Chapter 528: The Ring of Teleportation

Nie Yan glanced at his personal warehouse and checked the gems and crystals he had collected.

To hatch the Dark-winged Dragon, he needed to gather twenty Magic Crystals, thirty Radiant Crystals, two Life Crystals, and one Power Crystal. Previously, Nie Yan had posted the task of collecting these crystals on the Assassin Alliance’s mission board and mobilized all players from the Bull Man Tribe to search for Radiant Crystals. So far, he had collected twenty Magic Crystals, thirty Radiant Crystals, one Life Crystal, and one Power Crystal. Just one more Life Crystal was needed to hatch the Dark-winged Dragon, but this small gap made it impossible to proceed, which was truly regrettable.

Items like Life Crystals had extremely low drop rates; finding one depended purely on luck.

If he could hatch the Dark-winged Dragon before entering the Land of Death, he would have a much better chance in the upcoming battle there.

Nie Yan considered for a moment and then had players from the Bull Man Tribe anonymously post a highly lucrative bounty mission at the Mercenary Guild: offering 100,000 gold coins for a single Life Crystal. Such a high reward was sure to cause a sensation; anyone who had a Life Crystal would find it hard not to be tempted.

If he could purchase a Life Crystal, that would be ideal. If not, he would just have to give up.

Before entering the Land of Death, there were still many preparations to make.

Nie Yan recalled that there was a mysterious shop in Hilton Fortress, though he couldn’t remember its exact location. In his previous life, he had only heard about it from others but had never visited it himself because he had heard that even the cheapest items there—usually disposable consumables—cost over 1,000 gold coins, while the most basic items were priced as high as tens of thousands of gold coins, far beyond what he could afford at the time.

Besides the high prices, opening the mysterious shop required a one-time payment of 10,000 contribution points. After killing so many monsters, Nie Yan had accumulated nearly 30,000 contribution points, which was more than sufficient.

In his previous life, he had never visited that mysterious shop and didn’t know its exact location, but he had heard from others that it was supposedly nearby.

Nie Yan asked Ignatius for information. As a native of Hilton Fortress, he should know about it.

A few minutes later, Nie Yan obtained the exact location of the mysterious shop from Ignatius.

Xie Yao and the players from the Bull Man Tribe had gone leveling together, keeping it very secret to avoid being caught by members of the Mage Alliance. Nie Yan decided to head to the mysterious shop alone.

While walking through the streets, at least a dozen people were following him, but if Nie Yan wanted to evade them, they wouldn’t stand a chance of tracking him.

Nie Yan activated his stealth ability and entered a nearby alley, quickly shaking off his pursuers.

After weaving through the narrow alleyways for more than ten minutes—labyrinthine paths that left one disoriented—he passed through several narrow, single-person-wide alleys and finally arrived at a shop. Two fully armed guards stood at the entrance, wearing dazzling silver-white armor.

These two guards were responsible for protecting the mysterious shop. Normally, they were very arrogant, but upon seeing Nie Yan, they immediately bowed respectfully.

Nie Yan paid the required contribution and entered. He noticed that only 3,000 contribution points were deducted—likely due to the effect of his title “Protector of Hilton.”

Inside, Nie Yan found a large, open hall with many counters lining both sides, displaying a wide variety of items.

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man of tall stature dressed in simple robes. Nie Yan used his Scan ability on him.

Faller: Adventurer, Earl, ??? level.

Upon seeing Nie Yan, the NPC named Faller approached with a welcoming smile, exuding a shrewd and capable aura.

“Respected Mr. Nie Yan, welcome to our humble establishment,” Faller greeted warmly.

Nie Yan politely responded and began browsing the items for sale.

Seeing the prices of the items, Nie Yan inwardly gasped. Indeed, this place was known for its exorbitant prices. Many items were available here, such as the Weaver’s Ring and the Crawler’s Ring, both priced extremely high. The Weaver’s Ring was priced at 50,000 gold coins, while the Crawler’s Ring was priced at 110,000 gold coins, and these were the basic, un-upgraded versions.

Continuing his browse, Nie Yan saw many disposable consumables on the adjacent counter, including group teleportation scrolls.

A group of Bull Man Tribe players were specifically tasked with collecting group teleportation scrolls, and they had gathered enough for their needs.

Nie Yan grabbed everything that might be useful into his backpack. Items that cost 1,000 gold coins here could be sold for over 1,500 gold coins in less-informed markets, while Nie Yan only needed to pay 300 gold coins to purchase them.

Thanks to his title “Protector of Hilton,” Nie Yan enjoyed a 30% discount on all purchases here.

This was the benefit of having such a title. In his previous life, countless players who obtained high-level titles became rich by reselling items. Unfortunately, the mysterious shop had a limited supply; once an item was sold out, it could take days or even tens of days to restock.

For 10,000 gold coins’ worth of items, Nie Yan could get them for just 3,000 gold coins—an incredible bargain. Items priced at 10,000 gold coins here were all top-tier treasures.

Nie Yan grabbed a large quantity of goods and then noticed a golden-edged box. Inside were twelve identical rings, each uniquely designed with a silver-white frame and a circular, mysterious array carved on the front, simple yet ancient in appearance.

Each ring was priced at 30,000 gold coins, and they were only sold together as a set of twelve, totaling 360,000 gold coins.

For ordinary players, 360,000 gold coins was an astronomical sum.

Nie Yan would need to pay 108,000 gold coins for the set—no small amount.

After checking the attributes of each ring, he found that all twelve had identical stats.

Ring of Teleportation (Sub-Legendary): Special Item.

Attribute Description: Wearing this item allows the use of a teleportation skill to appear next to another player within the same map who also wears a Ring of Teleportation. The skill has a cooldown of fifteen minutes and a maximum teleportation distance of no more than 5,000 yards.

Seeing the attributes of the Ring of Teleportation, Nie Yan’s mind raced. If used effectively, this item would be incredibly useful. The cooldown was also relatively short at just fifteen minutes.

These twelve Rings of Teleportation were definitely worth their price!

“Mr. Faller, may I ask if there are more Rings of Teleportation available?” Nie Yan inquired. If there were more, he intended to buy them all at once.

“These Rings of Teleportation are rare treasures, and only twelve exist. Mr. Nie Yan, I can’t find any more. Like any Sub-Legendary or Legendary item, they are unique,” Faller explained.

Since they were unique treasures, there was nothing to be done. But twelve would be enough.

These twelve Rings of Teleportation would be distributed among the Bull Man Tribe’s top-tier players, including himself. Nie Yan had already selected their owners: himself, Xie Yao, Tang Yao, Cui Can Dao Guang (Radiant Blade), Shui Se Yan Tou (Smoke with Water Color), Sun, Wang Zhe Tian Xia (King of Kings), Dai Tou Da Ge Qi Zi (Big Brother Leader Seven), Shi Li Hua Sha (Painted Silk for Ten Miles), Xi Huan Jiang Nan (Love for Southern Beauty), Yi Chui Ding Qing (One Hammer, One Love), and Yu Wang Ran Zhi Qing Chun (Desire Tints Youth).

Of course, there were many other skilled players in the Bull Man Tribe, but there were only twelve Rings of Teleportation.

Nie Yan paid 108,000 gold coins for the twelve Rings of Teleportation and also purchased several useful items for the guild’s elite members. Although expensive, these items were definitely worth their price.

After this major shopping spree, Nie Yan spent over 600,000 gold coins in one go, filling five backpacks with items.

Satisfied, Nie Yan exited the mysterious shop. Next time he came here, he could buy more items and resell them for a considerable profit. But for now, he didn’t have the time; he still needed to arrange the details of the upcoming battle in the Land of Death.

On the fortress side of Krips, many players had also returned from various locations with purchased supplies, and Guo Huai had arranged for these items to be delivered as quickly as possible.

Nie Yan received the supplies at Hilton Fortress and distributed them to the Bull Man Tribe members preparing for the battle in the Land of Death.

The reason the Mage Alliance had succeeded in their surprise attack on the Bull Man Tribe was partly due to the large number of scrolls they had used. Those scrolls had caught the Bull Man Tribe off guard, causing heavy casualties. Otherwise, with the Bull Man Tribe’s strength, the outcome would have been uncertain.

Now it was time to use their tactics against them. If it came down to who had more scrolls and who had more money, Nie Yan would never lose to the Mage Alliance.

Nie Yan recalled the Bull Man Tribe’s players to Hilton Fortress and distributed useful items to each class. Each player received various items worth at least 1,000 gold coins for the upcoming battle in the Land of Death.

Everything was now ready, and they just had to wait for tomorrow. The Mage Alliance was likely well-prepared by now as well.

The Mage Alliance members were gathered in the northern residential area of Hilton Fortress, where they had purchased several houses. These houses were located in a very remote area and were sold at very low prices due to their inconvenient location, far from the center of Hilton Fortress, and were naturally not comparable to Nie Yan’s villa.

They had gathered around 1,200 top-tier players, and some high-level players from other guilds like Sacred Guardians had also arrived from various locations. Cao Xu’s side had been quiet, or rather, Guo Huai’s intelligence network had been unable to infiltrate the Wolf Studio, making it impossible to determine the Wolf Studio’s movements.

The Wolf Studio’s true nature, including its size and the number of members, remained a mystery.

Nie Yan estimated that Cao Xu, the hidden boss, would not allow the Mage Alliance to be defeated so easily. He would definitely take some measures and send some trusted subordinates. It seemed that winning the battle in the Land of Death would not be easy, but finally, there would be a chance to face off against Cao Xu’s elite players.