It was unknown how long the transformation into a Shadow Dancer would take. If Nie Yan spent too much time on the transformation, he would miss the opportunity to go underground, meaning tremendous financial loss for the Bull Player Tribe. It was difficult to weigh the pros and cons.
Nie Yan struggled internally. Abandoning the Shadow Dancer class meant missing out on this peak profession, which might become an everlasting regret.
He remained silent for a long time.
After much inner turmoil, Nie Yan decided to give up becoming a Shadow Dancer. Compared to the development of the Bull Player Tribe, his personal gains and losses were insignificant.
“Respected Mr. Annison, I have decided to decline the journey to the other world,” Nie Yan said solemnly. He had made this difficult decision.
Mr. Annison was slightly taken aback and halted the initiation process.
“Young man, are you unwilling to inherit the glory of the gods? This is the highest honor. You could become a legendary and powerful Shadow Dancer, a being closest to the gods,” the priest Mr. Annison said regretfully. Nie Yan’s refusal was quite incomprehensible to him.
“Respected Mr. Annison, I am very willing to go to the ancient world, follow the footsteps of the gods, and accept their inheritance. However, I am the leader of a guild, a leader who must stand side by side with my guildmates in times of need, sharing life and death, advancing and retreating together. I cannot abandon them for my personal growth and pursuit of power,” Nie Yan replied, maintaining a dignified demeanor while speaking.
After hearing Nie Yan’s words, Priest Annison smiled knowingly, “I see. That’s okay. Whenever you have time, you can come to me anytime. It’s admirable that you are willing to sacrifice your personal development for the guild. The doors of the Temple of Light will always be open to you.”
Upon hearing these words from Annison, Nie Yan felt a great sense of relief. Fortunately, the Shadow Dancer quest was not permanently lost but merely postponed. If he had permanently lost the chance to become a Shadow Dancer, he would certainly feel some regret. Now, he could definitely wait until the Bull Player Tribe’s issues were resolved before heading to the other world mentioned by Annison.
“Respected Mr. Annison, thank you for giving me this opportunity,” Nie Yan said respectfully.
Annison laughed heartily, “Go now, may the Holy Light always be with you.”
Nie Yan bid farewell to Annison and prepared to leave.
Suddenly, he noticed his character status. After the four traits of Justice, Courage, Mercy, and Honesty, another trait had appeared: Sacrifice.
Nie Yan didn’t expect that giving up the Shadow Dancer transformation quest for the sake of his guild would earn him such an unexpected reward. Sacrifice meant giving up one’s own interests for others, a noble moral realm, similar to the other four traits.
Justice, Courage, Mercy, Honesty, and Sacrifice. Nie Yan repeated these words in his mind. He felt he had seen them somewhere before but couldn’t recall immediately.
Besides the familiarity, Nie Yan wracked his brain but couldn’t remember any clues. However, he was certain that in his past life, he had definitely encountered these words. Many of Nie Yan’s memories were temporarily lost and required more triggers to gradually resurface.
For now, these five character traits would have to wait until later.
Nie Yan exited the Temple of Light. He was not far from level 100. In the coming days, he would focus on leveling up to reach level 100. In a few days, he would also go underground for the third trade. Earning more money through dark teleportation would be extremely beneficial for the development of the Bull Player Tribe.
In Nisord City.
Recently, for the players in Nisord City, it had been a very chaotic period. The Tuoba family and the War God Tribe were locked in fierce battles, causing them much headache. Every day, they discussed the battle situation between the Tuoba family and the War God Tribe.
The five guilds under the Tuoba family, with a total of over 300,000 players, were pressing against several strongholds of the War God Tribe, relentlessly assaulting their fortifications. Initially, they indeed achieved significant results, believing they could swiftly crush the War God Tribe. Once the War God Tribe was eliminated, the Bull Player Tribe would be unable to mobilize a large force across cities to Nisord City—especially since the Bull Player Tribe was already stretched thin. Would the Mage Alliance and the Sacred Guardians stand idly by, allowing the Bull Player Tribe to make such a move?
With this mindset, Tuo Bao Hongye commanded the five guilds of the Tuo Bao family to launch a fierce attack on the strongholds of the War God Tribe. As they were about to seize one or two strongholds, the War God Tribe suddenly became fierce, fighting as if their lives were on the line, repeatedly repelling their attacks. He couldn’t understand why the War God Tribe, who had always been timid, suddenly became so spirited.
The battle quickly became a stalemate.
There was little progress on several fronts, making Tuo Bao Hongye somewhat restless. Could it be that the Bull Player Tribe had arrived? Probably not. Right now, he felt like every bush and tree was an enemy.
He watched the video of the battle at Krips Stronghold. The quality of the Bull Player Tribe’s players was truly terrifying, almost comparable to one being worth ten. If the Bull Player Tribe joined this war, the outcome would be hard to predict.
Tuo Bao Hongye watched the battle situation through videos of various strongholds. His troops, with siege ladders, repeatedly stormed the walls but could never capture the War God Tribe’s strongholds. They had lost count of how many corpses were piling up beneath the walls.
For Tuo Bao Hongye, this was truly a long and agonizing ordeal.
Inside a private building in Nisord City, the interior was neatly arranged with an elegant charm. A player dressed in plain clothes was sitting by a coffee table, leisurely drinking tea. He was Tuo Bao Hongye, the head of the Tuo Bao family.
He was here, watching the battle situation while waiting.
After a while, a young man dressed in silver-white armor entered the living room. He was Tuo Bao Shi.
Seeing Tuo Bao Shi enter, Tuo Bao Hongye said solemnly, “Sit down.”
Tuo Bao Shi sat silently on a chair beside him and took a sip of tea.
“How is the battle in Nisord City?” Tuo Bao Shi asked.
“The strongholds of the War God Tribe will definitely fall within three days,” Tuo Bao Hongye said confidently.
“Oh, is that so?” Tuo Bao Shi responded indifferently.
“Are you sure you want to do this? Think about the consequences. Once the bow is drawn, there’s no turning back. Between you and me, there can only be one winner,” Tuo Bao Hongye’s face showed a flash of ruthlessness.
Upon hearing Tuo Bao Hongye’s words, Tuo Bao Shi smiled brightly and said, “You’re getting old. If it were before, you would never threaten me with such words.”
Tuo Bao Hongye was slightly taken aback. Tuo Bao Shi had hit the nail on the head. The words he had just spoken were indeed a bit hollow. After suffering mutual losses with the Century Financial Group, and then being besieged repeatedly, his two sons were eyeing his position as the head of the family. He really felt at a loss. He had exhausted all means but still couldn’t reverse the current defeat. He was truly getting old, lacking the vigor he had in his youth, which had put him in a passive position.
Now the situation was beyond his control. His shares in the Tuo Bao family had drastically decreased, and his position was also in jeopardy. Tuo Bao Shi, who had always remained neutral and unnoticed, had suddenly risen, quickly acquiring a large number of shares from the Tuo Bao family and forming a certain offensive and defensive alliance with Tuo Bao Fengyuan. Tuo Bao Hongye was indeed caught between two fires. Even Tuo Bao Hongye couldn’t figure out how Tuo Bao Shi had convinced Tuo Bao Fengyuan to give up competing for the head of the family.
The situation was critical now. If his investment in Nisord City ended up in vain, his position as the head of the Tuo Bao family would definitely be lost.
Originally, he wouldn’t have attacked the War God Tribe, but when Tuo Bao Shi was purchasing shares of the Tuo Bao family, there were some traces of Nie’s family, and the War God Tribe was exactly Nie’s family. With everything mixed together, even a fool could understand that Tuo Bao Shi had a special relationship with Nie’s family. If the Bull Player Tribe recovered and assisted the War God Tribe to swallow them up, it would be better to start the war against the War God Tribe now, while the Bull Player Tribe couldn’t spare their hands, and eliminate the War God Tribe first.
Tuo Bao Hongye still had some courage. He understood that once the war started, it would be a matter of life and death. Therefore, he launched an unrelenting assault on the strongholds of the War God Tribe from the beginning.
The outcome of the war would not be known for a few more days, but Tuo Bao Hongye was already getting impatient.
Tuo Bao Shi smiled and said, “You’re tired. It’s time to rest. Leave the rest to us young people.”
Tuo Bao Shi stood up and walked toward the door. The reason he came here was just to say these few words to Tuo Bao Hongye. This was his formal declaration of war against Tuo Bao Hongye.
The winner would be the head of the Tuo Bao family, and the loser would sink into oblivion forever.
Watching Tuo Bao Shi’s gradually fading back, Tuo Bao Hongye’s expression was as cold as ice. Wanting to bring me down? It’s not that simple. Don’t get too cocky!
The chaos in Nisord City was unknown when it would end. The entire city was discussing the battle situation because they understood that the outcome of this war would change the landscape of Nisord City.
In the end, would the War God Tribe, backed by the Bull Player Tribe, win, or would the veteran force of the Tuo Bao family prevail? No one could make a final conclusion.
Occasionally paying attention to the battle situation in Nisord City, Nie Yan found a monster area at level ninety, the spawn point of Dark Goblins, and began to focus on killing monsters to gain levels.
To reach level one hundred, even with fast leveling, it would take two or three months. Moreover, he had to travel between the underground and the surface, which would take up a lot of time.
Time passed quietly day by day. For the players of the Bull Player Tribe, this was a relatively peaceful period. They finally had time to focus on leveling up. During this period, they could first catch up on their levels. The damage caused by the battle at Krips Stronghold to the Bull Player Tribe would take a long time to recover.
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