Chapter 1 I Begin to Issue Instructions

"Since that's the case, I'll start issuing instructions. Anyone who's dissatisfied with me as the captain can speak up. I'm open to any reasonable requests," Nie Yan said. With his previous words and Yu Lan's competent leadership, the team shouldn't have any problems with the dungeon.

"Everyone, state your name and stats, starting with the shield warriors," Nie Yan said. If the equipment didn't meet the most basic requirements, even the most skilled players would have difficulty clearing the dungeon. Even if Nie Yan knew how to clear the Tree Sprite Forest dungeon, the stats of each team member had to meet the basic requirements first.

"Bai Kaishui, shield warrior, defense sixty-one, health two hundred and thirty, attack twenty-seven," said a burly man in his thirties, the very person who had spoken up for Nie Yan earlier. He was the team's main MT (Main Tank). He was sturdy, like a bull, and looked like he was born to be a warrior.

"Feishui Zhujiaozi, just call me Jiaozi. Shield warrior, defense fifty-one, health one hundred and sixty, attack twenty-eight."

"Lieyan, fire mage, magic damage thirty-two."

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"Bai Kaishui, go buy a haste scroll. Nangua, go buy a strength scroll..." Nie Yan issued instructions to the team members.

The team members exchanged glances, looking troubled. Among ordinary players, they were considered relatively skilled, but their assets would definitely not exceed one silver coin. Haste scrolls, strength scrolls, intelligence scrolls, and so on cost dozens of copper coins apiece. Wasn't this spending a bit too much? Even if they cleared the Tree Sprite Forest, how much profit each person could get was still unknown.

"Buying so many scrolls, even if I lead, I can clear the Tree Sprite Forest," Chen Bo muttered.

Chen Bo had repeatedly gone against Nie Yan, and Tang Yao next to him had long been annoyed.

"You're not broke, are you? If you can't afford such a small amount for scrolls, I can lend you some first," Tang Yao said mockingly, looking at Chen Bo.

"Twenty copper coins, I'm not short of it. He's clearly biased. Why doesn't he let you buy an intelligence scroll? He's just making us spend money," Chen Bo retorted impolitely.

The team members looked at Nie Yan with suspicion. They were all on the same team, and if Nie Yan showed favoritism and deliberately made them spend more money, that would be too unkind.

Tang Yao couldn't say anything for a moment. Chen Bo showed a cold smile at the corner of his mouth, saying, "Got nothing to say, do you?"

The team members were waiting for Nie Yan's explanation. If Nie Yan didn't give them an explanation, he was afraid he would lose their support.

"You know nothing! My brother has a full set of Blazewalker equipment. His magic damage is already fifty. Does he need to buy an intelligence scroll? He's already trying to control his magic damage. Why would he buy an intelligence scroll to increase magic damage? Waiting to attract the Boss's aggro and get cleaved?" Nie Yan mocked mercilessly.

What Nie Yan meant was that Tang Yao's equipment was more than enough to go to dungeons with elite guilds. Coming to this dungeon with them was a waste of talent and they should be grateful rather than complain.

When the team members heard Nie Yan's words, they all looked ashamed. They looked at Tang Yao's equipment with a slightly different gaze. That was a full set of Blazewalker equipment, a symbol of glory! Proof of conquering the Blackflame Forest! Tang Yao had already cleared the Blackflame Forest and had no need for the Tree Sprite Forest, yet he came back to join their team in the Tree Sprite Forest. It was an incredible honor for their team!

Seeing the team members' strange gazes, Tang Yao straightened his back unconsciously. This feeling of being admired was quite good. Tang Yao secretly made up his mind that since he was wearing this set of equipment, he couldn't be too embarrassing, and he had to at least look like a skilled player.

Chen Bo was speechless for a moment and had nothing to say. Nie Yan had a firm grasp of the truth, and he couldn't refute it at all.

Yu Lan glanced at Tang Yao, noticed the equipment Tang Yao was wearing, and couldn't tell that this lecherous-looking fatty was actually a skilled player.

"Those who were named, go buy the scrolls," Yu Lan said. What she was thinking was, buying so many scrolls, could they even make a profit after clearing the Tree Sprite Forest?

The team members went to the store to buy scrolls one after another. They had already prepared various consumables before, and buying some scrolls wouldn't take much time.

"Nie Yan, do we really need so many scrolls to clear the Tree Sprite Forest?" Yao Yao looked at Nie Yan with her beautiful eyes. In her impression, several large teams didn't use so many scrolls when clearing the Tree Sprite Forest dungeon.

"You'll know when the time comes. I'm having them buy scrolls, I'm definitely not wasting money," Nie Yan said. Even the elite teams of several large guilds probably only cleared the Tree Sprite Forest on normal difficulty, but he was going to clear the Tree Sprite Forest dungeon on expert difficulty! Scrolls were indispensable.

"Mm." Yao Yao's eyes flickered as she sized up Nie Yan. Although she had only known Nie Yan for a few days, she was certain that Nie Yan was a capable person and would never do anything aimlessly.

After a while, the team members bought the scrolls and returned.

Nie Yan counted the number of people. All nineteen people were present.

"Can any of you get a slightly stronger mage to come over? If there's a mage with higher magic damage, we'll probably be more confident," Nie Yan said, looking at Yu Lan and the others.

"This... it's a little hard to find," Yu Lan said with some difficulty. Most mages with high magic damage had fixed teams. Where were they going to find one?

"I can find one. I have a classmate who's in the elite team of Holy Light Flame. They're preparing to clear the Blackflame Forest recently, and he happens to be free today," Yao Yao said from the side.

"Male or female? How's their skill?" Yu Lan asked from the side.

"A male classmate, he's very powerful," Yao Yao said.

"Holy Light Flame? Forget it," Nie Yan shook his head.

"Why?" Yao Yao asked curiously.

"I've killed several people from Holy Light Flame, and they're hunting me down," Nie Yan said without hesitation. Even if the people from Holy Light Flame knew he was here, what could they do?

"Last time, I was blocked by a group of Holy Light Flame people, and my brother took down seven or eight of them by himself," Tang Yao boasted proudly, wishing he could tell everyone present that Nie Yan was his brother.

"Just a trash team, those players are all noobs," Nie Yan didn't think much of it.

"I was wondering, thinking you're so great for taking down a few noobs, I've even taken down a whole team of people," Chen Bo sneered suddenly.

Tang Yao was so angry that he couldn't stand it. The people Nie Yan had taken down last time weren't noobs. One of them was even wearing a full set of Blazewalker gear! He was about to retort, but Nie Yan stopped him, and he could only shut up in anger.

Yu Lan crossed her arms and sized up Nie Yan. Nie Yan wasn't a flamboyant person. It seemed that what Tang Yao said was mostly true. To be able to block Tang Yao, the opponent must be not simple. It seemed that Nie Yan was not only good at dungeons, but also skilled in PvP.