Chapter 1 Nie Yan's Observations

Nie Yan casually glanced at the Golden Land Dragon's attributes and noticed that although it had died once, its loyalty hadn't dropped much, only six or seven points. Since the Golden Land Dragon hadn't died in a long time, its accumulated loyalty was very high, so dying once or twice didn't reduce its loyalty by much.

The Golden Land Dragon had lured away the Rock Astrologers, but it couldn't hold out for long, probably only a few dozen seconds at most. With its strength, it was no match for the Rock Astrologers.

Nie Yan accelerated towards the Star Offering Platform, his heart pounding as he got closer to the floating Poison Sac of Finas.

If he had just five or six seconds, he could take the Poison Sac of Finas.

Just then, the news of Paladin Rein's death suddenly came.

Paladin Rein had only run twenty or thirty yards when he was caught by the three Rock Dire Wolves and torn to shreds.

The Golden Land Dragon ran fifty or sixty yards outwards, only to see the Rock Astrologers chasing after it, waving their staffs, and a powerful force enveloped the Golden Land Dragon.

Shadow Entanglement!

Shadows wrapped around the Golden Land Dragon, firmly binding it in place, unable to move.

The Golden Land Dragon let out a shrill scream as it was strangled by this terrifying force.

Nie Yan was getting closer and closer to the Poison Sac of Finas, only a few steps away, when the three Rock Astrologers sensed something, turned around, and discovered Nie Yan. Waving their staffs, their throats rolled as they let out a shrill roar.

Howl of Terror!

A powerful sound wave swept over, and just as Nie Yan was about to be hit by the Howl of Terror, he reflexively cast the skill Divine Arbiter. The sound wave swept across him.

Miss!

Divine Arbiter magic immunity.

Several other curses fell on Nie Yan. If he hadn't activated Divine Blessing, both the Howl of Terror and these curses would have instantly immobilized him.

Taking advantage of this time, Nie Yan lunged towards the Poison Sac of Finas, reaching out with his right hand and grabbing it. A sharp burning sensation came from his hand. Like the Fang of Finas and the Eye of Finas, the Poison Sac of Finas was covered in poison.

His skin quickly turned emerald green. Before the poison could take effect, Nie Yan used the skill on the Bead of Antidote to dispel the poison on his body, and with his right hand, he threw the Poison Sac of Finas into his backpack.

Just then, the three Rock Astrologers rushed up, waving the long staffs in their hands and smashing them down on Nie Yan.

Nie Yan took out a random teleport scroll from his backpack and crushed it directly.

The staffs in the hands of the three Rock Astrologers struck Nie Yan, but only the afterimage left behind after the random teleport. Nie Yan had already disappeared from the spot.

The light and shadow suddenly shifted, and when Nie Yan opened his eyes again, he was already a thousand yards away, in a dark jungle.

Safe, Nie Yan breathed a sigh of relief, hid in a corner, quietly waiting for the time of the Dark Portal to arrive, and looked at the Poison Sac of Finas he had just obtained.

Poison Sac of Finas: Quest item, Spirit Object, when it hits an opponent, it carries fatal poison damage, causing the opponent to lose health continuously, the damage is 30% of the attack, lasting 30 seconds.

He had finally obtained the three Spirit Objects, and all the conditions for using the Spirit Symbol were met.

Nie Yan looked at his quest progress.

Quest Progress: Find the Spirit Symbol - Spider Queen Finas.

There was another Spirit Symbol? It seemed to be for summoning Spider Queen Finas. Nie Yan hadn't used the Spirit Symbol for summoning the Crypt Lord yet, and didn't know what the effect was. As for this Spirit Symbol for summoning Spider Queen Finas, he could only look for it later.

Nie Yan waited in place, and after a few hours, the Dark Portal opened, and Nie Yan walked in.

The sky was a clear blue. Nie Yan returned to the surface again. The fresh air rushed towards him. When surface humans went to the underground world, they would feel very depressed, and their attributes would also decrease a lot. The same was true for underground players coming to the surface.

After returning to the surface, Nie Yan used a return scroll and arrived at Calore. The Bullsh*t Tribe guild's office in Calore seemed a bit deserted. The members of the Bullsh*t Tribe had all gone to Cripps Fortress. Whether Cripps Fortress could be preserved was related to the life and death of the Bullsh*t Tribe!

Nie Yan teleported from the office's teleportation point to Cripps Fortress. Cripps Fortress was a busy scene, with players from the Bullsh*t Tribe coming and going.

When they saw Nie Yan, they all showed excited expressions, feeling relieved. Nie Yan was undoubtedly the backbone of the Bullsh*t Tribe.

"Boss, you're back!"

All the players of the Bullsh*t Tribe were busy inside Cripps Fortress. This was where the most elite forces of the Bullsh*t Tribe were concentrated.

Nie Yan walked towards the guild headquarters. Guo Huai, Brilliant Cutlass, and the others were gathered in the Bullsh*t Tribe's guild headquarters. Seeing Nie Yan return, they greeted him one after another.

"How's the situation? Where are Cutlass and the others?" Nie Yan looked at Guo Huai and asked.

"Cutlass and the others are all setting up Cripps Fortress' defenses. The people from Soaring Swords will be here in two hours. They are advancing step by step with Ironclad Trebuchets as their fortresses, and we don't have any good solutions. The Azure Temple and the Holy Roman Empire held them back for a long time, suffering heavy losses. It's a good thing you're back." Guo Huai said. If Nie Yan wasn't here, and Cripps Fortress fell, he wouldn't be able to bear the responsibility!

"I just got a batch of equipment. Have someone sell it off as soon as possible. I estimate it can fetch at least a million gold coins." Nie Yan said, transferring all the equipment in his backpack to Guo Huai.

The trade window was densely packed with a large amount of equipment. Each piece of equipment was worth more than a thousand gold. Such equipment was usually very rare. When Guo Huai suddenly saw so many top-quality equipment, he was shocked. The money earned from selling these equipment would allow the Bullsh*t Tribe to not have to worry about money for the next period of time. The Bullsh*t Tribe needed to spend money in too many places. The players below needed compensation for dying, and the Azure Temple and the Holy Roman Empire had suffered heavy losses, so they also needed some compensation.

"Go gather all the Archmages from the Bullsh*t Tribe, the Azure Temple, the Holy Roman Empire, the Mad Warrior Alliance, and the War God Tribe. I'll have a use for them then." Nie Yan said. At the right time, he would use the Spirit Symbol to summon the Crypt Lord. This Spirit Symbol had to be treated with caution and used wisely, because its cooldown time was sixty natural days. Once it was used, it could not be used again for a long time.

Guo Huai was a little surprised. What did Nie Yan need so many Archmages for? But he didn't ask too much and passed on the instructions to the people below to gather the Archmages from several guilds.

"How's the production of our Goblin Arcane Cannons?" Nie Yan asked. If there was a Goblin Arcane Cannon, it might come in handy. Because the Goblin Arcane Cannon had a longer range than the Ironclad Trebuchet, and could be used to defend the city, it could compete with the Ironclad Trebuchet.

"The first Goblin Arcane Cannon has reached the final stage. I don't know how long it will take to assemble it successfully. I estimate it may take five or six hours, or maybe a little faster." Guo Huai said. With Cripps Fortress' solid city defenses, it would be impossible for Soaring Swords and his gang to break through Cripps Fortress' defenses in a day or two.

"Let's go see how much of the Goblin Arcane Cannon has been completed." Under Guo Huai's lead, Nie Yan went to the secret room behind the guild headquarters.

The Goblin Arcane Cannon was very important to this war.

The two passed through a narrow tunnel and entered the secret room.

Inside the secret room, a group of alchemists were nervously making the Goblin Arcane Cannon. They accelerated the process, because Guo Huai had given them instructions that they must produce the Goblin Arcane Cannon before Soaring Swords arrived at Cripps Fortress.

According to the information obtained by Guo Huai and others, the Ironclad Trebuchet's range was more suitable for melee combat between two armies, rather than siege warfare, because the maximum range of the Ironclad Trebuchet was only five or six hundred yards, which was a bit difficult to use for siege warfare. The range of the Goblin Arcane Cannon could reach a thousand yards, and if it was erected on the high ground of the city wall, it could go even further. Currently, Soaring Swords and his people didn't know that the Bullsh*t Tribe had a Goblin Arcane Cannon. If used well, the Goblin Arcane Cannon could achieve unexpected results.

When the alchemists saw Nie Yan and Guo Huai enter, they greeted them one after another. Nie Yan nodded and looked at their results. The Goblin Arcane Cannon was already taking shape and was doing the final finishing work.

The barrel of the Goblin Arcane Cannon was three yards long, and the muzzle was as big as a washbasin. It was dark all over, emitting a dark metallic luster. Below was a base. The entire Goblin Arcane Cannon weighed several thousand pounds, giving people a strong visual impact.

One could imagine how powerful such a big guy could be.

Next to the Goblin Arcane Cannon were also placed a large number of iron bullets. These iron bullets were actually solid iron balls, weighing twenty or thirty pounds. During the launch process, these solid iron bullets were burned red by gunpowder, and when they were thrown from high altitude, they could cause great damage.

"How much longer will it take to build?" Nie Yan looked at one of the alchemists in charge of this project and asked.

"More than fifty shells have been produced, and there is enough gunpowder. All that's left is the barrel of the Goblin Arcane Cannon, which still needs to be polished. If it's fast, it will take about three or four hours." The alchemist stood up straight and explained respectfully. He had come later. Although he had never seen Nie Yan, he only took one look and knew who Nirvana Flame was. The name of Crazy Thief Nirvana Flame was known to everyone.

"Five days to get this far is already good, especially since it's the first time you're making it," Nie Yan said. "Try to make it faster. We're going to use it soon." Soaring Swords was outside, and the Bullsh*t Tribe could be said to be in dire straits.

"Yes." The alchemist nodded and urged the alchemists under him to speed up their work.