Chapter 1 Teams Pioneering New Territory

Successful pioneering teams would receive extra team honor rewards and material rewards. Moreover, Soth's Valley was the last of the level-three dungeons, and the equipment dropped there was the best. Driven by profit, countless guild leaders led their elite teams into Soth's Valley. The cost of pioneering was painful, but still, people followed one after another. However, the vast majority were wiped out by the terrifying poison of ordinary werewolves before they even saw the boss.

The terrifying poison could cause people to tremble and lose the ability to act. In the current situation, only Black Phenol Potion could remove the terrifying poison!

Suddenly, the demand for Black Phenol Potion was infinitely amplified! Black Phenol Potion on the market suddenly became scarce.

Outside Soth's Valley was a vast plain. The usually calm grassland was now bustling with activity, with teams from various guilds scattered across the grassland in clusters.

A group of players from the Azure Sky Guild were gathered together, discussing the matter of Black Phenol Potion.

"It's strange. Logically speaking, we were the fastest to enter Soth's Valley. We were the first to have our people go to the auction house to buy Black Phenol Potion, but the Black Phenol Potion in the auction house seemed to disappear out of thin air. We only managed to buy three bottles."

"Maybe someone moved faster than us."

"Guild Leader Haotian, we have already had the alchemists in the guild do their best to make Black Phenol Potion."

The Guild Leader Haotian that these guild members were talking about looked to be twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. He was a paladin, very tall, about one meter nine, wearing simple gray-white battle armor. His expression was serious, and his imposing aura gave people a suffocating sense of oppression.

As a tycoon of Azure Sky Studio, one of the top ten game studios in the country, Haotian's name was already well known to domestic players.

"How long will all the Black Phenol Potion in the guild last us?" Haotian asked in a low voice. Someone had moved faster than them and bought up all the Black Phenol Potion in the auction house, so they could only think of another way.

"If we use it sparingly, it will last for one more run in Soth's Valley."

"How many alchemists in the guild have learned to make Black Phenol Potion?"

"Only one." The player who answered Haotian said awkwardly.

Haotian's face became even gloomier. If the supply of Black Phenol Potion couldn't keep up and another guild successfully pioneered the dungeon, their guild's ranking would probably drop a few places again. For a studio like theirs, a difference of one or two places in the guild rankings would involve huge economic benefits.

Not only the Azure Sky Guild, but also Holy Flames of Light, Triumph, Holy Roman Empire, Totem of Faith, Radiance of the Earth, Atlantis... Almost every guild that was qualified to enter Soth's Valley was troubled by the same problem. The Black Phenol Potion on the market was almost extinct, and the Black Phenol Potion produced by their own guild was not enough to support the team to enter Soth's Valley.

There were at least sixty guilds preparing to enter Soth's Valley in the first batch!

The same problem plagued the elite teams of these guilds.

"Guild Leader Fox, what should we do? Without Black Phenol Potion, we can't enter Soth's Valley. It is said that someone has already farmed golden warrior equipment from Soth's Valley." Dusk said with some frustration. Their guild was the most miserable. There wasn't a single alchemist in the entire guild who could make Black Phenol Potion, and they didn't have any Black Phenol Potion in reserve.

"Give me a list of the equipment produced in Soth's Valley." Half-Awake Fox's tone was a little irritable.

"Warrior's Wild Wind, Metal Tenacity Set, Elemental Mage's Blazing Flame Set, and some scattered pieces." Dusk handed Half-Awake Fox a document, and suddenly thought of Nie Yan, adding, "This is all information from the simple difficulty. The official has not announced the items produced in the expert difficulty."

"Warrior's Metal Tenacity, no, we must get it! Regarding the Black Phenol Potion, first find a alchemist who can make Black Phenol Potion. If that doesn't work, spend a high price to poach one from another guild! Where do the Black Phenol Potion recipe and materials drop?" Half-Awake Fox looked at the other team members.

"It is said that they are in Canglang Valley, but there are relatively few. If you go there specifically to look for them, I'm afraid you won't find many."

"Quiet Bay, Black Scorch Island also have them."

"Are there any other places?" Half-Awake Fox asked.

"No more."

"Let the people in the guild go there to level up more. I don't believe we can be suffocated to death by Black Phenol Potion."

"The people from other guilds should have thought of it too. If too many people are leveling up there, we may get very little."

"No matter what, let's collect as much as we can." Half-Awake Fox sighed.

The major guilds also stepped up their efforts to collect Black Phenol Potion materials and search for Black Phenol Potion recipes. The guild teams on the grassland left one after another. Soth's Valley, which had just opened and been lively for a while, gradually became deserted.

Carol City has been lively recently. Players are constantly posting advertisements on the streets, buying Black Phenol Potion in large quantities, twenty-five copper coins per bottle, and ten silver coins each for Black Phenol Potion recipes.

This price has already soared more than 10 times compared to Nie Yan's previous purchase price.

Because Nie Yan swept away the Black Phenol Potion on the market, the shortage of Black Phenol Potion became even greater, and the increase was even more fierce. Even with such a price, there are still not many people on the market willing to sell Black Phenol Potion.

The hype effect has begun. Some free alchemists who do not belong to major guilds and people who hold a large amount of Black Phenol Potion have also begun to be reluctant to sell, hoarding goods for price increases, and the market supply has been greatly reduced.

Looking at the market situation, the price of Black Phenol Potion will continue to rise. It is now a seller's market. This situation will last for at least ten days. Nie Yan is now the price maker, and he can completely be patient and wait.

Nie Yan looked at his backpack. With the Random Teleport Scroll, he could go and get another Chapter of Order. He suddenly thought of something. Before going to get the Chapter of Order, he had something else to do.

This matter was equally dangerous, but the rewards were very tempting.

Nie Yan went to the store to buy a lot of consumables, and also went to the auction house to buy a batch of arrows with additional damage, as well as a lot of silk. After returning, he used silk to make ten intermediate combat bandages. In addition, there was also a black robe that could cover his face.

Since he was going to a map above level ten, Flash Dust, Polymorph Scroll, and Web Scroll were not very useful, but Nie Yan still put some in his backpack.

After preparing, Nie Yan walked towards the teleportation array.

Advertisements for the purchase of Black Phenol Potion were everywhere on the streets along the way, which reassured Nie Yan. The major guilds had a very large demand for Black Phenol Potion, which showed that his investment was completely correct.

Nie Yan thought for a while, the Holy Roman Empire must also be overwhelmed by the Black Phenol Potion matter at this time. If he helped Half-Awake Fox at this time, with Half-Awake Fox's character, if he encountered anything in the future, he would definitely take Nie Yan's favor into consideration.

Moreover, selling a portion of Black Phenol Potion to the Holy Roman Empire would be a beneficial thing for Nie Yan. Seeing the Holy Roman Empire successfully launch the pioneering work in Soth's Valley, other guilds would definitely be jealous, thus more frantically pushing up the price of Black Phenol Potion. In this way, Nie Yan could not only make money, but also gain the favor of Half-Awake Fox, and also increase the price of Black Phenol Potion, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.