Chapter 196 Wish Necklace

After the white light dissipated, a crisp system notification sounded. Nie Yan quickly checked the system prompt.

System: You have synthesized the Wish Necklace.

As long as the synthesis was successful and didn't fail, everything was fine. Nie Yan's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled. He felt relieved.

Nie Yan looked at the Wish Necklace's attributes: Alchemist Skill Level +1. He was overjoyed; this was one of the best attributes. There were several master-level alchemy recipes in the guild warehouse of the Nirvana Guild. With this necklace, he could start producing those potions.

Wish Necklace: Special Item.

Attribute: Alchemist Skill Level +1.

Restriction: Binds on Equip. Cannot gain skill proficiency while wearing this item.

Nie Yan immediately sent a message to Bird Perch.

"Boss, what can I do for you?" Bird Perch immediately stopped what he was doing and respectfully replied when he saw it was Nie Yan.

"Which of our guild's Advanced Alchemists has the highest success rate?" Nie Yan asked. This Wish Necklace would naturally be given to the person with the highest potion-making success rate.

"The person with the highest success rate… should be Di Diao De Nan Nan. Under normal circumstances, his success rate can reach around 95%. Next would probably be me," Bird Perch said after thinking for a moment.

Di Diao De Nan Nan had the highest potion-making success rate, while Bird Perch had a certain probability of making better potions and gaining a lot of skill proficiency. In comparison, Di Diao De Nan Nan was more suitable to use this necklace.

"I have a necklace here. Discuss it among yourselves to see who it's more suitable for," Nie Yan said, sending the Wish Necklace's attributes to Bird Perch before sending it to his mailbox.

When Bird Perch saw the Wish Necklace's attributes, he gasped. As an alchemist, he understood the value of this necklace. They had been holed up in the laboratory making potions for several months just to reach Advanced Alchemist. Although many of them were only one step away from Master Alchemist, they found it too difficult to break through the bottleneck. Without a special recipe to break through, they could only stagnate. Leveling up a master-level production profession skill was much harder than expected. And this necklace could instantly turn an Advanced Alchemist into a Master Alchemist, and a Master Alchemist into a Grandmaster Alchemist.

It was a pity that one couldn't gain skill proficiency when making potions while wearing the Wish Necklace. It could only be used as an auxiliary item when making potions. It was normal for the Wish Necklace to have such a restriction. If it didn't, it would be too overpowered.

"Give it to Di Diao De Nan Nan. He can make higher-level potions. Maybe he can even make Grandmaster- or Great Grandmaster-level potions in the future," Bird Perch said. He still had to manage Starry Night Potion Shop and didn't have much time to make potions. It was obviously more worthwhile to give this Wish Necklace to someone else.

"There are Master-level Health Potion and Master-level Mana Potion recipes in the Nirvana Guild warehouse. Have Di Diao De Nan Nan learn those recipes and make some potions," Nie Yan said. In his past life, Master-level potions were very scarce and expensive. Master-level Health Potions and Master-level Mana Potions could be considered higher-level items in the current stage. People like Brilliant Sacred Flame and Tang Yao already had tens of thousands of health or mana. Advanced Health Potions and Advanced Mana Potions couldn't meet their needs at all. Master-level potions, on the other hand, could instantly restore their health and mana to full.

Having Master-level Health Potions and Mana Potions when running dungeons would allow players to have more sustained combat power, and perhaps avoid the danger of wiping out the party once or twice.

"Okay," Bird Perch said, going off to arrange this matter.

After obtaining the Wish Necklace, Nie Yan felt much better. He continued to grind monsters in the area for a while, but he wasn't able to get any more Emeralds of Life.

Nie Yan packed up his things, preparing to return. A gust of wind blew past, and the air seemed to be mixed with the salty taste of the sea breeze.

Was it close to the sea here?

Nie Yan couldn't help but think, recalling the map. It was a bit far from the sea here. The exit to the sea to the south was about ten minutes away. It was incredible that the sea breeze could reach here.

The exit to the sea to the south... was it Silent Gulf?

When Nie Yan thought of this name, he suddenly remembered that he still had a quest in Silent Gulf. He pulled down the long quest panel and searched through it, finding a quest clue.

Nie Yan's next quest progress was to go to Silent Gulf to find the Dragonkin girl, Benita.

The Ten Holy Knights quest had only just begun. The final bosses of the Ten Holy Knights quest were too strong, whether it was the betrayer Bruin or the Hellhound. At least after level 100 and upgrading to Shadow Dancer, it would be possible to kill them, so Nie Yan hadn't triggered this quest yet.

Since he was here, he should go find Benita to get some quest clues first.

Thinking this, Nie Yan packed up his things, summoned the Faulkner Battle Horse that had recovered, and galloped off in that direction.

The light inside the canyon was a bit dim. Gusts of wind blew, and the trees swayed, making rustling sounds.

The Faulkner Battle Horse quickly sped across the wasteland.

Some movement in the jungle in the distance attracted Nie Yan's attention. Someone!

With a bang, an Elemental Ball screeched and exploded in the forest in the distance, emitting colorful light. A deafening scream came from the forest. Listening to the sound, it seemed to be the Lord Boss of this forest, the Berserk Black Bear.

Could someone be clearing the Berserk Black Bear over there? That was a Level 90 Lord. Even Nie Yan wouldn't dare to easily come into contact with the Berserk Black Bear. The Berserk Black Bear was definitely one of the most terrifying Lords at this stage.

Seeing the dazzling light of the Elemental Ball, Nie Yan was shocked. It was the Elemental Ball spell!

Nie Yan was very familiar with the Elemental Ball spell. In his past life, when he was over Level 100, the Elemental Ball was an essential spell for Elementalist when fighting them. It was extremely lethal. If he remembered correctly, the Elemental Ball should be a Level 100 spell, and one seemed to have to reach Level 110 to learn it.

Could someone have already broken through Level 100, or learned a Level 100 spell ahead of time?

With some doubts, Nie Yan put away the Faulkner Battle Horse and entered Stealth, flying towards the distance.

Traveling through the dark jungle for more than ten minutes, Nie Yan hid in a corner and looked towards where the battle was taking place. In the clearing in the distance, a giant bear was lying on the ground, its body covered in traces of being blasted by magic.

Based on the situation on the ground, Nie Yan could see that the giant bear's area of activity had always remained within a radius of ten yards. What strong control!

Beside the giant bear, there were two people wearing black cloaks. One of them walked to the giant bear, bent down and picked up something, then said something to the other person beside him. The two walked outside.

Nie Yan cast a Super Identify on them to see their stats.

Krasby: Level 120 Lord, Flame Judicator, Magister.

It was an NPC! Nie Yan was shocked. As for the other, slimmer figure, it was a player, an Elementalist.

Such a combination was truly astonishing.

Nie Yan couldn't detect the Elementalist's name and information. It seemed that he also had an item that hid his name and information.

Just as Nie Yan was casting Super Identify, the Magister Krasby suddenly stopped vigilantly, his gaze sweeping across the jungle and looking in Nie Yan's direction.

Not good, he's been sensed!

Nie Yan immediately held his breath. Only he understood how terrifying a Level 120 Magister was, especially an NPC. If he approached within 60 yards of the Magister, once a fight broke out, it would be difficult to survive.

The most terrifying thing about Magisters was that Random Teleportation Scrolls were ineffective against them. Even if you had used a Random Teleportation Scroll, their magic elements could follow the rules of space and quickly find you, pulling you back.

In his past life, Nie Yan had fought against Magister-level players. They could play with you however they wanted. You wouldn't have any chance to resist.

Even a Level 180 Great Thief might not be able to beat a Level 120 Magister.

This was a difference in rank.

This was also why so many people were eager for top-tier class titles like Magister and Shadow Dancer.

"Honorable Mr. Krasby, what happened?" the Elementalist next to him asked.

Krasby shook his head, then fell silent.

The two of them turned around and left, walking into the depths of the jungle.

That Magister named Krasby was too sensitive. Nie Yan didn't dare to follow. He couldn't help but feel curious and puzzled. How could a player get a Level 120 NPC to help him fight monsters?

Nie Yan thought for a moment. According to the setting of Conviction, there were a few possibilities.

First, the slave system. Players might encounter certain opportunities while doing quests to take NPCs as their slaves and have them work for them. Just like the Ten Holy Knights quest that Nie Yan had received earlier, if he could defeat the Hellhound and rescue the trapped Holy Knights, he could make Kalse become his slave. Second, that player was in the process of a quest. Sometimes, some quests that players received involved NPCs, such as escorting an NPC or assisting an NPC in killing a monster. Third, the hire system. Players could hire an NPC to work for them by paying some money. For example, Nie Yan's Holy Hire allowed him to hire a powerful Holy Knight to assist in battle.

Nie Yan could only make some guesses about the relationship between the NPC Krasby and the Elementalist, and had no way to investigate.

Nie Yan felt a sense of threat in his heart. There were so many strong people and geniuses in Conviction. If he didn't work hard, he might fall from the altar, which would be a huge disaster for the Nirvana Guild.

He must advance to Shadow Dancer as soon as possible! An ordinary Shadow Dancer wouldn't do; it had to be at least Holy Shadow Dancer level!

~~The weather was still very good yesterday, but today it's windy and rainy. Dizzy.