Reincarnation Of The Strongest Sword God - Chapter 174

Chapter 174

Chapter 174 - Blacksteel's Contract

Shortly after Shi Feng entered White River City, all the players within White River City region entered a crazed state . The various large Guilds behaved in the same way . They all began forming teams to grind and level up, intending to enter White River City as soon as possible .

However, the higher level the monster areas they grinded in were, the more problems they encountered . Not mentioning the fact that more players explored the high-level areas, nor the matter of the Guilds competing and battling with each other, just the simple matter of weapon and equipment durability was already a huge headache to these various large Guilds .

"Have they still not sent the Whetstones, yet? The entire team's weapon durability is almost at its limit," Stabbing Heart said in the team chat .

"They just informed me that the forgers have just finished a new batch and are sending it our way," a Ranger replied .

"How many are they sending?" Stabbing Heart asked .

"Five stacks, a total of 100 Whetstones," the Ranger said in a soft and troubled tone .

"Why are there only 100? Didn't we buy over 500 Hard Stones?" Stabbing Heart's expression sunk, turning extremely ugly to behold . There were over 60 players in their elite team, and they all were currently grinding in a Level 10 monster area . Each Whetstone could recover 3 to 7 durability points on a weapon, and 100 Whetstones would only last them around an hour or so .

"They've already used all 500 . We are trying to purchase them in bulk, but we simply can't find any . Many players are just paying forgers to turn their Hard Stones into Whetstones . We've already sent out many of our newcomers to grind for Hard Stones in Dark Moon Valley . However, ever since God's Domain's upgrade, the drop-rate of Hard Stones has decreased . "

"Moreover, the ten plus forgers we've nurtured are only Basic Forging Apprentices right now; they have a very low success rate for making Whetstones . The success rate would be higher if they were Intermediate Forging Apprentices; we wouldn't have to waste so many Hard Stones . However, the increase in proficiency in forging is just too slow . Right now, they don't have enough proficiency points to become an Intermediate Forging Apprentices at the moment . "

The Ranger's face turned awkward as he explained . Nurturing forgers and potionmakers had been very important to their Guild for some time . However, where would they find enough money and resources to invest in them? Until now, these lifestyle players had not supplied any advantages to the Guild .

"Hah…" Stabbing Heart let out a deep sigh . He grew worried as he listened to his subordinate's report .

Only now did he truly realize the importance of forgers . Although their Guild had started nurturing forgers from an early period, collecting plenty of resources and investing a great amount of money into their development, they never thought that it would be so hard to raise a forger . If the Guild had an Intermediate Forging Apprentice right now, they wouldn't have been so desperate for Whetstones .

"I understand . Tell the elite team members to use them sparingly, then . Try to reduce the contact their weapons have with monsters; that way, they can slow down the damage to their weapons . Also, tell the outer members to put more effort into gathering Hard Stones," Stabbing Heart said helplessly .

The lack of Whetstones had left a second-rate apex Guild like the Assassin's Alliance in such a poor state . Of course, this wasn't due to them not having money, but simply because they could not buy any Hard Stones, not to mention Whetstones . Even if a stack of Whetstones sold for 10 Silver Coins at the moment, Stabbing Heart would not hesitate to purchase it . Unfortunately, there were none to be found on the market .  

The Assassin's Alliance wasn't the only Guild faced with such a predicament . All the Guilds throughout the Star-Moon Kingdom currently held an intense desire for Whetstones . Only, they were not as tense as the Guilds situated within the White River City region . Speaking of which, the Guilds in the White River City region were currently in a desperate situation . The durability of their weapons fell too quickly, so they could not battle for long periods . However, without weapons, how could they battle at all? Even though they had such a large-sized Guild, there were only a scarce few forgers that could create Whetstones .

An average Guild based in a town would normally have an elite team of around 30 players grinding in high-level monster areas . As for the third-rate Guilds in the White River City region, they had elite teams of around 500 to 600 players, while second-rate Guilds had over 1,000, and first-rate Guilds had over 3,000 to 4,000 players . Of course, there were still the independent players . Right now, the demand for Whetstones throughout the White River City region was intimidating .

However, due to all of these Guilds desperately grinding towards Level 10, the price of Hard Stones soared once again . Each stack of Hard Stones sold of 1 Silver 20 Coppers right now . Yet, even with such a high price, the many Guilds in the White River City region still failed to purchase any…

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White River City, City Hall .

Unknowingly, more than half an hour had passed since Shi Feng began his wait .

During this half hour or so, Shi Feng managed to tidy up all the information regarding White River City . To the Guilds in the White River City region that did not know anything, this information was gold .

Meanwhile, Shi Feng had organized this information into two versions . One was the simplified version; the other was the luxury version . After players read the simplified version, they would only have a rough understanding of White River City . For example, they would know that White River City held a large-scale market once every three days . However, the simplified version would not touch on the topic of resource distribution . On the other hand, the luxury version would give a rough introduction to it . It would tell the owner which locations were suited to certain classes for leveling, and which locations would have the most of a particular resource and more such information . This was the information large Guilds needed the most .

Originally, Shi Feng intended to sell this information to these Guilds personally, converting it into Gold Coins . However, it was simply too troublesome to carry out these tasks . Moreover, Shi Feng did not lack Gold Coins right now, but Credits . After some careful consideration, Shi Feng finally decided to sell the information through the official forums . He would conduct the trade in Credits . The simplified version would target the independent players, while the luxury version would target the Guilds .

Shi Feng sold the simplified version for 300 Credits . If players possessed the simplified version, it would be the equivalent of purchasing a guidebook of the city . At the very least, players would not be at a complete loss after entering the city, not knowing a single thing .

As for the luxury version, Shi Feng sold it for 20,000 Credits . Although these Guilds would, sooner or later, discover the information themselves, they would need to waste a lot of time to do so . According to Shi Feng's estimates, at the very least, they would need to spend two to three days' time investigating . Moreover, the information they obtained by themselves would not be as accurate as Shi Feng's . Two to three days' time was incomparably precious to a Guild, so they would not pay any heed to wasting 20,000 Credits .  

"Lord Demon Hunter, Magistrate Weissman waits for you in the parlor . Please, follow me," the beautiful employee suddenly returned to Shi Feng's side, softly saying .

"Alright, lead the way . "

Shi Feng stood and nodded . He followed the female employee up to the parlor on the building's second floor .

When he stepped into the spacious and elegant-looking parlor, the person waiting for him wore a silvery-grey-colored robe . The well-dressed man was in his fifties, and he held a staff with a deep-blue-colored gemstone embedded in it . The man currently sat by the windowside, gazing at the scenery outside the window in silence .

This man was the Magistrate of White River City, Weissman . He was also a Tier 4 Wizard, and he was a Level 200 NPC . Without question, he was one of the strongest individuals currently in White River City . Even though Weissman stood there in silence, Shi Feng could clearly feel the elemental mana in the room frantically gathering around Weissman, forming a weak magical domain that pressured others .

However, this was merely an unconscious action of Weissman's . It went to show just how frightening a Tier 4 powerhouse was . If Weissman employed his magical domain, he could instantly turn Shi Feng into a pile of ash .

Although Weissman only appeared to be a man in his fifties, his true age was well over 100-years-old . He was, without a doubt, an old monster .

"Young man, I hear you have a recommendation letter from Blackbeard?" Weissman asked, smiling at Shi Feng .

Although the Demon Hunter title held sway over normal NPCs, to a powerhouse like Weissman, it was nothing worthy of mention . Weissman's identity as a Tier 4 class far exceeded the status of a Demon Hunter .

"That's right . Mayor Blackbeard wanted me to pass this to you," Shi Feng took out the recommendation letter, handing it over to Weissman .

After Weissman received the letter, he did not immediately open it . He simply let out a deep sigh as he looked at Shi Feng, saying, "That which should have come has finally arrived . I've waited for this letter for thirty years . Only, I never imagined a young man like you would bring it to me . I guess it is now time for me to fulfill the contract made so long ago . "

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