Aside from weapons, equipment, and Mana Barrier Crystal Fragments, a tattered sheet of parchment rested among the many items the Five-headed Demon Snake had dropped .
As the parchment itself was very high-quality, it still radiated faint pulses of Mana despite the ravages of time .
Shi Feng picked up the parchment out of curiosity .
This is…an Advanced Forging Design! Shi Feng was elated when he realized what this sheet of parchment was .
In God's Domain, every Advanced Design was extremely rare and valuable . This was because Advanced Designs contained techniques unknown to the general public . For example, an Advanced Forging Design would contain a few different kinds of Advanced Forging Techniques . If players learned these techniques, they'd increase their chances of creating a new item in the future .
The various large Guilds had cherished their Advanced Designs in the past . They had all refused to sell these designs . At the same time, the large Guilds' trading firms had fought over these items .
Zero Wing had only obtained a few Advanced Designs thus far, including Advanced Forging Designs .
Moreover, the design in his hands was not just any ordinary Advanced Forging Design .
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[Conqueror's Armor Forging Design Fragment] (Advanced Design, Fine-Gold Rank) When learned, you will be able to produce the Level 50 Magic Rune Armor . Every piece of crafted armor contains a magic array . Five pieces can be used to form the Basic Strength Battle Array . (Current fragment count 1/9)
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I never expected the Divine Shrines to drop something like this! I've really lucked out this time . Shi Feng was at a loss for words as he stared at the Conqueror's Armor Design .
Not only had the Five-headed Demon Snake dropped two Mana Barrier Crystal Fragments, but it had also dropped a Fine-Gold Equipment Design that came with a battle array . Killing the Demon Snake had been far more profitable than killing a Level 60 Grand Lord .
A well-equipped peak expert in God's Domain wasn't a force to be reckoned with . In fact, despite being an individual, they were capable of playing a significant role in a Guild war . However, that did not mean ordinary players were utterly helpless against peak experts . Ordinary players still had a method they could use to fight peak experts .
Battle arrays!
If a certain number of players wore equipment with the same battle array, they could trigger the battle array's effects, significantly increasing their combat power .
Battle arrays provided more than just a boost to Basic Attributes; they also improved players' physiques . Most importantly, it allowed players with the same array to share their perception . This helped players remove defensive blind spots, visibly improving their combat standards .
Although a Basic Battle Array only allowed players to share a limited degree of their perception, it still elevated players' combat standards to a whole new level .
Many of God's Domain's small Guilds in the past had survived and thrived, even after ten years, precisely because of battle arrays .
Even without peak experts, Guilds with powerful battle arrays could take down a peak expert with just a few players or a dozen or so working together . Some small Guilds had even stood toe-to-toe with large Guilds by relying on these arrays .
Of course, battle arrays were not without weaknesses .
In exchange for the huge boost in strength, players' Stamina and Concentration consumption increased massively . When players activated a battle array, their Stamina and Concentration would deplete several times faster than normal . This limited the amount of time that players had when using battle arrays .
However, despite such a glaring flaw, battle arrays had been highly sought after by many Guilds .
Equipment with battle arrays was extremely rare, and usually only dropped from super-large-scale Team Dungeons . Monsters in the fields had no chance of dropping such items . Moreover, the higher-quality a piece of battle array equipment was, the more valuable it was . A piece of battle array equipment could easily sell for several times more than a piece of equipment of the same rank .
Although he had only obtained a fragment of a Level 50 Fine-Gold Battle Array Equipment Design, it was still quite valuable . If he completed the design, its value would be immeasurable .
Since the Divine Shrine's Guardian Boss dropped a fragment, the other shrine's Bosses should have a chance of dropping them as well . As Shi Feng examined the Conqueror's Armor Design, he inwardly swore to complete it no matter what . Immediately, he moved towards the teleportation array and proceeded to the next Divine Shrine .
By the time Shi Feng appeared on the staircase leading to the 11th Divine Shrine, players had already reached the 15th . He was far behind .
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System: Congratulations! You have passed the Divine Shrine . Rewarding 300 Shrine Points .
System: Congratulations! You have passed the Divine Shrine within the time limit . Rewarding 300 Shrine Points .
System: Congratulations! You have killed the Guardian Boss within the time limit . Rewarding 2,000 Shrine Points .
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However, although other players progressed faster than he did, Shi Feng contained the most SPs of any player in the World Summit . Currently, Shi Feng had already accumulated 8,960 SPs . If players ascended the Divine Staircase without defeating the Guardian Bosses, even after reaching the 15th Divine Shrine, they would not have even half of Shi Feng's points .
Time passed quickly, and the Divine Shrines became more difficult as Shi Feng climbed the Divine Staircase . By the time Shi Feng reached the 15th Divine Shrine, he had to face a Lord ranked Realm Lord with a special Bloodline . By the time he emerged from the 15th shrine, many players had been eliminated in the 20th shrine .
As Shi Feng had guessed, the other shrines' Guardian Bosses had a chance of dropping the Conqueror's Armor Forging Design Fragment if he activated Divine Providence when he killed them . By the time he had cleared the 15th Divine Shrine, he had gained another fragment . He just needed to wait for Divine Providence's Cooldown to end before proceeding to the next Divine Shrine .
As for Mana Barrier Crystal Fragments, he now had 17 .
However, Shi Feng had grown a bit weary after fighting for so long . Taking a look at the time, he realized how long he had spent in God's Domain . He then consumed a drop of Life Essence from the Blood Refining Crystal to boost his Stamina and Concentration recovery before logging out of the game .
Players' accumulated time in the World Summit only decreased when players were online; logging off to rest would not affect one's progress . Hence, to maintain their combat efficiency, many players had long since chosen to log out . After all, challenging the Divine Staircase was a long and arduous progress, and as one climbed the staircase, they'd have to navigate larger maps in the Divine Shrines . As a result, players had to spend more time clearing the shrines .
By the time Shi Feng logged out, the sun had risen high into the sky . The moment Shi Feng's consciousness returned to his body, he was bombarded by a series of messages and call notifications . There were messages and calls from both Blackie and Aqua Rose .
In fact, Shi Feng received another call from Aqua Rose before he had the chance to leave his gaming cabin .
"What's with the urgency? Has something happened?" Shi Feng curiously asked after accepting the call .
"Guild Leader, you've finally picked up . Any later and I would've sent Blackie to look for you in person," Aqua Rose said somewhat anxiously . "While you were gone, Zero Wing City has developed nicely . The player population has already broken past the 1,000,000-threshold . Once we finish constructing the NPC Shops, the city will attract even more players . But some time ago, two representatives from the Blackwater Corporation sought me out . They told us to hand over Youlan and her companions and 50% of Zero Wing City's income as compensation . Otherwise, they'll turn the full might of the Blackwater Guild against us . "
"Hand over Youlan, her companions, and 50% of Zero Wing City's profits?" Shi Feng frowned .
The Blackwater Corporation's retaliation didn't surprise him in the least, but he didn't expect Blackwater to take action so quickly . Moreover, the corporation's timing couldn't be worse, targeting them while they were in a war of attrition against Heaven's Burial . This put Zero Wing at a considerable disadvantage .
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