Seeing the eager expressions on the players’ faces, Nie Yan thought for a moment. Bringing them some items wouldn’t be a problem—it wouldn’t take much time, and he could make some money on the side.
Although Bull Player Tribe and Star Pharmacy were already making substantial profits daily, there was no reason to ignore money that was essentially right in front of him.
“You can list the items you want me to purchase, and I’ll buy and resell them to you. All purchased items will be marked up by fifty percent. This is a one-time offer; I won’t come here again next time,” Nie Yan said. Since he was wearing a black cloak, no one could recognize him, so charging a high price wasn’t an issue.
Upon hearing Nie Yan’s words, a few players hesitated—the fifty percent markup was a bit steep. However, the majority decided to proceed after a moment’s consideration, as the items in this mysterious shop were extremely useful to them.
Generally speaking, those who came to places like this were wealthy individuals who didn’t mind spending a bit extra. Upon hearing that Nie Yan wouldn’t return next time, many of them even prepared to buy more, instructing their subordinates to arrange the necessary funds.
Soon, everyone submitted their lists to Nie Yan.
Normally, a purchase agreement should be signed when arranging purchases to prevent buyers from backing out after the items were obtained. However, Nie Yan simply skipped this step, reasoning that if these people refused to accept the goods after he bought them, he could just keep them himself.
Nie Yan casually glanced over the lists and noticed that each request was generally worth over ten thousand gold coins, with some even exceeding a hundred thousand. In total, the value was around five to six hundred thousand gold coins. Since Vaygus gave him a fifty percent discount in this mysterious shop, and he resold the items at a fifty percent markup, the profit was nearly one hundred percent. In other words, he would earn five to six hundred thousand gold coins after completing this transaction.
There are indeed many wealthy people, Nie Yan couldn’t help but marvel. Many high-level players were extremely rich, with dozens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins being commonplace. Some even had millions. These players usually had dedicated gold-farming teams supporting them, especially certain top-tier team leaders who were particularly wealthy and had a high demand for high-level items.
Hearing that someone was offering to purchase items from the mysterious shop here, many team leaders and wealthy players were rushing over from various cities. They had long coveted the items in this store in Aucroen City.
Nie Yan took the lists, entered the shop, and after purchasing the items, sold them back to these players according to the lists. After about twenty minutes, all the items were distributed and the money was in his pocket, adding five to six hundred thousand gold coins to his backpack.
Hardly had he completed this transaction when many others were still shouting for Nie Yan to purchase more items for them.
After three such trips, he had already earned nearly 1.3 million gold coins.
The surrounding players finally left, still feeling somewhat reluctant. Nie Yan exhaled in relief, looking at the money in his backpack. This speed of earning money was even faster than Star Pharmacy, and without any cost. It was easy to imagine how valuable a Marquis title could be.
However, these players had certain spending limits. Generally speaking, after purchasing some items, they wouldn’t buy again for quite some time. Moreover, the items in the mysterious shop weren’t affordable for every player.
Nie Yan used this 1.3 million gold coins to purchase a large amount of items from the mysterious shop, which he then entrusted Guo Huai to sell, expecting to make even more profit.
After finishing up here, Nie Yan headed toward the teleportation array in Aucroen Fortress and disappeared within it.
After spending over a hundred gold coins, Nie Yan appeared in the teleportation array of the Orcish Empire’s capital city.
Stepping out of the teleportation array, Nie Yan looked around and found himself in a square filled with players, chatting in small groups.
The players here were quite different from humans. They were tall and muscular, with green skin and beast-like sharp fangs—they were orcs. Slightly taller than orcs, with bull heads and a generally honest and simple appearance, were the tauren. Orcs and tauren were considered quite ugly, so fewer players chose these races. Those who did often had specific preferences or were simply curious. However, these races had better innate abilities than humans. For example, orcs had strength bonuses, while tauren had war regeneration abilities, making these races particularly suitable for warrior-class players.
Of course, the Orcish Empire wasn’t composed solely of ugly races like orcs and tauren. There were also beautiful elves. With pointed ears, the male elves were extraordinarily handsome, while the female elves were all stunning beauties. Choosing elves would increase a player’s appearance by 10% to 30%, which attracted many female players, although male players also existed, albeit fewer in number. Although it was a virtual world, the pursuit of beauty was an eternal desire. Elves’ stealth abilities made them particularly suitable for thieves, while there were also many mages and priests among them.
Walking through the streets, everything was filled with exotic charm. Although the architecture was somewhat similar to that of the human empire, it had its own unique style. For example, they particularly liked totems, and all kinds of strange totems could be seen on building facades and street tiles. Despite the abundance, it didn’t feel cluttered, but rather simple and pleasing to the eye.
Occasionally, Nie Yan encountered some players from the Ghriland Empire, although they were relatively rare.
A squad of orcish guards clad in gleaming armor passed not far from Nie Yan. Fully armed, they were all above level 180 and not inferior to the guards of the Ghriland Empire.
Occasionally, a noble of the Orcish Empire would pass by. Most of them were shamans dressed in luxurious clothes and somewhat overweight. In this tribal alliance nation, shamans were a highly respected profession.
Nie Yan was very unfamiliar with this place. In his previous life, he had never visited the Sarten Empire. At that time, the teleportation cost of two or three hundred gold coins was a significant burden for him, as most of his gold coins had been converted into credit points. His finances were often quite tight, making even changing equipment very difficult.
Now that he was here, he needed to gradually become familiar with it. After all, he would be staying here for a long time.
Hidden within his cloak, Nie Yan moved through the crowd. If Angel Wing and Cao Xu learned that he had come to the Sarten Empire, he wondered how they would react. Perhaps they would become restless.
Guo Huai had once told him that Bull Player Tribe had set up a meeting point in the Orcish capital city, located in a residential house on the southern side of the city.
Guo Huai had planted informants in many guilds throughout the Sarten Empire, establishing a comprehensive and highly secretive intelligence network. These informants operated through single-point contact. Nothing that happened throughout the Sarten Empire could escape Bull Player Tribe’s notice, especially concerning Angel Empire and Century Financial Group, which were Guo Huai’s primary focuses.
Currently, Bull Player Tribe’s financial resources were already quite impressive. With sufficient capital backing him, Guo Huai’s intelligence network in the Sarten Empire had rapidly expanded, even managing to bribe several top-tier players from Angel Empire and Century Financial Group.
In his previous life, Century Financial Group had used their immense financial power to gradually dismantle the War God Tribe. Now, the tides had turned, and Nie Yan was employing the same strategy to infiltrate Angel Empire and Century Financial Group.
Nie Yan passed through several streets, entering the southern alley of the Orcish capital city, searching for the location Guo Huai had mentioned.
“Have you made contact in the Sarten Empire yet?” Guo Huai sent a message to Nie Yan, asking.
“Not yet, I’m on my way there,” Nie Yan replied as he walked.
“I’ve already arranged for them to wait for you there. Two of them are my trusted men, and the other one holds a high position within Angel Empire, ranking within the top ten on the strength leaderboard. He knows almost everything about Angel Empire’s internal affairs and decisions. During your time in the Sarten Empire, he will be responsible for your safety. If Angel Empire plans to send people to surround and eliminate you or attempt any underhanded tactics, he will definitely give you advance notice.”
“Can this guy be trusted?”
“Absolutely. I’ve signed an agreement with him and have already relocated him and his family here. With them here, what do we have to fear?” Guo Huai chuckled. With them under his control, there was no way that player would dare betray him.
“Good job. How did you manage to recruit him?”
“Luckily, he had a conflict within Angel Empire and got into a fight with another player. Angel Wing might have shown some favoritism, causing him to consider leaving the guild. Later, my people contacted him and convinced him to switch sides. That’s roughly how it happened.”
Nie Yan nodded. Such guild disputes were common. If the guild leader handled things even slightly improperly, serious consequences could arise. Guo Huai’s recruitment of this player gave Nie Yan some ideas. Bull Player Tribe had so many members spread across the country, many of whom maintained contact in real life. Why not establish a studio to provide them with stable incomes, thereby enhancing Bull Player Tribe’s cohesion.
With Bull Player Tribe’s current financial strength, it was already sufficient to establish a studio, transforming top Bull Player Tribe players into professional gamers with high salaries. Of course, many players didn’t want to become professional gamers, especially those who were already wealthy in real life and didn’t want to leave their cities. That was fine too—only those willing to join would be accepted.
Nie Yan wasn’t sure how many people his studio could attract, so he shared his thoughts with Guo Huai.
“The idea is feasible, but you need to be prepared. Turning them into professional players will cost quite a bit,” Guo Huai considered thoughtfully. Establishing a studio would indeed enhance Bull Player Tribe’s cohesion and bring everyone’s actions into greater alignment.
“That’s not a problem. Tianxia Group can afford it,” Nie Yan replied. Tianxia Group’s business was rapidly expanding, its financial resources quickly growing, and it was catching up, showing signs of rivaling Longyue Financial Group and Zhengrong Financial Group. This amount of money was nothing to Tianxia Group now.
“Since you’ve already made your decision, I support it. Whenever you’re ready to start building the studio, let me know, and I’ll help you out.”
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