Chapter 219 – Gathering of Elites (1/2)
Chapter 219 – Gathering of Elites
Sleepy Fox hesitated for some time. A 30% share of the stronghold was no insignificant sum. It was the same as asking him to carve out a large piece of his own flesh. However, Nie Yan wasn’t the type of person who spoke carelessly. If he didn’t have the confidence, he wouldn’t speak such big words.
「Can’t you be a bit more generous? Do a friend a favour?」Sleepy Fox wryly smiled. Nie Yan was truly a ruthless negotiator. Holy Empire had put in all the painstaking effort of ranking up to a Level 5 guild in order to finally gain the qualifications to vye for the stronghold. It wasn’t even Asskickers United’s battle, yet they wanted to bite off almost a third of the profits in one fell swoop!
「If you just asked for my personal help, I would’ve agreed, even for free. However, since you’re requesting the aid of my guild, the interests of my guild brothers naturally takes precedence,」Nie Yan said in a sincere tone. As the guild leader, he couldn’t concede the slightest inch in matters related to the guild’s growth.
「Hah, that much I understand.」Sleepy Fox deeply sighed. He was also a guild leader, so he understood the sentiment well. Sometimes, even if an action ran the risk of offending people, he would still force himself to go through with it for the sake of the numerous brothers in his guild. Nie Yan had already given his offer, and both sides didn’t hold any apprehensions toward each other.
「If you agree, I’ll send 100 players over to you. If not, then so be it,」Nie Yan said. Even though 30% was a little excessive, he genuinely believed the brothers under his command were worth that price.
「Let me give it some more thought. 30% isn’t a small amount after all. Other than that, I want to further assess the strength of the people under you. Prove to me that they’re worth what you’re asking for,」Sleepy Fox replied. He couldn’t simply take Nie Yan’s words at face value, lest he be so foolish as to give away 30% of the profit for nothing. However, if the people under Nie Yan really were strong enough to help him seize the stronghold, then what harm was there in accepting the offer? The other 70% would still belong to him, and it was better than having nothing.
「No problem. Wait for me to finish levelling, then I’ll send them to the arena to show off their skills. You should bring a few people to watch,」Nie Yan replied. If they wanted to earn 30% of the profit, then it was only natural for his guild to bring out some real ability.
「How much longer till you guys are done levelling?」
「An hour at most.」
「Alright, send me a whisper when you’re done,」Sleepy Fox said. He wanted to see just how strong the players of Asskickers United were for Nie Yan to dare to boast that a hundred of them could ensure an 80% chance of successfully seizing the stronghold.
「How goes the battle with Radiant Sacred Flame?」Nie Yan asked. The current scale of the conflict probably wasn’t large enough for Holy Empire to receive any serious damage.
「One word. Disastrous. We’ve already suffered over 50,000 casualties,」Sleepy Fox replied with a bitter smile. In order to secure the stronghold, both sides didn’t hesitate to go all out, no matter the price they had to pay.
「That much?」Nie Yan asked in shock.
「We lost over 30,000 players in the previous battle, and another 20,000 or so from minor skirmishes that broke out in various places. However, Radiant Sacred Flame isn’t fairing that much better either. They’ve lost at least 40,000 players,」 Sleepy Fox explained. Holy Empire had previously always held the advantage. The number of Radiant Sacred Flame players who died by their hands wasn’t small. However, the crushing defeat they suffered caused the number of casualties on their side to soar and exceed that of Radiant Sacred Flame.
「The difference in casualties between both sides actually isn’t all that bad,」Nie Yan said. However, Holy Empire probably came out of the battle a little worse off. The loss in equipment definitely wasn’t insignificant.
「Not bad? It’s a difference of over 10,000 players! I got to see some of the true strength of Radiant Sacred Flame in that battle. Those bastards really hid it well, like that thousand Berserker battalion. Those players were previously all members of Asura. However, the moment the battle started, all of them joined Radiant Sacred Flame! God knows if they still have any other branches in reserve.」Sleepy Fox said gloomily. This time, Radiant Sacred Flame had truly beaten him black and blue.
Asura? Nie Yan recalled that Asura was currently a Level 2 guild with 20,000 members. Their strength wasn’t bad. He wasn’t all too familiar with many guilds in his past life. He didn’t think he would reincarnate ten years into the past, let alone become the leader of one; otherwise, he would’ve researched this sort of behind the scenes information a bit more. He was much more knowledgeable on things like where to find the best grinding spots, but even then, he definitely didn’t know everything.
In the previous timeline, the fact that Holy Empire, Battle Crazed Alliance, and Sapphire Shrine couldn’t do anything to Radiant Sacred Flame and Victorious Return wasn’t without logic.
Victorious Return and Radiant Sacred Flame were like the blade of a guillotine hanging over Nie Yan’s neck. As soon as Cao Xu entered the playing field, the future would become very hard to predict. If Asskickers United was able to defeat Victorious Return and Radiant Sacred Flame, he would have a bright road ahead of him. However, if it went the other way around, the events of the previous timeline would very likely repeat themselves.
I’ll help Holy Empire seize the stronghold first, then decide what to do from there. Weakening Radiant Sacred Flame also benefits Asskickers United.
「Let me focus on levelling for now. I’ll whisper you when I return to Calore,」Nie Yan said after spotting Bladelight, Sun, and the others bringing in another wave of Mechanical Golems.
「Alright,」Sleepy Fox said before hanging up the call.
Nie Yan continued raining down Basic Magic Bombs on the square as Mechanical Golems collapsed to the ground in droves. Checking his bag, he counted over 80 Energized Crystal Fragments. Add those to the over 30 fragments in Tang Yao’s possession, and they had enough for a Energized Crystal Core. The revival of Tang Yao’s Arcane Fairy was also important in helping Holy Empire seize the stronghold. When Tang Yao would find out they could finally resurrect his Arcane Fairy, he was absolutely brimming with joy. Pair this to the fact that he had just recently obtained a Slaughter Fiend Medallion, and it could even be said that he was as pleased as punch.
Nie Yan informed Guo Huai he would be needing the elites of the guild, the members who formed Asskickers United’s core, and asked him to make a selection. He definitely couldn’t allow Sleepy Fox to look down on them.
The number of strong players in Asskickers United was as numerous as the trees in a forest. Almost 70% of all the top-notch elites in Calore belonged to them, so picking out a hundred was like searching for sand at the beach, it couldn’t be any easier. Holy Empire and Radiant Sacred Flame were currently evenly matched, but the people Nie Yan planned to dispatch to the battle would definitely greatly tip the scale in Holy Empire’s favour. However, the enemy still couldn’t be underestimated. Radiant Sacred Flame would definitely be able to find many strong players as well.
After clearing two more waves, Young Seven finally levelled up to Level 32, reaching their goal faster than originally expected.
“We’re returning to Calore. Holy Empire is waiting for us,” Nie Yan said to the group members after they picked up all the drops from the ground.