Edmonson snored softly, looking like he would sleep for a long time.

Nie Yan was a little anxious. He didn't know how long it would take for Edmonson to wake up.

Did that mean he would have to wait here indefinitely until Edmonson woke up?

After standing for a few minutes, he felt restless. His time was precious; he could level up quite a bit with that much time.

*Might as well wake Edmonson up,* Nie Yan thought. He walked a few steps forward, and as he approached Edmonson, a stench of sweat wafted over, causing him to frown. The smell was awful, like socks that hadn't been changed in months.

At this moment, probably no player could feel any goodwill towards Edmonson.

Edmonson was as slovenly as a beggar. He really couldn't understand how the Royal Library of the Greenland Empire would hire such an NPC as a library administrator.

Nie Yan also looked depressed. The smell was too awful. He should wake Edmonson up quickly, finish the matter, and leave. But just as he was about to move forward, he suddenly stopped, thinking of something, and retreated.

Every NPC set up in *Conviction* had its own unique qualities. Although Edmonson was so slovenly, he was, after all, so learned, mastering more than two hundred languages. Perhaps his status in the Greenland Empire was even higher than his own. Would it be a bit presumptuous to wake Edmonson up like this?

His lack of understanding of Edmonson made him hesitate.

Nie Yan carefully examined himself. He shouldn't be disrespectful in his words towards any NPC in *Conviction*. This was a basic quality of a top player because every NPC, no matter how humble or weak, could bring you huge benefits. Many opportunities were often missed due to unintentional disrespect.

Retreating to a distance of about two or three yards from Edmonson, Nie Yan continued to wait, his state of mind much calmer than before.

The impatience gradually faded away, and Nie Yan couldn't help but chuckle. He had been reborn, yet he still hadn't learned to be calm.

Time passed minute by minute, ten minutes, fifteen minutes.

Just as Nie Yan was about to leave and come back in an hour, Edmonson opened his sleepy eyes, stretched, and yawned. His hazy eyes fell on Nie Yan, and he immediately stood up in surprise.

"Respected Mister Nie Yan, hello." Edmonson greeted him somewhat timidly, his trembling movements all indicating his nervousness at this moment.

In terms of status, he and Nie Yan were too far apart. Nie Yan possessed a series of high-level titles such as Great Scholar and Demon Hunter, while Edmonson was just a small administrator in the Royal Library, without any title. Even a commoner could bully him.

The difference in status made him dare not show any disrespect towards Nie Yan.

Seeing Edmonson's performance, Nie Yan could be sure that Edmonson had little status in the Greenland Empire.

"Hello, Mister Edmonson. It's like this, I would like to ask you about something," Nie Yan said. Although he knew that Edmonson's status was humble, his tone was still quite polite.

"Respected Mister Nie Yan, how long have you been waiting here? I am very sorry. If you need anything, please tell me, and I will do it immediately," Edmonson said. He was just like an ordinary commoner in the Greenland Empire, fearing power and acting cautiously.

When players saw them being so timid, they certainly wouldn't give them a good look. But Nie Yan, after the reflection just now, didn't show any disgusted expression, but instead smiled kindly, "Mister Edmonson, it's like this, I need you to help me identify some text." He took out the *Book of Alexia's Glyphs* from his backpack, which was covered with tadpole-like, unrecognizable characters.

Nie Yan's humble tone moved Edmonson a little. Since he became the administrator of language materials in the Royal Library, no player or NPC had ever treated him as politely as Nie Yan. Everyone ordered him around, and he could only swallow his anger. Only Nie Yan used honorifics when speaking, and his eyes were a little red as he tremblingly took the book of glyphs from Nie Yan's hand.

"Respected Mister Nie Yan, this is Elwynn script, a script used by an ancient tribe that roamed the Barren Highland. They were the creators of Pandora's Box. This scroll of glyphs should be a synthesis recipe," Edmonson said, his voice a little hoarse.

"Recipe?" Nie Yan's heart skipped a beat.

"Yes, I can't understand them for the time being, I need to find some information, please wait a moment," Edmonson said respectfully.

"Okay, thank you, Mister Edmonson," Nie Yan nodded.

Nie Yan's politeness moved him. Edmonson glanced gratefully at Nie Yan and walked towards the bookshelf in the distance, moving the books on the shelf, searching for them.

Seeing Edmonson's expression, Nie Yan was thoughtful. Even when he encountered those low-status NPCs in the future, he should be polite. With his current status in the Greenland Empire, if he was approachable, which of those NPCs would dare not do their best for him?

While pondering, Nie Yan suddenly felt something different, glanced down at his character status, and found that there was an additional attribute: Humility.

Humility refers to maintaining an equal attitude when encountering people of lower status than oneself.

This system prompt surprised Nie Yan. He didn't expect to have an unexpected gain.

He counted all the character statuses he currently had, and there were already seven in total, including Justice, Courage, Mercy, Honesty, Sacrifice, Perseverance, and the Humility he had just obtained.

Seven already, which character statuses were still needed to complete the set? What kind of rewards would there be after completing the set?

Nie Yan couldn't help but speculate. These character statuses seemed very mysterious. How could he collect the rest? He didn't have any clues for the time being. Each of these character statuses was hard-earned. Who knew when he would get the next one? He could only rely on luck.

He was fascinated. Just as he was distracted, Edmonson walked over with a heavy, tattered book. He held the book of glyphs and, comparing it with the words on it, began to translate.

Because he had obtained a new character status, Nie Yan's mood was much better, and he had a little more goodwill towards Edmonson. If it weren't for this old man, he wouldn't have gotten this character status. Waiting so long just now was worth it.

Edmonson translated the words on the book of glyphs word by word, sentence by sentence. Nie Yan looked at the translated words and found that it was actually a synthesis method.

Using emeralds, aquamarines, and more than thirty other types of rare gems, over a hundred in total, plus the book of glyphs, one could synthesize a magic-conducting artifact, the Glyph Magic Orb.

It was actually a magic-conducting artifact!

Nie Yan couldn't hide the ecstasy in his heart. The current players may not have heard of magic-conducting artifacts, because it was only when players reached levels of one hundred and fifty or sixty in the later stages that they could obtain magic-conducting artifacts. Magic-conducting artifacts were already considered legendary items, slightly inferior to divine items. They were sub-hand equipment used by magic instructors. Each magic instructor was only allowed to have one magic-conducting artifact, which could be used with a staff to unleash powerful power.

Some magic-conducting artifacts could guide the casting of a powerful magic, and some magic-conducting artifacts could provide magic instructors with powerful magic power. If a magic instructor had a magic-conducting artifact as sub-hand equipment, it could increase his strength several times over. In his previous life, very few people were able to possess magic-conducting artifacts.

"Respected Mister Nie Yan, this is the complete content of the book of glyphs." Edmonson said respectfully, handing the book of glyphs to Nie Yan with both hands.

"Thank you, Mister Edmonson, you have helped me a lot." Nie Yan thanked him.

"You are a respectable person. It is my honor to be able to do these things for you." Edmonson said solemnly.

Nie Yan smiled, glanced at the book of glyphs, and saw that he still needed to accumulate and collect many gems on it before he could gather them all. What the final magic-conducting artifact would look like could only be seen then. Any magic-conducting artifact was very powerful. This was a consensus among the players.

It was translated without having to learn any language, which saved a lot of money. Learning this small tribe's language would cost a lot of time and money, and it might not be useful in the future, so it wouldn't be worthwhile.

Nie Yan said goodbye to Edmonson and walked out of the Royal Library, looking at the time, it was almost time to log off.

He listed all the gems needed on the book of glyphs on a list and sent it to Guo Huai, asking Guo Huai to collect them, and also issued a collection task in the Assassin Alliance.

If he encountered things that couldn't be gathered, issuing a task in the Assassin Alliance would be much more convenient. The Assassin Alliance now had a total of eleven thousand professional player members, and there were many master-level players. Helping to find something was not simple, as long as Nie Yan gave enough money!

Bird Doesn't Lay Eggs also often issued tasks to collect various raw materials in the Assassin Alliance, which could often collect many very rare raw materials, which helped the pharmacists in the Starry Night Potion Shop a lot.

The Assassin Alliance was a very powerful force, and there was still a lot of power that had not been explored. Nie Yan started thinking about how to better utilize the Assassin Alliance.

Just as Nie Yan was about to log off, Guo Huai suddenly sent him a very explosive message. Angel Feather was killed once by Shadow Killer. The Angel Corps was provoked by Shadow Killer. The Angel Corps and the Century Financial Group were sending people everywhere to hunt down Shadow Killer. In addition, Shadow Killer's Dark Undying Studio had completely sided with the Century Financial Group. Shadow Killer had completely become a stray dog.

Nie Yan was not surprised that Shadow Killer was able to successfully assassinate Angel Feather. Shadow Killer's skills were at the same level as King of the World, Sun, and others. In addition, Angel Feather had no defenses against Shadow Killer, so it was normal to be assassinated. Shadow Killer dared to assassinate Angel Feather, which must have provoked the Century Financial Group. With the Century Financial Group's powerful financial resources, it was not surprising to see the Dark Undying Studio defect.

Shadow Killer really kept his promise and completed their first agreement! Nie Yan thought, and a trace of admiration arose in his heart for Shadow Killer. Shadow Killer was a man who kept his promises!