Finally, he finished off the White-Haired Behemoth. Nie Yan glanced at his experience bar, which had jumped up a large chunk, about 28%.

A Lord-class creature like the White-Haired Behemoth usually took hundreds of people to bring down. The experience gained was split between everyone, so it was still quite generous. However, since Nie Yan was the only one getting it, it was a substantial amount.

He walked over to the White-Haired Behemoth’s corpse, bent down, and picked up the items it had dropped. He saw two Level 110 equipment pieces and several gems. For ordinary players, these might be considered good treasures, but for Nie Yan, they were just ordinary items that could be sold for some money.

Nie Yan tossed the two equipment pieces into his bag and summoned the Darkwing Dragon.

The Darkwing Dragon crouched down and lowered its head in front of Nie Yan.

He tossed the Darkwing Dragon a piece of meat, patted its head, and prepared to continue searching for the next Level 100+ Lord on its back. There wouldn’t be any other Lords appearing within several thousand yards of here.

Just as Nie Yan was about to mount the Darkwing Dragon and leave, he suddenly sensed something. He looked towards the distant jungle, scanning the area, but found nothing. There shouldn’t be anyone else here. He leaped and straddled the Darkwing Dragon’s back.

The Darkwing Dragon flapped its wings and soared into the sky, flying towards the distance.

Smiling Not For Me emerged from the jungle after seeing the Darkwing Dragon fly far away. He had thought he was discovered earlier and was startled, quickly hiding himself. Running into someone in this kind of place was something that couldn't be easily explained.

After coming out, he estimated the distance between him and Nie Yan earlier, and his heart trembled. The distance between him and Nie Yan was at least a dozen yards, yet he was almost discovered. What kind of perception was that! He once again deeply felt Nie Yan's power.

He heard that Nirvana Guild was recruiting in Moonlit City. Becoming an elite member of Nirvana Guild was much more profitable than being a professional player. After pondering for a moment, he took out a Return Scroll.

Nie Yan rode the Darkwing Dragon, searching the sky and taking down one Lord-class monster after another. By the afternoon, he had reached Level 99, and the Level 100 mark was just around the corner. There definitely wouldn't be enough time today. He'd level for another day tomorrow, and it should be about right.

In the afternoon, Nie Yan also obtained a Emerald Green Gem of Life, his luck was pretty good. Perhaps because he was challenging Lords above his level, all sorts of superb items were dropping, many of which were extremely rare.

With two Emerald Green Gems of Life, he could synthesize two Aspiration Necklaces upon returning to the city.

After thinking about it, he decided to synthesize the Aspiration Necklaces first, so that Nirvana Guild's production classes could get to work with them.

Nie Yan used a Return Scroll and returned to Calore City. He went to his personal storage to retrieve the other materials.

Just then, Nie Yan suddenly received a message from Guo Huai.

"There's a Thief who wants to join our Nirvana Guild, but he's asking to join the elite group. I told him that if he could beat Knight, Leng Aoying, and Xia Chongyubing, I'd sign an elite contract with him..." Guo Huai said, his tone sounding somewhat depressed.

"And the result?" Nie Yan asked, intrigued. This guy dared to request joining Nirvana Guild's elite group; either he was arrogant and conceited, or he really had some skill.

"Knight has already lost. That person is currently challenging Leng Aoying, and Leng Aoying is actually at a disadvantage. This guy is skilled enough. But he proactively offered to join Nirvana Guild, and I think there might be a problem. It's best if we don't accept such dangerous people," Guo Huai said. Being responsible for Nirvana Guild, he didn't dare to easily let people with unknown identities in.

Guo Huai's worries were not without reason, but Nie Yan had some other ideas. Nie Yan smiled slightly and said, "I don't think so. If I were the leader of a guild, how would I arrange for my people to enter the opposing guild?"

Hearing Nie Yan's words, Guo Huai fell into thought.

"If I were a guild leader, I would definitely have my subordinates join the opposing guild first, in a way that attracted the least attention. I would have them start from the bottom, gather their own forces, and then climb up little by little. The longer they were in the guild, the more trust they would gain, rather than using such a conspicuous method. Furthermore, joining the elite group wouldn't allow them to discover any information at all. They would have to penetrate the other party's management. Signing an elite contract is equivalent to binding themselves to it, let alone having any opportunity to develop," Nie Yan said. No guild leader would use such a foolish method to arrange for their people to enter the opposing guild.

"So, that person is trustworthy? If that's the case, he's indeed qualified to join Nirvana Guild. I estimate he might be on par with Sovereign Descendant and Sun. Leng Aoying has already lost," Guo Huai said. Nirvana Guild's elites were all figures who could dominate an area when they went out. Being able to defeat them meant that his skills were indeed extraordinary.

"What's his name?" Nie Yan asked, curious about the appearance of such a person.

"Smiling Not For Me," Guo Huai said.

Hearing this name, Nie Yan was shocked. It was him! When it came to skills, among the Shadow Dancers, Smiling Not For Me was definitely one of the top-tier players. It was just that he was relatively low-key, and it was rare to get news about him. Nie Yan had once thought about personally recruiting him, but after contacting him, he discovered that he had blocked private messages, and he couldn't find him. It was quite frustrating. He didn't expect that he would actually come to his door today.

"Give him the elite contract. If he has any conditions, as long as they aren't too excessive, you can agree to them," Nie Yan said, still feeling uneasy, and added, "Don't let him leave, no matter what!"

"Understood," Guo Huai nodded. It seemed that Nie Yan valued this Smiling Not For Me very much.

Smiling Not For Me taking the initiative to come to his door made Nie Yan feel quite happy. As Nirvana Guild grew stronger, the elites of the entire Greenland Empire were gradually gathering towards Nirvana Guild. This was a good sign. Nie Yan could feel that Nirvana Guild was growing, and one day, Nirvana Guild would become an immortal legend under his leadership.

Nie Yan took out two sets of materials for synthesizing the Aspiration Necklace from his personal storage.

He placed the first set of raw materials into the Pandora's Box. With everything prepared, Nie Yan clicked Confirm Synthesis.

Compared to the first time, the second synthesis wasn't as nerve-wracking. After a dazzling golden light flashed, a crisp system notification sound rang out. The light dissipated, and a necklace lay quietly in the center of the Pandora's Box.

He looked at the necklace's attributes: Enchanter Skill Level +1. The other restrictions were the same as the previous necklace.

He continued with the second synthesis and obtained another necklace, which was Alchemist Skill Level +1.

These two necklaces were much more important than some superb equipment. In the future, Nirvana Guild would definitely be the guild with the most Master-level production classes.

Nie Yan handed these two necklaces to Bird Wasteland, to be handled by him.

After getting everything settled, Nie Yan prepared to go to the library. He still had a Book of Runes here that needed to be deciphered to find out what it was.

Greenland Empire Royal Library.

This library was the oldest and most extensive repository of books in the entire Greenland Empire, located on the edge of Calore City's central square.

Usually, very few players would come here. Not many people would calm down and read books in the library. They felt they didn't have enough time to level up, so how could they do such a boring thing?

Nie Yan did know that looking at the information here was definitely beneficial, but unfortunately, even he himself rarely did such things.

He stepped onto the steps of the library, surrounded by NPCs coming and going. They either hurried in or left with one or two books tucked under their arms, all dressed in luxurious clothing. They were the nobles of Calore City.

Nie Yan entered the library, passed through the narrow corridor, and walked into the hall. He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise as he looked ahead.

What a huge library!

All he saw in the hall were rows of bookshelves, stretching forward. The shelves were densely packed with thick books, a dazzling array that was overwhelming. Each of these books was made with great care, using the most expensive materials.

Each row of books was strictly categorized. Nie Yan walked forward and, after searching for a few minutes, reached the language section.

Looking at so many books, Nie Yan was a little dumbfounded. How difficult would it be to find out which language the symbols on the Book of Runes belonged to! There were at least tens of thousands of language books here, with more than 300 different languages.

Nie Yan remembered that there was an NPC in the language section. If he wanted to learn a language, he had to talk to him first.

In his past life, Nie Yan had come to this place, but he had left after a short while. If you wanted to learn various languages, the most common ones required a few gold coins, while some rare, ancient languages required even thousands or tens of thousands of gold coins.

His gaze searched around and saw an old NPC in the corner of the library. The old man's clothes were very tattered, with many patches. He was dirty and unsightly.

This slovenly old man was the person he was looking for, Language Master Edmonson, a guy who had learned more than 200 languages. In all of Greenland, he could be considered a legend.

However, his slovenliness was also well-known. Players would often smell a strong odor of sweat when they walked near him.

Under normal circumstances, learning a language from Edmonson cost a bit of money and was done in a few seconds. Plus, Edmonson didn't issue quests, so he was one of the NPCs that players didn't like very much. Players often treated him with disrespect.

Edmonson was dozing off, looking a little tired. He seemed even older now.

The phrase "in his twilight years" was most appropriate for describing Edmonson.

In his previous life, when Nie Yan saw Edmonson, Edmonson was usually sitting in a corner reading a book, occasionally looking up when a player walked by.

Should he wake Edmonson up?

Nie Yan hesitated. He was worried that waking Edmonson up would cause him displeasure, after all, he needed to ask Edmonson about some things.

After weighing it for a moment, he decided against it. It wasn't as if he lacked the time. He stood respectfully next to Edmonson.