Han Lei pinched himself hard, and immediately hissed in pain, confirming it wasn't a dream.

"You look a lot like a buddy of mine from elementary school, named Han Lei. I just came over to ask," Nie Yan said, his gaze sweeping over Han Lei's face. This guy was still the same old bear, nothing had changed. The mage robe on him looked particularly awkward.

"I am Han Lei, that's right. You are?" Han Lei said, stunned. Could it be that Mad Rogue Nie Yan really knew him?

"I'm Nie Yan," Nie Yan said with a smile.

"I know you're Nie Yan..." Han Lei started to say, but his voice suddenly caught, and he looked at Nie Yan in disbelief. "You're Nie Yan?!"

Nie Yan nodded with a smile.

Han Lei couldn't contain his joy and punched Nie Yan on the shoulder, sizing him up. The more he looked, the more he seemed like him. "Damn, you're awesome, Mad Rogue Nie Yan, the overlord of the entire Greenland Empire, and it's actually you. It's unbelievable. Back then, you..."

Han Lei gestured to indicate height. Back then, Nie Yan was really thin and small, but now, Nie Yan was already tall and strong, and there was an indescribable air of a master about him.

Perhaps it was because the name Mad Rogue Nie Yan was too well-known, but Han Lei felt a sense of looking up to him, but the two of them were childhood buddies and were very familiar with each other, and this sense of intimacy dissolved the awkwardness between them.

"What about Tang Yao? How's that kid been?" Han Lei asked.

"Tang Yao? Know Yaozi (Harrier)?" Nie Yan said with a smile.

"Damn, that kid wouldn't be Yaozi, would he?" Han Lei said, his eyes wide with shock. "That kid's skills aren't even as good as mine. He's actually Yaozi, who's been at the top of the level rankings for over half a year. What kind of world is this!"

The name Yaozi was also quite famous in the Greenland Empire.

Tang Yao and Nie Yan, these two childhood playmates, were now so awesome, which made Han Lei's brain a little overloaded for a while.

Nie Yan chuckled. Han Lei's style of speaking was still the same as before.

"By the way, how did you recognize me?" Han Lei asked. He still felt it was a bit mysterious how Nie Yan recognized him.

"A feeling. Your appearance, way of speaking, and tone, have a unique charm," Nie Yan said teasingly.

Han Lei thought about it. It seemed that what Nie Yan said made a little sense, so he didn't pursue the reason.

"Interested in joining Niu Ren Tribe?"

"Of course, it's good to enjoy the shade under a big tree," Han Lei grinned, happily accepting Nie Yan's invitation.

"But you have to pass Niu Ren Tribe's test. I'll get some equipment for you," Nie Yan said. If Han Lei was polite with him, he would feel uncomfortable instead.

"As long as I have equipment, the test is a piece of cake," Han Lei said confidently. "I also have a bunch of brothers."

"Let them all come over too," Nie Yan said. He still remembered those people in the team from his previous life, Fatty, Spicy Babe, and the Doctor. He wondered how those guys were doing.

In his previous life, they formed a team together, and many things happened. Finally, they went their separate ways. Many regrets could finally be made up for in this life. Back then, Nie Yan was hunted down by the Triumph Empire, which affected the team and put the team in crisis. Nie Yan still felt very guilty about it.

"Okay, I'm so glad you're willing to take them in," Han Lei said happily. He was relieved to hear Nie Yan say that.

While they were chatting, five players walked towards Nie Yan and Han Lei. They didn't notice Nie Yan, who was wearing a black robe and only showing his head. A player wearing a white priest robe walked to Han Lei's side and greeted him, "Leader Fanhua, how's it going? Have you sold almost everything?"

"Wow, no way, you haven't sold a single thing?" A hot woman wearing red leather armor shook her head and sighed.

"I said setting up a stall wouldn't work. We should just put it in the auction house. Although the handling fee is a bit expensive, at least a lot of people will see it, and we don't have to negotiate prices." The priest turned his head inadvertently, and after seeing Nie Yan's face, he was so shocked that he pointed at Nie Yan and said, "You...aren't you..." He couldn't say a word for a long time, and suddenly realized that his actions were a bit too abrupt, so he quickly retracted his hand.

The hot woman noticed that something was wrong with the doctor next to her, glanced at Nie Yan, and turned her head, wanting to talk to Han Lei, but suddenly realized something and immediately moved her gaze to Nie Yan's face.

"Niu Ren Tribe...Mad Rogue Nie Yan?" The woman had an expression of disbelief on her face.

The eyes of the other players fell on Nie Yan's face, and they couldn't move away anymore, as if they had seen a ghost.

Seeing the reactions of his teammates, the corners of Han Lei's mouth twitched slightly in a smile. These guys' expressions were even worse than his just now. They were scared, Han Lei thought to himself, secretly laughing.

"Okay, everyone, calm down. Don't be so embarrassing," Han Lei said, pretending to be calm.

"Cough, cough," a fat warrior next to him looked at Han Lei, "Leader, do you guys know each other?"

"He's a brother of mine," Han Lei said, looking at the expressions of Fatty, Spicy Babe, the Doctor, and the others with some amusement.

"Mad Rogue Nie Yan, leader's brother?" Fatty was a little dizzy. He looked at Spicy Babe and the Doctor, still unable to believe it.

When Spicy Babe and the Doctor looked at Han Lei, their eyes started to sparkle. Originally, in their impression, Han Lei was a carefree guy, a loyal person, but this guy was sometimes annoying, showing off even the smallest things. But at this moment, they were completely impressed. To have a friend like Mad Rogue Nie Yan, but to keep his mouth shut all the time, their leader was really low-key.

"Leader, I'm starting to admire you a little. You're so mysterious," Spicy Babe said bluntly. She was quite good-looking, with her collar slightly open, revealing a deep cleavage, which looked very seductive, making people's blood boil. The leather armor was relatively short, revealing her sexy navel. Don't think that Spicy Babe was a gentle little woman just because she was so sexy. She was a complete tomboy, often crazier than men, a real little firecracker.

"You flatter me, you flatter me. Not at all," Han Lei smiled sheepishly, feeling a little embarrassed with Nie Yan beside him.

Nie Yan chuckled. He knew Han Lei's character very well, but Han Lei was a very loyal person, which was what Nie Yan admired most about him, so he didn't expose him.

Nie Yan looked at the equipment on them. Their average level was already over one hundred and ten, but most of the equipment on them was in the nineties, with only a few pieces of equipment above level one hundred. This was quite normal. There were more and more players reaching level one hundred now, but the drop rate of equipment above level one hundred was relatively low, so many players were still wearing equipment from the nineties.

In his previous life, when Nie Yan reached level one hundred, he didn't have a single piece of equipment above level one hundred. Han Lei, Spicy Babe, Fatty, and the Doctor helped him piece it together one by one. For this reason, they were in debt for a long time. Although others also contributed, it wasn't much. Therefore, Nie Yan's relationship with Han Lei, Spicy Babe, Fatty, and the Doctor was particularly good.

"Get ready. In a few days, we'll go join Niu Ren Tribe. When everyone participates in Niu Ren Tribe's assessment, don't embarrass yourselves," Han Lei said with a smile.

"Actually, there's absolutely no problem with passing that test in terms of skills. We'll definitely pass, but the equipment is not good enough. A skilled cook can't make a meal without rice," Fatty said somewhat embarrassedly. There were only six of them in total, and they couldn't even form a team, so they couldn't go to dungeons. Just grinding monsters alone couldn't get good equipment. As for the good equipment sold in the auction house, it was too expensive, and they couldn't afford it at all.

"Equipment is easy to handle. I'll have someone below send it to you," Nie Yan said. He could just take out a few pieces of equipment, and it was estimated that Han Lei and the others would be overjoyed.

"That's a bit embarrassing," Fatty said, feeling a bit restrained.

Spicy Babe and the Doctor also agreed with Fatty. After all, they weren't very familiar with Nie Yan. It was always a bit too much to accept so many things from Nie Yan for nothing.

If it was the friendship from his previous life, Fatty, Spicy Babe, and the Doctor would definitely not be so polite with him.

Thinking of this, Nie Yan couldn't help but sigh. That kind of friendship where they could scold, tease, and joke at will, and do whatever they wanted, might be gone forever.

"Han Lei is my brother. We grew up wearing open-crotch pants together. Don't be polite with me. Just treat this equipment as if you're borrowing it. You still have to return it to me after you've used it. When you join Niu Ren Tribe, you'll be considered people from Niu Ren Tribe," Nie Yan explained.

Nie Yan's words made Han Lei a little touched. They were still young when they were together. After so many years, Nie Yan had already reached such a high position, but he still remembered the friendship from his childhood. Han Lei secretly vowed that Nie Yan would be his brother for life.

Spicy Babe, the Doctor, Fatty, and the others looked at each other and pondered for a moment.

The Doctor said, "Since Leader Nie Yan has said so, we won't be polite. If there's anything we need in the future, you can order us brothers around at any time."

"Yeah," Nie Yan nodded. It was impossible for him to get the Doctor and the others to be as casual as they were in his previous life for the time being, so he gave up.

After only a moment, a Niu Ren Tribe player came over with a large pile of equipment. At least they were all level one hundred or above dark gold equipment. These things were nothing to Nie Yan. The guild warehouse of Niu Ren Tribe was full of them, but to Han Lei, Spicy Babe, the Doctor, Fatty, and the others, the meaning was completely different.

After putting on this equipment, their leveling speed could be increased by at least five or six times, and their spell damage, defense, etc., would far exceed the standards of players of the same level. They could even go to the square and recruit people to form a team to go to dungeons themselves. If they wanted to join those ordinary teams, those teams would welcome them with open arms when they saw the equipment of Han Lei and the others, and they would never reject them.

Seeing this equipment, Spicy Babe, the Doctor, Fatty, and the others were very excited. They knew that these things were what they had dreamed of but could not get.

"Brother, thank you," Han Lei said, placing his right hand on Nie Yan's shoulder with emotion.