Chapter 1 Nie Yan's Preparations

Nie Yan went to his personal warehouse and checked the three pieces of equipment Xing Zhi Huihuang had stored there.

Two of the three pieces of equipment were of Legendary grade. The other was a broken staff that could trigger a Mage quest. Xie Yao had already accepted a set quest, so this staff was obviously useless to her. After thinking about it, Nie Yan decided to give the staff to Bad Egg.

Of the other two Legendary pieces of equipment, one was for Warriors, which could be used by Shui Se, Hei Bai, or Wu Feng. As for the remaining piece, it was actually a Thief item, the Ophiris Armguards.

Nie Yan checked the attributes of the Ophiris Armguards.

Ophiris Armguards: Level Requirement, 100.

Item Description: Armguards used by the Shadow Dancer Ophiris. They contain lingering combat memories of Ophiris.

Attributes: Defense 820-838, Magic Resistance +20%, Defense Level +2, Health +10%.

The attributes of these armguards were quite good. High defense and high magic resistance could greatly reduce the damage a player received, especially the increase in Defense Level. Generally, the higher the Defense Level, the less likely one would be to suffer damage when attacked. Nie Yan's current Defense Level was 7. Ordinary players probably only had 3. Under normal circumstances, players with an Attack Level lower than 3 could no longer break through Nie Yan's defense. Even if Nie Yan stood there and let them attack, they wouldn't be able to hurt him. Attack and Defense Levels were generally difficult to increase.

Compared to the Ophiris Armguards and the Angleris Guardian Hand, his previous equipment was simply trash.

Perfect, he could equip them at level 100. Nie Yan put on the armguards. His defense and health increased significantly. With Nie Yan's current defense and defense level, he could withstand five or six attacks from a level 100 Lord without any problems.

He already had two pieces of Legendary equipment. Before level 180, he should at least get a set of Legendary equipment to use, and then switch to the Abak Set at level 180.

His gaze fell on his boots. There was still one piece of the Sogote Shadow Shard that he hadn't collected. Once he did, he would have three pieces of Legendary equipment. He hadn't had time to collect it because he had been too busy. Nie Yan knew the location where he could collect the remaining shard. Even if Sun and the others went there, it would be useless without him leading the way.

The Sogote Shadow required three shards: the Sogote Cloth Boots, the Sogote Feather, and the Sogote Cloth Scroll. There was still one Sogote Feather he hadn't obtained. In his past life, the Sogote Feather was brought out by a Shadow Dancer.

If he wanted to collect the Sogote Feather, he would have to delay for two or three days.

Nie Yan carefully considered the matter. His level had left ordinary players so far behind that it didn't matter if he delayed for two or three days. Before advancing to Holy Shadow Dancer, he should try to get as much good equipment as possible. This would make the Holy Shadow Dancer advancement quest easier.

After making up his mind, Nie Yan asked Guo Huai to collect some good gems to use for socketing the Ophiris Armguards and the Sogote Shadow. He himself prepared to set off to collect the remaining shard of the Sogote Shadow.

The Sogote Feather was left behind in the far north of the Greenland Empire. The process of collecting it was very simple. If all went well, he could make a round trip in two hours at most. However, the requirements to go to the far north were very high. Cold Resistance needed to reach 260 points to go there. Nie Yan's own Cold Resistance was only a little over 120 points, so he had a lot of preparations to make. Making his Cold Resistance reach 260 points was a very difficult task.

In the following period, Nie Yan tried every means to improve his Cold Resistance, including buying Cold Resistance skill books, looking for equipment with high Cold Resistance, and so on.

To increase his Cold Resistance to 260 points, he estimated that he would have to spend at least 200,000 gold coins.

After learning a Flame Physique skill book, Nie Yan looked at his own Cold Resistance. It had reached more than 180 points. He still needed to increase it by more than 80 points. Nie Yan felt that he was at his wit's end.

Unless he could buy a rare accessory, Nie Yan searched through the accessory slots.

After who knows how long, Xie Yao sent Nie Yan a message, asking, "The students from the First Military Academy are having a party at the central arena in Carol City. Do we want to participate?"

Nie Yan thought about it. He told Guo Huai to continue searching for things that could increase his Cold Resistance. It wouldn't hurt for him to go to the arena and take a look.

"Okay, I'll go with you. Where are you now?" Nie Yan asked in a voice message.

"I'm over here at the pet store," Xie Yao said.

"Okay, I'll be right there." Nie Yan put on the Shadow Walker's Robe, hiding his face in the hood, and walked towards the pet store.

After a while, Nie Yan and Xie Yao met at the entrance of the pet store. Xie Yao was also wearing a slightly gray cloak and had hidden her information. Too many people knew them. If they didn't hide themselves, they might encounter some unnecessary trouble.

Nie Yan could still sense Xie Yao's slender figure beneath the large cloak, that familiar, faint, elegant fragrance, which was refreshing.

"Let's go," Nie Yan said, pulling Xie Yao towards the central arena of Carol City.

At the entrance of the Carol City Central Arena, there were several warriors in golden armor guarding the entrance. Nie Yan and Xie Yao registered their class and names, and then walked into the arena.

Looking towards the arena, the stands were packed with people, which was quite spectacular. There were five or six thousand people here. This was only a small portion. Many people were unable to come because they were on quests or leveling.

The players of the First Military Academy held a gathering every once in a while. On the one hand, it was to connect with each other. Some scattered players could find a team that suited them. On the other hand, some organizations within the First Military Academy also hoped to absorb some new blood through this method.

Nie Yan glanced around. The strength of the students of the First Military Academy was quite good. Their levels were generally at least level 70 or higher. People with levels that were too low were too embarrassed to participate in the gathering.

"Look, it's Sister Hua Sha, and Bad Egg and them," Xie Yao pointed to the seats next to the central arena.

Nie Yan saw Shi Li Hua Sha, Unkillable Bad Egg, and on the other side, the people from Bloodlust were also there, as well as many familiar faces, including Liu Rui.

It was really lively here, Nie Yan couldn't help but think.

Nie Yan and Xie Yao sat down in a corner behind the command department. Due to the adjustment of his appearance, he didn't recognize the students around him one by one. These students chatted with each other and introduced themselves. Since they were in the same class, they would definitely become familiar with each other slowly.

Nie Yan was just here to watch the fun, so he didn't go up to get to know these students. He whispered to Xie Yao.