Dragonheart Island, Dragonheart City.
The streets lined with towering buildings were bustling with traffic. Dragonheart City's harbor in particular was extraordinarily prosperous; transport ships docked one after another, while cartloads of goods were hauled into the city.
The goods being transported included not only NPC merchandise, but also a large portion brought in by players.
Most of these goods were rare items unique to neutral races, such as Thunderwood, Ancient Magic Stones, Magic Conductive Steel, and other items that could not be stored in inventory space.
Every one of these items was something major guilds and powers desperately needed.
Thunderwood was the primary material for crafting advanced speedboats and even Bronze Speedboats. It possessed high magic resistance, granting the speedboats made from it formidable resistance against magical attacks.
Ancient Magic Stones, meanwhile, were the finest materials for crafting production tools. With the mana contained within them and their hard texture, they were the best choice for making workbenches, significantly improving crafting success rates.
Magic Conductive Steel was used to reinforce ship cannons. It could imbue cannonballs with mana, greatly boosting both their power and firing speed. It could be said to be an indispensable rare material for seafaring vessels.
These items were all difficult to acquire in human kingdoms and empires. However, because Dragonheart City was a city of neutral trade, many neutral races transported their specialties here for sale, earning ancient gold coins in exchange for various resources. Moreover, with the emergence of the ancient civilization in the Earthcore Mountain Range, more and more neutral-race players had begun gathering here, making Dragonheart City more prosperous by the day. Even imperial capitals fell slightly short in comparison.
Just as Dragonheart City's harbor bustled as usual, with merchants transporting goods and adventure groups heading out to level up, a black shadow