A half-awakened fox could lead the Holy Roman Empire and bring it to the altar of power; indeed, it still took some guts. Nye Yan pondered for a moment. If he wanted decent gear, he had to run instances. The gear available at shops and auction houses were mostly second-tier items; top-tier gear would never be sold by guilds. The only way to get top-tier gear was to join a team and run instances together. Before forming his own team, joining the Holy Roman Empire’s elite team was indeed a good choice.
“In that case, just message me when you’re heading into an instance,” Nye Yan said.
Ma Xing de Hu Li’s conversation with Nye Yan was overheard by Li Ma Heng Dao immediately. At this point, the Dark Kill Guild found itself in an awkward position. If he wanted to target Nye Yan, neither the Radiant Holy Temple nor the Holy Roman Empire would allow it. How could a single guild possibly stand against two powerful guilds at once?
“Li Ma Heng Dao, old friend, do me a favor and let this go today. Brother Nie Yan is my friend,” Ma Xing de Hu Li smiled. His smile carried a hint of danger. If Li Ma Heng Dao insisted on pursuing the matter, the Holy Roman Empire wouldn’t be as easy to deal with as the Radiant Holy Temple.
“Since President Ma Xing de Hu Li has spoken thus, we’ll let it go,” Li Ma Heng Dao glanced coldly at Nye Yan and Xing Zhi Huihuang, let out a cold snort, and ordered the people behind him, “We’re leaving.”
Li Ma Heng Dao led his group away.
Ma Xing de Hu Li walked over.
Seeing Ma Xing de Hu Li approaching, Xing Zhi Huihuang looked at Nye Yan and said, “I didn’t expect you to be acquainted with the leader of the Holy Roman Empire. Thanks for your help today.”
Xing Zhi Huihuang was uncertain about Nye Yan’s identity. Since Ma Xing de Hu Li had been so courteous to Nye Yan, Nye Yan must have some background.
“We’re merely strangers who met by chance; we don’t have a deep connection,” Nye Yan smiled faintly.
“Is that so?” Xing Zhi Huihuang observed Nye Yan’s expression. Nye Yan didn’t seem to be lying, yet Ma Xing de Hu Li’s attitude toward him was worth contemplating.
“Brother Xing Zhi Huihuang, today’s loot was quite good,” Ma Xing de Hu Li smiled warmly, his tone calm, not mentioning the previous conflict at all. After all, it was just a piece of equipment. As the guild leader, Ma Xing de Hu Li had the magnanimity to overlook such a minor issue.
“Don’t mention it. If you, Brother Fox, want this golden armor, feel free to take it,” Xing Zhi Huihuang replied with a disgruntled expression.
“Oh? Why is that? Isn’t the equipment’s attribute good?”
“Not that the attribute is bad, you’ll understand once you see it.”
Xing Zhi Huihuang shared the golden armor’s attribute that he had just obtained.
Courageous Plate Armor: (Epic Equipment): Level Requirement 100.
Attribute: Defense 585-621, +5 Riposte Aura, +12 Strength Benediction, +15 Counterattack.
Weight: 38 pounds.
User Restriction: Warriors only, usable by any faction.
“Wow, epic gear. However, what a pity,” Ma Xing de Hu Li first let out a gasp of astonishment, followed by a sigh. This equipment was indeed rather mediocre. It required level 100 to use, and no one could predict what would happen by then. How long would that take?
“It’s indeed a pity. We finally got some epic gear with decent attributes, only to find out it can’t be used until level 100. Even if we sell it to the shop now, probably not many people would want it,” Xing Zhi Huihuang lamented.
No wonder Xing Zhi Huihuang was so upset.
“No worries, just keep it for now. It can be treated as a treasured artifact of the guild,” Ma Xing de Hu Li smiled.
“Haha, indeed a treasured artifact of the guild,” Xing Zhi Huihuang laughed heartily and put the golden armor into his backpack.
“Master, nice to see you again. We can run instances together next time,” Fei Lai Shi Tou, the Mute Paladin, came over with a cheerful greeting.
“Mm,” Nye Yan nodded.
Xing Zhi Huihuang looked at Nye Yan in astonishment. The people from the Holy Roman Empire called Nye Yan “Master.” Just how skilled was he?
“I have some matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave first. Presidents, I won’t disturb you any further,” Nye Yan excused himself. He had many things to do.
The highest level on the leaderboard was already level six. Even Ma Xing de Hu Li and others were at level five. Although Nye Yan had acquired quite a bit of equipment recently, he still needed to gradually catch up in level. He couldn’t afford to waste much time.
“Brother Nie Yan, don’t forget the promise you made just now,” Ma Xing de Hu Li reminded with a smile as Nye Yan was about to leave.
“Just notify me three hours in advance when you’re about to run an instance,” Nye Yan replied.
“Let me add you as a friend,” Ma Xing de Hu Li said, sending a friend request to Nye Yan.
“Me too,” Xing Zhi Huihuang added. He sent a friend request to Nye Yan while also sending one to Ma Xing de Hu Li. The Holy Roman Empire was slightly stronger than the Radiant Holy Temple. Establishing a good relationship with Ma Xing de Hu Li would undoubtedly gain him a powerful ally.
System: You are now friends with Ma Xing de Hu Li.
System: You are now friends with Xing Zhi Huihuang.
In his previous life, Nye Yan only knew Xing Zhi Huihuang. He had sold many pieces of equipment to Xing Zhi Huihuang through credit point transactions. When purchasing items, Xing Zhi Huihuang would pay him ten percent higher than the market price, helping alleviate some of his urgent needs. The friendship from their past life had carried over into this life, which could be considered a kind of destiny.
Nye Yan bid farewell to Ma Xing de Hu Li and Xing Zhi Huihuang and headed toward the teleportation array in Link Town.
Link Town had been reduced to ruins after the devastation of the Order Guardians, with barely any buildings left.
“It’s time to complete the physician Blavins’ quest, but first, I should go collect some bat teeth,” Nye Yan thought. After such a long time, players should have collected quite a few bat teeth. As for physician Blavins, since he had issued the quest, he wouldn’t leave before the quest deadline.
Nye Yan arrived at Modo Town and put up a sign, buying bat teeth at one copper coin per set. Immediately, a crowd gathered in front of his stall. To Nye Yan, these people represented a flood of money.
“Brother, you’re here to buy bat teeth again?”
“I’ve got a set here.”
“I have one too.”
The trading scene was even more bustling than in the morning.
The number of bat teeth in his personal warehouse quickly accumulated. After an hour, Nye Yan’s warehouse was filled with bat teeth, totaling over 3,000 sets, before the trading volume finally decreased. He went to two other towns and bought another 2,000 sets. He sold all the 5,000 sets of bat teeth to the senior blacksmith Kadi, earning over 50 silver coins.
Nye Yan checked his backpack and found a total of 61 silver coins.
This amount of money was already an unimaginable fortune for novice players.
“There won’t be many bat teeth available for purchase today. I’ll continue buying tomorrow,” Nye Yan thought. He checked the date: June 7th. It seemed that the day after tomorrow was the scheduled opening of the Sorth Valley instance, as announced. At that time, many major guilds would likely go there to attempt the first clear. Suddenly, he remembered something and slapped his head. How could he have forgotten this!
Sorth Valley was the final level-three instance. Its boss, the werewolf Butho the Wanderer, was very difficult to handle. Moreover, all the werewolves in Sorth Valley had terrifying venom on their claws. Many guilds would likely fail there. In his previous life, when he and his friends ran Sorth Valley together, they had discussed this. Before Sorth Valley opened, the Black Fen potion, which could cure the terrifying venom, was sold for only two copper coins, and its recipe was only sixty copper coins. However, on the day Sorth Valley opened, the price of the Black Fen potion surged by 500%, and the price of its recipe soared by 1000%. His friend had jokingly said back then that if they could go back in time and stockpile Black Fen potions and their recipes, they would become rich immediately.
It had been a joke back then, but now it had become a reality for Nye Yan!
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