Chapter 3 Loot Explosion

Three items dropped! It was a huge explosion. The rewards from killing monsters above one's level were always good. Nie Yan checked the attributes of each piece of equipment.

Crimson Venom Ring (Dark Gold): Requirements: Strength 120, Agility 160.

Attributes: Attack 53-57, with 20% poison damage, poison resistance +20, ignore level +1.

Weight: 1 pound.

Restrictions: Usable by all factions.

This ring was made of black metal, with a huge ruby inlaid at the top, exuding a charming and strange color. It was rare to find a ring that increased attack power, and it also came with 20% poison damage, increased poison resistance by 20 points, and ignored level +1. Even at level 30, such equipment would be super awesome. How could equipment dropped by a Lord-level creature be bad? Especially since it was dark gold. It was a pity that accessories couldn't have gems socketed into them; otherwise, Nie Yan would definitely level it up.

With the Crimson Venom Ring, one could practically defy the heavens at a low level.

However, the requirements of 120 Strength and 160 Agility were simply unattainable for ordinary players below level 30.

Nie Yan looked at his own Agility. Just now, leveling up added two points to his Agility due to the Chapter of Freedom, bringing it to 110. And since he had just leveled up to sixteen, he had seven free attribute points to add. He added all the points to Agility, which brought it to 117, still lacking 43 points. He would have to find some skills that increased Agility when he got back.

If he wore the Crimson Venom Ring, Nie Yan's attack power would be at a heaven-defying level right now.

Then he looked at the leather armor.

Red Scale Leather Armor (Dark Gold): Required Level 30.

Attributes: Defense 268-272, defense damage 10%, resilience +32, +1 defense level.

Weight: 27 pounds.

Restrictions: Thief Class.

This Red Scale Leather Armor had good attributes and could be used at level 30. It was also for thieves. Tang Yao's luck didn't seem too good.

Then he looked at the potion formula. It turned out to be an Intermediate Instant Mana Recovery Potion, which required an Intermediate Alchemist to craft.

"Damn, jackpot!" Nie Yan understood the value of the Intermediate Instant Mana Recovery Potion. In terms of drop rate, it was a few hundredths of that of the Intermediate Instant Health Potion. Because of its rarity, its value was immeasurable. For mages, mana was their second life. When going to dungeons, a mana recovery potion could allow them to have continuous and stable output. In special situations, a mana recovery potion could even save a team from destruction.

In his previous life, the cost of an Intermediate Instant Mana Recovery Potion was about one silver coin, and the selling price was about sixty silver coins. If the raw materials were abundant, an Intermediate Alchemist could successfully craft fifteen Intermediate Instant Mana Recovery Potions per hour. With a little calculation, one could imagine the huge profits involved. The wind spirit grass needed to craft Intermediate Instant Mana Recovery Potions grew in maps from level one to fifty. They probably already existed on the market, but herbs often grew sporadically. The lower the level map, the rarer they were. A herb was usually the raw material for countless potions. Even if the major guilds didn't use them, they would often buy them up and store them. Therefore, even if one camped in the auction house, they wouldn't be able to buy much.

The alchemists of the Holy Roman Empire were poached by the Starry Night Potion Shop. They used fewer herbs, so the excess herbs were sold to the Starry Night Potion Shop. The Starry Night Potion Shop could acquire a large number of herbs every day, so Nie Yan didn't have to worry too much. In the future, they would also have their own guild.

It was a bit of a pity that players couldn't afford Intermediate Instant Mana Recovery Potions yet. Only some rich people would buy them for collection, to save their lives at critical moments.

Tang Yao came down from the top of the rock and threw the Weaver's Ring back to Nie Yan, asking, "What equipment dropped?"

"All thief stuff."

"......Is my luck really that bad?" Tang Yao was speechless, but the equipment dropped by the Boss was always random, so there was nothing he could do.

"The equipment you have on you is no longer suitable for your current level. I have some level 10 equipment there. You can wear it first. When we have time, we'll go farm a set of level 20 equipment," Nie Yan said. After another period of farming, Tang Yao would reach level 20.

After killing this Scale Frog Lord, Nie Yan's yellow name completely disappeared. He still hadn't managed to farm the Maniac Medal, so he could only regretfully let it go. He'd try again next time.

"Killing Scale Frogs clears red names so fast."

"Killing Scale Frogs is the fastest way to clear red names." Nie Yan hoped that his red name wouldn't disappear so quickly, so he could farm Scale Frogs for a longer period and perhaps drop the Maniac Medal.

He didn't expect that farming a Lord would take more than ten hours. Nie Yan and Tang Yao went to kill the remaining two elite Scale Frogs as well. They couldn't waste the daily respawns, after all, killing elite Scale Frogs also gave quite a lot of experience.

Nie Yan and Tang Yao didn't know how much of an impact Tang Yao's level surge had on the players. Potian had been overtaken, and without any suspense. The official forum was almost in an uproar because of this.

Guo Huai, Hao Cheng, Zhao Li, and others all sent messages. Tang Yao's voice chat was about to explode.

"Yaozi, how did you suddenly level up so much? It's terrifying!"

"Seventeen already! My god, you're too fierce!"

"Fierce bro! Overtook Potian! We thought you wouldn't be able to overtake Potian today, but unexpectedly you came on so strong."

"Check the forum," Guo Huai said.

Nie Yan and Tang Yao opened the forum, the Green Land section. The forum was about to explode, with huge, bright red titles.

'A Master Appears, Levels Up Three Times in a Row, is Harrier a Bug?' Official Reply: Leveling Up to Kill Monsters has Extra Experience Bonus. According to Verification, the Player Obtained System Rewards for Leveling Up to Kill Monsters, Which is Within the Normal Monitoring Range.

The Faith official had always been efficient. The official had already given a reply within two minutes after the players raised questions.

Below were a lot of posts exclaiming disbelief. Leveling up three times in a row, how much experience was that? What kind of monsters did he level up to kill to suddenly level up from fourteen to seventeen?

'Green Land's Number One Master, Levels Up Three Times in a Row, Overtakes Potian' 'The Birth of a Myth, Master Harrier.' 'Raises Eyebrows for Players, Master Harrier Overtakes Potian!'

Posts like these suddenly pushed Tang Yao to the forefront, making him a celebrity.

"If they knew that this master was still wearing a set of Scorched Chaser, I wonder what kind of expression they would have!" Tang Yao said with a self-deprecating sigh. Although the Scorched Chaser was still pretty good, it was too far behind his current level.

"My god, he's popular... too popular." Guo Huai said breathlessly.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"Since just now, more and more players have started joining our guild. The number has been increasing, and I can't recruit them all. The guild headquarters is crowded with people, there are several thousand people, and it's about to collapse." Guo Huai said excitedly and excitedly. He couldn't imagine that it would be such a grand occasion.

"How many people are there in the guild now?"

"More than five thousand, and it's still increasing rapidly. Basically, we don't accept players below level eight for now, only players above level eight, but there are still a lot. It will take at least a day or two to recruit all these players, and it will take at least four or five days to sort out the guild affairs. If this situation continues, I think the number will break through 10,000 by tomorrow."

Listening to Guo Huai's description, Tang Yao and Nie Yan could roughly imagine what the situation was like at the guild headquarters.

The guild headquarters was an activity area opened up by the server and given to the guild. At level one, the facade was very small, with only a small courtyard. It was very narrow. The house could accommodate one or two hundred people, and the courtyard could accommodate seven or eight hundred people at most. It would only expand after spending money to upgrade it. The total number of people that could be accommodated was only eight or nine hundred, but now Guo Huai said that there were several thousand people crowding at the guild gate. One could imagine what kind of situation this was.

"We succeeded!" Tang Yao said excitedly.

Nie Yan shook his head and said calmly, "It's too early to be happy now. We don't know how many people from other guilds are among these people yet. We have to check their backgrounds bit by bit. If there are spies sent by other guilds, we have to clean them out. Also, it's hard to say how much combat power these players can gather. You have to eat one bite at a time. If you walk too fast, you'll fall and won't be able to get up."

Hearing Nie Yan's words, Guo Huai and Tang Yao both fell silent. They had been overwhelmed by the huge surprise. Now that they thought about it, they calmed down.

"Find a few more management talents and let them sort out the guild properly. Divide them into three, six, and nine levels. The higher the level and the higher the guild contribution value, the more guild benefits they can enjoy. I'll go back and set up the guild warehouse," Nie Yan continued.

"Now that you mention it, I understand. We were indeed too happy too soon," Guo Huai said. Nie Yan's mind was much more mature than theirs.

"But the current situation is also worth celebrating. After all, we have taken the first step. Although we can't compare to those old guilds, we have gained fame. As long as we do the rest of the work well, we will have a firm foothold, and then we can gradually develop."

"If the number of people in our guild exceeds 10,000, the equipment in the guild warehouse may not be enough!" Guo Huai was still a little worried.

"It's okay, I have my own way!" Nie Yan said. In the current situation, in order to raise the guild, he had to desperately earn money. The large number of anti-petrification potions that he had collected before had been sold out. In a few days, the level 10 dungeon, Flame Canyon, would open. That was an important dungeon, and he could find a way to deal with the equipment, potions, and raw materials for fire resistance. There was also the Low-level Flash Dust, Polymorph Scroll, and Web Scroll in Sosomiya. Currently, most players were still hovering below level 10, so these things still had a large market. The players' financial resources had slowly improved, and many people could afford these things. These things could enter the market on a large scale!

For the development of the guild, the guild warehouse must keep up, and it must be better than any other guild!

What Nie Yan was building was not a guild, but an empire!