Chapter 1 Unrest

For some reason, Nie Yan felt a sense of unease. He felt like something was about to happen.

This strong feeling troubled him, making everything he did go wrong.

In his past life, the story of the Undead Revenge expansion was roughly about a player who obtained the Death Necklace of the Undead Mage Bodman. Under the influence of the Death Necklace, he slowly degenerated into a powerful undead warlock. He resurrected the Undead Mage Bodman, and together they gathered a large number of undead creatures, conquered a fortress, and used it as a base to create a vast and boundless death canopy, turning the place into an undead paradise.

Over the next period of time, the undead began to flood towards nearby fortresses. Every time they killed someone, the person killed would turn into a new undead, and the undead army grew larger and larger, eventually becoming an uncontrollable disaster that swept through the entire Greenland Empire and the Saturn Empire. The players of the Greenland Empire and the Saturn Empire fought arduous battles, mainly with paladins and priests, to clear the undead little by little. However, the strength of the Greenland Empire and the Saturn Empire was greatly damaged as a result, with seven or eight out of ten NPCs dying. In the end, the power of the players greatly increased in the entire Greenland Empire and the Saturn Empire, and they controlled the political power of the two countries.

He wondered if anyone had obtained the Death Necklace of the Undead Mage Bodman. If they had, judging by the time, it was almost time for the Undead Revenge expansion to begin.

Once Undead Revenge was activated, it would be a devastating disaster.

Nie Yan thought of the Grand Prophecy spell, wondering if it could predict this disaster.

Nie Yan arrived at the plaza outside the Niu Ren Tribe's office in Kalore City, opened his skill bar, and used the Grand Prophecy skill. A thick pillar of white light descended from the sky, completely enveloping him. A warm, bright power slowly penetrated his body.

He seemed to sense something, as a powerful dark force slowly eroded the bright power emitted by the Grand Prophecy. His chest felt like it had been struck hard, and with a bang, his heart felt like it was about to crack open.

Nie Yan staggered and spat out a mouthful of blood.

System: Grand Prophecy failed, attributes -30%, duration five days.

Seeing this system notification, Nie Yan frowned. How could the Grand Prophecy fail?

Perhaps his ability was not enough to predict this event. This failed prediction meant that he would not be able to use the Grand Prophecy for ten days.

Nie Yan couldn't be sure if it was the Undead Revenge expansion. If he went to the elders of the Greenland Empire and told them that an undead siege was coming, and it actually happened, that would be fine. But if it proved to be false, he would face a devastating disaster. As the guild leader of the Niu Ren Tribe, he couldn't take that risk. Moreover, he had no idea when the undead siege would occur.

"Guo Huai, have all the mechanics stop making catapults and focus on developing magic cannons. Invest fifteen million gold coins to upgrade the defenses of all the Niu Ren Tribe's fortresses," Nie Yan said. This was the result of his careful consideration. For safety's sake, the Niu Ren Tribe had to be prepared for defense.

"I'll do it immediately. Is something about to happen?" Guo Huai asked with some concern.

"Don't ask for now. How much operating capital does our guild have left? If we don't have enough money, I'll find a way."

"About eight million gold coins. The fortresses, Starry Night Pharmacy, store rentals, and other projects generate a net profit of about two million gold coins a day. Because of the guild's expansion, the guild's expenses are about one million five hundred thousand to one million six hundred thousand gold coins a day," Guo Huai said. Such income was second to none among all the forces. It was estimated that even Angel Corps' financial resources could not compare with the Niu Ren Tribe.

"Start selling off some of the Mist Dispersal Scrolls. We have too many Mist Dispersal Scrolls," Nie Yan said. To prevent the news that Mist Dispersal Scrolls could be bought from NPCs from leaking out, Guo Huai sent people to buy up all the Mist Dispersal Scrolls within a few seconds of them being refreshed. Currently, the Niu Ren Tribe had as many as a thousand Mist Dispersal Scrolls. Continuing to buy them would put a great strain on the Niu Ren Tribe's economy, so they had to sell some and dispose of the Mist Dispersal Scrolls at a high price.

Guo Huai had his men sell Mist Dispersal Scrolls in various cities, releasing a maximum of ten scrolls per city in batches to avoid selling them at a low price due to releasing too many at once.

Soon, one or two Mist Dispersal Scrolls appeared in the auction houses of major cities. Many large guilds did not have Mist Dispersal Scrolls, and they suffered heavy losses every time they entered the Griffin Woodlands, so they did not dare to explore the Griffin Woodlands easily. They learned from some channels that Angel Corps and other guilds had somehow obtained some Mist Dispersal Scrolls and had gained a lot in the Griffin Woodlands. Therefore, the appearance of Mist Dispersal Scrolls caused a frenzy among the major guilds, and the price quickly soared.

The price of Mist Dispersal Scrolls was wildly speculated, with the most expensive ones rising to nearly sixty to seventy thousand gold coins each, even exceeding the actual value of the Mist Dispersal Scrolls. The madness of the market was somewhat beyond Nie Yan and Guo Huai's imagination.

Sure enough, suppressed demand was terrifying once it was released.

As soon as the major guilds learned that a small number of Mist Dispersal Scrolls had appeared in the auction house, they sent dedicated people to watch the auction house. Some guilds even sent people to other cities to buy them.

Soon, the first batch of more than a hundred Mist Dispersal Scrolls was sold, collecting nearly six million gold coins, and the Niu Ren Tribe's financial pressure was greatly reduced.

Those major guilds would definitely enter the Griffin Woodlands after getting the Mist Dispersal Scrolls. It was likely that Angel Corps would also be under a lot of pressure next.

The feeling of manipulating the market behind the scenes was fascinating. The small Mist Dispersal Scrolls, due to the monopoly, allowed the Niu Ren Tribe to make a lot of money.

After the first batch of Mist Dispersal Scrolls was sold, the remaining Mist Dispersal Scrolls had to be sold slowly, little by little.

With a large amount of funds, the Niu Ren Tribe continued to frantically upgrade the defenses of the fortresses. Ordinary guilds would be doing well to have elementary or intermediate city walls. Even the main fortresses rarely had advanced city walls, while all the Niu Ren Tribe's fortresses had been upgraded to advanced city walls. If the funds spent were said out loud, it would make the guild leaders of most guilds feel ashamed. Their investment in the fortresses might not even be enough for a fraction of the Niu Ren Tribe's investment.