After stepping through the portal, Nie Yan felt as if he were drifting through the long river of history. Countless historical scenes flooded his mind in an instant, and a vast amount of knowledge was poured into his consciousness.
In that moment, Nie Yan felt a transformation within himself. Viewing the world from the height of history, he gained a sense of transcendence and detachment, overlooking the mortal world below.
The Core System could directly implant certain knowledge into a player’s mind, provided the player’s body could endure it. This was the most advanced technology in the game Faith.
Nie Yan didn’t know how much time had passed before he regained his senses. As he opened his eyes, the sight before him left him awestruck.
He was standing halfway up a mountain slope. Looking forward, he saw a vast, dense jungle stretching endlessly into the distance. It felt like entering a land of giants. Each tree was incredibly tall, reaching dozens of yards into the air, creating a canopy so thick it blocked out the sunlight. In the sky, large creatures, mostly dragons, soared through the air.
Pterosaurs and other winged creatures flew overhead, all significantly larger than Nie Yan’s Darkwing Dragon, which resided in his pet space.
Is this the ancient world? Nie Yan was filled with curiosity about this place. He wondered where he needed to go to complete the quest for the Holy Assassin class.
He guessed that once certain conditions were met, a quest prompt would appear.
Nie Yan checked his current status, comparing it to his usual state. He discovered that he could no longer summon his Golden Earth Dragon, as the system indicated that its rank was too low to enter the ancient world. He could still summon the Darkwing Dragon, but doing so would be suicidal. Every creature flying in the sky was far more powerful than the Darkwing Dragon. Summoning it would only make it a target for these massive creatures.
In addition to his pets, Nie Yan found that both random teleportation scrolls and recall scrolls were now unusable. To his dismay, all the random teleportation scrolls and recall scrolls in his backpack had turned into useless paper. The magical runes on them gradually faded, and he could no longer sense any magic from them.
These scrolls had become nothing more than blank sheets. Nie Yan felt a pang of regret. While losing recall scrolls wasn’t a big deal—since they were quite cheap—the loss of the random teleportation scrolls was significant. He had prepared over twenty of them especially for his stay in the ancient world, fearing he might be stuck here for too long. But now, all of them were completely useless.
An ordinary player would probably be furious, but for Nie Yan, it was manageable.
He noticed that many magic-related items were now inoperable, especially scrolls, which suffered the most losses. He wondered whether they would return to normal once he left this world.
It seemed that this world had its own laws, and anything that violated those laws could not be used.
It was time to begin exploring this new world. Gripping his dagger, Nie Yan was determined—if he decided to do something, he would do it to the best of his ability. That was his principle in this life. As someone who had been reborn, if he couldn’t stand at the pinnacle, it would be a failure.
Nie Yan activated his stealth and darted toward the distance.
The jungle was filled with towering trees, like giant umbrellas blocking the sunlight. The ground was covered with lush green grass, and the interior of the jungle was surprisingly spacious. After moving through it for a few minutes, the ground suddenly trembled violently.
Nie Yan’s expression changed. It must be some kind of large creature approaching. He quickly hid behind a thick tree.
Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a massive earth dragon enter his field of vision. This creature resembled a giant lizard, over two yards tall, its body covered in silver-gray scales. Each step it took seemed to shake the earth itself.
Are all the monsters that spawn in this ancient world this powerful?
Nie Yan cast Detect on the creature.
Flame Earth Dragon: Rank 5.
Rank 5? So, like flying mounts, monsters here are also categorized by rank?
He checked the creature’s health. It wasn’t too high—only around seventy thousand. However, judging from the metallic sheen on its scales, its defense was likely extremely high.
Nie Yan hesitated. Should he try to fight this Flame Earth Dragon?
After thinking for a moment, he decided it would be better to test a weaker monster first. There should be creatures of lower ranks in this world. In the ancient world, if he died once, he would never see the Holy Assassin class again. Without any random teleportation scrolls to rely on, Nie Yan had to be extremely cautious.
Nie Yan’s Darkwing Dragon was a Rank 6 creature, with slightly higher health than the Flame Earth Dragon. Its combat power was terrifying. Therefore, he couldn’t judge the strength of these creatures by his old standards.
Carefully avoiding the Flame Earth Dragon, Nie Yan swiftly moved in another direction.
After a few minutes of moving through the jungle, Nie Yan arrived at a clearing. Just as he was about to continue forward, he suddenly noticed three small red plants growing at the base of several large trees. Their entire bodies were as red as blood, glowing like flames.
Red Dragon Grass!
Nie Yan’s heart pounded. He couldn’t believe such a thing existed here.
Nie Yan had some knowledge about Red Dragon Grass—it was extremely famous. Ordinary players couldn’t afford it. In his previous life, when he was over level 160, he had heard that a top-tier team had obtained two Red Dragon Grass plants. They sold them to a Master Alchemist in exchange for five bottles of Blazing Elixir. The Blazing Elixir significantly boosted a fire mage’s spell damage, and a single bottle once sold for as much as 60,000 gold coins. Usually, items like the Blazing Elixir were only traded, not sold, making their value immeasurable.
Master Alchemists could use Red Dragon Grass to create deadly poisons. It was one of the best ingredients for increasing skill proficiency at the Master level. After reaching the Master level, gaining even a small amount of skill experience became extremely difficult, making Red Dragon Grass even more precious.
These Red Dragon Grass plants were growing on the ground like weeds, and there were three of them!
Unfortunately, Nie Yan’s gathering skill level was too low. That was the most frustrating part.
Nie Yan approached the Red Dragon Grass, crouched down, and reached out to harvest it.
System: Gathering skill level insufficient. Cannot collect.
As expected. Nie Yan felt frustrated. Why would something like this grow here, just to tempt people?
Since he couldn’t collect it, he had no choice but to give up. Feeling down, Nie Yan continued forward. After walking for about ten minutes, he encountered many other treasures. Large chunks of Fire Crystal ore were scattered in the jungle, and several Black Serpentwood trees—ideal for crafting staves—grew together in a cluster.
If these items were taken outside, countless guilds would fight fiercely over them. Yet here, they were simply abandoned in this jungle.
Nie Yan regretted his decision bitterly. He wished he had raised his gathering skill before coming here.
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