Chapter 1 片伤魔法炸弹

Nie Yan asked Tang Yao to go to the town of Tesoy to buy at least 200 gold coins' worth of fragmentation magic bombs as a precaution. Although it was a bit of a waste, it was unavoidable. At this moment, a group of players entered the Niuren Tribe guild headquarters from outside. They were all wearing the most ordinary decorative clothing. Leading them was Shui Se Yantou, with several familiar figures beside him: Leng Feng Jue Jian, Mu En, and Lun Hui Zhi Zhu. A large group of nearly two hundred people, basically the elite backbone of the Ku Ye studio, had arrived.

Unlike their ostentatious display the first time they came to the Niuren Tribe, the Ku Ye studio members now looked somewhat down on their luck.

Shui Se Yantou walked towards Nie Yan.

"What happened to you?" Nie Yan asked. The current Shui Se Yantou was a little different from the Shui Se Yantou of the past. He had lost his equipment, but there was a bit more of a carefree and confident air between his brows.

"The Tuoba family decided to let Ku Ye studio join the Triumph Empire, so we quit Ku Ye studio. The equipment was taken back by Ku Ye studio. These brothers all came out with me," Shui Se Yantou said with a wry smile.

Tuoba Shi also came up. He was very surprised when he saw Shui Se Yantou's appearance.

"What happened?" Tuoba Shi asked, puzzled, since he didn't know the beginning and end of the matter.

Shui Se Yantou explained the whole story.

After hearing that the Tuoba family was cooperating with the Triumph Empire and that Shui Se Yantou had quit the studio, Tuoba Hongye demanded that Shui Se Yantou pay compensation for breach of contract. Tuoba Shi's expression changed drastically, and he said angrily, "They've gone too far with this matter. I'll ask them about it for you." Shui Se Yantou had worked hard for the Tuoba family for so many years, earning them so much money, and Tuoba Hongye actually wanted Shui Se Yantou to leave with nothing. He was going too far.

Shui Se Yantou dissuaded him, "Forget it, I've already quit Ku Ye studio anyway." In the Tuoba family, the only one who got along with Shui Se Yantou was Tuoba Shi. Shui Se Yantou turned to Nie Yan and smiled, "We've all lost our equipment. The Niuren Tribe won't refuse to take us in, will you?"

"How could we? The guild warehouse is full of equipment, pick whatever you want. Regaining your freedom is actually a stroke of luck. You can always earn more money. These Ku Ye studio brothers are all skilled. What's there to be afraid of? The Niuren Tribe is your solid backing. We will never mistreat our own brothers," Nie Yan said solemnly. Shui Se Yantou and the others quitting Ku Ye studio proved that their hearts were already with the Niuren Tribe, so how could he not accept them?

"Thanks, brother!" Shui Se Yantou said, a little moved. Everything was understood without words.

"Tuoba, tell me about your family's situation," Nie Yan said. Tuoba Shi didn't seem to care much for the current head of the family, Tuoba Hongye, so he asked about it directly.

Tuoba Shi thought for a moment and said, "The Tuoba family is actually divided into several factions, each holding some shares. Tuoba Hongye is one faction, controlling about 26% of the shares, and Tuoba Fengyuan is another faction, controlling about 22% of the shares. The two factions often fight to the death. In addition, the vast majority of the shares are scattered among various family members. For example, I have about 15% of the shares, and others generally don't have more than 10%. Currently, Tuoba Hongye is temporarily in control because most of the family members who own shares are from his faction. I belong to the neutral party." Tuoba Shi only gave a rough overview. The situation in such a large family couldn't be explained in a few words.

Nie Yan nodded. No wonder Tuoba Shi could maintain such a detached position, without being disturbed by family disputes, and often wandering outside, killing monsters and leveling up. Otherwise, how could he be so leisurely?

"So this matter has nothing to do with me. You can't blame me," Tuoba Shi said with a smile, still acting like an outsider except for being indignant for Shui Se Yantou.

Nie Yan looked at Tuoba Shi. Was Tuoba Shi really the kind of person who didn't want to improve himself? Probably not. His laziness was probably just a temporary expedient. Holding 15% of the shares, leaning towards one side would be a fatal blow to the other. But with only 15% of the shares, it certainly wouldn't be enough to compete for control of the family. But if he watched from the sidelines, neither side would dare to offend him, and instead, they would offer various generous terms to win him over. This was Tuoba Shi's wisdom.

Nie Yan wasn't sure what the situation was inside the Tuoba family, but based on his understanding of Tuoba Shi, he intuitively felt that the final winner might not be Tuoba Hongye or Tuoba Fengyuan. Tuoba Shi was silently accumulating power!

It seemed that the Tuoba family's affairs still needed to be investigated thoroughly before a judgment could be made. The cooperation between the Tuoba family and Cao Xu's Century Financial Group would be a great threat to Nie Yan. He had to find a way to remove this thorn in his side.

Cao Xu's Century Financial Group, five super guilds like the Triumph Empire, and the Tuoba family—these forces twisted together were truly a daunting behemoth.

The Ku Ye studio was dismantled, and Shui Se Yantou led a large group of people to join the Niuren Tribe. These people were all elites of the Ku Ye studio! As long as their equipment was restored, their strength could return to its original level, which would be of great benefit to the Niuren Tribe's strength.

"Settle down in the Niuren Tribe, and if you need anything, just ask," Nie Yan said to Shui Se Yantou and the others. Shui Se Yantou and the others could still be professional players even after joining the guild.

Shui Se Yantou nodded and said confidently, "Give me ten days, and I can restore these brothers' equipment to its original level!"

After re-adding Shui Se Yantou and the others to the Niuren Tribe, Nie Yan asked Guo Huai and the others to arrange things for them. They gave priority to Shui Se Yantou and the others with the best equipment in the Niuren Tribe guild warehouse. With equipment, they could go to dungeons to get better equipment.

"We have a guild event, so we'll take our leave. Contact us if you need anything," Nie Yan said to Shui Se Yantou and the others. Shui Se Yantou and the others couldn't participate in guild events until their equipment was upgraded, which was a pity.

Shui Se Yantou nodded. What he needed to do now was to upgrade the equipment of his team members. Otherwise, they would have difficulty moving an inch without equipment, let alone participating in the Niuren Tribe's guild events.

After saying goodbye to Shui Se Yantou, Leng Feng Jue Jian, and the others, Nie Yan led his team towards the Eternal City.

In the distant Eternal City, although Nie Yan and the others had cleared the mechanical puppets on the streets of the Eternal City over and over again, the mechanical puppets here had respawned and were densely packed everywhere.

This group of six hundred players entered the Eternal City and began to kill monsters in an orderly manner.

Brilliant Scythe and a group of warriors blocked in front, attracting the mechanical puppets. The attacking magic in the back streaked across the sky in arcs, whistling towards the front, constantly exploding on the mechanical puppets, and damage values floated up from the heads of these mechanical puppets.

These mages could deal about fifty or sixty points of damage when attacking the mechanical puppets. But with such a dense bombardment, the speed of killing monsters was still very fast.

The corpses of mechanical puppets were scattered all over the ground along the way.

Nie Yan's goal wasn't these ordinary mechanical puppets, but the inner city of the Eternal City!

"If anyone dies, hurry up and run back with your corpse. The graveyard is on the south side of the Eternal City, about six or seven thousand yards away. It will take about ten minutes to run back. Remember the coordinates, and don't get lost while running," Nie Yan said to the players below.

The players below responded one after another.

Everyone here was on the same side, so there was no need to worry about losing equipment, but the experience penalty after dying was still very heavy. Fortunately, with so many people cooperating and supporting each other, as long as there were no major mistakes in dealing with monsters below the elite level, these team members shouldn't suffer any casualties.

Nie Yan led a group of players through the streets, winding their way through the city. This was a shortcut to the inner city of the Eternal City. If they followed the normal route and entered through the main gate, it would take at least five or six hours. But going around from here would only take twenty minutes at most.

Tang Yao shot out a series of magic spells and asked, "Where are we going?" He had a bad sense of direction and was getting dizzy from the turns.

"Of course, we're going to the inner city of the Eternal City. There may be lord-level monsters, so let everyone be mentally prepared and pay attention to cooperation," Nie Yan said. If they were careless when encountering lord-level monsters, they could be wiped out.

At this moment, a few rogues scouting ahead reported back that eight elites had appeared ahead.

Nie Yan went to the front of the team and looked ahead. In front of him was a relatively open small square, where eight tall mechanical puppets were active. They were five yards tall, covered in blue metal armor, and wandered around with heavy steps.

Nie Yan slowly crept up and cast a Super Appraisal.

Energy Puppet: Level 40 Elite, Health 12000/12000.

It was an energy machine, a relatively high-level unit among mechanical units. Its combat power was quite strong, and Nie Yan remembered that the energy puppets in the Eternal City had a stun effect, which could stun all units around them, making them extremely powerful.

"Dao Guang, you're responsible for the three on the right. Yi Yan, you're responsible for the two on the left. Other warriors assist them..." Nie Yan issued instructions one by one. The thirty teams of twenty people began to enter the square. The mages scattered in all directions, spreading out and then finding their own suitable angles of attack. The warriors faintly surrounded the energy puppets. As soon as Nie Yan gave the order, they would charge forward.

Under Nie Yan's arrangement, the teams entered their designated locations one by one.

Even Brilliant Scythe, Daitou Dage Qi Zai, and a group of veteran players had to admire Nie Yan's clear thinking.

This was the first time these team members had participated in a guild event, so the scene was still a bit chaotic, but after all, they were elites among the players, with strong adaptability. They had already done very well. After they had a period of time to get used to each other and participated in a few more guild events, they would definitely become more tacit.