Chapter 1 Some Unease

For some reason, Nie Yan felt a sense of unease, as if something was about to happen.

This strong premonition troubled him, making everything he did go wrong.

In his past life, the story of the Undead Revenge expansion mainly revolved around a player who obtained the Death Necklace of the Necromancer Bodman. Under the influence of the Death Necklace, he gradually fell and became a powerful undead wizard. He resurrected the Necromancer Bodman and, together with him, led a large number of undead creatures to capture a fortress. Using the fortress as a base, they created a vast and boundless death canopy, turning the area into an undead paradise.

Over the next period, the undead began to pour into nearby fortresses. Every time they killed someone, the killed person would turn into a new undead, so the undead army grew larger and larger, eventually becoming an uncontrollable disaster that swept across the entire Greenland Empire and Saturn Empire. The players of the Greenland Empire and Saturn Empire fought hard, with paladins and priests as the main force, clearing these undead bit by bit. However, the strength of the Greenland Empire and Saturn Empire was greatly damaged as a result, with seven or eight out of ten NPCs killed or injured. In the end, the power of the players in the entire Greenland Empire and Saturn Empire greatly increased, and they controlled the political power of the two countries.

He wondered if anyone had obtained the Death Necklace of the Necromancer Bodman. If they had, judging by the time, it was almost time for the Undead Revenge expansion to begin.

Once Undead Revenge started, it would be a devastating disaster.

Nie Yan thought of the Grand Prophecy spell. He wondered if the Grand Prophecy could predict this disaster.

Nie Yan arrived at the plaza outside the Niu Ren Tribe office in Kalore City, opened his skill bar, and used a Grand Prophecy skill. A thick pillar of white light descended from the sky, completely enveloping him in the light. A warm, bright force slowly penetrated his body.

He seemed to sense something. A powerful dark force slowly eroded the light force emitted by the Grand Prophecy. His chest felt as if it had been struck heavily. With a bang, his heart felt as if it was about to crack open.

Nie Yan staggered and spat out a mouthful of blood.

System: Grand Prophecy failed, attributes -30%, duration five days.

Seeing this system notification, Nie Yan frowned. How could the Grand Prophecy fail?

Perhaps his ability was not enough to predict this event. This failed prediction meant that he would not be able to use the Grand Prophecy for ten days.

Nie Yan couldn't be sure if it was the Undead Revenge expansion. If he went to the elders of the Greenland Empire and told them that there would be an undead siege, and it actually happened, that would be fine. But if it proved to be a false alarm, he would face a catastrophic disaster. As the guild leader of the Niu Ren Tribe, he couldn't take this risk. Moreover, he had no idea when the undead siege event would occur.

"Guo Huai, have all the mechanics stop making catapults and focus on developing magic cannons. Invest 15 million gold coins to upgrade the defenses of all the Niu Ren Tribe's fortresses," Nie Yan said. This was the result of his careful consideration. For safety's sake, the Niu Ren Tribe had to prepare for defense.

"I'll do it right away. Is something about to happen?" Guo Huai asked with some worry.

"Don't ask yet. How much working capital does our guild have? If we don't have enough money, I'll find a way."

"About eight million gold coins. The fortresses, Starry Night Pharmacy, shop rentals, and other projects generate a net profit of about two million gold coins per day. Because of the guild's expansion, the guild's expenses are about 1.5 to 1.6 million gold coins per day," Guo Huai said. Such income was second to none among all forces. It was estimated that the Angel Corps' financial strength could not compare with the Niu Ren Tribe.

"Start selling off some of the Mist Dispersal Scrolls. We have too many Mist Dispersal Scrolls," Nie Yan said. In order to prevent the news that Mist Dispersal Scrolls could be bought from NPCs from being leaked, generally, the people Guo Huai sent would buy up all the Mist Dispersal Scrolls within a few seconds of them being refreshed. Currently, the Niu Ren Tribe had as many as 1,000 Mist Dispersal Scrolls. Continuing to buy them would put a great burden on the Niu Ren Tribe's economy, so they had to sell some and dispose of the Mist Dispersal Scrolls at a high price.

Guo Huai had his men sell Mist Dispersal Scrolls in various cities, releasing a maximum of ten scrolls in each city, selling them gradually to avoid releasing too many at once and not getting a good price.

Soon, one or two Mist Dispersal Scrolls appeared in the auction houses of major cities. Many large guilds did not have Mist Dispersal Scrolls, and they suffered heavy losses every time they entered the Griffin Woodlands, so they did not dare to explore the Griffin Woodlands easily. They learned from some channels that guilds like Angel Corps had somehow obtained some Mist Dispersal Scrolls and were reaping great rewards in the Griffin Woodlands. Therefore, the appearance of Mist Dispersal Scrolls caused a frenzy among the major guilds, and prices soared rapidly.

The price of Mist Dispersal Scrolls was frantically炒 (chao, speculated), with the most expensive ones rising to nearly 60,000 to 70,000 gold coins, even exceeding the actual value of the Mist Dispersal Scrolls. The market's frenzy was a bit beyond Nie Yan and Guo Huai's imagination.

Sure enough, suppressed demand was terrible once it was released.

As soon as the major guilds learned that a small number of Mist Dispersal Scrolls had appeared in the auction house, they sent dedicated people to watch the auction house. Some guilds even sent their subordinates to other cities to buy them.

Soon, the first batch of more than one hundred Mist Dispersal Scrolls was sold, collecting nearly six million gold coins. The Niu Ren Tribe's financial pressure was immediately reduced a lot.

Those big guilds would definitely enter the Griffin Woodlands after getting the Mist Dispersal Scrolls, and Angel Corps would probably be under a lot of pressure next.

The feeling of manipulating the market behind the scenes was fascinating. A small Mist Dispersal Scroll, just because of its monopoly, allowed the Niu Ren Tribe to rake in money.

After the first batch of Mist Dispersal Scrolls was sold, the remaining Mist Dispersal Scrolls had to be sold slowly, little by little.

With a large amount of funds obtained, the Niu Ren Tribe continued to frantically upgrade the defenses of the fortresses. Ordinary guilds were fine with having primary or intermediate city walls. Even major fortresses rarely had advanced city walls upgraded. As for the Niu Ren Tribe, all fortresses had been upgraded to advanced city walls. The funds spent on this, if said out loud, would make the guild leaders of most guilds feel ashamed. Their investment in fortresses might not even be enough for the Niu Ren Tribe's change.