Chapter 1 Planting Seeds of Distrust

Nie Yan had already planted the seeds of distrust. If a few more things happened, it was likely that Se Lang Hei Niu wouldn’t be able to stay in Angel Corps.

“What kind of person is that Se Lang Hei Niu?” Nie Yan asked Ji Feng in a private chat.

“I can’t really comment. He’s a very hot-tempered person and has offended quite a few people, but he’s also quite loyal. He has quite a few brothers in the guild who he’s on good terms with. It might not be easy to frame someone else, but if you were to frame him, the success rate would be quite high,” Ji Feng said.

After listening to Ji Feng talk about things related to Se Lang Hei Niu, Nie Yan had a rough understanding of him. Se Lang Hei Niu was a guy without much scheming ability, and he was also quite frank with people. However, trouble came from the mouth. Many times, some of Se Lang Hei Niu’s unintentional words could offend people.

“It’s a pity that he’s a member of Angel Corps, not Nilfgaard.” Nie Yan smiled. With Se Lang Hei Niu’s personality, he could probably find quite a few like-minded people in Nilfgaard.

“If you force him out of Angel Corps, Nirvana Flame might be able to recruit him.”

“That’s not a bad suggestion,” Nie Yan said. Since Se Lang Hei Niu could get into the elite team of Angel Corps, his skills must be pretty good.

After Nie Yan finished intercepting the elite team of Angel Corps, he prepared to go to Krentz Town in the orcish capital.

After arriving here, Nie Yan received a quest prompt, it was a quest prompt for the Song of the Thorn Birds.

System: If you want to get news about Paternoste, please go to Krentz Town. The old orc blacksmith Kuru might know something.

After receiving this system prompt, Nie Yan prepared to go to Krentz Town to explore the Song of the Thorn Birds quest. If he could complete it, he could obtain the Heart of the Assassin. Although he didn’t know what it was for, Nie Yan realized that whether it was the Heart of the Saint or the Heart of the Assassin, the impact on the future was very great.

Although Nie Yan had now firmly occupied the first throne, and no one could defeat him, it was hard to say what the future would be like. Players would definitely obtain stronger equipment, and new talents would emerge in every generation. If he wanted to maintain his undefeated myth, he had to constantly improve.

Nie Yan’s temporary goals were to collect the Abak Set, collect the eighth character state to unseal the Sword of Zennarde, and complete this Heart of the Assassin quest. After that, no one should be his opponent in the short term.

When Nie Yan went to Krentz Town, Angel Corps had strengthened its vigilance, ready to prevent Nie Yan from attacking them again. This large-scale action not only did not allow players to see the strength of Angel Corps, but instead made them feel more intuitively the weakness of Angel Corps, that they could not even deal with a thief. But thinking about it, it was relieved. Nie Yan could not be measured as an ordinary person. He was a terrible heaven-defying thief!

Krentz Town was a somewhat dilapidated town located in the mountains south of the orcish capital. No one could say for sure where it was specifically located. It was said that even the map did not clearly mark it.

It was located in the clouds and mist of the mountains all year round. If it weren’t for the teleportation array connecting it, ordinary players would have a hard time finding it.

There were rows of houses in the town, many of which were already vacant. It was said that most of the residents had left and gone to the orcish capital. Only some old NPCs who could not walk remained.

Nie Yan searched the town. According to the coordinates provided by the system, he walked to a blacksmith shop.

An old NPC was hunched over, forging iron in front of the furnace. Nie Yan threw a reconnaissance spell at this NPC, and it was indeed Kuru.

The old blacksmith glanced at Nie Yan and looked a little nervous. He walked over step by step.

“Greetings, Great Prophet Nirvana Flame.” Kuru bowed respectfully.

“Hello, Mr. Kuru, I came here to ask you about something, it’s about the Paternoste War Hammer.”

“This, I don’t know anything about it.” Kuru hesitated for a moment, his expression a little erratic.

Nie Yan saw that his expression was a little wrong and felt that there must be something strange about it. As the Great Prophet, he was too kind to NPCs. With his current status, he could completely decide the life and death of a low-level NPC like Kuru.

“Mr. Kuru, according to the laws of the Satreen Empire, what will be the consequences if you conceal anything from my questions?” Nie Yan snorted coldly.

Seeing Nie Yan’s unhappy expression, Kuru was a little frightened.

“If I find residents of the town to prove that you are lying, then you will be taken back to the prison of the orcish capital. From then on, you and your family will become prisoners and will never be released.” Nie Yan said coldly, his expression serious.

The majesty emanating from Nie Yan made Kuru’s legs go weak, and he almost fell to the ground.

“Respected Great Prophet Nirvana Flame, please forgive my ignorance. I do know something about the Paternoste War Hammer. In the depths of this Beast King Mountain Range, there live some races. They are some evil dark elves. Whenever night falls, they often come to me, take away the ironware I make, and leave me some gold coins. They are too powerful, and I must do as they say. I’m sorry, Respected Great Prophet, please forgive my sins. The dark elves are enemies of the empire. If the guards of the empire find out, I will be hanged.” Kuru said with a mournful face.

“You were forced. As long as you confess everything, I will forgive your sins and guarantee your safety.” Nie Yan said. With his current status, he could easily protect Kuru.

“Respected Great Prophet Nirvana Flame, thank you for your kindness. I once saw the Paternoste War Hammer in the dark elf tribe. That divine artifact is enshrined by them on the altar in the center of the tribe. There are many strong people in that dark elf tribe. Some teams went to snatch the Paternoste War Hammer, but they all returned defeated. You alone may encounter danger, please wait a moment. In about an hour, many warriors will come here. They often go together to explore the dark elf tribe.”

Nie Yan nodded. He wasn’t too worried about danger. However, he had to make sufficient preparations before going.

While making bandages, Nie Yan searched the official website for information about the dark elf tribe. He wanted to know what the relationship between the Paternoste War Hammer and the Song of the Thorn Birds was. This task seemed a little confusing.

There were many messages on the official website from players who had explored the dark elf tribe. He had a rough understanding. The dark elf tribe was a descendant of the night demons. Night demons were a more bloodthirsty and murderous race among the dark elf race, and their combat power was extremely strong. Their tribe was located in the depths of the Beast King Mountain Range, covering a very wide area, with a dozen small settlements, and a large settlement in the middle, with an altar in the center.

Most of the dark elves there were level 150 to 160, level 170 to 180, and some were elite level. As for the altar in the center, no players have arrived there yet. Since the orcish capital issued a task to seize the Paternoste War Hammer, and the elf tribe also issued a task to clear the dark elves, a large number of players arrive at Krentz Town every day at 9 o'clock to form teams to go to the dark elf tribe. Some teams have as many as five or six hundred people, while some teams have only a dozen or twenty people.

The number of dark elves is relatively small during that time, making it easier to sneak in.

It was only a dozen minutes before 9 o’clock. Nie Yan thought for a while, it would be nice to go with a team. He could just leave the team later.

It was not convenient to wear a cloak, so Nie Yan took a bottle of special potion made by Nan Nan for himself from his backpack - Potent Disguise Potion.

He took it out, drank it, and his appearance quickly changed, turning into the appearance of an ordinary player. His appearance was nothing special, very popular, and even if he came into contact with people, it would not be easy for people to remember his appearance.

The Potent Disguise Potion was much more effective than the ordinary Disguise Potion, and the time could last all day. With this kind of thing, Nie Yan could basically run rampant in the Satreen Empire. Even if he took off his cloak and walked openly on the streets of the Satreen Empire, it was estimated that he would not be recognized.

Nie Yan put away the iconic Sword of Zennarde and replaced it with an ordinary dagger.

An hour passed, and the entire Krentz Town was still empty. No players had appeared. Nie Yan wondered if what the forum and Kuru said was false. He saw white lights flashing in the direction of the teleportation array, and players appeared in Krentz Town one by one, and the number was increasing.

The time for the Satreen Empire and the white elf tribe to issue tasks was 8:50. The players came over after receiving the tasks, which happened to be around 9:00. They started forming teams at 9:00, and they set off after the team was formed.

In just a moment, more and more people came from the direction of the teleportation array. The square in the center of the town was quickly crowded with people, becoming noisy, and various shouts could be heard.

“A team of twenty people, recruit a priest above level 110, healing 3800+, set off as soon as we form the team!”

“A super team of five hundred people, recruit two teams of twenty people, set off within ten minutes, hurry up and message me if you want to join.”

Nie Yan looked at the levels of these players in the square, all of them were above level 100. Most of them were players from the orcish empire, and there were also many players from the human empire. Many of them were seeking to form teams. Some were fixed teams, and they set off after the personnel were in place.

This scene made Nie Yan feel very kind and familiar. In his previous life, he often formed such teams to level up and go to dungeons. Sometimes he worked as a mercenary for others to earn gold coins. But in this life, he rarely teamed up with people. Sometimes he would team up with the elite team of Nilfgaard.

Most of the time, Nie Yan leveled up or did quests alone. For a thief, solo leveling was also good. Teaming up was not necessarily the best way to level up. But today, teaming up was also possible. Let them take him into the dark elf tribe.