Chapter 1 Unexpected Transaction

Nie Yan thought Cranston was some mysterious NPC who might give him a hidden quest, but he turned out to be a vendor!

What was even more depressing was that Nie Yan had been standing next to Cranston for so long, and Cranston hadn't said a word, waiting until he finished reciting the scripture before asking Nie Yan what he needed.

If someone dared to sell things like that in the real world, they'd definitely starve!

But then Nie Yan realized that there was a trigger condition. You had to listen to Cranston's rambling before you could buy anything from him.

Why hadn't he heard anyone mention this NPC in his past life?

An item window appeared in front of Nie Yan, with only three items in total. He glanced at them, and his eyes widened in shock. How could he be selling these things!

The first item in the inventory was a black crystal, like a piece of jet-black carbon, without any luster. But seeing its shape, Nie Yan's heart skipped a beat. It was a resurrection crystal!

Resurrection Crystal: Use this item to resurrect a dead pet. Limited to one use. Price: 200,000 gold coins.

The other two items were also impressive.

Dark Gem: After embedding this gem, arcane magic is amplified by 30%. Price: 200,000 gold coins.

The last item was a black giant egg. He didn't know what kind of pet it was, but judging from the shape of the egg, it was a high-level pet egg, and it should be extraordinary. The price was 500,000 gold coins.

These three items were not something ordinary people could afford. This was the discounted price after Nie Yan obtained the Scholar title. If ordinary players came here to buy them, they would definitely be more expensive.

"When I was young, I once killed a giant dragon, and these things were obtained at that time." Cranston rambled on about his youth.

Nie Yan wasn't very interested in Cranston's youthful stories. He quickly asked Guo Huai to transfer the money. No matter what, he had to buy these things first.

Before long, Nie Yan bought the three items, spending a total of 900,000 gold coins. It was a bit painful to see so much money disappear in the blink of an eye, but when he thought about it, these three items were worth the price. If he took them to the market, he might not be able to buy them even for 1.5 million gold coins.

Seeing that Nie Yan had bought the three items, Cranston continued, "After I killed the giant dragon, the father of this church gave me something, so that I could follow in the footsteps of the brave and strive to become a legend. But I failed his expectations, and in the end, I was mediocre and achieved nothing. Not long after, the father passed away, and I took his place, guarding this church. I'm getting old, and I always feel ashamed when I think about it. Respected brave one, would you be willing to fulfill an unfinished wish for me?"

Nie Yan's heart jumped. It was a quest!

"What would you like me to do?"

"This is a chain left by the father. It will guide you. If you decide to accept it, you must be prepared to accept the challenge." Cranston took out a silver-white, simple chain. It looked very ordinary, without any fancy embellishments.

System: Are you willing to accept Cranston's request?

As long as it was a quest, no matter how difficult, Nie Yan would definitely accept it. With his current strength, what quest couldn't he do? If he couldn't do it, no one else could! What would be the point of Faith setting up such a quest?

Yes!

Nie Yan confirmed without hesitation, and respectfully took the chain from Cranston's hand. A system prompt rang out.

System: You have accepted the quest, Following the Heart of a Brave.

Seeing this system prompt, Nie Yan's heart was shaken. Did this Heart of a Brave have anything to do with the Sacred Heart quest he had accepted before?

Thinking of this, Nie Yan felt a little confused, but after thinking about it, he decided to let it go. Whether it was the current Heart of a Brave or the Sacred Heart to save Kelo, they were both ethereal things to him right now, and he hadn't even seen a shadow of them yet. He'd think about it later.

This chain didn't have any attributes. Nie Yan tied it to his left hand, around his middle finger. Melee classes often had such a chain as an embellishment. It was said that some powerful chains absorbed a lot of bloody aura and became terrible cursed objects.

After putting on the chain, Nie Yan immediately felt a cool breath coming from the palm of his hand.

After Cranston issued the quest to Nie Yan, he seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant. He said in a weak voice, "Take it and follow in the footsteps of the brave. It will bring you magical power. I'm leaving. Give this money to my children, and then one day, like the father, dust to dust, earth to earth, I have nothing to miss in this world."

Cranston said goodbye to Nie Yan and walked towards the back of the church.

It seemed that the reason he didn't know about Cranston before was because Cranston disappeared after issuing the quest. So when he came to this church in his previous life, he never met Cranston and only saw an empty church.

Watching Cranston's figure gradually disappear around the corner of the door, Nie Yan retracted his gaze. He didn't know what clues he needed to trigger for the quest he had just received. He studied it for a while and decided to let it go. There were too many quests in the quest bar that he hadn't started or completed yet. He could only solve them one by one. There might be new quests in the future.

After waiting in the church for a while, he heard some fighting sounds coming from the direction of the town gate in the distance. Nie Yan stood up abruptly. The Ghost Princess Enna might have arrived!

Nie Yan walked out of the church door and used the skill on the Crawler Ring to quickly climb to the top of the church. He looked towards the direction of the town gate and was shocked by what he saw.

It was different from what he had imagined. He thought that the residents of Krasu Town, with the help of the town's defenses, should be able to defeat the Ghost Princess.

He saw the Ghost Princess Enna summoning a huge Iron Golem, which was five yards tall and made entirely of metal. It was covered with spikes, like a giant beast. It stood in front of the Ghost Princess Enna and walked forward step by step, the ground shaking violently.

The women in the town screamed in fear, and the men took up their weapons. Some people were operating giant crossbows to shoot at the Iron Golem.

But their attacks were ineffective. The Iron Golem raised its giant fist and smashed it down on the fence. With a bang, one corner of the fence turned into ruins, and several town residents screamed miserably and fell to the ground.

The Iron Golem wreaked havoc, destroying the defenses at the town gate and killing one town resident after another.

The Ghost Princess Enna waved her staff and resurrected the dead town residents into one puppet after another. The number of puppets around her grew, and they began a one-sided massacre of Krasu Town.

Some players didn't have time to escape and were killed by the rushing Ghost Puppets.

Nie Yan was caught off guard by this situation. It seemed that the strength of the mutated lord was far beyond Nie Yan's imagination.

System: Krasu Town is under attack. Requesting player support.

System: Krasu Town is under attack. Requesting player support.

One red system prompt after another lit up in the system prompt bars of players throughout the entire Carol City.

Nie Yan didn't expect that such a thing would alarm the players in the entire Carol City. He wondered what the final outcome of the war in Krasu Town would be.

After receiving this system prompt, the players in Carol City started discussing it. Some decided to wait and see, while others were afraid that the good stuff would be snatched away, and they all teleported to Krasu Town. In addition to the Niu Ren Tribe and the Holy Roman Empire, there were at least fifty large and small guilds in Carol City. Although they were not significant, they all began to organize teams when they heard this system prompt. In their minds, it was easiest to get some advantages in such situations.

At the teleportation point in Krasu Town, streaks of white light flashed, and groups of players appeared here. Some were even from other cities who were doing quests in Carol City and rushed over after hearing the system prompt.

These players surged towards the town gate, and a melee began. Thousands of players gathered together, and their strength was quite strong.

Looking at the players constantly appearing in the teleportation gate in the distance, Nie Yan opened his mouth. He didn't expect things to turn out like this, turning into a war between the players and the Ghost Princess Enna.

Guo Huai received the news and immediately sent a message to Nie Yan, asking, "Krasu Town is being attacked by monsters. Do we want to go over and grab some glory points?"

Nie Yan didn't expect Guo Huai to have this idea too. Nie Yan smiled wryly. Guo Huai didn't know that the war in Krasu Town was caused by him.

"Wait a minute. I'm in Krasu Town right now. Let me see what's going on," Nie Yan said. It seemed that it would be difficult for the players to kill the Ghost Princess Enna. After all, she was a Level 100 mutated lord.

"How come you're there?" Guo Huai asked in surprise.

"I'm the one who caused this," Nie Yan said, and summarized the cause and effect of the matter.

"I see. It's said that Krasu Town is very lively. Some of our old opponents have gone, including Blood Fiend and some people from Angel Corps, and even Divine Sword and the Dark Empire have participated," Guo Huai said. It was a mixed bag. Since it was easier to travel between cities, many players from various guilds were doing quests and leveling up in Carol City. It wasn't surprising that the Niu Ren Tribe also had a lot of players going to other people's bases to join in the fun.

"I'll go meet them. Let Dao Guang and the others continue exploring the Griffon Woodland and ignore this place," Nie Yan said. Even if the people from the Niu Ren Tribe came here, they wouldn't get much benefit. There was nothing to gain here. He alone was enough here.

Nie Yan saw a thousand-man group appearing in the direction of the teleportation array and gathering there, then heading towards the town gate.

His gaze searched the crowd and found several familiar figures. It was Blood Fiend and his gang! Blood Fiend's thieves were gathered together, discussing something. They all entered stealth mode.

As a thief himself, Nie Yan knew them better. When monsters attacked the town, they could never be absent. They wouldn't participate in killing the Ghost Princess Enna, but if the Ghost Princess Enna was killed, they would definitely be among those who rushed up to grab the equipment. Thieves had a natural advantage in grabbing equipment.

Outside the town, a large group of players had gathered. Some were surrounding the Ghost Princess Enna, some were dealing with the Iron Golem, and some were dealing with the Ghost Puppets summoned by the Ghost Princess. Although the scene was a bit chaotic, the division of labor was clear.

Anyone who participated in attacking these monsters could get glory points, so the players were very active.

These players were at least Level 70 or so, and their combat power was quite strong. Those low-level players didn't dare to come to such a high-level map like Krasu Town.

Dense magic exploded, and the players suffered heavy casualties, but there were still some results. Some players killed some Ghost Puppets, and the Ghost Puppets dropped good equipment and a lot of top-quality gems, which immediately caused a frenzy among the players. The scene became crazy.

"Awesome, I grabbed Level 90 Dark Gold equipment!"

"I grabbed a Flame Gem!"

Some players shouted excitedly, further fueling the players' madness.

"Everyone, kill that Iron Golem and Ghost Princess Enna. They'll drop at least Sub-Legendary and Legendary equipment!"

These players were in high spirits, and groups of warriors rushed towards the Ghost Princess Enna. The Ghost Princess Enna waved her staff, and a frost swept out, covering an area of fifty yards around. A group of warriors were instantly frozen.

"Damn, I'm frozen. I can't move!"

"Mages, magic attacks! Priests, Paladins, use Warmth!"

In the center of the crowd, a warrior wearing silver-white armor was commanding about two or three thousand people nearby. They launched an orderly attack on the Ghost Princess. Seeing this figure, Nie Yan raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect to meet an acquaintance, the Starry Night Brilliance he hadn't seen for a long time.

In this life, his acquaintance with Starry Night Brilliance was due to the treasure-grabbing incident when the Order Guardian attacked the village.

It seemed that he could never be absent from such lively events as grabbing bosses!

When he first met Starry Night Brilliance, Nie Yan was still an unknown casual player. Now, he was already the president of the largest guild in Carol City, and he had reached a level that Starry Night Brilliance could only look up to. It was estimated that Starry Night Brilliance himself would marvel at the magic of fate.

Starry Night Brilliance's Holy Brilliance Temple had made some significant progress, but in the entire Carol City, it could only be considered mid-to-upper level, and it was not comparable to the behemoth that was the Niu Ren Tribe. Because he and Nie Yan and Awakened Fox had some friendship, they maintained a good relationship with the Niu Ren Tribe and the Holy Roman Empire.

Let's go get some glory too, and by the way, meet Blood Fiend and his gang and see some old friends, Nie Yan thought, and jumped down from the top of the church.

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