Chapter 1 Dozens of Magic Spells

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Bang, bang, bang, dozens of magic spells exploded on Kuodao and the others. Five white lights flashed, and of the eight people, only three remained, and all three had only a sliver of health left.

Two of them, red-named players, were killed, and equipment littered the ground.

The remaining three were about to run when dozens of shield warriors and berserker swordsmen rushed up from behind, blocking them.

There was no suspense in the encirclement and annihilation!

The number difference was too great. The triumphant players didn't even have a chance to fight back.

"Thank you, brothers of the guild!" Knight's Elegy said in the group chat. If it weren't for these brothers' help, they would have surely died at the hands of the Triumph players.

"I've been holding a grudge against Triumph for a long time."

"Sooner or later, we'll destroy them!"

"Brothers on the east side sent a message that Triumph players are advancing this way, about three or four hundred of them!"

The members of the Niuren Tribe all changed color. They had only just made a move here, and the Triumph players were already here. Their reaction was too fast.

"There must be an internal spy in our guild, otherwise they wouldn't have come so quickly!"

"Let's fight them!"

"It's too costly to fight them like this. Everyone should go back first," Knight's Elegy said. He was more calm. The executive president had warned them that now was not the time to fight Triumph.

"Pick up the equipment and go back!" A more influential warrior said in a deep voice in the group chat.

Everyone read their Return Scrolls, and flashes of white light appeared as they all returned to the city.

A few minutes later, a large team from Triumph arrived, led by Netherflame.

"These guys run fast!" Netherflame cursed irritably. Recently, these guys' news had been getting more and more accurate. Maybe Triumph had also been infiltrated by spies.

"Netherflame, what do we do now?"

"What do we do? What else can we do? Go back and level up!"

Just because they didn't catch the Niuren Tribe's people this time didn't mean it was over. The intense local friction made everyone feel the uneasiness between the two major guilds. The Niuren Tribe had been suppressed all along, and their losses far exceeded those of Triumph, only gaining some advantages locally. But the Niuren Tribe had been patient, accumulating strength, waiting for a future explosion.

The jungle was full of lush greenery, covered with all kinds of wildflowers, as beautiful as a fairyland. One or two giant, golden armored beetles wielding steel forks flew through the forest. The colors on their backs were also dazzling. They wandered through the jungle, occasionally stopping to perch on the gray bark of trees.

Nie Yan's body was hidden in the jungle. He bypassed the flying golden armored beetles, snuck to the side of a tree, and found a locked silver treasure chest. He squatted down and began to pick the lock to open the chest.

System: Treasure chest opening, 3%...37%...

System: You have opened a silver treasure chest. Lockpicking skill gains 1 skill proficiency.

With a click, the treasure chest was opened. Nie Yan pulled out two items from inside. They were both level 20 items, a silver warrior armor and a silver holy knight's mace, with decent stats. Nie Yan threw the items into his backpack.

Perhaps the sound of Nie Yan opening the treasure chest alarmed the surrounding golden armored beetles. Immediately, dozens of golden armored beetles wielding steel forks rushed towards Nie Yan.

These golden armored beetles were all level 21 monsters, and so many of them were very difficult to deal with.

Nie Yan activated Shadow Dance and quickly disappeared from the monsters' sight, dashing away.

The dozens of golden armored beetles lost their target and returned to their wandering state.

Nie Yan traveled through the jungle, running for more than ten minutes, and arrived at the foot of another mountain. After searching among the rocks for a long time, he finally found a locked silver treasure chest embedded in the rocks. He squatted down and continued to pick the lock.

After a while, with a click, another treasure chest was opened.

He reached into the treasure chest and pulled out an item. It was the Holy Knight's Minor Healing spell. This was a good item. Skill books and the like required very high guild contribution points for players to enjoy.

Nie Yan threw Minor Healing into his backpack.

"Nie Yan, are you there?" Guo Huai sent Nie Yan a message asking.

"What's the matter? Is something up?" Nie Yan entered stealth and dashed towards his next target.

"I want to apply for a few guild missions. I've collected more than ten gold coins, but it's still not enough."

"How much do you need?"

"About three gold coins."

"Go to the Starry Night Potion Shop and take ten gold coins," Nie Yan said. Applying for guild missions often required a lot of money. In the early stages of guild development, it was indeed a huge money-consuming machine. Because of this, the threshold for joining the guild was raised. Without sufficient funds, the guild simply couldn't develop.

"Has Triumph made any moves recently?"

"Small frictions haven't stopped." Guo Huai talked about what happened to Knight's Elegy, Ganzhe, and the others in the afternoon, and said, "It's a pity, four of them were killed. They were too impulsive."

Nie Yan thought for a moment. This kind of guild brawl was common in all major guilds. If a guild member was robbed of a monster by someone else, and no one in the guild chat paid attention after shouting for a long time, then the guild was basically finished. This kind of mutual support should be encouraged. After this incident, those participating players would be even more loyal to the guild.

"Four were killed, but they killed eight of them, including three red-named players. It's not a loss!" Nie Yan said with a smile, "Give each participating player 10 guild contribution rewards!"

"Are you sure? More than 100 players, that's more than 1000 guild contribution points!" Guo Huai said in surprise.

"I still think 10 guild contribution points is too stingy. Tell them that the guild is just starting to develop, and ask them to be considerate!" Nie Yan said.

In fact, 10 guild contribution points wasn't a small amount for ordinary players, because in the Niuren Tribe, 200 guild contribution points could be exchanged for very good silver equipment. They had to donate a lot of herbs, materials, and other items to donate 10 guild contribution points.

The Niuren Tribe took the herbs donated by the players to the potion shop to make potions, sold the potions to earn money to buy equipment to fill the guild warehouse, and the equipment in the guild warehouse could be exchanged for more materials and items from the guild members. This was a circular economy, and the Niuren Tribe's guild warehouse was rapidly expanding. Therefore, Nie Yan was generous and full of confidence.

"I think they'll be ecstatic," Guo Huai said with a smile.

"Then I'll go and get busy," Nie Yan said. He was already approaching the Hellfire Cave.

The Niuren Tribe's guild group chat was hotly discussing today's events.

"How should we handle the equipment that dropped?" Ganzhe asked.

"Of course, auction it off in the guild for guild contribution points, and everyone shares it equally," Knight's Elegy said firmly. If it weren't for these brothers today, they would have surely died. You can't forget your roots.

Ganzhe also nodded and said, "But we should give a little more to Douzi and the others. They lost a level and dropped a piece of equipment."

"Okay."

"Thank you everyone for today. Now let's start auctioning the equipment we got today, starting with the warrior's silver equipment that dropped from the Boar Leader."

The guild group chat suddenly became lively.

"I bid 79 guild contribution points!"

"I bid 120 guild contribution points!"

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This piece of silver equipment didn't have particularly good stats, and it was finally sold for 130 guild contribution points. Then Knight's Elegy began auctioning off the other equipment. The equipment that dropped from the red-named players was all good, and it was exchanged for about 1860 guild contribution points, which was equally divided among the brothers who participated in this activity.

"Since there are a lot of people, the contribution value that everyone gets is a little less. Don't mind it."

"It's okay, Knight is too serious. We just went to join in the fun. I don't want my contribution points. I ran there and didn't even cast a spell, and then came back after using a Return Scroll."

"Haha."

Good-natured laughter was heard in the guild group chat.

"Next time we encounter Triumph, if there's an activity, don't hide it. Shout it out in the guild group chat, and let's all crush them to death together!"

Knight's Elegy's heart was warm. It was too enjoyable to be in this guild.

"Have you guys laughed enough?" Guo Huai made his appearance with a straight face.

The atmosphere in the guild stagnated for a moment.

"Wanggengde Wo Niu, Boss."

"Boss."

"You guys were too impulsive today. You lost four brothers for a piece of equipment. They wouldn't have needed to die!"

The guild members were silent, but in their opinion, death was death. The silver equipment was still valuable. Seeing that Guo Huai was about to get angry, they didn't dare to talk back to Guo Huai.

"However, it's commendable that other guild members went to rescue when a guild member was in trouble. Therefore, Nie Yan has decided to reward each of you with 10 guild contribution points. The guild is just starting, so don't think it's too little." Seeing that he had intimidated the guild members, Guo Huai smiled slightly.

"Long live Boss Nie Yan!"

"Long live Executive President!"

A burst of cheers erupted in the guild. 10 guild contribution points was already a lot. More importantly, this was a kind of recognition of them by Nie Yan and the others.

After calculating a little, there were more than one hundred players present. Nie Yan gave each person 10 guild contribution points, which was more than 1000 points, equivalent to five level 10 silver equipment. This was still considered little? They were speechless.

Nie Yan's actions were very popular. In Nie Yan's opinion, money was secondary. If he could win people's hearts, it would be worth it. If there was a group of players who were absolutely loyal to the Niuren Tribe in the future, even if there were only ten thousand, it would be more valuable than more than one hundred thousand ordinary guild members. The Mad Rogue Alliance was a clear example.

The discussion in the guild slowly subsided, and the players continued to immerse themselves in the intense monster grinding and leveling.

System: You have discovered the Hellfire Cave.

Nie Yan looked at the outside of the cave. The outside had been burned to a scorched black, and no living things grew there. A rolling, scorching wave of air surged out of the cave, and flames occasionally burst out from inside the cave.

Nie Yan drank a bottle of Intermediate Fire Resistance Potion from the Starry Night Potion Shop, looked at his own fire resistance status, increased by nine points, lasting for five minutes, which was enough. His body slowly disappeared, and he stealthily entered the cave.