Chapter 1 Mist Dispelling Scrolls

The mist in the Gryphon Woodlands was too thick. Without a Mist Dispelling Scroll, it was impossible to move an inch. If the thieves didn’t scout well enough, they would easily encounter monsters and get wiped out. Therefore, a trip to the Gryphon Woodlands would consume at least one Mist Dispelling Scroll, sometimes even two or more.

Typically, a guild team would have to use up more than fifty Mist Dispelling Scrolls to roughly scout out the Gryphon Woodlands and gain a relatively detailed understanding of it. Only then would they have a steady harvest.

In his past life, the Gryphon Woodlands were extremely lively, with guilds frequently fighting each other there.

Nie Yan connected to voice chat and said to Guo Huai, "Find some mages and have them check the Mage Guild in Carol City. Look for a mage named Azeroth and see if they have any Mist Dispelling Scrolls for sale."

"What's the use of that Mist Dispelling Scroll?" Guo Huai asked.

"You'll find out when the time comes. Remember, these mages must be trustworthy, and absolutely no information can leak out," Nie Yan said. If the Mage Guild started selling Mist Dispelling Scrolls now, he would definitely buy them all up without hesitation.

"Understood, I'll arrange it immediately." Guo Huai saw how cautious Nie Yan was and realized that this matter might not be simple, so he didn't dare to delay.

After a while, news came back from Guo Huai's side.

"They do have Mist Dispelling Scrolls, but they're outrageously expensive. One scroll costs five hundred gold coins," Guo Huai said. He was puzzled as to why Nie Yan would be interested in such a thing; it wasn't practical at all.

"Have the people below buy them all and store them in my personal warehouse," Nie Yan said excitedly after hearing Guo Huai's words.

"Five scrolls in total, that's going to cost two thousand five hundred gold coins!" Guo Huai said with some pain. Even if they had money, they shouldn't be spending it like this.

"Not just Carol City. Send people to the Mage Guilds in all the cities and buy up all the Mist Dispelling Scrolls there. Also, send some people in disguise to the Satreen Empire. Don't let a single Mist Dispelling Scroll slip by!" Nie Yan said. He wanted to cast a net and monopolize the Mist Dispelling Scrolls. Since the Mist Dispelling Scrolls refreshed every five days and were a fixed refresh, he would buy them as soon as they appeared, so that the Mist Dispelling Scrolls wouldn't appear in the sight of other players. If the confidentiality work was done well, the Mist Dispelling Scrolls would become an exclusive commodity of the Ni Ren (Amazing People) Tribe.

Of course, the Ni Ren Tribe alone couldn't consume so many Mist Dispelling Scrolls. Nie Yan didn't have that much money to hoard Mist Dispelling Scrolls all the time. While satisfying his own people's needs, he naturally had to put the Mist Dispelling Scrolls on the market to be sold.

In his past life, many people squeezed into the Mage Guilds to snatch these scrolls. Once they snatched them, they could sell them for two or three thousand gold coins in the market, or even more. This was a surefire profit, and the several-hundred-percent profit was enough to drive many people crazy.

If this business was monopolized by the Ni Ren Tribe, in addition to making money, he would at least be able to screw over the Mage Alliance, Sacred Guardians, and Angel Corps guilds.

The most important thing right now was to do a good job of keeping it secret and then making a fortune quietly.

"Are you sure there's a market for this stuff?" Guo Huai asked. The Greenland Empire had at least twenty or thirty large cities, and there were fifty or sixty smaller cities. With the number of players entering the game gradually increasing, the population of many small cities was rapidly increasing, and Mage Guilds were also being established. There was also the Satreen Empire. Combined, the two empires had at least a hundred cities. Buying up all the Mist Dispelling Scrolls would require at least 250,000 gold coins. According to Nie Yan, they would refresh every five days, which meant they would have to spend 250,000 gold coins every five days. This was not counting the teleportation fees. If this money couldn't be recovered, Nie Yan would have to make a few more trips to the underground world.

"Don't worry, I'll give you a surprise when the time comes," Nie Yan said with a smile.

"Alright then," Guo Huai nodded. Fortunately, the Ni Ren Tribe had a large fortune. Their total assets were nearly 10 million gold coins, and they had more than 2 million in liquid funds. Otherwise, they wouldn't dare to spend money like this. After all, a guild with so many people had to spend a lot of gold coins every second, which wasn't easy.

Under Nie Yan's instructions, Guo Huai began to arrange the work. Many of the Ni Ren Tribe's mages took off their guild badges, concealed their identities, and went to various cities. These mages were all trusted by Guo Huai and Nie Yan, and their loyalty was beyond doubt.

After working for two or three hours, this net was finally cast. What kind of effect it would have would only become apparent after some time. It was still easy to recover so much investment, but of course, Nie Yan's goal was not just to recover the cost, but also to make them exert powerful power.

Once the guild stabilized, Nie Yan would have to go to the Sacred Temple to do the Shadow Dancer class advancement quest. Recently, the harassment from the Mage Alliance, Sacred Guardians, and Angel Corps towards the Ni Ren Tribe had not stopped. The Ni Ren Tribe couldn't deal with so many guilds at once and could only maintain a defensive position. If it were an ordinary guild, they might have already experienced a financial crisis under this degree of harassment, but the Ni Ren Tribe had a frightening amount of money, so the impact wasn't very big.

In addition to the threats from the Mage Alliance, Sacred Guardians, and Angel Corps, recently, as more and more players entered the game, guilds, one after another, with the support of major financial groups both domestically and internationally, had also begun to develop rapidly. The Sword of Gods and the Light and Darkness Empire were relatively typical examples, and there were also the Blood Moon Guild, the Hidden Dragon Guild, and the Reigning the World Guild, among others. Due to the game having its own language translation system, more and more foreign players had also begun to enter. Most of them entered in an organized manner, and many were professional studios. They were still developing, and if they formed a group to build a guild, their strength should not be underestimated.

Most of these newly established guilds would choose some small cities outside the sphere of influence of the major guilds, where they could develop with peace of mind. Now, the teleportation fee of one gold coin was not too difficult for players to bear. Since there were too many people in large cities like Carol City, and it was often difficult to find a good place to level up, some players had begun to evacuate to remote areas. This also provided an opportunity for the development of these small guilds. A single spark can start a prairie fire.

It had been more than four months since Faith was launched, and it was a great time for the major guilds to develop rapidly. During this period, Nie Yan didn't dare to leave. He would wait and see how the situation developed.

In his past life, the Greenland Empire could be described as a place where many schools of thought contended. Although Cao Xu had acquired the five major guilds, their troubles never stopped. Guilds rose up one after another, causing a great impact on their ruling position. It was not easy for them to maintain their dominant position in the Greenland Empire, and there were several times when their imperial hegemony was almost destroyed.

Like sailing against the current, one must advance or retreat. Nie Yan understood that the Ni Ren Tribe could only continue to develop in order to ensure its future position. Otherwise, sooner or later, one guild after another would kill their way up and replace the Ni Ren Tribe.

If the Ni Ren Tribe wanted to achieve hegemony, they had to be prepared to withstand the impact.

According to the information Nie Yan had obtained from Guo Huai, there were quite a few guilds recruiting players in Carol City. As long as their level reached 50 or higher and they were willing to join their guild, they would even reimburse the teleportation fee. Most of the old members of the Triumph Empire, Soaring Dragon, and other guilds had left Carol City, but no one knew where they had gone.

In addition to the guild affairs, Nie Yan's recent goal was to reach level 100 and then advance to Shadow Dancer. He racked his brains to think of some fast leveling methods. Nie Yan remembered the Dark Gem in his backpack. He had been keeping this Dark Gem all along and would never use it randomly without suitable equipment.

Dark Gem (9): Can be used for inlaying. Additional attribute: Converts 10% of the attack into Dark Penetration damage, 1% chance to ignore defense. Equipment requirement -10.

In a while, he would let this Dark Gem play its due role and then smoothly reach level 100.

A very small thing, if it can play its role, the effect it can cause is definitely amazing.

Looking at the time, it was already time to log off. Nie Yan logged off and came out of the game pod. He remembered that today was the graduation party. He looked at the game pod next to him and saw that the game pod next to him happened to open, and Xie Yao walked out of it.

Perhaps it was the nourishment of the nutrient solution, but Nie Yan felt that Xie Yao's skin was becoming more and more fair, as crystal clear as a pearl, making people want to take a bite. Xie Yao, wearing a pink halter dress, was indescribably sexy and alluring.

"Nie Yan, there's a graduation ceremony today, and I heard there's also a performance. Let's go together," Xie Yao said with some anticipation.

Nie Yan frowned and said, "It's a little unsafe for you to go out."

"It's okay, we can disguise ourselves. I asked my father," Xie Yao said with a smile. If she didn't attend such an important event, it would be a little regrettable.

Nie Yan thought for a moment. Since Xie Jun had agreed, Zheng Rong Consortium and Dragon Leap Consortium should send people over, and if he called Saber over as well, there shouldn't be any major problems. He said, "Alright then."

Nie Yan and Xie Yao washed up, changed their clothes, and left the villa.

Huada High School Affiliated, today it seemed particularly lively here, people coming in and out. It seemed like there would be a performance to watch later.

"Nie Yan, didn't you say you were going to have a friend protect us? Where is he?" Xie Yao asked, puzzled.

"He's already here," Nie Yan said with a slight smile.

Xie Yao showed a blank expression. She looked around, and everyone coming and going seemed to be students, and they all looked somewhat familiar. Where was the friend that Nie Yan was talking about?

Nie Yan smiled and said, "Let's go in." If Saber was so easily discovered, then he wouldn't have to work anymore.