Chapter 3 Outbreak

Three items dropped, a major score! The system rewards for killing monsters above one's level are always good. Nie Yan checked the stats of each piece of equipment.

Scarlet Poison Ring (Dark Gold): Requirements: Strength 120, Agility 160.

Stats: Attack 53-57, deals 20% poison damage, Poison Resistance +20, Ignores Level +1.

Weight: 1 lb.

Restrictions: Usable by all factions.

This ring was constructed from black metal, with a huge ruby embedded at the top, exuding a bewitching and strange color. A ring that could increase attack was truly rare, and it also dealt 20% poison damage, increased Poison Resistance by 20, and Ignored Level +1. Even at Level 30, such equipment would be incredibly awesome. Equipment dropped by Lord-class creatures couldn't be bad, let alone Dark Gold-grade items. It was a pity that accessories couldn't have gems slotted into them; otherwise, Nie Yan would definitely have leveled it up.

With the Scarlet Poison Ring, one could practically defy the heavens when one's level was low.

However, the requirements of 120 Strength and 160 Agility were simply unattainable for ordinary players below Level 30.

Nie Yan checked his own Agility. He had gained two points of Agility from the Chapter of Freedom when he leveled up, bringing it to 110. Since he had just reached Level 16, he had seven free attribute points to allocate. He put all of them into Agility, raising it to 117. He still needed 43 more points. He would have to find some skills that increased Agility.

If he equipped the Scarlet Poison Ring, Nie Yan's attack power would be heaven-defying, relatively speaking.

He looked at the leather armor.

Red Scale Leather Armor (Dark Gold): Required Level 30.

Stats: Defense 268-272, Damage Reduction 10%, Resilience +32, +1 Defense Level.

Weight: 27 lbs.

Restrictions: Thief class.

This Red Scale Leather Armor had decent stats, but it could only be used at Level 30, and it was also for Thieves. Tang Yao's luck didn't seem very good.

He looked at the potion recipe, and it turned out to be an Intermediate Instant Mana Potion recipe, which required an Intermediate Alchemist to create.

"Damn, jackpot!" Nie Yan understood the value of the Intermediate Instant Mana Potion. In terms of drop rate, it was a few hundred times rarer than the Intermediate Instant Health Potion. Because of its scarcity, its value was immeasurable. For mages, mana was their second life. During dungeon runs, a mana potion could provide them with sustained and stable output. In special situations, a mana potion could even save a team from destruction.

In his past life, the cost of an Intermediate Instant Mana Potion was about one silver coin, while the selling price was about sixty silver coins. If the raw materials were plentiful, an Intermediate Alchemist could successfully create fifteen Intermediate Instant Mana Potions per hour. A little calculation was enough to imagine the huge profits involved. The Wind Spirit Grass needed to make Intermediate Mana Potions grew in maps from Level 1 to Level 50. There should already be some appearing in the market now, but herbs were often grown sparsely, and they were rarer in lower-level maps. A single herb was usually the raw material for countless potions, and even if the major guilds didn't need them, they would often buy them up and store them. Therefore, even if one camped at the auction house, one wouldn't be able to buy much.

The Holy Roman Empire's alchemists had been poached by the Starry Night Pharmacy. They used fewer herbs, so the excess herbs would be sold to the Starry Night Pharmacy. The Starry Night Pharmacy could acquire a large number of herbs every day, so Nie Yan didn't have to worry too much. In the future, they would also have their own guild.

It was a bit of a pity that players couldn't afford Intermediate Instant Mana Potions yet. Only some rich people would buy them for collection, to save their lives at critical moments.

Tang Yao came down from the top of the rock and tossed the Weaver's Ring back to Nie Yan, asking, "What equipment dropped?"

"All Thief equipment."

"......Is my luck really that bad?" Tang Yao was speechless. However, the equipment dropped by Bosses was always random, so there was nothing he could do.

"The equipment you're wearing is no longer worthy of your current level. I have some Level 10 equipment there. You can wear it first. When we have time, we'll go farm a set of Level 20 equipment," Nie Yan said. After farming for a while longer, Tang Yao should reach Level 20.

After killing this Scale Frog Lord, Nie Yan's yellow name completely disappeared. He still couldn't get the Maniac Medal, so he could only regretfully give up and try again next time.

"Killing Scale Frogs gets rid of red names so quickly."

"Killing Scale Frogs is the fastest way to get rid of red names." Nie Yan hoped that the red name wouldn't disappear so that he could farm Scale Frogs for a longer time and maybe get the Maniac Medal.

He didn't expect that killing a Lord would take more than ten hours. Nie Yan and Tang Yao went to kill the remaining two Elite Scale Frogs as well. They shouldn't waste the daily respawns. After all, killing Elite Scale Frogs also gave a considerable amount of experience.

Nie Yan and Tang Yao didn't know how much of an impact Tang Yao's level surge had on the players. Po Tian had been surpassed, and without any suspense. The official forums were in an uproar because of this.

Guo Huai, Hao Cheng, Zhao Li, and the others all sent messages. Tang Yao's voice chat was about to explode.

"Yaozi, how did you suddenly level up so much? It's too terrifying!"

"Already seventeen! Oh my god, you're too awesome!"

"Awesome Bro! Surpassed Po Tian! We thought you wouldn't be able to surpass Po Tian today, but unexpectedly, you became so awesome!"

"Check the forums," Guo Huai said.

Nie Yan and Tang Yao opened the forums, the Green Land District. The forums were about to explode, with huge, bright red titles.

"Shocking Genius, Levels Up Three Times in a Row, Harrier is a Bug?" Official reply: Leveling up by killing monsters above one's level has extra experience bonus. According to verification, this player obtained system rewards by killing monsters above their level, which is within the normal monitoring range.

The Faith official team was always efficient. Less than two minutes after the players raised their questions, the officials had already given their answers.

Below were a lot of posts exclaiming about how incredible it was. Leveling up three times in a row, how much experience points would that take? What kind of monsters above their level did they have to kill to suddenly jump from Level 14 to Level 17?

'Green Land's Number One Genius, Levels Up Three Times in a Row, Surpasses Po Tian' 'The Birth of a Myth, Genius Harrier.' 'Raises Eyebrows for Players, Genius Harrier Surpasses Po Tian!'

Posts like these instantly pushed Tang Yao into the limelight, making him a celebrity.

"If they knew that this genius was still wearing a set of Fire Chaser's equipment, I wonder what their expressions would be like!" Tang Yao said with self-deprecating emotion. Although the Fire Chaser's set was still pretty good, it was too far behind his current level.

"Oh my god, it's on fire... it's too explosive." Guo Huai said breathlessly.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"Since just now, the number of players joining our guild has started to increase. Later, there were more and more, and I can't recruit them all. The guild headquarters is crowded with people, with thousands of people, and it's about to collapse." Guo Huai said excitedly. He couldn't have imagined that it would be such a grand occasion.

"How many people are in the guild now?"

"More than five thousand, and it's still exploding. Now we basically don't accept players below Level 8, only players above Level 8, but there are still many. It will take at least a day or two to recruit all these players, and it will take at least four or five days to sort out the guild affairs. If this situation continues, I think the number will break through ten thousand by tomorrow at least."

Listening to Guo Huai's description, Tang Yao and Nie Yan could roughly imagine what the situation was like at the guild headquarters.

The guild headquarters was an event area opened up by the server and given to the guild. At Level 1, the facade was very small, with only a small courtyard. It was very narrow. The house could accommodate one or two hundred people, and the courtyard could accommodate seven or eight hundred people at most. It would only expand after spending money to upgrade it. Guo Huai said that there were several thousand people crowded in front of the guild, which could only accommodate eight or nine hundred people in total. One could imagine what the situation was like.

"We succeeded!" Tang Yao said excitedly.

Nie Yan shook his head and said calmly, "It's too early to be happy now. We don't know how many people from other guilds are among these people. We still have to investigate their backgrounds one by one. If there are spies sent by other guilds, we have to clean them out. Also, it's hard to say how much combat power these players can gather. We have to eat one bite at a time. If we go too fast and fall, we won't be able to get up."

Hearing Nie Yan's words, Guo Huai and Tang Yao fell silent. They had been overwhelmed by the huge surprise. Now that they thought about it, they calmed down.

"Find a few more management talents and let them sort out the guild properly, dividing it into different levels. The higher the level and the higher the guild contribution points, the more guild benefits they can enjoy. I'll go back and set up the guild warehouse," Nie Yan continued.

"Now that you mention it, I understand. We were indeed too happy too early." Guo Huai said. Nie Yan's mind was much more mature than theirs.

"However, the current situation is also worth celebrating. After all, we have taken the first step. Although we can't compare to those old guilds, we have gained fame. As long as we do the rest of the work well, we will have a firm foothold, and then we can slowly develop."

"If the number of people in our guild reaches ten thousand, the equipment in the guild warehouse may not be enough!" Guo Huai was still a little worried.

"It doesn't matter, I have my own way!" Nie Yan said. In the current situation, in order to raise the guild, he had to desperately make money. The large number of Anti-Petrification Potions that he had collected before had been almost sold out. In a few days, the Level 10 dungeon, Flame Canyon, would open. That was an important dungeon. He could think of ways to collect and speculate on fire-resistant equipment, potions, and raw materials. There were also the Novice Flash Powder, Polymorph Scrolls, and Web Scrolls in Sosomiya. Now, most players were still hovering within Level 10, so these things still had a large market. The players' financial resources were slowly improving, and many people could afford these things. These things could enter the market on a large scale!

For the development of the guild, the guild warehouse must keep up, and it must be better than any other guild!

What Nie Yan was building was not a guild, but an empire!