Chapter 1 A New Day

Nie Yan returned to the game. A new day had begun in Faith. More and more people appeared on the streets, and it became lively. News of what had happened yesterday had spread among the players. Those loud explosions could be heard in dozens of nearby villages and towns.

"I heard that the Niu Ren Tribe just got a batch of black gunpowder, but it was discovered by Zhan Dao Shixue and destroyed."

"Who said that? A friend of mine saw the Niu Ren Tribe transport black gunpowder into Undying Fortress with his own eyes. At least a dozen large jars."

"What were those loud explosions about?"

"I don't know."

The players made various speculations. The Niu Ren Tribe was tight-lipped and didn't spread the news, because it was too embarrassing to admit that the black gunpowder had been intercepted. As for Zhan Dao Shixue, they were too embarrassed to talk about the specifics, since Shixue Kuangdao had been killed. Even their leader had been taken down, so how could they have the face to say anything?

The whole matter was suppressed. Even if some rumors leaked out, without confirmation, players considered them to be false.

Nie Yan didn't care about these rumors. The Niu Ren Tribe's goblin arcane cannons were under construction, and that was enough.

Nie Yan instructed Guo Huai to send some elite members to assist the War God Tribe in attacking the fortresses from time to time. The more fortresses the War God Tribe controlled, the more money the Nie family's company could earn.

The Niu Ren Tribe's daily expenses were considerable. Fortunately, the auction houses, Starry Night Pharmacy, and shop rentals generated a large income, which could offset the Niu Ren Tribe's consumption. However, if the auction houses, Starry Night Pharmacy, and shops weren't upgraded, they wouldn't be able to keep up with the city's development. Upgrading required a lot of money, and the money earned by the auction houses, Starry Night Pharmacy, and shops was all invested in the Niu Ren Tribe, leaving no money for upgrades. This would have a significant impact on future development.

So Nie Yan needed to earn more money to fill the gap, and the most profitable thing to do was to trade equipment between the two factions.

In a few hours, Nie Yan's dark portal would open.

Having suffered a loss, Zhan Dao Shixue didn't know how to handle it. They would probably launch a counterattack soon. If Nie Yan left, he was worried that there would be problems. But Nie Yan had to go to the dark faction, so he could earn more money and completely solve the Niu Ren Tribe's crisis. Moreover, this matter couldn't be entrusted to others. Only he could use Bennett's Diary; it was an item that couldn't be traded or dropped.

After thinking about it, the Niu Ren Tribe had been operating in Calore for so long. In addition, there were the Garan Temple, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Radiant Sacred Flame, three major guilds, and five sub-guilds supporting them. If they were really taken down in five days, they'd be a joke!

Even if he was underground, he could remotely command them.

"The time for me to go underground has come. How is the equipment you prepared for me?" Nie Yan sent a message to Guo Huai.

"A total of three hundred pieces. I've stored them all in your personal warehouse," Guo Huai said. He had put a lot of effort into collecting this equipment, sending his men to run all over the auction houses in every city. Because Nie Yan's requirements for this equipment were too strict. They needed to be Level 45 or higher, usable by the evil aligned, and have attributes that were valuable underground. Basically, they could only collect about a hundred pieces even after running all over the auction houses in every city for a day.

It was also very troublesome for Duo Duo to collect equipment usable by the good aligned underground. If Nie Yan hadn't contacted him, this business would have been difficult to do.

After a while, all three hundred pieces of equipment were stored in Nie Yan's personal warehouse. Nie Yan cleared out everything in his backpack, selected two hundred and seventy of the better pieces of equipment from these and stuffed them all into his backpack, then filled his Soul Pendant with various consumables. Everything was ready.

He didn't know where the next Dark Portal would land, but one thing was certain: Bennett's soul would definitely guide him to collect another item for the Fina's quest.

Nie Yan's gaze fell on a corner of the warehouse, where a treasure map was quietly placed: the secret treasure of the Lich Insor!

According to the normal procedure, it would take players at least Level 100 or higher to travel from the surface through the long cave to reach the underground, and the success rate would be extremely low. But Nie Yan was different. He could use the Dark Portal to teleport to the underground and search for the location of Insor's treasure underground. The only regret was that his current level was too low. With his current level, looking for Insor's secret treasure was a death wish. If he could reach Level 70 or 80, it would be about right.

He should be able to earn a lot of money this time when he returned from the underground, at least a million gold coins. According to the details of the cooperation agreement he and Duo Duo had agreed on, he would be able to get about 30% of the money for transporting equipment from the good aligned side to the underground. According to the information Nie Yan had collected, he could get more than 300,000 gold coins by transporting these equipment to Duo Duo's people. Then, he could earn another sum of money by transporting the evil aligned equipment to the surface and selling them.

Nie Yan could cooperate with anyone, but Angel Corps could only cooperate with Nie Yan. It was only natural that Nie Yan would take a little more, this was the value of the Dark Portal!

After handling everything properly, Nie Yan went to the laboratory of the Starry Night Pharmacy in Calore. When the time for the Dark Portal arrived, he used the Dark Portal skill, and a Dark Portal opened.

Nie Yan stepped into it. The light and shadows changed, and when he opened his eyes again, he was already in the underground world.

A gust of wind blew, bringing a scorching hot breath. He didn't know where this was. Looking into the distance, he saw lava flowing, turning the sky red. This lava was like a sea, vast and boundless.

System: You have discovered the Sea of Lava.

Legend has it that the Sea of Lava is located in the far north of the underground world. Every year, a large amount of lava surges up from the earth's core, until the underground world is completely destroyed. Therefore, the people of the underground world want to return to the surface, and they are constantly launching wars against the surface every year.

This area was still the Undead Empire. Fortunately, he hadn't been teleported to the demonkin tribes, otherwise it would still be difficult for the Angel Corps people to come and find him.

Bennett's spirit reappeared and floated around him, as if to guide him to a certain place.

However, the current Nie Yan would not do the Fina's quest. He would complete the transaction first.

Nie Yan summoned Faulkner's Warhorse and rode Faulkner's Warhorse all the way, galloping across the plain, slowly expanding the map. At least he needed to know where he was so that he could let the Angel Corps people come over.

Nie Yan found a landmark building. On the edge of the Sea of Lava, there was a towering stone tower, which had been damaged. There were broken fragments everywhere on the ground. This was originally a village, but it was later destroyed by something, leaving only this stone tower.

With such a landmark building, he could let the Angel Corps people find him.

Nie Yan began to interrupt the game.

System: Exiting the game, loading...3%.....8%.....

The game cannot be forcibly interrupted during combat or guild wars. Exiting the game requires a 30-second loading time. If attacked, it will be interrupted. In case of an emergency, players can directly put down the helmet, but the character in the game will still be there, losing consciousness until logging off and disappearing. If attacked in the meantime, they will not fight back.

Nie Yan put down his helmet, then dialed the phone number Duo Duo gave him. The person who answered the phone was a young man, not Duo Duo himself, but his subordinate. Nie Yan sent his approximate address.

The young man would pass the message of his arrival to Duo Duo.

Nie Yan returned to the game. He moved around in this area, thinking for a while, then put away Faulkner's Warhorse and waited in place.

For a successful transaction, for one million gold coins, waiting a few hours was worth it.

After a while, an undead thief wearing gray leather armor appeared in his field of vision. After the undead thief spotted Nie Yan, he waved to Nie Yan and walked towards him.

Nie Yan walked towards the undead thief, suddenly realizing that the other party had not switched factions and was still in the evil aligned state.

The undead thief was about to ask, "Our boss..."

At this moment, Nie Yan suddenly burst out and pounced on the undead thief, Shudder!

The undead thief suddenly froze in place. In his horrified eyes, Nie Yan's dagger struck his body with a stun, a critical hit!

Nie Yan attacked too fast. The undead thief didn't expect Nie Yan to attack him. Caught off guard, he was hit and didn't have time to dodge.

Nie Yan's dagger slashed across the undead thief's throat, and blood spurted out.

Nie Yan added another sword strike, killing the undead thief directly.

The undead thief's corpse lay quietly on the ground. The undead thief didn't switch factions. If Nie Yan went up to contact him or trade equipment, the consequences would be very serious. In order to protect himself and avoid accidents, he pounced on him and killed the undead thief directly! Nie Yan frowned slightly. Could it be that Duo Duo had forgotten their agreement? Logically speaking, someone who could reach the position of the guild leader of Angel Corps shouldn't be someone who was easily taken advantage of. How could he make such a low-level mistake! Maybe there was some accident in the middle, or maybe the undead thief was too careless and didn't pay enough attention. Duo Duo shouldn't push away a partner like Nie Yan.

The transaction between Nie Yan and Duo Duo must not have any accidents. The transaction process must be very cautious, otherwise both of them would be in trouble!

Better safe than sorry, Nie Yan didn't want to be targeted by the Calore city guards.

After thinking about it, he continued to hide in the corner. If the Angel Corps wanted the transaction to continue, they would definitely make some indication. If the Angel Corps didn't send anyone in half an hour, he would have to find another partner.