Chapter 1 A Large Crowd

There were too many people; Nie Yan didn’t recognize every face. However, they were all top-tier players from his previous life. Nie Yan didn't believe his personal charisma was enough to make these people willingly work for him. As long as this group integrated into the large collective that was the Ni Ren Tribe, with his brothers all around them and bound by contract, who would betray the Ni Ren Tribe?

The group of players whispered about Nie Yan. The name "Crazy Thief Nie Yan" was already legendary among them. Although each of them was skilled, they couldn't help but be impressed. Nie Yan's one-hit kill on Hei Zhuo was indeed worthy of the name "Crazy Thief."

Nie Yan was just about to have these members introduce themselves, so he could recognize their faces, when a group of over a hundred players from the Holy Roman Empire entered from the entrance, led by Ban Xing De Hu Li in full golden armor.

They were here!

Nie Yan sized up the equipment of the Holy Roman Empire players. At least they were all Level 20 or 25 Gold-grade equipment. Their equipment was excellent. It seemed Ban Xing De Hu Li had brought all the elites of the Holy Roman Empire.

Although it was just a friendly exchange between allies, the fact that both sides sent their elites made it reek of gunpowder.

This was the arena! The leaders of the Ni Ren Tribe and the Holy Roman Empire had both brought over a hundred people. The intention was clear!

Nie Yan glanced at his subordinates. Each of them was rubbing their hands together, their faces eager.

Next would be a clash between the elites of the Holy Roman Empire and the Ni Ren Tribe!

Cui Can Dao Guang walked up to Nie Yan and whispered, "I saw some familiar faces. Next to Ban Xing De Hu Li are those guys. Bu Si Huo Niao, a very strong elemental mage from the Holy Roman Empire studio. Bu Si Kuang Zhan, the chief shield warrior of the Holy Roman Empire."

Nie Yan had heard of these two people. Bu Si Kuang Zhan was the chief shield warrior of the Holy Roman Empire, who later advanced to become a Divine Warrior. In his previous life, he was the one who stood in front when the Holy Roman Empire fought the Lava Behemoth. He'd also heard of Bu Si Huo Niao, a Magister who ranked among the top three of all Magisters. There were many other elites behind Ban Xing De Hu Li as well.

"Leader Nie Yan, are we going to fight with the Holy Roman Empire?"

"Of course, we're going to fight. Why else would we come to the arena?" several members said in the guild's group chat.

"It's not fighting, it's a friendly exchange. But we can't let the Ni Ren Tribe lose face. If you perform well this time, there will be extra rations when we get back," Nie Yan said in the team chat. If he could really get 30% of the shares in the small fortress, he would have enough funds to equip these members.

"Alright, don't worry, Leader Nie Yan."

The atmosphere among the members instantly ignited. The vast majority of them were warmongers. Otherwise, they wouldn't have honed such good skills. Hearing there was a fight to be had, they were even happier than hearing Nie Yan say there would be extra rations.

Ban Xing De Hu Li and Nie Yan exchanged glances. Ban Xing De Hu Li led a few people forward, and Nie Yan also led Cui Can Dao Guang and Dai Tou Da Ge Qi Zai forward.

"You've arrived," Nie Yan said with a slight smile.

Ban Xing De Hu Li nodded, glanced at the people behind Nie Yan, who seemed to have decent equipment, and his gaze landed on the Eternal Set on Cui Can Dao Guang, unable to look away.

"Is that the Metal Storm set?" Ban Xing De Hu Li asked. He thought the Eternal Set was part of the Metal Storm series of equipment.

Every piece of equipment on Cui Can Dao Guang, including his shield, armor, helmet, cape, gauntlets, etc., was of the same style. It was obviously a set. All the components were covered in mysterious runes, emitting a strange and suffocating energy. It was clear it was no ordinary equipment.

"No, it's the Eternal Set. What do you think of our Ni Ren Tribe's shield warrior?" Nie Yan said with a slight smile. At this level, who could find a shield warrior stronger than Cui Can Dao Guang?

The Silver-grade Eternal Set wasn't considered good among all the Level 40 sets; it was only average. But the good thing about the Eternal Set was that as long as you had the armor, you could wear it at Level 30. Comparing all the sets that could be worn at Level 30, the Eternal Set was one of the best, even stronger than the Metal Storm series of sets.

"Eternal Set?" Ban Xing De Hu Li was confused. He searched the official website for the attributes of the Eternal Set and suddenly realized that the Eternal Set was actually a Level 40 set, but could be worn at Level 30. The attributes, at the current level, were top-tier. He couldn't help but say enviously, "You guys are amazing, actually managing to get such a high-level set."

"How about I get you an Eternal Set and sell it to you for 700 gold coins?" Nie Yan joked. The cost of an Eternal Set was only 200 to 300 gold coins at most.

"If you can lower it by 100 or 200 gold coins, I'll take it. If we can take down the fortress, even 700 gold coins would be fine," Ban Xing De Hu Li said seriously. The Holy Roman Empire wasn't short of money. If they could equip Bu Si Kuang Zhan, what would a few hundred gold coins matter? If they improved Bu Si Kuang Zhan's equipment, they could challenge higher-level elites and lords, and the benefits would be more than 700 gold coins!

Ban Xing De Hu Li could really accept such a price? Nie Yan suddenly discovered a good way to make money: make the Holy Roman Empire pay for their upgrades. Why wouldn't he do such a good thing?

Ban Xing De Hu Li looked at Nie Yan and asked, "Do you have more Eternal Sets?"

Nie Yan shrugged and smiled, "I was just joking. Where would we get Eternal Sets?"

"..." Ban Xing De Hu Li was speechless. Was Nie Yan playing with him?

Nie Yan whetted Ban Xing De Hu Li's appetite with this push and pull.

Ban Xing De Hu Li could tell that Nie Yan was clearly making excuses, but he couldn't demand that Nie Yan sell him the Eternal Set. Moreover, it would be a bit painful for the Holy Roman Empire to take out 600 or 700 gold coins at once. The recent war expenses had almost emptied the Holy Roman Empire. Ban Xing De Hu Li only had 800 or 900 gold coins of liquid capital on hand. Unless they took down the fortress. When they had money, they could talk to Nie Yan about the Eternal Set. In any case, Bu Si Kuang Zhan was only Level 26 and wasn't close to Level 30 yet.

"Let's talk about the fortress first," Ban Xing De Hu Li changed the subject.

That old fox, Nie Yan thought to himself. He wasn't in a hurry. When Ban Xing De Hu Li wanted to buy the Eternal Set, he would naturally contact him. Then they would see who could be more patient.

"I'll have my men test the skills of your Ni Ren Tribe members," Ban Xing De Hu Li said. This matter concerned the future ability to compete for the fortress, so he had to pay attention to it.

"Follow me," Nie Yan said.

The group walked towards the stands.

Ban Xing De Hu Li and the others followed behind. Bu Si Kuang Zhan whispered in Ban Xing De Hu Li's ear, "The Ni Ren Tribe is very strong."

"How did you see that?" Ban Xing De Hu Li asked.

"I recognize some of them. The guy in the Eternal Set is called Cui Can Dao Guang." Bu Si Kuang Zhan couldn't help but recall some old events.

"Are you stronger or is he stronger?"

"We are evenly matched in terms of skill. I might be slightly inferior. I definitely can't compare to him at our current levels and equipment," Bu Si Kuang Zhan said with a bitter smile.

Ban Xing De Hu Li's heart skipped a beat. In the entire Kairo City, there weren't many shield warriors who could rival Bu Si Kuang Zhan. Even fewer would admit that their skills were inferior to Bu Si Kuang Zhan. It was probably that guy called Cui Can Dao Guang in front of them.

"That's Yi Chui Ding Qing, a very strong thief. I almost fell into her hands once. I didn't expect her to join the Ni Ren Tribe," Bu Si Huo Niao said from the side, surprised to find some familiar faces.

The Ni Ren Tribe was truly a gathering of experts!

Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan, Xia Chong Yu Bing, Bi Lü Sha, Hei Bai, Wu Feng and the others, needless to say, the battle in the Molten Forest had already made them famous.

How did the leader of this Ni Ren Tribe manage to gather so many strong people?

If not for so many strong people, how could Nie Yan have been so confident as to make such a promise? Ban Xing De Hu Li thought to himself, but it still made him quite uncomfortable to cough up 30% of the fortress's shares. Let his men test the Ni Ren Tribe's people first, Ban Xing De Hu Li thought.

Cui Can Dao Guang said to Nie Yan, "Do you want me to go?"

"Of course, you should shock them so that we can promote the Eternal Set," Nie Yan said with a smile. The Eternal Set only sold for a little over 100 gold coins at its most expensive, and later it dropped to around 40 gold coins. After all, the drop rate of the Eternal Set wasn't low. In his previous life, when the players reached Level 40, they could get an Eternal Set after farming in the Eternal City for five or six days. Since the players were still rushing to Level 30, they didn't have the ability to farm the Eternal Set in the Eternal City, which made the Eternal Set particularly valuable.

Since you could farm one or two Eternal Sets by using AoE magic bombs to farm monsters in the Eternal City for a whole day, it was still extremely worthwhile to sell one or two Eternal Sets. The money from selling the equipment could continue to be used to organize the members who hadn't reached Level 30 to level up.

Cui Can Dao Guang couldn't help but admire Nie Yan's cunning.

"I can deal with seven or eight, or even more than ten, people from the Holy Roman Empire at once," Cui Can Dao Guang said confidently. He was Level 30, while those people from the Holy Roman Empire were only around Level 25 or 26. Plus, with his terrifying physical defense, magic defense, and health points, once he activated his Life Shield, even if he stood there and let the Holy Roman Empire's mages attack him, it was estimated that the mage would take at least two minutes to kill him.

"How about ten people?" Nie Yan said with a smile. He also had great confidence in Cui Can Dao Guang. In addition, he had a very rogue-like idea: one against ten, even if he lost, it wouldn't be shameful.

"I'll do my best, it should be no problem," Cui Can Dao Guang said. He wasn't a boastful person, he would only say that if he was confident.