“The Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians won’t let us live in peace, so we won’t let them either. We’ll keep fighting until they flee at the sight of our Bull Tribe members!” Nie Yan said coldly.
Upon hearing Nie Yan’s words, the warmongers beneath him immediately felt their blood boiling. The Bull Tribe had been resting and recuperating for a long time, and they hadn’t fought a battle in ages. They felt as if their bones were rusting. Nie Yan had decided to wage war against the Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians.
“Nie Yan leader, give us your orders!”
The players below shouted.
Nie Yan turned to Cui Can Dao Guang (Cui Candao Guang) and others. “You find thirty people and go kill the level 80 lord together. Seize the territory of the Hilton Fortress as soon as possible. Leave the matter with the Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians to us.”
After a moment of contemplation, Cui Can Dao Guang understood Nie Yan’s plan. Nie Yan would keep the Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians occupied while they went to accumulate contribution points for the Hilton Fortress. With enough contribution points, they could purchase the territory of the Hilton Fortress.
The war could wait, but seizing the territory of the Hilton Fortress was urgent!
If other guilds grabbed all the land first, the Bull Tribe would lose a significant source of income, causing immeasurable losses.
“Alright, be careful.” Cui Can Dao Guang nodded.
“You’d better bring thirty top-tier members. Your team must remain secret,” Nie Yan said. If the Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians discovered Cui Can Dao Guang’s group, they might use any means to stop them.
“Okay.”
Cui Can Dao Guang and the other thirty members knew that with such a small group, they couldn’t handle a level 90 lord, but a level 80 lord would be more than manageable. Too many members would make them too conspicuous.
Cui Can Dao Guang and others entered the inner room of the villa and quietly set off through a side entrance. They needed to first shake off the spies from the Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians near the villa before leaving the city.
After Cui Can Dao Guang left, Nie Yan began organizing his team.
“Guo Huai, what’s the situation with the Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians?” Nie Yan asked. If they dared to leave the city, he wouldn’t be polite.
“The Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians are resting and recuperating at the Hilton Fortress. They probably won’t leave the city for now. I’ve already sent people to monitor them, and I’ll report any news to you immediately,” Guo Huai replied.
“Hmm,” Nie Yan nodded. This time, the Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians had also suffered heavy losses and probably wouldn’t dare to leave the city easily. After all, the Bull Tribe players also needed to rest and recuperate, so they would wait for now. Thinking for a moment, Nie Yan wondered if he should go meet Kuang Fa (Crazy Mage). Inside the Hilton Fortress, if a conflict occurred, the Bull Tribe would definitely have the advantage because his status was second only to the governor!
“Find out Kuang Fa’s location!”
“Okay.” Guo Huai replied. He had already placed many spies in the Hilton Fortress, so finding Kuang Fa’s location would be simple.
“How many Frost Armored Catapults does our guild have now?” Nie Yan asked. If they had accumulated enough Frost Armored Catapults, he planned to deploy these powerful superweapons into battle.
During the battle of Nisod City, the Frost Armored Catapults had shown astonishing power. Three of them had overwhelmed the Tuo Ba family so much that they had to retreat from several fortresses. Without the fortresses, the decline and fall of several guilds from the Tuo Ba family had already been determined.
To deal with the Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians, three Frost Armored Catapults wouldn’t be enough. By now, the Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians might have developed some technologies of their own. One of Nie Yan’s three slaves, Daelphina, had helped him duplicate two more blueprints for the Frost Armored Catapults. Three teams of production class players had been continuously manufacturing Frost Armored Catapults and should have accumulated a certain number.
“We currently have twenty-one Frost Armored Catapults. Three are at the War God Tribe, five are at the Crazy War Alliance, and the rest are all at the Krips Fortress,” Guo Huai replied. Knowing Nie Yan’s inquiry must have a hidden meaning, he asked, “Are you planning to take action against the Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians? However, transporting our Frost Armored Catapults there would take at least five days. If the Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians intercept us on the way, we can’t guarantee no losses. They might have already found ways to deal with the Armored Catapults. I just received news that the Union of Mages’ main city already has fifteen Armored Catapults.”
Nie Yan was silent for a moment. The cities where the Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians were located were too far from Karol City. With mounts generally at a low level and flying mounts not yet widespread, such a distance was quite frustrating.
“If we use the fastest wagons to transport the Frost Armored Catapults, how long would it take approximately?”
“Using wagons, I estimate we could shorten that time to three days. However, making wagons would be another significant expense,” Guo Huai said hesitantly. If they really went to war with the Union of Mages, the outcome was uncertain. With such a long distance, it would be hard for the Bull Tribe to gain an advantage.
“How much would it cost approximately?”
“About one million gold coins,” Guo Huai calculated and replied.
Nie Yan weighed his options for a moment. Spending one million gold coins to increase the mobility of so many Frost Armored Catapults would definitely be worth it. “One million gold coins it is. We can afford it. Sell off some gems and raise the money to build the wagons immediately!”
As for the wagons, they could be directly manufactured at the siege workshop in Krips Fortress without any blueprints, just a certain amount of investment.
The war against the Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians was inevitable sooner or later. The Bull Tribe had already developed to a certain extent, turning Karol City into a fortress-like stronghold. With several branches including the Holy Roman Empire, the Jialan Temple, the Light Holy Flame, and the Crazy War Alliance, plus the War God Tribe, they definitely had the strength to stand up against the Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians. Even if they couldn’t completely defeat the Union of Mages, they could at least make them taste some bitterness.
Preparations for the war had already been arranged.
“In the past few days, Li Rui has been trying to find you. I told him you were at the Hilton Fortress,” Guo Huai suddenly spoke up.
“Li Rui is looking for me? What’s it about?” Nie Yan asked in confusion. To avoid being disturbed while leveling up, only Guo Huai, Dao Guang, and Xie Yao could contact him directly in the entire Bull Tribe. Therefore, Li Rui couldn’t directly message Nie Yan.
“I don’t know. It shouldn’t be anything major,” Guo Huai replied. In the Bull Tribe system, Li Rui was only a small squad leader. Compared to others like Zhai Hao who had entered the upper echelons of the Bull Tribe through their own efforts, Guo Huai didn’t have much affection for Li Rui because he was too mediocre. If it weren’t for the fact that Li Rui was Nie Yan’s classmate, he wouldn’t even be a small squad leader.
“Tell him to wait for now,” Nie Yan said. Thinking about it, Li Rui probably wouldn’t have anything major to talk about. “How has Li Rui been recently?”
“Li Rui lacks talent. We’ve invested a lot of resources to cultivate him, even assigning top-tier members to guide him. Unfortunately, he’s like rotten wood that cannot be carved; his skills haven’t improved much. Zhai Hao and Liu Chen Xu have already entered the leadership, yet he’s still just a small squad leader. He’s probably feeling unbalanced and wants to plead his case to you,” Guo Huai said, with some bias against Li Rui.
“I’ll talk to him when I get back,” Nie Yan said. If Li Rui’s skills were truly inadequate and he couldn’t convince others, promoting him forcefully would only lead to dissatisfaction. Actually, being a small squad leader in the Bull Tribe was already quite good.
Since Nie Yan had said that, Guo Huai didn’t say anything else and prepared to reply to Li Rui.
“I’ve found Kuang Fa’s location. He’s currently at the Kristin Pharmacy,” Guo Huai said, glancing at the message that had just come in.
The Kristin Pharmacy was the only NPC pharmacy in the Hilton Fortress, selling items at extremely high prices, more than 30% higher than the market prices for various potions. Currently, there were only two pharmacies in the entire Hilton Fortress: one was the Kristin Pharmacy, and the other was the Starry Sky Pharmacy. Kuang Fa needed to replenish his potions and, being unwilling to go to the Starry Sky Pharmacy, naturally had to come to this Kristin Pharmacy.
The Kristin Pharmacy was only two hundred yards away from this villa, a short walk of one or two minutes.
“Boss, is there any movement from the Union of Mages? When are we going to act?” the knight Lang Ge (Lament) beside him asked.
“The Union of Mages and the Sacred Guardians are still in the Hilton Fortress replenishing supplies. They will eventually leave the city. I’ll go meet Kuang Fa. You wait here for the people from Karol City to arrive,” Nie Yan said. They needed to receive the equipment being transported from there before the Bull Tribe players could regain their combat effectiveness.
Nie Yan looked at Xie Yao beside him and said, “Let’s go together.”
“Okay,” Xie Yao replied calmly.
Nie Yan and Xie Yao walked out of the villa together, heading toward the Kristin Pharmacy. It was just a one-story building, somewhat dilapidated and unremarkable.
As Nie Yan and Xie Yao exited the villa, they immediately drew the attention of the Union of Mages and Sacred Guardians’ spies nearby.
Nie Yan glanced at the players around him who were pretending to be indifferent and sneered inwardly. These people had probably already notified Kuang Fa.
He and Xie Yao strolled leisurely, chatting along the way, appearing very relaxed.
Inside the Kristin Pharmacy, Kuang Fa learned of Nie Yan’s impending arrival and asked the player beside him, “How many people did Kuang Zei Nie Yan bring?”
“Just him and Ya Ya, two people,” the player beside him replied. This was the message reported by the spies.
Kuang Fa frowned. What was Nie Yan’s intention? He knew that Nie Yan wouldn’t come without a purpose. If Nie Yan was coming to find him, he must have ulterior motives. Thinking of the previous incident with Po Tian, he silently warned himself to be careful and not repeat Po Tian’s mistake.
As for leaving, Kuang Fa hadn’t considered it. If he fled at the sight of Nie Yan like a rat avoiding a cat, it would become a laughingstock.
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