Chapter 516

Nie Yan pulled up some information about demon creatures from the official website and began to study the terrain there. After seeing this information, some memories slowly became clear. Some of the things in the information overlapped with everything in his memory.

There were still a few relatively suitable monster-spawning locations near Hilton Fortress.

Nie Yan thought of a suitable respawn point and went to the Starry Night Pharmacy branch to get more than a hundred bottles of High-Grade Fire Resistance Potions and a dozen bottles of Intermediate Stealth Potions. Intermediate Stealth Potions were common potions, costing about 5 gold coins per bottle, while the cost of High-Grade Fire Resistance Potions was about ten gold coins. Including labor costs, the estimated cost was about 60 gold coins, but their market price was as high as 300 gold coins per bottle, a five-fold increase. Ordinary players simply couldn't afford such expensive potions; they would only buy one or two when they encountered special situations, such as going to dungeons.

Every High-Grade Fire Resistance Potion sold earned five times the money. This was the profit of Starry Night Pharmacy!

Currently, there were relatively few advanced alchemists, and the recipe for High-Grade Fire Resistance Potions was relatively rare, so market demand was still good, which determined that the price of High-Grade Fire Resistance Potions remained high. Ordinary players had to carefully consider using a bottle of Fire Resistance Potion, because 300 gold coins could buy a decent piece of gold equipment, while a Fire Resistance Potion was gone after being drunk.

In his previous life, Nie Yan didn't dare to use such expensive potions at all; a single bottle could bankrupt him. But in this life, he didn't even bat an eye when taking more than a hundred bottles of High-Grade Fire Resistance Potions.

With his financial resources, he didn't need to care about this little money at all. Big investment led to big output.

Fire Resistance Potions could increase players' fire resistance by 50 points for two minutes, with a ten-minute cooldown.

In addition to Fire Resistance Potions, Nie Yan also had another treasure in hand, which was the Molten Heart.

Molten Heart: Special Item.

Item Attributes: Fire Resistance +50, Fire Magic Amplification 20%, Comes with Skill, Molten Heart. Molten Heart: After casting this skill, you can possess the power of the Molten Heart, immune to fire damage, and can even walk in scorching lava. Duration 30 seconds. Skill cooldown time 20 minutes.

With these two things, the effect stacked to 100 points of fire resistance, plus the player's own fire resistance of at least twenty or thirty points, he could completely ignore the fire damage of ordinary monsters to a certain extent, and if worse came to worst, he could use the Molten Heart skill for fire damage immunity.

In addition to these things, Nie Yan also got a few pieces of fire resistance equipment for thieves, which could add seventy or eighty points of fire resistance.

More than twenty minutes later, Xie Yao arrived, and the two met at the entrance of the Hilton Fortress villa.

Xie Yao was wearing a light blue mage robe, and the slightly form-fitting robe made her look slender and graceful. The robe exuded a faint blue light, setting off her fair face. A light blue ribbon was tied in her hair, making her look cute, charming, and stunning. The staff in her hand was about a yard long, made of magic nanmu, slender and exquisite, with a giant blue magic stone embedded in the top, and magical elements swirled and danced.

The faint blue light surrounding the mage robe added a touch of holiness to Xie Yao.

"This mage robe, this staff, and this ribbon are all components of the Saintess Christina Set. Do they look good?" Xie Yao turned around in place and smiled gently.

Xie Yao's pure smile made Nie Yan feel happy and forget a lot of worries.

"Very good-looking," Nie Yan nodded. This was beyond doubt. With Xie Yao's natural beauty, she looked good in anything. Judging from the reactions of the surrounding players, they couldn't help but cast their gazes over, looking at Nie Yan with envy.

As Nie Yan and Xie Yao chatted and walked along the street, time seemed to stand still, and Xie Yao was the only focus.

"Who is that girl?"

"Yao Yao, Crazy Thief Nie Yan's woman."

"Then the one wearing the black cloak must be Crazy Thief Nie Yan."

"It should be."

The players on the roadside whispered. After being chased by the Eternal Guild and killing a hundred or so people, Yao Yao also began to enter the players' field of vision. Later, news broke that Yao Yao was Nie Yan's woman, and everyone suddenly understood. They didn't expect that Nie Yan's woman would be so strong.

"Nie Yan, where are we going now?"

"Leveling up by grinding demon creatures."

"Just the two of us?" Xie Yao asked in surprise. She had heard that even the weakest demon creatures were elite or Lord-class creatures of level 70 or 80, which were difficult to deal with.

"Two people are enough," Nie Yan said with a smile. Leveling up by grinding demon creatures was faster with two people. If they teamed up to grind Lords, the experience would be diluted.

"Where are we going next?"

"Flame Cave," Nie Yan said. Flame Cave was an area where level 80 elites and Lords were active.

Nie Yan always came up with strange and unusual ways to grind monsters. Xie Yao had an almost obsessive trust in Nie Yan. After hearing what Nie Yan said, she stopped thinking about it and listened to Nie Yan's arrangements. Nie Yan must have been prepared.

"Take these things with you; you'll need them later," Nie Yan said, trading all the Molten Heart and more than a hundred bottles of Fire Resistance Potions to Xie Yao.

"Okay," Xie Yao clicked confirm trade.

The two left Hilton Fortress together and set off towards the leveling location.

In a civilian house in Hilton Fortress, Crazy Magic and Holy Flame gathered together with several others. Those gathering here were all high-level members of the Magic Alliance and the Holy Guardians, a total of seventeen people.

"I heard that people from the Niu Ren Tribe are now challenging level 90 Lords. The contribution we earn by killing five or six level 80 Lords is probably not as much as they get from taking down a single level 90 Lord. At this rate, the Niu Ren Tribe will snatch up all the land in Hilton Fortress," Holy Flame said. Buying land required paying a certain amount of contribution points to the governor of Hilton Fortress. Whoever accumulated contribution points faster would snatch up more land. In the future, Hilton Fortress would become an area for the mixed battles between Lawful Good and Chaotic Evil, the main battlefield for players to accumulate honor. Experts from the entire Greenland Empire who walked the battlefield route would gather here, and its future prosperity was certain. Moreover, players who mixed in Hilton Fortress had a higher spending power than players in other cities. If the Niu Ren Tribe snatched up such a huge market, they would definitely not be happy.

"If it really comes to it, we can only resort to dirty tricks," Crazy Magic said coldly. They couldn't just sit by and watch the Niu Ren Tribe buy up all the land in Hilton Fortress. Even a rabbit would bite if cornered.

"You arrange this matter. If you need anything, just say it. Our Holy Guardians will cooperate with you," Holy Flame said. He had never liked putting too much energy into such matters. Anyway, with Crazy Magic planning, he could relax.

The relationship between the Magic Alliance and the Holy Guardians was very delicate. They belonged to the same boss and had both received investment from the Century Conglomerate, so they had to cooperate with each other. At the same time, they also had a competitive relationship. The Magic Alliance and the Holy Guardians were both Level 7 guilds, each occupying a city, and were both relied upon by the Century Conglomerate. However, they were both unwilling to submit to the other and wanted to surpass the other, striving for more investment from the Century Conglomerate and higher benefits for their guild brothers. Therefore, to a certain extent, they also regarded each other as rivals. The Magic Alliance was targeting the Niu Ren Tribe to gain the support of the Century Conglomerate, while the Holy Guardians more often chose to recuperate and develop in silence. They were not very enthusiastic about the conflict between the Century Conglomerate and the Niu Ren Tribe, and often just went through the motions.

Seeing this, Crazy Magic snorted coldly in his heart, very dissatisfied with Holy Flame's perfunctory attitude, but he didn't say anything. The two sides were still in an alliance state, and the Century Conglomerate would not allow this alliance state to be broken, so there was no need for them to tear their faces apart.

Crazy Magic found some thieves and gave them instructions. The group of thieves began to track the whereabouts of Niu Ren Tribe players according to Crazy Magic's instructions.

"I heard that Crazy Thief Nie Yan is in Hilton Fortress. He got a villa in Hilton Fortress," Holy Flame said. Crazy Thief Nie Yan's movements were quite big, and this matter was spread like a myth on the internet.

"I ran into him just now," Crazy Magic said.

"You ran into Crazy Thief Nie Yan? Where?" Holy Flame was stunned. He was very surprised. How could Crazy Magic run into Crazy Thief Nie Yan?

"In the Hilton Fortress Executive Hall. I had just finished a quest and was coming out when Ignatius was leading Crazy Thief Nie Yan inside. I'm sure the quest this guy took was not simple. Ignatius is definitely a very important person in Hilton Fortress, but he was very respectful to Crazy Thief Nie Yan. There is only one explanation: Crazy Thief Nie Yan's status is higher than his. I don't know what title this guy obtained. Not long after, news came out that Crazy Thief Nie Yan had just gotten a villa. That villa should be his quest reward. In the future, it's best to avoid Crazy Thief Nie Yan if you encounter him in Hilton Fortress. His status is higher than ours. If a conflict occurs, we will be at a disadvantage," Crazy Magic said. He remembered the incident that had happened before when the president of the original Triumph Empire, Breaking Dawn, had been dealt with by Crazy Thief Nie Yan and directly sent to prison, where he was locked up for several days. So, if the Magic Alliance and the Holy Guardians wanted to deal with Crazy Thief Nie Yan, they had to do it outside the city and be skillful about it so that Crazy Thief Nie Yan couldn't bite back.

Holy Flame showed a thoughtful expression. Crazy Thief Nie Yan was really not simple. Although the Niu Ren Tribe was only a Level 5 guild at this time, its strength was not inferior to the Magic Alliance and the Holy Guardians. In some aspects, such as the number of experts, it even exceeded the Magic Alliance and the Holy Guardians. In addition, news continued to break out about Crazy Thief Nie Yan's lofty status in Calore City and Hilton Fortress. It would not be easy for their two guilds to bring down the Niu Ren Tribe. This was simply not something they could accomplish. It still depended on what means the Century Conglomerate would use. If Angel Corps was willing to use all its strength, then there was a certain chance of success.

Just then, Crazy Magic received a message. The people he had sent to track Crazy Thief Nie Yan and Xie Yao had been shaken off. They had completely lost track of Crazy Thief Nie Yan.

Crazy Magic's heart slowly sank. It seemed that capturing Crazy Thief Nie Yan's position was not a simple matter.

"What's the background of those five people who recently ambushed Crazy Thief Nie Yan and almost killed him?" Holy Flame asked. This was information he had finally obtained from within the Niu Ren Tribe. The Magic Alliance had better information than them, so he asked for details.

"They are people from Bloodlust. I asked. These five people were not hired by the Century Conglomerate. It seems that in addition to the Century Conglomerate, there is another group of people watching Crazy Thief Nie Yan. That group of people doesn't seem simple either," Crazy Magic said. Previously, they had let Shadow Kill attack Nie Yan, but it had failed, while these five people from Bloodlust had almost succeeded. In the end, Crazy Thief Nie Yan had to use a Random Teleportation Scroll to escape. It seemed that dealing with Crazy Thief Nie Yan in the future would definitely not be enough with one or two people. If they couldn't beat Crazy Thief Nie Yan in terms of skill, they could only rely on numbers.

"There is another force watching the Niu Ren Tribe. Things are getting lively. Can we contact that group of people?" Holy Flame smiled slightly. The more chaotic the situation, the more beneficial it would be for them.

"We can't contact them for the time being. Bloodlust hasn't responded to me. My people have already set their sights on the Niu Ren Tribe's forces. Are you interested in doing something big?" Crazy Magic looked at Holy Flame and smiled.

"Whatever. Tell me about your plan," Holy Flame said. He had to carefully weigh it before deciding.

Outside Hilton Fortress, Nie Yan and Xie Yao were quickly flying toward their destination. Their speed was enough to avoid being tracked by any players. Before, several players had followed behind Nie Yan and Xie Yao, wanting to track them, but they were quickly discovered. Their speed was not in the same league as Nie Yan and Xie Yao at all. They could only watch helplessly as Nie Yan and Xie Yao walked farther and farther away, disappearing at the end of the horizon.

About ten minutes later, Nie Yan and Xie Yao arrived at the entrance of a cave.

This cave was located at the bottom of a cliff, and waves of hot air spewed out from the entrance. Some firelight faintly shone from the depths of the cave.

Nie Yan took off several pieces of Sub Legendary-grade equipment and put on some fire resistance equipment. These fire resistance equipment were also inlaid with many fire resistance gems. Accumulated, Nie Yan's fire resistance reached almost one hundred and thirty. He turned to Xie Yao and said, "Put on the Molten Heart."

"I've already put it on," Xie Yao said. She had placed the Molten Heart in the accessory slot.

"How much fire resistance do you have now?"

"Without using Fire Resistance Potions, it's about seventy," Xie Yao said. Such fire resistance was already considered good at the current level.

Nie Yan pondered for a moment and said, "It should be okay. Listen to my command when grinding monsters later and remember to drink High-Grade Fire Resistance Potions." Xie Yao was the main damage dealer and had to ensure sufficient magic damage, so she couldn't put on a full set of fire resistance equipment like Nie Yan. It was already good for a mage to reach seventy fire resistance.

"Nie Yan, I have some things here. I don't know if they'll be useful," Xie Yao asked, taking out two scrolls from her backpack and handing them to Nie Yan.

These two scrolls were entirely woven from gilded threads, rolled into a scroll, emitting a non-glaring golden glow, and looked very delicate. Just seeing a little bit of them, Nie Yan's eyes were attracted. He could be sure that these two scrolls were definitely very rare high-level goods.

"What are these two scrolls?" Nie Yan asked.

"Resurrection Scrolls. They can give you a chance to resurrect a teammate. I got them when I was doing a quest," Xie Yao said, trading the two scrolls to Nie Yan.

So they were Resurrection Scrolls. In his previous life, Nie Yan had heard a little about Resurrection Scrolls and knew what they were. He had heard that such a scroll sold for thousands of gold coins, which could be considered sky-high among all consumables, but he had never had the chance to see one. Generally, only those top-level teams and players could get their hands on such things. After they obtained them, they generally wouldn't throw the Resurrection Scrolls into the auction house to sell but would use them in case of emergency, so this thing couldn't be found in the auction house.

Nie Yan looked at the attributes of the Resurrection Scroll. The Resurrection Scroll could resurrect a dead teammate. After resurrection, the teammate's experience points would drop by 20%. There would be an extra bonus for red names. They would be in a weak state for 10 minutes, with attributes -90%. After 10 minutes, they would fully recover. The Resurrection Scroll could be used in battle.

In the absence of a priest, it was more cost-effective to use a Resurrection Scroll if a teammate died, because for level 70, 80, or 90 players like Xie Yao and Nie Yan, the experience points lost from dropping a level were very valuable, much more valuable than a Resurrection Scroll.

"Let's each take one of these two Resurrection Scrolls. If one of us dies, the other can resurrect the other person," Nie Yan said. With the Resurrection Scrolls, it was like adding insurance to the two of them. If they encountered danger, as long as both of them didn't die, it would be fine. Losing about 20% of the experience was still bearable.

Under normal circumstances, with so many escape skills, Nie Yan wouldn't die. Xie Yao was more dangerous. A mage in such a high-level map would die if any monster touched her.

The two put the Resurrection Scrolls into their backpacks. With all preparations complete, Nie Yan first entered the cave to start exploring.

After receiving the signal from Nie Yan, Xie Yao also slowly entered the cave.

Based on the information and his vague memories from his previous life, Nie Yan explored the cave, bypassing the areas where monsters were most active, and slowly entered the depths of the cave. Nie Yan and Xie Yao both had high dark vision, so they wouldn't get lost in the darkness.

Nie Yan was in front, and Xie Yao followed closely behind, about ten yards apart. This was a relatively safe distance. If Nie Yan encountered a monster in front, Xie Yao would have enough time to avoid it.

Feeling his way inside along the damp cave, a tall giant burning with flames all over his body and holding two iron chains in his hands appeared in front of Nie Yan. He was two yards tall, had a strong build, only wore underwear, and his muscles were made of rock.

The ground the tall giant passed through burned with raging flames that never went out.

Level 80 Lord-class creature, Flame Giant!

In the dark underground world, Flame Giants were characters that ordinary players couldn't afford to provoke. They often haunted places where lava gathered and were extremely powerful. In addition to their powerful melee capabilities, they also had good fire magic attack capabilities.

"We've finally reached the territory where Flame Giants spawn," Nie Yan thought, estimating that the distance from the Flame Giant was about thirty yards. According to the location and the information, there was a passage leading to the Gold Beetle spawning area not far away. This passage was about two hundred yards long and only allowed two players to pass side by side. There was a place suitable for grinding Flame Giants there.

They had to bypass this level 80 Lord-class Flame Giant first.

Seeing the Flame Giant walking in the distance, Xie Yao stopped and hid in a corner.

"Nie Yan, what do we do now?" Xie Yao asked.

"Use Stealth Potions and follow me," Nie Yan said, entering Stealth and moving forward.

Hearing Nie Yan's words, Xie Yao took out the Stealth Potions and drank one, and her body also disappeared into the darkness.

"Your coordinates," Nie Yan said in the team chat. He needed to know Xie Yao's location in order to make arrangements.

Xie Yao sent her coordinates to Nie Yan.

"I'll lure it away," Nie Yan said, taking out the Headless Horseman Doro's Mounted Crossbow from his backpack and shooting it towards the depths of the cave in the distance.

Swish, swish, swish, five arrows drew arcs in the air, making some noise in the depths of the cave when they landed.

The Flame Giant, who was wandering around, heard some noise, stopped, hesitated, and walked towards the source of the sound.

"Let's go together!" Nie Yan said anxiously in the team chat. The two of them sped up their pace at the same time.

By luring the Flame Giant away with the crossbow arrows, the Flame Giant would probably walk away for a few seconds. A few seconds would be enough for them to pass through.

Just as they were about to pass through here, Nie Yan's eyes locked on the corner of the rock wall on the right. There were many Flame Stones piled up there. Flame Stones were just ordinary ores. Even if they were thrown into the market, they would only be medium-quality trash worth one gold coin each. Nie Yan wouldn't care about them. What he noticed was that in the middle of this pile of Flame Stones, half-covered, was a red treasure chest.

This treasure chest was made of some unknown material and was burned red by the fire elements released by the Flame Stones, releasing a scorching temperature.

Even with just a fleeting glance, Nie Yan could determine that this treasure chest was at least Dark Gold-grade! Having opened so many treasure chests, Nie Yan's eyes were still very accurate when it came to identifying the grade of treasure chests.

When he passed through here in his previous life, Nie Yan had never discovered any treasure chests. It seemed that this treasure chest had already been opened by someone else at that time.

A moment later, the Flame Giant's heavy footsteps came from the distance. Nie Yan's expression changed. He had to leave quickly! Otherwise, they would be in danger if the Flame Giant came back and found them.

Nie Yan and Xie Yao quickly dashed towards the passage in the distance, first avoiding the Flame Giant. As for how to open the treasure chest, they could only consider it later.

The two quickly disappeared into the darkness of the corner.

The Flame Giant walked back to the distance, looked around, and resumed wandering.

Nie Yan, who was lurking in the shadows, discovered that the Flame Giant was only five yards away from the Dark Gold treasure chest. Unless the Flame Giant was killed, it would be impossible to open the treasure chest.