Now, the mutated energy crystals were no longer something unattainable for Nie Yan. There were three in the guild warehouse, obtained by Dao Guang’s team when they raided a dungeon. Since mutated energy crystals were extremely rare and required a huge amount of guild contribution points to claim, no one had taken them yet. Nie Yan could just grab one anytime he wanted.
Nie Yan asked Guo Huai to have someone fetch a mutated energy crystal, which he then fed to the Light-Dark Holy Dragon.
Just like when he fed the Golden Earth Dragon previously, the Light-Dark Holy Dragon’s growth rate increased from 25 to 30 points.
According to Hall’s explanation, the Light-Dark Holy Dragon was the king of earth dragons. Nie Yan wondered how powerful its attributes would become once fully grown.
As player levels increased, they could access maps of levels 170-180. The market began seeing many energy crystals, and occasionally people were rumored to have obtained super pets similar to the Golden Earth Dragon. However, for ordinary players, the Golden Earth Dragon remained extremely powerful. Yet, as time passed, the Golden Earth Dragon was no longer as fearsome as before. On the battlefield, due to the existence of armored catapults, the Golden Earth Dragon was no longer an unbeatable giant.
At times, the Golden Earth Dragon’s strength was insufficient and often ended up as cannon fodder. Nie Yan was curious about how strong the Light-Dark Holy Dragon would become once fully grown. With a growth rate of 30 points, it would surpass a 150-level Golden Earth Dragon even at level 100. Moreover, it could use both light and dark magic. As the king of earth dragons, its learned skills were far superior to those of the Golden Earth Dragon. It was even said that eventually it could learn powerful forbidden spells.
As a rogue, Nie Yan couldn’t cast large-scale forbidden spells like mages, priests, or paladins. However, having a pet capable of releasing forbidden spells would be great!
However, leveling up the Light-Dark Holy Dragon would be troublesome. He would deal with it later. After obtaining the third dragon egg, he could raise them together, which would save a lot of effort.
Just as Nie Yan was preparing to capture the remaining Purple-Eyed Earth Dragon, Guo Huai suddenly sent him a message.
“Nie Yan, I just found out a great way to accumulate respect points from the Greelan Empire,” Guo Huai messaged excitedly.
“What way?” Nie Yan asked. Three hundred respect points was no small number.
“This method requires a lot of money. It’s hard to estimate how much it would cost to get 300 respect points,” Guo Huai said.
“Money isn’t a problem. Just tell me the method,” Nie Yan replied. The Bullman Tribe was never short of money. He could easily spend several million gold coins. If spending a few million gold coins could buy 300 respect points, it would be worth it. Summoning a warg was a very powerful skill. It could turn any wolf-type monster in the wild into a mount, which could be summoned anytime. Besides functioning as a mount, the warg could also assist in attacks like a pet. As a reward skill from the Great Prophet, it was naturally extraordinary.
“You’ll understand it’s not a small issue once I finish explaining,” Guo Huai shook his head. “Have you heard of an elder named Catherine in the Greelan Empire’s Elder Council?”
“I know a little about her. She’s in charge of charity, often distributing supplies to the poor, and holds high prestige among NPCs. She also issued a task where collecting various supplies for her would grant experience or respect points as rewards.” As Nie Yan spoke, his eyes lit up. Respect points were exactly what he needed. How could he have forgotten about this task!
“People have calculated that obtaining 300 respect points would cost at least five or six million gold coins, possibly even over ten million. Because the rewards for each task are uncertain, sometimes giving money, but mostly just a small amount of experience. After completing thirty tasks, one could randomly receive an item, but it would barely offset the losses. It’s said that someone once tried completing three hundred tasks, only gaining some experience points, respect points, and a few pieces of equipment. In the end, it wasn’t worth it, so few people attempted this task anymore.
However, Nie Yan was different. He specifically needed respect points, so spending several million gold coins wasn’t a problem. Under these circumstances, this task was worth attempting.
“I’ll go to Carol City and have you find some people for me,” Nie Yan said. Collecting items was naturally not something he needed to do personally. He could let the guild members handle it. Of course, Nie Yan wouldn’t let them work for free.
This was the benefit of being a guild leader, having sufficient financial and practical resources to make things much easier.
Nie Yan teleported to Carol City and headed straight toward the city.
As soon as he arrived in Carol City, Nie Yan sensed something was off. The sky was overcast, and the grayish light felt oppressively heavy. Looking up, he noticed dark clouds gathering in the northeast, occasionally accompanied by distant thunder. Was it merely an approaching storm?
Carol City was located near a drought-prone highland, floating in the sky, and was usually bathed in sunlight. Rainfall was rare, let alone thunderstorms.
Nie Yan felt a sense of foreboding. Ever since he became a Great Prophet, although his perception had become much sharper, he felt like he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. He now interpreted every phenomenon as a premonition of disaster. Nie Yan didn’t believe he could truly foresee the future like an NPC prophet.
Except for the unusual weather, Carol City itself remained as usual—bustling with people and presenting a prosperous scene.
Putting those thoughts aside, Nie Yan headed straight toward the Elder Council and entered the side hall.
“Great Prophet Nie Yan, greetings. May I ask what brings you here?” The speaker was a mature woman in her thirties, dressed in a long gown, exuding nobility and elegance. This woman was Catherine, a member of the Elder Council.
“Greetings, Elder Catherine. I wish to do something for the common people of the Greelan Empire,” Nie Yan explained his purpose.
“Wonderful! You are truly a kind-hearted person. The common people of the Greelan Empire will remember your kindness,” Catherine replied with a delighted smile. “Due to continuous heavy rain near the City of Flames, many houses have collapsed, causing serious injuries to many residents. We urgently need a large amount of dragon’s blood grass. Great Prophet Nie Yan, would you be willing to help me find ten stalks of dragon’s blood grass?”
Task Progress 1: Will you accept Elder Catherine’s commission to find dragon’s blood grass?
Yes!
Nie Yan clicked confirm and accepted the commission.
“Bring me ten stalks of dragon’s blood grass,” Nie Yan said in the group chat. Barely half a minute after he spoke, ten stalks of dragon’s blood grass were delivered to him. Nie Yan handed the ten stalks of dragon’s blood grass to Elder Catherine.
“Thank you sincerely,” Catherine accepted the ten stalks of dragon’s blood grass from Nie Yan, awarding him more than 5,000 experience points. For Nie Yan, this amount of experience was insignificant. The experience required for him to level up now was astronomical!
“Due to thirty consecutive days of extreme cold in the Far North, Great Prophet Nie Yan, would you be willing to help me find thirty pieces of coarse linen?”
Nie Yan accepted the task without hesitation. Barely half a minute later, thirty pieces of coarse linen were delivered. After completing the task, this time he gained one respect point, which was quite decent.
The tasks continued. Nie Yan only needed to keep accepting and completing them. Whenever something needed to be found, the subordinates could quickly locate it for him. With such a large guild as the Bullman Tribe, possessing abundant resources, they naturally wouldn’t be hindered by such minor issues.
Nie Yan now realized how many disasters the Greelan Empire faced, with constant demands for supplies. It seemed endless. He wondered how much more he would have to contribute to accumulate 300 respect points.
After completing thirty tasks, Nie Yan had only gained five respect points.
“Great Prophet Nie Yan, thank you for all you’ve done for us. May the God of Light bless you. This gemstone is a token of my gratitude, obtained by me during my travels on the Karuin Plains,” Catherine presented Nie Yan with a red gemstone.
Nie Yan glanced at it. It was a rose gemstone, worth about two or three thousand gold coins at most, while he had contributed goods worth no less than hundreds of thousands of gold coins in total!
Indeed, undertaking this task was a losing proposition. Someone actually persisted through three hundred tasks. That person must have been extremely wealthy. Even someone as rich as Nie Yan wouldn’t engage in such an unprofitable venture unless it was for accumulating 300 respect points.
Until he collected the full 300 respect points, he had no choice but to continue.
If it were an ordinary player, collecting these items alone would drive them crazy. Completing task after task would leave anyone utterly desperate! Nie Yan, however, had it relatively easy. He didn’t need to collect anything himself. He only needed to stand there and do a bit of talking.
Three or four hours quickly passed. Nie Yan completed over two hundred tasks, nearly catching up with the previous person. He had spent over a million gold coins and gained 35 respect points. Although he also obtained a considerable amount of experience, he had only leveled up by 2%. As for the items he received, only a deep blue gemstone was relatively valuable. Altogether, they might be worth recovering about a hundred thousand gold coins, for which he would be grateful.
As the tasks progressed, Nie Yan gradually became aware of some issues. The Mainframe must have some intention in setting up such a task. It probably wasn’t that simple.
Perhaps later on, Catherine might offer something good or provide some clues for other tasks.
Before Nie Yan, many others had shared his thoughts, otherwise no one would have persisted through three hundred tasks. However, they all eventually gave up because this task was like an endless abyss. No matter how much money they invested, it was like throwing stones into the sea, with not even a ripple in return.
Nie Yan might be the one with the strongest resources to undertake this task.
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