Chapter 1 Elite Members

Nie Yan scanned the enthusiastic guild members. They were all elites of the Ni Ren (Amazing People) Tribe, wearing the best equipment in the guild, no less impressive than the most elite group of the Triumphant Empire.

Moreover, their skills were top-notch in Calore!

With such a group of people, it was enough!

Looking at the passionate team members, Nie Yan said to Guo Huai, "Besides the anti-petrification potion, bring all the good stuff that Niao Bu Sheng Dan has. Intermediate instant recovery potions, intermediate instant mana recovery potions, intermediate invisibility potions... We're going all out today!"

Guo Huai nodded and said, "Okay, I've told the people below."

"What are you planning?" Zhao Li and the others asked Nie Yan.

"Too many people going is like dragging the Ni Ren Tribe into a quagmire. It's enough for a few of us to go and make a show of it," Nie Yan said. Having fewer people also had its advantages, namely maneuverability and flexibility, allowing them to thoroughly harass Zong Heng Tian Xia.

"Just you guys?" Zhao Li asked Nie Yan in surprise.

"Just these people are enough," Nie Yan said. Too many people would make them too conspicuous.

"Many guild members are leveling up outside. Should we call them all back?" Guo Huai asked, a little worried about Nie Yan and the others.

Nie Yan shook his head and said, "No need, let them continue leveling."

Seeing that Nie Yan had already made his decision, Guo Huai and the others couldn't dissuade him and said, "Then be careful. After all, there are so few of you. It's too risky."

Nie Yan looked at the people in the guild and said, "There aren't many people in today's operation, and it's very dangerous. Those who don't want to participate don't have to go. Those who want to participate, report your names."

"Me, Xia Chong Yu Bing!"

"Me, Daitou Dage Qi Zai!"

"Me, Shabusi De Huaidan!"

"Me, Yaozi!"

"Me, Bi Lu Sha!"

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Nie Yan glanced at the group. None of them flinched. He nodded and said, "Good, there isn't a coward in our Ni Ren Tribe!"

"Boss, what do you want us to do?" Shabusi De Huaidan asked.

"You guys prepare first. There will be a batch of potions later. Take the potions first, and buy everything you need. This battle will definitely consume a lot!" Nie Yan said. He should also buy more things like intermediate flash powder.

Moreover, Nie Yan could now wear the set of golden equipment he got from Ku Ye Studio. Wearing this golden equipment, he could wear the Ring of Scarlet Poison.

"Yaozi, you don't have to go for today's operation," Nie Yan turned to Tang Yao and said.

"Why?" Tang Yao asked, a little unwilling.

"If you lose a level, it will have too much of an impact," Nie Yan said. He was a thief, and under normal circumstances, he would never die, but the other professions in the team were hard to say, especially mages. If the others died, they could replace their equipment and level up. But if Tang Yao died, it would shock the entire Ni Ren Tribe.

Tang Yao carefully weighed it and said dejectedly, "Alright."

Nie Yan counted the people here. Cui Can Dao Guang, Daitou Dage Qi Zai, Shabusi De Huaidan, Hei Bai, Bi Lu Sha, Xia Chong Yu Bing, Wu Dong Qiji, Wu Feng, plus him, a total of nine people. Cui Can Dao Guang was a shield warrior, Daitou Dage Qi Zai was a priest, Shabusi De Huaidan was an elemental mage, Bi Lu Sha was a holy knight, Xia Chong Yu Bing was an arcane mage, Wu Dong Qiji was a holy word mage, and Hei Bai and Wu Feng were berserkers.

Guo Huai and Zhao Li would definitely not go. Their levels weren't high enough, and going would be suicide.

Nine people were enough.

These people had all obtained ultimate class titles in his past life!

Nie Yan had just finalized the list when a person rushed to the entrance of the guild headquarters.

"Nie Yan, I heard that the Ni Ren Tribe is going to fight Zong Heng Tian Xia," Sun asked breathlessly.

"We're preparing to go cause trouble for Zong Heng Tian Xia!" Nie Yan said with a slight smile.

"Cause them trouble? Are all the people from the Ni Ren Tribe going?" Sun asked, stunned.

"Just a few of us."

"I want to go too! I will definitely not hold you back," Sun said as soon as he heard that Nie Yan was going. He wanted to go with him.

Nie Yan thought about it. Although Sun wasn't as strong as he was in his previous life, he had already shown amazing talent. After so many days of his guidance, his skills had improved significantly. He could already kill three people from Triumph at the same level before, and now it was even less of a problem. Plus, he was a thief, so he could protect himself. He nodded and said, "Okay, count you in."

"Is there anything else that needs to be arranged?" Guo Huai asked Nie Yan. The Ni Ren Tribe had been passively fighting back all along, and now Nie Yan and the others had to take risks again, which was always a little frustrating for the Ni Ren Tribe players.

A cold light flashed in Nie Yan's eyes. He originally wanted to avoid direct friction with the Triumphant Empire, wanting to wait until they developed before giving the Triumphant Empire a severe blow, but since the Triumphant Empire was making frequent moves, he wouldn't be polite. Otherwise, the Triumphant Empire would really think the Ni Ren Tribe was easy to bully. He said to Guo Huai, "Pay close attention to the people of Zong Heng Tian Xia and the Triumphant Empire. As soon as you find people from Zong Heng Tian Xia and the Triumphant Empire, report it immediately. Also, select a hundred thieves from the guild, absolutely reliable, with the best skills, and give them the best equipment. Give Triumph a good beating!"

Nie Yan's intention in forming a hundred-man thief team was useful. As a thief profession, they had an absolute advantage in sneak attacks. They could advance and retreat freely. If they formed a hundred-man team, even with a large number of people, they would still be very mobile. They could either split up and act separately, or they could gather together and give Zong Heng Tian Xia and the Triumphant Empire's large group a head-on blow. It would be even better if they could find Triumph's elite team. In many cases, killing the opponent's elite team didn't require thousands of people. A hundred thieves were enough!

Guo Huai's eyes lit up when he heard Nie Yan's suggestion. "We can operate this hundred-man thief team into the ultimate power of the Ni Ren Tribe, providing them with the best skills, equipment, and the best benefits, and let them regard entering the hundred-man thief team as an honor!" Guo Huai was worthy of being a businessman. As soon as Nie Yan mentioned it, he immediately had a relatively perfect blueprint in his mind.

"You take care of this matter. In the future, all thief equipment in the guild will be given priority to them. If they die during the execution of a mission, it must be handled properly, and they must be given enough compensation," Nie Yan said. He was still very confident in Guo Huai's ability to handle things.

"Don't worry, I know what to do. I will definitely make the other guilds change color as soon as they hear about the Ni Ren Tribe's hundred-man thief team," Guo Huai said with a confident smile. The Ni Ren Tribe had fewer ordinary players, but the number of master-level players was definitely not inferior to any large guild. Even if other guilds followed suit and established thief teams in the future, he would make the Ni Ren Tribe's hundred-man thief team the most impressive one.

Nie Yan had made up his mind that the Ni Ren Tribe would definitely not be the guild with the most people in the future, but it would definitely become the guild with the most elites, so he had been recruiting elite talents everywhere. The current Ni Ren Tribe had more than enough to form a powerful hundred-man thief team.

After explaining the matter, Nie Yan and the others prepared. Nie Yan went to Tesoy Town to buy a few groups of flash powder, equipping each person with at least five or more. In addition, the potions from Xingkong Pharmacy had already been delivered.

There were as many as six or seven hundred bottles of intermediate instant recovery potions, intermediate magic potions, primary magic amplification potions, anti-petrification potions, etc., giving people a dazzling feeling. Nie Yan distributed some potions to each team member, about sixty or seventy bottles per person.

The team members had already bought enough consumables. In addition, Nie Yan asked Guo Huai to find some skills for them, especially for the two mages. Equipping them with a few more area-of-effect magic skills was definitely useful.

Nie Yan also put on the golden suit, which included gauntlets, leggings, cape, and leather armor, a set of agility-type suits, which greatly improved his speed, adding 37 points of agility, allowing him to smoothly put on the Ring of Scarlet Poison. His attack soared to 502, which was already frighteningly high. Attacking cloth armor professions could cause nearly four hundred damage. If he encountered a warrior with higher defense, he could still cause at least two to three hundred damage.

The golden suit's attributes were stealth +10%, movement speed +20%, and critical strike +12%. It could be considered a very strong set of attributes.

Even the Ni Ren Tribe players didn't know that Nie Yan and a group of team members quietly set off. They acted separately, and after more than twenty minutes, they met outside Link Town.

A group of ten people avoided everyone's sight and quietly headed to the Molten Forest.

At this time, the Molten Forest was very lively. More than eight thousand Zong Heng Tian Xia players had taken over the place, driving out the other players. Everywhere you could see them leveling up in teams, either in groups of fifty or sixty, or in groups of a hundred.

At this time, the players in the entire Calore City were paying attention to every move in the Molten Forest. Zong Heng Tian Xia was provoking the nerves of the newly popular Ni Ren Tribe!

They were so arrogant. Would the Ni Ren Tribe dare to accept the challenge?

Everyone was waiting and watching, but there was no movement from the Ni Ren Tribe. It was said that many players were still leveling up in various places and had not been recalled by the Ni Ren Tribe headquarters.

If the Ni Ren Tribe really gave in, the people of the entire Ni Ren Tribe would probably be despised by the players, and no one would join the Ni Ren Tribe in the future.

Outside the Molten Forest, at the entrance of the Lava Cave, the dark cave didn't know where it led, giving people a gloomy feeling.

In the past, players didn't dare to enter this cave. It was known by players as the Dark Death Domain, because basically no one who entered to level up came out alive.

A group of ten people entered the Lava Cave and walked towards the depths of the cave. Strange chirping sounds came from the depths of the cave.

"Boss, are you sure we can get to the Molten Forest from here?" a voice asked with some trepidation.