“Then who should we look for?” Yao Yao asked, thinking that although her classmate was in the Sacred Roman Empire, there was no direct conflict between him and Nie Yan, so it might be possible to ease the tension. Maybe she could introduce them to each other in the future, but not today.

“I know someone from the Sacred Roman Empire named Huang Hun, an arcane mage with a magic damage of fifty-two. But I don’t know if he’s free today. They’ve even cleared the Black Flame Forest and are preparing to go to the Augmater Mire. He might not be willing to come to the Treant Forest. Let me send him a message and ask,” the shield warrior Bai Kai Shui said after pondering for a moment.

After a while, Yu Lan asked, “Bai Kai Shui, how is it? Is he willing to come?”

“He agreed,” Bai Kai Shui said excitedly. It was a pleasant surprise. He had teamed up with that friend to grind monsters before, and they only met a few times. For him to agree to come, he was giving him a lot of face.

“That’s just enough for twenty people. We can set off when he comes,” Nie Yan nodded, surprised that it was someone from the Sacred Roman Empire. What a coincidence.

“Bai Kai Shui is really popular, even able to find someone from the Sacred Roman Empire's elite team,” Chen Bo complimented, glancing at Nie Yan and Tang Yao. If they cleared the Treant Forest smoothly, Nie Yan and Tang Yao might often participate in their team activities in the future. He wanted to find a way to drive away these two uninvited guests, so he wanted to win over more people.

“It’s nothing, that friend is just giving me face,” Bai Kai Shui said, also feeling flattered.

“He’s the real expert. He’s about to go to the Augmater Mire, so he must have cleared the Treant Forest before. It would be better to have him as the leader,” Chen Bo glanced at Nie Yan and Tang Yao.

Chen Bo was annoying Tang Yao, and if Nie Yan hadn't stopped him, he would have exploded long ago.

“If he has cleared the Treant Forest, it wouldn’t be bad to have him as the leader,” Nie Yan replied nonchalantly.

“You know you're useless, right? If you knew you couldn't do it, don't try to act tough,” Chen Bo said, unrelenting and completely lacking restraint.

“Chen Bo…” Yu Lan frowned and scolded, her tone quite displeased.

Seeing Yu Lan angry, Chen Bo mumbled a few words and stopped talking.

After a while, a white light flashed in the town of Tarrak, and a figure appeared in the teleportation array. It was an arcane mage wearing a black arcane robe, looking to be in his late twenties. The black robe was covered with strange runes, making him look mysterious and solemn. Nie Yan recognized at a glance that it was the arcane mage's Dark Winter set, the top equipment for arcane mages at the moment. The Dark Winter set and Tang Yao's Torchbearer set were at the same level, but the Torchbearer set was more suitable for elemental mages, while the Dark Winter set was more suitable for arcane mages, so for arcane mages, the Torchbearer set was not as good as the Dark Winter set.

“Hey, Huang Hun, long time no see,” Bai Kai Shui greeted him.

“Long time no see.” Huang Hun also greeted Bai Kai Shui, glanced at everyone, and said, “Hello, everyone.” When Huang Hun spoke, he had a faint air of arrogance. He was from the Sacred Roman Empire's elite team, which was not the same level as Yu Lan's small team. If he hadn't been free today, with the team preparing to enter the Augmater Mire, and the fact that Bai Kai Shui was a good person and he had some friendship with him, he wouldn't have bothered to come.

“This is our leader, Yu Lan,” Bai Kai Shui introduced Yu Lan.

Huang Hun nodded at Yu Lan and smiled, “I didn’t expect your leader to be a beauty. Hello, beauty.” Huang Hun greeted Yu Lan. After all, he had seen the world, so he didn't lose his composure when he saw a beauty like Yu Lan, appearing polite and humorous.

Yu Lan nodded in acknowledgement. “Hello.” Huang Hun had the bearing of a true expert.

Chen Bo approached Bai Kai Shui, wanting Bai Kai Shui to help introduce him. Huang Hun saw Nie Yan behind the crowd, his eyes lit up, and he walked towards Nie Yan.

“I didn't expect Brother Nie Yan to be here,” Huang Hun said in surprise.

“You are?” Nie Yan pondered for a moment, searching his memory, and then he remembered that there was such a person vaguely behind Half-Asleep Fox in Link Town that day.

“You don't recognize me, but I recognize you. Our guild leader invited you before. That day in Link Town, I was standing behind the guild leader. Brother Nie Yan has good skills, tripping Lama Hengdao at a critical moment,” Huang Hun said, his face glowing as he talked about Nie Yan.

Hearing Huang Hun's words, everyone in the team cast curious glances. What was Nie Yan's background? He even knew the guild leader of the Sacred Roman Empire. As for Lama Hengdao, he seemed to be the guild leader of Dark Slaughter. The people Nie Yan was in contact with were all so important.

“You know Brother Nie Yan?” Bai Kai Shui asked, slightly surprised.

“It's more than just knowing him. Brother Nie is now a celebrity in our Sacred Roman Empire. Our guild leader invited him to go to the Augmater Mire together, but Brother Nie Yan made harsh demands, allowing him to choose all the thief equipment. None of our guild members would dare to talk to our guild leader like that,” Huang Hun said with great interest. He was a straightforward person and did not hide his admiration for Nie Yan at all.

Everyone in the team looked at each other in dismay. Who was Half-Asleep Fox? He was the guild leader of the Sacred Roman Empire, a legendary figure. He invited Nie Yan to go to the Augmater Mire together, and Nie Yan even made demands. It was clear that Half-Asleep Fox was begging Nie Yan!

Half-Asleep Fox, as the guild leader, couldn't have bad judgment, could he?

Didn't that mean that Nie Yan was a god-level figure that every elite team was begging to get? Looking at it that way, the conditions Nie Yan set for joining their team to go to the Treant Forest were light.

Huang Hun was from the Sacred Roman Empire, so his words should be true.

“Yao Yao, you’ve invited a great god for our team,” Yu Lan joked.

Yao Yao raised her eyebrows, also feeling flattered.

Chen Bo didn't expect Nie Yan to have such a big background. Knowing that he was not on the same level as Nie Yan, he was like a frosted eggplant, deflated and sulking on the side, harboring a sinister thought in his heart that he must make Nie Yan pay the price.

When the team members looked at Nie Yan, their eyes flashed with strange colors, and they speculated about Nie Yan's background.

Tang Yao was even more elated, nudging Nie Yan with his elbow and whispering, “Not bad, kid, you’re hiding it well. When did you get to know the guild leader of the Sacred Roman Empire?”

“Yesterday,” Nie Yan said calmly. Face was not given by others, but earned by himself. To be honest, if he didn't have the skills, it would be useless no matter how much face Half-Asleep Fox gave him. His goal was still to lead the team to clear the Treant Forest first.

However, what he wanted to try was the expert difficulty that no team dared to touch easily!

“Everyone’s here, let’s go,” Nie Yan said, walking towards the outside of the town.

“Why is Brother Nie Yan still going to the Treant Forest dungeon?” Huang Hun asked. Logically speaking, with Nie Yan's strength, he didn't need to waste time on such a low-level dungeon as the Treant Forest anymore.

“I need the Featherfall Gem from the Treant Forest, and there are a few top-quality thief equipment in the Treant Forest, so maybe I can get one or two,” Nie Yan said. Anyway, everyone would know in the end, so there was no need to hide it. He had a good impression of Huang Hun.