Chapter 168 Mist Dispersal Scroll

The mist in the Gryphon Woodlands was too thick. Without Mist Dispersal Scrolls, it was impossible to move an inch. If the thieves didn’t scout thoroughly, they could easily encounter monsters and get wiped out. Therefore, going to the Gryphon Woodlands required at least one Mist Dispersal Scroll, and sometimes even two or more.

Generally, a guild team had to use up over fifty Mist Dispersal Scrolls to roughly scout out the Gryphon Woodlands and gain a relatively detailed understanding. Only then would they have stable gains.

In his past life, the Gryphon Woodlands was a bustling place, and guilds often fought each other there.

Nie Yan connected to voice chat and said to Guo Huai, "Find some mages and have them check the Mage Guild in Calore City. Look for a mage named Azert and see if they sell Mist Dispersal Scrolls there."

"What's the use of those Mist Dispersal Scrolls?" Guo Huai asked.

"You'll find out when the time comes. Remember, these mages must be trustworthy, and absolutely no information can leak out," Nie Yan said. If the Mage Guild started selling Mist Dispersal Scrolls now, he would definitely buy them all up without hesitation.

"Understood, I'll arrange it immediately." Seeing Nie Yan's seriousness, Guo Huai realized this matter was probably not simple and didn't dare to be negligent.

After a while, Guo Huai's people sent back news.

"There are indeed Mist Dispersal Scrolls. They're ridiculously expensive, though, costing five hundred gold coins each," Guo Huai said. He was puzzled that Nie Yan would be interested in something like this; it wasn't practical at all.

"Have everyone buy them all and store them in my personal warehouse," Nie Yan said excitedly after hearing Guo Huai's words.

"Five scrolls in total, that'll cost two thousand five hundred gold coins!" Guo Huai said with some heartache. Even with money, you couldn't spend it like this.

"Not just Calore City. Send people to the Mage Guilds in all cities to buy up all the Mist Dispersal Scrolls there. Also, send some people in disguise to the Satreen Empire. Don't let a single Mist Dispersal Scroll go!" Nie Yan said. He wanted to spread out a net to monopolize the Mist Dispersal Scrolls. Since the Mist Dispersal Scrolls refreshed every five days at a fixed time, buying them all up as soon as they appeared and keeping them out of sight of other players would ensure that, with good secrecy, the Mist Dispersal Scrolls would become an exclusive resource for the Niu Ren Tribe.

Of course, the Niu Ren Tribe alone couldn't consume so many Mist Dispersal Scrolls. Nie Yan didn't have that much money to hoard them forever. After meeting the needs of his own people, he would naturally put the Mist Dispersal Scrolls on the market to digest.

In his previous life, many people squeezed into the Mage Guild to snatch these scrolls. Once they got them, they could sell them for two or three thousand gold coins on the market, or even more. This was a profitable business with hundreds of percent profit, enough to drive many people crazy.

If the Niu Ren Tribe monopolized this business, in addition to making money, he would at least have to screw over the Mage Alliance, Holy Guardians, and Angel Corps.

The most important thing now was to keep it a secret and make a fortune quietly.

"Are you sure there's a market for this stuff?" Guo Huai asked. The Glimmering Empire had at least twenty or thirty large cities, and another fifty or sixty smaller ones. As the number of players entering the game gradually increased, the population of many small cities rapidly increased, and Mage Guilds were also established. There was also the Satreen Empire. Combined, the two empires had at least a hundred cities. Buying all the Mist Dispersal Scrolls would require at least 250,000 gold coins. According to Nie Yan, they would refresh every five days, which meant spending 250,000 gold coins every five days, not even counting the teleportation fees. If this money couldn't be recovered, Nie Yan would have to make a few more trips underground.

"Don't worry, I'll give you a surprise when the time comes," Nie Yan said with a smile.

"Alright then," Guo Huai nodded. Fortunately, the Niu Ren Tribe was large and wealthy, with total assets of nearly 10 million gold coins and over 2 million in liquid funds. Otherwise, they wouldn't dare to spend money like this. After all, with so many people in the guild, a large amount of gold coins was spent every second, which was not easy.

Under Nie Yan's instructions, Guo Huai began to arrange the work. Many mages from the Niu Ren Tribe took off their guild badges, concealed their identities, and headed to various cities. These mages were all trusted by Guo Huai and Nie Yan, and their loyalty was beyond doubt.

After working for two or three hours, this net was finally spread out. What kind of effect it would have would take some time to manifest. With so much investment poured in, recovering it was still very simple. Of course, Nie Yan's goal was not just to recover the cost, but also to unleash their power.

Once the guild stabilized, Nie Yan would have to go to the Sacred Temple to do the Shadow Dancer class advancement quest. Recently, the Mage Alliance, Holy Guardians, and Angel Corps had been constantly harassing the Niu Ren Tribe. The Niu Ren Tribe couldn't deal with so many guilds at once and could only maintain a defensive posture. If it were an ordinary guild, it might have already experienced a financial crisis under this level of harassment, but the Niu Ren Tribe had a frightening amount of money, so the impact wasn't too great.

In addition to the threats from the Mage Alliance, Holy Guardians, and Angel Corps, recently, with the increasing number of players entering the game, guilds were rapidly developing with the support of various domestic and foreign consortia. The Sword of Divine Punishment and the Empire of Light and Darkness were typical examples, as well as the Blood Moon Guild, the Hidden Dragon Guild, and the World Domination Guild. Due to Faith's built-in language translation system, more and more foreign players began to enter, most of them entering in an organized manner, many of them professional studios. They were still developing, but once they formed a group and established a guild, their strength could not be underestimated.

Most of these newly established guilds would choose some small cities outside the sphere of influence of the large guilds, where they could develop with peace of mind. Now, the teleportation fee of one gold coin was not too difficult for players to bear. Since there were too many people in large cities like Calore City, and it was often difficult to find good places to level up, some players began to evacuate to remote areas. This also provided an opportunity for the development of these small guilds. A single spark can start a prairie fire.

Four months after the launch of Faith was a great opportunity for rapid development for all the major guilds. During this time, Nie Yan didn't dare to leave, and he would see how the situation developed first.

In his previous life, the Glimmering Empire could be described as a hundred schools of thought contending. Although Cao Xu acquired the five major guilds, their troubles never stopped. One guild after another rose, greatly impacting their dominant position. It was not easy for them to maintain their hegemony in the Glimmering Empire. On several occasions, their imperial ambitions were almost destroyed.

Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you retreat. Nie Yan understood that the Niu Ren Tribe could only continue to develop in order to ensure its future position, otherwise one guild after another would eventually rise up and replace the Niu Ren Tribe.

If the Niu Ren Tribe wanted to achieve hegemony, it had to be prepared to withstand the impact.

Nie Yan learned from Guo Huai that there were quite a few guilds recruiting players in Calore City. As long as they were level fifty or above and willing to join their guilds, they would even reimburse the teleportation fees. Most of the old members of guilds like Triumph Empire and Soaring Dragon had left Calore City. As for where they went, no one knew.

In addition to guild affairs, Nie Yan's recent goal was to reach level 100 and advance to Shadow Dancer. He racked his brains to think of ways to level up quickly. Nie Yan remembered the Dark Gem in his backpack. He had been keeping this Dark Gem and wouldn't use it randomly without suitable equipment.

Dark Gem (9): Can be used for embedding. Additional attributes: Changes 10% of attack damage to Dark Penetration damage, 1% chance to ignore defense. Equipment requirement -10.

In a while, he would let this Dark Gem exert its due effect and then smoothly reach level 100.

A very small thing, if it can exert its effect, can create absolutely amazing effects.

Looking at the time, it was already time to log off. Nie Yan logged off and came out of the game pod. He remembered that today was the graduation party. Looking at the game pod next to him, he saw the game pod opening, and Xie Yao walked out.

Perhaps nourished by the nutrient solution, Nie Yan felt that Xie Yao's skin was becoming more and more fair, as crystal clear as a pearl, making people want to take a bite. Xie Yao, wearing a pink suspender dress, was indescribably sexy and attractive.

"Nie Yan, there's a graduation ceremony today, and I heard there will be performances. Let's go together," Xie Yao said with some anticipation.

Nie Yan frowned and said, "It's a little unsafe for you to go out."

"It's okay, we can disguise ourselves. I asked my father," Xie Yao said with a smile. If she didn't attend such an important event, it would be a bit of a regret.

Nie Yan thought for a moment. Since Xie Jun had agreed, Zheng Rong Consortium and Long Yue Consortium should send people over. If he also called Stab, there shouldn't be much of a problem. He said, "Alright then."

Nie Yan and Xie Yao washed up, changed their clothes, and left the villa.

Hua Da High School was particularly lively today, with people coming and going. It seemed like there would be a performance to watch later.

"Nie Yan, didn't you say you'd have a friend protect us? Where is he?" Xie Yao asked, puzzled.

"He's already here," Nie Yan said with a slight smile.

Xie Yao looked confused. She looked around, and everyone seemed to be a student, and she recognized many of them. Where was the friend Nie Yan was talking about?

Nie Yan smiled and said, "Let's go in." If Stab was so easily discovered, then he wouldn't be able to continue doing what he did.