Regarding hatching the Darkwing Dragon before entering the Realm of Death, Nie Yan didn’t hold any extravagant hopes . He was even about to give up, when Guo Huai sent word a Life Crystal had been found!
Nie Yan was elated . He hurriedly called up Guo Huai .
「Someone is selling a Life Crystal?」Nie Yan asked .
「Yeah, we’ve already made contact with him . That bastard’s really greedy . He isn’t willing to sell even for 100,000 gold,」Guo Huai said .
50,000 gold was already a sky high price for a Life Crystal . However, the other party still considered Nie Yan’s offer too low .
Nie Yan frowned . 「How much does he want?」
「I’m guessing he knows we’re desperate . That’s why he’s trying to milk us for as much as he can . He said 200,000 gold, no less, or all negotiations are off . Exchanging equipment is fine too,」Guo Huai said, his eyes flashing with killing intent . 200,000 gold for a Life Crystal? How about you go rot in a hole instead!
「Exchanging equipment…」Nie Yan pondered for a moment, then asked,「What kind of equipment does he want?」Some experts didn’t particularly care for gold, since they had plenty of it . At their level, top quality equipment was much more attractive, the kind that couldn’t be bought even if you had the money . If they came in possession of a relatively rare item, they generally wouldn’t sell it but would rather exchange it for equipment instead .
「Top quality Shadow Priest equipment, and he’s picky . That guy’s equipment is pretty good too . He has quite a few pieces of Sub Legendary-grade equipment . He even has a Legendary-grade staff,」Guo Huai said .
A Shadow Priest with amazing equipment…? Nie Yan’s heart trembled . Shadow Priests were the least played class, with next to no experts . Only two players came to mind, that fellow on the Wind Serpent who attacked Tang Yao and Black Heaven’s big brother . 「What’s that person’s name?」
「Black Hell,」Guo Huai replied .
「It really is him . What a small world . . . 」Nie Yan muttered . He didn’t expect to meet Black Hell again . A Life Crystal wasn’t something that could be obtained purely by luck . A certain amount of skill was required too . The fact that Black Hell had managed to obtain one wasn’t strange .
「You know him?」
「He’s Black Heaven’s big brother . 」
「Oh, so it’s like that… Since he’s an acquaintance, that makes things much easier,」Guo Huai said . Black Heaven was a huge pain in the beginning . But after getting to know everyone, he gradually blended in . Although he was a recluse by nature, he respected people with ability . If Asskickers United was full of trash, he probably wouldn’t have stayed for very long . He initially looked down on everyone in the guild . However, after meeting Undying Scoundrel and the others and losing several times to them in one-on-one duels, then witnessing the skill of Bladelight, Smoke Stub, and the rest, his view changed . Afterwards, when everyone got familiar with one another, they realized Black Heaven himself wasn’t too bad either . Since Black Hell was his big brother, there was no harm in having him do the negotiations .
「First, see if we have any good Shadow Priest equipment . We shouldn’t try taking advantage of him,」Nie Yan said . If he could obtain a Life Crystal, trading away a few pieces of equipment was definitely worth it .
「Nie Yan, can we try recruiting Black Hell? I mean, Black Heaven is already here,」Guo Huai asked .
「It’ll be difficult . I’ve already tried but failed . He seems to have some special attachment to the Dark Hero guild . 」
「Hmmm? Black Hell wasn’t wearing a guild emblem, though . He’s a solo player . I heard a while back some Shadow Priest in Dark Hero slaughtered more than 20 of their guildmates, including the guild leader, and then withdrew from the guild . Maybe that’s him?」
Nie Yan hadn’t heard about this incident . This wasn’t odd . Guilds like Dark Hero were basically ants compared to Asskickers United . Why would he pay them any heed? Even if Guo Huai happened to learn about their matters, he wouldn’t bring it up either . Whatever drama broke out within these guilds was inconsequential to Asskickers United .
「Black Hell withdrew from Dark Hero?」Nie Yan found this piece of news hard to believe .
Since Black Hell was currently guildless, Nie Yan had a chance of recruiting him to Asskickers United!
「How skilled is that fellow?」Guo Huai excitedly asked . Everyone could see how skilled Black Heaven was . Since Black Hell was the big brother, he shouldn’t be too bad either .
「He’s definitely a godly Shadow Priest . If he joined Asskickers United, he could easily place within the top five of the entire guild,」Nie Yan replied . The top five within Asskickers United, this was a position many players strived for but could never hope to reach .
Guo Huai’s heart shook . Just what did this signify? Right now, the top five in Asskickers United were Nie Yan, Bladelight, Smoke Stub, Sun, and Tang Yao in that order . Although no one had witnessed King of the World’s strength yet, Nie Yan estimated he was no weaker than Sun . Just below were Xie Yao, One Strike Vow, Lustboy, and so on . With so much competition, one could imagine how difficult it would be to enter the top five .
Yet Nie Yan dared to claim that Black Hell could do it!
Guo Huai’s eyes lit up . Such a player was definitely a national treasure!
「I’ll ask Black Heaven to try and convince Black Hell to join the guild . If he can’t do it, I’ll give that brat a piece of my mind!」Guo Huai said in high spirits . He quickly went to contact Black Heaven .
Black Heaven likely also wanted Black Hell to join Asskickers United . It now all depended on what Black Hell wanted . Last time, his choice was to stay in Dark Hero, probably because his attachment to the guild was too deep . But now, he’d withdrawn from the guild . As for what happened, no one knew . If Black Heaven tried really hard to convince Black Hell, maybe Black Hell might actually join Asskickers United .
After all, Asskickers United was the guild for Black Hell to join if he wanted to join one, if only for his little brother Black Heaven .
Nie Yan was fine letting Guo Huai and Black Heaven deal with this matter .
As for the Life Crystal, Guo Huai would probably send it over before it was time to log off . For an expert like Black Hell, such an item probably wasn’t very useful .
Knowing that he could hatch the Darkwing Dragon Egg soon, Nie Yan got fired up .
Nie Yan glanced at the flying mount leaderboards . There were already six entries, a number that would only keep rising . The Netherthunder Eagle was pushed down a rank by an Achlys Dragonfly . Among these six flying mounts, two belonged to Asskickers United . One was Tang Yao’s Netherthunder Eagle, and the other was Natural Fiend’s recently acquired Azure Wing Albatross .
The Azure Wing Albatross was an enormous bird which excelled in aerial combat, and was only slightly inferior to the Netherthunder Eagle in that regard .
The proliferation of flying mounts was inevitable . In the future, aerial warfare would become much more common .
Nie Yan wasn’t sure if Alliance of Mage’s side would bring out flying mounts tomorrow . But with the Darkwing Dragon on their side, Asskickers United definitely wouldn’t lose out in the skies .
About an hour later, Guo Huai sent over someone to deliver the Life Crystal . On top of that, he had more good news . Black Hell agreed to join Asskickers United and would be joining them in the Realm of Death tomorrow . However, he had one condition . Nie Yan had to help destroy the Dark Hero guild!
If Black Hell revealed his real identity as Invincible, he could easily gather enough people to crush Dark Hero . However, he had decided to borrow Asskickers United’s power instead . Dark Hero was founded by him, so he would be the one to destroy it .
Nie Yan agreed without the slightest hesitation . A peak expert like Black Hell was one that could only be discovered by chance not found . For the sake of recruiting him, he was willing to destroy hundreds of Dark Heroes if he had to . With a snap of his finger, he could instantly wipe out a declining guild like Dark Hero anyway .
According to Black Heaven, they still had a few close friends in Dark Hero . If those friends learned that Black Hell joined Asskickers United, they would almost certainly follow as well .
For Asskickers United, this was definitely a no-lose situation .
After receiving the Life Crystal, Nie Yan looked inside his bag . It was filled with all sorts of gems, all neatly organized together . He had everything he needed . The Hilton Stronghold also had a place to hatch pets . He sorted through his inventory, then headed there .
Inside the pet egg slot where the Darkwing Dragon Egg was stowed away, Nie Yan could feel every heartbeat of the creature inside . It was on the verge of hatching and becoming the ruler of the skies!
The Hilton Stronghold’s pet shop was a bit crude and simple due to being reconstructed after the demon beast invasion . However, the Beast Tamers here were all fairly high rank .
Nie Yan entered the pet shop . To his left and right were stacks of cages, containing all sorts of different pets . However, what differed compared to the one in Calore was that this place also had a section for flying mounts .
After passing through the aisles, Nie Yan approached one of the Beast Tamers .
This place was quite bustling, with people coming and going constantly . There were about 60 people in the shop at any given time, busying themselves with their own matters . Several players from Alliance of Mages were also present .
Nie Yan knitted his brows . This place was too crowded . If he hatched the Darkwing Dragon here, it would definitely be seen by many people, in particular those players from Alliance of Mages . News of him hatching the Darkwing Dragon would definitely reach Crazy Magic’s ears, and everything would be revealed . However, he had no other choice . He could only steel himself and talk to the Beast Tamer .
“Greetings sir Nirvana Flame . How may I help you today,” an Advanced Beast Tamer in red robes asked .
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