Chapter 1 A New Day

Nie Yan returned to the game. A new day had begun in Faith. The streets were gradually filling with people and becoming lively. The events of the previous day had spread among the players. The loud explosions could be heard in dozens of nearby villages and towns.

"I heard that the Ni Ren Tribe just got a batch of black gunpowder, but Zhan Dao Shixie found out and destroyed it."

"Who told you that? A friend of mine saw the Ni Ren Tribe transporting black gunpowder into the Undying Fortress, at least a dozen large jars."

"What were those loud explosions?"

"I don't know."

The players speculated. The Ni Ren Tribe was tightly guarding the information, not letting the news spread, because it was too embarrassing to admit that the black gunpowder had been intercepted. As for Zhan Dao Shixie, they were too embarrassed to talk about the specifics of the event. After all, Shixie Kuangdao had been killed. Even their leader had been taken down. How could they possibly say anything?

The whole matter was suppressed. Even if there were rumors circulating, players considered them to be just that, rumors, without confirmation.

Nie Yan didn't care about these rumors. The Ni Ren Tribe's goblin magic cannons were still under construction, and that was enough.

Nie Yan gave the Ni Ren Tribe some instructions, telling Guo Huai to send some elite members from time to time to assist the Zhan Shen Tribe in attacking fortresses. The more fortresses the Zhan Shen Tribe controlled, the more money the Nie family's company could earn.

The Ni Ren Tribe's daily expenses were quite high. Fortunately, the various auction houses, Xingkong Pharmacies, and shop rentals generated a significant income, which could offset the Ni Ren Tribe's consumption. However, if the auction houses, Xingkong Pharmacies, and shops were not upgraded, they would not be able to keep up with the city's development. Upgrades required a lot of money, and the money earned by the auction houses, Xingkong Pharmacies, and shops was all invested in the Ni Ren Tribe, leaving no money for upgrades. This would have a significant impact on future development.

Therefore, Nie Yan needed to earn more money to fill the gap, and the most profitable thing to do was to trade equipment between the two major factions.

In a few more hours, Nie Yan's Dark Portal would open.

Having suffered a loss, Zhan Dao Shixie was unpredictable. They would likely launch a counterattack in the near future. If Nie Yan left, he was worried that something would go wrong. But Nie Yan had to go to the dark faction in order to earn more money and completely resolve the Ni Ren Tribe's crisis. Moreover, this matter could not be entrusted to others. Only he could use Bennett's Diary. This item was non-tradable and could not be dropped.

After thinking about it, the Ni Ren Tribe had been operating in Karon City for so long. In addition, there were the Garan Shrine, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Guangming Shengyan three major guilds and five branches supporting them. If they were really taken down within five days, what kind of face would they have left!

Even if he was in the Underworld, he could still remotely command.

"The time for me to go to the Underworld is approaching. How is the equipment you prepared for me?" Nie Yan sent a message to Guo Huai.

"A total of three hundred pieces. I've stored them all in your personal warehouse," Guo Huai said. He had put a lot of effort into collecting this equipment, having his men scour all the city's auction houses. Because Nie Yan's requirements for the equipment were too strict. It had to be level 45 or higher, usable by the Evil Order alignment, and the attributes had to be valuable in the Underworld. Basically, even if they scoured all the city's auction houses in a day, they could only collect about a hundred pieces.

It was also very troublesome for Duo Duo to collect equipment usable by the Good Order alignment in the Underworld. If Nie Yan hadn't contacted him, this business would have been difficult to do.

After a while, all three hundred pieces of equipment were stored in Nie Yan's personal warehouse. Nie Yan cleared out everything in his backpack, selected two hundred and seventy of the better pieces of equipment from those items, stuffed them all into his backpack, and then filled the Soul Pendant with all kinds of consumables. Everything was ready.

The next Dark Portal was unpredictable regarding its destination, but one thing was certain: Bennett's soul would definitely guide him to collect another item for the Fena's quest.

Nie Yan's gaze fell on the corner of the warehouse, where a treasure map was quietly placed: the secret treasure of the Lich Insor!

According to the normal procedure, it would take at least level 100+ players to cross the long cave from the surface to the Underworld, and the success rate was extremely low. But Nie Yan was different. He could use the Dark Portal to teleport to the Underworld and search for the location of Insor's treasure in the Underworld. The only regrettable thing was that his level was too low. At his current level, searching for Insor's secret treasure was a suicidal act. If he could be level 70 or 80, it would be about right.

This time, returning from the Underworld should earn him a lot of money, at least a million gold coins. According to the cooperation details agreed upon by him and Duo Duo, he would transport the Good Order equipment to the Underworld and get about 30% of the money. According to the information Nie Yan had collected, he could get more than 300,000 gold coins by transporting the equipment and trading it to Duo Duo's people. Then, he could transport the Evil Order equipment to the surface and sell it for another profit.

Nie Yan could cooperate with anyone, but Angel Corps could only cooperate with Nie Yan. It was only natural that Nie Yan would get a little more. This was the value of the Dark Portal!

After dealing with everything properly, Nie Yan went to the Xingkong Pharmacy's laboratory in Karon City. When the time for the Dark Portal arrived, he used the Dark Portal skill, and a Dark Portal opened.

Nie Yan stepped into it. The light and shadow shifted, and when he opened his eyes again, he was already in the Underworld.

A gust of wind blew by, bringing a scorching hot breath. He didn't know where this was. Looking into the distance, he saw molten lava rolling and flowing, reflecting the sky into a fiery red. This molten lava was like a sea, vast and boundless.

System: You have discovered the Sea of Lava.

Legend has it that the Sea of Lava is located in the far north of the Underworld. Every year, a large amount of lava surges up from the Earth's core, until it completely destroys the Underworld. Therefore, the people of the Underworld want to return to the surface. They are constantly launching wars against the surface every year.

This area was still the Undead Empire. Fortunately, he didn't teleport to the Demon Tribe. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the people of Angel Corps to come over and find him.

Bennett's soul appeared again, floating around him, as if to guide him to a certain place.

However, the current Nie Yan would not do Fena's quest. He would complete the transaction first.

Nie Yan summoned Faulkner's Warhorse, rode Faulkner's Warhorse and galloped all the way, flying across the plain, slowly expanding the map. He had to know where this was, so that he could let the people of Angel Corps come over.

Nie Yan found a landmark building. On the edge of the Sea of Lava, there was a towering stone tower. It was already somewhat damaged, and the ground was covered with broken fragments. This was originally a village, but it was destroyed by something, leaving only this stone tower.

With such a landmark building, he could let the people of Angel Corps find him.

Nie Yan began to interrupt the game.

System: Exiting the game, loading...3%.....8%.....

The game cannot be forcibly interrupted during combat or guild wars. Exiting the game requires a 30-second loading time. If attacked, it will be interrupted. In case of emergency, players can directly put down their helmets, but the characters in the game are still there, and will lose consciousness until they disappear offline. If attacked in the middle, they will not fight back.

Nie Yan put down his helmet, and then dialed the phone number given by Duo Duo. The person who answered the phone was a young man, not Duo Duo himself, but his subordinate. Nie Yan sent his approximate address to him.

The young man would relay the message of his arrival to Duo Duo.

Nie Yan returned to the game. He wandered around in this area, and after thinking about it, he put Faulkner's Warhorse away and waited in place.

In order to successfully complete the transaction, for a million gold coins, it was worth waiting a few hours.

After a while, an undead thief wearing gray leather armor appeared in his field of vision. After the undead thief spotted Nie Yan, he waved to Nie Yan and walked towards him.

Nie Yan walked towards the undead thief. Suddenly, he noticed that the other party hadn't switched factions and was still in the Evil Order state.

The undead thief was about to ask, "Our boss..."

At this moment, Nie Yan suddenly burst forth, pouncing on the undead thief: Dazzle!

The undead thief suddenly froze in place. In his terrified eyes, Nie Yan's dagger landed a stun attack on the undead thief's body: Vital Strike!

Nie Yan moved too fast. The undead thief didn't expect Nie Yan to attack him. Caught off guard, he was hit instantly and didn't even have time to dodge.

Nie Yan's dagger slashed across the undead thief's throat, and blood spurted out.

Nie Yan followed up with another sword strike, directly killing the undead thief.

The undead thief's body lay quietly on the ground. The undead thief didn't switch factions. If Nie Yan had contacted him or traded equipment, the consequences would have been very serious. In order to protect himself and avoid accidents, he pounced on him and killed the undead thief directly! Nie Yan frowned slightly. Had Duo Duo forgotten their agreement? Logically speaking, someone who could reach the position of Guild Leader of Angel Corps shouldn't be someone easily trifled with. How could he make such a low-level mistake! Maybe there was some accident in the middle, or maybe the undead thief was too careless and didn't pay enough attention. Duo Duo shouldn't push away a partner like Nie Yan.

The transaction between Nie Yan and Duo Duo must not have any accidents. The transaction process must be very cautious, otherwise both of them would be in trouble!

Better safe than sorry. Nie Yan didn't want to be targeted by the Karon City guards.

After thinking about it, he continued to hide in the corner. If Angel Corps wanted the transaction to continue, they would definitely make some gestures. If Angel Corps didn't send anyone within half an hour, he would have to find another partner.