Chapter 16 Cooperation

Nie Yan did indeed need to seek some reliable allies. The existence of the Assassin Alliance had closely linked the interests of Nirvana Guild and the Holy Roman Empire. Furthermore, both guilds were under pressure from the Victorious Empire and Radiant Sacred Flame. Nie Yan had considered that, in order to resist the Victorious Empire and Radiant Sacred Flame, Nirvana Guild and the Holy Roman Empire would inevitably move towards an alliance. The key was how to form that alliance!

"We can cooperate in many ways. In addition, we can establish mutual trust by exchanging guild shares," said Poloson, probing Nie Yan's intentions.

Exchanging shares? Back then, Cao Xu's capital flowed into Faith. The reason he was able to quickly take control of five super guilds, including the Victorious Empire and Radiant Sacred Flame, in a short period of time was precisely by acquiring shares, bringing the five major guilds together. Once the five super guilds united, an unmatched behemoth was born, and major guilds like the Holy Roman Empire and Galan Temple had to adopt a defensive posture because they didn't want to be acquired by Cao Xu.

Holding shares was indeed the best way to build trust!

Seeing that Nie Yan hadn't responded for a long time, Poloson continued, "What you've seen of the Victorious Empire is just the tip of the iceberg. The Victorious Empire has many branches in other cities, but they just can't come over here yet. Once everyone has mounts in the future, they'll be able to rush over from various places. By then, the strength of the Victorious Empire will expand several times. The same goes for Radiant Sacred Flame. I'm not sure how many members they actually have. There's a reason why these big guilds have been able to exist for so long without being replaced."

There was a warning tone in Poloson's words. It was true that Nirvana Guild was currently popular, having made the Victorious Empire suffer a setback in the Molten Forest, but if Nie Yan thought that Nirvana Guild could now overpower the Victorious Empire, that idea was naive and would ruin Nirvana Guild.

Nie Yan naturally understood how powerful the Victorious Empire was at its peak, but he was confident that the future Nirvana Guild would surpass the Victorious Empire.

"Tell me about your cooperation plan," Nie Yan said, wanting to hear what Poloson had to say.

"I'll use 10% of the Holy Roman Empire's shares to exchange for 30% of Nirvana Guild's shares," Poloson said, adding, "What I'm talking about here is not just the Holy Roman Empire in Calore, but the Holy Roman Empire in the entire Greenland region." Poloson was reminding Nie Yan that the Holy Roman Empire had a deep foundation, and exchanging shares with Nirvana Guild was not an overreach.

Nie Yan smiled slightly and said, "How many branches does the Holy Roman Empire have, and how many people?"

"Thirty-two branches, with at least three hundred thousand people in total. However, they are scattered in various cities and will only be able to play a role in the future," Poloson said. These branches were forces that the Holy Roman Empire had buried in various cities. Once the scale of the war expanded in the future, he would be able to gather these forces. Nirvana Guild's forces, on the other hand, were only concentrated in Calore.

Nie Yan had his own considerations. Calore was the main city, the focus of everyone's competition, and it gathered more than 90% of the elite. In the future, Nirvana Guild would not expand as frantically as the Victorious Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. What was the point of having a large number of people? Future domination of the world would not depend on numbers, but on how much core strength the entire guild had, just like how the Mad Rogue Alliance once blocked a six hundred thousand strong army of the Victorious Empire and Warblade Tyranny with fifty thousand people. In the future, ten thousand people would be enough for Nirvana Guild to dominate the world.

Nie Yan remained noncommittal to Poloson's words, and smiled faintly, "Don't you think you're at a loss? Nirvana Guild only has fifty thousand people, while the entire Holy Roman Empire has more than three hundred thousand. In the future, the number of people in Nirvana Guild will definitely not exceed one hundred thousand, but the number of people in the Holy Roman Empire will exceed one million."

In the future, the Victorious Empire, Radiant Sacred Flame, Holy Roman Empire, Galan Temple, and others would all become super guilds with millions of people. Nie Yan's goal, however, was only one hundred thousand, constantly refining the essence. One hundred thousand people were enough. Turning one hundred thousand people into a mighty army capable of fighting against millions was what Nie Yan wanted to do.

"Nirvana Guild isn't planning to absorb a large number of players into the guild?" Poloson asked in surprise. From his perspective, with Nirvana Guild's development speed, it would be able to break through sixty or seventy thousand in a while, and it wouldn't be difficult to become a super guild in the future.

"The future Nirvana Guild will definitely not exceed one hundred thousand people, and may even be less. Numbers don't mean anything," Nie Yan said. With fewer people, each person could enjoy more guild resources. In addition, with Nie Yan's strong financial support, the future Nirvana Guild, every guild member would be an elite among elites.

Poloson pondered for a long time. Why wasn't Nirvana Guild developing when it had such a good opportunity? What were Nie Yan's plans? He couldn't quite see through Nie Yan's thoughts.

"In my opinion, you alone are worth 5% of the Holy Roman Empire's shares. How about I use 10% of the Holy Roman Empire's shares to exchange for 20% of Nirvana Guild's shares?" Poloson took a step back. For some reason, he felt that Nie Yan had the confidence to defeat the Victorious Empire. Although he didn't know where Nie Yan's confidence came from, he felt that he could gamble on Nie Yan.

Nie Yan smiled and said, "You still don't understand what I mean. The future Nirvana Guild will definitely be unique. I won't sell a large number of Nirvana Guild shares, even if I exchange 30% of the Holy Roman Empire's shares for 10% of Nirvana Guild's shares, I won't do it. Regarding the issue of shares, Nirvana Guild can only give up a maximum of 3% of the shares, no more than that. We can talk about cooperation. The Holy Roman Empire and Nirvana Guild still have many common interests, sharing both prosperity and adversity."

Poloson didn't expect Nie Yan to refuse. Was Nie Yan so confident in Nirvana Guild? This caused him to ponder and re-evaluate Nirvana Guild. He thought for a moment and said, "Since you're not willing to give up too many shares, how about the Holy Roman Empire exchanges 5% of the shares for 3% of your shares, and you take the position of honorary elder in the Holy Roman Empire?" 5% and 3% were only symbolic and didn't involve any actual benefits. The second half of the sentence was the most important. Poloson wanted to use Nie Yan's name as Mad Rogue to boost the reputation of the Holy Roman Empire. This name carried much more weight in the minds of players than 5% of the shares.

Nie Yan thought for a moment. It wouldn't hurt to take the position of honorary elder in the Holy Roman Empire without having to bear any obligations.

"Okay, I agree," Nie Yan nodded, and talked with Poloson about specific cooperation matters, including a defensive alliance, etc., and bound them with an agreement. If one party was attacked, the other party could not stand idly by.

In order not to stimulate the Victorious Empire and Radiant Sacred Flame, the two guilds did not temporarily announce the news of the alliance, but the news that Nie Yan was serving as an honorary elder in the Holy Roman Empire would definitely spread quickly.

In addition, Nie Yan also communicated some news with Fa Lan and Loveable Rogue, but there was no substantial cooperation. Nie Yan glanced at the Assassin Alliance channel. The Assassin Alliance was expanding well, with more than five thousand people, more than three hundred barons, and more than twenty viscounts. The daily income was more than one hundred gold coins. Nie Yan, Poloson, Galan, and Loveable Rogue all obtained good returns. Nie Yan's profit had exceeded 300 gold coins. He took more than 200 gold coins, and the rest was taken by Guo Huai to develop Nirvana Guild.

He told Guo Huai about the cooperation with the Holy Roman Empire, and Guo Huai arranged the relevant matters.

Nie Yan arrived at the Scalefrog spawn point and met with Yao Yao, Yu Lan, Undying Scoundrel, and others.

"Boss Nie Yan, you're finally here. We're still waiting for you to take us to level up," Undying Scoundrel said excitedly when he saw Nie Yan.

"Nie Yan, you're here," Yao Yao greeted him happily. For some reason, she felt happy and cheerful when she saw Nie Yan.

Yao Yao's rosy cheeks were as bright as the morning glow. For some reason, looking at Yao Yao's bright smile, Nie Yan couldn't help but think of Xie Yao. In a trance, it was as if Xie Yao was standing in front of him. He quickly shook his head to dispel the strange thoughts in his mind. He would be able to see Xie Yao in a few days, and his heart was filled with a faint sense of happiness.

"I've seen the videos of you in the Molten Forest. You're too amazing. Yue'er told me that you're her idol. Many of my classmates know you," Yao Yao said, feeling proud of Nie Yan. The name of Mad Rogue must be known to everyone by now.

Nie Yan looked at Yao Yao's excited appearance and felt a warmth in his heart, and asked, "What level are you?"

"I'm level 25, leveling up here is fast. When I said you were amazing, you weren't proud at all?" Yao Yao asked in surprise when she saw Nie Yan's calm demeanor.

"What's there to be proud of?" Nie Yan smiled.

Yao Yao pouted and said unhappily, "You're as boring as a twenty-five or six-year-old uncle."

What she didn't know was that under Nie Yan's youthful appearance, there was the heart of an uncle. This kind of thing was really not worth getting excited about.

Summer Bug and others rushed over from various places and greeted him when they saw Nie Yan, "Boss." "Hello, Boss Nie Yan."

"Hello everyone," Nie Yan nodded and smiled.

Yao Yao's clear eyes looked at these team members and then at Nie Yan. She was very surprised. When she had interacted with Summer Bug, Undying Scoundrel, and others before, she had found that these people were very strong. After seeing Nie Yan, their expressions were excited, and it could be seen that they respected Nie Yan from the bottom of their hearts. How exactly did Nie Yan bring all these unruly players under his command? Nie Yan was truly a magical person. She also felt a trace of admiration and curiosity towards Nie Yan in her heart.

Thanks to mr.kC for becoming the sixteenth alliance master of Thief Reborn.

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