013 A Sensational Forum!

A legendary item, even if he could not use it himself, had to be taken no matter what. Even four years after the game’s release, legendary gear was still scarce, and it was even scarcer now. Legendary equipment that did not require a quest to obtain was usually trash; the easier it was to get, the worse it tended to be. Treasuries like this were already hard to enter, and even after reaching level sixty, one would need to gather tens of thousands of people to get in. It was easy to imagine just how costly entry into a treasury could be.

Take the Alliance War Vault, for example. Even the game’s most elite players found it difficult to enter. Chen Feng knew that in the four years since the game had operated, the number of players who had entered the Alliance War Vault could be counted on one hand. If it had not been for the troll invasion event, Chen Feng would never have been able to enter the Alliance War Vault at all. And if not for the Crimson Octopus Boss now, Chen Feng and the others would not have been able to come in either. Most importantly, they had O’Trales with them; otherwise, even with the Crimson Octopus, a legendary beast-god boss, Chen Feng and the others still would not have made it inside.

Chen Feng held a pale-yellow diamond about the size of his palm. It was the hardest gemstone in the game, and also the rarest of all legendary materials. Epic-grade materials were already considered rare, yet now even legendary materials had appeared. Chen Feng could hardly believe his eyes. The diamond in his hand was actually as large as his palm. Even a diamond the size of a fingertip could fetch an astronomical price, let alone a piece this massive.

What should it be used for?

Chen Feng quickly brushed the thought aside. The moment he saw the diamond, he immediately thought of many crafted items that required it. But this was not the time to dwell on that; he had to find the other item quickly, because time was running out.

O’Trales and Stan were also searching rapidly for the treasures they wanted. Everyone was greedy; opportunities to enter a treasury like this were far too rare, and if one had the chance, one would absolutely choose the best possible loot.

A level 6 troop item, damage plus one hundred seventy-five for troop creatures, charge plus twenty-three. When given to a troop hero, attack increases by an additional fifty-eight. Every attack has a thirty percent chance to rend the target, causing bleeding damage equal to fifty percent over ten seconds.

It was the first time Chen Feng had ever seen such a high-level troop item. With this item, the damage of his little bats would skyrocket, and they would also gain lifesteal. As long as they were not killed outright, a single attack would nearly fill their health back to the brim. From now on, Chen Feng could even bring some minions along to bully people.

Hearthstone!

This time, Chen Feng had to return to the city. If he tried to leave like this, he would surely be killed by the Abyssal Murlocs. In special areas, spatial teleport flags could not be used; otherwise Chen Feng could have brought people in here to pick treasures.

"A level 5 troop item, a purple healing hammer, a racial enhancement scroll. We made a killing!" O’Trales was extremely excited after returning to town. This treasure hunt had yielded abundant spoils. "What did you get?"

"A level 5 troop item, a level 4 troop item, and a purple one-handed scepter!" The warlock Stan had also obtained some good things. On the world map, one had to be able to command troops. Troop items were indispensable. Without troops, it was difficult for a single person to complete certain tasks, especially tasks like seizing strongholds or splitting monster waves.

Chen Feng did not want to dampen the others’ spirits, so he simply showed them the Frozen Stone and the skill book for Freezing Seal that he had taken from the fourth treasury. The dwarf paladin did not believe Chen Feng would choose just these two items, which were not suited to either of his two characters, but Chen Feng insisted this was all he had taken, and there was nothing he could do.

After returning to the main city, Chen Feng stored the Assault Armor fragments, white gold coins, diamond, Heart of the Ice Butterfly, and other items in the warehouse. That way, he would not have to worry about them being dropped on death. The large pile of silver-shimmer and gold equipment from the fourth treasury was given to Monk and the others in part, and the rest was handed over to Cheng Xue.

Chen Feng gave the Freezing Seal skill book to Cheng Xue as well. He had no use for it himself, and it would be good for her to use it to improve the strength of her water element. That way, her leveling would also speed up considerably. As for the Heart of the Ice Butterfly, Chen Feng felt it would be better not to give it to her. If people learned that she possessed such a top-tier item, she would probably be very easy to target and loot.

Not long after, a journalist broke the news on the forum: "The Frost Snow Guild's Incredibly High Benefits: Level 30 Silver-Shimmer Gear as Merchant Rewards — More Luxurious Than a Tycoon Guild." The post was immediately pushed to the front page. Silver-shimmer gear was now extremely rare. Chen Feng’s own warrior character had once worn nothing but blue gear; only now had it been upgraded to a mix of gold and silver-shimmer equipment. No guild could possibly offer level 30 silver-shimmer gear as a merchant reward, not even the president of a tycoon guild wore a full set of silver-shimmer gear. How could they possibly use silver-shimmer gear as merchant rewards? It was unimaginably extravagant!

Yet the Frost Snow Guild, a guild dominated by female players, had actually placed two pieces of silver-shimmer gear into its merchant rewards. Every time one completed a merchant run, there was a chance to obtain one. Out of forty merchant rewards, two were silver-shimmer gear, meaning a one-in-twenty chance to get one. That was a windfall.

"The world’s top merchant seeks to join Frost Snow Guild. At least six hours online every day. No other requirements." As soon as the post went up, the guild applications for Frost Snow Guild exploded. Everyone wanted to join Frost Snow Guild and become a merchant. Normally, it was the guild that asked merchants to run trade routes and earn money for the guild; it was rare for merchants to主动 help a guild with trade runs.

Now, not only outside players wanted into Frost Snow Guild to be merchants, even those who usually did little for the guild were scrambling for the role. Many people were still wearing black iron gear and excellent gear, with hardly any blue gear at all. How glorious would it be to obtain even a single piece of silver gear?

"A rank 2 guild is using silver-shimmer gear as merchant rewards. Could it be that Frost Snow Guild can mass-produce silver-shimmer equipment? And at level 30, no less?" Many could not understand how Frost Snow Guild had suddenly become so wealthy. Quite a few people asked Frost Snow Guild’s members what their usual merchant rewards were. Once they asked, they were stunned. Frost Snow Guild’s merchant rewards were usually excellent gear and blue gear of level 25 and above, and they were all posted in batches of more than ten pieces at a time.

Someone casually revealed that these excellent and blue items had all been dropped while leveling and killing monsters, and when there was no more room to store them, they were simply thrown into the guild warehouse and merchant rewards. If one’s guild contribution was high enough, one could exchange it in the guild warehouse for equipment. After this news came out, members of Frost Snow Guild rushed to the guild warehouse to see what could be exchanged. That sight caused yet another sensation, and a post titled "The Frost Snow Guild’s Riches-Laden Warehouse — Massive Amounts of Silver-Shimmer Gear — Seeking to Join the Beauty Guild" once again set the forum ablaze.

Cheng Xue distributed some of the equipment Chen Feng had given her to the studio and the core guild members, then threw the rest into the guild warehouse. She had leveled with Chen Feng for so long that she hardly cared about such equipment anymore. In the past, gear had been difficult to obtain, but with a farming style like Chen Feng’s, equipment had become much easier to come by. In Cheng Xue’s eyes, the many pieces of silver-shimmer gear Chen Feng gave her had simply been dropped while he was farming monsters in the world map. She never imagined they had come from the fourth treasury.

Because of Cheng Xue’s rather ordinary action, attention immediately descended upon them. Right now, many television stations were covering Frost Snow Guild’s guild warehouse and merchant rewards. Many people were wondering where all these black iron, excellent, refined, and silver-shimmer items were coming from. Many of Frost Snow Guild’s higher-ups were left speechless when asked; they only knew Cheng Xue had brought them in, but had no idea where she had found them.

"Chen Feng of the China region single-handedly takes the fourth treasury of the world map — cooperates with O’Trales to slay Gao Ruyuntian — loots the Demonic Ring and the legendary one-handed sword, Warrior’s Blade." Another headline popped up on the world forum, and soon a player translated it into Chinese and posted it on the China region forum. This post alone explained why Frost Snow Guild had so much silver-shimmer gear.

"Snatching the fourth treasury all to himself and killing that Japanese bastard Gao Ruyuntian! This guy Chen Feng is damn cool; I like him!" Chen Feng could not keep a low profile even if he wanted to. He had not expected that an unintentional act by him and Cheng Xue would trigger a forum storm.

Wealth should not be flaunted.

After Monk dragged him to the forum to see what was happening, Chen Feng realized he was in trouble. He knew exactly what it meant to keep wealth hidden, and O’Trales had merely leaked a few pieces of information yet already pushed Chen Feng to the edge of a cliff. Everyone now knew he had obtained the fourth treasury and strengthened the Demonic Ring. Whether on the regional maps or the world map, almost anyone who saw Chen Feng would want him dead.

Chen Feng did not want to attract this much attention. There were absolutely some game assassin organizations watching him now. From this point on, he would have to be careful wherever he went. In this way, Chen Feng had gained a sea of enemies on the world map. And since he still had to cooperate with O’Trales and Stan, O’Trales would have many opportunities to kill him.

Killing with borrowed blades. O’Trales had used this move ruthlessly. He had caused Chen Feng a mountain of trouble while ensuring his own safety. At the very least, Chen Feng no longer dared to turn on O’Trales as he had before. If he fought O’Trales now, he would very easily be surrounded and gang up on.

This move of O’Trales was not only meant to make others kill Chen Feng; it was also meant to force him to preserve himself while cooperating with Chen Feng. Chen Feng felt that he had met a true opponent this time, one who did not like to decide victory through brute force. He had always thought he had won against O’Trales; only now did he understand that he had lost.