Hearing Nie Yan’s indifferent tone, Nie Yan’s father really wanted to give the boy a good lesson. Someone like Ci Dao was a national treasure-level figure, extremely rare and hard to come by. If such a person left due to Nie Yan’s negligence, it would be a great loss to them.
Nie Yan’s father had changed his view of Ci Dao. The skills Ci Dao displayed were clearly honed in the military. If someone like him were willing to serve as a bodyguard, Nie Yan’s safety would be assured. Nie Yan’s father was more than willing to pay any price for that.
The military always valued strength highly, and strength earned respect from others. After confirming that Ci Dao wasn’t here to cause trouble, Nie Yan’s father, with his military background, held even more respect for Ci Dao.
Nie Yan’s father said to Nie Yan, “No matter what it takes, you must keep him. I’ll transfer three hundred million to you now. If that’s not enough, come to me for more.” Nie Yan’s father was truly investing heavily to recruit Ci Dao.
The various industries of Tianxia Group made vast amounts of money every day, but someone like Ci Dao was priceless. Once this opportunity was missed, it would be gone forever!
Ci Dao was absolutely worth that price!
Nie Yan smiled. He was definitely going to offer Ci Dao the best treatment, but he had been worried about where the money would come from. Now his father had directly provided the funds.
As he spoke, Nie Yan had already arrived at the entrance of Tianxia Group. He walked in through the lobby and approached Ci Dao.
The six security guards had already been helped away by the receptionists.
Nie Yan smiled at Ci Dao and said, “We meet again.”
Ci Dao shrugged, making a nonchalant expression, and said, “Before I become your bodyguard, I have a few requests. Prepare a villa in Bi Shui Yun Jian for me, and I also need one hundred million credit points. It all depends on whether you’re willing to pay that price.”
“I can get all these things ready for you in a couple of days. If that’s not enough, you can always ask me for more.” Nie Yan replied readily. With his father’s financial support, he didn’t have to worry about these things at all.
Nie Yan’s quick agreement surprised Ci Dao. Thinking about it, working as a mercenary outside was dangerous despite the high pay, especially since he had many comrades who had been injured in battle. The previous kidnapping incident involving Xie Yao had been resolved only because they moved quickly; otherwise, there could have been real danger. He was somewhat worried. If something happened to him, his own life was one thing, but if his comrades were dragged into it, he would feel guilty. Becoming Nie Yan’s bodyguard was not a bad choice after all.
Since Nie Yan was willing to pay such a high price, Ci Dao finally made up his mind.
“It’s settled then.” Ci Dao nodded.
Hearing Ci Dao’s agreement, Nie Yan smiled slightly and said, “Then I wish us a pleasant time working together!”
Nie Yan’s father approached them, and Ci Dao resumed his usual expressionless demeanor.
Nie Yan’s father glanced at Ci Dao and said to Nie Yan, “Let your friend sit in the reception hall for a while.”
Nie Yan replied helplessly, “He doesn’t like being around too many strangers.”
Nie Yan’s father nodded. Someone like Ci Dao would naturally have the pride of a master. He didn’t say anything else and added, “Come to the meeting room later; there’s something important to discuss.” With that, he walked toward the meeting room with another shareholder.
After Nie Yan’s father left, Nie Yan produced an electronic contract, and the two signed their names. This was Ci Dao’s contract!
A one hundred million credit point bodyguard contract—probably only Ci Dao could ever receive such an agreement.
Nie Yan looked at the electronic contract. Both had signed their names, pressed their fingerprints, and provided DNA records. Everything was digitally documented, though Ci Dao’s signature was simply the name “Ci Dao.”
“I forgot to ask, what’s your real name?” Nie Yan asked. It felt a bit awkward to use the code name “Ci Dao” in daily life.
“I surnamed Wang, but I have no given name. Just call me Ci Dao,” Ci Dao replied, clearly unwilling to elaborate on the issue of his name.
Nie Yan thought for a moment and decided not to ask further.
Nie Yan asked Lin Shu to find Ci Dao a villa in Bi Shui Yun Jian, preferably close to Nie Yan’s home.
After arranging these matters, Nie Yan said to Ci Dao, “Come with me to the meeting room and listen in.”
Ci Dao did not refuse and followed Nie Yan toward the meeting room.
Passing through a long corridor, Nie Yan and Ci Dao entered the Tianxia Group meeting room. Already gathered inside were about a hundred people, engaged in heated debate.
Nie Yan scanned the room. More and more influential figures were gathering here. Nie Yan recognized several familiar faces, such as Han Bing Zhi Yu from Frost Studio and Yan Mie from Cang Long Studio.
The meeting was being hosted by A Chen.
Nie Yan listened for a while and roughly understood the issue they were arguing about. The current situation of the War God Tribe was somewhat tense. Five guilds from the Tuo Ba family had launched a fierce attack on the War God Tribe, and several of their strongholds were nearly lost. If they fell, the massive investment would be wasted.
Recently, the conflict between Tianxia Group and Tuo Ba Hong Ye had escalated. Tuo Ba Hong Ye had gone all out, seemingly determined to fight the War God Tribe to the bitter end. The Bull Man Tribe was currently recovering and couldn’t afford to get involved in another war, so they couldn’t participate.
The War God Tribe had only just risen and found it quite challenging to resist five major guilds from the Tuo Ba family.
There were also some internal conflicts within the War God Tribe. Some members strongly demanded that the Bull Man Tribe intervene.
Nie Yan heard some people talking in the hall.
A bald man in his thirties, somewhat short and fat, stood up and said loudly, “With our War God Tribe’s strength, we can’t possibly be a match for the five guilds of the Tuo Ba family. If the Bull Man Tribe doesn’t step in, I think we might as well surrender. They have six times our numbers. What are we even fighting for?” His tone was somewhat sarcastic, aimed at A Chen, as he felt A Chen was clueless and giving orders without understanding the situation.
This bald man was also the leader of a studio, named Luan Shi, with about two or three thousand members. He had brought five people to attend the meeting today.
After the bald man spoke, a few people around him started to stir up trouble, and the atmosphere in the meeting room became somewhat gloomy.
Han Bing Zhi Yu stood up and looked at the bald man, saying, “Although the War God Tribe has been pushed back into the strongholds and can’t get out, the defense of the city is temporarily not a problem. The Bull Man Tribe has just finished a war and is greatly weakened. How can they get involved in the battle for Nisod City? Why would others go all out to help you? This kind of argument is meaningless. We should think about how to hold the strongholds instead.”
The bald man retorted, “Holding the strongholds is only temporary. We can probably hold out for five or six days at best. If the Tuo Ba family gets a catapult, then we basically have no hope. Although catapults are still quite rare now, only appearing once in the siege of Krips Fortress, we can’t rule out that possibility. Even without catapults, their siege crossbows are no joke. After five or six days, all the strongholds will fall, and can we afford the losses?”
The mood among the people in the room was somewhat pessimistic. It was difficult to hold all the strongholds because the Tuo Ba family had five guilds attacking five strongholds simultaneously. The War God Tribe had to divide their players into five groups to defend each stronghold, making their numbers far inferior to the Tuo Ba family’s.
Nie Yan walked to the front of the meeting room and looked at the bald man, saying solemnly, “Instead of being so negative, you should think about how to solve the problem. There are examples of the weak defeating the strong. The Bull Man Tribe is one of them. No matter how bad the situation gets, the first thing is to have the determination not to be defeated. If the War God Tribe only has cowards like you, you’ll collapse from internal strife before the Tuo Ba family even attacks.”
“Kid, who do you think you are? Coming here to lecture me,” the bald man angrily retorted, his face turning red.
Someone beside him whispered, “Boss Luan Shi, he’s the chairman’s son.”
Hearing this, the bald man’s imposing demeanor faltered slightly. After all, the Tianxia Group was his financial backer, and offending the Nie family was out of the question. Yet, in front of the crowd, he couldn’t afford to appear too timid either. He retorted defiantly, “So what if he’s the chairman’s son? He’s just a snot-nosed kid who hasn’t even come of age. What does he know about the game or the feud between the Tuo Ba family and the War God Tribe? Who does he think he is, daring to lecture me?”
Nie Yan’s lips curled into a cold smile as he stared at the bald man and said, “Because I am the leader of the Bull Man Tribe, Nie Yan! Is that enough qualification?”
As soon as Nie Yan spoke, the entire room fell silent. Everyone looked at him with expressions of disbelief.
Who exactly Nie Yan, the rogue leader, was had always been a mystery. In Karol City, Nie Yan’s status was supreme. Throughout the entire Grinland Empire, he was a legendary figure who had single-handedly established the Bull Man Tribe, sweeping through all guilds in Karol City, subduing the Blue Temple, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Light Holy Flame, leading to the current situation where he dominated Karol City with countless glorious achievements that left people in awe.
Many people had long speculated about who Nie Yan was and what his background was, but they never expected such a legend to be standing right in front of them.
The Century Financial Group and the Angel Empire had already obtained some information related to Nie Yan, and his identity was almost revealed. At most, it would take another ten days before it was exposed. He had already received an acceptance letter from the First Military Academy, making it difficult for the Century Financial Group to take action lightly. Moreover, with a master like Ci Dao by his side, what was there to fear? So even if he revealed his identity, so what?
The bald man was slightly stunned. If Nie Yan wasn’t qualified, then who was? In front of Nie Yan, he, the so-called leader of the Black Dragon Studio, was nobody!
“Damn, so the Bull Man Tribe and the War God Tribe are actually one and the same!”
“What powerful strength the Tianxia Group has!”
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