Chapter 1 So Many Tasks

Nie Yan looked at the taskbar. He had too many tasks to do, including collecting the Chapters of Order, the Abak Set, the Paternoster Warhammer quest, collecting soul power, unsealing the Sword of Zennard to rescue Krow the God of War, defeating the Hellhound to rescue the paladin, and a whole bunch of other tasks, large and small. An ordinary player would be overwhelmed. Now he had collected another quest item.

Nie Yan was steadily doing each task, analyzing the clues he collected every day. Every one of these tasks had amazing rewards. If he finished them all, no one would be able to shake his number one position for a long time.

Currently, there were many top-tier professional players, not lacking in talented experts, but none of them could compare to Nie Yan in terms of equipment, and none of them were his match.

If Nie Yan wanted to maintain his undefeated myth, he had to work harder than others.

He entered the teleportation array and teleported to Gorlin Town in the northern part of the Saturn Empire. This was a small town in the desert. According to the ancient map, the lost city of Bartel was submerged somewhere nearby. In any case, it wouldn't hurt to scout around here first.

After arriving in Gorlin Town, the Holy Light Stone in Nie Yan's hand suddenly reacted, emitting a shimmering white light. He was stunned when he saw this. Could it be such a coincidence that searching for the lost city of Bartel had led him to the Abak Set?

According to the reaction of the Holy Light Stone, a component of the Abak Set was nearby, likely within the town.

It might be in the hands of some NPC, which would be great and save a lot of trouble.

A system notification sounded.

System: Go find the blacksmith, Kosa.

Nie Yan smiled slightly after seeing this system prompt. The system had given him a quest clue, making things easier.

He strolled around the town. The town was quite large, with at least several hundred houses and buildings, which was much better than many dilapidated towns. Some town residents were driving teams of dromedaries, transporting goods from all over into the town.

There wasn't a single player here, probably because the nearby maps were a higher level, and no one dared to come here before level 150 or 160.

Following the guidance of the Holy Light Stone, Nie Yan walked into a small alley. It was a dark alley, muddy and damp, with sewage on the ground emitting a foul stench.

He keenly sensed a sinister aura within the stench. Could there be monsters in this place?

This was still within the bounds of the town, so it shouldn't be possible.

However, Nie Yan still became vigilant and entered stealth mode.

Passing through a series of narrow alleys, Nie Yan arrived in front of a house. A sign was posted at the door, with the words "Kosa's Home" written on it.

This house was very dilapidated. This should be the place.

Nie Yan stepped forward and pushed open the door. An elderly NPC was standing in front of a forge, raising a hammer in his hand and hammering a piece of red-hot iron.

Clang, clang, clang, the crisp striking sound kept coming.

The room was about 3x5 yards in size. Many pieces of equipment hung on the walls on all four sides, a dazzling array.

Nie Yan's gaze swept around, eventually landing on a dagger hanging on the opposite wall. This dagger had a curved, serpentine shape. The blade's bizarre lines exuded a suffocating killing intent. The sharp edge shone brightly under the firelight.

Among all the daggers here, this dagger was definitely the most dazzling.

The Abak Slaughter Dagger, one of the two daggers in the Abak Set!

Seeing this dagger, Nie Yan revealed a look of ecstasy. He didn't expect to find it so quickly!

This would be the sixth Abak item he had found. With only two more left, he was getting closer and closer to completing the set.

"Hello, Mr. Kosa," Nie Yan said, walking towards the blacksmith named Kosa.

Hearing Nie Yan's voice, Kosa turned his head and looked at Nie Yan.

Nie Yan finally saw Kosa's face. The NPC named Kosa was very old, probably in his fifties or sixties. He was short in stature, but very stocky and sturdy. His face was full of fat, giving him a bloated appearance, which didn't inspire much goodwill.

"Hello, esteemed Great Prophet Nie Yan," Kosa said with a fawning smile.

"Mr. Kosa, may I inquire if I can purchase something from you?" Nie Yan asked. The Slaughter Dagger was on the wall opposite him, but he couldn't use forceful means to obtain it, or it would affect his reputation.

"Of course you can, everything here is for sale," Kosa said, his eyes darting around, not knowing what he was thinking.

"I want this dagger," Nie Yan said, pointing to the Slaughter Dagger on the wall. He felt that this NPC, Kosa, was a little different from ordinary NPCs, but he didn't believe that Kosa could play any tricks. The Slaughter Dagger was on the wall. He didn't believe Kosa could run away with it.

Seeing Nie Yan pointing at the Slaughter Dagger, Kosa narrowed his eyes into slits and said with feigned hesitation, "Esteemed Great Prophet Nie Yan, this is the best weapon in my shop. It's very expensive."

"How much do you want?" Nie Yan asked, looking at Kosa with cold eyes. With his wealth, there was nothing he couldn't afford.

"100,000 gold coins..." Kosa watched Nie Yan's expression and continued, "Of course, 100,000 gold coins alone is not enough. In addition to gold coins, I also need ten azure gems, ten emerald gems, ten dim gems, ten silvermoon gems, ten crimson gems..."

Kosa rattled off fifty or sixty kinds of gems, ten of each. Many of them were the more expensive kind, probably worth at least five or six hundred thousand gold coins.

"That's all," Kosa said.

"If I take out 100,000 gold coins and these gems, will you sell me that dagger?" Nie Yan asked. Seeing Kosa's shifty-eyed appearance, he couldn't trust Kosa.

"Of course," Kosa nodded.

If it were an ordinary player, regardless of whether they had that much wealth, simply collecting all these gems would be difficult. But for Nie Yan, there was no difficulty at all. Several hundred thousand gold coins were a piece of cake.

"We need to sign a contract. If I collect these things and you break the agreement, you will be sent to the dungeon of the orcish royal city," Nie Yan said, staring at Kosa.

Kosa's fat body trembled slightly, and he smiled awkwardly and said, "Of course, I'm willing to sign a contract."

Kosa was a swindler. Whether it was an NPC or a player who came, they would encounter his fraud. But he didn't dare to cheat Nie Yan, unless he wanted to be taken away by the guards.

After a while, Nie Yan wrote the contract, and the two pressed their handprints.

Nie Yan sent a message to Guo Huai. Soon, twenty players acted separately, each collecting one or two kinds. Some were taken from the guild warehouse. These fifty or sixty kinds of gems were collected in less than five minutes and sent over by a player.

Powerful efficiency! This was the benefit of being the guild leader. When encountering this kind of tedious thing, he didn't need to do it himself. It only took a moment for his subordinates to complete it.

Nie Yan placed 100,000 gold coins and fifty or sixty kinds of gems in the trade window. Kosa was dumbfounded. He didn't expect Nie Yan to complete it so quickly. He knew he should have asked for more. He showed a hesitant expression.

"Mr. Kosa, you don't want to go back on your word, do you? Don't forget that we just signed a contract," Nie Yan said, waving the contract in his hand.

Kosa immediately resembled a defeated rooster, hanging his head and placing the Slaughter Dagger in the trade window.

System: Trade confirmed.

System: You have obtained the Abak Slaughter Dagger.

Nie Yan looked at it and was overjoyed. The Slaughter Dagger was in his hands. Six Abak Set components, only two more were needed to complete the set.

This Slaughter Dagger was similar in shape to the Bloodthirsty Dagger, but the color of the dagger was a little different.

Nie Yan looked at the attributes of the Slaughter Dagger.

Abak Slaughter Dagger: Requires Strength 1500, Agility 1200, Level 180. (Cannot be used)

Item Description: Only the wielder of the Shadow of Darkness Chapter of Order can equip Abak's Dictator components. A full set is required to wear it. Abak reveres power. Sufficient power can maintain dictatorship. Rebels die!

Item Attributes: Attack +2300, Armor Penetration +25%, Strength +700, Agility +320, All Attributes +100, Ignores Level, Chaos Damage. Attacks inflict Curse Effect, level 16 Pain Damage, level 16 Bleeding Damage, level 16 Poison Damage. Set Component 6/8.

This item is bound to the player holding the first volume of the Chapter of Order, cannot be traded, cannot be dropped.

The attributes were slightly different from the Bloodthirsty Dagger. The Bloodthirsty Dagger had level 16 Weakness Curse, level 16 Samsara Curse, and level 16 Attack Reflection Curse, while the Slaughter Dagger had slightly different curses, which were for increasing damage.

He put the Slaughter Dagger into his bag, feeling happy. If he could wear this Abak Set at level 150, that would be awesome.

A gust of cold air blew past, startling Nie Yan.

Kosa was holding a large pile of gems, his eyes full of greedy expressions. Suddenly, he let out a sharp, painful scream. The bones in his body kept cracking, becoming very thick. The clothes on his body quickly tore apart. His body became extremely large, quickly filling the entire room. With a bang, the entire house was blasted open by him.

Nie Yan quickly ran outside. Looking back, a huge monster appeared before his eyes, three to four yards tall. This guy was clearly no longer Kosa.

The face of Kosa's upper body had transformed into the image of the Ghost Princess Ayana, while the lower body was a giant octopus body with countless black tentacles.

Damn, it was the Ghost Princess! This guy appeared again!

Nie Yan hid far away and threw a scouting skill at the Ghost Princess. Level 150 Mutant Elite.

She leveled up again!

A level 150 mutant-level elite was no longer something Nie Yan could deal with.