Chapter 117 The Abernathy Great Prairie

Nie Yan had almost completely monopolized the potion market. No amount of capital could shake his dominance.

Because of the rising potion prices, guilds like Zhushen’s Sword, Sacred Guardian, and Angel Corp. had no choice but to spend exorbitant sums buying potions in bulk from Nie Yan’s Starry Night Potion Shop. Their enormous daily expenditures filled them with resentment, but they were helpless.

After the potion market had been monopolized for a few days, a series of chain reactions occurred. The various potion shops saw Nie Yan's determination to control the market. They understood that with their strength, they absolutely couldn't compete with Nie Yan. Many potion shops helplessly chose to withdraw, some switching to other industries, others transferring their shops to realize their assets.

Notices for the transfer of potion shops became more common in the market. Nie Yan, with his massive capital of tens of millions of gold coins, was undoubtedly the biggest buyer. Even so-called tycoons like Angel Corp. and the Century Financial Group couldn't compare to Nie Yan. Eight or nine out of ten shops being transferred on the market fell into Nie Yan's hands.

A vast commercial empire was beginning to take shape!

Nie Yan checked the time. It had been nine days since he received the news from the Council of Elders that he was to be granted a fief. Within ten natural days, he had to go to the Council of Elders to receive the fief. With such ample financial resources, he could already begin constructing the fief.

After arranging the affairs of the Nirvana Guild, Nie Yan looked at the intelligence reports coming back from various locations. Qin Han’s skeleton army remained in a state of inaction. It would still be in time for him to rush back after Qin Han launched an attack. With that thought, Nie Yan headed toward the Council of Elders in the Greenland Empire.

The Greenland Empire's Council of Elders was as solemn as ever. On the streets in front of the Council of Elders, some players hurried past with their heads lowered, not daring to make any noise.

Nie Yan walked into the Council of Elders and noticed some oddities. Emperor Jobia and Elder Radwin were both absent. Receiving Nie Yan was an elder named Manville, who was relatively low in status in the Council of Elders. He was relatively young, a middle-aged man with a robust physique and steady gait.

Elder Manville led Nie Yan through a large hall. Nie Yan looked inside. The hall, which used to be heavily guarded, was now empty. All the guards had been withdrawn, and the Council of Elders was very quiet.

The unusual situation made Nie Yan somewhat puzzled, but after thinking about it, some things were beyond his control. Everyone in the Council of Elders was a Legendary NPC. They could kill Nie Yan with a flick of their fingers. Rushing around in the Council of Elders was obviously not a wise thing to do. Nie Yan followed behind Elder Manville, his eyes constantly scanning around. Although the atmosphere was a bit unusual, nothing particularly special had happened.

As he walked, Elder Manville said to Nie Yan, "Great Prophet Nirvana Flame, Emperor Jobia has left the Greenland Empire for a long journey. Before he left, he entrusted me to give these things to you." With that, Elder Manville traded three items to Nie Yan.

Nie Yan looked at the three items. They were a map, a thin contract, and a crystal fragment.

Nie Yan clicked to confirm the trade and asked, "Honorable Elder Manville, do you know where Emperor Jobia has gone?"

"I regret that I know nothing about Emperor Jobia's whereabouts," Elder Manville shook his head.

Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of him, Nie Yan had no choice but to give up. These things were happening too strangely. The undead army had spread to most of the Greenland Empire, but the Greenland Empire's Council of Elders had not only taken no action, but now even Emperor Jobia was gone.

Although he knew something was wrong, Nie Yan didn't dare to search extensively. The Council of Elders was too sensitive of a place. If Nie Yan did something he shouldn't do here, it would affect not only him but the entire Nirvana Guild.

"Alright, thank you, Honorable Elder Manville," Nie Yan nodded.

System Announcement: Player Nirvana Flame has obtained the Abernathy Great Prairie as a fief, and is granted the title of Duke. He will be the lord of the Abernathy Great Prairie.

A system announcement rang out, and the players couldn't help but discuss it. Everything Nie Yan had done had amazed and awed the players. First the Great Prophet, then the title of Duke, and now the acquisition of a large fief. In their minds, no one could challenge Nie Yan's legend.

This system announcement undoubtedly added another layer to Nie Yan's many glorious halos.

The various powers were also paying attention to Nie Yan's every move. The news of Nie Yan acquiring a fief made all the powers take notice. As soon as they received the news that Nie Yan had acquired a fief, they immediately checked the location of the Abernathy Great Prairie. After knowing the exact location of the Abernathy Great Prairie, some were happy and some were worried.

Those guilds that were far away from the Abernathy Great Prairie naturally didn't think much of it. Those guilds that were closer to the Abernathy Great Prairie were a little worried. They didn't want to be swallowed up by the Nirvana Guild. The most worried were probably Angel Corp. and the Century Financial Group.

The Abernathy Great Prairie was located between the Greenland Empire and the Satreen Empire. The Nirvana Guild occupying it meant they could be threatened at any time.

At the Angel Corp. guild headquarters, Cao Xu, wearing a black decorative robe, appeared in the central hall.

"Brother Fan, long time no see," Cao Xu said to Angyi Tianshi (Seraphic Angel) in azure leather armor, who was standing in front of the hall.

"Long time no see, Brother Cao, are you well?" Angyi Tianshi nodded. The two exchanged pleasantries.

"The news that Mad Rogue Nirvana Flame has just obtained the Abernathy Great Prairie as a fief, you must already know. What are your thoughts?" Cao Xu asked, getting straight to the point.

"The Abernathy Great Prairie is located on the border between the Greenland Empire and the Satreen Empire. If we summon ordinary mounts, we can reach the Beastman King City in at most three hours. As for catapults, they move more slowly, but they can also reach our territory within twenty hours. I'm sitting on pins and needles. Do you have any good ideas, Brother Cao?" Angyi Tianshi asked. He understood that Angel Corp. and the Nirvana Guild would have a war sooner or later. He wasn't afraid of war, but he couldn't afford to lose the initiative before the war even started.

"Not for the time being. The protection time for the territory is too long, three months. We can only hope that the Monet Financial Group doesn't lose so quickly, and consumes some of the Nirvana Guild's strength. In addition, we will coordinate our defenses and hope to survive for three months, and then destroy Mad Rogue Nirvana Flame's territory," Cao Xu said. After so long in the Satreen Empire, he had accumulated considerable strength by merging with more than thirty guilds, occupying three cities, second only to Angel Corp., which occupied five cities.

Angyi Tianshi nodded. He had already begun to prepare various methods to deal with the Nirvana Guild, but he was unwilling to mention them to Cao Xu at this time. Those were Angel Corp.'s secrets. Cao Xu also had his own thoughts. They weren't as harmonious as they seemed on the surface. The Century Financial Group held shares in Angel Corp. on the one hand, and was a partner of Angel Corp., but on the other hand, it was also a competitor.

"The Nirvana Guild has just eaten up the potion market and formed a monopoly. We have also had to use the expensive potions sold by Starry Night Potion Shop recently. Now the Nirvana Guild is powerful. If they expand their territory, we two will definitely be the first to suffer," Cao Xu said.

"Don't worry, Brother Cao, I understand this."

The two giants of the Satreen Empire discussed for a while and began to study plans to deal with the Nirvana Guild.

Nie Yan could imagine how much pressure it would put on the two behemoths in the Satreen Empire after the fief of the Abernathy Great Prairie was announced. After cleaning up the Monet Financial Group, it would be the turn of the Century Financial Group and Angel Corp.!

Nie Yan took Brilliant Cutlass, Bladelight, Lust, and three other Nirvana Guild players, took a teleportation array to Nisode City, and then flew on flying mounts towards the Abernathy Great Prairie.

About two hours later, after passing through a towering mountain range, Nie Yan and others entered the sky above a vast prairie. Looking towards the distant horizon, the boundless prairie stretched out as far as the eye could see. Occasionally, there were one or two small lakes scattered in the middle, clear as mirrors. From time to time, groups of creatures roamed on the prairie.

"Is this the Abernathy Great Prairie?" Brilliant Cutlass asked, with an expression of disbelief. This vast prairie, was all Nie Yan's territory? This was too amazing!

"Yes, everything our eyes can see, is all ours!" Nie Yan smiled slightly.

The map showed that the Abernathy Great Prairie was even larger than the Carol Plains.

They continued to fly on their flying mounts. After flying for a full five minutes, the distant prairie was still nowhere in sight.

What a large area!

Brilliant Cutlass and others couldn't help but click their tongues.

As they flew through the sky, continuous white tents appeared from time to time on the prairie. These tents were inhabited by the natives of the Abernathy Great Prairie. There were about half a million NPC native residents on this vast prairie. Nearly 200,000 of the population were human tribes, and the other 300,000 were orc tribes. However, no matter which tribe they belonged to, they would now have to respect Nie Yan as their lord. Otherwise, they would simultaneously defy the Greenland Empire and the Satreen Empire and would be regarded as traitors by the two countries and be sanctioned by the empires.

Nie Yan had many privileges in this territory, including the right to formulate laws and so on. He could even decide the life and death of any NPC in this land. Although his power was great, Nie Yan didn't want to become a tyrant. If he wanted to gain a foothold here, tyranny would not work. First, he had to win the support of all the NPCs, and establish a strong army so that his rule could truly become stable.

Looking at this vast and boundless land, Nie Yan felt full of ambition. Let the new development begin from this territory!