Chapter 507: The Wondrous Use of the Eye of Kilg

Nie Yan selected a relatively suitable position, approximately eighty to ninety yards away from the distant troll, Dylans, just within the attack range.

He took out the Eye of Kilgore and placed it on the ground. Nie Yan murmured a spell, focusing his attention on the Eye of Kilgore. The pupil of the Eye of Kilgore was originally dull and lifeless, but at the moment Nie Yan completed the incantation, the Eye of Kilgore emitted a divine light, and the pupil regained a vivid brilliance.

Under Nie Yan’s control, the Eye of Kilgore slowly floated into the air, hovering about a yard above the ground. It gradually moved forward, heading toward the direction where the troll Dylans was located.

At this moment, some images entered his vision.

Chaotic boulders and various growing plants were all clearly visible.

The Eye of Kilgore transmitted everything it saw to Nie Yan.

These scenes were somewhat different from what the naked eye could see—less clear, yet genuinely existing. The Eye of Kilgore weaved through the rocks. After a while, a tall figure appeared in the distance, entering Nie Yan’s view.

It was the troll Dylans!

Dylans appeared somewhat restless. He moved slightly and looked in the direction of the Eye of Kilgore. He must have sensed something.

Nie Yan maneuvered the Eye of Kilgore to hide within the bushes, about twenty yards from Dylans. This small device was relatively easy to conceal, wedged between the rocks, making it impossible for the troll to notice.

Dylans noticed nothing and resumed his wandering state.

While operating the Eye of Kilgore, Nie Yan had to remain stationary at the original spot; any movement would automatically terminate the effect of the Eye of Kilgore. Nie Yan did not move and instead took out several unenchanted javelins from his backpack, installing them into the javelin launcher.

As he performed these actions, the images transmitted by the Eye of Kilgore from afar became slightly blurred.

When using the Eye of Kilgore, the more focused the attention, the clearer the images. If attention shifted, the images became blurry.

Nie Yan took out the javelin launcher, locked onto the target, adjusted the direction, and pulled the trigger. A javelin shot into the air, arcing through the sky before plunging downward.

With a thud, the javelin struck the ground about a yard away from Dylans.

This was Nie Yan’s first time using the Eye of Kilgore, and he was quite unaccustomed to it. He was not very familiar with how to aim properly with the javelins, so he could only fumble around. Thus, even though Dylans was a large target, Nie Yan still missed.

Nie Yan continued experimenting, gradually getting used to the javelin launcher.

After using up a set of javelins, he finally became familiar with how to use the device. At the very least, he could now aim at Dylans without missing. After all, Dylans was a large target, making it quite obvious. If it were a smaller target, it would be somewhat difficult for Nie Yan.

Nie Yan switched to enchanted javelins and began aiming with the javelin launcher. With a whoosh, a javelin flew into the sky and plunged downward toward Dylans.

With a thump, the bright tip of the javelin pierced Dylans’ body, splattering blood everywhere.

A damage number of over 120 points floated above Dylans’ head. The javelin’s attack power was quite considerable. Compared to ordinary crossbows, at Nie Yan’s current level, attacking Dylans would probably only cause 1 point of forced damage. The javelin managed to deal over 120 points of damage to Dylans. Additionally, the javelin caused continuous damage for five seconds, with over 30 points of damage per second.

Considering Dylans’ health regeneration rate, Nie Yan estimated that it would take roughly three hours to defeat the troll using javelins.

At his current level, defeating a level 120 elite was something unimaginable for ordinary players.

Nie Yan continuously used the javelin launcher, launching javelins one after another. The javelins arced through the sky, plunging downward.

After being attacked, Dylans roared furiously, but with his limited intelligence, he could not figure out where the attacks were coming from. His vision was limited to thirty yards, and beyond that, everything was blurry. No matter where he went, the javelins always fell from the sky.

Under Nie Yan’s continuous attacks, Dylans’ health steadily decreased.

Nie Yan patiently waited. It was inevitable that Dylans would eventually fall.

Time slowly passed, and after more than three hours, Dylans let out a tragic roar and fell to the ground.

A crisp system notification sound rang out. Nie Yan checked and found that defeating Dylans had caused him to level up. At his current level, gaining a level in three hours was an incredibly fast speed.

Receiving the system notification, Nie Yan exhaled in relief. Finally, he had defeated the enemy. He retrieved the javelin launcher and the Eye of Kilgore, then climbed onto a rock. He used the skill from the Ring of the Leaper, leaping over the tall rocks and burning flames, landing on the open ground.

Nie Yan searched around Dylans’ corpse and picked up all the loot.

Unfortunately, there was no Key of Magic. Checking the dropped items, he found decent loot: one level 120 good-quality silver gear and three gems.

Dylans would respawn every two hours.

Nie Yan went to other places to level up for a while and then returned to continue attacking Dylans, persistently grinding his level here.

Nie Yan’s leveling speed was very fast, quickly pulling away from the other players, creating an ever-increasing gap.

By the fifth day, Nie Yan had reached level 86. On the entire Grilan server’s leaderboard, the first place was Tang Yao at level 79, followed by Xie Yao at level 78. The third and fifth places were occupied by the leaders of the Mage Alliance, Kuang Fa, and the guild leader of Sacred Guardians, Sheng Yan, at levels 78 and 76, respectively.

They were far behind Nie Yan. As for the Satern Empire side, although the number of players in Satern Empire was smaller than in Grilan Empire, their talent was slightly stronger. This talent advantage was reflected in their levels, with Satern players generally a few levels higher than Grilan players. The top player in Satern, Feng Ming, was already level 82, while Ang Yi Tian Shi was at level 80.

After reaching level 80, leveling up became increasingly difficult. Although it seemed like only a one or two-level difference, the experience gap between the two was terrifying.

Even more terrifying was that Nie Yan was still rapidly gaining levels. It wouldn’t be long before he could reach level 90.

With his level skyrocketing, a thought uncontrollably grew stronger in Nie Yan’s mind. Since he had learned so many shadow dancer techniques, obtained great items like Shadow’s Edge and the Sword of Zeinard, and might even wear a set of Abak gear after reaching level 180, not to mention the possibility of hatching the Dark Winged Dragon in the near future, he should set higher expectations for himself: becoming the undisputed top player in the game, a legendary figure admired by countless players.

To become the top player in the game, Nie Yan felt his blood boil. In the previous life, there were so many outstanding players in Faith, shining like stars. To stand out among these brilliant geniuses and surpass them was an extremely difficult task! Nie Yan needed to keep surpassing himself.

During the monster grinding period, Nie Yan returned to the city several times, depositing all his loot into the guild warehouse. The previous javelins were used up, and the enchanters helped Nie Yan produce more than 3,000 new ones.

As the leader of the Bull Tribe, Nie Yan had advantages that ordinary players could hardly achieve. Whatever he needed, hundreds or even thousands of people would work for him immediately.

After five days, the gemstone market gradually cooled down, and the existence of the secret store began to be doubted by players. Many players, seeing the unfavorable situation, quickly withdrew their gemstones that were being auctioned at the auction house.

Those players who needed gemstones saw that prices were no longer dropping and began buying in, making the gemstone market active again.

The gemstone market started to reverse, and previously suppressed demand began to slowly release.

Although many people were still worried that the secret store indeed existed, their confidence was not as strong as before.

For Nie Yan and others, this was a good omen. They could still buy low-priced gemstones in the auction house or market, allowing them to stock up a bit more. In a few more days, the gemstone prices would likely no longer remain at the current low level.

During this period, the income from the Starlight Pharmacy, Assassin Alliance, and the fortress was all converted into gemstones. The fire resistance gemstones that Nie Yan and others consigned to the auction house were sold quite well, earning two or three hundred thousand gold coins, which were all converted back into gemstones.

The high price of fire resistance gemstones made many players who needed them quite unhappy. However, searching the entire market, fire resistance gemstones of quality five or higher were all very expensive. Any low-priced ones that appeared were immediately bought up. They had to use them during dungeon runs; they had no choice but to spend the money.

Many people who followed Nie Yan and others also benefited from the situation. The Mage Alliance seemed to have figured something out as well. They also raised more than two million and converted it into gemstones. Several guilds also bought some, though they did not go all-in like the Mage Alliance.

Unexpectedly, Kuang Fa had quite good vision and the courage to make such a bold move, allowing the Mage Alliance to also make a profit, which made Nie Yan somewhat unhappy. However, after they took the lion’s share, they had to leave a bit of the broth for others. The Mage Alliance’s actions had some impact on the market. Two million gold coins caused the gemstone supply in the market to decrease by 10%.

Currently, in the Grilan and Satern Empires, the Bull Tribe controlled 35% of all gemstones, while guilds like the Jialan Temple and the Holy Roman Empire controlled 10%, and the Mage Alliance also controlled 10%. If the gemstone supply in the market decreased further, prices would rebound. Once the rebound occurred, the gemstone prices were inevitably going to rise.