Fa Biao De Wo Niu
Chapter 608 The Art of Disguise (Seeking Monthly Tickets~)
It was more than an hour after the meeting ended that Nie Yan received news from Guo Huai that Cao Xu of the Century Financial Group had been to Moonshine City. The Mage Union and the Holy Guardians had received a large amount of funding from the Century Financial Group, totaling more than five million gold coins, which was paid in three batches. Nie Yan couldn't help but sigh at the Century Financial Group's generosity. They were so generous right off the bat. It seemed he had underestimated the Century Financial Group's financial resources.
Many of the Century Financial Group's investments were unknown. No one knew exactly how many shops and industries in the entire Greenland Empire and Saturn Empire belonged to the Century Financial Group. Only Cao Xu himself probably knew.
In addition to this news, Guo Huai also found out that Cao Xu had hundreds of confidants who had secretly rushed to Carol City. It was unknown what they were planning to do.
After hearing this news, Nie Yan felt a trace of unease. He replied to Guo Huai, ordering him to immediately send people to find out what these people were up to!
Carol City was the base of the Ni Ren Tribe, and absolutely nothing could happen to it!
Nie Yan also heard another piece of news. Ying Sha was currently at Aijedun Fortress. Nie Yan recalled his previous agreement with Ying Sha, and a dangerous thought flashed in his mind. Should he take a stroll around Aijedun Fortress?
Kuang Fa and Sheng Yan were having too leisurely a time. He should add some entertainment to their lives.
Of the entire Ni Ren Tribe, only five people could sneak into Aijedun Fortress silently, including himself, Wang Zhe Tian Xia, Sun, Yi Chui Ding Qing, and Luo Nan De Qingwa.
Nie Yan thought about whether to bring Wang Zhe Tian Xia and the others along. With more people, it would be easier to coordinate their actions. Thinking of this, Nie Yan sent messages to the other four people.
"Do you guys want to take a stroll inside Aijedun Fortress?"
Hearing that Nie Yan wanted to sneak into Aijedun Fortress and attack the Mage Union, Sun immediately became excited. How could he miss out on such an exciting event?
"Brother Nie Yan, count me in."
Wang Zhe Tian Xia appeared relatively calm. The Mage Union's Aijedun Fortress was not on the same level as the fortresses of the Triumph Empire they had previously infiltrated. It was heavily guarded, with at least 200,000 players active inside Aijedun Fortress every day. It would not be easy to avoid the gazes of so many people and stir up trouble inside.
"The fewer people who go, the better," Wang Zhe Tian Xia said. "Too many people will be too noticeable and easily discovered."
"Five people at most," Nie Yan replied. "There's absolutely no problem for us to sneak into Aijedun Fortress. Even if we're discovered, as long as we're not too unlucky and get locked down by an Dark Priest's War Shackles, we can still use a random teleportation scroll to escape."
"Who's your target?" Wang Zhe Tian Xia asked. Nie Yan probably wanted to assassinate someone.
"Ying Sha, Kuang Fa, and Sheng Yan. Taking down any one of the three will do," Nie Yan said. No matter who he killed in Aijedun Fortress, it would be a sensational event.
With the strength of Ying Sha, Kuang Fa, and Sheng Yan, they might not be successfully assassinated. However, Nie Yan was confident. It would indeed be difficult to succeed using conventional means, but unconventional means were a different story.
Don't forget, Nie Yan was once an assassin! Some of the assassination techniques from reality could also be achieved with items in the game.
"Since you already have a target, count me in," Wang Zhe Tian Xia said. Anyway, he could not miss this kind of action, because it was his duty. His mission was to protect Nie Yan, although in the game, Nie Yan's strength did not need his protection at all.
A moment later, Luo Nan De Qingwa and Yi Chui Ding Qing also agreed to participate in Nie Yan's operation.
Nie Yan asked Guo Huai to collect some special items, all of which were very rare. However, for Nie Yan and the others, collecting them was very simple. After all, the Ni Ren Tribe had so many people. If they asked to borrow them, no one would probably object.
After a while, Guo Huai walked into the reception room where the five of them were. He walked over to Nie Yan and said, "I've collected everything you wanted. The two Weaver's Silk Rings were borrowed from Yao Zi and Leng Ao Ying, one Lightning Ring, one Levitation Ring, one Disguise Necklace..." Guo Huai took out the items one by one and introduced them in detail. Most of these items were borrowed from the top members of the Ni Ren Tribe, and some were things that the guild players had handed over to the guild warehouse.
Nie Yan looked at Wang Zhe Tian Xia and the others and said, "Each of you pick a few. They should come in handy for this operation."
Wang Zhe Tian Xia, Sun, and the others each chose five or six items. Since Nie Yan himself already had a lot of items, he only chose a Disguise Necklace and a Lightning Ring.
The Disguise Necklace allowed the wearer to disguise themselves as a player and hide their information, with a 98% similarity in appearance. The duration was fifteen minutes, and the skill cooldown time was two hours.
The Lightning Ring could release a bolt of lightning, which would cause a certain amount of paralysis to the target. The skill cooldown time was one hour.
These two items were quite good if used properly.
Everyone took their items and then equipped themselves with high-level instant recovery potions and other consumables. Nie Yan added a few high-level combat bandages.
"I'm responsible for assassinating Ying Sha, Wang Zhe Tian Xia is responsible for assassinating Kuang Fa, Sun is responsible for assassinating Sheng Yan, and you guys cooperate with Wang Zhe Tian Xia and Sun. We'll split up," Nie Yan said to Yi Chui Ding Qing and Luo Nan De Qingwa. Whether it was leaving the city or sneaking into Aijedun Fortress, it would be too noticeable and easily discovered if the five of them were together.
"Okay," Yi Chui Ding Qing nodded.
Luo Nan De Qingwa also agreed. It was the first time he had participated in such an important operation since joining the Ni Ren Tribe for so long. Nie Yan allowed him to participate, partly because of his strength, and partly because of his trust in him, which made Luo Nan De Qingwa very moved. It was difficult for a professional player to enter the core of a guild, because professional players were a group of people who pursued profits, and the guild leader generally would not trust these people unconditionally, but Nie Yan did!
After Guo Huai gave the items to Nie Yan and the others, he went back to work. He still had many things to do, including directing the Ni Ren Tribe's actions and selling gems.
After Guo Huai left, Nie Yan and the other five people left one after another. They used their own methods to avoid the Mage Union's and the Holy Guardians' gazes and quietly left Moonshine City, heading towards Aijedun Fortress.
If any of Kuang Fa, Sheng Yan, or Ying Sha were assassinated in Aijedun Fortress, it would become the top news in the entire Greenland Empire, causing a sensation. The Mage Union and the Holy Guardians would be discredited! This would be very meaningful for the Ni Ren Tribe's attack on Aijedun Fortress.
After Nie Yan left Moonshine City, he activated Gale Steps and dashed towards Aijedun Fortress. He carefully avoided the gazes of all the players along the way. Even if anything happened, he could not reveal his tracks, otherwise the Mage Union and the Holy Guardians would easily guess what he wanted to do.
On the way, Nie Yan encountered some members of the Mage Union chasing and killing players from the Ni Ren Tribe. Although he wanted to go up and help, he restrained himself and did not appear.
After sprinting for about twenty minutes, a magnificent fortress city appeared in Nie Yan's sight. Aijedun Fortress, like Cripps Fortress, was an intermediate fortress. It was the only one in the entire Moonshine City, with a very advantageous geographical location, convenient transportation, and many level 60-70 and 80-90 leveling maps nearby.
The Mage Union had run Aijedun Fortress like an iron bucket, building walls more than thirty yards high and digging a moat five yards wide in front of the walls. Behind the walls were dense arrow towers. Although they did not yet have the blueprints for magic cannons, they still built many turrets in preparation for future use as turrets.
This towering fortress city gave people a feeling of invincibility. It would be very difficult for the Ni Ren Tribe to break through the city walls with ironclad catapults and kill their way into Aijedun Fortress.
Due to the Mage Union's unshakable position in Moonshine City, the leveling maps near Aijedun Fortress were generally only frequented by the Mage Union or players close to the Mage Union. Players from other guilds rarely went there. The Mage Union was too arrogant in Moonshine City. If the Mage Union's players had a dispute with other players, the other players would often suffer. Without anyone else competing with the Mage Union's players for monsters, this area became the Mage Union's base.
Nie Yan encountered only members of the Mage Union all the way. It would be as difficult as ascending to heaven to climb the city walls and sneak into Aijedun Fortress under the eyes of the public. He could only enter through the main gate, avoid the players' gazes, and sneak in!
Nie Yan walked towards the entrance of Aijedun Fortress, only a hundred yards away from the city gate.
Recently, due to frequent conflicts with the Ni Ren Tribe while leveling in other maps, the Mage Union's players were only active near Aijedun Fortress for safety reasons. There were more than 50% more people inside Aijedun Fortress than usual, making it very lively.
This entrance was the only entrance to Aijedun Fortress, so there was a constant stream of people coming and going.
Seeing this scene, Nie Yan frowned. With so many people crowded at the city gate, he had no way to sneak in unless he waited for the crowd to thin out a little before acting.
Nie Yan thought for a while, and a flash of inspiration struck his mind. Why not use the Disguise skill at this time? He put on the Disguise Necklace and looked at the skill bar. There was an additional Disguise skill in the skill bar.
Nie Yan looked into the distance, searching the crowd of Mage Union players, and locked onto a thief player who was about the same height as him. He was overjoyed. It was him!