Chapter 271 Upgrade to a Three-Star Shop

After the beautiful NPC took the purplish-golden rhombus token and confirmed everything was in order, she looked at Shi Feng and asked, "Sir, if you wish to upgrade to a three-star shop, you will need to pay a 3,000 gold renovation fee."

Shi Feng paid the 3,000 gold without a word.

Previously, Shi Feng had been busy establishing teleportation coordinates and killing the Abyssal Dragon, and hadn't had time to check his earnings from the Blackwing Auction House.

Although he had spent 20,000 gold on the Engineering Vehicle Design, the 5,000 pieces of solidified magic equipment he sold in Blackwing City had made Shi Feng a fortune.

After deducting various expenses, he still had nearly 30,000 gold coins in his pocket. If the top-tier guilds knew about this, they would be incredibly envious.

In fact, Shi Feng hadn't expected solidified magic equipment to be so popular. The final 1,500 pieces were sold for at least 13 gold and 15 silver each, and the Fighting Guilds in Blackwing City snatched them up like crazy.

"It's a pity that there are so few people who can make solidified magic equipment. Otherwise, I could have earned the 100,000+ gold needed to build a city just from solidified magic equipment," Shi Feng marveled inwardly.

Solidified magic equipment designs were already very rare, and forgers with a decent success rate were even rarer. Currently, there were more solidified magic equipment designs than there were forgers capable of making them...

Moreover, as the number of solidified magic equipment increased, the price would definitely not stay so high. Maintaining a price of eight or nine gold would be good enough. As players' levels increased and solidified magic equipment designs were dropped, buying one for five gold would be a luxury.

After Shi Feng paid the fee and completed the formalities, he had barely stepped out of the City Hall's entrance, preparing to return to the Guild Residence for a meeting, when many players on the street started to stir.

"Did you hear? There's been another change at the Candlelight Trading Firm!"

"Change? Did they come out with something new?"

"No, the entire Candlelight Trading Firm has changed. It's gone from a five-story building to a seven-story building. The number of floors is second only to the NPC's Starstreak Trading Firm."

"No way, isn't the number of floors for shops fixed?"

"That's right. Now everyone suspects that the Candlelight Trading Firm has been upgraded to a three-star shop!"

"How is that possible? The imperial capital of the Black Dragon Empire only just got a two-star shop. How could the Candlelight Trading Firm be upgraded to three stars?"

The news of the Candlelight Trading Firm having a three-star shop spread like a virus throughout White River City, and all the major guilds in the Star-Moon Kingdom immediately learned about it.

It completely suppressed the depression and stagnation brought about by the Abyssal monsters.

"What is Zero Wing thinking?"

"Abyssal monsters are already spreading throughout the Star-Moon Kingdom, and White River City is completely surrounded by them. Upgrading the shop in White River City to three stars at this time, isn't that a little too rich and willful?"

"Doesn't Zero Wing know that some players have already started to transfer to other kingdoms and empires? Building a three-star shop in a city like White River City, where the population is constantly decreasing, is a waste of money! It would be better to build a three-star shop in a small city in the Black Dragon Empire!"

The first reaction of the major guilds upon receiving this news was that Zero Wing's actions were utterly foolish.

The happiest guilds, of course, were Unyielding Soul, which had always opposed Zero Wing, and some guilds that were thinking of replacing them.

"Hahaha, it will be difficult for Zero Wing to make a comeback now." Feng Xuanyang was stunned for three seconds when he received the news. First, he felt deep jealousy because Unyielding Soul didn't even have a two-star shop yet, while the Candlelight Trading Firm already had a three-star shop. Then, he felt schadenfreude.

If it weren't for the Abyssal monsters, the Candlelight Trading Firm having a three-star shop would have been a heavy blow to Unyielding Soul's Eternal Firm.

Even an idiot would know the benefits of a three-star shop compared to a two-star shop, which only had special-grade training spaces. Even if it only increased the number of special-grade training spaces, it would greatly improve their ability to nurture Lifestyle players.

The current God's Domain was no longer just about combat. The economic war between guilds was becoming increasingly important. Therefore, he deeply regretted not taking control of the Eternal Firm back then. Instead, Youlan had succeeded and become a popular figure in Underworld. Even he had to be in awe of her.

...

Before Shi Feng even entered the Zero Wing Guild Residence, he could already hear the joyful noises coming from inside.

Even Gentle Snow directly contacted Shi Feng and reported the functions of the upgraded three-star Candlelight Trading Firm to him one by one, becoming more and more excited as she spoke.

Although going from five floors to seven floors didn't seem like a big change in the number of floors, the actual functions were vastly different, making Gentle Snow feel like she was dreaming.

That's right, dreaming.

In order to develop, the Candlelight Trading Firm recruited many Lifestyle players. Some of these Lifestyle players had good potential but lacked production experience. Unfortunately, there were only five special-grade training spaces. Three were fixed, leaving only two for others to use in rotation to improve their production experience.

As a result, each Lifestyle player's time inside was not measured in days, but in minutes. Lifestyle players who were considered to have potential would take turns spending 30 minutes inside to learn and improve. Even so, they had to wait for several days...

Now there were twelve special-grade training spaces. In addition to the three fixed ones, there were nine special-grade training spaces available for Lifestyle players with potential to use, which was more than four times the efficiency.

Not to mention the Beginner Meditation Room, which was what truly shocked Gentle Snow.

She had only tried it briefly. Spending 300 magic crystals was indeed painful, but the effect was undeniably good. Her mind felt unprecedentedly clear and calm. Even the most difficult production steps seemed simple and easy, directly increasing her production success rate by about 10%, and her production speed also increased by at least 20-30%.

Although the increase didn't seem like much, it was a very significant improvement for Lifestyle players like them who frequently produced items. Items that increased production success rate by 1% were already selling for sky-high prices on the market, or rather, no one was willing to sell them. Not to mention an increase of about 10%, which also increased production speed.

Forget 300 magic crystals a day, even 500 magic crystals a day would be worth it, provided they were used to produce high-end and expensive items. If they were only used to produce things like Advanced Whetstones, they would definitely lose even their underwear.

Shi Feng simply gave some instructions and told Gentle Snow to take the opportunity to recruit more Lifestyle players.

The fourth evolution of God's Domain was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

The real improvements were not in the combat system, but in the Lifestyle production system. At that time, God's Domain would no longer be dominated by combat and adventure players. Lifestyle players would also have a pivotal position.

Otherwise, a forging grandmaster wouldn't have such a high status in the guild.

Even he, the guild leader, had to respect and revere them, and the guild's board members treated them like treasures.

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