Chapter 1 A Flash of Inspiration

When Guo Huai asked Nie Yan to contact Li Rui, a thought flashed through Nie Yan's mind. Li Rui probably had some news for him. Li Rui had looked for him before, but he had been too busy at the time.

Nie Yan contacted Li Rui.

"Where are you now? I'll come find you," Nie Yan messaged Li Rui.

"I've noticed someone watching me. Let's not meet in person. We'll talk privately. Guild Leader Nie Yan, I have some important things to tell you," Li Rui said after a moment of silence, sounding very cautious.

"Just call me Nie Yan. We're classmates, there's no need to be so formal," Nie Yan said. In fact, he had always regarded Li Rui and the others as his brothers. In his previous life, Zhai Hao, Li Rui, and the others had a very deep friendship with Nie Yan. Even though their statuses were very different now, he didn't want that brotherhood to fade.

"There's been something on my mind for a long time, and I need to get it off my chest. You were the one who brought me, Zhai Hao, and Liu Chengxu into the Ni Ren Guild. I'm grateful to you. I understand that my talent isn't as good as Zhai Hao's and Liu Chengxu's. My ability only qualifies me to be a third-rate small squad leader. I accept that. I'm really not good at leveling up, PK, and those kinds of skills. Nobody in the Ni Ren Guild, including the executive guild leader, really likes me. It doesn't matter. What I want to ask is, what do you think of me?" Li Rui asked. Nie Yan's answer was very important to him.

Nie Yan smiled and said, "Faith is just a game. Everyone has their own strengths. Our talents in the game are high and low, and that's normal. The Ni Ren Guild has a strict set of rules. There can't be any favoritism. I'm very pleased that Zhai Hao and Liu Chengxu were able to squeeze into the Ni Ren Guild's leadership through their own strength. I can understand why you didn't make it in. The game is just a game after all. In my opinion, outside of the game, you, Zhai Hao, and Liu Chengxu are all equal. You're all my classmates, my brothers, Nie Yan's brothers."

Nie Yan's tone was firm. The reason why he had always firmly trusted Li Rui was because he had a good understanding of Li Rui's character and personality. They had been brothers for seven or eight years in his previous life. When Guo Huai said that Li Rui might betray him, Nie Yan refused to believe it.

"That's enough for me. Actually, being a small squad leader isn't so bad. It's pretty good," Li Rui said with a comforted smile. Nie Yan's words moved him. He took out a document and sent it to Nie Yan.

Nie Yan looked at what Li Rui sent over and asked in confusion, "What's this?"

"It's all the information I've collected on the Century Financial Group. It might be useful to you. I'm a little sorry, the reason Shao Bing and the others left was because I provided some information to the Century Financial Group. The Century Financial Group knew that Shao Bing was a little dissatisfied with the Ni Ren Guild's salary, so they asked me to do my best to persuade him. I was forced to do it in order to gain the trust of the Century Financial Group," Li Rui explained.

"Those who want to leave will eventually leave no matter what. You can't keep them even if you want to. You don't have to worry about Shao Bing," Nie Yan said as he casually flipped through the information Li Rui sent over. He paused for a moment. The information contained some very difficult to obtain secrets. He really didn't know how Li Rui got his hands on them. The Century Financial Group would never leak things like this.

"I feel much better now that you say that," Li Rui said gratefully.

"Where did you get this information?" Nie Yan asked, the more he looked at it, the more shocked he became.

"A few of my brothers work for the Century Financial Group. Later, they entered Faith with the Century Financial Group. They're high-level executives sent by the Century Financial Group into the game. It was easy for me to get this information out of them. I hope it will be helpful to you," Li Rui said. Seeing Nie Yan's ecstatic expression, he revealed a comforted expression. His efforts during this period of time had not been in vain.

Nie Yan continued to look through the information. Many of the messages in it had never been revealed in his previous life. The Century Financial Group's entire operating situation in the Ni Ren Guild was described in detail. This information gave him a feeling of seeing the sun through the clouds.

Nie Yan finally understood the Century Financial Group's strength. When he had contact with the Century Financial Group in the past, he didn't know much about the Century Financial Group. It was like being covered in a mysterious veil. He knew that the Century Financial Group was very strong, but he was a little confused as to how strong it was. This information was like completely stripping off the Century Financial Group's outer clothing, revealing exactly how much it weighed.

The information was organized very neatly, and several important pieces of information were listed one by one. It could be seen that the person who organized this information was very careful.

After seeing this information, Nie Yan couldn't help but think that it wouldn't be bad to arrange for Li Rui to go to the intelligence department. He should be very comfortable doing these kinds of jobs.

The information showed that the Century Financial Group currently had a total of eleven auction houses in the Greenland Empire, located in different cities, including Flame City, Moonlight City, and so on. There were a total of fifty-one pieces of land, and more than twenty large stores. The specific income situation was unknown. The Mage Alliance and the Holy Guardians were controlled by the Century Financial Group. This was a well-known fact. In fact, in addition to the Mage Alliance and the Holy Guardians, the Century Financial Group secretly controlled sixteen guilds, and their strength was not to be underestimated. In addition, they also had two gold farming teams of more than 100,000 people in the Greenland Empire, providing the Century Financial Group with a huge amount of gold coins every day.

This was only the Century Financial Group's operations in the Greenland Empire. When the Triumph Empire was defeated and the Century Financial Group tried to acquire the Ni Ren Guild but failed, the Century Financial Group transferred most of its wealth to the Saturn Empire. The Century Financial Group controlled some of the shares of the Angels' Overlord in the Saturn Empire, which could affect the Angels' Overlord's decisions. In addition, there were more than thirty large and small guilds under its banner, and their strength was immeasurable. Their virtual assets in the Saturn Empire were relatively small, with a total of five auction houses, more than twenty pieces of land, and three gold farming teams of more than 100,000 people.

Nie Yan couldn't estimate how much the Century Financial Group could earn every day. The Century Financial Group's powerful strength really shocked him. There was definitely a reason why the Century Financial Group could dominate the entire Greenland Empire. This was strength!

"This information you gave me is very important. Thank you, Li Rui," Nie Yan said sincerely.

"It's nothing. There's also another piece of news, I don't know if it's true or false. I heard that the Century Financial Group is currently under a lot of pressure. A South American financial group has entered Faith. They're recruiting people on a large scale, expanding six gold farming teams in the Greenland Empire and the Saturn Empire, and acquiring a large number of shops. They're building up their own strength, but they're acting extremely covertly, and I don't know where they came from. In addition, there are several other forces that are making some big moves, and they're competing for the Century Financial Group's market. I'm not sure if these messages are true or if the people from the Century Financial Group were just saying them casually," Li Rui said. His sources of information were limited after all, and he couldn't confirm these messages.

South America? Nie Yan raised his eyebrows. He suddenly remembered someone. That guy named Qin Han had also said that he wanted to enter Faith. As these forces entered Faith one by one, it seemed that the Greenland Empire and the Saturn Empire would have to be a mess in the future.

"In the past, in order to gain the trust of the Century Financial Group, I gave them some unimportant information and got a total of 160,000 gold coins and some money. I had Zhai Hao hand them all over to the guild warehouse," Li Rui said. He wouldn't take a penny of what he shouldn't.

"Keep that money, you might be able to use it sometime. Just consider it a fund for collecting information," Nie Yan said. Li Rui definitely spent a lot of money collecting information, and he had to compensate Li Rui in some way.

"That won't do. If I take that money, I'll really become a spy for the Century Financial Group," Li Rui said with a smile, politely refusing.

Nie Yan smiled. Li Rui was the same as in his previous life, not changing at all. He said to Li Rui, "I'll arrange something for you. Starting today, you'll assist Guo Huai in charge of the intelligence department."

"That won't do," Li Rui quickly wanted to decline.

"I think it'll do. It's settled then. I'll send a message to Guo Huai," Nie Yan said, sending a message to Guo Huai.

When Guo Huai heard Nie Yan say that he wanted Li Rui to assist him in managing intelligence, Guo Huai firmly disagreed, but when he saw the information that Nie Yan had taken out, Guo Huai was completely convinced. Even if the entire Ni Ren Guild's intelligence agencies worked together, they wouldn't be able to get some of the top-secret information in here, especially the Century Financial Group. The Century Financial Group's organization was too tight, and it was difficult to infiltrate. Therefore, Nie Yan and the others didn't have a clear concept of the Century Financial Group until now, but Li Rui had obtained it, and the entire information was clear at a glance.

"Are you sure he's trustworthy? Could it be a conspiracy by the Century Financial Group, using these things to infiltrate our organization?" Guo Huai expressed his concerns. He still couldn't dispel his suspicion of Li Rui.

"I believe him," Nie Yan said firmly. He believed in Li Rui. What Guo Huai said wasn't without reason, but it didn't hold water. There were many messages in this information that were unfavorable to the Century Financial Group, and it might even endanger the Century Financial Group's foundations. If it was just to let Li Rui infiltrate the Ni Ren Guild, the Century Financial Group didn't need to make such a big sacrifice at all. It would be better to spend some money to find a spy.

"Since you've said so, I won't say anything else. I believe your judgment. From now on, I won't doubt Li Rui anymore. Apologize to him for me. I had some prejudice against him before, so my attitude towards him wasn't very good," Guo Huai said. Li Rui might be working under him next, and the so-called use people without doubt, doubt people without use. If he continued to doubt Li Rui at work, then the intelligence department wouldn't be able to operate.

Nie Yan relayed Guo Huai's words to Li Rui, and Li Rui accepted them with a smile. Guo Huai and Li Rui's personalities were both relatively easy to get along with, and they should be able to get along. After Nie Yan explained to Guo Huai and Li Rui, he handed Li Rui over to Guo Huai. If the two of them had a conflict, he could mediate.

Guo Huai sorted out some useful information from Li Rui's information. Immediately afterward, the Ni Ren Guild began to take action against the Century Financial Group, including blocking the Century Financial Group's commercial activities, and so on. Everything was arranged in an orderly manner.