Chapter 1 A Swift Exchange

Buddhikuongming saw Nie Yan make a move and suddenly accelerated, rushing towards him.

Lock!

Buddhikuongming suddenly activated Lock, a skill similar to Intimidate, which could freeze a person in place. Nie Yan found himself bound by a force, unable to move.

Penetrate!

Nie Yan's body stiffened. At that moment, Buddhikuongming's dagger, like a shooting star, pierced straight for the back of his heart.

Penetrate, a Thief skill, increased speed by 300% and dealt a burst of piercing damage!

Seeing Buddhikuongming's dagger about to plunge into Nie Yan's back, Buddhikuongming was full of confidence. With such a short attack interval, ordinary people wouldn't be able to dodge at all. *Die!*

*This guy's skills are pretty good.* Just as he was about to be attacked, Nie Yan used Gale Step, blocking Buddhikuongming's attack. He reached for the parchment scrolls on the table, about to grab them.

*Such quick reactions!* Buddhikuongming missed his attack and was shocked. Seeing the parchment scrolls about to fall into Nie Yan's hands, he took out a scroll from his backpack, unfurling it. Web Technique!

A large net fell from the sky, enveloping Nie Yan inside.

Seeing Nie Yan trapped in the net, Buddhikuongming smiled slightly. *You're too slow this time.* He also reached out to grab the parchment scrolls, preparing to seize them.

But then, Nie Yan suddenly stretched out his left hand, and a strand of spider silk shot out, sticking to the parchment scrolls. He pulled them back sharply, and they all fell into his hands.

*Got them!* Nie Yan revealed a smug smile. *Kid, fighting me? You're still too green.*

Buddhikuongming was stunned. He hadn't expected things to change so suddenly. Nie Yan using spider silk to snatch items was too ruthless!

At that moment, Nie Yan waved the Zennarde's Sword in his hand, cutting off all the spider silk, breaking through the Web Technique, and used Intimidate, freezing Buddhikuongming in place.

Nie Yan accelerated towards Buddhikuongming, the Zennarde's Sword in his hand slashing down.

Seeing that he was about to be killed, Buddhikuongming suddenly had a scroll in his hand. With a snap, the scroll was crushed.

Nie Yan's Zennarde's Sword struck Buddhikuongming's body, but at that moment, Buddhikuongming's figure distorted and disappeared from the spot.

A Random Teleport Scroll!

*This guy is pretty quick.* Buddhikuongming had probably prepared it in advance, ready to use the Random Teleport Scroll as soon as danger arose.

Nie Yan sheathed the Zennarde's Sword. It seemed the people from Angel Corps were also starting to keep an eye on him. In the entire Glimmering City, the only guild capable of contending with the Mages Association and Holy Guardians was Asskickers United. Angel Corps, the Mages Association, and Holy Guardians all belonged to the Century Financial Group, so they naturally stood on the same side. These three guilds were all difficult to deal with. As for Victorious Return, it was inevitable they would be worn down if things continued like this.

On the plains a thousand yards away, Buddhikuongming teleported out. He breathed a sigh of relief. If he had been a step slower, he would have died under Nie Yan's sword. Mad Rogue Nie Yan was indeed not simple. What bothered him most was that he almost had those parchment scrolls!

Nie Yan looked at the equipment he had just obtained.

Abak's Bloody Dagger: Requires 1500 Strength, 1200 Agility, Level 180. (Cannot be used)

Item Description: Only the Shadow Wielder holding the Chapter of Order can equip the Tyrant Abak set. A complete set is required to equip. Abak reveres strength. Only sufficient strength can maintain tyranny. Rebels, die!

Item Attributes: Attack +2200, Bloodlust +5%, Strength +700, Agility +320, All Stats +100, Ignores Level, Chaos Damage. Attacks have a Curse effect: Level 16 Weakness Curse, Level 16 Cycle of Fate Curse, Level 16 Attack Backlash Curse. Set Component 18.

This item is bound to the player holding the first volume of the Chapter of Order. Cannot be traded or dropped.

The Weakness Curse reduces the target's defense. The Cycle of Fate Curse causes the opponent to roll a random fate die, with a certain probability of bad luck. This fate die is only generated and effective for a moment. There's also the Attack Backlash Curse. After being afflicted with Attack Backlash, a portion of the damage they inflict will be returned to themselves.

*Another one. Now I have two pieces of the Tyrant Abak set.*

Nie Yan looked at the quest prompt.

Quest Progress: Explore the City of Gold. Perhaps you can find some clues.

The City of Gold required Level 60 or above to enter, so he couldn't go there for the time being. This quest would have to be put aside for now.

Nie Yan then looked at the parchment scrolls he had just obtained.

Level 1 Goblin Magical Cannon Design Blueprint: Requires 5 Advanced Alchemists, 1 Advanced Apothecary, 2 Advanced Rune Inscribers, 1 Advanced Enchanter.

It was a design blueprint for a Goblin Magical Cannon! Nie Yan looked at it. The blueprint was divided into many parts, with each fragment depicting the construction of various components of the Goblin Magical Cannon in detail.

It was an imposing-looking cannon. The blueprint showed a barrel three yards long, a turntable base, and a hole on the side for injecting magic power. At the same time, a ten-pound iron ball would be placed inside, along with a large amount of gunpowder. Once the magic power ignited the gunpowder, the thrust generated by the gunpowder explosion would launch the iron ball, and the heat generated by the burning gunpowder would bake the iron ball until it was red-hot.

The range of the Goblin Magical Cannon was a thousand yards. Placing it on high ground like a turret would increase its range. One could imagine the effect of such an iron ball landing in a crowd. If the ground was hard, the cannonball would also cause a bouncing and rolling effect.

Looking at the materials, there were various metals, gunpowder, magical materials, and so on, totaling hundreds of items.

Manufacturing a Goblin Magical Cannon was a very complex process, and it would take a long time, about five or six days to produce one. Such a cannon would be perfect for defending a city if placed on the walls. If Cripps Fortress was equipped with several Goblin Magical Cannons, then Cripps Fortress would definitely be as stable as Mount Tai. Who else could conquer it?

Nie Yan sent a message to Guo Huai, asking him to send people over to move the black gunpowder here.

"What exactly is it that requires such caution, to completely seal off the entire castle?" Guo Huai asked in surprise.

"Black gunpowder for making cannons!" Nie Yan said. In the future, no matter how strong individual strength was, it would ultimately be no match for these powerful war machines. With these things, Asskickers United would have a trump card.

Fortunately, Nie Yan had snatched these things during his exchange with Buddhikuongming.

"Black gunpowder..." Guo Huai was startled. Hearing it was black gunpowder, he didn't dare to delay and quickly gathered the Asskickers United players, about 2,000 of them, and rushed towards Earl Kelfield's castle, preparing to completely seal off Earl Kelfield and then move the black gunpowder.

"Have Bird Doesn't Lay Eggs find a group of reliable production class players. We need 5 Advanced Alchemists, 1 Advanced Apothecary, 2 Advanced Rune Inscribers, and 1 Advanced Enchanter." Nie Yan sent Guo Huai the attributes of the Goblin Magical Cannon blueprint he had just obtained.

"It seems we can build turrets at Cripps Fortress." Guo Huai's eyes lit up. It was actually a Goblin Magical Cannon. Although it was only Level 1, its power was definitely astonishing, and a range of a thousand yards was definitely invincible in siege battles.

"Time is of the essence. Prepare quickly. We must absolutely not reveal this matter. We need to keep it a secret," Nie Yan said. If the Goblin Magical Cannon was used well, it could definitely have unexpected effects.

The fortress battles of his past life would be a stage for these large war machines and top professional players. Ordinary players were basically cannon fodder in fortress battles.

After a while, more than two thousand Asskickers United players arrived at Earl Kelfield's castle. They surrounded Earl Kelfield's castle tightly, and a group of people entered inside. Ballad of Knights and others met with Nie Yan.

"Guild Leader Nie Yan." Ballad of Knights saw Nie Yan and greeted him with some excitement.

"Quickly move this black gunpowder away. Search the entire Earl Kelfield's castle thoroughly. Don't allow even the slightest bit to be missed!" Nie Yan said sternly.

"Yes." Ballad of Knights' heart tensed, and he responded solemnly.

Nie Yan was usually very amiable, but when it came to serious matters, he would be very serious. Ballad of Knights immediately realized the importance of this matter and had the players around him start moving.

Nie Yan was a little uneasy about such important things, so he supervised here. The Asskickers United players searched Earl Kelfield's castle from top to bottom and found about twenty jars of black gunpowder, as well as a large number of materials for manufacturing Goblin Magical Cannons. It would have taken a lot of time to find these things on his own, especially the black gunpowder. He needed to find a recipe for black gunpowder, which could only be formulated by an Advanced Alchemist, and the daily output wasn't much. Having the finished product here meant they could use it directly. Once they used up this black gunpowder, the Alchemists of Asskickers United would be able to create black gunpowder themselves.

Such a large movement by Asskickers United naturally attracted the attention of many people, especially Victorious Return. Unfortunately, Victorious Return was powerless to do anything. In Calore, Victorious Return still wanted to contend with Asskickers United? It was already good enough for them to defend their own fortress. They received news from Buddhikuongming that Asskickers United had discovered a batch of black gunpowder, but they could only watch Asskickers United move the black gunpowder away, unable to do anything.

The team of two thousand people left Earl Kelfield's castle and headed towards the nearest Asskickers United fortress, moving along in a mighty procession.

Such a large amount of black gunpowder could not be transported in backpacks, so they could only use this dangerous method of having players carry it back, which would take about thirty minutes to reach the nearest Undying City fortress.

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