Chapter 1 Many People

There were so many people. Nie Yan didn't recognize every face, but they were all top-tier players from his previous life. Nie Yan didn't believe his personal charm alone could make them willingly serve him. As long as these people were integrated into the large Nirvana Flame guild, surrounded by their brothers, and bound by agreements, who would betray the guild?

The group murmured about Nie Yan. The name of Mad Rogue Nirvana Flame was already well-known among the players, and even though each of them had decent skills, they couldn't help but be impressed. Nie Yan's attack that killed Hei Zhuo truly lived up to the name of Mad Rogue.

Nie Yan was about to have these players introduce themselves so he could recognize their faces when a group of over a hundred players from the Holy Roman Empire entered from the entrance, led by the golden-armored Ban Xing De Hu Li (Half-Awake Fox).

They're here!

Nie Yan sized up the Holy Roman Empire players' equipment. At least they were all level 20 or 25 gold equipment, extremely well-equipped. It seemed Ban Xing De Hu Li had brought all the elites of the Holy Roman Empire.

Even though it was just a friendly scrimmage between allies, the fact that both sides sent out their elites still gave off a whiff of gunpowder.

This was the arena. The leaders of the Nirvana Flame guild and the Holy Roman Empire had both brought over a hundred people. The intent was obvious!

Nie Yan glanced at his subordinates, and saw each of them rubbing their hands together, their expressions eager to try.

Next, there would be a collision between the elites of the Holy Roman Empire and the Nirvana Flame guild!

Cui Can Dao Guang (Brilliant Saber Light) walked up to Nie Yan and whispered, "I saw a few acquaintances. The ones next to Ban Xing De Hu Li, Undying Firebird, a very strong elemental mage from the Holy Roman Empire's studio. Undying Berserker, the Holy Roman Empire's chief shield warrior."

Nie Yan had heard of these two people. Undying Berserker was the Holy Roman Empire's chief shield warrior, who later advanced to become a Divine Warrior. In his previous life, he was the one who stood in front when the Holy Roman Empire dealt with the Lava Behemoth. He'd also heard of Undying Firebird, a Magister who ranked among the top three of all Magisters. Also, there were many elites behind Ban Xing De Hu Li.

"Nirvana Flame leader, are we going to fight with the people from the Holy Roman Empire?"

"Of course we're going to fight. Why else would we come to the arena?" Several players said in the guild's group chat.

"It's not a fight, it's a friendly scrimmage, but we can't tarnish the reputation of our Nirvana Flame guild. If you perform well this time, you'll get extra rations when we get back," Nie Yan said in the team chat. If he could really get 30% of the shares of the small fortress, then he would have enough funds to forge equipment for these players.

"Alright, Nirvana Flame leader, don't worry."

The atmosphere among the players suddenly became fiery. Most of them were warmongers, otherwise they wouldn't have honed such good skills. As soon as they heard there was a fight, they were even happier than when they heard Nie Yan say they would get extra rations.

Ban Xing De Hu Li and Nie Yan exchanged a glance. Ban Xing De Hu Li led a few people forward, and Nie Yan also led Cui Can Dao Guang and Dai Tou Da Ge Qi Zai (Big Brother Seven) forward.

"You've arrived," Nie Yan said with a slight smile.

Ban Xing De Hu Li nodded, glanced at the people behind Nie Yan, who seemed to have decent equipment. His gaze fell on Cui Can Dao Guang's Eternal Set and couldn't move away.

"This set, is it Metal Storm?" Ban Xing De Hu Li asked, thinking the Eternal Set was a series of equipment from the Metal Storm.

Each piece of equipment on Cui Can Dao Guang, including his shield, armor, helmet, cape, gauntlets, etc., was of the same style, obviously a set. All the components were covered with mysterious runes, emitting a strange and suffocating energy. It was clear that it was not simple.

"No, it's the Eternal Set. What do you think of our Nirvana Flame guild's shield warrior?" Nie Yan said with a slight smile. At this level, who could find a more powerful shield warrior than Cui Can Dao Guang?

The silver-grade Eternal Set wasn't considered good among all level 40 sets, only mediocre. But what made the Eternal Set cool was that as long as you had the armor, you could wear it at level 30. Comparing all the sets that could be worn at level 30, the Eternal Set was one of the best, even stronger than the Metal Storm series of sets.

"Eternal Set?" Ban Xing De Hu Li was bewildered. He searched for the Eternal Set's attributes on the official website and suddenly discovered that the Eternal Set was actually a level 40 set, but could be worn at level 30. Those attributes, in the current level, were considered super-grade. He couldn't help but say enviously, "You guys are awesome, actually able to get such high-level sets."

"How about getting an Eternal Set and selling it to you for 700 gold coins," Nie Yan joked. The cost of an Eternal Set was at most two or three hundred gold coins.

"If you can lower it by a hundred or two gold coins, I'll make a move. If we can take down the fortress, even 700 gold coins is fine," Ban Xing De Hu Li said seriously. The Holy Roman Empire didn't lack money. If they could upgrade Undying Berserker's equipment, what would a few hundred gold coins matter? By improving Undying Berserker's equipment, they could challenge higher-level elites and lords. The benefits would be more than just 700 gold!

Ban Xing De Hu Li could really accept such a price? Nie Yan suddenly discovered a good way to make money, letting the Holy Roman Empire pay for their upgrades. Why wouldn't he do such a cool thing?

Ban Xing De Hu Li looked at Nie Yan and asked, "Do you have any more Eternal Sets?"

Nie Yan shrugged and said with a smile, "I was just joking. Where would we get Eternal Sets?"

"..." Ban Xing De Hu Li was speechless. Was Nie Yan playing with him?

Nie Yan whetted Ban Xing De Hu Li's appetite with this back-and-forth.

Ban Xing De Hu Li could see that Nie Yan was clearly making excuses, but he couldn't very well demand that Nie Yan sell him the Eternal Set. Moreover, asking the Holy Roman Empire to take out six or seven hundred gold coins at once was a bit painful. Recent war expenses had almost emptied out the Holy Roman Empire. Ban Xing De Hu Li only had eight or nine hundred gold coins of liquid funds on hand. Unless, they took down the fortress. Then, with money, he would talk to Nie Yan about the Eternal Set. Anyway, Undying Berserker was only level 26, still a ways away from level 30.

"Let's talk about the fortress first," Ban Xing De Hu Li changed the subject.

This old fox, Nie Yan thought for a moment, he wasn't in a hurry either. When Ban Xing De Hu Li wanted to buy the Eternal Set, he would naturally contact him. Then they'd see who was more patient.

"I'll have my subordinates test the skills of your Nirvana Flame guild members," Ban Xing De Hu Li said. This matter concerned the future ability to compete for the fortress, so he couldn't afford to be careless.

"Come with me," Nie Yan said.

The group walked towards the stands.

Ban Xing De Hu Li and the others followed behind. Undying Berserker whispered in Ban Xing De Hu Li's ear, "The Nirvana Flame guild is very strong."

"How did you see that?" Ban Xing De Hu Li asked.

"I recognize some of them. The one in the Eternal Set is called Cui Can Dao Guang (Brilliant Saber Light)," Undying Berserker couldn't help but recall some old events.

"Are you stronger or is he?"

"Technically, we're evenly matched, maybe I'm slightly inferior. In terms of current level and equipment, I'm definitely not as good as him," Undying Berserker said with a wry smile.

Ban Xing De Hu Li was taken aback. In the entire Calore City, there weren't many shield warriors who could rival Undying Berserker. There were even fewer who Undying Berserker would admit were technically better than him. It was probably the guy called Cui Can Dao Guang in front of him.

"That's Yi Chui Ding Qing (Hammering Affection), a very strong thief. I almost fell into her hands once. I didn't expect she'd join the Nirvana Flame guild," Undying Firebird said from the side, quite surprised to discover that there were some familiar faces.

The Nirvana Flame guild was truly a gathering of strong individuals!

As for Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan (Unkillable Bad Egg), Xia Chong Yu Bing (Summer Insect Talks of Ice), Bi Lu Sha (Emerald Gauze), Hei Bai (Black White), Wu Feng (Edgeless) and others, there was no need to mention them. The Battle of Molten Forest had already made them famous.

How could so many strong individuals gather together? What exactly was the background of this Nirvana Flame leader?

If not for so many strong individuals, how could Nie Yan have been so confident as to make such a bold claim? Ban Xing De Hu Li was thoughtful, but having to cough up 30% of the shares of the fortress still made him feel quite uncomfortable. He would let his subordinates test the Nirvana Flame guild members first, Ban Xing De Hu Li thought.

Cui Can Dao Guang said to Nie Yan's side, "Do you want me to go up?"

"Of course. You shock them, and we can sell the Eternal Set," Nie Yan said with a smile. The most expensive the Eternal Set had been was only 100 or so gold coins. Later, it even dropped to around 40 gold coins. After all, the drop rate of the Eternal Set wasn't low. In his previous life, when players were level 40, they could get a full set of Eternal Set after farming in the Eternal City for five or six days. Since players were still rushing to level 30, they didn't have the ability to farm the Eternal Set in the Eternal City, which made the Eternal Set seem especially valuable.

Since using Area-of-Effect magic bombs to farm monsters in the Eternal City for a whole day could yield one or two Eternal Sets, selling one or two sets was still extremely worthwhile. The money from selling the equipment could continue to be used to organize the members who hadn't reached level 30 to level up.

Cui Can Dao Guang couldn't help but marvel at Nie Yan's cunning.

"I can handle seven or eight, even more than ten people from the Holy Roman Empire at once," Cui Can Dao Guang said confidently. He was level 30, while the Holy Roman Empire guys were only around level 25 or 26. Plus, with his terrifying physical defense, magic defense, and health, once he activated Life Shield, even if he stood there and let the Holy Roman Empire's mages hit him, it would probably take at least two minutes for the mage to kill him.

"How about ten people?" Nie Yan said with a smile. He also had extreme confidence in Cui Can Dao Guang. In addition, he also had a very roguish idea, one against ten. Even if he lost, it wouldn't be a disgrace.

"I'll do my best. It shouldn't be a problem," Cui Can Dao Guang said. He wasn't a boastful person, he would only say that if he was confident.