Chapter 1 Nie Yan and Kuang Ao Zhan Qi

Nie Yan and Kuang Ao Zhan Qi walked through the streets and entered a low, wooden house. It was a tavern. The furnishings inside were very old, the lights dim and yellow. At the counter in the distance, a fat, old Kobold was muttering something as he calculated.

Rows of dilapidated tables and chairs were arranged in the hall. There weren't many players here, unless they had something to discuss. Players generally didn't like to sit around here wasting time.

In the corner of the bar, a player wearing a gray-white mage robe was sitting leisurely. Seeing Nie Yan approaching, he raised his glass in a gesture. He looked to be in his late twenties, wearing a warlock's robe, with a bone-wood staff beside him.

Nie Yan's gaze focused instantly. This familiar figure stirred up some distant memories.

This person was the Guild Leader of Angel Corps!

In his previous life, during the great war between the Righteous and Evil factions, it was him who led hundreds of thousands of Evil players to Link Town in Karrass City, successively occupying six fortresses in Karrass City. At that time, the Victorious Return Empire and Radiant Sacred Flame wanted to avoid his sharp edge, but under pressure from public opinion, they had to fight with all their strength. The war lasted for about a month. Angel Corps finally couldn't withstand the attrition warfare of the Karrass City players and retreated back underground. That battle was forever recorded in the shameful history of Greenland.

All images related to the Guild Leader of Angel Corps had been preserved, leaving an indelible impression on the players of Karrass City.

In his previous life, Nie Yan was just an unknown, ordinary player. A legendary figure like Duo Duo wouldn't have noticed him.

Nie Yan never expected that in this life, he would be sitting with the Guild Leader of Angel Corps.

Nie Yan used Super Appraisal to check.

Duo Duo, Level 51, HP 21122112.

Level 51, that level was truly astonishing.

Nie Yan finally confirmed that it was him. In his previous life, the people of Karrass City knew his name and jokingly called him "Moneybags Duo." The glorious Angel Corps of his previous life was something even the Victorious Return Empire and Radiant Sacred Flame could only look up to. At its peak, it had more than a hundred top-tier professionals, ten large branches totaling six hundred thousand members, and controlled more than three hundred fortresses, its power spread throughout the entire underground world. That was why the Victorious Return Empire and Radiant Sacred Flame could only avoid it when they encountered Angel Corps.

"Hello," Nie Yan said frankly as he walked up, appraising the person in front of him and greeting him.

Duo Duo was unpretentious and smiled, "Sit down."

Nie Yan sat opposite him. Having been reborn twice, he had seen everything. Facing a legendary figure from his previous life, he had no psychological disadvantage. The future Nirvana Guild would definitely not be inferior to Angel Corps!

"I didn't expect you to have the guts to sneak into an Evil faction residential area. You actually managed to deceive the guards and sneak in, which surprised me. You have equipment that changes your faction alignment, right?" Duo Duo looked at Nie Yan and said. His knowledge of Nie Yan was limited to some videos collected by his subordinates. In the Greenland Empire, Nie Yan was considered a notable figure. In the entire Righteous faction, the only ones who could attract his attention were Angellion of Angel Wings, Nirvana Flame of Nirvana Guild, and Blood狂刀 of War刀 Blood狂刀, and a few others.

"A necklace."

"How long does the faction switch last?"

Nie Yan said, "It lasts 3 hours." There seemed to be no need to hide this.

"Able to last three hours, it seems the item level is quite high." Duo Duo was slightly surprised and took out something from his backpack. It was a black ring. "It so happens that I have one here too. It lasts thirty minutes." This ring was completely black, with a thumbnail-sized black gemstone embedded in the top, dark and shiny.

Nie Yan was shocked. He didn't expect them to have obtained faction-switching equipment as well. In his previous life, even at level 100+, few people could find one. Thinking about it, although faction-switching equipment was rare, it wasn't surprising that the Guild Leader of the largest guild in the Undead Empire could obtain it.

Nie Yan understood better than anyone what two pieces of faction-switching equipment meant!

It was easy for guards to track equipment trades between Evil and Righteous faction players. But with faction-switching equipment, this wasn't a problem. Having two faction-switching items meant they could trade equipment secretly without being detected by the guards. Of course, the trading process still had to be done very carefully. Some people had done similar things in his previous life. Some made a fortune, while others were careless and dragged into prison, all their 'illegal gains' confiscated.

Driven by profit, many were still willing to take the risk. Going back and forth between the surface and the underground was very difficult, requiring traversing the Death Domain Gate and the Endless Caves, a truly life-or-death journey. All for the sake of those rich rewards.

"Cooperation?" Duo Duo looked at Nie Yan with a smile, waiting for Nie Yan's reply. He took a sip of the cocktail in his glass, his expression relaxed. With such huge profits in front of him, he didn't believe Nie Yan wouldn't be tempted.

Nie Yan took a deep breath and hesitated before saying, "I can consider it." No one could calculate the extent of the benefits hidden behind two pieces of faction-switching equipment. If they cooperated, everyone could make a lot of money!

Nirvana Guild and Angel Corps wouldn't directly confront each other for the time being. If both sides had common interests, they would naturally avoid each other when conflicts occurred between the two factions in the future.

Cooperation was beneficial in every way!

"How long does it take you to cross the Death Domain Gate and the Endless Caves?" Duo Duo looked at Nie Yan and asked, "I've sent people to try, but no one has been able to cross the Death Domain Gate and the Endless Caves. You need to be at least level 100+ to cross them."

Duo Duo looked at Nie Yan. He was a little curious how Nie Yan had gotten here.

"I didn't come here through the Death Domain Gate and the Endless Caves. As for how I got here, I can only keep it a secret for now," Nie Yan said. He had to keep some trump cards for himself.

"So you didn't come through the Death Domain Gate and the Endless Caves. No wonder."

"I can come and go once every ten days," Nie Yan said. The Dark Portal opened once every five days. If the cooperation was successful, they could complete a transaction every ten days, trading the amount of five backpacks of goods.

The two discussed some details about the cooperation, finalized the cooperation plan, and exchanged contact information in the real world. Nie Yan gave his cell phone number to Duo Duo. He was using a special phone that couldn't be tracked. Every once in a while, Nie Yan would come to the underground world and then use his phone to inform the other party of his location. Duo Duo would immediately send someone over. That person had to switch to the Righteous faction state when they came. Nie Yan would trade the equipment he brought from the surface to him. After he left, Duo Duo would send a second person over. Nie Yan would switch to the Evil faction state, and that person would trade the underground equipment to Nie Yan, and then Nie Yan would take it back to the surface to sell.

Many people had completed transactions this way in his previous life. Because faction-switching equipment was too rare, not many people could find two at once. Crossing the Death Domain Gate and the Endless Caves was difficult, and generally required a large team to travel back and forth, so the cost of each transaction was very high. Moreover, if there was even a slight mistake during the transaction, a little carelessness, it would be exposed, so the risk was also very high.

Nie Yan had the Dark Portal, which could reduce transaction costs. As for the transaction process, they had to be extremely careful.

This was somewhat similar to the situation in the real world. No matter how strict the customs laws, they could not completely eliminate smuggling. The huge profits of smuggling would still make many people take the risk.

Nie Yan and Duo Duo agreed on the specific details. He had his men help Nie Yan collect equipment, including equipment that increased dark vision and focus. These things weren't worth much in the underground world, but taken to the surface, they would bring hundreds or thousands of times the profit.

"Give me back the Black Serpent King Shield, you have no use for it anyway," Duo Duo said to Nie Yan. This sub-legendary heavy shield was very important to Angel Corps.

Nie Yan weighed it. No matter how valuable the Black Serpent King Shield was, it was only worth five thousand gold coins. If he and Duo Duo cooperated successfully, the money earned from one transaction would be far more than five thousand gold coins.

"When your men have collected the equipment, I'll just exchange the Black Serpent King Shield for other equipment," Nie Yan said. Exchanging equipment was much safer than buying with money.

Duo Duo pondered for a moment, understood Nie Yan's meaning, and nodded, "Okay."

"Happy cooperation."

"Happy cooperation." Nie Yan smiled. Connecting with the Guild Leader of Angel Corps here could save a lot of trouble.

"You have to be careful, don't get exposed, otherwise you'll be in trouble if the Evil faction guards are watching you," Duo Duo said seriously.

"I know what I'm doing," Nie Yan said. If he was targeted by the Evil faction guards, then it would be almost impossible for him to move an inch underground, and future transactions would definitely be monitored by the guards.

"To avoid suspicion, I have to leave first. We'll contact each other using real-world communication tools."

"Okay."

Duo Duo stood up, covered himself with his cloak, and walked outside with Kuang Ao Zhan Qi.

Watching Duo Duo's figure disappear at the bar's entrance, Nie Yan calmly thought about it. He didn't know what Duo Duo's background was. He had to ask Guo Huai and A Chen to help investigate, at least to know what his background was. Being able to dominate the underground world, this guy called Duo Duo was definitely not simple.

Nie Yan sat in the tavern, recalling the information about Angel Corps from his previous life. He suddenly remembered an important detail. Angel Corps and Angel Wings seemed to be at odds with each other, Angellion of Angel Wings, Duo Duo of Angel Corps. The corners of Nie Yan's mouth turned up slightly. This was going to be interesting.

After Duo Duo left, some time passed before Nie Yan finally stood up and walked outside.

Coming out of the tavern, Nie Yan walked towards another building, wondering if he could buy basic consumables at the general store here. He still had to stay underground for three days and needed to replenish his consumables.