After spending a whole day clearing monsters nearby, Nie Yan exclusively allocated all experience to the Golden Earth Dragon. By the time he logged in the next day and farmed for a while longer, the Golden Earth Dragon had reached level 50. Its body had grown significantly larger than Nie Yan’s, reaching up to his abdomen. If this giant Golden Earth Dragon were to appear before ordinary players, it would definitely be awe-inspiring.
Nie Yan checked the Golden Earth Dragon’s attributes. Its health was nearly 9,000, and it had learned two new skills.
Dragon’s Breath: A ranged single-target attack skill. No skill damage bonus. Chaotic attack. Attack range of 50 yards. Attack interval of 3 seconds.
Dragon’s Breath was essentially a ranged basic attack. A 50-yard attack range was pretty decent, as few spellcasters had such a long range. Therefore, this ranged attack was very useful.
Elemental Flame of Earth (Basic): The area within a 5×5 yard radius where the Golden Earth Dragon walks ignites into raging flames. Flames last for 20 seconds. Skill duration is 3 minutes. Skill cooldown is 30 minutes. Distance to next level: 100.
This Elemental Flame of Earth could be considered an area-of-effect magic. Nie Yan checked the Golden Earth Dragon’s movement speed, which had reached 378. This was extremely fast; only slightly slower than Nie Yan himself when running.
With these new skills, the Golden Earth Dragon’s strength had increased significantly. Originally a super pet, the Golden Earth Dragon had been further enhanced by the Mutated Energy Crystal. Its stats were even stronger than Nie Yan had imagined. Even Nie Yan himself would find it difficult to defeat such a powerful pet.
After seeing the Elemental Flame of Earth, Nie Yan had an idea. This skill was definitely excellent for grinding monsters. When used against melee monsters, it was no worse than any other area-of-effect magic.
Nie Yan did not use his usual Death Ripple skill. Instead, he controlled the Golden Earth Dragon to aggro monsters. As soon as a stream of dragon breath was released, a group of Green Skin Elves immediately chased after the Golden Earth Dragon. Nie Yan quickly maneuvered the Golden Earth Dragon to retreat, then cast Elemental Flame of Earth. A trail of flames was left behind the Golden Earth Dragon, setting everything ablaze.
Dozens of Green Skin Elves chased after the Golden Earth Dragon and entered the burning area. Damage numbers floated above their heads in rapid succession. Since the Green Skin Elves were level 80 monsters, the Golden Earth Dragon’s direct attacks did not deal much damage, only around 100-200 points. However, the flames continued to burn, dealing damage every second. Accumulated over time, the damage was still very significant. The Golden Earth Dragon kept running, time passed, and the Green Skin Elves’ health gradually decreased, eventually falling one by one, leaving a trail of corpses behind.
It seemed that besides Death Ripple, the Elemental Flame of Earth could also be used for grinding and leveling up. It could save many Death Ripple scrolls, and the grinding speed was not slow either.
“How’s your leveling going?” Nie Yan asked in the regional guild chat.
“I’m level 53,” said Shui Se Yan Tou.
“I’m level 52,” said Sun.
“I’m level 50.”
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They had all reached level 50 or higher. Many of them had entered the top ten, though most had hidden their levels and did not display them on the leaderboard.
Nie Yan glanced at Tang Yao’s level. He was at level 56. His level had once again left Xi Xue Ku Dao far behind. At level 50+, the experience difference of just one level was substantial. It would take Xi Xue Ku Dao several days to catch up.
Xi Xue Ku Dao was grinding hard in the wild. He had already advanced to the class of Great Swordsman, and with his powerful level 50 golden set, he was fighting fiercely, defeating one level 60 elite after another. He could see Tang Yao getting closer and closer. Securing the top spot would definitely boost the morale of the currently struggling Zhan Dao Xi Xue. He had just defeated a level 60 elite and checked the leaderboard again. Tang Yao had reached level 55.
The experience gap was starting to widen. He hurriedly increased his grinding pace. However, he frustratingly noticed that the gap wasn’t narrowing—it was widening instead. Tang Yao seemed to be on a rampage, rapidly gaining experience. He had barely reached level 55 when he leveled up again to level 56.
Xi Xue Ku Dao looked helplessly at the leaderboard, stunned. He had worked so hard for so long, finally getting this close, only to be pulled away again in such a short time. This was hard for him to accept.
Tang Yao’s leveling speed shocked many players. At level 50+, leveling this fast was just inhuman.
Tang Yao had held the top spot on the leaderboard for over a month. Just when it seemed Xi Xue Ku Dao was about to overtake him, the situation suddenly turned around.
Although Tang Yao wasn’t as famous as Nie Yan, being the top-level player for such a long time made him a key figure in the Bull Tribe. If he were to fall, it would definitely affect the Bull Tribe. However, the myth still stood tall and unshakable. All of Xi Xue Ku Dao’s efforts were in vain.
If Tang Yao had gradually pulled ahead of Xi Xue Ku Dao, Xi Xue Ku Dao could adjust his leveling strategy and still have a chance to compete. But Tang Yao’s sudden level surge was inhumanly fast. This completely crushed Xi Xue Ku Dao’s morale. He had worked hard for days just to catch up, only to be overtaken in an instant. What was the point of continuing the chase?
Nie Yan and his team continued grinding Green Skin Elves.
“Did anyone get the Basic Resurrection skill book?” Nie Yan asked. They had been grinding Green Skin Savages for quite some time now, so they should have obtained quite a few Basic Resurrection skill books.
“I have one.”
“I have two.”
Nie Yan tallied up the Basic Resurrection skill books collected by the group. Surprisingly, there were as many as ten of them. The drop rate of the Basic Resurrection skill books here was indeed impressive. With these books, ten priests could be equipped with the Basic Resurrection skill!
Nie Yan had used up all his Death Ripple scrolls in his backpack. He told his teammates, “I’m out of Death Ripple scrolls. I’m going back to complete my class advancement quest. Once you run out of Death Ripple scrolls, you should also go and advance your classes.”
“Goodbye, Nie Yan.”
“Goodbye, Brother Nie Yan.”
Nie Yan began reading a Recall scroll. After a flash of white light, he returned to Carol City. On this new day, he once again visited various auction houses, consigning about ninety pieces of equipment. The attributes of these pieces of equipment were much better than those he had consigned yesterday. Nie Yan chose auction houses that had been bustling with activity yesterday, avoiding those where items had been sold at low prices.
This new round of consignments caused a stir in several cities. Players with the means rushed to the auction houses or quickly opened the Super Trading Channel to compete for these items.
“Finally, new items have been consigned. Fortunately, that person still has equipment with added dark vision. No matter what, I must buy one today. Otherwise, if he runs out of stock, I’ll regret it too late.”
Most players, especially those who spent real money, were not short on funds. They had accumulated large amounts of in-game currency, eagerly waiting for Nie Yan’s equipment to be listed. As soon as the items appeared, they sparked a frenzy of bidding, driving the prices higher and higher.
Moreover, today’s ninety pieces of equipment clearly outperformed yesterday’s. Today would definitely bring even more profit!
The bustling scenes at the auction houses left the players in Carol City speechless. This was the liveliest scene they had ever witnessed. Wealthy players were wildly throwing their coins around, all for just a few pieces of equipment.
The ninety pieces of equipment were gradually sold off, with each piece averaging over 4,000 gold coins, nearly 5,000 coins. The total gold coins earned reached 420,000, a staggering number.
As soon as this round of equipment auctions ended, Guo Huai immediately sent Nie Yan a message, asking, “How did it go? How much gold did you earn?”
“420,000 gold coins,” Nie Yan replied. This was just the beginning. The purchasing power of the entire Grilan region was far beyond this!
Upon hearing this number, Guo Huai felt both surprised and delighted. Surprised that there were as many as 420,000 gold coins. Delighted that with so much money, besides solving the current crisis, the future development of the Bull Tribe was also secured.
“Keep 200,000 gold coins in the guild to prepare for expenses related to the bounty hunting orders. Use 120,000 gold coins to replenish the guild warehouse, then organize more guild activities and distribute more guild contributions. Invest the remaining 100,000 gold coins entirely into Starry Sky Pharmacy, upgrading all its branches to level 7 stores!”
Upgrading to a level 5 store would only cost a few hundred gold coins, while upgrading to a level 7 store would require several thousand. Upgrading so many branches at once would be a huge expense. Nie Yan planned to hire more alchemists, potion makers, enchanters, etc., after the upgrades, to fully dominate various markets!
He already had a blueprint in mind. Additionally, he planned to build and acquire more auction houses, linking all of them together through the Super Trading Channel!
With ample funds, Nie Yan could now confidently pursue his ambitions.
Nie Yan deposited 320,000 gold coins into Guo Huai’s personal warehouse, then went to Starry Sky Pharmacy and transferred 100,000 gold coins to Niao Bu Sheng Dan, instructing him to expand Starry Sky Pharmacy according to his plan.
As for the main branch of Starry Sky Pharmacy in Carol City, it was already a level 7 pharmacy. This time, it needed to be upgraded to at least level 10! Moreover, the number of NPC employees should be increased to more than thirty. The place was already bustling with customers daily, so crowded that you could barely squeeze in. Upgrading was absolutely necessary.
Recently, equipment with added dark vision had been exceptionally popular. Suddenly, the Bull Tribe had a lot of money. Observant people could easily connect the dots and realize that the one selling the equipment with added dark vision was Nie Yan. With the upgrade of Starry Sky Pharmacy, many could also deduce that Starry Sky Pharmacy belonged to Nie Yan. But so what if they found out? It was time for the Bull Tribe to demonstrate its strength.
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