Nie Yan glanced at the task bar. He had far too many tasks to complete, including collecting the Chapter of Order, gathering the Abak Set, the Paternoster Warhammer task, collecting spirits, unsealing the Zenanard Sword to rescue the War God Kro, defeating Cerberus to save the paladin, and many other minor tasks. For an ordinary player, it would be nearly impossible to manage all of them. Now, he had just acquired another task item.
Nie Yan continued steadily completing each task, analyzing the clues gathered each day. The rewards for each task were astonishing. If he completed them all, he would likely remain unchallenged at the top for a very long time.
Among the numerous elite professional players, there were undoubtedly exceptional masters, yet none could compare to Nie Yan’s equipment level, nor could any truly rival him.
To maintain his undefeated legend, Nie Yan had to work harder than others.
He entered the teleportation array and teleported to Golin Town in the northern part of the Satern Empire. This was a small town in the desert. According to the ancient map, the lost city of Bartel had sunk nearby. Regardless, it was worth exploring here first.
After arriving in Golin Town, the Holy Light Stone in Nie Yan’s hand suddenly reacted, emitting a faint white glow. Seeing this, he was momentarily stunned. Could it be this coincidental? While searching for the lost city of Bartel, he had inadvertently stumbled upon a component of the Abak Set.
Based on the reaction of the Holy Light Stone, the components of the Abak Set were nearby, likely within the town itself.
Perhaps in the hands of an NPC. That would be convenient and save a lot of trouble.
A system prompt sounded.
System: Go find the blacksmith Kosa.
Seeing this system prompt, Nie Yan smiled slightly. With the system providing a task clue, things had become much simpler.
After wandering around the town, he found it was quite large, with at least hundreds of houses, much better than many dilapidated towns. Some townspeople were driving camels, transporting goods into the town from various places.
There wasn’t a single player here, probably because the nearby maps were of a higher level. Before reaching levels 150-160, no one dared to come here.
Guided by the Holy Light Stone, Nie Yan entered a small alley. It was a dark, muddy, and damp alley, with foul-smelling sewage on the ground emitting a pungent odor.
He keenly sensed a dark aura within the stench. Could there be monsters here?
This was still within the town’s boundaries. It shouldn’t be like this.
Nonetheless, Nie Yan became alert and entered stealth mode.
After passing through several narrow alleys, Nie Yan arrived at a house. A sign at the entrance read “Kosa’s Home.”
This house was very dilapidated; it must be the place.
Nie Yan stepped forward and pushed open the door. An elderly NPC was standing by a forge, raising a hammer in his hand, striking a red-hot iron block.
Clang, clang, clang—the crisp sounds of hammering continued.
The room was about 3×5 yards in size, with many pieces of equipment hanging on the walls, a dazzling array.
Nie Yan’s gaze swept around the room and finally settled on a dagger hanging on the opposite wall. The dagger was curved like a snake, its blade emitting a suffocating murderous aura with its strange patterns. The sharp edge gleamed under the firelight.
Among all the daggers here, this one was undoubtedly the most dazzling.
One of the two daggers from the Abak Set—the Abak Dagger of Slaughter!
Seeing this dagger, Nie Yan’s face lit up with ecstatic joy. He hadn’t expected to find it so quickly!
This would be the sixth Abak item he had found. Only two more items remained to complete the set.
“Hello, Mr. Kosa,” Nie Yan approached the blacksmith named Kosa.
Hearing Nie Yan’s voice, Kosa turned his head to look at him.
Nie Yan finally saw Kosa’s face. The NPC named Kosa looked quite old, around fifty or sixty years old. He was short but stout and burly, with a fat face and a bloated appearance, making him hard to like at first sight.
“Hello, honorable Great Prophet Nie Yan,” Kosa said with a fawning smile.
“Mr. Kosa, may I purchase an item from you?” Nie Yan asked. The Dagger of Slaughter was hanging on the wall across from him, but he couldn’t forcefully take it, or it would affect his reputation.
“Of course, everything here is for sale,” Kosa replied, his eyes darting around as if scheming something.
“I want this dagger,” Nie Yan pointed at the Dagger of Slaughter hanging on the wall. He sensed that this NPC was different from ordinary ones, but he wasn’t worried Kosa could pull any tricks. The dagger was right there on the wall; he didn’t believe Kosa could run away with it.
Seeing Nie Yan pointing at the Dagger of Slaughter, Kosa narrowed his eyes into slits and hesitated, saying, “Honorable Great Prophet Nie Yan, this is the best weapon in my shop. Its price is very high.”
“How much?” Nie Yan asked, looking at Kosa coldly. With his wealth, there was hardly anything he couldn’t afford.
“It costs 100,000 gold coins…” Kosa watched Nie Yan’s expression and continued, “Of course, 100,000 gold coins alone aren’t enough. In addition to the coins, I also need ten sapphire gems, ten emerald gems, ten gray gems, ten silver moon gems, ten crimson gems…”
Kosa rattled off about fifty or sixty types of gems, ten of each kind. Many of them were quite expensive, estimated to cost at least 500,000 to 600,000 gold coins.
“That’s all,” Kosa said.
“If I provide 100,000 gold coins and all these gems, you will sell me that dagger?” Nie Yan asked. Seeing Kosa’s sly expression, he couldn’t help but distrust him.
“Of course,” Kosa nodded.
For an ordinary player, regardless of whether they had such wealth, gathering all these gems would be a challenge. However, for Nie Yan, it was no problem at all. Hundreds of thousands of gold coins were nothing to him.
“We need to sign a contract. If I gather all these items and you break the agreement, you will be sent to the dungeon of the Orc King’s City,” Nie Yan stared at Kosa.
Kosa’s fat body trembled slightly, and he awkwardly smiled, “Of course, I’m willing to sign the contract.”
Kosa was a greedy merchant. Both NPCs and players who came to him had been scammed. However, he dared not scam Nie Yan unless he wanted to be taken away by the guards.
After a while, Nie Yan drafted the contract, and both of them pressed their fingerprints onto it.
Nie Yan sent a message to Guo Huai. Soon, twenty players sprang into action, each collecting one or two types of gems. Some took from the guild warehouse. Within five minutes, all fifty to sixty types of gems were gathered and delivered by one player.
Incredible efficiency! This was the benefit of being a guild leader. When dealing with such tedious matters, he didn’t need to do it himself. He could just delegate it to his subordinates, and they would complete it in no time.
Nie Yan placed 100,000 gold coins and fifty to sixty types of gems into the trade window. Kosa was stunned. He hadn’t expected Nie Yan to complete it so quickly. If he had known, he would have asked for more. He hesitated.
“Mr. Kosa, you’re not planning to go back on your word, are you? Don’t forget we just signed a contract,” Nie Yan waved the contract in his hand.
Kosa immediately looked like a defeated rooster, lowering his head and placing the Dagger of Slaughter into the trade window.
System: Trade confirmed.
System: You have obtained the Abak Dagger of Slaughter.
Nie Yan looked at it, unable to suppress his excitement. The Dagger of Slaughter was now in his hands. He had collected six components of the Abak Set, and only two more were needed to complete the set.
This Dagger of Slaughter was similar in design to the Bloody Dagger, except for the color.
Nie Yan checked the attributes of the Dagger of Slaughter.
Abak Dagger of Slaughter: Required Strength 1500, Agility 1200, Level 180. (Currently cannot be used)
Item Description: Only the Shadow Seeker who possesses the Chapter of Order can wear the Abak components. The entire set must be worn together. Abak worships power; only sufficient strength can maintain a dictatorship. Rebels shall die!
Item Attributes: Attack +2300, Armor Penetration +25%, Strength +700, Agility +320, All Attributes +100, Ignore Level, Chaos Damage. The attack carries a curse effect, including Level 16 Pain Damage, Level 16 Bleeding Damage, Level 16 Poison Damage. Set Component 1/8.
This item is bound to the player who holds the first volume of the Chapter of Order. It cannot be traded or dropped.
The attributes were slightly different from the Bloody Dagger. The Bloody Dagger had Level 16 Weaken Curse, Level 16 Fate Cycle Curse, and Level 16 Attack and Counterattack Curse. The Dagger of Slaughter had slightly different curses, focusing on enhanced damage.
Putting the Dagger of Slaughter into his backpack, Nie Yan felt delighted. If he could wear the entire Abak Set at level 150, that would be amazing.
A cold, sinister breeze blew past, making Nie Yan’s heart race.
Kosa was hugging a pile of gems, his eyes filled with greed. Suddenly, he let out a sharp, painful scream. His bones began to crack and expand, becoming extremely thick. His clothes quickly tore apart, and his body grew significantly, rapidly filling the entire room. With a loud crash, the entire house exploded from the force.
Nie Yan immediately rushed outside, looking back. A giant beast appeared before his eyes, towering three to four yards high. This was clearly no longer Kosa.
Kosa’s upper body had transformed into the appearance of the Wraith Princess Aina, while his lower body had become a giant octopus body with countless black tentacles.
Damn, it’s the Wraith Princess! She had appeared again!
Nie Yan swiftly retreated to a safe distance and cast a [Detect] spell on the Wraith Princess. She was a level 150 mutated elite.
She had evolved again!
A level 150 mutated elite was now beyond Nie Yan’s ability to handle.
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