also collected Tier 1 sets for Assassins, Elementalists, and Priests. Berserkers, Rangers, and Druids were each missing one piece of their Tier 1 sets, and Swordsmen already had two pieces of the second set.

In addition to these Tier 1 sets, there were also many Level 30 Fine-Gold and Dark-Gold equipment, which could be said to be a great harvest.

"It's been some time since the last time I dealt with Alluring Smile. If I go to deal with them now, they shouldn't have any defenses, right?" Shi Feng licked his lips. There were not many Dawn Treasure Chests left. If he could promote the Heart of Icarus to Epic, and get another Promotion Order, then the Candlelight Firm would truly be unstoppable.

With that, Shi Feng took action, left the advanced forging room, and headed to the teleportation hall.

Although it was inconvenient to act during the day, with his skills, there was no problem with ambushing.

Just as Shi Feng arrived in Maple Leaf City, Melancholy Smile excitedly contacted him.

"Guild Leader, that group of people has finally stopped buying Bright Stones in large quantities. Should we take action now?" Melancholy Smile said expectantly.

The sale of Bright Stones had been going on for some time, and the firm's income was starting to decline gradually. The players' enthusiasm was also starting to cool down. If they could add fuel to the fire at this time, it would definitely cause a significant blow to other firms, further solidifying the Candlelight Firm's position.

"Yes, they've almost spent all their money. Then let's sell them." Shi Feng nodded.

The reason he didn't sell the Intermediate Mana Armor Plates first was because he was worried that some people would deliberately buy a large number of Intermediate Mana Armor Plates and wait until the Candlelight Firm didn't have enough Intermediate Mana Armor Plates to deal with the Candlelight Firm, while making a fortune.

That's why he used Bright Stones to consume these people's funds.

Soon after, another counter appeared in the first-floor halls of the major Candlelight Firms.

"Why does the Candlelight Firm have another counter?" A Berserker who came to buy Bright Stones asked in surprise.

"Hello, sir, this is our Candlelight Firm's latest product, Intermediate Mana Armor Plates. This item can greatly increase your attributes, and you can equip three of them," the NPC sales beauty explained repeatedly.

"What? This is an Intermediate Mana Armor Plate!" The Berserker was stunned.

Beginner Mana Armor Plates had long become urban legends. Now, one sells for 50 Silver Coins, but many people still want to buy them but can't. Now, suddenly an Intermediate Mana Armor Plate appeared, how could this not be surprising.

The Berserker looked again and again, finally confirming that he had not misheard.

"Such strong attributes, one Intermediate Mana Armor Plate is worth three Beginner Mana Armor Plates!" The Berserker's eyes shone with golden light, and he almost drooled.

It wasn't that he hadn't seen the world, but that the Intermediate Mana Armor Plate was too amazing.

Equipping three pieces was equivalent to a Level 25 Dark-Gold equipment!

Level 25 Dark-Gold equipment was simply priceless. Many people wanted to buy it but couldn't. Now, equipping three Intermediate Mana Armor Plates was equivalent to having an extra piece of Dark-Gold equipment. Just thinking about it was exhilarating...

In God's Domain, the first thing players look at in combat is technique, and the second is attributes.

Even when going to a dungeon now, one must first duel to see how the technique is. But having good technique is not enough, you also need to see how the attributes and equipment are.

For ordinary players, being able to get a set of Mysterious-Iron equipment is a dream, let alone Dark-Gold equipment. Don't even dream about it. If you can have the attributes of one more piece of Dark-Gold equipment, it's enough to be worth several pieces of Mysterious-Iron equipment. This is a level up for their strength.

"Damn, last time I was only a few attribute points away from going to the twenty-man team dungeon. If I equip three Intermediate Mana Armor Plates now, then the team leader would be begging me to go." The Berserker couldn't help but imagine.

But when he looked at the price.

One Intermediate Mana Armor Plate costs 5 Gold Coins, and he immediately wilted...

Although ordinary players couldn't afford it, the news spread like wildfire and immediately became the top news on the official website forum.

Intermediate Mana Armor Plates Appear!