Chapter 1 The Start

Nie Yan called a few classmates and told them that he had transferred to Huahai City. Those classmates were quite surprised. Nie Yan's family didn't seem very wealthy. Could their economic conditions handle transferring to such a big city? Nie Yan didn't explain. They were just nodding acquaintances anyway; a quick greeting was enough.

That day, Nie Yan visited several relatives with his parents, and then the family moved their belongings to a villa in the suburbs of Huahai City. Things were still being sorted out there.

This was an extremely luxurious villa, nestled against the mountains and facing the water. In front was the open Linghu Lake, with a separate courtyard covering a vast area, filled with various plants and blooming flowers, a beautiful scene. The villa in Nie Yan's memory was not this one, but another one a few hundred meters away.

It was a bit different from what happened in his previous life; there was a slight deviation.

Nie Yan's rebirth had caused a slight butterfly effect in this life, changing the world in some unique and subtle way, then slowly spreading out. Nie Yan suddenly had a strange thought: he wondered if his rebirth would eventually affect the federal election.

Who could predict the future?

Even a reborn person could only drift along with the tide of history. The future could never be controlled; it was as unpredictable as the stock market. All Nie Yan could do was slowly increase his own strength, to have some power, so that when uncontrollable situations arose in the future, he could violently collide with the tracks of fate and change the direction of history. At the very least, he couldn't let the history of his previous life repeat itself. That was enough.

Nie Yan enjoyed the warm happiness with his parents.

To Nie Yan, regaining this kind of peaceful life was a gift from God.

Nie Yan called Guo Huai.

"Your family moved to Huahai? What location?"

"Ping'an Residential Area, No. 27," Nie Yan said. In his previous life, he had mocked the name of this residential area for being so cliché, but he later realized that those two words were the most precious.

"That's a villa district, a house there costs at least tens of millions. Not bad, kid, you've made it, you're rich. My old man estimated the value of *Faith*, and the value of a plot of land in Carol City is outrageously high. Based on the value of those plots of land you bought in other cities, it's simply immeasurable," Guo Huai said. Nie Yan's current wealth was staggering. He had no idea how many assets Nie Yan actually had.

"Wait until the fortress war starts in the future. If we capture a fortress and control a city, you'll know what it means to have a wide range of financial resources," Nie Yan said with a smile.

"I'm waiting for that day. I heard that in five or six days, game currency trading will be opened. It's said that virtual asset auctions will start soon. Some items will be auctioned on the trading platform. The specific time is not yet determined," Guo Huai said. Many forces would definitely enter *Faith* in the future. Even his old man was a little eager to try.

Only then did Nie Yan remember this matter. He was startled; Cao Xu and those other capital tycoons were finally coming.

Auction houses and NPC pharmacies in various cities would all be put up for auction. Numerous capital tycoons would definitely use Renminbi to drain all the game currency from the players' hands, and then divide up the virtual assets.

When Nie Yan's father earned money and entered *Faith* on its wave of popularity, he would find that they had already missed the best opportunity. Sometimes, opportunities were fleeting and could never be found again.

What Nie Yan needed to do was buy as many virtual assets as possible. During this period, he dared not buy large quantities of Fragmentation Magic Bombs like he had before. One thousand Fragmentation Magic Bombs were enough to get the team to Level 30.

"Tell the brothers in the Ni Ren (Nirvana Flame) Tribe that the guild will be opening a game currency exchange for guild contribution points for the next few days, with one silver coin exchanging for twenty-five guild contribution points. The tentative time is three days. In addition, for every silver coin donated to the guild, you will receive an additional twenty guild contribution points discount when using Level 30 equipment. Donate ten silver coins at once and you can use a piece of Level 30 Silver equipment for free. Donate thirty silver coins and you can use a piece of Gold equipment for free," Nie Yan said after thinking for a moment. He wanted to quickly gather a batch of game currency in this way.

"One silver coin exchanges for twenty-five guild contribution points. Aren't we losing too much?" Guo Huai said in surprise. In the Ni Ren Tribe, one silver coin was equivalent to twenty guild contribution points. If they exchanged it in Nie Yan's way, wouldn't the guild warehouse be emptied quickly?

"It doesn't matter if we lose a little now. The price of game currency will definitely rise during this period. We'll collect game currency, and then replenish the guild warehouse after the virtual asset auction is over," Nie Yan said. This was a strategy to get the guild brothers to gather all their money in the guild warehouse first, and then return the benefits they received to the guild brothers after the virtual asset auction was over.

"Those donation terms are not bad," Guo Huai said. As a businessman, he could see the benefits of these terms at a glance. Players would definitely raise money from all over the place and donate it to the guild in order to have top-quality equipment to wear at Level 30. The guild wouldn't have to pay too much, and it could get a lot of money. After the virtual asset auction was over and the game currency exchange was opened, the profits would definitely be hundreds or thousands of times higher. When the players reached Level 30, the guild would naturally have the ability to help them get Silver and Gold equipment.

"You can do this, and see how much money we can raise in the next few days," Nie Yan said. He had his eye on the Carol City Central Auction House. Although auction houses had been built all over Carol City, diverting players, the Carol City Central Auction House would still be a landmark building in the future, the busiest auction house in the entire Greenland region. If he wanted to buy the Carol City Central Auction House, two or three thousand gold coins would definitely not be enough. In his previous life, the Carol City Central Auction House sold for as much as two thousand three hundred gold coins.

If he could buy the Carol City Central Auction House, it would have a profound impact on the future of the Ni Ren Tribe.

The various tycoons were also raising funds. The connections they had were much stronger than Nie Yan and the others. With so many tycoons competing, it would be good enough for Nie Yan to grab a small piece of the pie.

"Don't worry, I will definitely get things done for you," Guo Huai said confidently.

"Also, there's one more thing. How are your connections in Huahai City? Can you help me investigate someone?" Nie Yan hesitated for a moment, then said.

"Who?" Guo Huai asked in surprise.

"Xie Yao, a female student in Grade Two, Class Three of Huada High School," Nie Yan said. He still decided to get Xie Yao's information first. Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated. In his previous life, he didn't know Xie Yao's family background, only that her family was quite wealthy. In this life, he finally figured it out and knew where to start.

"Oh, you old blockhead, you're finally falling in love again. Is this a future sister-in-law? I'll help you investigate immediately. I'll dig three feet into the ground to find her for you," Guo Huai said with a smile. It was rare for Nie Yan to care so much about a girl, so how could he not help?

"Don't disturb her."

"I understand that," Guo Huai said.

"Also, how are things going with our class beauty on your side?" Nie Yan asked with a smile, teasing him.

Guo Huai coughed to cover up his embarrassment and said, "It's still the same. I've only asked her out once."

Nie Yan smiled and said, "You dared to ask her out. That's already a big improvement."

"Hehe," Guo Huai said with an embarrassed smile.

The two chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.

His father had already gone to the company. Nie Yan accompanied his mother for a walk in Huahai. In the evening, the family had dinner with relatives in Ningjiang. Anyway, the drive between the two places wasn't far; it only took half an hour. Everything had been arranged at the villa, and they would be moving in a day earlier than expected.

Nie Yan's room was on the south side, and he could see the beautiful scenery outside when he opened the window. His father had already arranged for Nie Yan to complete the enrollment procedures, and he would be able to enroll in two days.

In the distance, the sunset glow in the sky was dazzlingly beautiful.

A refreshing breeze blew in through the window.

Nie Yan took a deep breath, and his mood improved inexplicably. He was about to relive his senior year of high school. It was all really something to look forward to.

In his previous life, Nie Yan was just an unknown person in the class. At least half of the students in the class didn't know Nie Yan. In this life, he wanted to truly integrate into the class.

"Damn, you transferred to Huahai? Which school?" Tang Yao asked excitedly.

"Huada High School," Nie Yan said. Tang Yao was at Huahai No. 1 High School. The two places were quite far apart.

"Huada High School," Tang Yao said, thinking for a moment. "I'll ask my old man and see if he can help me transfer there."

Nie Yan remembered that Tang Yao had said the same thing in his previous life, but the matter had later come to nothing.

"Graduation is almost here. It's better not to make a fuss," Nie Yan said with a smile.

"Do you remember that kid Wei Kai?" Tang Yao suddenly said.

"What's wrong with him?" Nie Yan asked. Wei Kai was involved in the underworld. It was best to avoid contact with such people.

"He just took over a guild called Kuangfeng Pomie (Raging Wind Extinction). It seems to have quite a lot of people, five or six thousand. That guy knows that I'm Yaozi (Harrier), that you're Nie Yan (Nirvana Flame), and that you created the Ni Ren Tribe. He said he wants to join us," Tang Yao said, feeling proud and elated. Back then, Wei Kai was so arrogant, but now he was fawning over them like a lapdog.

Kuangfeng Pomie. He seemed to have heard of it in his previous life, but he didn't have much of an impression. It was a small guild, but having five or six thousand people was not bad. This guy had made a name for himself later on, with one or two thousand brothers working for him. However, in his previous life, his backing was obviously not strong enough, and he could only end up running away after a short period of glory.

Nie Yan weighed the situation. Wei Kai was a double-edged sword. Accepting him might bring trouble, but when necessary, having underworld forces was still a little useful, just like the relationship between Cao Xu and Po Tian. Po Tian was quite famous in the underworld.

"Let me think about this carefully. Don't give him a definite answer yet," Nie Yan said. This matter had to be carefully considered.