Chapter 322: Hunting Mission

Liu Ruina was so scared by Nie Yan’s kick that he dared not show up while Nie Yan was at school. Only after Nie Yan stopped attending did he dare to return.

After chatting with Xie Yao for a while, Nie Yan brought up the topic of Faith.

“Have you played Faith? If you have, I can help you level up,” Nie Yan said. If Xie Yao was indeed playing the game, they would have more opportunities to meet.

“Yeah, maybe a few days later. I’m doing a quest right now,” Xie Yao really wanted to tell Nie Yan that she was Yaoyao, but the words stuck in her throat. She decided to wait a bit before telling him.

“Okay, just let me know when you’re ready,” Nie Yan nodded.

“I need to go to the restroom. Nie Yan, let’s chat another time,” Xie Yao said. Seeing Nie Yan’s intense gaze through the video call, she felt a strange emotion welling up inside her. She couldn’t hold it any longer.

“Alright.”

“Nie Yan, goodbye.”

“Goodbye.” After ending the video call, Nie Yan felt a sense of emptiness. He wondered when he could see Xie Yao again, wearing that sexy nightgown.

Reflecting on their recent progress, Nie Yan felt things were going much better than in his past life. He shouldn’t be greedy; relationships needed to develop gradually. Xie Yao’s attempt to seduce him with sexy nightwear was proof that he had left a deep impression in her heart.

Compared to the mature Xie Yao from his past life, who had dressed like a sophisticated OL, the current Xie Yao was still sexy but more innocent. Her cheeks remained flushed for a long time, like morning roses, full of vibrant allure.

Thinking about it, Nie Yan’s heart burned with desire.

After dinner, Nie Yan logged into the game. Their red names had already cleared. Nie Yan and the others used recall scrolls to return to Radiant City.

As Nie Yan and his party appeared near the teleportation array in Radiant City, they immediately caused a stir.

News of what had happened outside Radiant City had already spread among players. They knew Nie Yan and his group had been hunted by tens of thousands of members from the Warblade Bloodthirsty Guild and had retreated into the crystal cave. No one expected them to survive. The Bullmen Tribe truly was extraordinary.

Nie Yan and his group returning unscathed was a slap in the face for Warblade Bloodthirsty. Twenty-some people had rampaged through their territory and escaped unharmed. Where was Warblade Bloodthirsty’s prestige?

The news of Nie Yan and his group returning to the city spread like wildfire. Many guilds in Radiant City that had been suppressed by Warblade Bloodthirsty seized the opportunity to spread the news widely. On the official Radiant City channel, they posted: “If you Warblade Bloodthirsty can’t even defend your own territory in Radiant City, how can you still claim to be the largest guild here?”

Of course, they were just trying to smear Warblade Bloodthirsty a bit. None of them could replace Warblade Bloodthirsty, whose position in Radiant City was unshakable.

After wandering around Radiant City and thoroughly embarrassing Warblade Bloodthirsty, Nie Yan and his group finally returned to Carol City via teleportation, satisfied with their work.

Soon after, A Chen sent Nie Yan a voice call, and Nie Yan accepted.

“Where are you?” A Chen asked.

“Outside the central auction house in Carol City,” Nie Yan replied. He needed to transfer the gold he had collected to A Chen first.

He waited for a while at the central auction house in Carol City, glancing inside. He had upgraded the Carol City Central Auction House to level seven, expanding its space several times. Looking up from the outside, the steps led upward level by level. The palace was flanked by rows of towering columns, twenty or thirty yards high. The entire central auction house was built entirely of white stone, appearing magnificent and grand. A player standing before it felt like facing an ancient giant.

The place was bustling with people, the steps filled with players coming and going, showing the prosperity of this central auction house.

This Carol City Central Auction House was his! Nie Yan felt a surge of pride. In this life, he had indeed achieved great success.

After a while, A Chen arrived following the coordinates.

Nie Yan immediately recognized A Chen. Looking at him, the guy’s ID was still “Don’t Call Me Brother Chen,” quite unique indeed.

He stood in front of Nie Yan for a while. Although he knew the person before him was the legendary Nie Yan, he still hesitated to confirm, fearing he might be mistaken.

Seeing A Chen’s hesitant and odd expression, Nie Yan spoke first, “I’ve brought 60,000 gold coins. I’ll transfer them to you.”

Nie Yan initiated a trade.

“Damn, it really is you, kid. I was afraid I got the wrong person,” A Chen said, punching Nie Yan’s shoulder. Now certain it was Nie Yan, he relaxed and became his usual casual self.

Nie Yan, known as Nie Yan in Faith, was a super celebrity in the game, a figure players could only admire. Being on a first-name basis with such a person gave a unique feeling.

Nie Yan smiled. This was A Chen’s normal state.

Nie Yan placed 60,000 gold coins into the trade window.

“Sixty thousand gold coins, four zeros. This is the first time I’ve ever handled such a large amount,” A Chen said with a laugh. Seeing such a large sum, he was still quite impressed. Although the company had invested a lot of money, they had never been able to acquire 60,000 gold coins at once. Even when they occasionally acquired a few thousand, it was quickly spent on guild construction, leaving nothing left.

The financial strain was the reason the War God Tribe couldn’t develop.

It wasn’t that they didn’t invest enough, but they simply couldn’t acquire enough gold coins. They couldn’t find enough gold-farming teams. As for creating their own gold-farming teams, it was still in the early stages.

Creating a gold-farming team was a bit different from establishing a guild. Usually, only wealthy organizations could create a gold-farming team. The team members were generally poor players. As long as they worked for the team, they received a small daily wage, about a few dozen credit points, and were provided with equipment replacements. They then spent their days grinding low-level monsters, collecting gold coins and equipment, and selling them to the organization at market price.

They usually chose melee classes, which had no consumables, except maybe a couple of the cheapest bread to restore health to speed up grinding. They then spent their days grinding monsters, selling all the gold coins they earned to their employers. This was the life of a gold-farming team—monotonous and dull, with no change. But many members of gold-farming teams chose this work for the money.

In Nie Yan’s past life, there were tens of thousands of gold farmers serving the War God Tribe. Once the gold-farming teams were fully established, the War God Tribe could achieve a degree of self-sufficiency. Nie Yan’s father had invested a lot of money and time to build these teams.

Before the gold-farming teams were established, the War God Tribe was always short on funds. Nie Yan’s money was indeed a relief for their urgent needs.

“We have an auction house in Nisod City. I’ll send someone over immediately to help you integrate your auction house into the Super Trading Channel. Sales should increase significantly,” Nie Yan said. This way, the Super Trading Channel would now include eight auction houses, monopolizing all business in Carol City and Nisod City!

Nie Yan transferred the money to A Chen.

“As for the auction house, you can send someone to discuss with me. Also, can you provide some equipment? The War God Tribe’s guild warehouse is also seriously insufficient.”

“I should be able to provide some. I’ll transfer a part to you immediately,” Nie Yan said. He could mobilize about two or three ten thousand pieces of equipment. The Bullmen Tribe’s guild warehouse was full of equipment, so providing two or three ten thousand pieces was no problem. If he wanted to mobilize more, he would have to get approval from the Longyue Consortium.

“Then the War God Tribe will be much easier to handle,” A Chen said happily. With all the conditions in place, the War God Tribe’s future would be smooth sailing! Just as he finished speaking, his voice call rang again, it was someone from the guild, “The War God Tribe has just started, there’s still a lot to do. I’ll go first. I’ll come to Nisod City to check things out in a while.”

“Alright.” Nie Yan nodded.

Nie Yan had someone handle a few matters related to the War God Tribe. Just then, he suddenly received a message from Guo Huai.

Guo Huai: Check the official website’s Carol City page!

After receiving Guo Huai’s message, Nie Yan opened the official website’s Carol City page. A message immediately enraged him.

Announcement: Warblade Bloodthirsty has declared war on the Bullmen Tribe. Players who kill a Bullmen Tribe member can claim two gold coins from Warblade Bloodthirsty based on system records… Current kill count: 32.

The kill count was still skyrocketing.

A reward of two gold coins was quite generous, and that was just for killing ordinary players. The leaders were even more expensive! Nie Yan’s bounty had already reached 5,000 gold coins.

Calculating the cost, if Warblade Bloodthirsty wanted to eliminate all 60,000 members of the Bullmen Tribe this way, they would need to spend around 200,000 gold coins. They were truly rich!

For Warblade Bloodthirsty, besides spending some gold coins, there was no loss. After all, this message was directed at Carol City, and they had nothing to do with it. They could just sit back in Radiant City and reap the benefits.

Seeing this system prompt, Nie Yan’s anger flared. The Bullmen Tribe couldn’t just sit idle! Warblade Bloodthirsty was so willing to spend money, who knows how much funding Century Consortium had injected into them.

“Want to see who’s richer, huh? I’ll play along!” Nie Yan gritted his teeth. He immediately thought of the Assassin Alliance. After its development, the Assassin Alliance had nearly 30,000 members, including many top-tier professional players.

Nie Yan issued a task in the Assassin Alliance: killing Warblade Bloodthirsty players. Each kill would also earn around 2 gold coins, with no upper limit. For professional players, this meant a steady stream of income. With the same reward, Warblade Bloodthirsty players were clearly easier targets than Bullmen Tribe members. Naturally, they would go after the softer targets.