For players, resetting their levels to start over as Barbarian Berserkers was undoubtedly a difficult decision. After all, many of them were already level 130 or 140. If they decided to switch to the Barbarian Berserker class, they would have to start from scratch.
However, according to information released on the official website, a Barbarian Berserker of the same level would be about 30% stronger than a regular warrior unit.
In the future, leveling would become increasingly difficult, with each level requiring an astonishing amount of time. By comparison, resetting and starting over would actually be much easier. Therefore, some players would still choose to switch to the Barbarian Berserker class.
A level 100 Barbarian Berserker would be comparable in strength to a level 130 Human or Orc Warrior, and would also have many unique combat skills exclusive to the Barbarian Berserker class.
With guidance from Nie Yan, reaching level 100 would take only five or six months. Moreover, with so many high-level players around, and being trained by high-tier Mages, the time could be reduced to about three months.
“This is the Medal of the War God. There are six in total. If a warrior possesses one of these Medals of the War God and hands it to a priest when switching to the Barbarian Berserker class, the priest can allow him to retain his original level upon becoming a Barbarian Berserker,” War God Kro said, taking out six golden medals and handing them to Nie Yan.
“Thank you, honorable Mr. Kro,” Nie Yan said, accepting the six Medals of the War God.
“I must be going now. If you need my help, just crush the Kro Stone,” War God Kro said, his face pale and appearing somewhat weak.
Nie Yan bid farewell to War God Kro, who suddenly vanished from the spot.
After Kro disappeared, Nie Yan received another system prompt.
System: You have completed the quest “The Commission of War God Kro.” You have received the quest reward: +1 Level, +300 Reputation with the Barbarian Tribe.
Nie Yan saw the system message. The rewards for this quest were quite generous. At his current level, an increase of one level, when converted into experience, would be extremely significant. As for the +300 Reputation with the Barbarian Tribe, its exact effects would only become apparent after interacting with Barbarian NPCs.
After completing the quest, Nie Yan used a fixed-point teleportation scroll to leave.
About ten minutes later, a few Rogues arrived at the base of the cross, only to find it empty, with broken chains scattered on the ground.
Ever since last year, many players had already come here. They all knew that War God Kro had been bound here, and they had tried every means possible to obtain some quests from him, but all had failed.
Since Kro was a level 360 Lord, the highest level NPC discovered so far, he was still quite famous among players, and there were always players coming by.
But now War God Kro had actually been rescued. What an astonishing piece of news!
Recalling that the Rogue Nie Yan had arrived here earlier, they immediately connected the two events. It seemed that the Rogue Nie Yan had completed another legendary quest once again!
Ang Wing Angel was restlessly pacing back and forth in the guild headquarters. The opening of the new race and new class had not brought him any joy at all; instead, it made him sense a sense of crisis.
“What did Rogue Nie Yan do in the Sinful Canyon?” Ang Wing Angel impatiently shouted in the party chat.
“He rescued War God Kro!”
“What?” Ang Wing Angel stood up abruptly. War God Kro was a level 360 Lord. If such a super Lord were to assist Rogue Nie Yan, they might as well just surrender. He paced back and forth anxiously for a moment before gradually calming down. Lords of Kro’s caliber should not get involved in guild wars. NPCs generally did not participate in conflicts between players unless under certain special quest conditions, such as the Semi-Demon Angud, who attacked the Bull Tribe solely for the Death God’s Blade. If Nie Yan handed over the Death God’s Blade, Semi-Demon Angud would immediately leave.
Rogue Nie Yan rescuing War God Kro should just be a quest. No wonder Rogue Nie Yan had been absent for so long while the Bull Tribe was frequently attacked by Semi-Demon Angud; he must have had a purpose for calmly completing quests. Suddenly thinking of something, Ang Wing Angel immediately ordered Lie Yan beside him, “Send someone to inform the God Tribe to quickly retreat Semi-Demon Angud underground, or else prepare to collect his corpse. Rogue Nie Yan is about to act!”
“Yes!” Lie Yan immediately responded and quickly followed Ang Wing Angel’s instructions.
Ang Wing Angel’s expression was gloomy. Rogue Nie Yan was indeed a formidable opponent. He glanced at his inventory, wondering whether the few hidden tricks he had prepared would be effective against Rogue Nie Yan. Facing Nie Yan, no matter how much he prepared, it never felt sufficient enough.
Ang Wing Angel called Cao Xu on the phone. That guy was still unusually calm. Even though more than twenty guilds under the Century Financial Group had not been mobilized significantly and were operating as usual, it was said that the Century Financial Group was secretly frantically recruiting top experts through various means such as imprisonment, threats, and inducements to make them serve its purposes. Nearly all the top experts in the Saten Empire had been recruited, and it was said that the Century Financial Group had surpassed the Angel Empire in terms of top professional experts. He had to admit that compared to Cao Xu, he was still too inexperienced. He definitely didn’t have the audacity to go to such ruthless lengths as Cao Xu!
In a small city in the northern part of the Saten Empire, on the eastern outskirts of the city, there was a magnificent castle. It had passed through many owners before finally being purchased by the Century Financial Group, becoming Cao Xu’s temporary residence.
Cao Xu was sitting on a reclining chair, holding a book titled “The Lost Chronicles of Atlantis,” leisurely reading it.
In terms of understanding the history, geography, and culture of Faith, no one could match Cao Xu. Although Cao Xu never leveled up and his level remained at zero, he was thoroughly familiar with every profession, every skill, how skills should be combined, and all the PK techniques that had ever appeared in Faith. He even completely analyzed Nie Yan’s PK techniques and key moves, teaching them to the Rogues under him. In terms of languages, he personally learned more than two hundred languages in Faith, often conversing with scholar-level NPCs to obtain various quest information. It could be said that Cao Xu was a godfather figure in the Century Financial Group. Nearly half of the top experts in the Century Financial Group had received Cao Xu’s personal guidance.
The Century Financial Group suffered setbacks in their investments in the Gringotts Empire and shifted their focus to the Saten Empire. They soon established a foothold and even became capable of rivaling the Angel Empire. At the same time, Cao Xu himself controlled a portion of the Angel Empire’s shares. Achieving such results in such a short time was indeed remarkable.
Behind Cao Xu, more than two hundred players stood in two lines. They were all newly joined members of the Century Financial Group.
Although the Century Financial Group had acquired more than twenty guilds, they had not created their own guild. With over a hundred thousand subordinates, they always appeared in the public eye as a group of casual players, forming their own management system.
“You’re here,” Cao Xu said indifferently, still reading his book.
Among these two hundred plus people, many glared at Cao Xu with anger.
“I know many of you are very dissatisfied with me, but I don’t care. I hope that in the upcoming period, the tasks I assign to you won’t have any mistakes. Think about the people closest to you; they must hope you can remain safe and sound.” Cao Xu’s tone was completely devoid of emotion.
Looking at Cao Xu lying on the reclining chair, the people present felt a chill in their hearts. They could sense the threat in Cao Xu’s words. Everyone present had already been controlled by Cao Xu, and if they showed any resistance, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Some of them had come out of coercion, while others were enticed by the huge rewards Cao Xu offered. Their reasons varied, but one thing was certain: for the upcoming period, they would have to remain loyal to Cao Xu.
“Have you all mostly collected the things I need?”
“We’ve mostly collected them. The Talisman of Communion, the Book of Resurrection, and the Scroll of Order are relatively difficult. We only managed to get two low-tier Talismans of Communion and six Scrolls of Order, and they aren’t even complete scrolls.”
“Fools! Didn’t I already provide you with clues to obtain the Talisman of Communion and the Book of Resurrection? As for the Scroll of Order, I’m giving you three days to gather a complete scroll!” Cao Xu said sternly.
“That’s too hard!”
“Yes, it’s practically impossible to complete!”
Cao Xu’s words immediately sparked opposition from several people below.
“We’ve already failed no less than ten times on the legendary quest for the high-tier Talisman of Communion. The Book of Resurrection is even harder. We need to defeat a level 180 mutated lord-class Dark Commander to open that treasure chest, unless you give us a team of several thousand players,” a Divine Warrior stepped forward, and his words were immediately supported by dozens of people behind him.
An Elven Archmage beside him also spoke up: “Gathering a complete Scroll of Order within three days is absolutely impossible. Those few Scrolls of Order are all in the hands of one person: Rogue Nie Yan. We simply can’t stand against him!”
Upon hearing the words of these players, Cao Xu furrowed his brows. It seemed these items were indeed unattainable.
As Cao Xu was deep in thought, two Shadow Dancer-level Rogues stepped forward, looking respectfully at Cao Xu: “Boss, leave the high-tier Talisman of Communion and the Book of Resurrection to us.”
Cao Xu looked at the two Shadow Dancer Rogues and waved his hand: “Alright, I’ll assign these two quests to you. Go ahead.”
“Yes,” the two Shadow Dancer Rogues bowed and then stepped back.
“As for the Scroll of Order, forget about it. I’ll give you new tasks,” Cao Xu said, realizing that the other Scrolls of Order were in Nie Yan’s hands, he had no choice but to back down.
After the meeting lasted for more than twenty minutes, everyone finally dispersed. Cao Xu remained seated on his reclining chair, gazing out the window. In the distance was an endless desert, and at the edge of the desert, the setting sun was as red as blood.
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