Two hours later, three sub-elite scale frogs lay dead on the ground.
“The Star Pharmacy is looking for ingredients to produce intermediate instant mana potions,” Nie Yan said. “If we manage to make some, I’ll set aside a few bottles for you. However, intermediate instant mana potions can’t be used as casually as the basic ones. They’re far too expensive. It’s reasonable to keep one or two for emergencies, but using them constantly while grinding monsters would be unaffordable for most people.”
Tang Yao’s mana supply was tight, but still sufficient. He had no problem dealing with sub-elite monsters. However, fighting elites for extended periods was quite challenging. Fortunately, the loot from sub-elite monsters was fairly decent, and the experience gain was significant.
While Tang Yao was kept busy, the others were relatively relaxed. Nie Yan took this opportunity to send messages to several people.
“Shen Fa, are you around?”
“I’m here. I saw the video on the official site. That Arcane Falcon, is he your friend? The rogue in the corner must be you, right?” Shen Fa Wang Xi, upon seeing Nie Yan’s message, replied with great surprise and excitement.
“Yeah. Recently we’ve formed a guild. Are you interested in joining? I’m planning to bring in some people to build a guild elite team.”
“I’ve been waiting for days and haven’t seen any action from you. Now you’re finally forming a team.”
“I’m currently in a red name state and it’ll take another two or three days to clear. But you can join our guild first.”
“Sure. I’ve heard of Bull Men Tribe before.”
Nie Yan sent messages to Guo Huai and others, inviting Shen Fa Wang Xi and his friends to join the guild, and then messaged people like Big Brother Seven. Upon hearing that Bull Men Tribe was forming an elite team, Big Brother Seven and others readily agreed. They had been waiting for Nie Yan to form a team for a long time.
Nie Yan placed great importance on people like Big Brother Seven and Forgotten. Big Brother Seven was one of the Seven Divine Priests from the previous era, an absolute potential star. In a team, the two most crucial professions were undoubtedly the priest and the tank warrior, as these two professions were the soul of a team and had a significant impact. Besides Big Brother Seven, there was also Forgotten, one of the Shadow Dancers from the previous era. Although not as dazzlingly brilliant as Sun, he was still an extremely rare talent among players. There was also Yi Yan, a moderately well-known tank warrior.
Nie Yan sent a message to Cui Can Dao Guang (Radiant Blade). If he could bring Cui Can Dao Guang into the guild, the team would be complete.
A top-three ranked tank warrior, one of the Seven Divine Priests, two Shadow Dancers from the previous era, and another tank warrior ranked twenty-first, along with Shen Fa Wang Xi and others who were also moderately well-known in their previous lives, not to mention Nie Yan himself.
Which guild could assemble such a lineup?
Not even Triumph, Holy Roman Empire, or Radiant Flame could!
Nie Yan thought of Sun. Since Sun had already joined Bull Men Tribe, it was possible that Bull Men Tribe might find some other promising talents as well.
Because of Tang Yao and Nie Yan’s relationship, Bull Men Tribe was no longer a garbage collection station. Some high-level players also started joining Bull Men Tribe. Those with foresight, seeing that Bull Men Tribe had not yet formed an elite team, adopted the mindset of preferring to be a rooster’s head rather than a phoenix’s tail, wanting to see if they could join the elite team. With high-level leaders like Tang Yao and Nie Yan, the future of Bull Men Tribe’s elite team was still promising.
With people like Big Brother Seven and Cui Can Dao Guang, the core of an elite team had already emerged. By supplementing with some trustworthy and capable members from Bull Men Tribe, the elite team would be nearly complete.
Of course, after forming the elite team, it would still need to undergo trials and tribulations to truly mature.
As for Yu Lan’s team, Nie Yan didn’t want to break it apart. After all, a guild not only needed an elite team, but also needed to maintain a strong supporting force underneath. There should be at least ten secondary teams.
“You created a guild?” Cui Can Dao Guang asked with a frown after receiving Nie Yan’s invitation.
“That’s right. After leaving Zong Heng Tian Xia, have you joined any other guilds?”
“Not really.”
“If so, why not join our guild?”
“If I join your guild, there’s a large group of my brothers who also need to join your guild. Many of them are quite rebellious. Will you accept them?”
“As long as they don’t violate the guild rules, I’m very welcoming. If they are difficult to manage, you’ll have to rein them in a bit. How many of them are there?” Nie Yan asked, not believing that a few dozen people could cause chaos in Bull Men Tribe.
“At least a thousand,” Cui Can Dao Guang replied.
Nie Yan was taken aback. There were so many! “You didn’t bring the entire Zong Heng Tian Xia with you, did you?”
“No, only a small portion. They willingly followed me out. These brothers asked me to establish a guild, but I didn’t have the heart to manage guild affairs. They’ve remained unaffiliated with any guild so far. Some brothers are still in Zong Heng Tian Xia. If I join your guild, there will definitely be more people coming. I hope that if we join your guild, your guild can truly accept them.” During this period, what moved him the most was this group of loyal brothers. No matter how down he felt, these people never abandoned him.
Although he didn’t want to join a guild and be bound by its rules, for the sake of these brothers finding a home, he decided to give Nie Yan’s guild a try.
Nie Yan weighed the situation carefully. Cui Can Dao Guang’s followers almost encompassed half of Zong Heng Tian Xia’s backbone forces. If these people joined Bull Men Tribe, it would be a great opportunity for Bull Men Tribe’s development. However, these people were fiercely loyal to Cui Can Dao Guang and might not readily accept the authority of Tang Yao and Nie Yan, thus posing a certain risk. If Cui Can Dao Guang genuinely joined Bull Men Tribe and managed these people, integrating them into the collective, these individuals would gradually be assimilated into Bull Men Tribe. However, if Cui Can Dao Guang’s heart wasn’t with Bull Men Tribe and he called out, these people would follow him away, which would be a heavy blow to Bull Men Tribe.
The decision was indeed difficult. Nie Yan thought about Cui Can Dao Guang’s character from his past life and believed he was still trustworthy. Cui Can Dao Guang himself didn’t have much ambition.
“Let them in. I’ll treat them as ordinary members.” Nie Yan said. Bull Men Tribe already had ten thousand players, so a thousand people were relatively few. With frequent interactions among players, this group would gradually be assimilated.
“Don’t you have any concerns?”
“What kind of concerns?”
“Aren’t you worried about us seizing power?”
Nie Yan smiled faintly and said, “I trust you. If you were really so eager for power, you wouldn’t have left Zong Heng Tian Xia. With your prestige in Zong Heng Tian Xia, you could have certainly challenged Hei Zhuo. If you had pursued it, the current president of Zong Heng Tian Xia might not have been Hei Zhuo. But you chose to resign. Even though Hei Zhuo betrayed you, you still cherished the past brotherhood, which is why so many brothers are willing to follow you. After joining Bull Men Tribe, you will still be Cui Can Dao Guang, but I am not Hei Zhuo!”
Cui Can Dao Guang was moved and said, “Thank you for your trust. After joining Bull Men Tribe, I will discipline my brothers.” Cui Can Dao Guang felt relieved. Finding a guild for those brothers was his wish, but he had never found a suitable one. Several guild leaders had approached him, but he hadn’t respected any of those guild leaders. However, he highly acknowledged Nie Yan.
Cui Can Dao Guang joining Bull Men Tribe would be an excellent opportunity for the guild. Bull Men Tribe’s strength would increase significantly overnight. With Cui Can Dao Guang’s personal prestige, it would attract even more people. In this way, Bull Men Tribe had already truly entered the ranks of second-tier guilds, just below major ones like Holy Roman Empire and Triumph.
“I’ve been thinking. Bull Men Tribe will have several vice-presidents. I’ll give you one of the vice-president positions.”
“No need. I’m not interested in positions like vice-president.” After the incident with Hei Zhuo, Cui Can Dao Guang had become more open-minded.
“You don’t have to do anything, but you must hold the vice-president position. Otherwise, even if you don’t mind, your brothers won’t be satisfied.” Nie Yan said. Assigning Cui Can Dao Guang a vice-president position would pacify his followers.
Cui Can Dao Guang thought for a moment and nodded. “Okay.” He admitted that Nie Yan’s reasoning was indeed very convincing.
“You guys go to the guild headquarters. The current acting guild president is Wang Feng De Wo Niu (Snail Watching the Wind). I’ll inform him to handle your joining the guild.” Nie Yan said.
“Alright, I’ll bring them over later.”
“I’ll have Guo Huai handle the elite team matters. I’ve already found some people. You can form a team first and clear some of the lower-level dungeons to accumulate some guild glory, and then we’ll make some adjustments. With your strength and equipment, reaching the Soss Valley shouldn’t be a problem at all.” Nie Yan said. A guild must completely clear specific dungeons to gain certain guild glory. As guild glory accumulates, rewards can be claimed at the administrative hall, providing opportunities for guild development. For example, upgrading a guild headquarters to level two requires not only a certain amount of money but also a certain level of guild glory. The maximum number of members for the lowest-level guild is twenty thousand. Once that number is reached and the guild glory reaches a certain level, the guild can be upgraded to level two.
“Alright then. I’ll lead the team to clear the dungeons first. You should hurry up and clear your red name status.” Cui Can Dao Guang said.
“Alright.” Nie Yan nodded. While Cui Can Dao Guang and others were clearing the dungeons, he could provide some guidance from behind. With Cui Can Dao Guang and others’ strength and Nie Yan’s guidance and techniques, they could even tackle high-level or even expert-level dungeons!
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