Upon hearing the system notification, Shi Feng immediately chose to open Wanderer's Shop.
Although Wanderer's Shop could hire better NPCs to manage it after advancing to two stars, as well as renovate the store to attract more players and NPCs, Shi Feng did not have that much money at the moment.
Just purchasing Wanderer's Shop had cost him 9,000 ancient gold coins, leaving him with only 1,000 ancient gold coins.
Throughout Dragonheart City, all expenses required ancient gold coins. The gold earned in kingdoms and empires was completely useless here. Even exchanging gold for ancient gold coins at high prices had little effect, because players who could develop in Dragonheart City were generally experts who were not short on gold. They preferred buying items in Dragonheart City that could improve themselves, so they were unwilling to part with ancient gold coins.
Moreover, entering and leaving places like the Tower of the World also cost money.
Entering the Earthcore Mountain Range on the first floor was relatively affordable, requiring only five ancient silver coins each time. However, going to the higher-level second floor cost one ancient gold coin.
Food and drink in Dragonheart City were also very expensive, yet they were necessities. After all, the food and drink here were incomparable to those outside. Not only could they accelerate the recovery of players' stamina and mental strength, but more importantly, they could dispel the erosion of otherworldly energy within their bodies, allowing players to enter the Tower of the World more quickly.
This was one of the reasons small forces simply could not survive in Dragonheart City. Otherwise, such an excellent place for leveling and gathering resources would have long been packed with players. Why would anyone bother leveling in maps that took who knew how long to travel through and