Chapter 26 Rapid Retreat

"The Apostles of Light in Light Canyon have a pretty good drop rate. Did you guys go into the Light Monastery? If you cleared the Light Monastery, you should have gotten more than just Rapid Retreat, right? Did you get Sacrifice Strike?" Nie Yan asked casually. He had his eye on Rapid Retreat and asked about another skill book in passing.

Hearing Nie Yan mention the Light Monastery, the Holy Word Mage's heart tightened. He glanced at Nie Yan, then shook his head. "We're still far from that. The monsters inside the Light Monastery are too strong. We can't even get in. Friend, seeing your equipment, you must have cleared these dungeons, right?"

"I know a little bit, but I haven't been. How much for this Rapid Retreat?" Nie Yan asked. Hearing that they didn't have Sacrifice Strike, he was slightly disappointed, but Rapid Retreat was good too.

Hearing Nie Yan's words, the Holy Word Mage was skeptical. Someone with equipment as good as Nie Yan's must have explored every dungeon, especially since the Light Monastery dropped a lot of good things for thieves. Most expert-level thieves went there.

"I want to trade this Rapid Retreat for equipment. If you have any equipment for Elemental Mages, Holy Word Mages, or Holy Paladins, I can trade you." The Holy Word Mage said, thinking to himself that with the value of the Rapid Retreat skill book, he should be able to get several pieces of equipment.

Nie Yan wore a troubled expression. He had thrown all the trash equipment into the auction house. The only thing he had on hand was a Holy Word Mage staff. He wondered if Yao Yao could use it.

"If you don't have equipment, a direct trade is fine too. Friend, name your price. If it's reasonable, I'll sell it. My name is Shenfa Wangxi. Strangers at first meeting, friends thereafter. Even if we don't make a deal, let's still be friends." Shenfa Wangxi observed Nie Yan's demeanor. Nie Yan had a calm and steady temperament. Shenfa Wangxi was confident in his judgment. Nie Yan was definitely an expert.

"Shenfa Wangxi?" Nie Yan vaguely remembered this person. He had heard the name Shenfa Wangxi in his previous life. He had a bit of fame. It seemed that he had some conflicts with the Radiant Sacred Flame Guild at some point, and he and his friends killed several hundred members of the Radiant Sacred Flame. Later, he disappeared. Makes sense. A lone player without a guild who got into a conflict with a guild would mostly suffer. Many players had suffered at the hands of the Triumph Guild. Nie Yan was one of them in his previous life. Perhaps because they had similar experiences, Nie Yan felt a little goodwill towards Shenfa Wangxi. In his past life, Shenfa Wangxi was much more famous than Nie Yan. Unlike Nie Yan, who was besieged by the Triumph Guild, they could only hole up in the mountains for several months. "My name is Nie Yan. I want this Rapid Retreat. How about one silver and fifty copper?" After all, Nie Yan was rich and generous. He casually offered a high price without batting an eye.

No matter how expensive Rapid Retreat was, it couldn't exceed one silver and fifty copper.

"That's too much. This skill book can't sell for that much. One silver is enough." Seeing that Nie Yan was quite forthright, Shenfa Wangxi didn't beat around the bush. He started to want to befriend him. In the game, having more friends meant more opportunities. Having a few more expert-level friends would make it much easier, whether it was trading equipment between friends or grouping up for dungeons.

"How many friends do you have?" Nie Yan asked. If he wanted to form a group to run dungeons, he would have to find a few more people. Maybe he could get in touch with them.

Now that the game had just started, there weren't many fixed groups. Expert-level players often wanted to pick better teams before joining, but good teams weren't easy to find. Players eager to form groups could easily 'hook up' with each other.

Hearing Nie Yan ask, Shenfa Wangxi's eyes lit up. He asked, "Are you guys going to run a dungeon? I have six people here, all college classmates. Their skills are pretty good. Five of them are Level 4, and one is Level 6, but he often runs dungeons with other groups. If we classmates ask him, he'll definitely come. We have one Berserker, three Mages, and two Holy Paladins."

"I might form a group, but it's not certain yet. We'll see how it goes then." Nie Yan smiled.

"Oh." Shenfa Wangxi was slightly disappointed. He thought about it. Forming a group wasn't easy. "Our equipment is a bit lacking. If we run dungeons together, we'd have to start from the most basic dungeons. That would be a bit troublesome. And with our group of six, we often can't find a team."

"Equipment isn't a problem. I'll contact you guys when I find more people." Nie Yan said, adding Shenfa Wangxi as a friend.

"No problem, I'll be there whenever you call." Hearing Nie Yan say this, Shenfa Wangxi felt a little anticipation.

If he wanted to develop in the future, he had to have his own team. Finding people was indeed a troublesome matter. The people you randomly found were often a mixed bag. If you ran into those deadbeats who didn't contribute to the team and only held everyone back, it would be depressing. But he had to form a team first. If he ran into someone who wasn't good, he could only kick them out.

At Shenfa Wangxi's insistence, Nie Yan didn't give him more money. He bought Rapid Retreat for one silver. Rapid Retreat was an escape skill. If you couldn't beat them, you ran. This was very normal in the game. Rapid Retreat allowed thieves to increase their speed by 30% for one minute when escaping. This way, they could quickly get away from enemies. Sometimes, a life-saving skill could allow players to avoid a catastrophe.

Nie Yan chatted with Shenfa Wangxi. Nie Yan wasn't in a hurry to level up. Anyway, he had many opportunities to level up, and he could quickly catch up.

"Where did you get so many herbs?" Nie Yan asked, looking at the items sold on Shenfa Wangxi's stall. Most of them were herbs.

"There's no way around it. Three out of the five of us who level up together learned Gathering. We didn't level up much in a day. We were just gathering herbs." Shenfa Wangxi said with a wry smile, feeling a little helpless.

Nie Yan could roughly understand. As a lone player, if you didn't run some side businesses like Gathering or Skinning, it would be difficult to make a living. Shenfa Wangxi was able to wear the Light Walker Robe and wield the Fallen Moon Wind Staff. He was doing pretty well. He was even better than many players who had joined guilds.

Nie Yan thought for a moment. If he formed a group to run dungeons, how many people could he call? Tang Yao, Shenfa Wangxi's side had six people. If he looked for a Shield Warrior, he wondered if Brilliant Knife Edge would come. He sold the Lion King Shield to Brilliant Knife Edge. Brilliant Knife Edge would at least give him some face. Maybe he could even help pull a few more people. If he recruited some random people, he could barely put together a team.

"No wonder you set up a stall in front of the Apothecary Guild." Nie Yan smiled. Only these apothecaries would need so many herbs. "You continue selling. I'll leave first. I'll contact you later."

"Okay." Shenfa Wangxi replied.