Rebirth of the Thief Who Roamed The World - Chapter 375

Chapter 375

Chapter 375 - Preparations for Capturing an Intermediate Stronghold

Great Thief, this title bore the weight of Nie Yan’s past memories .

There were many Great Thief skills . Every player had their own unique understanding of these skills and would use them to different effect . Given that Nie Yan’s comprehension of the Thief class had grown a layer deeper, he would surely be a much deadlier Great Thief in this life .  

Nie Yan took out the Great Thief skill book he had previously looted to examine .

Great Thief skills generally carried the label of Freedom Skill . If used well, a player could display up to three times their normal combat strength; otherwise, they would be no different from regular skills .

Nie Yan learned the skill and glanced at his skill bar . Reverse Grip Backstab required Rage, which could be generated through combat .

Reverse Grip Backstab was a Combo Skill which built up combo points . The higher the combo, the more damage a Finisher Skill would deal .

Nie Yan would have to acquire the Combo and Finisher Skills for Great Thieves a step at a time . His skill bar would undergo a massive transformation in the time to come . Most regular skills would start being replaced by Freedom Skills while others could be upgraded to Freedom Skills through quests .

Nie Yan was excited to finally be a Great Thief again . There were many facets of the new class he was familiar with, while some would pose brand new challenges .

“Sir Devil Slayer, let me congratulate you once more on becoming a Great Thief . Here is your Medal of Honor . We hope you’ll bring glory to the Thief Association,” Pallot said in a formal tone .

Nie Yan accepted the Medal of Honor . It was crafted out of a dark metal with many mysterious engravings from the Era of Shared Governance . He examined its properties .

Phantom Assassination and Death Exemption were undoubtedly two powerful skills . Phantom Assassination was similar to Reverse Grip Backstab in the sense that it was also a Freedom Skill he would have to take the time for to properly master . Death Exemption wasn’t any less useful . It could save his life at a crucial moment .

Nie Yan equipped the Great Thief Medal of Honor .

“Sir Nirvana Flame, I wish you glory on your journey . ”

“Thank you, Sir Pallot,” Nie Yan said . He bid farewell to Pallot and left the Thief Association, deep in thought . It was crucial for him to master Great Thief skills if he wanted to grow . He would gather more Freedom Skills one by one and learn to use them skillfully . Only then would he become truly strong .

Nie Yan walked through the busy streets of Calore and headed to the auction house .

Draped in a large cloak, Nie Yan easily blended into the mass of people flowing down the street . He would attract too much attention without it .

Nie Yan happened to open the Super Trade Channel . The number of concurrent visitors had ballooned to more than 1,000,000 . Every day there was a frightening amount transactions . Thanks to the convenience of the Super Trade Channel, the auction houses in Calore saw a 70% increase in sales . His daily profit from the six auction houses under his control rose from just several thousand gold to over 30,000 gold .

Countless players were paying close attention to the Super Trade Channel for the off-chance Night Vision equipment were put up for sale again .

After a while, Nie Yan arrived at the auction house . He offloaded his final batch of Night Vision equipment, which was of even higher quality than the previous, into the marketplace . The auction house immediately erupted into a bidding frenzy, attracting the attention of every player in Calore . The rich players were frantically bidding over each item while the poor could only look on in envy, praying something within their range of affordability, like equipment with Night Vision +2 or +3, would appear .

The bidding frenzy drove Bloodlust Mad Blade crazy . He understood that all the profits generated from the Night Vision equipment would flow into Nie Yan’s pockets . Even with a conservative estimate, Nie Yan was set to make at least 400,000 gold . How was Bloodlust Blades to survive?

Nie Yan didn’t care . As long as Bloodlust Blades was standing, he would never take down the bounty!

Nie Yan made a trip to the guild office . The players there were smiling from ear to ear . There was nothing more satisfying than knowing their enemies were suffering .

Seeing Nie Yan walking in, all of them rushed up to greet him . His appearance sent waves through the entire office .

“Where’s Bladelight and them?” Nie Yan asked Guo Huai .

“They headed to the Nilan Colosseum like you asked . They’re preparing to clear the whole map . I estimate they’ll be back in about an hour,” Guo Huai replied .

“Alright . When they get back, let them know we’re going to capture an Intermediate Stronghold,” Nie Yan informed . He believed the time was ripe .

“Today?” Guo Huai asked in surprise . He originally wanted to wait a few more days .

“We won’t disturb the people who are in the middle of their class advancement quest . Those under Level 50 will level two or three times by participating in this expedition, much faster than levelling outside . Start looking for people . We need at least 5,000 players over Level 45,” Nie Yan instructed . Capturing an Intermediate Stronghold was a huge undertaking .

Nie Yan started making his preparations . He took out 60,000 gold to purchase a large amount of potions, scrolls, and various other consumables .

Violet Smoke sent over a batch of Magic Bombs . There were more than 6,000 Junior Magic Bombs and 1,000 Intermediate Magic Bombs . Intermediate Magic Bombs dealt 500 area-of-effect damage, and 300% bonus damage to Machine-type enemies .

All of Asskickers United stirred into action . Guo Huai started assembling players as the administrative team busily got to work, spreading Nie Yan’s words to the players of the guild .

When the players of Asskickers United levelling in the various maps surrounding Calore received word that Nie Yan was organizing a guild expedition, they immediately used their Return Scrolls without a second thought . Many abandoned their quests midway, and those who couldn’t contacted the guild higher-ups to let them know .

The transfer points in Calore lit up brilliantly as players from Asskickers United returned in large numbers . All of them rushed to the guild office . A crowd was slowly building outside the entrance as more and more players arrived . Guo Huai and the others were busily doing a headcount . Those who were marked down were told to gather in United City .

Nie Yan was giving orders in the guild office as he received reports from Guo Huai .

On the side, he was also receiving notifications from the auction houses .

The equipment Nie Yan listed up for sale today was the best out of the lot . Besides the Night Vision, the other properties were also good . Even without the Night Vision, they would be considered decent pieces of equipment . This sort of equipment was highly sought-after by high-end players .

Before long, Nie Yan received 510,000 gold, more than he expected . He had Ah Chen come over and take away 250,000 gold for the development of the War God Tribe . With this gold, they would have no funding issues for the time being . He also gave 50,000 gold each to Sapphire Shrine and Holy Empire . They had helped out a lot in the conflict with Bloodlust Blades .

Besides this, 60,000 gold was previously used to buy consumables .

Of the 510,000 gold only 100,000 gold remained, which Nie Yan planned to leave in the guild treasury for daily guild expenditures . With all his revenue sources combined, he made over 80,000 gold a day .  

Asskickers United currently had about 500,000 gold in the bank . Add this to the profits from the various virtual properties, lasting six or seven days was no problem . By then, Nie Yan would be back with more equipment from the Underworld to sell .

Asskickers United would have no funding issues in the foreseeable future . As for Bloodlust Blades, they were already running on fumes . How much longer they could last, no one knew .

After settling all these matters, Nie Yan relaxed . He glanced at his skill bar . He really had to find some time to master Reverse Grip Backstab and Phantom Assassination, or these two powerful skills would go to waste .

A while later, Bladelight and the others returned . There were over 500 players gathered outside the entrance of the guild office . All of them were either squad leaders or important figures in the guild . The rest of the players were already waiting on standby at United City .