This silver treasure chest wasn’t locked. With a stretch of his hand, Nie Yan began to open it.
System: Opening treasure chest… 37%… 53%…
With a click, the chest finally opened. Nie Yan reached inside and rummaged around. The items obtained from dungeon treasure chests were mostly random; it all depended on one’s luck.
After feeling around for a while, Nie Yan pulled out a skill book and a necklace.
“It’s a piece of jewelry. My luck is pretty good,” Nie Yan thought joyfully. Among all equipment, jewelry-type gear, including rings, necklaces, medals, etc., was the hardest to obtain and the most valuable. Many players often left their jewelry slots empty.
Jungle Necklace: Unidentified.
Nie Yan used his Super Insight ability to identify it.
Jungle Necklace: (Silver item): Level requirement 0.
Attributes: Defense 2-3, Agility +2, Perception +1.
Weight: 1 pound.
User restriction: None.
What a fantastic drop! It was even a silver-tier item—a delightful surprise. He then turned his attention to the other skill book: *Priest’s Cure Minor Wounds*.
*Cure Minor Wounds* was the most basic healing spell for Priests. Since the skill book for it only dropped in dungeons, it was quite rare, and its price remained steep—often surpassing even some silver-tier equipment. However, Nie Yan already possessed the Jungle Necklace, so *Cure Minor Wounds* no longer held much appeal for him. At most, it was worth about three silver coins, a trivial sum he couldn’t be bothered with.
Nie Yan jumped down from the rock wall.
“Lucky me! Got a necklace and a Cure Minor Wounds skill book. If you want the skill book, you can have it. The necklace is mine,” Nie Yan said. When he took equipment, he didn’t need to pay. However, if Yu Lan and others wanted to take equipment, they had to pay a share to the Dusks because they had come here and couldn’t just work for free.
“This necklace has great stats,” Bai Kaishui and others were almost drooling. A silver-grade necklace—how much would that be worth! They watched helplessly as Nie Yan pocketed it. Alas, it belonged to someone else.
“If it weren’t for Nie Yan opening the chest, we wouldn’t have even gotten this Cure Minor Wounds skill book. We’ll consider this as us buying it,” Yu Lan said. She didn’t want to take advantage of Nie Yan casually. This Cure Minor Wounds skill book was obtained by Nie Yan, and they hadn’t contributed anything at all.
“Since you put it that way, I won’t be polite. Cure Minor Wounds is worth about three silver coins on the market, maybe even more. I’ll give you a discount—two silver coins. This price isn’t making you lose anything, right?” Nie Yan replied. He wasn’t going to be overly courteous.
“Can’t you at least pretend to refuse?” Yaoyao stamped her foot.
Nie Yan chuckled and said, “Since someone insists on paying, why should I refuse? Only fools would turn down money. If you really want this Cure Minor Wounds, I’ll give it to you for free. Even if you want ten copies, I can find them for you. Since your team leader insists on paying, it’s obvious she doesn’t want to owe me any favors. If I politely refuse, you wouldn’t think I’m fake, but I’d still feel too tired being so insincere.”
“Ou-our team’s activity fund is only five silver coins. Could we owe you the two silver coins for now?” Yu Lan said slightly embarrassedly. Paying two silver coins would leave their team funds in a very tight spot.
“Your team must be really poor, even owing two silver coins. Forget it, forget it. You can pay me back whenever you want,” Nie Yan waved his hand dismissively. A team that couldn’t even come up with two silver coins! In fact, Yu Lan’s team was already considered relatively wealthy, but naturally, they couldn’t compare to Nie Yan, a wealthy tycoon.
The other team members looked at each other. These were two silver coins, no small sum! Nie Yan truly didn’t care about such a small amount.
Yaoyao tugged Nie Yan’s clothes, blinking her eyes innocently at him. “Nie Yan, are you really willing to give me ten Cure Minor Wounds skill books?”
“Alright, forget I said anything. Where am I supposed to find ten Cure Minor Wounds skill books?” Nie Yan felt a chill down his neck. He knew exactly what mischief Yaoyao was planning.
“Hmph, not even a bit of sincerity,” Yaoyao pretended to be angry, though a slight smile crept onto her lips. Of course, she wouldn’t really ask Nie Yan to find ten Cure Minor Wounds skill books for her. She just wanted to tease him a little.
Tang Yao looked up at the cliff. Nie Yan had actually found the treasure chest up there. He was becoming more and more unable to understand Nie Yan. This childhood playmate of his was changing more and more, becoming someone almost unrecognizable. But one thing he could be sure of was that no matter how Nie Yan changed, he would always be his brother!
“Next, we need to deal with the two dark elves following us. There’s a narrow gorge ahead. We’ll split into two teams. I’ll lead one team in first while the other team stays a bit further away from the gorge entrance. Those two dark elves are cunning. We’ll lure them inside first, then block the gorge entrance, and use the Reveal-Invisibility Powder. Everyone must be especially careful. Although those two dark elves don’t have much combat power, they move very quickly. Be careful not to let them escape. If they do, it’ll be hard to get them to fall for our trap again,” Nie Yan said while explaining the plan step by step.
The group divided into two smaller teams. One team of ten stayed put while the other team of nine moved toward the narrow gorge.
As Nie Yan walked, he focused and calmed his mind. There was one in the shadows at eleven yards to the left front. Was the other one not following? As he was thinking, he sensed something trailing them from about ten yards behind.
“They’ve both come,” Nie Yan thought with a slight smile. These two dark elves were quite timid and inseparable, so they could be taken out together.
Nie Yan and the others entered the narrow gorge. On both sides were towering cliffs, dozens of yards high, while in the middle was a narrow path wide enough for five or six people to walk side by side.
This narrow place was an excellent ambush location. They had to succeed in one go because those cunning dark elves wouldn’t fall for the same trick twice.
Nie Yan could sense the two dark elves hesitating at the gorge entrance for a while before walking in.
“They’ve taken the bait. Let’s do a classic pincer move this time,” Nie Yan thought to himself and said in team chat, “Yu Lan, you can come now. Block the gorge entrance, and don’t let those two escape!”
Being directly addressed by Nie Yan made Yu Lan feel a bit strange and uncomfortable, but this wasn’t the time to dwell on such things. She led the remaining players toward the gorge entrance.
“I’m here!” Yu Lan replied.
Nie Yan activated the Reveal-Invisibility Powder. The powder scattered in all directions, filling the entire gorge area. As the powder drifted toward the shadows about ten yards away, two small, monkey-like figures gradually revealed their outlines.
They were skin and bones, with dark gray skin, ragged clothes, and pointed ears.
Compared to the handsome beauty of the light elves, these two dark elves were hideously ugly.
“Shougoshougo!!” One of the dark elves shrieked with a sharp, grating cry.
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