These skill books were meticulously categorized. After taking a look at the rogue skill books, Nie Yan wasn’t particularly surprised, since he had already learned many powerful skills. However, there were three skill books that brought him some delight. All three were free skills: one was Countermeasure, which allowed the user to dodge an opponent’s attack through body movements and then elbow strike the opponent, causing a disabled state. Another was Instant Strike, which enabled a sudden acceleration to stun the opponent. The third was Spinal Sever, an attack targeting the opponent’s spine, causing disability.
Two disabling skills and one stun skill—these were all fairly decent control skills, exactly what Nie Yan was lacking!
In the case of rogues, there was no concept of absolute strength, unlike warriors and mages. Warriors and mages relied heavily on equipment; those with better gear and higher levels could easily dominate opponents with inferior gear and lower levels, with only a few skilled or lucky players able to turn the tide. However, rogues relied on awareness, technique, and skills. When used well, these elements allowed a rogue to defeat opponents with gear far superior to their own. Rogues with poor awareness and technique were useless no matter how good their gear was.
With these new skills and sufficient practice, Nie Yan could easily defeat other same-level players, even if he were completely naked.
After learning all the skills, Nie Yan sent a message to Guo Huai, asking him to send some people over to help distribute the remaining skill books.
The top players of the Bull Tribe guild took all the good skill books, while the less desirable ones were thrown into the guild warehouse.
There were still many scrolls, recipes, gems, and special items left. Nie Yan glanced at a pile of recipes and counted approximately 150 of them. Most were advanced, master, and grandmaster-level recipes, including some for alchemy and enchanting.
“There are fifteen Advanced Instant Health Potions and seven Advanced Instant Mana Potions,” Tang Yao counted. These potions were currently very rare. As players’ health and mana pools increased, the demand for these high-tier potions was growing steadily.
While players generally wouldn’t waste such expensive potions during regular monster grinding, they were commonly used in instances. Advanced Instant Health Potions and Advanced Instant Mana Potions could significantly enhance a team’s survivability by providing sustained combat effectiveness, making them highly valuable. Due to their scarcity, these potions were also quite expensive.
Looking through the pile of recipes, Nie Yan noticed many other valuable items, such as Master-level Antidote Potion recipes, Master-level Fire Resistance Potion recipes, Master-level Frost Resistance Potion recipes, and so on. There was an abundance of high-tier items.
Nie Yan called Wu Busheng Dan over.
Wu Busheng Dan entered the lab and stared in shock at the pile of scrolls, gems, and recipes on the table. He wondered if Nie Yan had robbed an NPC shop to acquire so many rare items.
“Boss, you called me?” Wu Busheng Dan asked, his gaze fixed on Nie Yan’s hands. As a high-level alchemist, just one step away from becoming a master, he immediately recognized what Nie Yan was holding. His heart raced—Nie Yan was handing over a stack of recipes, at least a hundred of them.
“Distribute these to the production classes below,” Nie Yan said, handing over the stack to Wu Busheng Dan.
Wu Busheng Dan carefully accepted the recipes. As he scanned through them—fifteen Advanced Instant Health Potion recipes, seven Advanced Instant Mana Potion recipes, Master-level Fire Resistance, Master-level Frost Resistance, Master-level Antidote, and more—his eyes widened in disbelief. My god, so many recipes! Where did these come from?
“How is Star Pharmacy doing? Has anyone reached Master level yet?” Nie Yan asked. He rarely inquired about Star Pharmacy’s affairs, as Guo Huai regularly handled the financial audits. He trusted Wu Busheng Dan completely, especially since Wu had been a penniless nobody when Nie first recruited him, and had always been grateful to Nie Yan.
“Di’ao Na’nan just became a Master Alchemist yesterday, and we’re nearly at sixty Advanced Alchemists. With these recipes, we’ll soon see even more Advanced and Master Alchemists,” Wu Busheng Dan replied earnestly. Without Nie Yan’s earlier acquisition of high-tier recipes, Star Pharmacy wouldn’t have reached its current level. Nie Yan had played a decisive role in its growth. Now, with this massive influx of high-tier recipes, their progress would only accelerate.
Nie Yan smiled and said, “Hurry up and use these recipes to cultivate more Advanced and Master Alchemists. Don’t waste them.”
The alchemists were already talented, and with Nie Yan’s supply of high-tier recipes and the Bull Tribe’s steady flow of materials, their achievements were only natural.
In addition to alchemy, other professions within the Bull Tribe were also expanding rapidly, all integrated into the Production Class Guild, which was now at its peak.
Wu Busheng Dan took the recipes to distribute to the alchemists, effectively utilizing these resources to propel Star Pharmacy forward and leave rival guilds far behind. The remaining alchemy and enchanting recipes would also prove valuable.
After handling the recipes, Nie Yan turned to the remaining scrolls—over 170 in total, including Shadow Bind, Radiant Light, Blazing Impact, Divine Protection, Entangling Vines, and even Judgment Day.
“Keep a few scrolls for self-defense,” Nie Yan said. He was never stingy with his allies.
“Alright,” Tang Yao nodded, selecting over thirty scrolls he could use.
Nie Yan picked out more than fifty scrolls. His selections fell into two categories: those for ambushes, like Shadow Bind and Entangling Vines, and those for area-of-effect magic attacks. These were all one-time consumables.
He thought of Shadow Kill. With these scrolls, the next time he encountered Shadow Kill, the latter would be in for a rough time. Not just Shadow Kill—anyone Nie Yan targeted with scrolls would have little chance of escape.
“Give the remaining scrolls to the elite team, like Dao Guang. They’ll be useful in instances,” Nie Yan said. There were still over ninety scrolls left. If sold on the market, they’d fetch a good price, but since they didn’t need the money, giving them to the guild’s elite team would maximize their utility.
After dealing with the scrolls, a large number of gems and items remained on the table. There were about two to three hundred gems, though few were rare. Nie Yan sifted through them and pulled out six Luminous Gems. He could use these to upgrade special items. As he was about to examine the remaining gems, Tang Yao let out a surprised sound.
“Nie Yan, look at these two,” Tang Yao said, holding up two exquisite white necklaces. Their craftsmanship was extremely fine, clearly the work of a master. The pendants were silver crescent moons, gleaming brilliantly under the lab’s white magical lights.
“One has +3 Agility, the other has +1 Elemental Attraction. These are unusual attributes. Both necklaces have the same name but different stats,” Tang Yao said, puzzled. This was a rare find, something he had never seen before.
“These are production class attributes. Let me check,” Nie Yan said, taking the necklaces from Tang Yao. His heart skipped a beat when he saw their names clearly displayed: Magic Silver Necklaces.
“So that’s what they are! No wonder,” Tang Yao exclaimed, finally understanding. He had always focused on grinding and leveling up, avoiding being overtaken by others, so he had little exposure to production class items.
Nie Yan recalled what Master Gemcrafter Peguet had told him when he used Luminous Gems to upgrade special items: if he could gather a Dreamy Azure Gem, a Flame Scarlet Gem, a Life Emerald Gem, and any Magic Silver Necklace, he could use the Pandora’s Box to combine them into a Longing Necklace.
These two necklaces were indeed Magic Silver Necklaces, capable of enhancing production class attributes.
“Dreamy Azure Gem, Flame Scarlet Gem, and Life Emerald Gem?” Nie Yan’s mind raced as he quickly sifted through the pile of gems.
Seeing Nie Yan frantically searching, Tang Yao asked, “What are you looking for?”
“Help me find the Dreamy Azure Gem, Flame Scarlet Gem, and Life Emerald Gem,” Nie Yan requested. The pile of gems was dazzling, making it difficult to locate specific ones.
After a few minutes of searching, Nie Yan’s eyes locked onto a red gem among the pile. It was a perfectly cut rhombus, with a fiery red core that radiated dazzling light like a burning flame.
It was the Flame Scarlet Gem!
Nie Yan’s heart pounded as he picked up the gem and confirmed its attributes—it was definitely the right one!
He set the Flame Scarlet Gem aside and continued searching. If he had found the Flame Scarlet Gem, perhaps he could also find the Dreamy Azure Gem and Life Emerald Gem!
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