Chapter 2459 – Western Continent Shaken

The system announcement repeated throughout the Star Valley three times, And everyone in battle fell silent for a moment at the Main G.o.d System’s cold, mechanical voice.

“What’s going on?”

“Someone captured the Starlight Fortress?”

The Silver Lion Legion members couldn’t keep up with the sudden developments. They hadn’t even made it through the walls or gate yet, so no one should’ve been able to capture the fortress. How could this have happened?

It wasn’t just the legion’s various experts who were confused; even MacAffrey, the legion’s vice commander, was stunned.

What happened to the Starlight Fortress? MacAffrey gazed at the fortress several thousand yards away, confounded. Did someone sneak in and slay the final Guardian boss?

Even as MacAffrey wondered this, he tried to deny the possibility.

In G.o.d’s Domain, players couldn’t enter a sealed fortress until they destroyed the front gate or broke a hole in the walls.

Since the Starlight Fortress’s walls and gate were intact, how could any player get into the fortress?

Even if players could accomplish the task, the fortress was still home to hundreds of thousands of Elemental Creatures. All of these monsters were Level 110 or higher, and the weakest of them was Lord rank. Not even a 1,000-man, Tier 3 team would be able to handle the final Guardian Boss in such a situation, much less a 100-man team of Tier 3 players.

Even if players miraculously managed to reach and challenge the final Guardian Boss, fighting the Mythic ranked Boss should cause a huge commotion, but although they had been engaged in battle outside the fortress, they hadn’t heard any noise from within.

The only strange part about this siege was that over 50,000 monsters had emerged to attack, rather than the 10,000 they had expected. Moreover, this monster army had over 100 Grand Lords and a Mythic Boss, a creature that normally should remain within the fortress.

“Could it be?” MacAffrey suddenly thought of a possibility, and he spun toward s.h.i.+ Feng, who was busy looting the Starlight Behemoth’s loot near the rear line.

In all of his experience sieging G.o.d’s Domain’s fortresses, the final Guardian Boss had never charged out of the fortress, yet the Starlight Behemoth had been extraordinarily powerful.

As a Mythic ranked Realm Lord, the Starlight Behemoth could be considered on par with a World Boss, albeit one of the weakest. Of course, a Level 113 World Boss was an absolute nightmare for current players.

Not to mention, the Starlight Behemoth had the support of an army of 50,000 monsters. Defeating it was far more difficult than defeating an ordinary Realm Lord. If s.h.i.+ Feng hadn’t used Miniature World to suppress the Guardian Boss’s Domain earlier, MacAffrey would’ve prepared to lose half of his legion at least.

Meanwhile, s.h.i.+ Feng stood in the middle of the crater, holding a dark-gold token. The token radiated dense Mana and served as proof of their success in capturing the Starlight Fortress.

The Starlight Fortress Lord’s Token!

MacAffrey wasn’t the only one to notice. Crimson Witch and the others had turned to look at s.h.i.+ Feng as well.

“They’ve captured the fortress, just like that?” Crimson Witch stared at the token in s.h.i.+ Feng’s hand with wide eyes.

Although she knew that s.h.i.+ Feng’s group had a high chance of capturing the Starlight Fortress, she had never thought he’d secure the Fortress Lord’s Token so soon.

This was one of Star Valley’s Fortresses they were talking about! It was something the western continent’s various superpowers dreamed of obtaining!

And yet, s.h.i.+ Feng had captured the fortress so easily. If she told this story, not even fools would believe her!

Every member of the Silver Lion Legion was stupefied. None of them had ever expected a fortress in a Level 100-plus forbidden land to be so easy to capture. If the continent’s other superpowers found out about this, they’d likely faint with anger…

In reality, even s.h.i.+ Feng was astonished. He hadn’t expected to obtain the Starlight Fortress Lord’s Token so quickly either.

He had even been prepared to use the Hero’s Tome to summon a Tier 4 Hero. If the first Guardian Boss they had faced had already been a Mythic ranked Realm Lord, the final Guardian Boss might be a Superior Mythic.

Players like them wouldn’t be able to deal with a Level 110-plus Superior Mythic easily. Only a Tier 4 Hero would have a chance of defeating such a monster.

This has saved us a lot of effort, but we have much less time to fortify the fortress now. s.h.i.+ Feng was not particularly pleased to see the Fortress Lord’s Token, and he gave it a bitter smile.

The fact that he had obtained the Fortress Lord’s Token so soon was both a blessing and a curse.

Now that he had secured the Fortress Lord’s Token, he would have full control of the Starlight Fortress’s magic array. Although he still had to reach the fortress’s core to activate the defensive magic array, it would no longer buff the monsters within now that he had the token. This would make capturing the fortress far easier.

Now, he only needed to clear out the monsters in the Starlight Fortress, and he wouldn’t have to destroy the fortress’s wall or gate to do it. He could simply waltz through the front gate.

The only problem was that he needed to clear out the monsters and strengthen the fortress’s defenses within three days, before the fortress opened to the public, and players began to flood in. Without adequate defenses, managing the fortress would become troublesome, and the various superpowers might use the opportunity to take it from him.

Unfortunately, sealing the fortress and preventing players from entering wasn’t possible.

The Starlight Fortress was in Star Valley, a forbidden land. G.o.d’s Domain’s forbidden lands weren’t controlled by any kingdom or empire, and almost all of their fortresses had survived since ancient times, created before the Great Destruction. Forbidden lands’ fortresses weren’t like those in neutral maps or Guild Towns and Cities. Even with the Fortress Lord’s Token, one would not gain full access to the fortress. They couldn’t open or seal the fortresses as they wished.

This was also the reason that any power to capture a fortress in a forbidden land was forced to send a large number of members to garrison the fortress.

In truth, the Main G.o.d System’s settings for this weren’t unreasonable.

Forbidden lands had far more abundant resources than other maps. If a power could acquire full control of an ancient fortress in a forbidden land, it would be nigh-impossible for other powers to break through the defenses and take it from them due to the defensive mechanisms that had also survived since ancient times. The power that had first captured the fortress would have permanent access to the forbidden land’s resources, while everyone else would have to watch from the sidelines. This certainly wasn’t a fair situation.

Take the Starlight Fortress, for example. It might only be a Small Fortress, but once its defensive magic array was activated, only Tier 5 beings would be able to break it. In an era where the G.o.ds had gone into seclusion, Tier 5 powerhouses stood at the peak of G.o.d’s Domain. Even emperors had to show proper respect. These powerhouses could wipe out entire kingdoms. Not even empires would get away scot-free after provoking such an individual.

s.h.i.+ Feng had thought that he’d have three full days to bolster the Starlight Fortress’s defenses after he captured it, but now he had to waste some of that time clearing out the hundreds of thousands of monsters within.

While s.h.i.+ Feng and the others continued their fight against the Starlight Fortress’s monsters, the Storm Heart adventurer team watched from a distance with dropped jaws.

“Who are those people?” the ruthless, greatsword-wielding man muttered as he stared at the system announcement in shock. “They’ve actually managed to capture the Starlight Fortress?”

“We don’t know who they are, but this will certainly cause an uproar across the continent,” Krow, Storm Heart’s commander, said. He couldn’t help but glance s.h.i.+ Feng’s way.

The various powers and expert teams all wanted to conquer Star Valley, but players couldn’t remain in the area for very long, which slowed their exploration progress in the forbidden land. Although the various superpowers had frequently tried to capture fortresses within Star Valley, none had succeeded.

Now that someone had, Krow didn’t even want to imagine how this event would change Star Valley.

While Storm Heart’s members discussed the matter amongst themselves, news of the Starlight Fortress’s capture spread like wildfire throughout the western continent.

2460 Swarming Starlight Fortress

Chapter 2460 – Swarming Starlight Fortress Silvermoon Empire, Silver Lion City:

“What did you say? Zero Wing has already captured the Starlight Fortress?” Adolf was momentarily stunned when he heard MacAffrey’s report. “Impossible! Your group only left a while ago! Even if you hadn’t rested, how could you have slain several hundred thousand monsters in the fortress so quickly?!”

Adolf felt as if MacAffrey were playing a joke on him. Zero Wing and the Silver Lion Legion hadn’t even been gone from Silver Lion City for more than a day, and the Starlight Fortress was home to hundreds of thousands of monsters, the weakest of which was Lord rank. Furthermore, there were plenty of Great Lords and Grand Lords in the fortress, and multiple Mythic ranked Guardian Bosses.

Even if the Starlight Fortress had opened its gate to the Silver Lion Legion, the legion’s 8,000 players would still need a lot of time to clear out all of the monsters. It’d be a miracle if the legion finished the job within two or three days.

However, less than a day had pa.s.sed since the legion had left for Star Valley, and including travel time, they had spent even less time in the area.

Did MacAffrey a.s.sume he had gone senile with old age?

“It’s true, Great Elder,” MacAffrey insisted, smiling bitterly when he saw Adolfs skepticism. “Take a look for yourself if you don’t believe me. We’ve already entered the Starlight Fortress and are clearing out the monsters. The fortress magic array is now buffing us, rather than its previous residents.”

As MacAffrey spoke, he changed the video chat to display his view of the situation.

Adolfs display then revealed the Silver Lion Legion’s fight with the Elemental Creatures within the Starlight Fortress. Although the weakest of the Elemental Creatures were Level 110 Lords, and many of them were Level 110-plus Great Lords and Grand Lords, the fortress’s magic array suppressed every one of the monsters, drastically reducing their Basic Attributes and mobility. In addition, the legion’s members were surrounded by a faint purple glow, significantly enhancing their Attributes and physiques.

Although the Silver Lion Legion was badly outnumbered, the Elemental Creatures were no match for them, and the monsters continued to fall as the fight continued. Seeing this made it obvious that the Starlight Fortress was now under player control. Otherwise, the fortress’s magic array wouldn’t behave in such a way.

“How is this possible?!” Adolf stared with wide eyes.

They were talking about one of Star Valley’s fortresses!

Even if several superpowers worked together, they still couldn’t capture a fortress in this Level 100-plus forbidden land, much less Divine Tribe alone.

“Great Elder, I doubt it will be long before the other superpowers hear of this. The Main G.o.d System had announced the Starlight Fortress’s capture in a regional announcement. We couldn’t keep this a secret if we wanted to,” MacAffrey cautioned. He could sympathize with how Adolf felt at the moment.

When s.h.i.+ Feng had first declared that he wanted to capture the Starlight Fortress, MacAffrey had a.s.sumed the Swordsman was both insane and ignorant.

The west’s various superpowers had to expend a lot of resources and manpower to obtain a single town, yet s.h.i.+ Feng wanted to capture a fortress in a Level 100-plus forbidden land. Clearly, he hadn’t been taking the western continent’s superpowers seriously.

Star Valley had leveling resources that were unique to the area. It was also home to the west’s only two known G.o.d Mode Regional Dungeons.

It was no exaggeration to claim that owning one of Star Valley’s fortresses was on par with owning several Grade 1 veins.

If the various superpowers were capable of capturing these fortresses, they would’ve already done so. How could a pseudo-superpower like Zero Wing possibly succeed where the various superpowers had failed?

In the end, however, s.h.i.+ Feng had succeeded. Moreover, the strength Zero Wing had displayed was far beyond anything MacAffrey could’ve imagined. When it came to laying siege to fortified locations, Zero Wing outstripped ordinary superpowers. In fact, not even Super Guilds would prove as adept as Zero Wing in this respect.

The Domain tools and the Crimson Dragon Flying s.h.i.+p s.h.i.+ Feng had revealed were G.o.dly tools during an offensive siege. Watching those tools in action had changed everything MacAffrey had thought he knew about siege battles. Before the Ring of Gospel and Flying s.h.i.+p, Tier 3 experts were nothing…

“It seems I still underestimated Zero Wing. Not only can it travel between the continents, but it has even proven capable of capturing the Starlight Fortress. Not even Super Guilds have such firm foundations,” Adolf said, taking a deep breath to calm himself. He also reevaluated what he knew about the Guild known as Zero Wing. “Since that is the case, I want you to give everything you have in a.s.sisting Zero Wing from now on. Also, inform Black Flame that Divine Tribe is willing to go all-out in helping his Guild manage the Starlight Fortress. Not only will we send the Divine Hymn Legion and a 150,000-man expert army to garrison the fortress free of charge, but we’ll also give Zero Wing 100 Bottles of the Special Enchanted Bloodline. In return, all Divine Tribe wants is a temporary Residence in the Starlight Fortress!”

Adolfs declaration stunned MacAffrey.

“Do we really need to go that far, Great Elder? Setting aside the Divine Hymn Legion, we went to great lengths to save up 100 bottles of the Special Enchanted Bloodline. If we give them all to Zero Wing, our Guild’s Tier 2 experts will have a much harder time reaching Tier 3 than other superpowers’ players,” MacAffrey quickly tried to dissuade Adolf from his decision.

The Divine Hymn Legion wasn’t as strong as the Silver Lion Legion, but it was the Guild’s second-strongest trump card legion. Normally, it was responsible for garrisoning the Guild’s important mining towns. If they transferred the Divine Hymn Legion to the Starlight Fortress, those mining town’s defenses would become a problem.

The 100 Special Enchanted Bloodlines were also supposed to be the capital Divine Tribe used to compete with the various Super Guilds. These Bloodlines could help the Guild quickly nurture Tier 3 experts. With another 100 Tier 3 experts, Divine Tribe could start raiding Level 100 super-large-scale Team dungeons, instantly surpa.s.sing the various Super Guilds.

Although Zero Wing had secured the Starlight Fortress, fortresses in forbidden lands weren’t like those in other maps. Even after capturing them, players couldn’t gain full control of these fortresses. Moreover, NPCs wouldn’t be around to help manage the fortresses, and thus, they would require a large number of experts to protect them long-term. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be long before the ruling power started having problems.

Since news of the Starlight Fortress’s capture had already begun to spread, many powers would swarm to it in the near future. Meanwhile, Zero Wing had barely any manpower on the western continent. Without Divine Tribe’s help, defending the Starlight Fortress was impossible for Zero Wing. There was simply no reason for Divine Tribe to give Zero Wing 100 bottles of the Special Enchanted Bloodline.

“Mhm. We have to. You should realize that if we want a temporary Residence in Star Valley, Zero Wing is our only option for an ally. On the other hand, Zero Wing can choose from many superpowers to ally with. However, Small Fortresses can only have one temporary Residence, and we have to have it, no matter what!” Adolf sternly informed his subordinate.

The potential wealth and resources related to the Starlight Fortress couldn’t be underestimated, especially the leveling resources. If Divine Tribe could secure a temporary Residence in the Starlight Fortress, the Guild’s overall leveling speed would surpa.s.s the other superpowers’ by a large margin.

One hundred Special Enchanted Bloodlines? Zero Wing really has lucked out. When Crimson Witch overheard Adolfs statement and tone, she knew the Great Elder had already made up his mind. She wasn’t happy about it, but there was nothing she could do to change it. A lot of superpowers will be paying attention to the fortress, and it still isn’t guaranteed that Zero Wing can defend its owners.h.i.+p. Hopefully, Zero Wing doesn’t act foolishly.

While Divine Tribe discussed the matter, the west’s various superpowers began to grow restless.

“Interesting! It seems someone has proven capable of capturing the Starlight Fortress! Which power is it?”

“Could it be a hidden superpower that has finally decided to spread its wings?”

“Regardless, let’s go take a look at the fortress. If this unknown power can’t manage the fortress, this is the perfect opportunity to take it from them!”

The western continent’s various powers began to dispatch large expert teams, sending them to Star Valley.

These teams only had one goal.

Take the Starlight Fortress!

2461 Fortress’s Legacy

Chapter 2461 – Fortress’s Legacy Star Valley, Starlight Fortress:

Inside the dilapidated fortress full of Level 110-plus Elemental Creatures, the Silver Lion Legion continued to push toward the fortress’s core. Although they faced more Great Lords and Grand Lords as they delved further into the fortress, defeating these monsters became an easy task with the Tier 4 Hero MacAffrey had summoned and the fortress’s magic array buff.

After grinding in the fortress for just six hours, every member of the legion discovered that their experience bars had grown considerably. Their leveling speed here was several times faster than grinding in normal maps.

Furthermore, the Elemental Creatures dropped substantial loot, including plenty of Level 110 Mysterious-Iron Equipment. If they were lucky, even Level 110 Secret Silver Equipment and Set Equipment would drop.

The equipment was top-tier to the Silver Lion Legion’s members. The highest-leveled players among them were Level 106, while many of them were still stuck at Level 105. Currently, obtaining Level 110 weapons and equipment was a major challenge for them.

Set equipment pieces’ Attributes were generally half a rank better than ordinary equipment of the same rank. If players could collect the full set, the set’s Attributes would be a full rank better than ordinary equipment of the same rank, with some having even greater bonuses.

Take the Level 110 Secret-Silver Set Equipment the Starlight Fortress’s monsters dropped, for example. Although the Hidden Blue Set was only a Level 110 Secret-Silver Set Equipment, not only would having six of the eight pieces increase a player’s casting speed by 20%, but it would also increase their Spells’ effects by 25%. With all eight pieces of the set, it would increase one’s Spell Completion Rate by another 2% and casting range by 20%

Wearing this set, a magical cla.s.s expert’s DPS would be even higher than players in Level 110 Fine-Gold Equipment!

Even after they reached Level 110, they couldn’t be certain how many pieces of Level 110 Fine-Gold Equipment they could obtain. It was likely that only the Guild’s peak experts had any chance of securing a full set. Obtaining enough Level 110 Fine-Gold Equipment was simply too difficult for experts of their caliber.

Fortunately, MacAffrey had already announced that he would auction all weapons and equipment they obtained from the Starlight Fortress. This meant that they’d all get a chance to acquire Level 110 Secret-Silver Set Equipment. How much they obtained would only depend on how many GCPs they had saved up.

This was the reason that the Silver Lion Legion members put all of their effort into clearing out the Starlight Fortress’s monsters, even without s.h.i.+ Feng saying a word. They actually hoped that s.h.i.+ Feng’s group wouldn’t partic.i.p.ate in the battle, allowing them to keep all of the Elemental Creatures for themselves. The fortress only had so many monsters, and there wouldn’t be enough Secret-Silver Set Equipment for everyone.

“Guild Leader, are we really going to leave these Elemental Creatures to Divine Tribe’s members?” Aqua Rose asked as she watched the Silver Lion Legion push through the fortress’s main streets.

Level 110 Secret-Silver Equipment and Set Equipment might not be important to her or the other experts that had ventured to the western continent with s.h.i.+ Feng, but it would be to Zero Wing’s other experts. Moreover, not even Level 110 Common Equipment had shown up on the market yet, much less Level 110 Secret-Silver Equipment.

They had an advantage with the Crimson Dragon Flying s.h.i.+p, and the fortress’s magic array currently suppressed the monster’s Basic Attributes. This was an excellent opportunity to secure some Level 110 weapons and equipment for the Guild. Leaving all of the suppressed monsters for the Silver Lion Legion was a huge waste.

“That won’t be necessary. Although these monsters drop a lot of loot, only the Grand Lords drop Secret-Silver Equipment, and they only have a chance of doing so. The drop-rate isn’t 100%. Since the Silver Lion Legion is willing to help us clear out the fortress, we should allow them to benefit from the task,” s.h.i.+ Feng said, chuckling when he watched the idea of Level 110 Secret-Silver Equipment tempt Aqua Rose. “If we try to clear the fortress ourselves, it’ll take us a long time. Besides, we have something more important to take care of.”

As per s.h.i.+ Feng’s agreement with Adolf, the Silver Lion Legion was only here to help Zero Wing capture a city. Now that they had captured the Starlight Fortress, the legion had no reason to continue the fight. It was well within its rights to turn around and leave. The fact that the Silver Lion Legion was willing to slay the monsters within the fortress was good news for s.h.i.+ Feng.

If Zero Wing had to clear out the monsters on its own, he wouldn’t have much time left to fortify the fortress.

“Something more important?” After giving the matter some thought, Aqua Rose asked, “Are we raiding the remaining Guardian Bosses?”

The moment Aqua Rose mentioned the Guardian Bosses, Cola and the other Zero Wing experts burst with excitement. They hadn’t had a chance to partic.i.p.ate in the fight with the Starlight Behemoth directly, so they were itching for action.

“No,” s.h.i.+ Feng replied, shaking his head. “We’ll be taking control of the Fortress Lord’s Mansion!”

“The Fortress Lord’s Mansion? Guild Leader, don’t you already have the Fortress Lord’s Token?” Aqua Rose inquired.

The Fortress Lord’s Token was necessary to take control of the fortress as a whole, and it was the key component in taking over the Fortress Lord’s Mansion. Normally, when one obtained a Fortress Lord’s Token, they automatically gained control of the Fortress Lord’s Mansion.

However, s.h.i.+ Feng now informed them that they still needed to secure the mansion.

“I do have the Fortress Lord’s Token, but I don’t control the Fortress Lord’s Mansion yet. In fact, I don’t even have partial control over it,” s.h.i.+ Feng explained with a bitter smile.

Fortresses built before the Great Destruction weren’t like more modern fortresses. When one gained the Fortress Lord’s Token for the latter, they would gain full control of the Fortress Lord’s Mansion, but that wasn’t the case with ancient fortresses.

Securing an ancient Fortress Lord’s Mansion would prove several times more difficult than capturing the fortress itself. The true value of these fortresses didn’t lie in the resident monsters’ loot nor the items that the Guardian Bosses dropped. Rather, the truly valuable items were the ancient Legacies[l] that were stored in the Fortress Lord’s Mansion.

Items such as weapons and equipment were only secondary compared to these ancient Legacies.

Most of the Legacies ancient humans had left behind to reach Tier 3 had been lost to time, and as a result, present-day humans had a far more difficult time completing their Tier 3 and higher Promotion Quests.

Since ancient fortresses like the Starlight Fortress had existed before the Great Destruction, they, more or less, still contained Tier 3 and higher Legacies.

These Legacies were the true treasures within ancient fortresses.

At this stage of the game, players only knew that it was difficult to reach Tier 3. They weren’t aware that Tier 3 was only the beginning of their journey in G.o.d’s Domain. Once they completed their Tier 3 promotions, growing stronger would become many times more difficult.

Why was this the case?

The reason was very simple.

After reaching Tier 3, players wouldn’t receive any guidance from the system regarding ways to increase their strength.

Take Tier 3 Skills and Spells, for example. These were the foundation for Tier 3 players’ power. If players only relied on Legacy Skill Points to acquire Tier 3 Skills and Spells, they wouldn’t be considered a true Tier 3 player. To be a true Tier 3 player, one would need at least 10 Tier 3 Skills or Spells in their a.r.s.enal.

One also needed a way to control their Mana Body, which was also a crucial Legacy. These methods were even more important than Tier 3 Skills and Spells.

Although s.h.i.+ Feng was already a Master Magician, and his control and understanding of magic arrays were far superior to other players, he only had basic control of his Mana Body. This was also the case for the western continent’s experts, who were particularly skilled at controlling Mana. Their mastery with their Mana Bodies was still in the infantile stages.

This was why current Tier 3 experts were no match for Tier 3 NPCs.

Many of the Legacies within ancient fortresses were related to Mana Body control, offering methods that allowed humans, who had no physical advantages, to survive in the dangerous environments that had survived the Great Destruction.

“Guild Leader, how are we supposed to secure the Fortress Lord’s Mansion?” Aqua Rose asked. She realized that s.h.i.+ Feng wasn’t joking when she saw his serious expression.

If they could not secure the Fortress Lord’s Mansion, the Starlight Fortress would remain ownerless. If that didn’t change before the fortress automatically opened to the public, Zero Wing would be left in a very awkward position.

“It’s simple. All we need to do is pa.s.s the Legacy Trial in the Fortress Lord’s Mansion. If we fail, we’ll only control the fortress on the surface, even with the Fortress Lord’s Token,” s.h.i.+ Feng replied.

To put it simply, the Starlight Fortress Lord’s Token was a ticket to obtain the Starlight Fortress’s Legacy. How much of the fortress players controlled would depend on how much of its Legacy they could activate.

The various ancient fortresses’ Legacy Trials differed in difficulty. The known difficulties were Normal, Hard, h.e.l.l, Asura, and G.o.d Mode. The more challenging a Legacy Trial was, the greater its rewards would be, but clearing the trial would also require more players. Moreover, all Legacy Trials had a one-week Cooldown.

s.h.i.+ Feng then led Aqua Rose and the rest of his companions toward the Starlight Fortress’s Fortress Lord’s Mansion.

A magic array currently enveloped the mansion, and not even Mythic monsters could break through the barrier, let alone players. Only the player that held the Fortress Lord’s Token and those that player granted access to could pa.s.s through the barrier.

After walking up to the mansion’s entrance, s.h.i.+ Feng retrieved the Fortress Lord’s Token and started to chant an incantation. Silently, he prayed, Please, don’t let the Starlight Fortress’s Legacy Trial be too high of a difficulty.

He hadn’t just chosen to capture the Starlight Fortress because its monsters were easier to deal with; most of his reasoning was based on the fact that it was one of the few Small Fortresses in Star Valley that had a Fortress Lord’s Mansion with a weak Mana signature. This meant that the Legacy the Starlight Fortress protected wasn’t particularly powerful, and the Legacy Trial shouldn’t be overly difficult. If he had tried to capture a fortress with a powerful Fortress Lord’s Mansion, he would’ve wasted his effort if he couldn’t secure control of the mansion after capturing the fortress.

When s.h.i.+ Feng finished the incantation recorded on the token, a dark-purple, fourfold magic array appeared on the mansion’s main door. A set of gigantic, golden doors then emerged, and as the doors slowly parted, an ancient aura gushed between them.

c.r.a.p! Isn’t this just a measly Small Fortress?! Why does it have an Asura Mode Legacy Trial?!

s.h.i.+ Feng was utterly dumbfounded when he saw the golden doors.