Shi Feng was astounded when he looked at a tall and thin youth named Burning Abyss .
On this young man, Shi Feng noticed a lion head emblem that was giving off a golden glow . This emblem was none other than the symbol of Lifestyle Masters, the Master's Insignia .
Aside from being a symbol of one's status in God's Domain, the emblem also had some good additional functions .
Among them, one function increased the wielder's production success rate .
Although the Master's Insignia was not comparable to the Blacksteel Insignia Shi Feng obtained through a quest, it still provided a 3% increase in success rate . In addition, when producing items of the same level, one's production would be 10% faster . When producing items of lower levels, the increase in one's production speed would be 30% .
Due to the existence of this Master's Insignia, the role of Master Lifestyle players became even more important .
"Guild Leader, you couldn't have imagined it, right? Burning got promoted into a Master Engineer some time ago . Moreover, he is God's Domain's first Master Engineer . We planned to surprise you with this news, so we didn't tell you all this time," Melancholic Smile said softly .
In reality, she, too, was very shocked that Burning Abyss was actually the first player in the Candlelight Trading Firm to become a Lifestyle Master .
She had expected it to be Cream Cocoa . However, like a dark horse, Burning Abyss improved by leaps and bounds as soon as he entered Titan City . He was able to create new items and tools one after another, shortly becoming a Lifestyle Master . On the other hand, she and Cream Cocoa were still researching the properties of various raw materials . It would still be awhile before they could get promoted to the Master rank .
Regarding the surprise Melancholic Smile prepared for him, Shi Feng did not feel annoyed by it at all .
A Master Lifestyle player!
In Shadow of the past, Lifestyle Masters were pivotal existences in the Guild . Not to mention, Burning Abyss's talent was simply too awesome . He might have the potential to reach the Grandmaster rank . If he did, even Super Guilds would be helpless against the Candlelight Trading Firm .
"Right, what about the task I previously assigned to you all?" Shi Feng asked .
In order to fulfill his agreement with the Secret Pavilion, Shi Feng had Melancholic Smile and the others ceaselessly produce Strengthening Devices and Bronze Engineering Locomotives . Even if the Engineering Locomotives cost a lot of materials to make, they still had no choice but to manufacture them .
"We've already completed it . We have to thank Burning for this . Without him, we really wouldn't have been able to produce the ten Bronze Engineering Locomotives in time," Melancholic Smile explained .
Shi Feng could not help but breathe out a sigh of relief when he heard this . "Very good . From now on, Burning Abyss will be the Candlelight Trading Firm's Chief Engineer and will enjoy benefits equal to that of Zero Wing's Elders . "
Although there was still some time before he had to make the first payment to the Secret Pavilion, he did not know when the Blackwater Guild would make a move right now . If he could meet the stated quota ahead of time, the following matters would be much easier to deal with .
Following which, Shi Feng used his identity as Black Flame to announce Burning Abyss's promotion to the Candlelight Trading Firm's Chief Engineer . In the future, the youth could also use the trading firm's Basic Meditation Room anytime he wanted .
Immediately, many Advanced Lifestyle players inside the meeting room looked at Burning Abyss with envy .
Not only would he get to use the trading firm's Basic Meditation Room anytime he wanted, but he would also enjoy the status of an Elder in Zero Wing . As such, he would be able to choose a private room for himself in either the Candlelight Trading Firm or Zero Wing's Guild Residence .
What was more, the Candlelight Trading Firm's private rooms were located on the Shop's seventh floor, providing a view overlooking the entire Trade District of White River City . That was a treatment that many people dreamed of obtaining .
"Since everyone's already here, I'll tell you what you all will be making next," Shi Feng said . He then took out a very large design from his bag and placed it in the center of the circular wooden table .
Everyone's jaws dropped when they saw the design, their breathing becoming a little ragged .
A Miniature Ballista!
This item might not be as popular as the Bronze Engineering Locomotive among the masses, but to a Guild, its value was not one bit lower than that of the Locomotives .
The Miniature Ballista boasted an extremely long attack range of 3,000 yards—an attack range that no player could achieve . Most monsters did not have such a long attack range, either . Thus, the siege tool was the perfect weapon to raid towns . Moreover, it was very simple to operate, requiring only three people to move and use it .
"Guild Leader, are we really going to make this item?" Melancholic Smile asked in surprise .
The Miniature Ballista was a considerably advanced tool . Even with Advanced Lifestyle players like themselves manufacturing it, the production success rate would still be frighteningly low . Meanwhile, the production cost for the siege tool was quite high .
After a cursory look of the materials required, Melancholic Smile estimated that a single Miniature Ballista would cost at least 1,000 Gold to manufacture . Meanwhile, she judged that their production success rate would be less than 20% . Even with Burning Abyss handling the ballista's core component, it would be fortunate if he could achieve a 20% success rate . In other words, there was a chance that they might not even produce a single Miniature Ballista after spending 10,000 Gold .
Ten thousand Gold!
Even Super Guilds would have to think carefully when spending 10,000 Gold . If they lost this kind of money, it would greatly hamper their development speed .
"Of course . Burning will be responsible for making the engineering portion of the core component of the Ballista, while I'll personally handle the forging portion of the core . Finally, Burning will handle the assembly of the Ballista as well . If there are no problems, you all may begin working now . If you succeed in producing five Miniature Ballistas in ten hours, depending on your personal performance, you might get another chance to visit Titan City . Hopefully, you all can seize the opportunity!" Shi Feng said, chuckling .
A single Miniature Ballista could deal with only a lone Boss .
Among the monsters the Blackwater Corporation controlled, there was no lack of Boss-ranked monsters . A single Miniature Ballista would not be able to make much of a difference .
If they had five Miniature Ballistas, however, the siege tools would be able to affect the war situation to a certain extent .
"Guild Leader, will we really have another opportunity to visit the Holy City of Titan as long as we perform sufficiently well?" many Advanced Lifestyle players asked excitedly .
At this moment, even Burning Abyss, who had already become a Master Engineer, looked at Shi Feng in astonishment .
After experiencing the benefits the Holy City provided, it was impossible for Lifestyle players not to look forward to enjoying the plentiful resources of the Holy City again . Moreover, the benefits they had sampled on their visit was only the tip of the iceberg of Titan City's offerings . There were still many places that they had not gotten to see .
"Of course . However, I'll say this first: the slots are limited!" Shi Feng replied, smiling . He then left the meeting room .
Only after Shi Feng was gone did everyone finally snap out of their daze . Immediately, every one of them rushed to check what tasks they were assigned to do, blood rushing to their eyes . Like maniacs, they then ran to their respective workshops to start working .
As for Shi Feng, he entered a Special Workshop himself and directly used God's Blessing to become a Master Forger .
Through the aid of his various forging tools, it took Shi Feng only a little over an hour to produce 15 core components that required forging .
Fortunately, I have Icarus's Heart . Otherwise, I really would be finished this time . Shi Feng breathed out a sigh of relief as he looked at the core components .
He had wasted nearly 40 sets of materials in order to produce these parts . Had he made them as an Advanced Forger instead of a Master Forger, his success rate would've been less than 10% . In that case, wasting over a hundred sets of materials would not have been surprising .
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