Legends are destined to remain legends. They are like sharp daggers; no matter which pocket you put them in, they can pierce through with sharpness. Their brilliance cannot be overshadowed by anyone.
Take Sun, for example. After successfully switching to the Rogue class, his reputation among thieves is rapidly approaching the top-ranked Nie Yan. Wang Zhe Tian Xia (Kingdom of Conquerors) has slaughtered over a thousand players and is clearly on the rise; he is beginning to shine as well.
Nie Yan quickly sent a message to Guo Huai, instructing him to approach Wang Zhe Tian Xia and see what conditions they might propose. If their demands were not unreasonable, it would be ideal to recruit Wang Zhe Tian Xia into the Bull Player Tribe.
If Wang Zhe Tian Xia could be recruited, the Bull Player Tribe would have Nie Yan, Sun, Wang Zhe Tian Xia, Yi Chui Ding Qing (One Hammer Seals the Deal), and more than ten others with the potential to challenge Shadow Dancers. The Tribe would clearly become the sanctuary for Rogues.
Rogue’s stealth attacks require considerable skill. Without sufficient technique, it’s hard to play a Rogue well. Therefore, Rogues value skill more than players of other professions. They often repeatedly watch videos of other Rogue players, and these top Rogues receive significant attention from high-end players. Many skilled Rogues long for guidance from these elite Rogues. In such a trend, Nie Yan and others would inevitably attract more high-end Rogues to the Bull Player Tribe.
Of course, this phenomenon is not limited to Rogues alone. Other professions are similar. If not for the recent bounty hunting order incident, the Bull Player Tribe would definitely be the dream destination for high-end players. However, the Bull Player Tribe has recently started improving the benefits for its members, which has rekindled confidence in the guild. Those who had previously left the Bull Player Tribe were beginning to regret their decisions. Many felt ashamed to return, while others who eagerly tried to rejoin were met with suspicion from current members regarding their true intentions.
Guo Huai received Nie Yan’s message and, without delay, immediately got to work.
Nie Yan also gave instructions to Niao Bu Sheng Dan (Egg Not Left Behind), guiding the future development direction of the Starry Sky Pharmacy. The pharmacy had already become an unshakable brand, and expanding outward would pose no problem. Moreover, Nie Yan held the title of Great Scholar, so his assets were protected by Granland. Even if he opened a pharmacy under the watchful eyes of Bloodthirsty War Blade in Radiant City, the War Blade could do nothing about it.
Gradually, the ground became wet and muddy, with pools of water everywhere. Occasionally, some plants grew, and around them roamed monsters similar to green-skinned goblins, with translucent wings on their backs and steel forks in hand, fluttering about.
These monsters, known as Graygreen Sprites, were hybrids of goblins and elves. Due to their aggressive nature, they were classified as monsters. Their attack power was several times that of ordinary level 80 monsters, and they could easily kill Nie Yan instantly. However, they had a weakness: their health was relatively low, only around 5,200, making them rare among level 80 monsters. Additionally, their perception was extremely weak, allowing Rogues to easily evade detection while stealthed. Their movement speed was also not very fast.
Nie Yan stealthily approached one of the Graygreen Sprites and cast a reconnaissance spell.
Graygreen Sprite: Level 80, HP 5200/5200.
Nie Yan raised his Darrow’s Crossbow from the Headless Horseman and fired a volley of arrows. Five arrows struck a Graygreen Sprite simultaneously. After noticing Nie Yan, the creature immediately let out a sharp screech, and swarms of Graygreen Sprites began to converge toward Nie Yan’s location, surrounding him aggressively.
Nie Yan turned and ran, heading toward another area where Graygreen Sprites were spawning. Upon seeing groups of them, he immediately used his crossbow to attack. More and more Graygreen Sprites gathered and surrounded him, their numbers astonishing.
As Nie Yan ran, the Graygreen Sprites kept increasing in number behind him. Glancing back, he saw hundreds of them densely packed together—an impressive sight. Nie Yan dropped a Scroll of Death Ripple, and a mysterious dark force spread outward from the scroll.
One second, two seconds, three seconds—the powerful ripple of death slowly expanded, like ripples on water, covering an area of approximately 20×20 yards.
The ripple spread like a shockwave, piercing through all nearby Graygreen Sprites.
-1000, -1000, -1000…
Overlapping damage numbers floated above the Graygreen Sprites, and all their bodies staggered momentarily.
Nie Yan continued to draw them in, running in circles in an open area. After a while, he cast another Death Ripple, and the powerful shockwave struck the Graygreen Sprites again.
When the Graygreen Sprites caught up, Nie Yan immediately stealthed away, repositioning to another location before casting Death Ripple again.
One scroll, two scrolls, three scrolls—he used six scrolls in total before finally mowing down large groups of Graygreen Sprites. Their corpses lay scattered across the ground, with loot strewn everywhere.
More waves of Graygreen Sprites continued to spawn, and Nie Yan kept using Death Ripple scrolls one after another.
Like wheat being harvested, the Graygreen Sprites fell one after another.
During the monster-killing spree, two clear system notifications sounded. Nie Yan checked his level and found he had already reached level 49. The higher the level, the harder it was to gain experience. However, killing monsters above his level provided abundant experience, allowing Nie Yan’s level to rise rapidly.
Nie Yan collected all the loot dropped by the Graygreen Sprites—36 items in total. Many were level 80 equipments, which seemed useless to him. However, there were two copies of the Basic Resurrection spellbook, which excited him greatly.
Currently, the Basic Resurrection spell was still rare among Priests. Among tens of thousands of Priests, having one equipped with Basic Resurrection was already considered excellent. The market price of Basic Resurrection remained very high, reaching thousands of gold coins.
Players usually only began to widely adopt Basic Resurrection after reaching level 60, as monsters above level 60 had a high drop rate for it. After level 60, nearly every Priest had a copy of Basic Resurrection. The price of Basic Resurrection, which was initially thousands of gold coins, eventually dropped to less than one gold coin, but that was much later.
Killing monsters here for Basic Resurrection spellbooks to equip the Tribe’s Priests was a good idea. Currently, only nine Priests in the Bull Player Tribe had learned Basic Resurrection. Each additional Priest who learned Basic Resurrection significantly impacted the entire guild. Each one meant that a twenty-member party could attempt higher difficulty dungeons with a greatly reduced chance of wiping out. Dungeons that previously required ten or even dozens of wipes to complete could now be cleared in just a few attempts—or even one.
Ordinary players currently couldn’t handle monsters above level 60, and probably only Nie Yan dared to farm monsters in level 80 areas in such large numbers.
Besides the two copies of Basic Resurrection, nothing else of value dropped.
Nie Yan continued his work in this swampy area, mowing down wave after wave of Graygreen Sprites. The nearby hills were littered with corpses, stretching endlessly—an awe-inspiring sight.
The monster respawn rate in this area could no longer keep up with Nie Yan’s farming speed, so he had to move further away.
After reaching level 50, if he successfully completed his class change, he would gain an additional 30% bonus to all attributes. His attack and defense types would change from normal to enhanced, increasing his attack and defense by nearly 80%. All hidden attributes would also be improved.
For a normal Rogue, a class change represented a qualitative leap. According to standard procedure, players usually chose to class change after reaching level 50 before continuing to level up, as it made leveling faster. However, for Nie Yan, since he was using Death Ripple scrolls to level up anyway, his leveling speed remained the same. He decided to keep farming more levels first using the scrolls.
His level rose rapidly, clearing out nearby Graygreen Sprites. By nightfall, Nie Yan had reached level 54, matching Tang Yao and Bloodthirsty War Blade.
Checking his remaining Death Ripple scrolls, he had used less than 200 of them.
Nie Yan’s data was shared with Tang Yao. By chance, he glanced at his friend’s information and saw that Nie Yan’s level was 54. A few hours ago, he had checked Nie Yan’s level and it was only 47. In just a few hours, Nie Yan had gained 7 levels—an astonishing speed.
“Nie Yan, where are you leveling? Your leveling speed is too fast! I’m currently looking for areas to farm monsters in groups, but I’m still being overtaken by Bloodthirsty War Blade. I’m almost driven to the edge by this pressure, yet you managed to catch up in just a few hours!” Tang Yao said. Nie Yan’s leveling speed could only be described as ghostly.
“Come to the map coordinates 18295.23829.38920 in Karol City. I’ll help you level up a bit. You should go class change soon. I suspect Bloodthirsty Knife might have already completed his class change.”
“I understand. Guo Huai told me to hold onto first place no matter what and not let Bloodthirsty Knife overtake me. If I go class change now, I’ll definitely lose first place, and I’m worried it might damage the guild’s morale.” Tang Yao said. He was also a key figure representing the guild.
“Sharpening the axe doesn’t delay the woodcutting. I’ll help you level up first, then you can go class change.”
Nie Yan reviewed his loot after hours of farming. His farming speed was nothing short of terrifying. Due to the high drop rate from killing monsters above his level, he had filled three backpacks with loot. Counting them, he found as many as seven copies of the Basic Resurrection spellbook. He had truly struck gold.
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