Chapter 1 Short-Lived Silence

After a brief silence, the entire conference hall was in an uproar, filled with discussions. They had heard before that Zhan Shen Tribe (War God Tribe) and Niuren Tribe (Amazing/Awesome Tribe) had been cooperating, but they were always worried. What if the cooperation broke down? With the current strength of Zhan Shen Tribe, it was impossible to defeat the Tuoba family. What if Niuren Tribe was unwilling to help? So they always had doubts about the future of Zhan Shen Tribe.

However, these worries vanished the moment Nie Yan appeared, replaced by shock and disbelief.

Kuangzei Nie Yan (Mad Rogue Nie Yan) was a name that resonated with all players in the Greenland Empire.

In Calore City, he was a god!

In the Battle of Cripps Fortress, Niuren Tribe eliminated all obstacles in Calore City. Although it was currently only a level 5 guild, still some distance away from the level 7 guilds of the Mage Alliance and the Sacred Guardians, Calore City had a massive population base and great development potential. Surpassing the Mage Alliance and the Sacred Guardians was only a matter of time.

Niuren Tribe had been funding the rising Zhan Shen Tribe. They thought Tianxia Group had reached some cooperative agreement with Niuren Tribe, or spent some money to find Niuren Tribe as a backer, but they never expected that Niuren Tribe was also part of Tianxia Group.

Before, they thought Tianxia Group was just a nouveau riche. They had too much money and started venturing into the virtual industry, but they were not professional enough in this area and would eventually fail miserably. They joined Zhan Shen Tribe with a playful attitude, anyway, they could get a salary. Tianxia Group had money, so they would play with Tianxia Group. When Tianxia Group couldn't play anymore, they would leave. So they weren't very dedicated to the development of Zhan Shen Tribe. Many people were just loafing around, and there were quite a few who were lazy during battles.

But when Nie Yan said he was Nie Yan, these people began to re-evaluate Tianxia Group in their hearts. Tianxia Group had Niuren Tribe, which meant they had the entire Calore City. They also wanted to develop Zhan Shen Tribe and unify Nissod City, which showed their great ambition! If Zhan Shen Tribe, with the help of Niuren Tribe, defeated the Tuoba family and occupied the largest and second largest cities in the Greenland Empire, Tianxia Group's grand plan would be within reach. Would they still think Tianxia Group was just playing around?

If Zhan Shen Tribe won the Battle of Nissod City, Tianxia Group would dominate the future Greenland Empire, occupying two cities and thirty or forty fortresses, with a population accounting for 22% of the entire Greenland Empire. This was not a joke.

When they looked at Nie Yan, a sense of awe rose in their hearts. Nie Yan's success might have the shadow of Tianxia Group behind it, but the name Kuangzei Nie Yan alone was enough to be admired.

Nie Yan looked around the room, finally landing on the bald man, and stared at him coldly, saying, "Tianxia Group spent money to hire you to solve problems and develop Zhan Shen Tribe. If you encounter even a small problem, you want Niuren Tribe to take action, what's the point of hiring you? You receive Tianxia Group's salary every day, but you don't work diligently. You occupy the geographical advantage of the fortress, but you keep saying you can't defend it. You're not willing to do your best. We recruited you not to listen to your complaints! Those who are unwilling to work and only make trouble, get the hell out of here. If you can't do it, Tianxia Group still has Niuren Tribe. You're complaining about dealing with a bunch of trash from the Tuoba family. If you encounter the Mage Alliance, the Sacred Guardians, and the Angel Corps, you might as well not fight and go home. A bunch of useless people!"

Nie Yan's words made the bald man's face turn red. The last sentence made him extremely angry. No one would feel good being called useless, but he couldn't refute Nie Yan's words and felt a suffocating anger in his heart.

Not only the bald man, but others were also a little angry, after all, they also said they couldn't defend the fortress.

"Isn't that a bit too much to say?"

"Yeah, the Tuoba family has six times our numbers. It's normal that we can't defend it!"

The crowd was agitated and refuted Nie Yan's words.

"Back then, the Triumphant Empire was dozens of times stronger than Niuren Tribe, but they were still beaten so badly they couldn't lift their heads. Don't make excuses for yourselves! Any random brother from Niuren Tribe is not as cowardly as you." Nie Yan's eyes swept over the few people who spoke.

They were choked by Nie Yan's words and didn't know how to argue, feeling very unwilling in their hearts.

Nie Yan's arrogance made everyone in the conference hall angry, including Han Bing Zhi Yu (Words of Frozen Ice) and Yimie (Annihilation), who had relatively good tempers. Even a clay figurine had some anger. Some of the more irritable ones began to curse.

"Kuangzei Nie Yan is amazing, bullying people too much!"

They were just cursing Nie Yan. When it came to some things about Zhan Shen Tribe, they could only avoid them. They had to admit that they were indeed not as good as Niuren Tribe. This was an ironclad fact that couldn't be refuted. Therefore, their arguments seemed so pale and weak.

"Fuck, so what if you're good at the game!"

The scene was on the verge of getting out of control. Achen didn't expect Nie Yan to say such extreme things and anxiously winked at Nie Yan, but Nie Yan still went his own way. Achen looked at Nie Yan's father in the distance, but Nie Yan's father showed a smile, signaling Achen to be patient. When he looked at Nie Yan, he showed a hint of relief. Nie Yan had really grown up and had his own opinions on things. Although he opposed this extreme approach, he also admitted that it was indeed a good way to solve the problem. He couldn't stand some of the people in Zhan Shen Tribe either.

"I'll put my words here today. Whoever wants to say they're not useless, use facts to speak. Niuren Tribe will not assist Zhan Shen Tribe. If you win, I will apologize for what I said just now. If you can't do it, there's no way, only we, Niuren Tribe, can do it. None of the brothers in Niuren Tribe are cowards. Whether it's the Triumphant Empire, Zhan Dao Shi Xue (Bloodthirsty Battle Blade), or the Tuoba family, even if they have dozens of times our numbers, when they see us, they can only cry for their parents and run away with their tails between their legs. We won't say we can't do it before the official battle! What are those people if not useless?" Nie Yan swept contemptuously across the room.

Many of the players in this conference hall were hired by Tianxia Group at high prices. They were members of some large studios or players with excellent talent. They had their own pride and dignity. Nie Yan's words today completely touched their self-esteem. This was naked contempt!

The respect they had for Nie Yan before was all turned into anger, but the facts were in front of them.

Han Bing Zhi Yu stared at Nie Yan and said, "Although we don't have the strength as powerful as Niuren Tribe, and we can't be as invincible as you, I solemnly declare that we are definitely not useless!"

"Oh, really? It's easy to say, what do you use to prove it?" Nie Yan smiled disdainfully and looked around the room, saying, "Niuren Tribe was built by me. Although I am the son of the chairman of Tianxia Group, the development of Niuren Tribe has never relied on Tianxia Group from beginning to end. Niuren Tribe will not change any of its strategies because of the actions of Zhan Shen Tribe. Zhan Shen Tribe was built by you people. If Zhan Shen Tribe collapses, then Zhan Shen Tribe has no value in existing. Tianxia Group is enough with one Niuren Tribe. When the time comes, all those who should get out, get out."

The important members of Zhan Shen Tribe in the conference hall were like wild beasts that had been provoked. Although many people understood that Nie Yan was using the simplest form of reverse psychology, they still couldn't suppress the anger in their hearts. How could they remain calm after being called useless?

Their only way was to wash away this shame with action, otherwise the name of being useless would become a stain on their lives. At that time, many of them would probably have no face to continue in the industry of Faith or even virtual online games. They couldn't afford to lose face!

"One day in the future, everyone in this conference hall will hear you apologize in person!" Yimie, who had been silent all along, said in a deep voice. He decided to go all out and do his best. He didn't believe he couldn't defeat the Tuoba family! Although the Tuoba family had six times the number of Zhan Shen Tribe, many times, numbers couldn't determine anything, just like the Niuren Tribe in the past. Now the situation of Zhan Shen Tribe was much better than the Niuren Tribe in the past. If others could do it, why couldn't they? Since that was the case, it was well deserved to be called useless!

"I'm waiting for that day!" Nie Yan looked at the crowd. They were surging with emotions. Sometimes, anger was also a kind of power. The previous decadent atmosphere was finally swept away. They had been forced to the edge of the cliff and had no choice but to fight. There was a saying called breaking the cauldrons and sinking the boats (burning one's boats), with the courage to break the cauldrons and sink the boats, a person could explode ten or twenty times their fighting power.

In fact, the skills of this group of people were not inferior to those of the Tuoba family. What they lacked was the courage to fight to the death!

Nie Yan had done what he should do. He would temporarily not interfere with the war between Zhan Shen Tribe and the Tuoba family. When this group of people really couldn't defend, he would come back to clean up the mess. What he said just now was indeed very extreme. If this group of people was bloody enough and really got rid of the Tuoba family, Nie Yan was willing to apologize sincerely.

Nie Yan and Ci Dao (Thorn Blade) walked outside.

Ci Dao said to Nie Yan beside him, feeling a little depressed, "You're cunning enough. You don't have to pay anything and you make this group of people work for you. If Zhan Shen Tribe loses, you stand up and clean up the mess. By that time, the strength of the Tuoba family is estimated to have been depleted. If Zhan Shen Tribe wins, you have nothing to lose, just apologize. If I had known you were so cunning, I shouldn't have been tricked by you in the first place!"

Nie Yan laughed and didn't take Ci Dao's words to heart. Extraordinary means should be used for extraordinary things.

~~Something came up today, and I only had time to update now. There's only one update today. I'll organize my thoughts this month first......