If the Death Ripple Scroll were to be auctioned off, its price would probably reach several hundred gold coins. Considering the input versus the output, it might not be proportionate. Perhaps not many people would dare to be as reckless as Nie Yan in throwing around Death Ripple Scrolls. This leveling session used up scrolls worth nearly thirty to forty thousand gold coins. Even the Century Financial Group wouldn't dare to spend money so ruthlessly. However, at the original price of two gold coins per scroll at the bottom of the earth, Nie Yan spent only four to five hundred gold coins to level up seven times and obtained equipment worth more than twenty thousand gold coins.
Nie Yan had Guo Huai send a thief to help him transport all the dropped items back to the city.
"I've obtained seven Elementary Resurrection spells. Distribute them to the priests with better skills," Nie Yan said. Good steel should be used on the blade. These seven Elementary Resurrection spells had to be used well.
Hearing Nie Yan's words, Guo Huai was stunned. The market price of an Elementary Resurrection spell was as high as several thousand gold coins. Basically, whenever an Elementary Resurrection skill book appeared, players would madly snatch it up. Wealthy players would frantically bid up the price, often to an unbearable level. Naturally, the Niu Ren Tribe wouldn't acquire such expensive skill books. The drop rate of Elementary Resurrection was extremely low. The guild's players could only obtain one or two every few days. Nie Yan said he had obtained seven, which made Guo Huai a little incredulous. The entire Niu Ren Tribe had only obtained nine Elementary Resurrection spells until now.
"Where did you get so many Elementary Resurrection skill books?" Guo Huai asked in surprise.
"Level 80 maps. I estimate we can still obtain quite a few. Have Hooligan, Brilliant Cutlass, and the others come over. Strive to get them all to Level 50," Nie Yan thought. It was useless to only raise his own level. He had to bring up the levels of all these top-tier members!
Guo Huai hurried off to make arrangements.
After Nie Yan reached Level 54, he paused his leveling and summoned the Golden Earth Dragon. Then, he activated the experience sharing feature, allowing the Golden Earth Dragon to enjoy all the experience. The Golden Earth Dragon's level also soared, quickly breaking through Level 45 and then starting to push towards Level 50.
By Level 45, the Golden Earth Dragon's health had already reached 6,000. Its attack and defense had greatly increased. This Golden Earth Dragon had become an unrivaled overlord-level pet.
After a while, Tang Yao arrived. Nie Yan took Tang Yao to level up for a while. Watching one group after another of Level 80 green-skinned elves fall to the ground, Tang Yao was amazed. So this was how Nie Yan leveled up. No wonder his leveling speed was so fast! Before, when Tang Yao cross-leveled to grind monsters, he would at most grind Level 60 monsters and would never dare to come to a Level 80 map.
Immediately afterwards, Sun, Shui Se Yuntu, Brilliant Cutlass, Daitou Dage Qi Zai, and others also arrived, a total of more than twenty people, all elites of the Niu Ren Tribe.
"It's so dangerous along the way. It's all Level 60 and 70 monsters. Nie Yan, how did you manage to get here?" Shui Se Yuntu asked. Nie Yan really dared to go anywhere!
Nie Yan smiled and said, "There are Level 80 green-skinned elves here. Be careful."
Nie Yan distributed some Death Ripple Scrolls to them. Everyone split into several groups to grind monsters. Generally, warriors and thieves would grind monsters, while magic users would sit on the sidelines and soak up experience.
After using up the remaining Death Ripple Scrolls, it was estimated that most people could reach Level 50. Sun, Shui Se Yuntu, and a few others who were already Level 50 should be able to reach Level 52 or 53.
Sun walked up from the side and said, "Brother Nie Yan, I've found the Soggoth Shadow Remnant you asked me to find."
Sun took out the Soggoth Shadow Remnant from his backpack. It was a slightly dim cloth scroll, looking somewhat old and worn. The map where the Soggoth Shadow Cloth Scroll dropped was a Level 30 mechanical maze, filled with traps. One needed extraordinary skill to obtain that cloth scroll. Some of the exquisite traps could even instantly kill Level 60 or 70 thieves. It wasn't something that could be obtained just by having a high level.
Nie Yan clicked Confirm Trade and looked at the attributes of the Soggoth Cloth Scroll.
Soggoth Cloth Scroll: A remnant of Soggoth's Shadow. This cloth scroll is filled with strange magic. The holder gains +20 Focus and +20 Stealth.
Nie Yan placed the Soggoth Cloth Scroll into his backpack, then placed the Soggoth Shadow Boots into his backpack as well. A dazzling brilliance flashed. The Soggoth Cloth Scroll slowly melted away, finally disappearing without a trace. The Soggoth Shadow Boots flashed with a strange luster, quite different from before.
Nie Yan looked at the attributes of the Soggoth Shadow Boots.
Soggoth Shadow Boots (Legendary Item Fragment): Requirement Strength 330.
Item Description: Soggoth's Shadow has been divided into three parts. The boots still have scattered magic that can still be used. Soggoth Shadow Remnants: Soggoth Boots, Soggoth Feather, Soggoth Cloth Scroll. You need to find the remaining fragments to restore its original appearance.
Attributes: Agility +50, Speed +20, Jump +20, Stealth +20, Hide +20, Reflex +20. Grants Level 7 Steal Skill, grants Level 7 Shadow Dance Skill, Stealth and Hide are additionally increased by 50 points, Movement Speed +50, 2 seconds of invincibility, cannot be detected within 12 seconds, after 12 seconds there is a certain probability of being detected in rounds.
The attributes of the Soggoth Shadow Boots increased significantly, especially the Steal Skill and Shadow Dance Skill, which increased from Level 3 to Level 7. Level 7 Steal and Level 7 Shadow Dance were both quite rare skills. In addition to some attribute bonuses, Shadow Dance also added a 2-second invincibility effect. With this upgrade, the value of Shadow Dance exceeded that of Gale Steps.
Sun had done Nie Yan a great favor. He wondered how his skills were now. Nie Yan had taught him all the Shadow Dance techniques that Sun knew in his previous life. With his talent, he must have understood a lot.
"Which of the Shadow Dance techniques have you comprehended?" Nie Yan asked. He was looking forward to Sun's achievements.
"I've only learned two of the seven Shadow Dance techniques, Shadow Steps and Illusionary Steps. These Shadow Dance techniques are too difficult. Some techniques have been practiced hundreds of times and I still can't learn them. I'm too stupid," Sun said, scratching his head awkwardly. He thought that Nie Yan knew all these techniques, but he had only learned two. He was worried that he was comprehending them too slowly and would be scolded by Nie Yan. But in reality, his comprehension ability already far exceeded that of ordinary players.
Nie Yan had only learned Shadow Steps and Death Steps out of these seven Shadow Dance techniques. Illusionary Steps was slightly simpler than Death Steps, but it also required excellent comprehension ability to understand it in such a short time. He was speechless at Sun's talent. Some people were born to play thieves.
In his previous life, Nie Yan knew that he could only be considered to have above-average talent, far inferior to those exceptionally talented geniuses. He could only make up for his shortcomings through diligence, studying those videos every day to comprehend some of them. Although he failed to advance to Shadow Dancer, he still managed to make a name for himself.
In this life, although he temporarily led these players by virtue of his advantage of being reborn, someone would eventually surpass him. Perhaps one day in the future, his strength would be inferior to many people, but he would still be the boss of the Niu Ren Tribe, and that was unshakeable. He couldn't wait for the Niu Ren Tribe to produce talents in abundance, each surpassing him, so he could relax and no longer have to take action himself when encountering problems. In his previous life, the domineering overlord Cao Xu dominated the world, with five super guilds under his command whose influence spread throughout the entire Greenland Empire, while he himself was just a Level 0 cloth armor!
"Well, not bad. Show me your Illusionary Steps later. I haven't learned it yet," Nie Yan said. A gentleman is open and upright. If he didn't know something, he didn't know it. There was no need to cover it up for the sake of face. His talent was inferior to Sun's, that was a fact. Only by learning could he continue to improve, otherwise he would fall further and further behind and be looked down upon.
"Brother Nie Yan hasn't learned Illusionary Steps either?" Sun asked in surprise.
"Yeah, I only know Shadow Steps and Death Steps out of these seven Shadow Dance techniques," Nie Yan said. Shadow Dance techniques were very difficult to learn. In his previous life, most Shadow Dancer-level thieves only knew two or three Shadow Dance techniques. It was rare for someone like Sun to have mastered two in such a short time.
"I thought Brother Nie Yan knew all seven Shadow Dance techniques."
"No one knows everything. Learning these Shadow Dance techniques requires talent, and you have both talent and hard work," Nie Yan said with a smile. Sun was both diligent and talented. His success was no accident.
"Among these seven Shadow Dance techniques, Shadow Steps is the most basic. I think Death Steps is the most difficult to learn. It requires mastering the frequency. As for Illusionary Steps, I only learned it by chance. I thought it was because my comprehension was poor that I hadn't understood it until now," Sun said. Hearing Nie Yan's praise, the pressure on his mind suddenly eased a lot. Nie Yan not knowing these Shadow Dance techniques didn't affect Nie Yan's lofty status in his heart. Nie Yan was still an unattainable goal for him. These Shadow Dance techniques were just some auxiliary techniques and didn't represent a person's strength.
Brilliant Cutlass and the others, who were listening to Nie Yan admitting his inferiority to Sun, were a little impressed. Even they probably couldn't be so open. Nie Yan being able to lead the Niu Ren Tribe was definitely not just luck. If a person wants to gain the respect of others, they need not only strength but also the leader's personality. Nie Yan influenced the entire Niu Ren Tribe in his own way. The Niu Ren Tribe's tenacity, never giving up, and unwavering loyalty were all influenced by Nie Yan.
Nie Yan and the others began to grind monsters in separate areas, using Death Ripple Scrolls to frantically sweep away these monsters. After using up so many Death Ripple Scrolls, each of them would be able to reach Level 52 or 53, especially the Shield Warriors and Priests. If Brilliant Cutlass, Shui Se Yuntu, Daitou Dage Qi Zai, Bi Lu Sha, and the others could complete their class advancement, they could clear the Intermediate Fortress of Carol City.
~~~The next chapter may be after 2 o'clock, everyone go to bed early.