Chapter 1 A Glimmer of Hope

There are many things about faith that have no discernible origin. Nie Yan remembered that in his past life, when he died, he still had more than twenty different quest items in his storage, but he couldn't find any quest clues. Therefore, he didn't have high hopes for quests related to these godheads. He would be fortunate to get them, but he wouldn't be devastated if he failed.

He wondered what kind of map the Temple of the Goddess of Life was.

"What's your name?" Nie Yan casually asked, not directly using Super Appraisal to check the thief's name.

The thief was stunned by Nie Yan's question, then showed a look of surprise, and said nervously, "I'm Bo Wu Wei Liang."

"Bo Wu Wei Liang? I'll remember it. You did a good job. When you return to Niu Ren Tribe, go to the executive guild leader to receive 10,000 honor points. I'll have him get you a decent set of level 130 thief equipment." Nie Yan could tell that the thief in front of him had some talent, so he decided to give him a hand. Maybe he could bring him some surprises. As for those equipment and contribution points, they were nothing to him.

"This, I don't need it." Bo Wu Wei Liang said, feeling a little overwhelmed by the favor.

Several thieves next to him immediately pushed Bo Wu Wei Liang and said, "Idiot, quickly thank Leader Nie Yan."

Nie Yan always meant what he said in Niu Ren Tribe, and never went back on his word. Many people below were used to it and had a full understanding of Nie Yan's personality. Hearing Bo Wu Wei Liang's words, they rolled their eyes. This idiot, Nie Yan had already spoken, and he was still refusing.

"Thank you, Leader Nie Yan," Bo Wu Wei Liang said sincerely. Suddenly receiving such a great gift, he felt like he had been hit by a pie from the sky, and he was full of gratitude to Nie Yan. This was undoubtedly an affirmation of him from Nie Yan.

The other team members were very envious of Bo Wu Wei Liang, but they had to admit that their ability to observe details was indeed not as good as Bo Wu Wei Liang's. For thieves, this was very important. A thief with strong observation skills was often more popular than ordinary thieves.

"I'll go first. If you have any new clues, send me a message," Nie Yan said. After saying goodbye to everyone, he entered stealth mode and sped off towards the temple.

Such a thing was just a small episode for Nie Yan, but for Bo Wu Wei Liang, the meaning was completely different.

Bo Wu Wei Liang looked at Nie Yan's disappearing back and secretly made up his mind that he must not disappoint Nie Yan's expectations.

After Nie Yan traveled a few hundred yards, the outline of the entire Temple of the Goddess of Life was completely and clearly displayed in front of him. The continuous ruins, and some of the still towering buildings, faintly showed the players its former grandeur, but now it was like an old man in his twilight years, on his last legs.

His gaze searched the ruins, and some figures were moving among them. They should be the bandits active in the ruins of the Temple of the Goddess of Life that Bo Wu Wei Liang and others had mentioned. It was said that those bandits were all mutant-level Lords. Such a group of powerful creatures gathered here was simply a forbidden place for ordinary players. If they accidentally broke in, they might be killed like Bo Wu Wei Liang and others.

Looking into the distance, sixteen huge stone pillars stood in the center of the ruins. There were some scattered buildings under the white pillars. That should be the center of the Temple of the Goddess of Life. He wondered what the situation was there.

After approaching the Temple of the Goddess of Life, the Holy Light Stone in Nie Yan's backpack emitted a shimmering white light, giving people a feeling of warmth. His heart skipped a beat. The remaining Abak's Focusing Legplates were in this Temple of the Goddess of Life!

After confirming this news, Nie Yan's heart beat faster and faster, and he couldn't help but feel excited.

Getting the Focusing Legplates meant that Nie Yan had collected the entire Abak Set, a set of level 180 Legendary equipment. This was unimaginable for ordinary players. It was simply a super equipment that everyone longed for but couldn't reach. Even Nie Yan couldn't imagine it. When he got the Shadow of Darkness, he thought it was impossible for him to collect the entire Abak Set, but as time went on, after nearly two years, he was able to collect the set piece by piece.

When Nie Yan put on the entire Abak Set, Ang Yi Tian Shi and others probably wouldn't even have the courage to fight Nie Yan.

At all costs, even if he razed the entire Temple of the Goddess of Life to the ground, Nie Yan had to get the Focusing Legplates. He decided to start exploring the Temple of the Goddess of Life. If he couldn't handle it, he would bring the elite team of Niu Ren Tribe over to thoroughly clean up the Temple of the Goddess of Life. If the elite team couldn't clean it up, then he would use the power of the entire guild to wipe out the bandits in the Temple of the Goddess of Life. He would dig three feet into the ground. Nie Yan didn't believe he couldn't find the Focusing Legplates!

There was only one piece left to collect the entire set of Legendary equipment, and Nie Yan definitely had the魄力(pò lì, courage and resolution) to do it!

Nie Yan looked at the time, and it was almost time to log off. He thought about waiting until tomorrow to enter the Temple of the Goddess of Life, so he logged out of the game.

As usual, Nie Yan and Xie Yao went to the First Military Academy for class. There were not many classes, and in his spare time, Nie Yan went to the gym to exercise. Personal strength was very important, and he couldn't neglect it.

Around noon, Nie Yan received a call from General Mo Yuntian.

"General Yun Tian, how are Wang Duo and Lin Yi? Have they taken the exam for the 012 Special Forces Team?" Nie Yan asked. Wang Duo and the others had been gone for so long without any news. During this period, Nie Yan heard that the exam for the 012 Special Forces Team had been brought forward, so Mo Yuntian had hurriedly called Wang Duo and the others back. After so long, the exam should be almost over.

"The exam ended about two months ago. The exam results were kept confidential for a while and were not announced to the public. The 012 Special Forces Team only recruited 12 people, and eleven of Wang Duo and the others were selected. This result surprised the major military regions. This time, these little brats have brought honor to my face." Mo Yuntian chuckled. Nie Yan could feel that Mo Yuntian was in a good mood.

Nie Yan felt a lot of relief in his heart for successfully completing the task. With this matter concluded, it seemed that if Tian Xia Group encountered any problems in the future, Mo Yuntian would give him face.

"I don't know how you guys trained them. When Wang Duo, Lin Yi, and those other kids fight, they're all like roaring bull calves. In addition to Wang Duo, Lin Yi, and the other eleven, the others have also received special arrangements because of their excellent performance. These guys all said they wanted to see you and have already started moving." Mo Yuntian laughed.

Nie Yan chatted with Mo Yuntian for a while and suddenly thought of something. He told him about the time he ran into Liu Tianshi and asked Mo Yuntian to help investigate. However, Nie Yan didn't dare to copy his past life into this one, so he described it unclearly.

"Liu Tianshi? From the First Military Academy?" Mo Yuntian frowned and pondered, his expression slightly solemn, and said, "I do remember such a person. You'd better not provoke that person, otherwise, if something goes wrong, I might not be able to handle it. As for what his identity is, you'd better not ask and keep a certain distance from him!"

Mo Yuntian's mysterious appearance made Nie Yan realize that the guy named Liu Tianshi was not simple. No wonder he could still be safe and sound and live a life of ease after committing such a big crime in his previous life. That was the reality, Nie Yan was indignant, but he couldn't change the facts. He just wanted everyone around him to be safe and sound.

If Liu Tianshi didn't interfere with him, then that was fine, but if Liu Tianshi pushed him too hard, then Nie Yan could only consider using some special methods to solve it, such as letting Ci Dao kill Liu Tianshi without anyone knowing. That was a certain risk, because the forces behind Liu Tianshi would definitely not let it go. Nie Yan was absolutely unwilling to go to that step unless he was forced to.

Mo Yuntian repeatedly told Nie Yan not to have a conflict with Liu Tianshi before hanging up the voice call.

Nie Yan remembered those words that Liu Tianshi said that day, and he felt a faint sense of unease in his heart. This guy would definitely cause some trouble, and he had to be prepared!

After staying at school for a day, Nie Yan called Ci Dao and told him the news that Wang Duo, Lin Yi, and the others were coming back. Ci Dao just responded with a faint sound. Nie Yan estimated that Ci Dao should still be quite happy in his heart, but he was unwilling to show his emotions.

The news that Wang Duo, Lin Yi, and the others had entered the 012 Special Forces Team was good news for Nie Yan, making him feel happy all day long.

Near dusk, Nie Yan entered the game again. He appeared outside the Temple of the Goddess of Life. After quietly observing the area outside, he activated his Stealth skill and entered the ruins area of the Temple of the Goddess of Life, carefully feeling his way in.

This was still the outer periphery of the Temple of the Goddess of Life, with broken walls and ruins everywhere. On some of the small paths in the middle, figures were wandering around. There were elves, humans, orcs, and even some tall giants over three yards tall. They had all kinds of professions, mages, thieves, warriors, and wore different clothes, but they all had one thing in common, that was a white skull logo embroidered on the right shoulder of their clothes. This was the logo of this bandit group.

Kiss of Death Bandit Group!

After seeing this logo, Nie Yan remembered something. He had heard the legends of the Kiss of Death Bandit Group. This was a bandit group formed by desperadoes from various empires. Their strength was very amazing, and their numbers were as high as tens of thousands, spread across various empires. The armies of the Greenland Empire and the Saturn Empire had tried to encircle and suppress these Kiss of Death bandits many times. Although they had killed many of them, they had not destroyed them. It was said that the Kiss of Death was created by a human legendary mage, and this bandit group was full of legendary color.