Nie Yan re-entered the game and checked the changes after the system update. Just like in his previous life, the experience points required for leveling up were greatly reduced. If the Sealed Historical Archives expansion had been opened when he was over level 100, the players below would have slowly caught up, but it definitely wouldn't have threatened the leading group. But now it was still in the early stages, and the significant reduction in experience required for leveling up meant that the level rankings were about to be reshuffled.

The ease of leveling up also brought about a differentiating change. Previously, when a player was attacked by a player six or seven levels lower than themselves, the damage they received was very limited, and misses often occurred. This was due to the suppression brought about by the level difference. But now, this level difference would extend to more than ten levels.

The skills of the various classes had also been slightly adjusted. The biggest adjustment was to the Warrior's defensive stance, which had been enhanced to cope with higher-level Bosses. The attributes of some named Lord-level Bosses had also been adjusted and strengthened.

The difficulty of some dungeons had been adjusted, increasing the difficulty of Expert and Master level dungeons. In addition, the drop rates of some sets had been reduced, while the attributes of some equipment had been enhanced.

Nie Yan arrived at the headquarters of the Ni Ren Tribe guild and adjusted the future strategy of the Ni Ren Tribe. The most important thing right now was to organize a group of players to level up in some of the better leveling spots, help Ban Xing de Hu Li contend for the fortress in the afternoon, and also start opening up the wilderness fortress!

Opening up the wilderness fortress was very difficult, so the first thing to do was to enhance the strength of the players.

Nie Yan arranged some matters in the guild, and then sent a message to Zhai Hao, entering the name Kuangbao Zhankai in the chat bar and adding him as a friend.

"Zhai Hao, do you think Nie Yan will stand us up? Why hasn't he come yet?" a girl next to him asked.

"I don't think so. I think Nie Yan should be a trustworthy person," Zhai Hao said, but he wasn't sure. Nie Yan hadn't contacted him yet, and Nie Yan hadn't even told him his in-game ID. How could he contact Nie Yan?

"Otherwise, why wouldn't he give you his ID?"

Nine people gathered, and Xia Ling was also there. Zhai Hao felt a little agitated. Could it be that he had been stood up by Nie Yan?

"If Nie Yan doesn't come, then let's go level up first. With five mages, two warriors, a paladin, a priest, and a thief, we can level up quickly," Xia Ling said, her words alleviating Zhai Hao's embarrassment.

"That's all we can do," Zhai Hao nodded, feeling a little grateful to Xia Ling. Xia Ling was more considerate.

Just then, Zhai Hao suddenly received a system notification. He took a look and was shocked.

System: Player Nie Yan has added you as a friend.

"Holy crap," Zhai Hao exclaimed. Who wasn't familiar with the name Nie Yan? Back in the Molten Forest, he had single-handedly wiped out 20,000 members of the Kaiser Empire. The guild leader of the Ni Ren Tribe was a mythical figure in Faith!

How many people had racked their brains to join the Ni Ren Tribe, just to get a little guidance from Nie Yan! They had applied to join the Ni Ren Tribe but were directly rejected. Later, they could only join a Warrior Tribe and become ordinary guild members.

Who was Nie Yan? He was their leader's leader! The top boss!

If they met Nie Yan on the street, they could only look up and exclaim, "Idol!"

This god-like figure had actually applied to add him as a friend. How could he not be shocked?

He rubbed his eyes to make sure it was the name Nie Yan. This was simply a solid signboard! Such a mythical figure adding him as a friend, Zhai Hao confirmed again and again, still feeling an incredible sense.

"Nie Yan, Nie Yan..." Zhai Hao muttered a few times, his body trembling. Could it really be him? Holy crap!

"I said Zhai Hao, are you stupid? Why are you keep mumbling Nie Yan's name?" a girl next to him asked.

"Do you know who Nie Yan is?" Zhai Hao asked excitedly.

"Who is he? Isn't he just a freshman in our class?" the girl asked, puzzled.

Xia Ling also looked at Zhai Hao in surprise, very puzzled.

"You'll know in a moment," Zhai Hao said, his expression unusually excited. Then he clicked Confirm, adding Nie Yan as a friend.

"Where are you?" Nie Yan sent a message to Zhai Hao.

"We're in Link Town," Zhai Hao said. They had just teleported over and were preparing to level up together. "Nie Yan, you've kept this from us."

"Sorry, it was a last resort," Nie Yan said, not explaining further. He arrived at the Carol City teleportation point, and then teleported to Link Town.

Nie Yan followed the coordinates provided by Zhai Hao and walked over.

"Nie Yan is here!" Zhai Hao said, feeling a little nervous. He was about to meet his idol, how could he not be excited?

"Where is he?"

The others asked. Just then, they saw a figure walking towards them. The figure was very familiar, as if they had seen him somewhere before. After a little thought, they remembered.

"Holy crap, Crazy Thief Nie Yan!"

"Nie Yan?"

One by one, their hearts were shaken. Nie Yan's appearance was too shocking for them. Watching Nie Yan walk over, they seemed to have an illusion, their thoughts drifting to the Molten Forest. Nie Yan held a dagger, revealing a cruel smile, and they couldn't help but shudder.

"Nie Yan is really that Crazy Thief Nie Yan?" They really couldn't believe it, but the reality was right in front of them, and they had no choice but to believe it.

Only Xia Ling was relatively calm. She was a close friend of Xie Yao, so they often talked about things. She had known for a long time that Xie Yao had someone she admired very much, and in the game, he even had a famous name: Crazy Thief Nie Yan!

Xia Ling had once laughed at Xie Yao, saying that Xie Yao's hero complex was too strong. Who was Crazy Thief Nie Yan? The Ni Ren Tribe he led had created an era, a period of history, and had become an immortal legend in the hearts of millions of players. But such a person was only suitable to exist in the virtual world and could never enter reality. Therefore, Xie Yao and Nie Yan were absolutely not going to have a good ending.

In the afternoon, Xie Yao called Xia Ling and said that she suspected that Nie Yan was Nie Yan. She also laughed at Xie Yao for having delusions. Since she had a good impression of Nie Yan, why bother to care whether he was that Nie Yan in the game?

Xie Yao solemnly asked her to come over and see if Nie Yan was that Nie Yan in the game.

Although she didn't believe it, she still accepted Xie Yao's commission. She didn't expect that Xie Yao was right. A meaningful smile appeared on the corner of Xia Ling's mouth. What were Xie Yao's plans now that she knew the definite news?

Nie Yan looked at the nine people in front of him. Zhai Hao was there, and the other six were also familiar faces, especially Li Rui and Liu Xuchen, who were Nie Yan's best buddies in his previous life. Although they were in other classes, they often hung out together. These guys were all good people. There was a saying: Birds of a feather flock together.

"Holy crap, Zhai Hao said he would introduce us to a freshman from his class. I didn't expect it to be the boss of the Ni Ren Tribe, Crazy Thief Nie Yan. Am I dreaming? Li Rui, pinch me," Liu Xuchen exclaimed. This was really unbelievable. Names like Nie Yan, Po Tian, and Ban Xing de Hu Li should only appear in legends. They were topics that everyone often talked about. As for meeting them and talking to them, they wouldn't even dare to think about it.

Zhai Hao and the others wanted to join the Ni Ren Tribe, but they were rejected because their skills didn't meet the requirements. In their opinion, every member of the Ni Ren Tribe was an unattainable elite, let alone the boss of the Ni Ren Tribe!

As a result, this person was now standing in front of them.

It was like a believer who burned incense and worshiped Buddha all day long, praying for the Buddha to bless him, suddenly discovering that he had seen the Buddha with his own eyes.

That kind of unimaginable shock!

"Bro, I didn't expect you to be so awesome." Zhai Hao wanted to punch Nie Yan, but suddenly felt that the identities of the two people were a bit different, and his hand shrank back awkwardly.

"Sorry, there were too many things going on in the guild, so I'm late. Let's go, I'll take you to level up! We're all classmates, there's no need to be so restrained," Nie Yan said with a hearty smile, giving people a feeling like a spring breeze. He didn't want his good brothers from his previous life to become estranged from him because of their different identities.

Nie Yan's smile dispelled the estrangement between them.

"I didn't expect Crazy Thief Nie Yan to be Zhai Hao's classmate. This is too incredible."

"Yeah, it's really hard to imagine!"

Realizing that Nie Yan wasn't so difficult to approach, Li Rui and the others surrounded him and spoke at once.

"Sorry, I didn't tell you in advance. After all, my identity is not suitable for too many people to know. I hope you can keep it a secret for me," Nie Yan said sincerely.

"We will definitely keep it a secret for you!" Several people patted their chests and promised, immediately feeling that they had drawn closer to their idol.

Nie Yan looked at these familiar faces, and his heart was warm. In his previous life, these people had accompanied him through the darkest period of time. He could slowly pick up this kind of brotherly affection.

The two girls next to him also gathered around.

"I didn't expect you to be Crazy Thief Nie Yan. That's amazing!"

"By the way, do you have a girlfriend?" a more straightforward and bold girl asked directly.

"I'm pursuing Xie Yao," Nie Yan said bluntly.

"Wow, she's the goddess of our class, but you're definitely qualified." If Nie Yan wasn't qualified, who would be?

"Yeah, Xie Yao is so happy, I'm so envious," another girl said. If someone like Nie Yan was pursuing her, she would definitely agree without hesitation.

Nie Yan and Xia Ling smiled at each other. Nie Yan knew that Xia Ling would convey his words to Xie Yao.

Xia Ling examined Nie Yan from the perspective of Xie Yao's best friend and found that Nie Yan's temperament was indeed good. He was talented, calm and not arrogant, and had an extraordinary sense of freedom and confidence. In addition, Xie Yao did have a good impression of Nie Yan. It seemed that the two were indeed a very suitable couple. She had already quietly sent a message to Xie Yao.