Chapter 516

Nie Yan pulled some information about magical creatures from the official website and began to study the terrain. After seeing the information, some memories gradually became clearer. Some of the things in the data overlapped with everything in his memory.

There were still a few suitable places to grind near Hilton Fortress.

Nie Yan thought of a suitable respawn point and went to the Starry Night Potion Shop branch to get more than a hundred bottles of high-grade fire resistance potions and a dozen bottles of intermediate stealth potions. Intermediate stealth potions were commonly used, costing about 5 gold coins per bottle. High-grade fire resistance potions cost about ten gold coins, plus labor, the cost was estimated to be around sixty gold coins, but the market price was as high as three hundred gold coins per bottle, a five-fold increase. Ordinary players simply couldn't afford such expensive potions, and would only buy one or two bottles when encountering special situations, such as going to dungeons.

Every time a high-grade fire resistance potion was sold, the Starry Night Potion Shop earned five times the money!

Currently, there were relatively few high-grade alchemists, and high-grade fire resistance potion recipes were relatively rare, so market demand was still decent, which determined that the price of high-grade fire resistance potions would remain high. Ordinary players had to carefully consider using a fire resistance potion, because three hundred gold coins could buy a good piece of gold equipment, and the fire resistance potion disappeared as soon as it was drunk.

In his previous life, Nie Yan would never have dared to use such an expensive potion; one bottle could bankrupt him. But in this life, he didn't even blink an eye when taking more than a hundred bottles of high-grade fire resistance potions.

With his financial resources, he didn't need to care about this little bit of money. Large investments led to large returns.

Fire resistance potions increased players' fire resistance by 50 points, lasting for two minutes with a ten-minute cooldown.

In addition to fire resistance potions, Nie Yan had another treasure, the Molten Heart.

Molten Heart: Special Item.

Item Attributes: Fire Resistance +50, Fire Magic Amplification 20%, comes with skill, Molten Heart. Molten Heart: After casting this skill, you can possess the power of the Molten Heart, be immune to fire damage, and even walk in scorching lava. Duration 30 seconds. Skill cooldown time 20 minutes.

With these two things, the fire resistance could be stacked to 100 points. Adding the player's own fire resistance of at least two or thirty points, they could completely ignore the fire damage of ordinary monsters to a certain extent. If necessary, they could use the Molten Heart skill for fire damage immunity.

In addition to these things, Nie Yan also obtained several pieces of fire resistance equipment for thieves, which could add seventy or eighty points of fire resistance.

More than twenty minutes later, Xie Yao arrived. The two met at the entrance of the Hilton Fortress villa.

Xie Yao wore a light blue mage robe. The slightly fitted robe made her look slender and graceful. The robe shone with a faint blue light, reflecting her fair face. A light blue ribbon was tied in her hair, making her look cute, charming, and stunning. The staff in her hand was about a yard long, made of magic nanmu, slender and exquisite, with a giant blue magic stone embedded at the top, around which magical elements swirled and danced.

The faint blue light surrounding the mage robe added a touch of holiness to Xie Yao.

"This robe, this staff, and this ribbon are all components of the Saintess Christina set. Does it look good?" Xie Yao turned around in place and smiled gently.

Xie Yao's pure smile made Nie Yan feel happy and forget a lot of troubles.

"It looks very good." Nie Yan nodded. There was no doubt about it. With Xie Yao's natural beauty, she looked good in anything. From the reactions of the surrounding players, it could be seen that they couldn't help but cast their gazes over, looking at Nie Yan with envy.

As Nie Yan and Xie Yao chatted and walked along the street, time seemed to stand still, and Xie Yao was the only focus.

"Who is that girl?"

"Yaoyao, Mad Rogue Nirvana's woman."

"Then the one wearing the black cloak must be Mad Rogue Nirvana."

"Probably."

The players on the roadside whispered. After being chased and blocked by the Eternal Guild and killing a hundred people, Yaoyao began to enter the players' field of vision. Later, news broke that Yaoyao was Nie Yan's woman, and everyone suddenly realized. They didn't expect that Nie Yan's woman would be so strong.

"Nie Yan, where are we going now?"

"Leveling up by grinding magical creatures."

"Just the two of us?" Xie Yao asked in surprise. She had heard that even the weakest magical creatures were elite or lord-level creatures of level seventy or eighty, which were difficult to deal with.

"Two people are enough." Nie Yan said with a smile. Leveling up by grinding magical creatures was faster with two people. If they teamed up to grind lords, the experience would be diluted.

"Where are we going next?"

"Flame Cave." Nie Yan said. Flame Cave was an area where level eighty elites and lords were active.

Nie Yan could always think of some strange ways to grind monsters. Xie Yao had an almost fanatical trust in Nie Yan. After hearing what Nie Yan said, she stopped thinking about it and listened to Nie Yan's arrangements. Nie Yan must have been prepared.

"Take these things with you, you'll need them later." Nie Yan said, and traded all the Molten Heart and more than a hundred bottles of fire resistance potions to Xie Yao.

"Okay." Xie Yao confirmed the transaction.

The two left Hilton Fortress together and set off towards the location of the leveling spot.

In a civilian house in Hilton Fortress, Mad Magic and Holy Flame gathered together. Those who gathered here were all high-level members of the Mages Alliance and the Holy Guardians, seventeen people in total.

"I heard that the people from the Niu Ren Tribe are now challenging level ninety lords. The contribution we earn by killing five or six level eighty lords is probably not as much as they get from taking down a level ninety lord. At this rate, the Niu Ren Tribe will snatch all the land in Hilton Fortress." Holy Flame said. Buying land required paying a certain amount of contribution points to the governor of Hilton Fortress. Whoever accumulated contribution points faster would snatch more land. In the future, Hilton Fortress would be a mixed zone for good and evil, the main battlefield for players to accumulate honor. Experts following the battlefield route throughout the Greenland Empire would gather here, and its future prosperity was certain. Moreover, the players in Hilton Fortress had a higher spending power than players in other cities. If the Niu Ren Tribe snatched up such a huge market, they would definitely not be happy.

"If it really doesn't work, we can only resort to underhanded methods." Mad Magic said coldly. They couldn't just watch the Niu Ren Tribe buy up all the land in Hilton Fortress. Even a rabbit would bite when cornered.

"You arrange this matter. Just say if you need anything. The Holy Guardians will cooperate with you." Holy Flame said. He had never liked putting too much energy into this kind of thing. Anyway, with Mad Magic planning, he was happy to be idle.

The relationship between the Mages Alliance and the Holy Guardians was very delicate. They belonged to the same boss and had both received investment from the Century Financial Group, so they had to cooperate with each other. At the same time, they were also in competition. The Mages Alliance and the Holy Guardians were both level seven guilds, each occupying a city, and were both relied upon by the Century Financial Group. However, neither of them was convinced by the other. They both wanted to surpass the other, strive for more investment from the Century Financial Group, and strive for higher benefits for the brothers in their guilds. Therefore, to a certain extent, they also regarded each other as rivals. The Mages Alliance was targeting the Niu Ren Tribe in order to obtain the support of the Century Financial Group, while the Holy Guardians more often chose to recuperate and develop silently. They were not very enthusiastic about the dispute between the Century Financial Group and the Niu Ren Tribe, and often just went through the motions.

Seeing this, Mad Magic snorted coldly in his heart, very dissatisfied with Holy Flame's perfunctoriness, but he didn't say anything. The two sides were still in a state of alliance, and the Century Financial Group would not allow this alliance to break down, so there was no need for them to fall out.

Mad Magic found some thieves and gave them instructions. The group of thieves began to track the whereabouts of the Niu Ren Tribe players according to Mad Magic's instructions.

"I heard that Mad Rogue Nirvana has a villa in Hilton Fortress." Holy Flame said. Mad Rogue Nirvana's movements were quite significant, and this matter was spreading like wildfire on the Internet.

"I even ran into him just now," Mad Magic said.

"You ran into Mad Rogue Nirvana? Where?" Holy Flame was stunned. He was very surprised that Mad Magic would run into Mad Rogue Nirvana.

"In the Hilton Fortress City Hall. I had just finished my mission and was coming out when Ignatius was leading Mad Rogue Nirvana inside. I'm sure this guy took on a mission that's definitely not simple. Ignatius is definitely a pivotal figure in Hilton Fortress, but he was very respectful to Mad Rogue Nirvana. There's only one explanation: Mad Rogue Nirvana's status is even higher than his. I don't know what title this guy has obtained. Before long, the news came out that Mad Rogue Nirvana had just gotten a villa. That villa should be his mission reward. In the future, it's best to avoid Mad Rogue Nirvana when you encounter him inside Hilton Fortress. His status is higher than ours. If a dispute occurs, we will suffer a loss." Mad Magic said. He remembered the previous incident. The former president of Triumph Empire, Breaking Dawn, was tricked by Mad Rogue Nirvana and directly sent to prison, where he was locked up for several days. Therefore, if the Mages Alliance and the Holy Guardians wanted to target Mad Rogue Nirvana, it had to be at least outside the city, and they had to be skillful so that Mad Rogue Nirvana wouldn't bite them back.

Holy Flame showed a thoughtful expression. Mad Rogue Nirvana was really not simple. Although the Niu Ren Tribe was only a level five guild at this time, its strength was not inferior to that of the Mages Alliance and the Holy Guardians. In some aspects, such as the number of experts, it even surpassed the Mages Alliance and the Holy Guardians. In addition, the news of Mad Rogue Nirvana's lofty status in Caroll City and Hilton Fortress had been revealed one after another. It was not a simple matter for their two guilds to bring down the Niu Ren Tribe. This was simply not something they could accomplish. It still depended on what methods the Century Financial Group would use. If Angel Corps was willing to devote all its efforts, then there would be a certain chance of success.

At this moment, Mad Magic received a message that the people he had sent to track Mad Rogue Nirvana and Xie Yao had been thrown off. They had completely lost track of Mad Rogue Nirvana.

Mad Magic's heart slowly sank. It seemed that capturing Mad Rogue Nirvana's position was not a simple matter.

"What's the origin of those five people who recently blocked Mad Rogue Nirvana and almost killed him?" Holy Flame asked. This was information he had finally obtained from inside the Niu Ren Tribe. The Mages Alliance had more timely information than them, so he asked for details.

"They're from Blood Fiends. I asked, and these five people were not hired by the Century Financial Group. It seems that in addition to the Century Financial Group, there's another group of people staring at Mad Rogue Nirvana. That group doesn't seem simple either." Mad Magic said. Previously, they had Shadow Killers try to assassinate Nie Yan, but it failed. But these five people from Blood Fiends almost succeeded, and in the end Mad Rogue Nirvana had to use a random teleportation scroll to escape. It seemed that in the future, one or two people would definitely not be enough to deal with Mad Rogue Nirvana. If they couldn't beat Mad Rogue Nirvana in terms of skill, they could only rely on numbers.

"There's another force staring at the Niu Ren Tribe. This is going to be lively. Can we contact those people?" Holy Flame smiled slightly. The more chaotic the situation, the more beneficial it would be for them.

"I can't contact them temporarily. Blood Fiends hasn't responded to me. My people have already targeted the Niu Ren Tribe's troops. Are you interested in making a big move?" Mad Magic looked at Holy Flame and smiled.

"Whatever, tell me your plan." Holy Flame said. He still had to carefully weigh the pros and cons.

Outside Hilton Fortress, Nie Yan and Xie Yao were quickly heading towards their destination. Their speed was enough to evade any player's tracking. Before, several players followed behind Nie Yan and Xie Yao, wanting to track them, but they were quickly discovered. Their speed was not in the same league as Nie Yan and Xie Yao at all. They could only watch Nie Yan and Xie Yao get farther and farther away, disappearing on the horizon.

About ten minutes later, Nie Yan and Xie Yao arrived at the entrance of a cave.

This cave was located at the bottom of a cliff. Waves of scorching heat surged out from the entrance of the cave. Some firelight faintly shone from the depths of the cave.

Nie Yan took off the several sub-legendary pieces of equipment he was wearing and replaced them with some fire resistance equipment. These fire resistance equipment were also inlaid with many gems that increased fire resistance. Accumulated, Nie Yan's fire resistance reached almost one hundred and thirty. He turned to Xie Yao and said, "Put on the Molten Heart."

"I've already equipped it," Xie Yao said. She had put the Molten Heart in the accessory slot.

"What's your fire resistance now?"

"Without using fire resistance potions, it's about seventy," Xie Yao said. Such fire resistance was already considered good at the current level.

Nie Yan pondered for a moment and said, "It should be enough. Listen to my commands when grinding later and remember to drink high-grade fire resistance potions." Xie Yao was the main damage dealer and had to ensure sufficient magic damage, so she couldn't switch to a full set of fire resistance equipment like Nie Yan. It was already good enough for a mage to reach seventy fire resistance.

"Nie Yan, I have something here. I don't know if it'll be useful," Xie Yao asked, taking out two scrolls from her backpack and handing them to Nie Yan.

These two scrolls were completely woven from gilt threads and rolled into a scroll. They emitted a golden glow that was not dazzling, and looked very exquisite. Just by seeing a little bit, Nie Yan's gaze was attracted by them. He could be sure that these two scrolls were definitely very rare, high-grade items.

"What are these two scrolls?" Nie Yan asked.

"Resurrection scrolls. They can be used to resurrect a teammate once. I got them when I was doing a mission," Xie Yao said, handing the two scrolls to Nie Yan for trade.

So they were resurrection scrolls. In his previous life, Nie Yan had heard a little about resurrection scrolls and knew what they were. He heard that such a scroll sold for thousands of gold coins. Among all consumables, it could be considered sky-high priced, but he had never had the chance to see one. Generally, only top teams and players could get this kind of thing. After they got their hands on it, they generally wouldn't throw the resurrection scroll into the auction house to sell, but would use it for emergencies. So this thing couldn't be found in the auction house.

Nie Yan looked at the attributes of the resurrection scroll. The resurrection scroll could resurrect a dead teammate. After the resurrection, the resurrected teammate lost 20% of their experience points. Red-name players had an additional bonus. They were in a weakened state for 10 minutes, with attributes -90%. They would fully recover after 10 minutes. The resurrection scroll could be used in combat.

In the absence of a priest, it was more cost-effective to use a resurrection scroll if a teammate died. Because for players like Xie Yao and Nie Yan at level seventy, eighty, or ninety, the experience lost from dying and dropping a level was very valuable. It was much more valuable than a resurrection scroll.

"Let's each take one of these two resurrection scrolls. If one of us dies, the other can resurrect the other," Nie Yan said. With resurrection scrolls, it was equivalent to adding an insurance policy to the two of them. If they encountered danger, as long as they didn't both die, it wouldn't matter. Losing about 20% of experience was still bearable.

Under normal circumstances, with so many escape skills, Nie Yan wouldn't die. Xie Yao was more dangerous. A magic-based class in such a high-level map would die if any monster touched her.

The two put the resurrection scrolls into their backpacks. With all preparations complete, Nie Yan entered the cave first and began to explore.

After receiving the signal from Nie Yan, Xie Yao also slowly entered the cave.

According to the information and his vague memories from his previous life, Nie Yan explored the cave, bypassing the most active areas for monsters, and slowly entered the depths of the cave. Nie Yan and Xie Yao both had high dark vision, so they wouldn't get lost in the dark.

Nie Yan was in front, and Xie Yao followed closely behind. The two were about ten yards apart. This was a relatively safe distance. If Nie Yan encountered a monster in front, Xie Yao would have enough time to dodge.

Following the damp cave, they groped inside. In the distance, a tall giant with flames burning all over his body, holding two iron chains in his hands, appeared in Nie Yan's sight. He was two yards tall, strongly built, and only wore underwear. The muscles on his body were made of rock.

Wherever this tall giant passed, raging flames burned, never to be extinguished.

Level eighty lord creature, Flame Giant!

In the dark underworld, Flame Giants were characters that ordinary players couldn't afford to provoke. They often appeared in places where lava gathered and had very strong combat power. In addition to powerful melee abilities, they also had decent fire magic attack abilities.

"Finally arrived at the territory where Flame Giants respawn." Nie Yan thought, estimating that he was about thirty yards away from the Flame Giant. According to the location and information, there was a passage leading to the Gold Beetle respawn area not far away. This passage was about two hundred yards long and only allowed two players to pass side by side. There was a place suitable for grinding Flame Giants there.

They had to bypass this level eighty lord, Flame Giant, first.

Seeing the Flame Giant walking in the distance, Xie Yao stopped and hid in a corner.

"Nie Yan, what do we do now?" Xie Yao asked.

"Use stealth potions, follow me." Nie Yan said, entering a stealth state and groping forward.

After hearing Nie Yan's words, Xie Yao took out the stealth potion and drank it down in one gulp. Her body also disappeared into the darkness.

"Your coordinates." Nie Yan said in the team chat. He needed to know Xie Yao's position so he could make arrangements.

Xie Yao sent her coordinates to Nie Yan.

"I'll lure it away," Nie Yan said, taking out the Headless Horseman Dolo's Repeating Crossbow from his backpack and shooting it towards the depths of the cave in the distance.

Swish, swish, swish, five arrows drew arcs in the air, making some noises in the depths of the cave when they landed.

The Flame Giant, which was wandering around, heard some noise, stopped, hesitated, and walked towards the source of the sound.

"Go together!" Nie Yan said nervously in the team chat. The two simultaneously quickened their pace.

Luring the Flame Giant away with crossbow arrows like this would probably cause the Flame Giant to walk away for a few seconds. A few seconds would be enough for them to pass.

Just as they were about to pass through here, Nie Yan's gaze locked onto the corner of the rock wall on the right. There were many Flame Stones piled up there. Flame Stones were just ordinary minerals. Even if they were thrown on the market, they would only be mid-level garbage worth one gold coin a piece. Nie Yan wouldn't care about them. What he noticed was that in the middle of the pile of Flame Stones, half-covered, was a red treasure chest.

It was unknown what material the treasure chest was made of. It was scorched red by the fire elements released by the Flame Stones and was releasing scorching heat.

Even though it was just a fleeting glance, Nie Yan could be sure that this treasure chest was at least dark gold! After opening so many treasure chests, Nie Yan's eyesight was still very accurate when it came to identifying the level of treasure chests.

When he passed through here in his previous life, Nie Yan had never found any treasure chests. It seemed that this treasure chest had already been opened by someone else back then.

In just a moment, the heavy footsteps of the Flame Giant came from afar. Nie Yan's expression changed. He had to leave quickly! Otherwise, if the Flame Giant came back and found them, they would be in danger.

Nie Yan and Xie Yao quickly swept towards the passage in the distance, avoiding the Flame Giant first. As for how to open the treasure chest, they could only plan later.

The two quickly disappeared into the darkness of the corner.

The Flame Giant walked back to the distance, looked around, and resumed its wandering state.

Nie Yan, who was in stealth in the shadows, discovered that the Flame Giant was only five yards away from the dark gold treasure chest. Unless the Flame Giant was killed, it would be impossible to open the treasure chest.