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Chapter 327
Chapter 327 – Twisting Vines Scroll



Nie Yan and Tang Yao walked into the building . The walls which were covered in cracks looked like they could collapse at any moment . Many NPCs were stationed inside . All of them wore desert clothing with hoods that draped over their faces . They sold a variety of consumables and crafting materials, all of which were local specialties .

Nie Yan led Tang Yao past these NPCs to a remote corner in the back, where they stopped in front of a shabby wooden door . Behind it was a narrow underground passageway .

“Let’s go,” Nie Yan said as he walked down .

“Where are we going?” Tang Yao asked . The passageway was so dark he couldn’t even see his feet . He could only rely on his other senses to follow Nie Yan .

“We’re going to an NPC to buy a few scrolls,” Nie Yan replied . His ability to see in the dark had greatly improved thanks to Empress Finas’ Fate Pearl . His pupils narrowed into vertical slits and emitted a faint blue glow . Everything in the passageway became as visible as day .

“Oh! So we’re just buying scrolls!” Tang Yao breathed out a sigh of relief . However, he couldn’t help but think this NPC was too secretive . Without prior knowledge, this place was almost impossible to find . Perhaps only one or two players would occasionally stumble across it .

Secret NPCs were abundant in Conviction . They could be found in remote locations across every town and city . Trembling Milo back in Calore and Scroll Master Davina, who Nie Yan and Tang Yao were currently visiting, were examples of such NPCs . They often sold goods that couldn’t be found in regular shops .

Scroll Master Davina was an eccentric woman . There were many rumours related to her floating around in this desert town . But little did everyone know that she was actually living below the town! Her temperament was odd . No one wanted to associate with her . She restricted the number of scrolls a player could purchase from her to 10 a day . If they tried to buy more, she would shoo them away with a nasty attitude . The items she sold were quite rare . Occasionally, some amazing items would emerge . Players were often able to get many good things from this place .

After walking through the passageway for several minutes, they saw a dim light up ahead .

“We’re here,” Nie Yan said, his pupils returning to normal as he walked toward the light . He surveyed the surroundings and saw a cramped room roughly 3 by 5 meters in size . The walls were lined with shelves filled with different kinds of scrolls, many of which were only half finished or incomplete . A desk and chair stood in the middle of the room . The remaining space could only accommodate two or three people at most . Scrolls were chaotically scattered across the floor .

Sitting behind the desk was a person in black robes which hid her appearance . All that could be discerned was that she was a woman . Her pale white hand was holding onto a slender ash-gray pen . She was scribbling on a piece of parchment, inscribing all sorts of strange runic patterns .



She was buried under a pile of scrolls . Her figure was solitary as if she was cut off from the rest of the world .

“She sells the scrolls?” Tang Yao asked . He was about to take a step forward .

Nie Yan quickly reached out his arm and stopped him . “Wait! Don’t move!”

Stopped by Nie Yan, Tang Yao’s foot remained hovering midway through a step .

Nie Yan bent down and started picking up the scrolls on the floor . With a pile of scrolls in his arms, he walked toward the shelves and started putting them away in an earnest manner .

Scroll Master Davina continued scribbling on the piece of parchment, ignoring Nie Yan .

In the previous timeline, when players discovered this place they boorishly stepped atop these scrolls . Not only did Scroll Master Davina refuse to sell them anything, she even drove them out of her dwelling . This was a hidden requirement . Players had to show Scroll Master Davina enough respect to purchase her scrolls .

Picking up the scattered scrolls on the floor was Scroll Master Davina’s test for Nie Yan and Tang Yao .

Tang Yao quickly picked up on what was going on . He began helping Nie Yan clean up .

Before long, all the scrolls were neatly ordered on the shelves, and the room looked a little tidier .

Only now did Nie Yan and Tang Yao approach Scroll Master Davina .



“What do you need?” Scroll Master Davina asked in a hoarse voice .

Nie Yan browsed through the list of goods she had for sale . There were over 60 types of scrolls, including single-target spell scrolls, group-target spell scrolls, and all sorts of rare magic scrolls .

There was no lack of quality . Some scrolls which sold for several hundred gold in the marketplace could be found here for under 50 gold .


Scroll Master Davina sold a maximum of 10 scrolls a day, limiting Nie Yan’s choices . His eyes quickly locked onto a certain scroll .

Advanced Twisting Vines Scroll: Summon vines to bind enemies and inflict them with a weakening effect for 30 seconds . Range: 30 meters . Cast Time: 10 seconds (1 set of syllables)
Price: 20 gold
Nie Yan directly bought 10 of them for 200 gold .

Spending so much money at this time slightly pained Nie Yan’s heart . However, this quest couldn’t be solved by just spending 200 gold .

“What scrolls did you buy?” Tang Yao asked . Looking at all the scrolls up for sale made his head spin . Every single one of them was a good item, only that their prices were a bit expensive . Some of them even cost upwards of several hundred gold!

“I bought 10 Advanced Twisting Vines Scrolls,” Nie Yan replied . He bought these scrolls primarily to complete the quest .

“Only 10 Advanced Twisting Vines Scrolls? Nothing else?” Tang Yao asked in surprise . There were so many scrolls here . Every single of them was quite useful . Why only buy Twisting Vines Scrolls?

“Let’s go, we can buy more scrolls next time,” Nie Yan said as he brought Tang Yao out of Scroll Master Davina’s dwelling .

In the previous timeline, very few people knew of Scroll Master Davina’s existence . He had only learned about her from a friend . Due to Davina only selling 10 scrolls a day, some people would scramble to get here at the start of the day to buy them . There were too many monks and not enough gruel, so most would fail at buying a scroll .

Nie Yan had only managed to snag a few scrolls in his past life, so his impression of Scroll master Davina wasn’t that deep . Only after having to do this quest did he recall he could buy what he needed from her .

Nie Yan thought for a moment . Should he have Guo Huai send someone to buy scrolls from here every day? He would make quite a profit by selling them in the marketplace . For example, an Advanced Twisting Vines Scroll could easily net 60 gold . The only problem was that if these things were put up for sale, it would attract a lot of trouble . If an enemy bought these scrolls, only to use it against them, that would be quite depressing .

He could first store these scrolls in the treasury . If Asskickers United was really hurting on funds, he could take them out to sell .

Nie Yan notified Guo Huai about purchasing scrolls from this place . He and Tang Yao exited the town and got on their mounts . The two of them galloped away, leaving behind a trail of dust .

“Where are we going now?”

“The center of the desert, Colin Gobi,” Nie Yan replied .

The Colin Gobi was a region of death in the desert . Nie Yan had learned some background information about this place in the previous timeline . It was originally just an ordinary desert, but became a haunted wreckage site after a Colin Airship was shot down by a squadron of Viridian Empire Griffon Knights over this place . The airship fell from the sky and crashed into the desert, spreading wreckage and debris everywhere . All sorts of broken frames could still be found to this day .

There was a famous boss in this area called Phantom Princess Ina, a Level 60 Lord-class monster . She didn’t have any attacks, but she could summon powerful Evil Mages, ranging from 20 to 30 at a time . She respawned once a day . In the previous timeline, many people came here to fight her . If you passed this place, you would often see a vast ocean of players .

Looking ahead, large pieces of debris were scattered about . Some of them were over 30 meters high . Some wreck sites only covered a small area, but this one covered an entire desert . One could imagine how magnificent the Colin Airship was!

You have discovered the Colin Gobi .

“We’re here . Let’s dismount,” Nie Yan said . “I remember you had a haste-type skill, what does it do?”

“Windchaser . It increases movement speed by 80% for 120 seconds . I can only use it on myself though,” Tang Yao replied . This was his only speed boosting spell .

Haste-type spells for Mages gave a relatively large boost . However, an 80% speed boost for a Mage wouldn’t even equal a 30% speed boost for a Thief . Nevertheless, Windchaser was good enough .

“Windchaser? Not bad, follow me . Drink an Invisibility Potion,” Nie Yan said before entering stealth .

Tang Yao drank an Invisibility Potion and followed Nie Yan .

After moving for a while, they spotted swarms of phantoms in the distance . They were in a shadowy state . Their faces weren’t clear . Nie Yan was only 20 meters away from them . He didn’t dare to use Transcendent Insight to inspect them . The level difference was too high, so they might discover his existence if he did .

After passing through this area, Nie Yan spotted seven large phantoms up ahead . They were roughly 3 meters tall and held large iron mallets . They appeared valiant and fierce .

They were famous Phantom-type monsters in the previous timeline, Phantom Berserkers, Level 60 Elites that ignored physical attacks .

Phantom Berserker (Elite): Level 60
Health: 8,000/8,000
They didn’t have much health . But since they were immune to physical attacks, Warriors couldn’t hold their aggro . They would often shift targets and start madly pursuing the Mages . After killing all the Mages, the remaining melee class players were doomed because their attacks were useless against the Phantom Berserkers .

In the previous timeline, countless teams were wiped out by these Phantom Berserkers .





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