Chapter 1 Gaining Some Income

Seeing the players' eager expressions, Nie Yan thought for a moment. It wouldn't hurt to get these players some items; it wouldn't take much time, and he could make some money in the process.

Even though Nirvana Guild and Starry Night Potion Shop were raking in money hand over fist, there was no need to pass up the money right in front of him.

"Give me a list of the items you want, and I'll go buy them and resell them to you. All items will be marked up by 50%. This is a one-time deal. I won't be coming here again," Nie Yan said. Since he was wearing a black cloak, no one recognized him, so he could charge high prices without worry.

Hearing Nie Yan's words, a few people backed down. Fifty percent was a little too much to bear, but the majority considered it for a moment and still decided to buy. After all, the items in this mysterious shop were extremely useful to them.

Those who came to this kind of place were usually wealthy individuals who didn't care about the money. Hearing Nie Yan say he wouldn't be coming again, they all prepared to buy more and sent their subordinates to gather funds.

Soon, the crowd wrote out many lists and handed them to Nie Yan.

According to normal procedure, purchasing items on behalf of others required a contract to avoid the buyer backing out after the items were bought. However, Nie Yan directly ignored this procedure. If these people didn't want the items, he could just keep them for himself.

Nie Yan quickly scanned the lists and found that the items these people wanted him to buy were generally worth tens of thousands of gold coins, with some large orders exceeding one hundred thousand gold coins. In total, it was around five to six hundred thousand gold coins. Nie Yan received a 50% discount from Vaygass when purchasing items in this mysterious shop, and he marked up the items by 50% when selling them. This meant he would make almost a 100% profit. In other words, he would earn five to six hundred thousand gold coins from this transaction alone.

"There are so many rich people," Nie Yan couldn't help but sigh. Many of the higher-level players were very wealthy, with personal assets of hundreds of thousands of gold coins being common and even millions of gold coins existing. They often had fixed gold farming teams supporting them, especially the leaders of some top-tier teams, who were very rich and had a high demand for high-level items.

Hearing that someone was buying items from the mysterious shop, many team leaders and wealthy players were rushing over from various cities. They had long coveted the items in this shop in Okoron City.

Nie Yan took the lists, bought the items, and then sold them to these people according to the lists. After running around for about twenty minutes, all the items were distributed, and the money was in hand. His bag now contained five to six hundred thousand gold coins.

He had just finished one transaction, and many people were already clamoring for Nie Yan to buy items for them.

After running three trips, he had nearly one million three hundred thousand gold coins.

The onlookers finally left, still feeling unsatisfied. Nie Yan breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the money in his bag. This speed of earning money was even faster than Starry Night Potion Shop, and it didn't require any investment. It was easy to imagine how amazing the value of a marquis title was.

However, there was a limit to these players' spending power. After buying items, they usually wouldn't buy anything again for a long time, and the items in the mysterious shop weren't affordable for every player.

Nie Yan used these one million three hundred thousand gold coins to purchase a large number of items from this mysterious shop and then entrusted Guo Huai to sell them, estimating that he could earn a lot more.

After settling things here, Nie Yan headed towards the teleportation array in Okoron Fortress and disappeared into it.

After spending more than one hundred gold coins, Nie Yan appeared in the teleportation array of the Orc King City.

Nie Yan came out of the teleportation array and looked outside. The surrounding area was a plaza filled with players, who were gathered in groups chatting.

The players here were completely different from humans. They had strong builds, green skin, and sharp fangs like beasts. These were orcs. Those who were slightly taller than orcs with a bull's head and honest appearance were tauren. Orcs and tauren were ugly, so fewer people chose them. Those who chose these two races often had special preferences or were simply acting on a whim. However, their talents were slightly better than humans, such as the orcs' strength talent and the tauren's war health regeneration talent. This was one of the ways these two races attracted people, and they were more suitable for players using warrior classes.

Of course, the Orc Empire didn't only have ugly creatures like orcs and tauren. There were also some beautiful elves with pointed ears. The males were unbelievably handsome, and the females were all beautiful as goddesses. If a player chose an elf, their appearance would be adjusted upwards by 10%-30%, which attracted many female players to join. Of course, there were also male players, but relatively fewer. Although they understood it was a virtual world, the pursuit of beauty was eternal. The elves' stealth talent was more suitable for thieves, and there were also many mages and priests.

Walking on the streets here, everything was filled with exotic customs. Although the architecture here was somewhat similar to the human empire, it also had its unique style. For example, they especially liked totems, and various strange totems could be seen everywhere on the buildings and street tiles. Although there were many, they didn't appear complicated but rather had a simple and pleasing feel.

Nie Yan occasionally encountered some players from the Green Land Empire, but they were rare.

A team of orc guards in shining armor passed by not far from Nie Yan. They were fully armed and all above level 180, no less impressive than the guards of the Green Land Empire.

Occasionally, one or two nobles from the Orc Empire would pass by, mostly shamans in luxurious clothing with somewhat obese figures. In this tribal alliance nation, shamans were a very respected profession.

Nie Yan was very unfamiliar with this place. In his previous life, he had never been to the Saturn Empire. At that time, the teleportation fee of two to three hundred gold coins was a considerable burden for him because his gold coins were basically sold for credits, and his finances were often very tight, making it difficult to even change his equipment.

Since he had come here, he had to slowly familiarize himself with it. After all, he would be staying here for a long time.

Nie Yan hid in his cloak and weaved through the crowd. If Angel Feather and Cao Xu knew he had come to the Saturn Empire, he wondered what they would think. They would probably be restless.

Guo Huai had told him that Nirvana Guild had set up a rendezvous point in the Orc King City, located in a residential house in the south of the city.

Guo Huai had placed informants in many guilds in the Saturn Empire, and his intelligence network was very complete and discreet, using single-line contacts. Nothing that happened in the entire Saturn Empire could escape Nirvana Guild's notice. Angel Corp and Century Financial Group were his primary focus.

Currently, Nirvana Guild's financial resources were quite amazing. With enough capital as a backing, Guo Huai was rapidly expanding his intelligence network in the Saturn Empire, even bribing several top-tier players from Angel Corp and Century Financial Group.

In his previous life, Century Financial Group used its powerful financial resources to gradually disintegrate War God Tribe. Now, the tables had turned, and Nie Yan was using the same plan to infiltrate Angel Corp and Century Financial Group.

Nie Yan walked through several streets and entered the small alleys in the southern part of the Orc King City, searching for the location Guo Huai had mentioned.

"Have you made contact in the Saturn Empire yet?" Guo Huai sent Nie Yan a message, asking.

"Not yet, I'm on my way there," Nie Yan replied as he walked.

"I've already had them wait there. Two are my trusted aides, and the other has a very high position in Angel Corp, ranking in the top ten on the strength charts. He basically knows everything that happens and every decision made within Angel Corp. During your time in the Saturn Empire, he will be responsible for your safety. If Angel Corp intends to send people to encircle or assassinate you, he will definitely give you advance warning."

"Can this guy be trusted?"

"Absolutely. I signed an agreement with him and have already had him and his family move here. The people are all on our side. What do we have to fear?" Guo Huai laughed. By doing this, that player wouldn't dare to betray them.

"Not bad. How did you dig up that person?" Nie Yan asked.

"It was good luck. He was angered within Angel Corp and had a falling out with a player. Angel Feather might have been a little biased, which made him consider leaving the guild. Later, my people contacted him and persuaded him. That's roughly how it went."

Nie Yan nodded. These kinds of guild disputes were common. If the guild leader handled things slightly improperly, it could have very serious consequences. Guo Huai bringing that person to his side gave Nie Yan some ideas. Nirvana Guild had so many people, spread all over the world. Many of them often contacted each other in reality. Why not establish a studio to provide everyone with a stable income? This would allow Nirvana Guild to have even greater cohesion.

With Nirvana Guild's current financial resources, it was enough to establish a studio, turning Nirvana Guild's top players into professional players and paying them high salaries. Of course, there were also many players who didn't want to be professional players. Many were very rich in reality and didn't want to leave the cities where they lived. That didn't matter. They could just let those who were willing come.

He wondered how many people he could recruit to the studio he was going to establish. Nie Yan told Guo Huai about his idea.

"The idea is feasible, but you have to be prepared. It will cost a lot to turn them into professional players," Guo Huai said after thinking for a moment. Establishing a studio would indeed allow Nirvana Guild to have greater cohesion, and everyone's pace would be more consistent.

"That doesn't matter. Asskickers United can afford it," Nie Yan said. The business of Asskickers United was expanding rapidly, its financial resources were rapidly increasing, and it was catching up quickly, faintly showing signs of catching up to Longyao Financial Group and Zhengrong Financial Group. This amount of money was nothing to Asskickers United now.

"Since you have a plan, I support your decision. Whenever you're ready to set up the studio, I'll go help you."