Star-Moon Kingdom, Star-Moon Royal City.
After the battle at Stone Forest Town ended, many merchant players from neighboring kingdoms and empires flocked over. Of the players arriving through the Teleportation Hall, two or three out of every ten were low-level merchant players in ordinary equipment. Such a sight was normally only seen in an imperial capital.
The first thing these merchant players did upon arriving was teleport to the NPC town closest to Stone Forest Town. The massive line of merchants waiting there left passing players dumbfounded.
"Are all these merchant players heading to Stone Forest Town? It's just a guild town—is this really necessary?"
"Don't you know? When Zero Wing announced the auction for Adventurer's Home, they also said they would be selling all kinds of shops to the public. These merchant players are all heading to Stone Forest Town to scout it out in advance. Shops in NPC cities are too expensive, and you have to pay hefty property taxes every month while competing with major guilds. How many ordinary merchant players can afford that?"
"But shops in a guild town are much cheaper, and the monthly property tax is lower too. More importantly, Stone Forest Town has no fewer players than an NPC city. And because of the Arena, plenty of expert players have gathered there. Could experts possibly lack precious resources? It'll be much more convenient to buy and sell good items there. On top of that, Stone Forest Town is so safe now, so of course these merchant players can't wait to go."
"Then wouldn't developing in Stone Forest Town be even better for us?"
The players planning to develop in Stone Forest Town could not help growing excited.
Stone Forest Town had been doing quite well with the support of the Candlelight Trading