The Abyssal Realm was vast, the entire region almost one-fifth the size of the Star-Moon Kingdom. There were many sanctuaries within, some controlled by major guilds, but none had been promoted to a large sanctuary, showing how difficult it was.

Becoming a large sanctuary instantly increased the capacity from 30,000 to 100,000 people, greatly enhancing the sanctuary's defenses and exponentially increasing the speed at which magic crystals could be earned.

But that wasn't the most important part.

After becoming a large sanctuary, the number of special products would increase to three, two more than a medium sanctuary, and the production volume would also increase considerably.

Originally, the one-star Lionheart Bar only produced 20 bottles a day, but after the sanctuary was promoted to a large sanctuary, production could increase by 100%, or 40 bottles, meaning the two-star Lionheart Bar could purchase 100 bottles of Hundred Berry Wine a day.

Hundred Berry Wine was a rare item that could temporarily increase a player's Affinity, allowing players to grasp that feeling and subtly improve their Affinity. It was the best item for nurturing experts, far better than the Trial Tower in the God's Domain Arena.

Otherwise, the Dark Cave wouldn't be able to compare with outside players without the God's Domain Arena.

Half an hour later, the crystal pillar in Sanctuary One shone intensely with red light, soaring into the sky and forming a faint red shield around the outer edge of the sanctuary. For a time, everyone except Shi Feng and the others who were promoting the sanctuary inside the crystal pillar was teleported out.

New buildings emerged one after another inside the sanctuary, constantly expanding.

In a short time, it expanded to ten times the size of a medium sanctuary.

At the same time, a system announcement echoed throughout the Abyssal Realm.

Abyssal Realm System Announcement: Congratulations to Sanctuary One for becoming the first large sanctuary in the Abyssal Realm, rewarding the sanctuary with 1,000 Soul Crystals and granting all players in Sanctuary One a two-day Sanctuary state, increasing all attributes by 10% and special product sales by 100% for seven days.

The system announcement immediately caused an uproar among the bewildered players in Sanctuary One.

"Sanctuary One is too awesome! It's been promoted to a large sanctuary! We don't have to worry about mounts after level 40!" Everyone was incredibly excited.

Everyone was currently around level 30, not too far from level 40.

But it wasn't possible to promote from a medium sanctuary to a large sanctuary in such a short time. To get a mount, you could only go to a large sanctuary and buy it at a high price, and you had to get permission, otherwise, you couldn't even buy it with money.

But now they didn't have to worry.

They could buy it directly at cost from the sanctuary where they lived.

And all the major sanctuaries in the entire Abyssal Realm were dumbfounded.

Generally, promoting from a medium sanctuary to a large sanctuary required gathering most of the resources of a realm and taking a lot of time. Although Sanctuary One was originally one of the top sanctuaries in the Abyssal Realm, and subsequently merged with several other sanctuaries, it would still take a considerable amount of time to promote to a large sanctuary.

But this time, it succeeded in just a few days, which was simply incredible.

"Immediately contact Qing Shuang, the captain of the First Squad in Sanctuary One, and tell them that our Ninth Sanctuary is willing to submit to them."

"How could it be so fast? Instead of joining a guild force, it's better to join Sanctuary One now. I need to go to Sanctuary One and build a good relationship."

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Not long after the announcement was made, many of the top ten squads in the sanctuaries were thinking about currying favor with Sanctuary One.

Becoming a large sanctuary added a full 70,000 people, enough to increase the population of two or three medium sanctuaries. If they could join, they wouldn't have to worry about mounts, and they could also enjoy the various benefits of a large sanctuary.

In the crystal pillar of Sanctuary One, Qing Shuang and the others were also shocked.

It was reasonable to be promoted to a large sanctuary, but they didn't expect that Shi Feng's control over the sanctuary would become even more powerful after using the Sanctuary Emblem to promote it.

The sanctuary had always belonged to everyone, and the top ten squads were just managers, not owners. Managers were determined based on their contribution to the sanctuary. As long as someone's contribution exceeded theirs, they could replace them, even if everyone worked together to promote the large sanctuary.

However, each time after a promotion, the top ten squads would receive a huge amount of contribution points, making it impossible for other squads to catch up. It was difficult to compete for the top ten positions, so it was difficult for guild forces to annex powerful sanctuaries, but it wasn't impossible.

But after Shi Feng used the Sanctuary Emblem, it was completely different.

Shi Feng had become the controller of the sanctuary.

Although not of everyone, controllers were much better than managers. In short, their position in Sanctuary One was greater than that of managers. They could arbitrarily remove some players from Sanctuary One, so they no longer belonged to the players in Sanctuary One and no longer enjoyed any benefits from Sanctuary One. This was a power that the top ten squads did not have.

Of course, this did not apply to members of the top ten squads, and there was a certain limit to the number of people per day.

But this was already terrifying. It could easily eliminate those potential threats, so that those who had designs on the sanctuary had no chance to seize the sanctuary.

But the even more powerful point of a controller was the veto power.

For example, if the top ten squads wanted to build something, even if they all agreed to build it, it would not be possible if the controller did not agree.

These two powers alone made the controller's position unmatched.

Moreover, the controller's position had nothing to do with contribution points, meaning that no matter how much someone contributed to the sanctuary, they could not become the controller unless they could capture the entire sanctuary. If the sanctuary was scrapped, the controller would naturally no longer exist.

However, it was not easy to capture a large sanctuary, meaning that the entire Sanctuary One had now become the property of the Zero Wing Guild. It was impossible for outsiders to try to seize the sanctuary.

"So the Sanctuary Emblem has such an effect."

Shi Feng also understood after using it. However, this allowed him to not have to worry about the hidden dangers of the sanctuary at all. He could completely unleash his abilities. Otherwise, if the sanctuary was seized, all his efforts would become his wedding dress, which would be a huge loss.

Now that he had no such concerns, he could invest more resources in the sanctuary and turn it into an iron fortress.

Shi Feng then handed over all the matters of the sanctuary to Qing Shuang, bought all the Hundred Berry Wine from the Lionheart Bar for today, and left the Abyssal Realm with a large number of attribute gems prepared by Qing Shuang, returning to White River City.

Because it had just been promoted to a large sanctuary, the special products were doubled, which increased the Hundred Berry Wine in the Lionheart Bar to 200 bottles. However, Qing Shuang and the others had previously purchased 50 bottles, leaving 150 bottles, which Shi Feng was very satisfied with.

That was Hundred Berry Wine. If it was placed outside, one bottle would be enough to make many experts jealous, let alone 210 bottles of Hundred Berry Wine. So many bottles were enough to allow the combat power of the Zero Wing Guild's core members to move to a new level.