As Nie Yan carried Xie Yao upstairs like a princess, he heard the sound of vehicles coming in from the driveway . His father was home . He didn’t dare to mess around with his father present, and had Xie Yao return to her room to get dressed .
Large crates containing electronic appliances were being unloaded off a truck .
“Uncle is back . Should I go meet him . . . ?” Xie Yao asked after getting changed . Thinking of meeting Nie Yan’s father, she couldn’t help but become a little nervous .
Nie Yan shook his head . “No need . It’s not the right time . You staying at our villa is still a secret . Too many people knowing wouldn’t be good . It would take too long to explain the whole story to my father anyway . ”
Xie Yao nodded . She also didn’t want Nie Yan’s father thinking she was frivolous, staying in his home without prior consent .
Nie Yan knew now wasn’t the time to eat up Xie Yao .
“I’ll go meet my father . You stay here,” Nie Yan said before heading downstairs .
There were many workers in the living room busily at work, transporting the crates into the villa .
“What are these for?” Nie Yan asked his father, his curiosity piqued by the strangeness of this all .
Father Nie narrowed his eyes . Looking Nie Yan up and down, he chuckled, “Protective measures . We’re raising the security of the villa . ”
“Oh . ” Nie Yan sensed a special meaning behind his father’s words .
“Recently, we’ve signed off on a couple of business deals, including a partnership with the Dragonsoar and Glory Financial Groups . The Glory Financial Group plans to enter Conviction and wants our cooperation . They’re willing to support the War God Tribe, and they have high hopes for our future,” Father Nie smiled .
Hearing this, Nie Yan immediately knew this was the handiwork of Xie Jun . World Bloc was still a new organization . It was nowhere close to being on the same level as the likes of the Dragonsoar and Glory Financial Groups . For the Glory Financial Group to be willing to support the War God Tribe meant they were showing a great deal of face to World Bloc .
“Of course, this doesn’t mean we should lose our focus . You’re my son . I’ll always have your back, no matter what . Do whatever you think is necessary . Even if the sky collapses, your old man will be there to hold it up . I’ve already learned about everything that happened in the Moro River Banquet Hall, the words you spoke to the Xie Family . I’m proud of you . Never allow others to look down on you!” Father Nie brightly smiled .
Nie Yan realized Xie Jun had probably informed his father about the situation . He was deeply moved by his father’s words .
“I’ll call Xie Yao over to meet you,” Nie Yan said .
“No need, we’ll meet when the time is right . I’ve already had people investigate the young lady of the Xie Family . I’m satisfied . You’ve made quite the catch,” Father Nie laughed, patting Nie Yan on the shoulder .
The partnership between the Glory Financial Group and World Bloc was undoubtedly a boon for the Nie Family .
However, judging from Father Nie’s tone, it seemed he had no plans of becoming complacent . Face was something given to you, but honor was something you earned yourself . For World Bloc to truly become powerful, they couldn't simply rely on the charity of the Glory Financial Group .
Nie Yan wanted to turn the Nie Family into a genuine major financial group that didn’t lose out in the slightest to the likes of the Dragonsoar and Glory Financial Groups . He would also have to face the Century Financial Group one day . Regardless of the method, he was determined to take down Cao Xu .
Father Nie had people install the new security system in the villa . From start to finish he watched over their shoulders, ensuring no mistakes were made . He then hurried back to the company . It would be another late night .
Nie Yan and Xie Yao ate dinner before logging back into Conviction .
Nie Yan appeared in Calore . He had today panned out for the most part . He would leave Zhai Hao, Li Rui, and Liu Xuchen in the care of Bladelight’s team . It was fine since they often ran dungeons with newcomers during their free time . Given their strength, they could clear ordinary dungeons multiple times in the span of one or two short hours .
Xie Yao returned to Calore to stock up on consumables . She planned on visiting the Elemental City, Kavodin, to search for clues related to the Legendary-grade equipment set quest .
Nie Yan and Xie Yao happened to bump into each other near the Starry Night Potion Shop . She was dressed in blue and white robes with a striped pattern and carried a sapphire staff . The blue glow of the staff reflecting off her face made her appear especially lovely .
“Nie Yan, I’m about to head to Kavodin to do a quest . I’ll probably be busy the next few days . ”
“The Elemental City, Kavodin?” Nie Yan recalled several small guilds had popped up there recently . No guild had unified this city yet, so its current state was still fairly chaotic .
“Yeah, is there anything I need to know?” Xie Yao asked . When moving around in other cities, it was a good habit to avoid getting into conflicts as not to inconvenience the guild .
“Not really . Here, take these scrolls . They should come in handy when you’re in a bind . Also, here’s a couple of gemstones that boost Holy Damage . You should socket them into your equipment as soon as you can,” Nie Yan said .
“Thanks,” Xie Yao nodded .
Nie Yan gave her more than 20 scrolls . All of them were of high quality and could come in handy .
“Then, I’ll be off,” Xie Yao bid Nie Yan farewell .
“Have a safe trip!” Nie Yan kissed Xie Yao’s forehead .
Watching Xie Yao’s receding back, Nie Yan figured he should get busy too . He needed to break through and become a Shadow Dancer before anyone else . Only then could he become an invincible existence no one could hope to reach for .
Nie Yan recalled a certain item sold by the Great General Causton of the Temple of Light—Javelin Launcher . Many who focused on raising their military ranks in the previous timeline were familiar with this person . Once you reached a certain rank, you would be allowed to purchase items from Causton . He sold all sorts of standardized weapons and equipment . For example, once you became a 100-Man Commander, you would be allowed to purchase 100-Man Commander equipment for a fairly low price . A decent Gold and Dark Gold-grade piece of equipment only cost 10 gold . However, the equipment you purchase was bound to you and couldn’t be traded to others . If you no longer had any use for it, your only option was to sell it back to Causton . Of course, he only bought it back for a reduced price .
If you became a General or Great General, you could even purchase Sub Legendary and Legendary-grade equipment .
In the previous timeline, the highest military rank Nie Yan ever reached was 10,000-Man Commander . No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t advance to a General . It was too difficult, not something an ordinary person could achieve . 10,000-Man Commander was fairly easy to acquire, since Honour points accumulated pretty quickly . Going from 10,000-Man Commander to General, however, was extremely difficult . You would have to kill a certain number of opposing faction players every so many days . If you slacked off for only a moment, your Honour would plummet . Sometimes, when you were only a tiny bit away from advancing to a General, you’d go a few days without killing someone, and your Honour would fall right back to where it was at in the beginning . In the previous timeline, the number of players who demoted from General back to 10,000-Man Commander was numerous .
After becoming a 10,000-Man Commander, you could buy fairly good equipment from Causton . He sold all types of equipment, covering every level . The best were Dark Gold-grade . The Javelin Launcher was one of them .
Javelin Launchers were a famous high attack power ranged weapon . They had a maximum range of 200 meters . Warriors and Thieves could use them to deal with Mages . They were pretty useful . Their attack power was much higher than that of ordinary crossbows and bows . This item could only be used by 10,000-Man Commanders . Their only weakness was that they were easily evaded, and their accuracy was low . However, they were quite good for grinding mobs .
Nie Yan headed to the Temple of Light . Before long, he met with Great General Causton . This small giant was a Paladin . He still looked young, and appeared exactly as how he did before in the previous timeline .
“Greetings, Grand Scholar, how may I help you?” Causton asked .
“I’d like to buy some equipment . ”
A shop window filled with all sorts of dazzling equipment popped in front of Nie Yan’s eyes . He picked the 10,000-Man Commander section . He could further sort by equipment type, gloves, leg guards, chest armour, weapons, and so on .
Nie Yan picked the weapons section, then opened the page for Javelin Launchers .
Several dozen Javelin Launchers ranging from Level 10 to Level 120 were available for purchase . They were separated by every 10 levels . Nie Yan looked through the list . Every 50 Levels represented a clear jump in quality . He checked the stats of the Level 100 Javelin Launchers, Dark Gold-grade with 3,200 Attack Power . It could be shot once every five seconds . Meanwhile, the Level 90 Javelin Launcher only had 1600 Attack Power . It was quite the difference in quality .
Javelin Launchers could be socketed with two gems .
Nie Yan checked the prices of the Level 100 Javelin Launcher, 210 gold . This kind of price was dirt cheap for a Level 100 Dark Gold-grade ranged weapon .
Nie Yan bought it without batting an eye . Looking at the Javelin Launcher in his hands, it was shaped like a tube and filled with all sorts of complicated mechanisms and springs . This was something crafted by an Engineer . This little thing could shoot a javelin more than 200 meters!
Apart from the Javelin Launchers, Nie Yan looked at the javelins for sale . They were divided into five grades . The cheapest were 50 copper each and didn’t add any attack power . The most expensive were 2 gold each and increased attack power by 30% .
Nie Yan bought 150 stacks of the most expensive javelins without any hesitation, for a total of 3,000 javelin, spending 6,000 gold . These would be very useful in the near future!
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