After categorizing the skill books, Nie Yan glanced at the pile with Thief skills . He had learned many skills in his past life, so he wasn’t nearly as gung-ho as Tang Yao . But three skill books in particular still caught his eye . All three were Freedom Skills . The first was Counter . It allowed the player to evade an opponent’s attack and retaliate with an incapacitating elbow strike . The second was Flicker Strike, a dash attack that stunned the target . The third and final skill was Backbreaker, an attack that struck the target’s back and inflicted the cripple status effect .
Two cripples and one stun, these were pretty decent crowd control skills . Nie Yan just so happened to be in need of some crowd control skills!
Thieves didn’t have absolute strengths, unlike Warriors and Mages . Warriors and Mages relied on equipment . A high level Warrior or Mage with high quality equipment could easily crush a lower level opponent with worse equipment . Only a small minority who were skilled or had good luck could reverse the tide . Meanwhile, Thieves relied on awareness, technique, and skills . Awareness and technique complimented skills . A skilled Thief could easily beat an opponent several times stronger than them . Thieves who lacked awareness or technique, and couldn’t use their skills properly, no matter how good their equipment was, would be useless .
With these skills, as long as Nie Yan mastered them, even if he was butt naked, he could still crush any other equal levelled Thief .
After learning these three skills, Nie Yan contacted Guo Huai and had him send some people over to distribute the remaining skill books .
When the top ranked members of Asskickers United had taken their picks, the more common skill books would be thrown into the guild treasury .
All that remained were the scrolls, recipes, gems, and other miscellaneous items . Nie Yan looked over the recipes . There were more than 150 in total, most of which were Advanced, Master, or Grandmaster-rank . There were also recipes for Enchanters and Tinkerers .
“There’s 15 Advanced Health Potion Recipes, and seven Advanced Mana Potion Recipes,” Tang Yao reported . Advanced Health and Mana Potions were extremely rare at this stage of the game . As the health and mana pools of players grew larger, so too would the demand for higher rank potions .
When levelling normally by grinding monsters out in the wilderness, most players couldn’t bare to use such expensive potions . The only exception was while running dungeons . Advanced Health and Mana Potions would allow them to continue fighting for longer and thus boost the survival rate of the team . For that reason, Advanced Health and Mana Potions were in high demand, regardless of their cost .
Apart from the Advanced Health and Mana Potion Recipes, Nie Yan also saw many other good recipes, such as a Master Antidote Recipe, Master Fire Resistance Potion Recipe, Master Ice Resistance Potion Recipe, and so on .
Nie Yan called Bird over .
When Bird walked into the workshop, he was taken back by the glittering piles of loot . Nie Yan couldn’t have robbed an NPC shop, right? Just where did all of this stuff come from?
“Boss, what do you need?” Bird asked . His gaze happened to fall on Nie Yan’s hand . He was an Advanced Alchemist, and was only a step away from reaching the Master rank . He naturally recognized what Nie Yan was holding . His heart trembled . With how high the stack was, there had to be at least 100 recipes!
“Take these recipes and distribute them,” Nie Yan said .
Bird cautiously accepted the recipes . Seeing their names, Advanced Health Potion Recipe, Advanced Mana Potion Recipe, Advanced Fire Resistance Potion Recipe, Advanced Ice Resistance Potion Recipe, Master Antidote Recipe… he felt his head spinning . My god, so many recipes! Where did they all come from?
“How’s the Starry Night Potion Shop doing? Do we have a Master Alchemist yet?” Nie Yan asked . He usually didn’t involve himself with the Starry Night Potion Shop’s matters . As for the finances, Guo Huai would have people look over them regularly . He trusted Bird . When they first met, Bird was a penniless Alchemist kicked to the curb by Dark Hero . He had helped pick Bird back up and put his faith in him . Ever since, Bird had worked hard to repay this kindness .
“Quiet Nannan just became a Master Alchemist yesterday . We’re also about to reach 60 Advanced Alchemists soon . With these recipes, I’m sure we’ll have even more Advanced and Master Alchemists in no time!” Bird reported . If Nie Yan hadn’t found those recipes from before, the Starry Night Potion Shop definitely wouldn’t have as many Advanced Alchemists right now . Nie Yan’s impact on the growth of the Starry Night Potion Shop was clear as day . The recipes this time were numerous and all of them were of a high rank . Needless to say, it would be a great help to them .
“Go . Use these recipes to nurture more Advanced and Master Alchemists . Don’t waste them,” Nie Yan laughed .
These Alchemists were already talented to begin with . With Nie Yan providing them with a large quantity of high rank recipes and the steady supply of materials from Asskickers United, it was no surprise they had improved so quickly .
Aside from the Alchemy industry, Asskickers United was also rapidly expanding in other industries . The recently established Artisan Guild brought together players of all crafting professions working under one roof . It was currently flourishing with activity .
Bird took the recipes and distributed them to the Alchemists in the Starry Night Potion Shop . With these recipes going to the right people, the Starry Night Potion Shop would once again undergo a period of massive growth, rapidly pulling away from the Alchemists of other guilds . The remaining recipes for other professions would also be put to good use .
After getting rid of the recipes, Nie Yan looked at the scrolls . There were all sorts of high rank scrolls, Shadow Bind, Radiant Illumination, Blazing Impact, Divine Protections, Twisting Vines, Final Judgement, and so on . There were more than 170 scrolls in total .
“Take some of these scrolls for yourself,” Nie Yan said . He was never stingy with his own people .
“Alright,” Tang Yao nodded . He took 30 scrolls he thought would be useful for himself .
Nie Yan also took 50 scrolls for himself . He only took two types . The first were trap type scrolls, such as Shadow Bind, Twisting Vines, and so on . The other was AoE magic scrolls, . These items were all one-use .
Nie Yan suddenly thought of Shadow Killer . With these scrolls, the next time they met, Shadow Killer definitely wouldn’t be in for a good time . Not only Shadow Killer, but anyone he planned to use these scrolls on wouldn’t have any hope of running away .
“Give the remaining scrolls to Bladelight and the others . It’ll probably be useful for them while running dungeons,” Nie Yan said . There were still more than 90 scrolls remaining . This many scrolls would definitely earn a decent amount of profit in the marketplace . However, they weren't lacking money . It was better to give these scrolls to the guild’s elite team .
After dealing with the scrolls, all that remained were the gems and magic tools . There were around 200-300 gems . However, only a few of them were rare . Nie Yan looked around . From the pile of gems, he took out six Radiant Gems . He could use these to upgrade his Special Items . Just as he was sorting through the remaining gems, Tang Yao cried out in excitement, “Nie Yan, take a look at these! What are they?”
Two white necklaces rested in Tang Yao’s hands . They were finely crafted, and with a glance one could tell they were the handiwork of a Master . Hanging from the necklaces were silver pendants in the shape of a crescent moon . Under the light of the workshop’s magic lamps, they sparkled brilliantly .
“One has Nimble Fingers +3 . The other has Attraction +1 . What kind of stats are these? These two necklaces have the same name, but their stats are different,” Tang Yao said in confusion . These kinds of items were pretty rare . This was his first time seeing them .
“They are crafting profession stats . Let me take a look,” Nie Yan said . He took the two necklaces from Tang Yao’s hands . Seeing the names, his heart trembled . They were Magic Silver Necklaces, one of the items in Paget’s recipe!
“Oh, so it was a crafting profession item . No wonder!” Tang Yao said . He spent day and night grinding levels to prevent others from catching up to him, so he had very little contact with crafting profession items . That was why he lacked knowledge on the subject .
Nie Yan recalled Paget’s words during that time he was upgrading his Special Items . All he needed to do was combine an Azure Fantasy Sapphire, Scarlet Blaze Ruby, Life Emerald, and Magic Silver Necklace inside Pandora’s Box, and he would get a Wish Necklace .
These two Magic Silver Necklaces could increase the stats of an artisan .
Azure Fantasy Sapphire, Scarlet Blaze Ruby, and Life Emerald? Nie Yan’s heart trembled . He frantically started searching through the pile of gems .
“What are you doing?” Tang Yao asked in confusion .
“Help me look . Let me know if you see an Azure Fantasy Saphire, Scarlet Blaze Ruby, or Life Emerald,” Nie Yan said . With so many gems piled together in their dazzling brilliance, trying to find a few specific ones truly wasn’t easy .
Several minutes later, Nie Yan’s gaze locked onto a certain gem in the pile . It was bright red, almost as though there was a fire burning at the center .
Nie Yan’s heart trembled . He grabbed the gem and checked its properties . Sure enough, it was a Scarlet Blaze Ruby!
Nie Yan set the Scarlet Blaze Ruby aside and continued searching . Since he found this gem in the pile, maybe he could find the Azure Fantasy Sapphire and Life Emerald too!
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