Chapter of Order, indeed an alluring thing. I wonder if I can gather all six chapters of the first volume in this life.
There are thirty-six scrolls of the Chapter of Order, and he already knows the approximate locations of many of them! He knows clearly the locations of the first volume’s six chapters! The one he’s going to search for this time is exactly the third chapter of the Chapter of Order—the Chapter of Courage.
“Why are you going inside?”
“You drop me off at the end of the cave and go back to level up. The place I’m going is somewhere you simply can’t reach,” Nie Yan said. Even as a rogue, he would find it somewhat difficult to get through. How could Tang Yao, a mage specializing in arcane magic, possibly manage?
“Is it dangerous?”
“Yes,” Nie Yan nodded.
“If it’s dangerous, why go at all?” Tang Yao asked, puzzled.
“To get something.” Nie Yan smiled. Tang Yao couldn’t possibly understand how tempting the Chapter of Order really was.
“Alright then.” Tang Yao nodded. He didn’t understand why Nie Yan would go despite knowing the danger, but since Nie Yan already had a plan, he didn’t ask further.
Nie Yan and Tang Yao ventured deep into the cave. The space was too narrow for Tang Yao to use his Skyfall skill, so the two of them had to clear their way forward slowly, step by step.
Monsters fell one after another. Gradually, under Nie Yan’s guidance, Tang Yao seemed to get the hang of it, his skills becoming noticeably more proficient.
“You’re improving quickly. After some more time, you’ll become an expert too. Tomorrow we’re going into a dungeon, so I’ll tell you some basics—techniques for managing threat and positioning. The dungeon we’re entering tomorrow might be a bit challenging. You need to pay attention, especially when dealing with the Treant King,” Nie Yan explained, sharing all the dungeon-running techniques he knew for arcane mages, occasionally elaborating on key points about the Treant Grove dungeon.
Tang Yao listened intently. Previously, he was just an average player, his skills and gear lagging behind, so he accepted being mediocre. However, since equipping the Ember-Seeker set, his gear was now top-tier. This powerful sense of achievement brought immense pressure, pushing him to hold himself to the standards of an expert. In fact, Tang Yao’s talent was quite decent—not top-notch, but solidly mid-tier. Combined with Nie Yan’s guidance, he had truly transformed. Though not yet an expert, he now understood how to train and improve his skills.
“Any other points I should note?”
“For a mage, several attributes are crucial: intelligence, perception, and focus. Intelligence is the fundamental attribute, undoubtedly the most important. The other two, perception and focus, are expansion attributes. Perception enhances your survivability against rogues, while focus makes your spells harder to interrupt. These two expansion attributes are also very important. Expansion attributes can only be improved through skill development, so you must keep up with the relevant skills. If you encounter suitable skill books you want to buy and lack funds, let me know—I’ll front the money for you,” Nie Yan said.
“As for money, that’s not necessary. I’m not short on funds. I’ll just spend more time browsing the auction house in the future,” Tang Yao replied, nodding. Every word Nie Yan said was firmly etched into his mind.
Gradually, they reached the end of the cave. Faintly from deep inside came the sound of flowing water.
“This is far enough. You go back first. Ahead there are three Rock Spider Leaders; you probably won’t make it through,” Nie Yan said. He had previously watched a video showing the retrieval of the Chapter of Courage, and the general path was still fresh in his mind.
“Alright, then be careful.”
Nie Yan nodded and said, “I’ll call you tomorrow when we go to fight the Treant King. Keep leveling up in the meantime.”
“I’m off then.” Tang Yao took out a recall scroll and began reading it. Twenty seconds later, he transformed into a beam of white light and vanished from the spot.
After Tang Yao left, Nie Yan walked deeper into the darkness.
Originally, Nie Yan had planned to wait until he gained more levels before collecting the fragments of the Chapter of Order, because at his current level, obtaining the Chapter of Courage still posed some difficulty. However, since he was already here, he decided to give it a try. Possessing the Chapter of Courage would make leveling up much easier afterward.
Nie Yan walked deeper into the dark cave, concealing himself within the shadows.
After walking for three minutes, he reached a wide open area where three giant Rock Spider Leaders roamed. Further ahead, within a 10 by 20 yard area, lay a pool of water. The water flowed through a narrow channel and then underground, producing the sound of rushing water.
The three Rock Spider Leaders blocked the way, moving around the cave occasionally and using their front limbs to scratch their heads. Nie Yan estimated the distance—he needed to cover about ten yards to reach the water’s edge.
Other than defeating all three Rock Spider Leaders, there was absolutely no way to pass through the area without being noticed.
Then he had no choice but to charge ahead!
Nie Yan understood the danger of this action, but he had done things many times more dangerous than this.
One of the most thrilling aspects of being a rogue was the excitement—accomplishing what others dared not do, experiencing the exhilarating sensation of dancing between life and death.
Perhaps Nie Yan’s personality inherently contained a touch of risk-seeking nature.
Nie Yan loved this feeling. He wanted to prove his abilities by achieving seemingly impossible feats.
He quickly calculated in his mind the aggro range between him and the Rock Spider Leaders—approximately 2.5 yards.
As long as he didn’t approach within 2.5 yards, he should be safe.
Nie Yan entered stealth mode and began creeping forward.
The three Rock Spider Leaders moved back and forth. Their massive compound eyes reflected countless images, leaving nothing in their surroundings unnoticed.
In a previous life, some players had statistically analyzed monster attributes, discovering that spider-type monsters ranked seventh in perception among the six thousand or so types of beast-type monsters, proving that spiders possessed extremely high perception.
Nie Yan carefully controlled the distance between himself and the Rock Spider Leaders, holding his breath as he gradually edged toward the pool.
Left side 3.5 yards, front 5 yards, left front 6 yards—Nie Yan’s body moved like a gecko, tightly clinging to the rock wall, inching forward bit by bit.
Each movement was precise and meticulous. Loose stones on the wall, scattered debris underfoot—all possible variables had to be considered.
Carefulness ensures safety over a long journey. His six years of experiences from his previous life had deeply ingrained this principle in him. It was a lesson learned through countless painful experiences. Outside the dungeon, Nie Yan had died over three hundred times, and inside the dungeon, the number was even higher. A player who hadn’t experienced death simply couldn’t be considered an expert.
As an expert, PvP and adventure experiences were indispensable. With PvP and adventure came death, which was inevitable. A player who had never died and simply leveled up to level 100 by grinding monsters was still considered a novice in the eyes of experts.
It was precisely due to all those death experiences that Nie Yan had become a somewhat famous rogue, just a thin line away from becoming a Shadow Dancer. At that time, there were only six Shadow Dancer rogues in the entire continent of Atlantis.
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