Chapter 1 Unlocked Silver Treasure Chest

This silver treasure chest wasn't locked. Nie Yan reached out and opened it.

System: Treasure chest opening…37%...53%....

With a soft click, the treasure chest opened completely. Nie Yan reached into the chest. The items from dungeon treasure chests were mostly random. All sorts of things could be found; it depended on one's luck.

After searching for a while, Nie Yan pulled out a skill book and a necklace.

"It's a piece of jewelry. Not bad." Nie Yan was pleasantly surprised. Among all equipment, jewelry-type equipment, including rings, necklaces, and medals, were the hardest to obtain and the most valuable. Many people had empty slots in their jewelry equipment spaces.

Jungle Necklace: Unidentified.

Nie Yan used Super Appraisal to identify it.

Jungle Necklace (Silver): Level Requirement 0.

Stats: Defense 2-3, Agility +2, Perception +1.

Weight: 1 pound.

Usage Restriction: None.

Good stuff! It was actually a silver item. It was quite a pleasant surprise. He looked at the other skill book. It was the priest's Minor Heal. Minor Heal was the priest's lowest-level healing magic. Since Minor Heal skill books only dropped in dungeons and were difficult to find, the price remained high. It was even more valuable than some silver-grade equipment. Nie Yan already had the Jungle Necklace, so he didn't care much about Minor Heal. It was only worth around three silver coins. He didn't care about that small amount of money.

Nie Yan jumped down from the rock wall.

"Not bad luck. Got a necklace and a Minor Heal. Take the Minor Heal if you guys want it. The necklace is mine," Nie Yan said. If he took the equipment, he didn't have to pay. If Yu Lan and the others wanted the equipment, they had to share the money with Huanghun and the others. After all, they couldn't come here for nothing.

"The stats on this necklace are pretty good." Bai Kaishui and the others' eyes almost popped out. A silver-grade necklace! How much was that worth? They watched eagerly as Nie Yan put the necklace away. Unfortunately, it was someone else's.

"If Nie Yan hadn't opened the chest, we wouldn't have gotten this Minor Heal skill book at all. Let's just treat this skill book as if we bought it," Yu Lan said. She wasn't willing to take advantage of Nie Yan casually. Nie Yan had obtained the Minor Heal skill book; they hadn't contributed anything.

"Since you said that, then I won't be polite. The market price for Minor Heal is three silver coins, and you might not even be able to buy it. I'll give you a discount. Two silver coins will do. This price isn't a loss for you guys, right?" Nie Yan said. He wouldn't be overly polite.

"Won't you even try to decline?" Yao Yao stomped her foot.

Nie Yan chuckled and said, "Since someone insists on spending money, why should I decline? Only an idiot wouldn't want money. If you want this Minor Heal, I'll just give it to you. Even if you want ten, I'll help you find them. Since your captain wants to pay, she doesn't want to owe me a favor. If I politely decline, if you don't think I'm being fake, I'll think I'm tiring myself out too much."

"Our team's activity funds are only five silver coins. Can we owe you the two silver coins first?" Yu Lan said somewhat awkwardly. If they paid two silver coins, the team's funds would be even tighter.

"Your team is way too poor, right? You have to owe two silver coins. Forget it, forget it. Pay me whenever you want," Nie Yan said, waving his hand. A team couldn't even take out two silver coins. In fact, Yu Lan's team was already considered wealthy, but naturally, they couldn't compare to Nie Yan, this big spender.

The team members looked at each other. This was two silver coins, not a small amount! Nie Yan didn't even care about two silver coins. He really was rich and generous.

Yao Yao tugged on Nie Yan's clothes, her eyes fluttering as she looked at Nie Yan. Her gaze was pure and harmless. "Nie Yan, are you really willing to give me ten Minor Heal skills?"

"Alright, forget I said anything. Where am I supposed to find ten Minor Heal skills?" Nie Yan felt a chill down his spine. He knew what bad idea this little imp, Yao Yao, had.

"Hmph, you don't have any sincerity at all." Yao Yao pretended to be angry, but a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. Of course, she wouldn't really make Nie Yan find ten Minor Heal skills for her. She just wanted to tease Nie Yan.

Tang Yao looked up at the cliff. Nie Yan was actually able to find the treasure chest up there. He understood Nie Yan less and less. This childhood playmate had changed more and more, to the point where he couldn't even recognize him anymore. But there was one thing he was sure of: no matter how Nie Yan changed, he was still his brother!

"Next, we need to take out the two Dark Elves following us. There's a First Line Gorge ahead. We'll split into two teams. I'll lead one team in first, and the other team will stay a little further away from the entrance to First Line Gorge. Those two Dark Elves are very cunning. We'll lure those two Dark Elves in first, then block the entrance to the gorge, and then use Dust of Appearance. Everyone needs to be careful. Those two Dark Elves aren't very strong, but their movement speed is very fast. Be careful not to let them run away. If they run away, it'll be difficult to get them to take the bait again," Nie Yan said, while arranging the steps to implement the plan.

The group split into two teams. One team of ten people remained in place, waiting for orders. The other team of nine people headed towards First Line Gorge.

As Nie Yan walked, he concentrated. There was one in the shadows eleven yards to the left, but the other one didn't come? As he was thinking this, he felt something trailing them about ten yards behind.

"They're both here." Nie Yan smiled slightly. These two Dark Elves were quite timid and never separated. It was perfect to take them out in one fell swoop.

Nie Yan and the others entered First Line Gorge. On both sides were towering cliffs, dozens of yards high. In the middle was a small path that could accommodate five or six people side by side.

This narrow place was an excellent ambush spot. They had to succeed in one go. Those two cunning Dark Elves wouldn't fall for the same trick twice.

Nie Yan could feel the two Dark Elves pacing back and forth at the entrance to the gorge, and then they followed in.

"They took the bait. This time, we'll catch them in a jar," Nie Yan thought. He said in the team voice chat, "Yu Lan, you guys can come over now. Block the mouth of the canyon. Don't let those two guys run away!"

Being called by her name directly by Nie Yan, Yu Lan felt a little strange and uncomfortable, but now was not the time to worry about these things. She led the remaining players towards the entrance of First Line Gorge.

"I'm here!" Yu Lan replied.

Nie Yan opened the Dust of Appearance. The dust scattered out, filling the entire canyon. The dust floated to the shadows about ten yards away. Two skinny, monkey-like figures slowly revealed their outlines.

They were skin and bones, their entire bodies covered in dark gray skin. They wore tattered clothes and had pointed ears.

Compared to the handsomeness of the White Elves, these two Dark Elves were simply unsightly.

"shougoshougo!!" One of the Dark Elves let out a sharp, piercing cry.