The so-called Assassins’ League from the previous life was actually a professional gamers’ alliance, initiated by several well-known professional players. The organization’s members spanned the Glirand Empire and the Saturn Empire, including six Shadow Dancers, three Guardian Knights, eight Dark Berserkers, five Magic Masters, and many more. In total, the alliance had more than 6,000 members, almost encompassing all elite-level professional gamers.
These members could be members or leaders of major guilds, or independent players. Players within the alliance could be enemies or friends. As long as they met the requirements, everyone was welcome. This alliance was more inclusive than regular guilds.
Their goal was not to dominate the gaming world, but to increase professional gamers’ income. The league was divided into two categories: professional gamers and clients. Gamers with a score of more than 60,000 points in the game could join. Each professional gamer had to pay a membership fee. If their rank was high enough, such as Thieves or Shadow Dancers, they could receive a fixed salary from the Assassins’ League. Of course, every two weeks, they were required to accept at least one mission. As for clients, after paying a deposit, they could obtain different levels of qualification. Once their qualification level was high enough, they could even hire people at the level of Shadow Dancers or Guardian Knights to work for them.
Clients were classified by noble titles: Baron, Viscount, Earl, Marquis, and Duke. At the peak of the Assassins’ League in the previous life, even the lowest rank of Baron required a donation of several ten thousand RMB. The Duke rank was almost unimaginable because at that level, you could command people at the level of Shadow Dancers to work for you.
Players with noble titles could post missions using either in-game currency or RMB in the Assassins’ League. Professional gamers were responsible for accepting and completing these missions to earn income.
The emergence of such an organization as the Assassins’ League was inevitable. Before the Assassins’ League was established, why not take control of such a powerful organization?
If the Assassins’ League were established, to ensure its smooth operation, the alliance must have strong inclusiveness. Both professional players and clients, regardless of their relationship, could not be excluded. It was also necessary to maintain the fairness of the alliance. The alliance would impose no restrictions on its members and clients, who would remain completely free. Clients and professional gamers could not see each other. Therefore, when posting or accepting missions, the Assassins’ League had to act as an intermediary, taking a cut of the profits.
After thinking about it, Nie Yan realized that this project must be led by several people who had high prestige among professional gamers.
Relying solely on Nie Yan would not be enough, as his network of contacts was insufficient. Suitable candidates must be professional players of the level of Ban Xing Hu Li (Half-Awake Fox) or Ai Qing Sha Shang (Love Injury). The future Assassins’ League would undoubtedly become a powerful money-making machine. If players like Ban Xing Hu Li and Ai Qing Sha Shang led the initiative, they would inevitably take a share of the profits. Nie Yan felt some reluctance, but without leaders like Ban Xing Hu Li and Ai Qing Sha Shang, the alliance could not be established at all.
After weighing the options, Nie Yan decided that if the Assassins’ League were established, he would retain the primary management authority, including the power to expel members and grant noble titles. Thus, power would not slip away. Even if Ban Xing Hu Li and Ai Qing Sha Shang took part of the profits, it would not matter. On the contrary, this profit-sharing arrangement would bind Ban Xing Hu Li and Ai Qing Sha Shang closer to him.
Nie Yan began to create this organization, similar to a dedicated communication channel.
Name: Assassins’ League!
Purpose: To serve all professional gamers and clients in need.
Guild Leader: Anonymous.
Princes: Vacant, with management privileges (total of 5).
The members below were divided into two groups: clients and professional gamers, each represented by noble titles indicating their rank.
After completing this series of work, Nie Yan invited Ban Xing Hu Li and Ai Qing Sha Shang into the alliance.
Ban Xing Hu Li was grinding monsters in the wild when he suddenly received a system message.
System: Player Nie Yan invites you to join the Assassins’ League (special channel). Do you accept?
Ban Xing Hu Li was quite puzzled about what Nie Yan was up to. After thinking for a moment, he clicked to confirm.
On the other side, Ai Qing Sha Shang also joined.
In the chat channel, the three began chatting.
Ban Xing Hu Li: “Nie Yan, what is this?”
Ai Qing Sha Shang: “?”
Nie Yan smiled slightly and typed in the channel: “You’ll understand once you take a look.”
Ban Xing Hu Li checked the league’s introduction. The channel was only partially completed. After reviewing the purpose and rules of the channel, he quickly understood what kind of organization it was.
“Great idea,” Ai Qing Sha Shang praised.
“Indeed,” Ban Xing Hu Li nodded in agreement.
“You two can start inviting people now,” Nie Yan said, setting the permissions of Ai Qing Sha Shang and Ban Xing Hu Li to the Prince level.
After a moment’s thought, Ban Xing Hu Li asked, “If this channel is established and generates revenue, how will the profits be divided?” With his insight, he immediately realized what kind of impact the Assassins’ League would have in the future and how much revenue it could generate.
Ai Qing Sha Shang said, “I have the same question.”
“You two decide,” Nie Yan replied. He had already registered the trademark for the Assassins’ League. However, if Ban Xing Hu Li and Ai Qing Sha Shang decided to leave and set up a similar league, he wouldn’t have a good solution. Nevertheless, Ban Xing Hu Li and Ai Qing Sha Shang should weigh the pros and cons. Cooperation would benefit both parties, while separation would harm both.
“I and Ai Qing Sha Shang each take 20%, how about that?” Ban Xing Hu Li tentatively asked. After all, Nie Yan had established this channel, and it was because of trust in them that he had invited them in. It would be awkward to ask for too much, and they were also unclear about the extent of Nie Yan’s connections. The mysterious force behind Nie Yan had always been a concern for him. While their guild was still struggling with simple and normal difficulty levels of the swamp, Nie Yan’s team had already conquered the expert-level swamp.
This was a beautiful misunderstanding.
“You two each take 15%. Then you can find another Prince-level person and give him 10% of the shares. Please keep the share distribution confidential. Also, in the channel, you must hide your names!” Nie Yan replied. If there were three major figures, they could balance each other. Later, by tying them with the huge profits of the Assassins’ League, even if one faction left, it would not significantly impact the league.
Nie Yan established the rules for the entire Assassins’ League. Nie Yan could see the names of all members. Princes could see the names of all members below them. Princes were anonymous to each other, and members below were also anonymous to each other.
Nie Yan invited Tang Yao and Guo Huai into the Assassins’ League and set their identities to anonymous.
With this, the Assassins’ League now had five Princes. Ban Xing Hu Li and Ai Qing Sha Shang were both surprised and curious about the identities of the other two Princes.
“Who are those two?”
“This must remain confidential,” Nie Yan replied, specially reminding Tang Yao and Guo Huai not to reveal their identities in the channel.
Since Nie Yan refused to say, they did not press further.
“I think we can bring in Fa Lan,” Ban Xing Hu Li suggested. Old Fa Lan was also a powerful figure with extensive connections, which would be beneficial for the development of the Assassins’ League. The person brought in must be worthy of the 10% share.
“I agree,” Ai Qing Sha Shang nodded.
“Then it’s decided, Fa Lan it is,” Nie Yan said. The strength of the Ji Lan Temple was indeed formidable, especially the three Magic Masters who appeared later, representing the ultimate force among guilds.
After a while, Fa Lan was invited into the Assassins’ League. After understanding the functions of the league, he highly praised their creativity and expressed great expectations for the future development of the Assassins’ League.
The identity of the leader of the Assassins’ League in the previous life had always been a mystery; the mysterious person had never revealed his identity. Anonymity indeed had many advantages, avoiding many unnecessary troubles. Therefore, Nie Yan decided to keep his identity confidential as well.
After standardizing the rules of the Assassins’ League, it was specified that each Prince must recruit a certain number of professional gamers and clients. Ban Xing Hu Li, Ai Qing Sha Shang, Fa Lan, and others began inviting people. Guo Huai, under Nie Yan’s instructions, extended invitations to various well-known professional gamers.
One by one, professional gamers joined the Assassins’ League.
The group quickly expanded, including many well-known professional gamers. When they first joined, they were quite surprised, but soon they understood the functions of the Assassins’ League and spoke highly of it. Because once the Assassins’ League was successfully operated, it would be of great help to them. In the future, they would no longer need to seek clients everywhere to get missions.
Ban Xing Hu Li, Ai Qing Sha Shang, and others clearly recognized that if the Assassins’ League developed, it would be much more profitable than running a studio to do missions for players or selling equipment. Thus, they brought in part of their client resources. The client base of the Assassins’ League also started to expand.
Within just an hour, the professional gamers’ group of the Assassins’ League had already reached more than 600 members, and the client group had more than 100. Missions began to be posted in the channel, such as guiding players through missions or helping defeat bosses. Well-known professional gamers could earn quite a lot of money for such services. If players needed professional gamers to play for them, they would first deposit the money into the league’s account. Once the mission was completed and the client was satisfied, the money would be transferred to the professional gamers, functioning similarly to an Alipay system. At the same time, professional gamers also needed to complete various missions to earn money for the league, which would allow their noble titles to be upgraded, enabling them to take on more profitable missions.
The chat channel quickly became lively. With Ban Xing Hu Li and others managing it, Nie Yan could completely take a backseat.
This was just the beginning, yet so many players had already joined. Once the business expanded further and the league’s reputation grew, the number of members would keep increasing.
In the future, once the Assassins’ League developed fully, it would be the time for them to make a fortune. The prospects were promising.
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