Fa Biao De Wo Niu
Chapter 143 Entering the List (Third Update)
Since Tang Yao was bearing the role of main attacker, he received more experience points. The experience given by a level 30 elite was quite generous, allowing him to level up directly.
To encourage players to challenge their limits, the higher the level difference when players kill monsters beyond their level, the more experience they gain, almost doubling. However, at the same time, the higher the monster level, the harder the cross-level challenge. Cases like Nie Yan, who used special methods to kill high-level monsters, were rare. So, even though Nie Yan didn't focus all his energy on leveling, his level was slowly catching up.
"Damn, that's awesome, I leveled up directly." Tang Yao muttered. He had never seen such an exhilarating level up before, going from 1% at level 10 to 7% at level 11. At this leveling speed, even reaching the top of the level rankings wouldn't be difficult.
Nie Yan picked up the items dropped by the Scale Frog from the ground.
"I wonder what it dropped." Nie Yan picked up the Scale Frog's loot from the ground, which consisted of a Lucky Gem, twenty-six silver coins, and a pair of rogue's leggings.
Shadow Wind Leggings (Gold): Level Requirement 30.
Stats: Defense 133-135, Balance +12, Jump +15, Resilience +23.
Weight: 12 lbs.
Usable by: Rogues, any faction.
The Shadow Wind set is considered to have relatively good stats among the level 30 gold equipment for rogues. A complete set consists of three pieces: leggings, gloves, and pauldrons. If you collect them all, you can get an additional 30% speed bonus and a Shattering Blow skill. He couldn't use it now, and maybe he could find better equipment when he reached level 30, but it's always good to keep a set in reserve. If he couldn't find suitable equipment by then, the Shadow Wind set would be a decent choice.
"It dropped a piece of rogue equipment and twenty-six silver coins," Nie Yan said, turning back to Tang Yao.
"Ah? Oh, you can have them. Just give me any mage equipment you find. I don't want anything else." Tang Yao hadn't quite reacted yet.
At this moment, a system announcement rang out.
System Announcement: The Triumph Empire has issued a bounty for the player Nie Yan. For every level Nie Yan drops, a reward of fifty silver coins can be claimed at the Triumph Empire headquarters with a kill video.
Tang Yao was stunned when he saw this system announcement. He looked at Nie Yan and asked, "Why did the Triumph Empire put a bounty on you? Just because you killed three of their guys?" Just who did Nie Yan kill to provoke the entire Triumph Empire to issue a bounty?
Nie Yan didn't expect Triumph to spend so much money to offer a bounty on his head. He had to be more careful when traveling in the future. He smiled at Tang Yao and said, "It's nothing, just a bounty. They have to be able to collect it first. What's there to be afraid of when a rogue has a bounty on his head?"
Nie Yan looked very relaxed, but Tang Yao frowned. He remembered what Nie Yan had said to him earlier. Nie Yan had asked him if he wanted to create a guild, and had said that one person's strength was nothing compared to a guild. It was clear that Nie Yan wasn't as relaxed as he seemed on the surface.
When someone truly went up against a guild, the pressure was immense.
"If you really go up against the Triumph Guild, you're definitely going to be at a disadvantage alone. Let's build a guild and fight them. It's better than being hunted down and hiding," Tang Yao said suddenly, firmly.
"Weren't you saying you wanted to level up and chase girls?" Nie Yan laughed. "Don't worry, Triumph can't do anything to me right now."
"My brother is wanted by the Triumph Empire, and I'm still leveling up and chasing girls? Am I even human?" Tang Yao spat. "Damn, so impressive, a server-wide bounty for killing three people. Let's build a guild and screw them over. I'll go back and build a guild and recruit people!"
"Are you really decided?" Nie Yan asked.
"Is that even a question?" Tang Yao wasn't someone who liked power. He wanted to build a guild just to help Nie Yan out.
Nie Yan was silent for a moment. Although building a guild was a bit difficult, wasn't everything started from scratch? A tall building rises from the ground, and it wouldn't hurt to start planning now. Nie Yan wasn't suited to stand in the spotlight, so Tang Yao would do it. Nie Yan would manipulate and lead from behind. What was there to fear about not creating a world of his own?
After a fierce mental struggle, Nie Yan's heart finally settled down. He put away the items and said to Tang Yao, "Let's go, next target."
"We can still find elites?"
"This Scale Frog spawn area is huge, covering two entire mountain areas. There are still two places where elites spawn. If there are no elites, we can still farm sub-elites."
"Awesome, let's go." Tang Yao was thrilled by this elite Scale Frog. Hearing Nie Yan say there were more, he was already impatient.
Nie Yan carefully considered that if he wanted to have influence among the players and prepare for building a guild, reputation was very important. If you had no reputation, and no one had ever heard of you, who would join your guild? The most direct way to build a reputation was the level rankings. Killing his way to the top of the level rankings and defeating Po Tian would be a heavy blow to Triumph. With reputation, recruiting players would be easier. Players were often followers, and if the trend formed, the guild's numbers would snowball. In any case, he should take the first step first.
The two headed towards the next elite Scale Frog spawn point.
As Nie Yan was walking, his voice communicator rang. It was Ban Xing De Hu Li.
"How did you end up going against the Triumph Guild?" Ban Xing De Hu Li asked. He found it incredible when he saw that Nie Yan was wanted by Triumph. This was the first time he had encountered a guild issuing a server-wide bounty for one person.
"I killed four people from Triumph."
"Who?"
"Looks like they were all from their elite group."
Ban Xing De Hu Li didn't respond for a long time. After a while, he said, "Damn, you're awesome. Being wanted server-wide isn't an easy thing. Two fists can't beat four hands. If you get cornered, you're done for. They set the bounty so high, there will definitely be a lot of people trying to collect it. If you run into any trouble, you can come to me. Although the Holy Roman Empire isn't as strong as Triumph, it still has at least tens of thousands of members."
"Thanks," Nie Yan said to him. However, he didn't think that Ban Xing De Hu Li would really fall out with Triumph for his sake at a critical moment. After all, Ban Xing De Hu Li had to consider the interests of the entire Holy Roman Empire. But having this intention was already very good.
After Nie Yan finished talking to Ban Xing De Hu Li, he quickly received many messages from Yao Yao, Shen Fa Wang Xi, Cui Can Dao Guang, and Dai Tou Da Ge Qi Zai.
"Nie Yan, how did you get wanted? Be careful when you go out in the future." This was from Yao Yao.
"Bro, you're wanted, now you're famous. Give me an autograph next time. I've never liked Triumph anyway. Remember to call me if there are any events in the future." This was from Shen Fa Wang Xi, who had always been at odds with Triumph in his previous life.
"By the way, are you still forming a party? If you want to form a party to run a dungeon, hurry up, the level 10 dungeons are open." This was from Cui Can Dao Guang, who didn't care about the people from Triumph at all.
"Be careful when you go out. If anyone's being an eyesore, let us know." This was from Dai Tou Da Ge Qi Zai. Although Dai Tou Da Ge Qi Zai didn't have a guild, he was a professional player and had his own small circle. Even though Triumph was rich and powerful, they didn't care about Triumph.
Nie Yan had occasional contact with them after they said goodbye. He regarded Shen Fa Wang Xi, Cui Can Dao Guang, Dai Tou Da Ge Qi Zai, and others as teammates that could be developed in the future, so he was very attentive. This time, being wanted by Triumph, Nie Yan thought that his relationship with these people wasn't deep, and they would be afraid to avoid him.
A person's personality determines whether these people are worth associating with. If Nie Yan was wanted by Triumph and these people avoided him, then even the little friendship they had would be gone. Nie Yan wouldn't bother associating with the kind of fair-weather friends who sided with whoever was winning.
However, this incident proved that these people still had some loyalty.
Nie Yan replied to their messages, proving that he was still alive.
Soon, Nie Yan led Tang Yao to another elite Scale Frog spawn point and continued farming.
Under the shroud of the Mist Dust, the Scale Frog became a ready-made target. Tang Yao diligently released arcane magic.
"I need to find you some AoE magic. Most of the elite mages in those guilds have high-level magic now." Nie Yan said, watching Tang Yao attacking the Scale Frog. Right now, Tang Yao's strongest magic was only Heavenly Descent, and he had no other AoE magic.
"I heard that some arcane mages in the guilds have some arcane magic. Where did they find that arcane magic? It seems to be very rare."
"Arcane magic can be obtained by completing the Arcane Shrine's quests. The quest difficulty is quite high, but you should meet the requirements now. Go get one when you have time. Ordinary AoE magic probably can't be bought on the market. If we have the chance, we'll form a party to run a dungeon." Nie Yan said. In the end, most of the good stuff was concentrated in dungeons, and you had to go to dungeons to get it.
After leveling up and completing the quest here, they could almost form a party and have Tang Yao apply to establish a guild.
Tang Yao kept releasing arcane magic. Balls of magic exploded on the Scale Frog's body, and the Scale Frog's health dropped rapidly. After more than thirty minutes, it fell to the ground again.
Tang Yao and Nie Yan both leveled up.
System: You have reached level 12. Do you want to enter the rankings?
No!
Nie Yan wouldn't enter the rankings now, but Tang Yao, who revealed his name and level, entered the tenth place in the rankings, making him ecstatic.
"Do we want to continue leveling?" Tang Yao asked. Were they rushing too hard?
"If you're preparing to build a guild, keep leveling. If you're not building one, then forget it." Nie Yan said. The faster Tang Yao leveled up, the greater his reputation would be, and the more able he would be to attract players when building a guild.
"Of course I'm building a guild!" Tang Yao said firmly. "Triumph, that's all. I'll play him to death. Even if I get played to death, I can still level back up. Leveling is so fast, what's there to be afraid of? I'm an unkillable cockroach!"