Nie Yan became the talk of the entire school, the third person in the school’s history to enter the prestigious program—what an honor that was!
Yang Boyi hurried over and gave Nie Yan a hearty commendation. Nie Yan’s results truly exceeded his expectations. The entire school leadership was stunned, and the school quickly began preparing celebratory events. Students like Nie Yan, who excelled academically, would be heavily publicized externally to attract more applicants to the school.
Although Nie Yan found it somewhat tiresome when Yang Boyi informed him about participating in some speeches, he understood the importance of the Huada Affiliated High School’s reputation, which carried great influence in Huahai City. Nie Yan thus ensured everything was handled meticulously and to the best standard possible.
After nearly three hours of hectic activity, Nie Yan was quite exhausted, but the school’s reputation had been well maintained.
Nie Yan had become somewhat of a legend at Huada Affiliated High School; his achievements were unprecedented in the school’s history. Within just a few hours, news of Nie Yan’s results somehow reached Ningjiang—perhaps there were other students at Huada Affiliated who also came from Ningjiang.
At Nie Yan’s former high school, his former classmates were astonished upon hearing of his results. Nie Yan had ranked no higher than fifth in their class, so how come after transferring to Huada Affiliated he suddenly burst forth so impressively? They tried desperately to confirm whether it was indeed the same Nie Yan, ultimately leaving them speechless. The world was changing too fast for them to keep up.
After handling all the matters, Nie Yan drove Xie Yao back home and then visited his father’s company. Upon learning that Nie Yan had been admitted to the elite program of the top military academy, his father was overjoyed. He immediately ordered the company to celebrate lavishly, decorating everything in red and vibrant colors.
Nie Yan’s father felt proud in front of relatives, his face beaming with joy. Seeing his father’s satisfaction, Nie Yan felt happy too, and recalling his past life, he felt like crying bitterly.
After two hours of celebration, the company finally quieted down.
Nie Yan discussed the recent developments of the War God Tribe with Achen. The War God Tribe had temporarily stabilized, but still faced a significant funding gap—at least hundreds of thousands of gold coins were needed to expand operations.
Nisod City ranked second only to Carol City in popularity, with a solid foundation. The Tuo Ba family had encountered some internal issues, resulting in a serious division among the management of several subordinate guilds and ensuing chaos. They were considering exiting the virtual industry, selling off substantial virtual assets, and thus could no longer manage their subordinate guilds. The War God Tribe rapidly expanded during this period by recruiting dozens of studios, using these studios as the core to aggressively expand the guilds, growing at an astonishing pace. With dozens of studios as its framework, the expansion speed of the War God Tribe was indeed remarkable.
Just like in his past life, Nie family’s massive capital played a significant role. With money as their weapon, they naturally became invincible.
The War God Tribe’s future potential was enormous. In Nie Yan’s previous life, its growth nearly rivaled the peak of the Triumph Empire. During the war against the Triumph Empire, it once held the upper hand, illustrating how glorious the War God Tribe once was!
“I’ll handle the funding issue. It’ll be resolved tomorrow,” Nie Yan said. Tomorrow, after selling the remaining dark-vision-enhanced equipment, he would have plenty of extra money to invest in the War God Tribe, the Jialan Temple, and the Holy Roman Empire guilds, which also needed development.
After discussing with Achen, Nie Yan gained a general understanding of the War God Tribe’s situation. Although the progress was slightly slow, it was much better than in his past life at this stage, considering that the groundwork had just begun.
Additionally, following Nie Yan’s suggestion, his father got involved in the Tuo Ba family conflict, profiting handsomely. Then, he secretly started acquiring large amounts of shares in several listed companies under Century Group. Their absorption of shares was somewhat slow but extremely discreet, almost undetectable.
Nie Yan’s father naturally understood the necessity of keeping this matter secret; otherwise, if Century Group discovered it, the consequences would be severe.
Regarding capital operations, Nie Yan had full confidence in his father. Nie Yan’s failure in his past life was partly due to excessive investment in the War God Tribe, which collapsed before any returns were realized. Another reason was sabotage from people like his uncle Luo Ming within the company. These threats had already been eliminated by Nie Yan. With Nie Yan’s support, the War God Tribe didn’t need to spend large amounts of credits to acquire gold, significantly reducing his father’s investment. Thus, Nie Yan had largely averted the crisis.
Recently, the company’s operations had been very successful, with Nie Yan’s father now controlling over a billion in funds—an amount that couldn’t rival major conglomerates but was still a modest achievement. The company was rapidly expanding into other industries.
The future landscape of the Greenlan region seemed already set.
“Recently, Century Group has shown new financial movements, seemingly channeling massive funds into the game. They’re likely expanding their gold-farming teams. I heard you’re locked in a confrontation with War Blade Bloodthirsty. Be careful,” Achen warned Nie Yan, relaying intelligence he had recently received.
“I understand. I now have a steady income. If Century Group really wants to engage in a war of attrition, I welcome it. The longer it lasts, the greater their losses will be,” Nie Yan replied. The profits from each transaction between the surface and the underground were substantial.
“A steady income?” Achen was somewhat surprised. Even if Nie Yan earned a lot, with several auction houses combined, it would likely still fall short of matching Century Group’s resources.
Nie Yan briefly explained his ability to travel between the surface and the underground, giving Achen an idea of the situation.
Achen was astonished. No wonder Nie Yan could suddenly acquire so many dark-vision-enhanced equipments. If Nie Yan could travel between the surface and the underground every ten days, his wealth would be endless. If Century Group really engaged Nie Yan in a prolonged conflict, it would drag Century Group into an endless quagmire.
War Blade Bloodthirsty was destined to become expendable for Century Group, whose main focus was on Angel Dominion. Century Group and two major fund companies had high hopes for Angel Dominion, which had development conditions far superior to other guilds. Century Group’s main efforts were concentrated on cultivating Angel Dominion, making War Blade Bloodthirsty, Magic Alliance, and Sacred Guardians relatively insignificant. If their interests were truly threatened, Century Group might abandon War Blade Bloodthirsty.
Before aerial cavalry units were developed, Angel Dominion, located in the Sa’thurn Empire, posed no immediate threat to them. Nie Yan could thus calmly deal with War Blade Bloodthirsty, Magic Alliance, and Sacred Guardians. Now, he could try to drain Century Group’s funds to prepare for future confrontations.
That was Nie Yan’s thinking.
“Since you have such a massive income, you don’t need to worry about engaging Century Group in a war of attrition.”
Achen felt amazed. The War God Tribe had truly found a wealthy benefactor. With Nie Yan’s support, they would never worry about money again. With substantial financial backing from Nie Yan, the War God Tribe could aggressively expand its territory. Establishing gold-farming teams could be postponed; for now, they should focus on guild development.
Achen then outlined their detailed plans, including establishing strongholds, to coordinate with the Niu Ren Tribe.
Nie Yan reviewed their proposal, finding it very solid. Entrusting Achen with the War God Tribe’s affairs was absolutely the right decision.
In Nie Yan’s previous life, Achen had also managed the War God Tribe single-handedly, developing it very well. It eventually collapsed because their opponents were too strong. Century Group controlled five super guilds, which simultaneously pressured the War God Tribe, while Century Group’s financial resources continuously worked behind the scenes, ultimately causing the War God Tribe’s downfall. In this life, most external threats to the War God Tribe had already been resolved, so the War God Tribe naturally no longer had to worry about these issues.
After returning from his father’s company, Nie Yan checked the time and found it was nearly time to log on. He had dinner at home and put on the gaming helmet again.
Twenty minutes remained before the game started. Although he couldn’t enter the game yet with the helmet on, he could browse the official website’s content.
Nie Yan began browsing the official site, searching for all available information related to magical barriers.
A magical barrier is a magical shield formed by magical elements, which requires certain items to activate, such as rune marks, magic arrays, scrolls, etc.
Seeing this, Nie Yan recalled that he had indeed seen some runes on the iron bars, likely the ones that activated the magical barrier. Once the magical barrier was activated, no one could pass through the shield, and no items could be transferred between the inside and outside of the barrier.
Nie Yan continued reading the information, which detailed various types of magical barriers. The classifications were so numerous and complex that they made one’s eyes dizzy. He needed to observe the patterns of those runes to determine the specific type of magical barrier.
Searching through other materials, Nie Yan still couldn’t find anything useful.
Could it be that he had to confront that Black Flame Hound and defeat it to obtain the key to open the iron bars?
With Nie Yan’s current abilities, that was simply impossible!
Just as Nie Yan was feeling troubled, he suddenly recalled a preface from the “Magic Primer,” which described magic immunity. The “Magic Primer” was an official text published on the website, describing magic.
The preface stated: “Magical elements are immortal spirits. In this world, there exists the sharpest sword and the sturdiest shield. When the order of magic is disrupted, magical elements can no longer be guided.”
Disruption of magical order referred precisely to magic immunity!
The meaning of this sentence was that magic immunity could completely isolate magical elements from their elemental formation perspective.
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