Cold Spring Gorge, Stone Forest City.
On the commercial street outside the City Lord's Residence, Yuan Tiexin and Zi Qiong arrived at the main entrance under Water Rose's reception. Just as they were about to enter, a group of Level 100 newcomers who had only recently come to live in Stone Forest City walked along the street outside the residence, discussing animatedly with shock and awe in their eyes.
"Are there usually this many Tier 3 experts walking around the streets?" a Level 100 female Elementalist exclaimed as she watched the players passing by. "Stone Forest City is incredible!"
Tier 3 experts were currently the very peak of combat power. Even a first-rate Guild capable of dominating a kingdom would be impressive if it had more than a dozen Tier 3 experts. Yet how many such first-rate Guilds could a kingdom or empire have?
With these experts distributed among various NPC cities, encountering even one of them normally depended on luck. Even on the main streets of an imperial capital, seeing a few would already be quite good. Yet any random street in Stone Forest City had ten or twenty of them—it was practically unbearable.
However, the players living in Stone Forest City had long grown accustomed to such sights, as though it were only natural. They went about their own business, paying little attention to the Tier 3 experts.
"There's nothing to be so surprised about. What do you think Stone Forest City is?" A Level 102 Tier 3 Shield Warrior leading the group glanced at the female newcomer and said quietly, "Remember this! You'd better all be careful here from now on. Even though Hundred Flowers Palace is a first-rate Guild of the Dark Night Empire, we can't guarantee your safety here unless you reach Tier 3!"
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