The group entering from outside was led by Shuise Yantou, along with dozens of warriors clad in full metal armor from head to toe, presenting a neat and imposing sight that delivered an intense visual impact. Standing in the center was Shuise Yantou himself, a tall and muscular figure in his thirties, wearing dark golden armor and a horned helmet, exuding a commanding aura that felt oppressively heavy.
If one or two players wearing golden armor were seen on the streets of Karol City, the players from the Niu Ren Tribe usually wouldn’t be particularly surprised, merely regarding them with envious glances. After all, anyone wearing golden armor was among the top-tier players.
But now, seeing dozens of players in golden armor appearing together was somewhat terrifying.
“May I ask what business you have with Wangfeng de Woniu?” Zhao Li replied, feeling a bit nervous inside. He had never seen such a grand scene before. Dozens of players wearing golden armor appearing at once was almost challenging their nerves.
The group of Niu Ren Tribe players around Zhao Li also started murmuring softly, speculating about the purpose of this group’s arrival.
Dozens of warriors in golden armor, no one knew where they had come from.
“Brother Chong, where did they come from?” one player whispered into Zhao Li’s ear.
Zhao Li shook his head and whispered back, “I don’t know either.”
“We’re here to join the guild. Let him come quickly,” Shuise Yantou said.
As soon as he finished speaking, it caused a ripple of surprise among the Niu Ren Tribe players around Zhao Li.
Goodness, are these people all here to join our guild? The players from the Niu Ren Tribe looked at Shuise Yantou and his group, dazzled by the gleaming equipment on their bodies.
“Please wait a moment. He will be here shortly,” Zhao Li replied, trying to calm himself.
“The Executive Guild Leader is here.”
Soon after, Guo Huai hurriedly arrived from outside, apologizing to Shuise Yantou and the others, “Sorry, I was applying for a guild task just now.”
“No problem. Now, please help us join the guild,” Shuise Yantou said, waving his hand.
“Alright.” Guo Huai got busy and told the Niu Ren Tribe players around him, “Everyone who needs to level up should go do that now.”
The Niu Ren Tribe players dispersed, but as they exited the guild hall, they were once again stunned. In the square in front of the guild, hundreds of players were standing in small groups. Their equipment was neat and bright, although not quite as impressive as those who had just entered, but clearly top-notch. Players of all classes were present, obviously accompanying Shuise Yantou and his group.
What was going on today? Why were so many powerful players joining the guild?
It felt as if they had entered a high-end equipment exhibition. When the players came out of the guild hall, they felt a sense of disbelief.
After a while, a flood of messages appeared in the guild’s message channel.
System: Player Shuise Yantou has joined the guild.
System: Player Kuye Fengxing has joined the guild.
One message after another filled the screen, and eventually all these players were placed into a subgroup named “Kuye.” Some experienced players recognized Shuise Yantou and his group, realizing they were none other than Shuise Yantou, ranked third on the professional player leaderboard, along with all the members of his Kuye Studio. Given the strength of Kuye Studio, they could easily establish their own guild, so no one expected them to join the Niu Ren Tribe.
The Niu Ren Tribe players began speculating wildly. What kind of background did the leader of the Niu Ren Tribe have, to attract the entire Kuye Studio? This wasn’t something that could be achieved with money alone.
The joining of Shuise Yantou and his group caused a sensation within the Niu Ren Tribe. From the moment they entered the Niu Ren Tribe, they had sensed the tribe’s rapid and vigorous development. Could the Niu Ren Tribe eventually grow into a super guild like the Triumph Empire? All the Niu Ren Tribe players were watching with anticipation.
After joining the Niu Ren Tribe, Shuise Yantou was slightly surprised to see a large amount of level 30 silver and golden equipment stored in the guild warehouse. He hadn’t expected the Niu Ren Tribe to have collected so much level 30 gear.
“Your guild’s warehouse is quite well-stocked,” Shuise Yantou remarked. He hadn’t expected the relatively small Niu Ren Tribe to build such an impressive guild warehouse. In terms of richness, it was already on par with some major guilds.
The Niu Ren Tribe players had worked hard, and with the continuous financial support from the Xingkong Pharmacy, Guo Huai and others had put tremendous effort into building up the guild warehouse. Now, it contained no fewer than two thousand pieces of various equipment, with at least another three thousand pieces currently being used by guild members.
“Nie Yan said he will buy all your produced equipment at market price to enrich the guild warehouse,” Guo Huai said. The Kuye Studio and the Niu Ren Tribe were only temporarily cooperating. With the strong financial backing of the Xingkong Pharmacy, he spoke with confidence.
Shuise Yantou sent a trade request to Guo Huai, saying, “For now, there are only 160 pieces of silver and golden equipment.” He estimated that these items were worth at least more than thirty gold coins. Few guilds could afford such a large purchase at once, and he couldn’t help but test the Niu Ren Tribe’s financial strength a bit.
“At market price, they’re worth 32 gold coins,” Guo Huai replied. Seeing the attributes of these items, he was secretly astonished. The strength of the Kuye Studio was indeed not to be underestimated.
Shuise Yantou nodded, feeling that Guo Huai’s price was fair.
Guo Huai placed 32 gold coins on the trade window, and both parties confirmed the transaction.
After purchasing the equipment, Guo Huai stuffed all of it into the guild warehouse. These level 20 or so super cool items would definitely ignite the passion of the Niu Ren Tribe players.
Being able to spend more than thirty gold coins at once to purchase equipment for the guild warehouse gave Shuise Yantou a new understanding of the Niu Ren Tribe’s financial strength. In terms of financial resources, the Kuye Studio was probably far behind the Niu Ren Tribe.
Looks like I underestimated the Niu Ren Tribe before. Perhaps the Niu Ren Tribe indeed had the potential to rival the Triumph Empire.
Guo Huai added all the members of the Kuye Studio into the guild, and the busy afternoon finally came to a lull. He then sent a message to Nie Yan.
The Kuye Studio did not slow down their own progress after joining the Niu Ren Tribe. They only stayed at the tribe’s headquarters for a short while before continuing with their own affairs. Besides raiding instances, they had many other tasks to handle.
Given the Kuye Studio’s efficiency in raiding instances, it wouldn’t take much time for the Niu Ren Tribe’s Glory Value to rise, allowing them to upgrade to a level 3 guild.
Nie Yan, who was grinding monsters with Tuo Ba Shi and Shi Fen Haoshuang, received the message from Guo Huai and smiled slightly. With the addition of the Kuye Studio, the Niu Ren Tribe’s strength had increased significantly, directly approaching that of the Triumph Empire. Although the Kuye Studio might leave the Niu Ren Tribe after a month, Nie Yan was confident he would find ways to renew the cooperation with them.
“I didn’t expect you to actually bring the Kuye Studio into the Niu Ren Tribe. Impressive,” Tuo Ba Shi said upon receiving news from the Kuye Studio side. He was very surprised because he understood the Kuye Studio’s principles well. The fact that they had joined the Niu Ren Tribe was completely unexpected.
“The Kuye Studio is all about profit. They joined our Niu Ren Tribe simply because we struck a deal,” Nie Yan replied. As for the specific details of the transaction, which involved the secret of the Assassin Alliance, he apologized to Tuo Ba Shi and Shi Fen Haoshuang with a slight smile, “The specific details of the deal are a bit inconvenient to disclose.”
“I understand,” Tuo Ba Shi nodded. As a scion of the Tuo Ba business family, he was well aware that some secrets must remain confidential even among closest friends. Regarding the trade secrets of Kuye Studio, he had no right to inquire unless his father chose to disclose them voluntarily.
Along the way, they cleared out over a thousand Red Robe Heretics. Shi Fen Haoshuang and Tuo Ba Shi, as the main tanks, did most of the killing. As for Nie Yan, besides killing monsters, he occasionally used his Pickpocketing skill on these Red Robe Heretics, earning a bit of extra profit. Besides money, he even stole some special items.
Red Crystal Fragment: Every ten Green Crystal Fragments can be synthesized into one Red Crystal Crystal.
Red Crystal Crystal: Effect unknown.
Nie Yan recalled that crystal crystals were raw materials for crafting weapons and alchemy. These items seemed to be of a very high level. Even at levels fifty to sixty, Green Crystal Crystals were still quite valuable. Therefore, Nie Yan collected all the Green Crystal Fragments he found. Looking at them, he had over twenty pieces, enough to synthesize two Green Crystal Crystals. However, synthesizing Green Crystal Crystals required finding a high-level blacksmith and paying a significant synthesis fee.
The trio fought their way to the entrance corridor of the Bright Monastery’s central hall. In the distance, three Black Robe Heretics were moving about, humanoid mage monsters. Their faces were hidden beneath gray robes, making it impossible to see what they looked like. They hunched over, hands clasped in front of their chests, with a red flame quietly burning between their palms.
These Gray Robe Heretics were likely high-tier creatures.
“They seem to be elites. Let me go check them out,” Nie Yan said. Only he could obtain information about these Gray Robe Heretics.
“Be careful.”
Nie Yan smiled faintly. He recalled that these Gray Robe Heretics were level 32 elites. Tuo Ba Shi and Shi Fen Haoshuang might have to stop here, but he had a way to carefully bypass these Gray Robe Heretics and enter the inner sanctum of the Monastery of Light.
Nie Yan used nearby pillars for cover, carefully sneaking forward while hiding his form, getting to about twenty yards away from the Gray Robe Heretics.
The Gray Robe Heretics seemed to sense something, moving around restlessly.
Nie Yan activated his Vanish ability, significantly enhancing his invisibility.
The three Gray Robe Heretics, unable to sense the danger, returned to their wandering state.
Nie Yan cast a Super Insight on them.
Gray Robe Heretic: Level 32 Elite, HP 3500/3500.
Their HP wasn’t particularly high, but as mage-type humanoid creatures, their attacks were often extremely fierce.
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