“We’ve taken too much. You just used so much Glow Dust and scrolls, which must have cost you a lot. Let me give you these two Lucky Gems.” Said the half-awakened fox. They had already obtained a rare warrior armor, which was very satisfying. The two Lucky Gems were not a big deal to him.
Nie Yan thought for a moment and replied, “Then I won’t refuse.” He accepted the two Lucky Gems, since he did need them to improve equipment attributes.
“The Soth Valley will open tomorrow. Do you want to go together?” The half-awakened fox asked Nie Yan.
Nie Yan shook his head and said, “I’m not interested in Soth Valley. Maybe another time.”
“Alright then.” Since Nie Yan was unwilling, there was nothing he could do but feel regretful.
Nie Yan didn’t want to draw too much attention at the new instance, or else others might suspect him to be a GM, thinking, “How could he know the strategies so quickly as soon as the new instance opens?”
Nie Yan led the half-awakened fox and others through a shortcut out of the jungle, returning to Nate Village.
Nie Yan stepped into the house of the village chief, Monda.
“You handed the Manticore King’s Eye you found to Ross, who exclaimed, ‘Oh, heavens, this is unbelievable! Is this really the Manticore King’s Eye? The village chief will be saved now!’ Ross crushed the Manticore King’s Eye into powder, fed it to the village chief, and removed the poison. You gained the respect of Nate Village’s residents.”
System: All team members gained +6 respect from Nate Village residents.
System: Your team received a team contribution reward of 2200 points.
System: Sacred Roman Empire Guild contribution +3300.
System: You gained 23000 experience points and 12 silver coins.
The rewards from the expert-level instance were very generous. The intelligent mainframe assessed each player’s performance in the mission and awarded corresponding points. Nie Yan’s rewards were undoubtedly the highest in the team, while others also received generous rewards.
Nie Yan checked his level—76% of level seven—and couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration. He had leveled up so fast. His total experience had already surpassed that of the half-awakened fox, who only had 62% even after receiving the mission experience bonus.
There were still half an hour before the game shut down. Nie Yan sold two Glow Dusts to the half-awakened fox at the price of three silver coins each, and said, “I’ll go first.”
“Alright, we’ll contact later. By the way, besides Glow Dust, do you have any Web and Polymorph Sheep scrolls left? Sell me a few?” The half-awakened fox asked.
“I don’t have any now. I’ll mail you some later. Each one is three silver coins.”
If Nie Yan sold them outside, he wouldn’t set such a low price.
“Alright.” The half-awakened fox readily agreed. Web and Polymorph Sheep scrolls were very useful. For him, even if they were four or five silver coins each, he would still buy them!
This mission’s rewards were quite good, especially the Random Teleport Scroll. In Nie Yan’s eyes, it was equivalent to a Scroll of Order.
The half-awakened fox was quite puzzled why Nie Yan wasn’t interested in anything else but only wanted the Random Teleport Scroll. In his opinion, the Random Teleport Scroll wasn’t particularly useful. However, he didn’t ask further.
Nie Yan’s figure disappeared at the end of the street.
“Leader, he doesn’t want to join our guild?” Dusk asked. He had overheard the half-awakened fox and Nie Yan talking about it earlier but didn’t get the details clearly.
“Yes. I was going to offer him the position of Honorary Elder, which has the least restrictions, but he still refused. He probably thinks our guild is too small. I wonder how far this guy can go.” The half-awakened fox’s gaze became profound as he said, “I hope he won’t become an enemy.”
“What a pity.” Dusk sighed. If someone like Nie Yan stayed in their guild, it would have a profound impact on their guild.
Flying Stone, standing nearby, was stunned. The half-awakened fox, the guild leader, had offered Nie Yan the position of Honorary Elder of the Sacred Roman Empire, but Nie Yan actually refused. He couldn’t help but feel sorry for Nie Yan. He himself didn’t have big ambitions and thought becoming an Honorary Elder of the Sacred Roman Empire was already quite impressive.
Qiyey Lu Mu sighed inwardly. This is the pinnacle of a thief. When would he ever be as valued as Nie Yan?
Nie Yan didn’t think the position of Honorary Elder was anything to be pitied. He teleported back to Carol City, bought twenty-six Glow Dusts, thirteen Web scrolls, and thirteen Polymorph Sheep scrolls from Suosuomiya, and then mailed some to the half-awakened fox. Then he headed toward the auction house.
There were quite a few people in the auction house. Nie Yan found a seat.
“Nie Yan, it’s me, Yaoyao. Where are you now?” Yaoyao saw that Nie Yan was online in Carol City, so she asked.
“I’m at the auction house.”
“Oh, how coincidental! Me too… I can see you. Come here!” Yaoyao stood up, looked around, spotted Nie Yan sitting in a corner, and waved at him.
Yaoyao was wearing a pure white robe, like a blooming snow lotus, her sweet smile making people feel refreshed and delighted.
Such a bright young girl was hard not to notice. When the crowd saw Yaoyao’s radiant smile, they paused for a moment.
Realizing that her actions had drawn too much attention, Yaoyao noticed the strange looks from the crowd, stuck out her tongue, and quickly sat down.
Seeing Yaoyao waving at him, Nie Yan stood up from his seat and walked toward her.
As Nie Yan approached Yaoyao, he noticed two other girls sitting beside her, both around eighteen or nineteen years old. One was an elemental mage, fairly good-looking with heavy makeup and a seductive appearance, which Nie Yan wasn’t particularly fond of. The other was a Holy Word Priestess, with a delicate and charming appearance, giving off a sense of innocence and tenderness that made people feel instantly fond of her.
Nie Yan used a Super Insight ability and found out the elemental mage was named Feiyun Liushui, and the Holy Word Priestess was Yue’er Ya.
As Nie Yan sat down next to Yaoyao, he could almost feel the murderous jealousy in the gazes of the surrounding players. He gave a bitter smile. There was a saying—beauty brings disaster, and Yaoyao was a perfect example.
“These two beside me are my classmates. She is Feiyun, and she is Yue’er. Both are beautiful girls!” Yaoyao pointed at the two girls next to her and introduced them to Nie Yan, smiling.
“Yaoyao is the real beauty.” Yue’er held Yaoyao’s hand, her smile gentle and serene.
“Hello.” Nie Yan greeted Feiyun Liushui and Yue’er.
“Hello.” Yue’er smiled and nodded.
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