He scanned the cave, searching every inch meticulously, moving with extreme caution so as not to make any noise and risk attracting the fire elemental from the depths of the cave.

Reaching the corner, with the aid of the dim light, Nie Yan finally unearthed a dilapidated box.

The box, made of wooden planks, had long been weathered and broken, looking extremely unremarkable. It was incomparable to the exquisite silver and gold treasure chests. The only thing that caught the eye was the fire elemental immunity rune on the wooden box.

It resembled an ancient character, imprinted on the surface of the box, simple and unadorned. Yet, this simple character could completely isolate fire elements, ensuring its integrity.

"This should be it!" Nie Yan opened the box, rummaged inside, and pulled out a ring, examining it.

Creeper's Ring: Unidentified.

This, along with the Spinner's Ring, was one of the two rings hailed as essential for high-end players: the Creeper's Ring!

Nie Yan used Super Appraisal to identify the Creeper's Ring's attributes.

Creeper's Ring (Bronze): Special Item.

Attribute Description: After casting this skill, the hands become adhesive, allowing the wearer to cling tightly to rock walls and trees for vertical climbing. Duration: ten minutes. Skill cooldown: one hour.

Weight: 1 pound.

Restriction: Usable by all factions.

The Creeper's Ring and the Spinner's Ring were both special items, excellent for climbing walls and cliffs. This was why Nie Yan was so focused on acquiring it.

Nie Yan had come precisely for this!

With it, almost no obstacle could stop Nie Yan!

Nie Yan put on the Creeper's Ring.

Having obtained what he wanted, Nie Yan considered that using a Recall Scroll here might awaken the fire elemental in the depths of the cave, which would be disastrous.

From deep within the cave came a rhythmic snore, and waves of heat washed over him.

Nie Yan tiptoed to the cave entrance, activated the Creeper's Ring, and felt a strange suction force on his palms. He pressed his hands against the rock wall, and they immediately stuck fast.

Like a spider, Nie Yan clung to the rock wall, climbing quickly, smoothly, and as easily as walking on flat ground.

All cliffs and precipices were no longer a problem for Nie Yan!

Climbing down the rock wall, searching for a suitable foothold, Nie Yan finally found a protruding rock on the wall. He stood on it, finally freeing both hands to use the Recall Scroll.

"Below seems to be a respawn area for level 20+ monsters, with quite a few elite monsters!" Nie Yan looked down at the base of the cliff. Remembering the Thunderfire Scroll in his bag, he felt a surge of excitement.

With his current attack power, fighting level 20+ monsters was too difficult. He couldn't do it, but Thunderfire could!

This intermediate rare scroll could damage level 20+ monsters!

Thirty points of Intelligence… he needed to find some equipment that boosted Intelligence to make it worthwhile! Nie Yan thought, starting to read the Recall Scroll. Dazzling white light shone from the scroll, and a teleportation array appeared around Nie Yan.

A flash of white light, and Nie Yan returned to Thasos Town, then took a teleportation array back to Calore.

Walking down the wide streets of Calore, he saw people advertising everywhere: "Buying Black Phenol Potion for 25 copper coins a bottle!" Clearly, no one responded. Black Phenol Potion was now as precious as Luo Yang paper. Every guild was scrambling for it; who would sell it?

Twenty-six copper coins!

Thirty copper coins!

Thirty-two copper coins!

Many guilds raised their prices higher and higher, but still no one responded. They were dumbfounded.

Some guilds simply sent people to stake out the auction house. Occasionally, a few alchemists who could make Black Phenol Potion would take out a few bottles and put them up for sale in the auction house, immediately sparking a frenzy among the guilds. The most expensive bottle of Black Phenol Potion was auctioned off for a high price of 50 copper coins.

This shortage of Black Phenol Potion in this life was happening faster, more intensely, and more terrifyingly than in his previous life, leaving the guilds at a loss.

With the price of Black Phenol Potion being driven so high, the guilds were earning very little from venturing into Sothis Valley. However, they had to go to Sothis Valley. The official website had already revealed a list of the drop rates for various pieces of equipment in Sothis Valley. The werewolves dropped warrior equipment, which was crucial for the development of their teams. The werewolves also gave a lot of experience. The only problem was that they were too difficult. They shouldn't even think about clearing Sothis Valley without at least ten attempts. How much Black Phenol Potion would that consume?

At this time, the only ones who could smoothly venture into Sothis Valley were probably the Holy Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Empire had bought so much Black Phenol Potion from Nie Yan that it was enough for them for a while.

Seeing how severe the shortage of Black Phenol Potion was in the auction house, and how quickly the price had been driven up, Nie Yan was quite surprised. He had thought that players would have some stock on hand, and that guilds would send people to collect raw materials and recipes to last for a while. He didn't expect that it had only just begun, and the price of Black Phenol Potion was already so high.

He also understood that this price was already the limit. If it went any higher, these guilds would lose money every time they went into Sothis Valley. Who would do that?

It was time to sell Black Phenol Potion!

Nie Yan put ten bottles of Black Phenol Potion in the auction house. These potions were immediately snapped up, and the price climbed steadily, only stopping at around 50 copper coins. All ten potions were sold out, making a good profit. Nie Yan put up another ten bottles of Black Phenol Potion, and unsurprisingly, they were still snatched up.

Nie Yan continued to sell in small batches, continuously.

The guild leaders, upon hearing the news that Black Phenol Potion was for sale in the auction house, gathered at the auction house.

Nie Yan sat in the back row of the auction house seats, scanning the entire auction house. He recognized a few faces. They were all big shots from various guilds. The shortage of Black Phenol Potion was obviously giving them a headache.

Two players sitting not far from Nie Yan were discussing in low voices.

"Black Phenol Potion has now become a topic of concern for the entire server. Who do you think has so much Black Phenol Potion in their hands? Ten bottles each time. From the looks of it, they don't plan to sell all the Black Phenol Potion at once. This guy is shrewd. Selling it all at once wouldn't earn them much money. Selling it slowly like this, dangling it in front of the big guilds, is the only way to drive up the price."

"Fifty copper coins a bottle of Black Phenol Potion is daylight robbery. He's going to make a killing. But when he auctions Black Phenol Potion, he hides his name. No one knows what he's called."

Nie Yan, hearing this quiet conversation, smiled slightly. It was time to make a big score!

Because there was just too much Black Phenol Potion in the warehouse. If he didn't sell it off in batches, and the people under the guilds managed to collect a large amount of Black Phenol Potion, the Black Phenol Potion in Nie Yan's hands might rot.

Nie Yan sat in the auction house, taking it easy, not bothering to grind or level up for the time being. His mood was relatively relaxed and carefree.

With huge market demand, Nie Yan's Black Phenol Potion was selling particularly well. The guilds that had bought Black Phenol Potion had already restarted their exploration of Sothis Valley. The guilds that hadn't bought Black Phenol Potion were also anxious. Even if they were being blackmailed, the exploration of Sothis Valley had to continue, didn't it?

Although there were small batches of Black Phenol Potion for sale on the market, many guilds did not have alchemists who could make Black Phenol Potion, fearing that the Black Phenol Potion would run out, so they had to buy more for backup. Under the stimulus of huge demand, the price of Black Phenol Potion remained high.

The booming market brought Nie Yan a steady stream of wealth, and the money in his bag increased exponentially.

After selling more than five hundred bottles of Black Phenol Potion in total, Nie Yan had earned a full sixteen gold coins. In the next six or seven days, the profits that those dozens of guilds earned from Sothis Valley basically went into Nie Yan's pocket. In the early stages, such a huge amount of money was simply astonishing. Moreover, Nie Yan still had more than three hundred bottles of Black Phenol Potion, a large number of raw materials, and two hundred and twenty Black Phenol Potion recipes on hand. The recipes were the main thing. The selling price of a Black Phenol Potion recipe had already been炒作 driven up to twenty silver coins, and now there was still an upward trend. Nie Yan was not in a hurry to sell them, waiting until all the Black Phenol Potion and raw materials were sold out before he would consider it.

Having sixteen gold coins out of nowhere, Nie Yan immediately became rich. Even some large guilds only had three or four gold coins in liquid funds at most. In the early stages, players needed money. Ordinary players didn't even have enough money for themselves, so how could they donate money to the guild? They hadn't been in the guild for very long, and they didn't have any strong sense of belonging to the guild for the time being, so it was difficult for the leaders of the guild to raise funds. They could only collect funds from their core troops, but if they squeezed them too hard, their subordinates would not only complain, but also affect their development.

With money, it was not wise to let it rot in their hands. It was wise to turn it into more money. Nie Yan thought of land!

At this time, the server had already started selling land in Calore. Some of the houses along the street were going to be demolished to build player shops. The land in important locations on the various main streets was all for sale. However, the Calore City Governor Trues, who was responsible for selling the land, was lonely. The price of a piece of land was at least one or two gold coins or more. Some of the better-located shops were even worth dozens of gold coins. Even large guilds could not immediately take out so much liquid funds.

Most players thought that the location of those pieces of land worth one or two gold coins was not good, so they were unwilling to buy them. They could not afford the pieces of land with better locations and more popularity, so they could only give up.

However, in the future, as the liquid funds of the major guilds increased and game transactions became more prosperous, the land would definitely be抢疯狂抢疯抢疯抢瘋搶 frantically抢疯狂抢瘋搶瘋搶 frantically搶瘋搶 frantically搶疯狂抢疯抢疯抢瘋搶 frantically搶瘋搶疯抢瘋搶 frantically snatched up by the major guilds! This was the trend of the future!

Every guild was constantly accumulating wealth, preparing to expand.

Whether they bought land to open their own shop, or build a shop and rent it out to others to collect rent, it was a good plan.

With so much money on hand, Nie Yan left one or two gold coins, which was enough for his daily expenses. It was not only able to preserve its value, but also appreciate in value, by buying the remaining money into land. Why not?

Virtual real estate, like real real estate, also has value!

Chapter 21 Rolling in Money