Chapter 166 Golden Treasure Chest

Nie Yan became a prolific chest opener, dealing mostly with chests level thirty and below. Most were ordinary or silver-grade treasure chests, and he rarely encountered golden treasure chests, let alone dark gold ones. Even so, many of the items he got were still pretty good. What excited him the most were a few recipes, because in his eyes, each recipe meant a steady stream of money.

He himself didn't have a large demand for potions, but he still used a lot. Those monster-grinding groups consumed quite a few potions to increase their leveling speed or to deal with stronger monsters. If the average player in Calore used one potion per day, and 60% of those potions came from Starry Night Pharmacy, how much trading volume would that generate? No wonder Starry Night Pharmacy couldn't accommodate the growing number of customers even with constant upgrades and expansions. Nie Yan was already planning to open several branch stores.

With the high-end potion recipes Nie Yan had obtained, the development of Starry Night Pharmacy would be extremely beneficial.

After opening treasure chests for a day, Nie Yan's lockpicking skill proficiency reached 67 points. This was quite fast. Once his skill proficiency reached 100, he could go to high-level maps.

He glanced at the level rankings. Tang Yao, who had just reached Level 26, was gradually losing momentum. The experience bonus from grinding Scaled Frogs was already quite low. Po Tian was still catching up fiercely, but it would take at least two more days for him to catch up to Tang Yao.

"Let Tang Yao grind Scaled Frogs for two more days," Nie Yan thought, as he headed towards the Light Monastery.

The Light Monastery was a remnant from the Co-Governance Era. During the Dark Age, the Light Monastery was an important force for humanity against the Dragon race. In its two thousand years of history, countless Dragons were purified by the Light Monastery. Later, for some unknown reason, the Light Monastery was abandoned and became a stronghold for bandits.

As a Level 30 map, the humanoid monsters inside were quite difficult to deal with, but for the sake of the Chapter of Justice, Nie Yan had to go and take a look.

If he collected all six Chapters of Order, after synthesizing them, the first volume of the Chapter of Order would be directly bound, and he would no longer have to worry about losing the Chapters of Order he had on hand.

Nie Yan passed through a pile of rubble. In the distance, on a hillside, a golden shimmer flashed in the sunlight.

Nie Yan's heart skipped a beat. It should be a golden treasure chest!

So far, he had opened forty or fifty treasure chests, and only one or two of them were golden treasure chests. The items inside were all very valuable.

This area was a Level 25 map, so the items inside the golden treasure chest should at least be Level 25 gold-grade items.

Nie Yan rushed towards the hillside. The mountain path was rugged, and it was very difficult for ordinary players to traverse, but it was not difficult for Nie Yan. His jump, balance, and agility attributes were all very high. He leaped and flew across the hillside, as if walking on flat ground.

He jumped and climbed among the rocks for dozens of yards, encountering a steep cliff face. Nie Yan used the skill on the Creeper Ring, and like a gecko, quickly climbed to the top of the cliff.

The golden treasure chest was close at hand!

"Another golden treasure chest is mine," Nie Yan thought as he walked towards the golden treasure chest. A strange feeling rose from the bottom of his heart. His heart trembled. There was a Thief!

His keen senses allowed him to quickly determine the other person's direction. His pupils were quickly covered in bloodshot veins, turning into a pair of blood-red eyes.

True Sight!

His powerful vision scanned the surroundings, but he still didn't find the other person!

True Sight only had a certain probability of seeing through the other person's stealth. It could also fail.

As True Sight faded, Nie Yan carefully watched the movements of the surrounding grass and trees, but he didn't dare to open the golden treasure chest. Opening a golden treasure chest required a certain amount of time. If a Thief were to strike him in the back, he would definitely be finished.

Being able to come to a Level 25 map to loot treasure chests, this Thief was definitely not an ordinary player. He must be an expert.

Ordinary players mostly congregated in low-level maps. Only experts dared to enter high-level maps.

Nie Yan entered Stealth, also disappearing from sight.

Luo Nan de Qingwa was a professional player. Although he wasn't ranked very high on the professional player rankings, he was still a well-known figure. The professional player rankings weren't just based on PK skills. One also needed to have strong strength, such as a guild, financial resources, and so on. Ai Qing Sha Shang and Ban Xing de Hu Li were both on the list, but as a free player without a studio, Luo Nan de Qingwa could only be ranked in the two hundreds. However, in terms of skill, he could be ranked in the top ten. This guy was very good at PK.

In his previous gaming experiences, Luo Nan de Qingwa had always chosen Thief-like roles, and looting treasure chests was his special hobby. Going to high-level maps to open treasure chests was both exciting and challenging. The items he obtained from opening treasure chests were sold for money to earn a little income. This was Luo Nan de Qingwa's happy life. Many people were willing to spend real money to buy high-level equipment from Luo Nan de Qingwa, including some guild leaders. The equipment that came out of Luo Nan de Qingwa's hands was of very high quality.

Luo Nan de Qingwa had rarely seen anyone who could survive in a Level 25 map. They were usually in teams.

He was about to open the golden treasure chest on the other side when he discovered a Thief flying up from the cliff below. He widened his eyes, "Damn, that works too? Isn't that a cliff? How did he get up there?"

"He's a treasure chest looter. It's not easy to make a living, and I even ran into someone stealing my business," Luo Nan de Qingwa thought depressedly. Moreover, the other person was scaling cliffs and walking on flat ground. His equipment was so advanced.

He was thinking about whether he should snatch the golden treasure chest or retreat.

In the distance, the golden treasure chest was shining brightly! Most of the treasure chests he had opened so far were ordinary or silver-grade. He had encountered a few low-level golden treasure chests, but a Level 25 golden treasure chest was a blatant temptation!

Murder and robbery? Luo Nan de Qingwa was startled by his own thoughts. He scratched his head in annoyance. "I'm just trying to make a living. There's no need to be so bloody."

However, he was a little unwilling to watch the golden treasure chest being opened by someone else.

As he hesitated and struggled, the eyes of the Nie Yan on the other side radiated a divine light, sharp enough to see through everything.

Luo Nan de Qingwa's heart tightened. He quickly held his breath and used Etherealization, instantly increasing his stealth ability by more than 30 points, lasting for about two minutes.

The Thief on the other side didn't seem to see him, but he definitely sensed his approximate location. Gradually, the Thief on the other side slowly disappeared. That Thief also stealthed! Luo Nan de Qingwa stared intently, but still couldn't find any trace of the Thief.

A strong sense of crisis made him clearly know that the other person had not gone far.

He couldn't sense the other person's location, but the other person's perception ability made him feel terrified.

"Where did this guy come from? He's so awesome," Luo Nan de Qingwa raised an eyebrow, and a hint of wanting to compete with the other person arose in his heart. So far, he had rarely encountered an opponent. He glanced at his own skills. Even if he was at a disadvantage, there was absolutely no problem in running away.

"The winner gets to open the golden treasure chest!"

Nie Yan sensed the Thief's direction. He glanced at his backpack. There were two Reveal Dusts in his backpack. If he used Reveal Dust, he would definitely be able to detect the other person's location. But he didn't want to waste such a rare item here.

If he didn't use it, it would be really difficult to find the other person's trace!

Just then, Luo Nan de Qingwa shook off a scroll, and a burst of light bloomed.

Nie Yan's heart was startled. It was a Radiance Bloom Scroll.

Radiance Bloom had the effect of revealing the stealth of Thieves within Level 20. It was a beginner scroll, worth about one silver coin. He could occasionally find one or two of them when opening treasure chests in low-level maps.

Under the strong light, Nie Yan's shadow was reflected on the ground.

A figure pounced towards Nie Yan's back, the dagger in his hand stabbing towards the back of his head. Muffle!

Nie Yan discovered that the other person was about to attack him. He dodged to the side, and the sharp edge of the dagger brushed past his ear. The green dagger was flashing with a bewitching luster. It was a poisoned dagger!

Fortunately, he wasn't hit!

Nie Yan quickly turned and circled behind Luo Nan de Qingwa. He used a Terrify followed by a Muffle. The dagger was as fast as lightning. In at most one or two seconds, his opponent would die under his dagger.

Discovering that Nie Yan had circled behind him, Luo Nan de Qingwa originally wanted to use Whirlwind Strike to give Nie Yan a painful blow, but the Whirlwind Strike was interrupted halfway through. He felt stiff and unable to move. What kind of skill was this! He was startled. He had never heard of a Thief having such a skill. He was about to be stunned by Nie Yan. At the critical moment, he activated the Shadow Cloak skill on his cloak.

Invincible for two seconds!

With a clang, Nie Yan's attack was ineffective.

Taking advantage of this moment, Luo Nan de Qingwa's right-hand dagger used a Stun, stabbing towards Nie Yan's forehead.

Nie Yan's dagger parried, blocking his attack without missing a beat. The dagger in his hand, like a spirit snake, stabbed towards his head.

In the blink of an eye, the dagger was already close at hand.

So fast! Luo Nan de Qingwa activated Evasion, reflexively dodging Nie Yan's Stun.

Miss!

The Stun missed.

Luo Nan de Qingwa used an Acceleration Scroll and quickly retreated. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. This guy's movements were so fast. He was always one step ahead of him, forcing him to passively respond. The final Evasion skill only had a certain probability of dodging the opponent's attack. Fortunately, it was a miss. If he had been a little unluckier...

Luo Nan de Qingwa couldn't imagine it.

At his current level, he already had quite a few skills, but he didn't expect Nie Yan to have even more than him.

After only a brief contact, Luo Nan de Qingwa knew that this guy was not someone he could deal with, so he quickly retreated. It wasn't worth it to sacrifice himself for a golden treasure chest.

Seeing that his opponent had retreated dozens of yards away, Nie Yan didn't continue to pursue. It was just for a golden treasure chest. There was no need to fight to the death.