In the special meeting hall of the Bull Player Tribe guild headquarters in Aukland City, over a dozen mages stood patiently beside the teleportation array, waiting for news from Nie Yan.
Guo Huai paced back and forth restlessly. A week ago, Nie Yan had started planning to use a cage to capture a level 200 mutated purple-eyed earth dragon. Guo Huai thought this plan sounded highly implausible—after all, this was a level 200 mutated leader. How could it possibly be captured so easily?
After joint efforts by numerous master-level mechanists, blacksmiths, enchanters, and alchemists, an alloy cage was finally completed. Seeing the alloy cage gave Guo Huai a bit more confidence. However, once Nie Yan began attempting to capture the purple-eyed earth dragon, doubts and uneasiness crept back into his mind. Would Nie Yan’s plan actually succeed? He hoped Nie Yan wouldn’t end up getting himself killed!
Besides Guo Huai, several trusted core members were also present in the special meeting hall. Everyone kept their eyes fixed on the teleportation array.
“Do you think Lord Nie Yan can really capture that purple-eyed earth dragon?”
“It’s hard to say. That’s a level 200 mutated leader!”
Most people still doubted the plan. After all, capturing a purple-eyed earth dragon of such a high level was beyond anyone’s imagination.
After a while, the teleportation array suddenly emitted a dazzling white light, forcing everyone to shield their eyes.
“Lord Nie Yan has captured the purple-eyed earth dragon!” some mages shouted joyfully.
“Don’t just stand there, start the guidance!”
The mages quickly began guiding the teleportation. Moments later, the alloy cage reappeared before them. When the mages beside the teleportation array looked up and saw the enormous purple-eyed earth dragon inside, they instinctively took a few steps back, visibly startled.
Although the purple-eyed earth dragon was securely locked inside the alloy cage, its dragon aura remained strong. Under the pressure of its presence, the air seemed to freeze. These players were all at least grand magi, yet this was their first time seeing such a high-level leader.
The purple-eyed earth dragon scanned the crowd with a fierce, menacing gaze. Unfortunately, it couldn’t move. With its throat sealed, it couldn’t even use magic. Otherwise, it could have easily wiped out all these ants with a single spell.
Compared to the grand magi, Guo Huai and the other non-leveled players were even less capable. They retreated a significant distance away, finally feeling slightly relieved. They gasped for breath, gazing up at the purple-eyed earth dragon, their hearts filled with awe.
“How did Lord Nie Yan manage to capture this creature?”
“They say he used a sedative.”
“What kind of sedative could be strong enough to knock out a level 200 mutated leader?”
“That’s unclear.”
Regardless of the details, they had seen the result—the purple-eyed earth dragon standing before them.
“I wonder how long it will take to tame this huge creature.”
“Call over the best beast tamer from the Grendale Empire. A rough estimate would be at least half a year.”
Everyone began discussing the difficulties of taming it. However, most players overlooked this issue and instead focused on the bigger picture—what would happen if they successfully tamed the purple-eyed earth dragon. A level 200 mutated leader on the battlefield would be unimaginable, an absolute nightmare for all enemies!
Guo Huai’s initial shock gradually subsided. As expected, there was nothing Nie Yan couldn’t accomplish. Capturing a level 200 mutated purple-eyed earth dragon was truly impressive.
After confirming that the purple-eyed earth dragon had been successfully teleported back to Aukland City, Nie Yan used a directional teleport to return to the guild headquarters. Players like KillNotTheBadGuy and Xia Chongyu Bing were also on their way back.
Nie Yan met up with Guo Huai.
“Where should we put this big guy?” Nie Yan asked Guo Huai, “We must absolutely keep the capture of the purple-eyed earth dragon a secret.”
“I understand,” Guo Huai thought for a moment and replied, “Let’s designate this special meeting hall as the taming location.”
Nie Yan looked around and frowned, “This place is too small.”
“Too small?” Guo Huai was puzzled. This special meeting hall was quite spacious. How could it be considered small?
“This hall could accommodate two or three purple-eyed earth dragons, but if we bring all seven, the space will be insufficient,” Nie Yan explained.
“We can move them later once we find a more suitable location,” Guo Huai said. Since the purple-eyed earth dragon was an absolute secret of the Bull Player Tribe, they needed to be extremely cautious and avoid any exposure.
“Let the craftsmen continue making alloy cages,” Nie Yan said. Of the remaining six purple-eyed earth dragons, not a single one could be allowed to escape.
“I’ve already had them start working. What about the beast tamers? Capturing the purple-eyed earth dragon without taming it is still useless and won’t benefit our guild,” Guo Huai said. Taming was also a headache.
Nie Yan glanced at the purple-eyed earth dragon and replied, “I’ve thought about this. Taming the purple-eyed earth dragon will definitely not be simple. I’ll go find Corrison.”
“Corrison, the senior beast tamer from the pet shop?” Guo Huai paused and asked.
“Yeah,” Nie Yan nodded.
“That’s a senior NPC. Can you actually get him to come?” Guo Huai asked. NPCs wouldn’t come easily.
Nie Yan smiled confidently, “Don’t forget—I’m the Grand Prophet. My position in the temple is no less prestigious than that of a cardinal. I can even mobilize the army of Karol City. Bringing an NPC should not be a difficult task.”
Guo Huai nodded in realization. Nie Yan had so many powerful titles. With his status, bringing Corrison should indeed be no problem.
“I’ll leave the guild headquarters to you. I need to go to Karol City,” Nie Yan said, turning to leave.
“Nie Yan, wait,” Guo Huai suddenly called out.
“What is it?” Nie Yan turned back.
“There’s some information that might be useful. It’s said there’s a hidden NPC in the back room of the pet shop. His beast taming level is even higher than Corrison’s—he’s already reached the master level. However, this person rarely appears. If taming the purple-eyed earth dragon takes Corrison half a year or even one or two years, maybe this NPC could do it faster,” Guo Huai explained. He had heard this from one of the guild members.
“I understand. I’ll go check it out first,” Nie Yan said. If such an NPC truly existed, he would bring that person back.
Nie Yan used a fixed teleportation to the Bull Player Tribe’s office in Karol City. Fixed teleportation indeed made things much easier.
After leaving the office, he headed straight toward the pet shop.
As he walked, Nie Yan checked the latest battle reports from various locations. The Angel Dominion had repeatedly failed to attack Aukland City and had turned their attention to the Bull Player Tribe’s strongholds in the Abernathy Grasslands, destroying over a dozen of them. However, Bull Player Tribe members fought stubbornly on the Abernathy Grasslands against the Angel Dominion, forcing the Angel Dominion’s main forces to retreat back to the border areas.
As for the situation in the Saturn Empire, chaos had erupted. With strong support from the Angel Dominion, the Bull Player Tribe currently held a certain advantage. Their casualties were fewer than those of the Angel Dominion. However, the Angel Dominion had the home-field advantage in the Saturn Empire, so the Bull Player Tribe couldn’t gain significant benefits either. What worried Nie Yan was that the Bull Player Tribe’s flying mount units had suffered heavy losses in two large-scale aerial battles. The Angel Dominion’s previous large-scale investments in aerial cavalry finally showed their advantages.
The Bull Player Tribe had already lost over 8,000 flying mounts, while the Angel Dominion had lost over 7,000. However, the Angel Dominion originally had more aerial cavalry than the Bull Player Tribe, so the Bull Player Tribe was at a greater disadvantage.
Unfortunately, his Shadow Winged Dragon was currently resting, Xie Yao’s Phoenix had not yet fully reached level 8, and Nie Pan’s skills were still on cooldown. They couldn’t go out on adventures for now. Checking the current status of the Ghost Dragon, the only thing that comforted Nie Yan was that its power was increasing rapidly, and it was already approaching the threshold of ascension. It might ascend to level 7 at any moment.
The Bull Player Tribe needed more level 7 and level 8 flying mounts. With enough high-level flying mounts, even if the Angel Dominion had more low-level ones, they would only be cannon fodder.
Nie Yan had Cui Can Daoguang and others gathering high-level flying mounts first. Once this matter was resolved, he would go help. As he kept an eye on the Ghost Dragon’s status, he continued walking toward the pet shop.
At the Angel Dominion’s headquarters, Angel Wing had just returned from the Phoenix Nest. Looking at the message list, he saw a particular message and couldn’t help but frown—what was Crazy Thief Nie Yan doing at Fate Valley? And with so many people. It seemed like something was happening.
The spy thief groups from the Angel Dominion stationed near Karol City had detected Nie Yan’s and Silver Glow Night’s movements. However, they didn’t know that Nie Yan had just captured a purple-eyed earth dragon. If Angel Wing had known, he would surely be in a panic.
After a moment of silence, Angel Wing gave orders to Lian Yan and others beside him, “Send a small team of thieves to Fate Valley to investigate. Remember, if they encounter Bull Player Tribe members, don’t engage—report immediately.” Angel Wing gently stroked the longbow in his hand. Lately, he had been thinking of many ways to deal with Nie Yan. Recently, he had gained new insights into the Demon Hunter profession. If Nie Yan’s location could be confirmed, he would like to meet him again. It had been a while since they last met. Was the name Crazy Thief still as sharp as before?
Soon, a twenty-member thief team from the Angel Dominion headquarters set out.
Nie Yan was unaware that the Angel Dominion had already noticed Fate Valley. The craftsmen continued working diligently on the alloy cages, preparing for capturing the next purple-eyed earth dragon.
Passing through the bustling streets, Nie Yan easily entered the pet shop.
“Respected Grand Prophet Nie Yan, how may I assist you?” Corrison, the beast tamer, bowed respectfully.
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