“The drop rate is relatively high during the early stages. Clear out all the Mechanical Magic Puppets nearby, and we might be able to collect a complete Eternal Set,” Nie Yan said. Although the drop rate for the Silver-grade Eternal Set was low, it wasn’t absurdly low. Plus, this was an early stage, so the chances of collecting a complete set were still quite high.

If the guild had an extremely powerful Shield Warrior, it could elevate the gear level of the entire guild! The guild elites’ equipment would also be taken care of.

Knowing that Eternal Sets dropped here, the team members worked even harder. Several Warriors and Sun moved further away, luring groups of Mechanical Magic Puppets over.

Nie Yan continuously used area-of-effect magic bombs, almost without stopping. The corpses of the Mechanical Magic Puppets on the ground had barely been cleared before new corpses were piled on top.

The team members’ levels steadily increased.

He glanced at the level ranking. The first, third, fifth, sixth, and seventh places all belonged to members of the Ni Ren (Amazing People) Tribe. Of course, Nie Yan was also on the list. The other members had chosen to hide their rankings. Having so many members on the level ranking was already shocking enough. Occupying all of the top ten spots would be too arrogant.

The players outside were going crazy. The Ni Ren Tribe was too powerful, with the momentum to completely dominate the level ranking.

Countless players flocked to the Ni Ren Tribe like a tide, even more frantically than before. Many players who wanted to join the Ni Ren Tribe held speculative thoughts, hoping that if they joined, the leader might be in a good mood and boost them up, allowing them to reach the sky in one step. Guo Huai appropriately raised the requirements for joining the guild, to the point of strictness. He introduced a series of tests that had to be passed before joining. Only five or six out of a hundred people had the chance to join.

No guild in the entire server had ever rejected players so resolutely, but the strict membership conditions still attracted a large number of experts.

As for those players who couldn’t join the Ni Ren Tribe, they couldn’t be wasted either. Guo Huai established two branch guilds, called Mage Tribe and Warrior Tribe respectively, and began to absorb guild members. The three guilds shared a guild warehouse.

The number of members in the Ni Ren Tribe grew extremely slowly, but they were all elite-level players. The density of experts was astonishing.

Many Ni Ren Tribe players secretly rejoiced that they had joined early, otherwise they might not have met the requirements to join now. However, Guo Huai’s words plunged them into despair. In a week, all Ni Ren Tribe players would have to be tested, and those who weren’t strong enough would be demoted to the branch guilds. They could only return after passing the tests in the branch guilds. At the same time, after a week, players who passed the tests would enjoy even better treatment. With both rewards and punishments, the Ni Ren Tribe players worked desperately, not daring to slack off.

The donation of silver coins had been successfully implemented. Many Ni Ren Tribe players, in order to wear equipment after Level 30, donated a large amount of silver coins. Some donated as little as a dozen silver coins, while some wealthy players even donated one or two gold coins. Guo Huai then discovered that there were so many wealthy players in the Ni Ren Tribe. Those players who didn’t have much money would pool one or two silver coins to buy a large amount of guild contribution points, and then exchange them for various equipment in the guild.

The guild suddenly accumulated more than 1,200 gold coins, and this number was still rising wildly.

“Your movements are quite big. I thought something had happened. The guild headquarters was suddenly flooded with so many players saying they wanted to join the guild. I looked at the level ranking and found that it was full of our people. I’ve only just finished dealing with it now,” Guo Huai said excitedly. The level ranking was such a spectacular sight!

“How many gold coins has the guild collected?” Nie Yan asked.

“The guild warehouse already has more than 1,200 gold, and it’s still increasing. I estimate that we can collect two or three thousand gold by tomorrow.”

Nie Yan thought for a moment. Even with three thousand gold, they might not be able to win the auction for the Carol City Central Auction House, so they needed to prepare more funds. Fortunately, Xingkong Pharmacy had also accumulated a lot of money.

“There’s one more thing I need to tell you. Holy Light and the Holy Roman Empire just upgraded to Level 5 guilds. They just had a war,” Guo Huai said. This was news he had just received.

Nie Yan said in surprise, “They’re quite fast. They’re one step ahead of the Triumph Empire.”

“The Triumph Empire took a tumble in the Molten Forest. It was a terrible fall, costing them most of their guild elites. So they’re putting all their effort into reaching Level 5.”

“How’s the battle between Holy Light and the Holy Roman Empire?” Nie Yan asked. The Ni Ren Tribe and the Holy Roman Empire were allies, while Holy Light and the Triumph Empire were also allies. The success or failure of this war was related to the Ni Ren Tribe’s vital interests.

“The Holy Roman Empire suffered a terrible defeat. A 50,000-man legion was wiped out by more than 30,000, while Holy Light only lost more than 10,000,” Guo Huai said with some heaviness. If the Holy Roman Empire collapsed, the Ni Ren Tribe would lose a reliable ally.

“How could the Holy Roman Empire have suffered such a terrible defeat?” Nie Yan asked, suddenly shocked.

“I didn’t expect Holy Light to be so strong. They have a Berserker Thousand-Man Team with terrifyingly good equipment, which made the Holy Roman Empire unable to breathe. I’ll send you the battlefield video,” Guo Huai said, sending the video of the confrontation between Holy Light and the Holy Roman Empire.

The battle lines between the Holy Roman Empire and Holy Light had been at a stalemate, with both sides fiercely attacking each other, suffering countless casualties, but maintaining a balance. However, a Warrior Thousand-Man Team suddenly emerged from the Holy Light line, like a sharp knife, breaking through the Holy Roman Empire’s defenses, charging into the Holy Roman Empire’s formation. The Holy Roman Empire began to retreat completely. Although they made a lot of efforts to kill the Warrior Thousand-Man Team, leaving only two or three hundred, they were still unable to reverse the overall decline.

The Holy Roman Empire suffered a painful blow, and Holy Light was also greatly weakened, beginning to recuperate.

Why were they fighting so desperately, like they were never going to stop? Nie Yan suddenly understood. Holy Light and the Holy Roman Empire had both upgraded to Level 5 guilds at the same time. With two Level 5 guilds born, Carol City would open a small fortress. Holy Light and the Holy Roman Empire were about to compete for ownership of the fortress. It was normal to fight to the death.

He estimated that in two or three days, the Holy Roman Empire and Holy Light would send teams of two thousand players each to compete for control of the fortress. A major battle would erupt in front of the fortress.

The two guilds would definitely hire outside help, Nie Yan guessed. The Holy Roman Empire would definitely invite the Ni Ren Tribe to participate. Not only the Ni Ren Tribe, but the Holy Roman Empire would also go to other major guilds, such as the Temple of Gala, the Berserker Alliance, and even to various studios to ask for outside help. The Holy Light side would definitely do the same.

The war between the two major guilds was far from over. Before the fortress was opened, both sides would definitely continue to wear each other down. For the time being, it seemed that the Holy Roman Empire was slightly inferior. In his previous life, throughout Carol City, although the Holy Roman Empire could maintain a defensive position, its strength had always been inferior to Holy Light and the Triumph Empire.

“Tell all the team members in the guild to get more guild glory and prepare to advance to a Level 4 guild,” Nie Yan said. After all, the Ni Ren Tribe was established too late, and it was far behind the Holy Roman Empire, Holy Light, and other major guilds in terms of progress. The Ni Ren Tribe’s progress also needed to be accelerated. The fortress was the foundation of the guild’s future.

“I’m organizing it. We’re not far from a Level 4 guild. You have to quickly free Cui Can Dao Guang and Dai Tou Da Ge Qi Zai,” Guo Huai said. Cui Can Dao Guang and Dai Tou Da Ge Qi Zai were the main force of the guild’s elite team.

“They’re almost Level 30. They’ll be back soon,” Nie Yan said. Those team members who reached Level 30 had voluntarily left the team. His area-of-effect magic bombs were rapidly decreasing. Cui Can Dao Guang and Dai Tou Da Ge Qi Zai would also be there soon.

“Another team wants to join the guild.”

“Go ahead and get busy,” Nie Yan said. The guild’s affairs were still the most important.

After killing nearly three thousand Mechanical Magic Puppets, they managed to get six Eternal Set pieces, including a Heavy Shield, Armor, Gauntlets, Cloak, Horned Helmet, and Legguards, as well as two duplicate pieces, which were a Cloak and a Horned Helmet. This drop rate was quite considerable. They only needed two more pieces to complete the set.

After grinding Mechanical Magic Puppets for a while, Cui Can Dao Guang finally reached Level 30. Adding five points to his Agility attribute, he managed to barely put on a set of Eternal equipment. The dark metal suit shimmered with a intimidating glow, a set of solid heavy armor, protecting him down to his teeth, with mysterious runes emitting a chilling aura.

“We’re still missing boots and pauldrons,” Nie Yan said. As long as they got the remaining two pieces, the set would be perfect. “What are your stats?”

“1,653 Defense, 35% Defense Rate, 43% Magic Resistance. Also, my health is already at 1,200,” Cui Can Dao Guang said. Shield Warriors naturally had high defense and thick health, exceeding other professions. But for his stats to be so high, Cui Can Dao Guang was really a freak.

Nie Yan frowned and asked, “What about your attack?”

“370,” Cui Can Dao Guang said. He also felt it was inappropriate. “The defense is too high, and the attack is not enough. It’s easy to cause aggro transfer, which is a serious problem.”

“Add a few aggro-absorbing skills. Let Guo Huai figure it out. Also, next time we have a guild activity, we’ll help you get a stronger one-handed sword,” Nie Yan said. Just looking at his defense, Cui Can Dao Guang deserved the title of the number one Shield Warrior in the entire server. If he showed off his stats, the group of Shield Warriors would probably die of shame.

With such a powerful Shield Warrior, the guild could do many things.

A thought flashed through Nie Yan’s mind. After this round of leveling, should they find a Super Mutant Lord and let the team members try their hand, and maybe get a Sub-Legendary item to play with?

These are the last few days, collect monthly tickets…