Chapter 177 Collaboration

Hearing Nie Yan call him his friend, Rensheng Ruxi was so excited his face flushed red, and he straightened his back.

The other stall vendors looked at him with envy, thinking that this guy was really lucky to have befriended such a powerful person. Why hadn’t such good fortune befallen them?

"How much money can you come up with?" Nie Yan asked, staring at Undead Warrior.

Undead Warrior was a little nervous under his gaze, and stammered after a long while, "We can only scrape together 360 gold coins. Could you not sell this piece of equipment yet? I'll go find some friends to pool some money together, and I'll be back soon. Can you wait here?" It was obvious that this Undead Warrior really wanted that piece of armor.

Nie Yan thought for a moment and said, "360 gold coins, sold to you. Bring the money over."

"Re-really?" Undead Warrior looked at Nie Yan in disbelief, wondering if he had heard wrong.

"Cash transaction," Nie Yan said. He wouldn't accept collateral.

"Okay, okay, thank you, Brother, thank you. I'll immediately have my friends send the money over." Undead Warrior was so excited he became incoherent. Nie Yan was willing to sell him a piece of equipment worth 500 gold coins for only 360 gold coins, how could he not be excited?

The people around, including Rensheng Ruxi, were all staring blankly at Nie Yan. 500 gold coins and 360 gold coins, that was a difference of 140 gold coins!

Undead Warrior was beside himself with excitement.

"Wait!" A Necromancer clad in level 45 gold armor walked over from the crowd and looked at Nie Yan, saying, "Brother, I want this warrior armor. How about I offer 500 gold coins?"

Nie Yan glanced at the Necromancer. His armor was a set, so he probably didn't need this warrior armor. He wondered why he was willing to offer 500 gold coins. Maybe he was buying it for a friend.

Undead Warrior glared at the Necromancer. He had finally negotiated a price with Nie Yan, and now someone wanted to snatch this armor away from him. How could he be happy? He clenched his fists, but when he saw the other party's guild emblem, Fallen Angel, he immediately lost his temper. If others wanted to forcibly take it, he couldn't do anything! What's more, the other party was offering the real price! Undead Warrior was a bit dejected. It was all because he didn't have enough money.

Nie Yan didn't even raise his eyelids as he said, "This armor has already been sold. You can buy something else."

"I only want this one," the Necromancer said, staring at Nie Yan with a deep voice.

The Necromancer was so assertive that the surrounding players began to murmur. This was clearly a forced sale. It didn't seem like Fallen Angel's style. Could it be that the player selling the equipment had a grudge against Fallen Angel, so this Necromancer was deliberately making trouble?

Nie Yan coldly swept a glance at the Necromancer and said, "I already said that this warrior armor has been sold. I never go back on my word."

Undead Warrior was a little excited. He didn't expect that even after someone offered a higher price, Nie Yan was still willing to sell him the item.

Keeping one's word was something few people could do. When the surrounding people looked at Nie Yan, their eyes were filled with respect.

Rensheng Ruxi also looked at Nie Yan with admiration.

The atmosphere was a bit tense.

The Necromancer suddenly laughed out loud and said, "Brother, don't mind me, I was just joking. Name a price for the rest of your items, I'll take them all. Let's be friends."

The Necromancer's smile seemed genuine. Nie Yan could tell he wasn't here to cause trouble.

Nie Yan looked at Rensheng Ruxi beside him and said, "Calculate how much the rest of these equipment are worth based on the market price."

"Okay, Brother," Rensheng Ruxi began to calculate, adding them up one by one.

After a while, Undead Warrior's friend brought the money over, and they completed the transaction with Nie Yan.

"Brother, thank you for selling me this armor. Let's add each other as friends. If you need any help in the future, just let me know," Undead Warrior said sincerely. He greatly admired Nie Yan's character.

"There's no need to add each other as friends. What's your name? I'll look for you if I need you in the future," Nie Yan said. It was definitely beneficial to know more players in this dark underground.

"My name is Mosang Manbu," the Undead Warrior introduced himself.

Nie Yan nodded and said, "I'll remember you."

Mosang Manbu looked at Rensheng Ruxi beside him and said, "Brother, I'm sorry about earlier. I have a quick temper, don't take it to heart."

Rensheng Ruxi laughed and said, "It's nothing, just a small matter."

Mosang Manbu bought the equipment he wanted and left excitedly, adding Rensheng Ruxi as a friend before he left.

Rensheng Ruxi helped Nie Yan calculate the price of the remaining equipment, which came out to be 3,900 gold coins.

"Give me 3,500," Nie Yan said to the Necromancer. Rensheng Ruxi would inevitably add a little extra for him, so asking for 3,500 gold coins shouldn't be too much. The stats of these equipment were all quite good.

"Okay, deal," the Necromancer agreed readily without haggling, and confirmed the transaction with Nie Yan.

Nie Yan looked at his backpack. Selling this equipment was a bit of a windfall.

After buying all of Nie Yan's equipment, the Necromancer extended his hand with a slight smile and said, "Let's be friends. My name is Kuangao Zhanqi, what should I call you, Brother?"

Nie Yan carefully sized up Kuangao Zhanqi. Kuangao Zhanqi was wearing a set of level 45 dark armor, so his strength should be quite good. He was probably around twenty-two or twenty-three years old and had a detached arrogance about him.

The Necromancer class was similar to the Berserker class, specializing in PvP. Kuangao Zhanqi seemed to be doing quite well, on the same level as Wufeng and Heibai.

Nie Yan reached out and shook Kuangao Zhanqi's hand, preparing to make up a name.

Kuangao Zhanqi suddenly smiled mysteriously and said, "Actually, I know who you are, no need to introduce yourself."

Hearing Kuangao Zhanqi's words, Nie Yan's heart jolted. His eyes narrowed, flashing with a murderous intent, but he remained calm. Kuangao Zhanqi knew his identity, so why didn't he expose him? How did Kuangao Zhanqi know his identity? Nie Yan thought for a moment, it must have been the equipment he sold that gave him away.

Kuangao Zhanqi took the initiative to approach him, but didn't make a move. Nie Yan wondered what he meant.

Nie Yan remained vigilant. If anything went wrong, he would immediately use a random teleport scroll to escape.

"Some of the equipment you sold came from my brothers. That warrior armor earlier too! But since I've bought them all, I don't have any malicious intentions towards you. Our guild leader wants to meet you," Kuangao Zhanqi said, looking at Nie Yan. He guessed that Nie Yan might have used some skill to sneak in. As a lawful good player, being able to disguise himself as a lawful evil player and sneak into a lawful evil resident settlement, besides having a special skill, he must also have a certain amount of courage. He admired Nie Yan a bit. If it were him, he might not dare to sneak into a lawful good village.

"Fallen Angel's guild leader?" Nie Yan pondered for a moment. They came looking for him, he wondered what their intentions were.

"Although our Fallen Angel and your Nirvana Flame belong to two different camps, we don't have any conflicting interests. If we can cooperate, it would be greatly beneficial to both sides," Kuangao Zhanqi said. Precisely because they belonged to different camps, unless the two camps were in full-scale conflict, they shouldn't be enemies on the surface. In that case, there might be a possibility of cooperation between the two sides.

Logically speaking, players from opposing camps couldn't cooperate, but since Nie Yan was able to sneak in, that was a different story.

"Where is your guild leader?" Nie Yan asked. Being able to find him from the sea of people was quite a feat, and he had some expectations for future cooperation.

"Please remember, we don't know you," Kuangao Zhanqi said, looking at Nie Yan to emphasize the point.

Nie Yan nodded. He understood what Kuangao Zhanqi meant. If he revealed his name to Kuangao Zhanqi and the others, if something happened to Nie Yan in the lawful evil camp one day, the problem would be big, and Kuangao Zhanqi would be implicated. To ensure his own safety, Kuangao Zhanqi had to pretend not to know Nie Yan. This was an act of self-preservation. Their cooperation could only be carried out in secret, and it had to be done very discreetly.

"Hello, my name is Lie Huo," Nie Yan said, shaking Kuangao Zhanqi's hand. He was using a fake name. As for who he really was, Kuangao Zhanqi only needed to know in his heart.

It was pleasant to deal with smart people. Kuangao Zhanqi smiled knowingly and said to Nie Yan, "Come with me, our guild leader is already waiting for you."

Nie Yan glanced at Rensheng Ruxi beside him. Rensheng Ruxi stood up nervously. Nie Yan and Kuangao Zhanqi in front of him were both big shots, rarely seen in ordinary times. Rensheng Ruxi had just recognized Kuangao Zhanqi. Wasn't Kuangao Zhanqi the Vice President of Fallen Angel!

"Rensheng Ruxi."

"Brother, tell me what you need."

Nie Yan traded Rensheng Ruxi 100 gold coins and said, "You helped me make a big deal. This is your reward. Thank you for today."

"How can I accept this?" Rensheng Ruxi quickly declined. Although all his assets combined didn't even amount to 100 gold coins, he couldn't accept Nie Yan's gift for no reason.

"Don't be so fussy, just take it. I'll still look for you when I need help in the future," Nie Yan said with a smile, patting Rensheng Ruxi's shoulder. It was obvious that Rensheng Ruxi was quite honest, and he could be trusted.

Kuangao Zhanqi smiled at Rensheng Ruxi and said, "Just take it, 100 gold coins is nothing to us."

Rensheng Ruxi couldn't refuse, so he clicked confirm and accepted the 100 gold coins, saying gratefully, "If there's anything you need in the future, Brother, just whisper me, I'll definitely go through fire and water!" (idiom meaning to go to any lengths)

"There's no need to go through fire and water," Nie Yan said with a smile, turning to Kuangao Zhanqi and saying, "Let's go."

"Okay, follow me," Kuangao Zhanqi said, leading Nie Yan towards the distance.

Rensheng Ruxi watched Nie Yan's figure disappear into the distance, packed up his stall. Now that he had money, he would first level up a few times and get himself a set of equipment, otherwise, if Nie Yan looked for him to help next time, he would be too embarrassed if he wasn't strong enough.

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