Chapter 195 Unforeseen Circumstances

Under the close watch of Nie Yan and Ban Xing de Huli (Half-Awake Fox), the whole affair progressed exceptionally smoothly.

In the end, Fa Lan simply washed his hands of the matter, letting his subordinates make a ruckus. The players of the Temple of Galan fiercely slaughtered five or six thousand members of the Victorious Empire and Holy Light Flame, though their losses were also significant.

The Temple of Galan and the Victorious Empire, Holy Light Flame, were now irreconcilably at odds, and Fa Lan was powerless to salvage the situation.

The moment the incident occurred, Ban Xing de Huli sent a message to Nie Yan, laughing heartily in the voice chat, "That old fox Fa Lan still got on our pirate ship! Let's see if he can still be as carefree as before."

Nie Yan was also in high spirits. With the Temple of Galan joining the fold, the alliance formed by Nirvana Guild, Holy Roman Empire, and the Temple of Galan was in no way inferior to the Victorious Empire and Holy Light Flame, and might even surpass them!

The situation in this life had undergone a major change compared to his previous one. The Victorious Empire and Holy Light Flame no longer held hegemony.

"Don't celebrate too early. Let's talk to Fa Lan about how to cooperate," Nie Yan said.

"Now that the duck is cooked, are you still afraid it will fly away? I'm going to get him to send some people to participate in the fortress war," Ban Xing de Huli laughed. If Fa Lan participated in the fortress war, then the overall situation would be set, and the iron triangle of Nirvana Guild, Holy Roman Empire, and the Temple of Galan would be formed.

"Go ask him," Nie Yan said, glancing at his voice chat which was ringing again, this time from Guo Huai. He then said to Ban Xing de Huli, "I'll take this call first."

"Alright," Ban Xing de Huli went off to chat with Fa Lan.

Nie Yan connected to Guo Huai's voice chat.

"Were the guild's losses significant?" Nie Yan asked. Nirvana Guild was currently at war with the Victorious Empire and Holy Light Flame. He didn't know how things were going.

"It's alright. The brothers of Nirvana Guild died over ten thousand times, which is still acceptable. They were too fierce, taking out over thirty thousand from the Victorious Empire and Holy Light Flame. A huge pile of equipment dropped, and the guild warehouse is almost full," Guo Huai said. Nirvana Guild's losses had consistently remained at a ratio of one to three compared to the Victorious Empire and Holy Light Flame, which only meant that the brothers of Nirvana Guild were too strong.

"Distribute the guild contribution points, and give them a little extra," Nie Yan said. The players of Nirvana Guild were already of high quality, and they had further built up their prestige and morale during this period. This kind of performance was quite good.

"There's another matter. Cao Xu, the president of Century Financial Group, contacted me and said they're willing to spend money to acquire Nirvana Guild's shares. If Nirvana Guild agrees, they're willing to offer us a price that will satisfy us. What are you going to do?" Guo Huai asked. As a guild, it would be very beneficial to its future development to receive investment from such a large financial group.

Hearing Guo Huai's words, Nie Yan's expression turned gloomy. Back then, Century Financial Group had used this method to control one guild after another through investment. Now, they were extending their reach to them.

Nie Yan solemnly said, "Nirvana Guild will absolutely not sell its shares to Century Financial Group. Reject them."

"Alright," Guo Huai nodded. He faintly sensed the anger in Nie Yan's tone. He was a little puzzled. Why was Nie Yan so agitated when he mentioned Century Financial Group? Could it be that there was some kind of history between Nie Yan and Century Financial Group?

"Closely monitor the movements of Century Financial Group in the future and see which guilds they have acquired!" Nie Yan said. Since Century Financial Group's tentacles had already reached over, he had to be on guard.

"Okay. Leave this matter to me. Don't worry. There's also another matter. I've found out the information about Xie Yao that you asked me to investigate," Guo Huai said.

Nie Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Send me the information."

"The girl you mentioned has a really big background. You know Xie Pei, right?"

"Xie Pei, the financial tycoon, the president of Zhengrong Financial Group?" Nie Yan was stunned for a moment, and asked.

"That's right. Xie Pei is Xie Yao's uncle. Also, Xie Yao's mother is the daughter of the president of Longyue Financial Group. This series of identities is really powerful. It's said that when Xie Yao was born, she held 12% and 28% of the shares of two companies respectively, with a net worth of nearly ten billion. She was really born with a silver spoon in her mouth. However, Xie Yao's family is relatively ordinary, and her parents are also relatively low-key, rarely interacting with the company's management. They bought a villa in Huahai and settled down," Guo Huai said. He didn't know until he investigated, and he was shocked. Such a deep background was truly astonishing.

Nie Yan was also taken aback. Zhengrong Financial Group and Longyue Financial Group were both top-tier financial groups in the country, second only to Cao Xu's Century Financial Group. Why hadn't he heard anyone mention Xie Yao's background in his previous life?

In his previous life, his classmates all knew that Xie Yao's family was very rich, but they never thought that her family was so rich.

Even when Nie Yan's father's company developed to its peak in his previous life, it was unable to compete with these two financial groups. Those were two behemoths!

"It's said that Xie Yao's parents left a portion of the shares to Xie Yao, and then donated the rest of the shares to charitable organizations. They don't object to their daughter marrying an ordinary person, as long as she likes him, so you still have hope. Don't be too discouraged," Guo Huai said. It was really not easy for Xie Yao's parents to be able to do this.

Xie Yao's background did shock Nie Yan, but what Nie Yan cared about was not the money, but the figure that he had remembered for two lifetimes and still couldn't erase. Her shadow was like a deep brand.

The various events of his previous life lingered in Nie Yan's mind.

Regardless of Xie Yao's background, one thing was certain: Nie Yan was unwilling to miss her again.

"Brother, keep it up. I have confidence in you," Guo Huai said. If Nie Yan wasn't qualified, then who would be?

Hearing Guo Huai's words, Nie Yan's mood couldn't help but improve a little, and he smiled, "You keep it up too." He was naturally referring to the class flower.

Guo Huai smiled awkwardly and said, "Can you not mention my embarrassing affairs?"

The two chatted for a while before hanging up the voice chat. Nie Yan shifted his attention back and directed the team to continue grinding monsters.

Just as Nie Yan was directing his subordinates to continue grinding monsters, Yao Yao walked over from not far away.

"Nie Yan, I have a Holy Word Priest quest that I can't finish. After you're done with the fortress war, can you help me?" Yao Yao said, her clear eyes looking at Nie Yan expectantly, like a bright diamond, shimmering with a charming color.

Nie Yan slightly averted his gaze and asked, "What quest?"

"Karl's Blessing. After completing that quest, I can get a Holy Hall magic," Yao Yao said.

"You received Karl's Blessing?" Nie Yan was stunned. After thinking for a moment, he really couldn't bear to reject Yao Yao's request. He had a special method to help Yao Yao with that quest, which was very simple. He nodded and said, "Alright, contact me then."

Thanks to the classmate 'That Year We Were 18' for becoming the twenty-first leader of Thief Reborn.