"Become a member?" Shi Feng's eyes immediately lit up with joy when he received this notification .
The exchange shop operated by its mysterious merchant had two modes of exchange .
One mode was available to all players .
The other mode was limited to members of the exchange shop .
In the past, Shi Feng had yearned to become a member of the shop . Unfortunately, obtaining membership was not that easy .
Based on his understanding, there were two ways to become a member of the exchange shop .
The first one was very normal, and that was to achieve a certain number of transactions and trade volume with the exchange shop . One needed to make thirty consecutive transactions with the shop as well as attain a total trade volume of five million Magic Crystals .
The number of transactions was not calculated based on the number of exchanges made but on the number of times the Golden Sands Exchange Shop refreshed its stock . The exchange shop would only refresh its stock of rare items once a week . In other words, one needed to visit the shop for thirty weeks in a row and make a huge purchase every week . If one were to stop even once midway, their count would have to start all over again .
However, the number of transactions was only secondary . The key point was that the required trade volume was ridiculous .
In reality, even if a player visited the exchange shop thirty times in a row and purchased plenty of items on every visit, they would still have great difficulty achieving the required trade volume . This was true even when they encountered valuable items up for exchange . There also weren't a lot of useful items up for exchange in the shop . Hence, unless one was willing to take a loss and purchase useless items at above market price, it was practically impossible to achieve the required trade volume . Moreover, Magic Crystals were a strategic resource to Guilds . It would be foolish to spend them wastefully .
Hence, Shi Feng had never managed to become a shop member in the past .
The other method to become a member was through killing the Boss monsters inside the ancient ruins, which had a chance of dropping fragments of an ancient stone tablet . If one could complete a set of the fragments and hand it over to the mysterious merchant, one would likewise become a member of the exchange shop .
Only, the drop-rate for the tablet fragments was criminally low . In addition, there were very few Bosses in the ancient ruins . The time they took to respawn was also very long . It was practically impossible for an ordinary large Guild to gather enough fragments to complete a set .
Shi Feng could still clearly remember that in the past, a single tablet fragment had been worth at least a thousand Gold . Even so, the supply was far from enough to meet the demand . As long as a tablet fragment went up for sale, the various large Guilds would buy it almost instantly .
So there's also such a benefit for the first person to discover the exchange shop . Luckily, I came here before anyone else did . Shi Feng inwardly celebrated .
Players who became a member of the Golden Sands Exchange shop would enjoy very excellent benefits .
The first benefit was that members were allowed to enter the second floor of the exchange shop and exchange for the items there .
For the second benefit, members would receive a 20% discount on all items on the first floor .
For the third benefit, members would receive a Teleportation Crystal . In the future, they would no longer need to waste time traveling to the shop . Instead, they could teleport directly to it . Though the crystal had a Cooldown of 12 hours, it would still provide great convenience . It could also help players travel quickly to the Golden Sands Archipelago—allowing much more time for players to spend on leveling up .
Following which, Shi Feng clicked "Agree" to become a member of the exchange shop .
System: You do not have the required number of Magic Crystals . You have 48 hours to collect 10,000 Magic Crystals . If you are unable to collect them in time, it will be considered as you forfeiting this opportunity .
"What a short time limit . " Shi Feng smiled bitterly .
Currently, Zero Wing's income for Magic Crystals was indeed considerable . However, its expenditure of the precious resource was also very high . He had prepared only 3,000 Magic Crystals for the trip this time .
Having no other choice, Shi Feng took out the Abyss Pendant and set a teleportation marker in front of the small cabin . He then took out a Guild Transfer Scroll and activated it .
Along with a white flash, Shi Feng disappeared from the Golden Sands Archipelago .
…
Star-Moon Kingdom, Stone Forest Town, Zero Wing's Residence:
Why are there so many players here? Shi Feng was surprised by the crowd of members in the main hall .
Currently, Zero Wing's Residence was extraordinarily lively . Normally, there would only be several hundred Guild members lurking around the first-floor hall . Now, however, Shi Feng could see more than a thousand present .
"Today's PvP match was awesome! Since coming into the game, this is the first time I've managed to achieve such a high standard with my techniques!"
"I know, right? If I could spar at the Battle Arena for a few more hours every day, it won't be long before I can give the Trial Tower's fourth floor a try . At that time, I'll become an elite member of the Guild and receive a 20% discount when I visit the Battle Arena . "
"Forget about it . Didn't you see how many players were crowding into the Battle Arena today? If not for us being Zero Wing members, we wouldn't get a turn even after queuing up for a day . And you want to fight several times a day? Didn't you notice the looks those independent players were giving us when we entered the combat room? If looks could kill, we would've died multiple times back there . "
"I was just thinking about it . I wonder when our Guild will occupy another town? It'd be fine even if the town's surrounding environment is poor . As long as the Guild sets up another Battle Arena there, we would be able to have some fun there, too, every day . "
…
Guild members were chatting merrily in the main hall . When they spoke about the Battle Arena, their eyes sparkled with excitement . They could not help but wish they could spend more time training there . Unfortunately, there were simply too many players trying to get into the establishment . Hence, the Battle Arena had limited every player's usage of its combat rooms to no more than one hour per day .
Moreover, the original price of one Silver per hour had also risen to two Silver per hour . Even so, an endless number of players still waited to enter the Battle Arena . There just was not enough combat rooms to go around .
This situation relieved Shi Feng .
He could not help but admit that the Battle Arena was worth every Coin he spent on it .
Even without him doing anything, the advanced NPC managers would automatically deal with everything related to the Battle Arena . For example, the NPC managers would make adjustments to the pricing based on market conditions . Moreover, they would also provide corresponding preferential treatment to Zero Wing's members . The NPCs had even set up a membership system for the Battle Arena .
Those who became a member of the Arena would enjoy priority entry into the establishment . They would also receive discounts on their expenditures .
Meanwhile, in order to become a member of the Battle Arena, one needed to pay a registration fee of 100 Magic Crystals, which was nonrefundable . If one wanted to get back their Magic Crystals, they could only do so by buying each crystal back for 20 Silver .
Personally, Shi Feng felt that the membership fee of 100 Magic Crystals was a little too steep . However, the NPC managers had obviously done their market research because after they promulgated this rule, over a hundred players had promptly registered to become members . At this point, the Battle Arena already had over 300 members . Just like the treatment that the normal members of Zero Wing received, these Arena members had priority in entering combat rooms . At the same time, they also enjoyed a 10% discount when using the establishment's services .
Due to this benefit, the number of players trying to join Zero Wing had also exploded .
Currently, word had already gone around that becoming a member of Zero Wing was equivalent to gaining 100 Magic Crystals . No other Guild could offer this treatment . If one managed to become an elite member, the treatment they received was even more amazing . Not only did they receive a 20% discount, but they also received even greater priority in entering combat rooms .
Just as Shi Feng stepped out of the Residence's main entrance to take a look at today's Magic Crystal income, a notification came from the system informing him that he had received a message .
"It seems they're finally unable to continue sitting still . " Shi Feng's lips curled up into a smile as he read the message .
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