Nie Yan called several classmates and told them that he had transferred to Huanghai City. They were all quite surprised. Nie Yan’s family didn’t seem to be very wealthy, so they wondered whether his family’s financial situation could handle the cost of transferring to such a big city. Nie Yan didn’t bother to explain, since they were just acquaintances. A simple greeting was sufficient.
That day, Nie Yan visited several relatives with his parents, and then the family moved their belongings to a villa in the suburbs of Huanghai City, which was still in the process of being organized.
It was an extremely luxurious villa, nestled against mountains and beside water, with the vast Ling Lake right in front of it. The villa had its own private courtyard, covering a large area filled with various plants, blooming flowers, and beautiful scenery. However, the villa Nie Yan remembered from his past life wasn’t this one, but rather another one located a few hundred meters away.
The situation was slightly different from his past life, showing subtle deviations.
Nie Yan’s rebirth had created a slight butterfly effect in this life, subtly altering the world in unique ways, gradually spreading outward. Suddenly, Nie Yan had a strange thought: he wondered whether his rebirth would ultimately affect the federal election.
Who could predict the future?
Even a person who had been reborn could only drift along with the tide of history. The future was forever unpredictable, just like the stock market—difficult to grasp. All Nie Yan could do was slowly build up his strength, gaining some power so that when unpredictable situations arose in the future, he could strike the iron rails of fate and change the course of history. At the very least, he would ensure that the tragedies of his past life would not be repeated, and that would be enough.
Nie Yan cherished the warm, happy moments spent with his parents.
Being able to experience this kind of simple, peaceful life again was a gift from heaven for Nie Yan.
Nie Yan called Guo Huai.
“You’ve moved to Huanghai? What’s the address?”
“Building 27, Peace Community.” Nie Yan replied. In his past life, he had once mocked how common the community’s name sounded, but later realized that those two characters were the most precious of all.
“That’s a villa area. A house there costs at least tens of millions. Wow, little buddy, you’ve hit it big, you’re rich now. My old man evaluated the game ‘Faith,’ and the value of a piece of land in Carol City was astronomical. Based on all the properties you’ve bought in other cities, their value is simply immeasurable.” Guo Huai said. Nie Yan’s current wealth was staggering, and Guo Huai had no idea exactly how much Nie Yan actually owned.
“When the fortress war starts and we capture a fortress, you’ll understand what it means to have endless wealth.” Nie Yan smiled.
“I’m waiting for that day. I heard that in about five or six days, the game will start allowing currency exchanges. During this time, I heard that virtual asset auctions will begin. Some items will be auctioned on trading platforms. The exact time hasn’t been confirmed yet.” Guo Huai said. In the future, many factions would enter ‘Faith,’ including his own father, who was already getting excited.
Nie Yan suddenly recalled this matter and felt a chill. Cao Xu and other financial giants were finally coming.
Auction houses, NPC pharmacies, and other facilities in various cities would be auctioned off. Many financial tycoons would use real money to drain all the in-game currency from players’ hands and then divide up the virtual assets.
By the time Nie Yan’s father earned some money and, inspired by the popularity of ‘Faith,’ decided to enter the game, he would have already missed the best opportunity. Sometimes, opportunities passed by in an instant and could never be found again.
What Nie Yan needed to do was purchase as many virtual assets as possible. During this period, he could no longer recklessly buy large quantities of area-of-effect magic bombs. One thousand area-of-effect magic bombs would be sufficient to get the team to level 30.
“Tell the brothers in Niu Ren Tribe that in the next few days, the guild will open a currency exchange for guild contribution points. One silver coin can be exchanged for twenty-five guild contribution points. The exchange will last for three days. Additionally, every silver coin donated to the guild will grant an extra twenty points of guild contribution when using level-30 equipment in the future. Donating ten silver coins will allow one to use a level-30 silver equipment for free, and donating thirty silver coins will allow one to use a level-30 golden equipment for free.” Nie Yan thought for a moment and said. He intended to use this method to quickly gather a large amount of in-game currency.
“One silver coin for twenty-five guild contribution points? Isn’t that too much of a loss for us?” Guo Huai asked in surprise. In Niu Ren Tribe, one silver coin was equivalent to twenty guild contribution points. If they exchanged at the rate Nie Yan suggested, wouldn’t the guild treasury be quickly emptied?
“It’s okay to suffer a little loss for now. The value of in-game currency will definitely rise during this period. We collect the currency first, and after the virtual asset auction, we can replenish the guild treasury again.” Nie Yan explained. This was a strategy to encourage the guild members to pool all their money into the guild treasury first. After the virtual asset auction, the profits gained would then be returned to the guild members.
“These donation terms are actually quite good.” Guo Huai said. As a businessman, he immediately saw the benefits. Players would definitely raise money from all over to donate to the guild in order to wear top-tier equipment at level 30. The guild wouldn’t have to invest much and could gain a large amount of money. Once the auction of virtual assets was completed and the currency exchange opened, the profits gained would be multiplied by hundreds or even thousands of times. By the time the players reached level 30, the guild would naturally have the ability to provide them with silver and golden equipment.
“You handle this matter. Let’s see how much money we can raise in these few days.” Nie Yan said. He had his eyes on the central auction house in Carol City. Although auction houses had been built throughout Carol City, diverting the players, the central auction house in Carol City would still be a landmark building, the most prosperous auction house in the entire Granland region. To purchase the central auction house in Carol City, it would definitely cost no less than two or three thousand gold coins. In his past life, the sale price of the central auction house in Carol City was as high as two thousand three hundred gold coins.
If he could acquire the central auction house in Carol City, it would have a profound impact on the future of Niu Ren Tribe.
Various financial giants were also raising funds. Their connections were much stronger than Nie Yan and his team. Under the competition of many financial tycoons, it would already be great if Nie Yan could get a small piece of the pie.
“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely help you get this done.” Guo Huai said confidently.
“By the way, there’s another matter. How are your connections in Huanghai? Can you help me look up someone?” Nie Yan hesitated for a moment before asking.
“Who is it?” Guo Huai asked in surprise.
“Senior 2, Class 3 of the affiliated high school of Huada University, a girl named Xie Yao.” Nie Yan said. He had finally decided to get Xie Yao’s information first. Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles. In his past life, he didn’t know much about Xie Yao’s family background, only knowing that she came from a wealthy family. In this life, he had finally figured out where to start.
“Oh, you finally have a crush again. The future sister-in-law, I’ll definitely help you find her, even if I have to dig three feet underground.” Guo Huai laughed. It was rare for Nie Yan to take such an interest in a girl, so how could he not do his best?
“Just don’t disturb her.”
“I understand that.” Guo Huai replied.
“Also, how are things going with you and our class beauty?” Nie Yan teased with a smile.
Guo Huai coughed a bit to hide his embarrassment. “Same as before, I’ve only asked her out once.”
Nie Yan smiled and said, “You daring to ask her out is already a big step forward.”
“Hehe.” Guo Huai laughed awkwardly.
The two chatted a bit more before hanging up the phone.
Nie Yan’s father had already gone to work, and Nie Yan accompanied his mother for a walk around Huanghai. In the evening, the family had dinner with relatives in Ningjiang. The distance between the two places wasn’t far, only about half an hour by car. The villa had already been arranged, and they moved in a day earlier than expected.
Nie Yan’s room was on the south side. Opening the window, he could see the beautiful scenery outside. His father had already arranged his enrollment procedures, and he would start school in two days.
In the distant sky, the sunset painted the horizon with brilliant colors.
A refreshing breeze blew in through the window.
Nie Yan took a deep breath, and his mood inexplicably improved. He was about to relive his senior year of high school, and the thought filled him with anticipation.
In his past life, Nie Yan had been just an obscure figure in his class, with at least half of his classmates not even knowing him. In this life, he was determined to truly integrate into the class.
“Damn, you transferred to Huanghai? Which school?” Tang Yao asked excitedly.
“Huada Affiliated High School.” Nie Yan replied. Tang Yao was at Huanghai No.1 High School, which was quite far away.
“Hauda Affiliated High School.” Tang Yao thought for a moment. “I’ll ask my old man if he can help me transfer there.”
Nie Yan recalled his past life, when Tang Yao had said the same thing, but the matter had eventually come to nothing.
“We’re almost graduating, so don’t go through the hassle anymore.” Nie Yan laughed.
“Do you remember that kid Wei Kai?” Tang Yao suddenly asked.
“What about him?” Nie Yan asked. Wei Kai was involved in the underworld; it was better to have as little contact with such people as possible.
“He just took over a guild called Tempest Annihilation. It’s quite large, with five or six thousand members. That guy found out that I’m the Hawk and you’re Nie Yan, the founder of Niu Ren Tribe. He said he wants to join us.” Tang Yao said, his tone filled with pride. Back then, Wei Kai had been so arrogant, but now he was practically groveling like a lapdog.
Tempest Annihilation—Nie Yan vaguely remembered hearing the name in his past life, but it didn’t leave much of an impression. It was a small guild, but having five or six thousand members was pretty decent. Later on, that guy did manage to gain some reputation, with a thousand or so loyal followers willing to die for him. However, in his past life, his backing wasn’t strong enough, and his glory didn’t last long before he had to flee.
Nie Yan weighed the matter carefully. Wei Kai was a double-edged sword. Taking him in might bring trouble, but having some underworld connections could be useful when necessary, just like the relationship between Cao Xu and Potian. Potian had a certain reputation in the underworld.
“Let me think about this carefully first. Don’t give him a definite answer yet.” Nie Yan said. This matter required careful consideration.
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