Nie Yan took a relatively remote path to avoid the two from before as he galloped toward the Silent Gulf on his Faulkner Warhorse .
About six minutes later, Nie Yan arrived on top of a hill . He could already see the water of the beautiful gulf on the other side of the ravine .
A picturesque landscape, the bay resembled a gentle maiden . As the wind blew past, rolling waves clashed against the rocks, spraying white foam into the air . Three large islands poked out of the water, lush with exuberant plantlife and trees .
Venita was on one of these three islands . As for which one, Nie Yan had already forgotten .
After recalling his Faulkner Warhorse, he started running down the hill and towards the distant gulf .
Reaching the coast, Nie Yan thought for a moment . He decided that swimming over was still the better option . Large flying creatures frequently roamed the skies above the Silent Gulf . Sometimes even powerful dragons appeared . In comparison, the water was much safer . In the previous timeline, players generally opted to swim for the three islands .
It was rumoured the Silent Gulf contained two Violet Gold Ore Deposits . However, Nie Yan had no idea where they would be located . If he happened to find them, he could have Guo Huai dispatch a team here to mine them .
As Engineering and other metalworking industries grew with each passing day, Asskickers United’s demand for metals became larger and larger . So, they needed to continue finding more ore deposits, especially high quality ones like Violet Gold .
Nie Yan dove into the water and started swimming forward .
After a few minutes, Nie Yan activated his underwater breathing skill, then dived down toward the depths of the gulf .
Nie Yan entered a dark and beautiful underwater world, where rays of sunlight pierced through the water’s surface and shone down below, glimmering and sparkling . From time to time, large shoals of fish swam by . The climate of the Silent Gulf was warm . Due to the shallow waters, there were few predators . So, it was perfect for these types of creatures .
The monsters that spawned here were Level 70 Electric Rays . They were fairly gentle creatures . As long as you didn’t attack them, they wouldn’t attack you, even if you swam up right in front of them .
Electric Rays swam by one after another . Nie Yan didn’t bother attacking them . At his current level, killing them would net him next to no experience . He would only be wasting his time .
Nie Yan occasionally reached out his hand to touch these peculiar creatures . They would shake their long tails and nimbly swim away .
To his east was an island . Nie Yan quickly swam in that direction .
After 10 minutes, Nie Yan had already swam pretty deep . He was only 100 meters from the sea floor . Suddenly, he saw a golden flash in the distance . His heart trembled . What was that?
This large golden light was swimming around .
Nie Yan recalled the Golden Electric Eel he killed when he was at a lower level . Could this be a golden creature?
“Let’s check it out first . . . ” Nie Yan muttered to himself . Golden creatures were usually mild tempered . As long as he didn’t attack it, it wouldn’t attack him either .
Nie Yan immediately chased after the golden light, swimming closer and closer . His eyes widened in shock when he could finally make out its appearance . This creature was enormous!
It was probably a fish . At about 10 meters in size it resembled a giant whale with golden scales . Its entire body was golden and sparkled with a brilliant radiance . Its soft and flexible fins swayed back and forth gently .
When Nie Yan swam within 60 meters of it, he got noticed . It turned around, blowing out a stream of bubbles from its mouth, and swam toward him .
Nie Yan tried to turn around and flee . However, every movement seemed to become more cumbersome than the last . Not good!
A powerful pressure swept over Nie Yan, preventing him from moving . He sensed enormous danger . If this creature attacked him, he wouldn’t have any chance to retaliate at all . “Dammit!” He tried to break free, but his struggling was futile .
This golden creature swam around Nie Yan, observing him . After a while, it eventually lost interest, turned around, and swam toward the greater depths .
As the immense pressure disappeared, Nie Yan finally regained control of his body . Golden creatures were generally non-aggressive and wouldn’t go out of their way to attack players . It was good that this was the case, or else he would’ve been dead .
Seeing the golden fish swimming away, Nie Yan inspected it with Transcendent Insight .
Gold Dragonfish (Special): Level 120
It was a Level 120 golden creature . No wonder it was so powerful!
A Level 120 golden creature was even stronger than a Level 180 Elite . Nie Yan was absolutely no match for it in his current state .
It was actually the Gold Dragonfish!?
Nie Yan suddenly recalled several videos that went viral in the previous timeline, all of which were related to the Gold Dragonfish . This monster always roamed around the vicinity of the Silent Gulf . Back then, when players had reached Level 100, Radiant Sacred Flame started eyeing it . They organized a Level 120 2,000-player expedition team, equipped them with the best gear available, and provided them with all sorts of underwater breathing items and potions . Their preparations were flawless, believing they could kill the Gold Dragonfish . However, they suffered a crushing defeat . Of the 2,000 players sent out, only 50 escaped with their lives .
At that time, Nie Yan had also watched the videos . The Gold Dragonfish’s strength left players speechless . More than 200 fully armed Fighters were wiped out in the short span of five seconds . What happened after could only be described as a one-sided massacre . After that incident, no one dared to challenge the Gold Dragonfish for a long time .
Later on, Victorious Return, Radiant Sacred Flame, and Bloodlust Blades mobilized five Champions, more than 30 other Master class players, and 3,000 players to challenge the Gold Dragonfish . After taking down this monster, it was rumoured that its corpse was turned into the Dragonfish Sword; quietly swimming through the water’s depths, shining with an unfathomable golden radiance . In history, the Dragonfish Sword was not the slightest bit inferior to a godly weapon like Zennarde’s Sword . Its wielder was the leader of the giant race, Kroth, who once led the war against the dragon race .
A price couldn’t be put on this kind of godly weapon . Just like Zennarde’s Sword, these sorts of weapons were permanently bound once equipped .
In the end, the Dragonfish Sword went to a Champion in Radiant Sacred Flame called Windblade . It was a weapon made for killing, cutting down people like chopping vegetables . It was rumoured that after receiving the Dragonfish Sword, Windblade’s damage doubled . From then on, he had no problems holding aggro .
In the previous timeline, Windblade was one of the most famous Fighters out there . But at present, though he was still an influential figure in Radiant Sacred Flame, he was overshadowed by players like Bladelight, Lofty Shadow, and several others .
When Asskickers United grew powerful enough, Nie Yan planned to bring an expedition team here to kill the Gold Dragonfish . He definitely couldn’t miss out on the opportunity to obtain a godly weapon like the Dragonfish Sword .
The Dragonfish Sword was a shortsword, so it was most suited for Fighters . For a Fighter, a better weapon didn’t only mean they would deal more damage, but they would also have an easier time holding a boss’ aggro . Like this, they could more easily ensure the safety of their team . If you were to place the Dragonfish Sword on the marketplace, it would probably sell for much higher than Zennarde’s Sword .
Seeing the Gold Dragonfish swimming away, Nie Yan turned around and swam in a different direction . In any case, it would always be lingering around the Silent Gulf . He didn’t have to worry about it swimming away . Even so, the Silent Gulf was quite large . Even finding something as large as the Gold Dragonfish would be difficult .
Nie Yan finally arrived at an island a while later . He came out of the water and headed for the beach . Seeing humanoid figures with sharp barbs growing all over their bodies moving around in the distance, he quickly entered stealth .
The island wasn’t nearly as safe as the water . The monsters that spawned here were Level 120 Iron Barbed Murlocs . They were extremely powerful . The most annoying aspect about them was that they were immune to physical damage . Encountering such monsters, Nie Yan could only take the long way around them .
After searching around for a while, Nie Yan failed to find Dragon Girl Venita . He went back into the water and headed for another island . During this time, he discovered a Violet Gold vein . It just happened to be located between the two islands . He quickly recorded down the coordinates .
This Violet Gold Vein stretched out for about 400 meters . There were glimmering Violet Gold ores both large and small dotted all over the reef . It was almost like looking at the starry night sky .
The seamonsters here were all docile . This was the perfect place for Miners . Even a Level 1 Miner could dig here without fear for their safety .
Nie Yan immediately contacted Guo Huai and had him dispatch people to mine this vein .
Asskickers United’s mining team had expanded from just over 100 members to more than 6,000, among which 1,000 were officially contracted by the guild . They went from one mining site to the next, and were responsible for collecting ores for the guild . As the game progressed, the number of high level players increased . Those players who weren’t suited for levelling or PvPing would overwhelmingly switch their focus to Mining or other professions that didn’t require much skill .
These Miners were pretty productive . Aside from fulfilling Asskickers United’s needs, they had spare ores to sell; especially the lowest quality ones which the guild didn’t require .
When an ore vein was first discovered, its natural resources were plentiful . However, after being harvested for a while, the amount of ores it produced on a daily basis would reduce significantly . Asskickers United had enough low rank ores to use for themselves . However, they were sorely lacking in high rank ores like Violet Gold . Nie Yan discovering this vein was a huge boon for the guild .
Guo Huai quickly dispatched a group of people . Nie Yan estimated it would take a while for them to arrive . The road here was filled with high level monsters . However, when they finally did arrive, they wouldn’t have to leave for a long time . They would stay here digging for a couple of weeks . Asskickers United’s Thieves would transport the ores they harvested back to the guild .
There was another Violet Gold Vein in the vicinity . Nie Yan could have Guo Huai dispatch a second group to find it .
After a while, Nie Yan set foot on another island . When he arrived on the beach, he heard a pleasant humming in the air . It was faint and melancholic . It resembled the song of a nightingale, expressing a deep longing for something or someone .
It was likely the sound of Dragon Girl Venita . She was on this island!
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