Chapter 624

After separating from his teammates, Xiao Feng immediately contacted Shen Di and several other guild leaders.

The leaders of the four allied guilds all set aside their current tasks and came to the agreed temporary location—the Teleportation Array tavern in Storm City—to meet.

Storm City's architecture is fairy‑tale like and very cute, but taverns still exist there—after all, elves aren't monks, and they also drink alcohol.

Xiao Feng arrived first, waited about two minutes, and then the others came.

"Xiao Feng, little brother, you're practically a walking god of wealth, hahaha~"

Before the person even arrived, Chulong's laughter had already arrived first.

Xiao Feng couldn't help but laugh.

Speaking of which, he's practically raised a little god of wealth; calling him a great god of wealth isn't really far‑fetched.

But such remarks are best kept to oneself; saying them out loud risks seeming overly pretentious.

"This is also for the development of our Dragon Nation players."

He replied with a sentence, took out five bags of divine stones, and placed them on the table.

The demolition squad guild's affairs are now handled by the three vice‑leaders; he, as a hands‑off manager, hardly asks about anything and just holds the title.

Vice‑leader Qinglong came together with everyone, which was perfect for handing the divine stones to him.

Otherwise, without a stronghold, there would be no way to donate to the guild warehouse.

Each bag holds five million divine stones, totaling 2500 (million), and the value is high.

Everyone was stunned by Xiao Feng's generous gesture.

Shen Di couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Feng, what's your status in Shen Jie now? Is it the same as on Zhu Shen Da Lu? Or have you perhaps become the lord of a divine nation?"

Earlier, Xiao Feng concealed the fact that he was the lord of War City; they hadn't seen through it until the system forced an announcement, after which they learned where his wealth came from.

However, their guess was actually wrong; the divine artifacts Xiao Feng produced were obtained through his own ability, with little relation to his position as city lord.

At this point in Shen Jie as well, these divine stones have nothing to do with his status.

Xiao Feng said, "You're overestimating me—becoming a divine nation's lord requires a main‑god strength above level 500, which I'm nowhere near. This money came from looting a sealed‑king boss's treasury, a windfall. I don't lack equipment now, and I have few expenses, so I'm giving it to you all to first purchase strongholds."

As for what other treasures he possesses, he could never say them himself.

"Getting this much all at once

many divine stones, there's nobody else who could do that……」"

Zhan Tian kept shaking his head, his envious eyes undisguised.

"By the way, regarding the stronghold location, what's your opinion, Great God Xiao Feng?" asked Cheng Ge, the leader of the Prosperous World Guild, suddenly.

The four of them discussed and decided they wanted to establish it in the Dragon Blood Divine Nation.

Because the Dragon Blood Divine Nation has the largest territory and a better environment.

The environments of the 24 divine nations differ; the higher‑tier the divine nation, the better its environment, offering faster cultivation speed, higher‑level NPC shops, richer resource output, and broader occupiable areas.

Comparing the weakest War Divine Nation with the strongest Dragon Blood Divine Nation, cultivating for one hour in the War Divine Nation might increase cultivation by just a few points.

In the Dragon Blood Divine Nation, it's ten‑plus points!

The difference between them is about threefold.

Moreover, the Dragon Blood Divine Nation produces more resources, making it easier to gather secondary‑profession materials.

The number of NPCs is also greater, providing ample opportunities for taking quests, exploring game storylines, learning life professions, learning skills, and so on.

Another reason is to prepare for the future "cross‑server war."

Players from all 72 districts have ascended to the Elemental Divine Realm; once the realm's progress reaches its goal, a gameplay similar to "territory war" will be triggered, and it will surely become intensely heated.

All the major divine nations will see combat, and the higher‑level the map, the fiercer the fighting will be.

Setting down roots in advance in the Dragon Blood Divine Nation will definitely be beneficial!

Xiao Feng understood the leaders' considerations, so upon hearing Cheng Ge's words he merely said, "You just decide on this; I haven't been to the Dragon Blood Divine Nation yet and can't help much. After the stronghold is built, I'll drop by when I have time."

"Alright, then I'll let you know later; these little matters won't bother the Great God." Cheng Ge nodded to show understanding.

The group chatted idly for a while longer.

Zhan Qi talked about some things that happened after the ascension.

After arriving in Shen Jie, the players all felt they were severely lacking equipment.

Before, wearing a mix of epic and legendary gear made them feel they already had graduation‑level equipment, which was impressive.

Even the stronger ones were at most wearing mythic gear exchanged from battlefield points, and very few could wear transcendent‑mythic equipment.

But after arriving in Shen Jie, they found that equipment below mythic level is basically junk; spending tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, on legendary gear here is just trash— a full set of legendary gear

can't even defeat wild monsters of the same level.

So everyone is greatly lacking equipment.

But the monsters in Shen Jie are also hard to kill, and the equipment drop rate is extremely low; unless they encounter a high‑quality dungeon, the output is exceedingly scarce.

As for high‑quality dungeons…… without strength they can't even clear them.

This is a dead cycle.

Fortunately, equipment can be crafted oneself; some people who were already skilled at life professions quickly found a way in Shen Jie, began gathering materials, and started crafting mythic gear, even inferior divine artifacts!

After this news spread, many people began frantically joining professions such as weaponsmith, tailor, and jeweler, honing their equipment‑making skills.

In just a few days, the previously unpopular life professions suddenly exploded in popularity.

Conversely, those who used to shout about clearing dungeons and grinding monsters have all vanished.

Regarding this phenomenon, the several leaders each have their own understanding.

Xiao Feng feels this shift is a gameplay diversion caused by the game environment, and everything is quite normal.

Once these life‑oriented players improve their level, ordinary people can gradually become fully equipped with inferior divine artifacts, and cross‑server combat power will keep rising, which is a good thing.

After chatting for a while, Chulong brought up another matter.

He said, "Xiao Feng, little brother, recently some voices have appeared in our district. Now we've begun frequently contacting players of other civilizations, and some think you, as the civilization lord, should step up to oversee the situation—see whether we should peacefully coexist with other civilizations or rise to compete. If you keep a low profile, some people might gossip."

Xiao Feng heard this, laughed, and said: "What's there to chitchat about? I'm just a pioneer who levels up a bit faster—I'm not an emperor. Our Dragon Nation players might still listen to my opinion, but foreigners? Forget it; it's already good enough if they don't oppose me."

"But if we really end up fighting aliens, your role as Lord is still quite significant." Candle Dragon said.

Xiao Feng nodded without denying, and said: "If there really is a cross-server war, I'll definitely be on the front lines. But for now, the game progress for this aspect hasn't been unlocked, and my Lord status doesn't grant any special privileges. When the cross-server war eventually starts, we'll decide based on the situation."

Speaking of war, there will certainly be a need to mobilize troops and assign commanders.

As for him now, aside from the Sword of Civilization, he hasn't noticed any special functions; obviously the system hasn't yet opened the corresponding gameplay.

So there's no need to rush about this.

(End of chapter)