Chapter 1224 Showdown

"The Mages Alliance and the Sacred Guardians won't give us a moment's peace, so we won't let them have it easy either. We'll slaughter them until they retreat at the sight of Niuren Tribe members!" Nie Yan said in a cold voice.

Hearing Nie Yan's words, the war hawks below immediately had their blood ignited. The Niuren Tribe had been recuperating for a long time and hadn't fought a battle in ages. They felt their bones were about to rust. Nie Yan had decided to wage war against the Mages Alliance and the Sacred Guardians.

"Boss Nie Yan, give the order!"

The players below shouted.

Nie Yan turned to look at Can爛 Dao Guang and the others. "You guys find thirty people and go grind an Level 80 Lord. Quickly seize the Hilton Fortress's land deed. Leave the matters between the Mages Alliance, Sacred Guardians, and us to me."

Can爛 Dao Guang pondered for a moment, then understood Nie Yan's plan. Nie Yan would tie down the Mages Alliance and Sacred Guardians, allowing them to grind Hilton Fortress's contribution points. With enough contribution points, they could purchase the Hilton Fortress's land deed.

The war could be put on hold, but seizing Hilton Fortress's land deed was of utmost urgency!

If the land deed was snatched up by other guilds, the Niuren Tribe would lose a large amount of future income, an immeasurable loss.

"Alright, be careful," Can爛 Dao Guang nodded.

"It's best to bring thirty top-tier members. This trip must be kept secret," Nie Yan said. If the Mages Alliance and Sacred Guardians learned of Can爛 Dao Guang and the others' movements, who knew what tricks they might pull.

"Understood."

Can爛 Dao Guang and the thirty others were too few in number to deal with an Level 90 Lord, but they were more than enough to handle an Level 80 Lord. Too many people in the group would make it easier to be discovered.

Can爛 Dao Guang and the others entered the inner room of the villa and quietly departed through a side door. They had to first shake off the Mages Alliance and Sacred Guardians' people tailing them near the villa, then leave the city.

After Can爛 Dao Guang left, Nie Yan began organizing the team.

"Guo Huai, what's the Mages Alliance and Sacred Guardians' movements?" Nie Yan asked. If the Mages Alliance and Sacred Guardians dared to leave the city, he wouldn't hold back.

"The Mages Alliance and Sacred Guardians are resting in Hilton Fortress, they shouldn't be leaving the city for now. I've already sent people to keep an eye on them. I'll report any news to you immediately," Guo Huai said.

"Okay." Nie Yan nodded. The Mages Alliance and Sacred Guardians had also suffered heavy losses this time, so they probably wouldn't dare to leave the city easily. In any case, the Niuren Tribe's players also needed to rest, so they would wait for now. Nie Yan wondered if he should go meet with Kuang Fa? If a conflict broke out inside Hilton Fortress, the Niuren Tribe would definitely have the advantage, because his status was second only to the governor! "Investigate Kuang Fa's location for me!"

"Understood," Guo Huai replied. He had arranged many informants in Hilton Fortress, so finding out Kuang Fa's location would be very simple.

"How many Frost Ironclad Catapults does our guild have?" Nie Yan asked. If they had accumulated enough of those powerful super weapons, he was prepared to put them into battle.

In the Battle of Nisode City, the Frost Ironclad Catapults had displayed astonishing power. Three of them had suppressed the Tuoba Family so much that they couldn't breathe, forcing them to abandon several fortresses. With the fortresses gone, the decline of the Tuoba Family's several guilds was already doomed.

If he wanted to deal with the Mages Alliance and Sacred Guardians, three Frost Ironclad Catapults wouldn't be enough. The Mages Alliance and Sacred Guardians had definitely developed some new technologies as well. One of Nie Yan's three slaves, Delphinia, had helped him replicate two blueprints for the Frost Ironclad Catapult. Three teams of production professions were constantly rushing to produce them, so they should have accumulated a number of them already.

"Currently, we have twenty-one Frost Ironclad Catapults. Three are in the War God Tribe, five are in the Mad Rogue Alliance, and the rest are all in Cripps Fortress," Guo Huai said. Nie Yan asking about this definitely had a deeper meaning, so he asked, "Are you planning to attack the Mages Alliance and Sacred Guardians? But it will take at least five days to transport our Frost Ironclad Catapults there. If the Mages Alliance and Sacred Guardians intercept us on the way, it will be difficult to ensure there are no losses. They might have found a way to deal with the Ironclad Catapults. I just got the news that the Mages Alliance's guild main city already has fifteen Ironclad Catapults."

Nie Yan was silent for a moment. The cities where the Mages Alliance and Sacred Guardians were located were too far from Carol City. With mounts generally at a low level and flying mounts not yet widespread, such a distance was really frustrating.

"If we use the fastest carriages to pull the Frost Ironclad Catapults, how long would it take?" Nie Yan asked.

"Using carriages could probably shorten the time to three days, but making carriages would be a huge expense," Guo Huai said with some difficulty. If they really went to war with the Mages Alliance, the outcome was uncertain. Such a long distance would make it difficult for the Niuren Tribe to gain an advantage.

"How much would it cost approximately?"

"One million gold coins," Guo Huai calculated.

Nie Yan weighed the options for a moment. One million gold coins to increase the mobility of so many Frost Ironclad Catapults was definitely worth it, he said, "One million gold coins it is, we can afford it. Sell some gems and gather the money to build the carriages immediately!"

The siege equipment workshop in Cripps Fortress could directly manufacture the carriages without needing any blueprints, as long as they invested a certain amount of money.

The war with the Mages Alliance and Sacred Guardians was bound to happen sooner or later. The Niuren Tribe had developed to a certain extent, managing Carol City like an iron bucket, and it also had the Holy Roman Empire, the Garan Divine Temple, the Radiant Sacred Flame, the Mad Rogue Alliance, and the War God Tribe as its branch guilds. It definitely had the capital to fight with the Mages Alliance and Sacred Guardians. Even if they couldn't wipe out the Mages Alliance, they could still make them suffer.

Preparations for the war were already underway.

"Recently, Li Rui has been trying to find you. I told him you were in Hilton Fortress," Guo Huai suddenly said.

"Li Rui is looking for me? What's the matter?" Nie Yan asked in confusion. In order to avoid being disturbed while leveling, only Guo Huai, Dao Guang, and Xie Yao could directly contact him in the entire Niuren Tribe, so Li Rui couldn't directly message Nie Yan.

"I don't know, it shouldn't be anything important," Guo Huai said. In the Niuren Tribe's system, Li Rui was just a small squad leader. Zhai Hao and others who had joined the Niuren Tribe with Li Rui had already entered the upper echelons of the Niuren Tribe through their own efforts, so Guo Huai didn't have much affection for Li Rui, because Li Rui was too mediocre. If it wasn't because Li Rui was Nie Yan's classmate, he wouldn't even be able to be a small squad leader.

"Then tell him to wait for now," Nie Yan said. After thinking about it, Li Rui looking for him shouldn't be anything important. "How has Li Rui been lately?"

"Li Rui's talent is not good. We spent a lot of manpower to train him, letting top-tier members guide him, but rotten wood cannot be carved. His skills haven't improved much. Zhai Hao and Liu Chenxu have already entered the leadership, but he is still just a small squad leader. He's probably feeling unbalanced and wants to ask you to put in a good word for him," Guo Huai said. He had some prejudice against Li Rui.

"I'll talk to him when I get back," Nie Yan said. If Li Rui's skills were really not good enough to convince the public, it would be difficult to convince the public if he forcibly promoted Li Rui. Actually, being a small squad leader in the Niuren Tribe was already pretty good.

Since Nie Yan said so, Guo Huai didn't say anything more and prepared to reply to Li Rui.

"I've found Kuang Fa's location. He's currently in Christine's Pharmacy," Guo Huai said after looking at the message he had just received.

Christine's Pharmacy was the only NPC pharmacy in Hilton Fortress. The items sold there were extremely expensive, more than 30% higher than the prices of various potions on the market. Currently, there were only two pharmacies in Hilton Fortress, one was Christine's Pharmacy and the other was Starry Sky Pharmacy. Kuang Fa didn't want to lose face by going to Starry Sky Pharmacy to replenish his potions, so he could naturally only go to Christine's Pharmacy.

Christine's Pharmacy was only two hundred yards away from this villa, a one- or two-minute walk.

"Boss, is there any movement from the Mages Alliance? When will we strike?" Chanson of the Knight next to him asked.

"The Mages Alliance and Sacred Guardians are still increasing their supplies in Hilton Fortress. They'll have to leave the city sooner or later. I'll go meet with Kuang Fa, you guys wait here for the people from Carol City to come over," Nie Yan said. Only after receiving the equipment transported from there could the Niuren Tribe's players recover their combat power.

Nie Yan looked at Xie Yao beside him and said, "Let's go together."

"Okay," Xie Yao replied quietly.

Nie Yan and Xie Yao walked out of the villa together and headed in the direction of Christine's Pharmacy, which was just a one-story building, somewhat dilapidated and inconspicuous.

Nie Yan and Xie Yao, who had come out of the villa, immediately attracted the attention of the Mages Alliance and Sacred Guardians' people who were responsible for tailing them nearby.

Nie Yan glanced at the players around him who were pretending to be nonchalant and sneered in his heart. These people had probably already notified Kuang Fa.

He and Xie Yao walked leisurely, chatting as they went, very relaxed.

At this time, Kuang Fa, who was inside Christine's Pharmacy, learned that Nie Yan was coming and asked the player next to him, "How many people did Kuang Zei Nie Yan bring?"

"Only him and Yao Yao," the player next to him replied. This was the news reported by the people who were tailing them.

Kuang Fa frowned. What was Kuang Zei Nie Yan planning? Those who come with good intentions don't come, and those who come with bad intentions do. Kuang Zei Nie Yan was coming to find him, so he definitely had ulterior motives. He thought of Po Tian earlier and secretly warned himself that he must be careful later and not follow in Po Tian's footsteps.

As for leaving here, Kuang Fa didn't think about it. If he saw Kuang Zei Nie Yan and ran away like a mouse seeing a cat, he would be laughed at.