Rebirth of the thief who roamed around the world (BOOK 3)

Chapter 513 - Authority!

With everything in order, the next step was simply waiting for the gold to come rolling in. Nie Yan turned his attention back to his own matters. He felt confident leaving the selling of the gems to Guo Huai.

Nie Yan arrived at the location of the Ignatius Fur Shop, only to discover that it had become a pile of ruins with rubble and wooden boards strewn everywhere. The shop was gone, and Ignatius was nowhere to be seen.

Since the quest notification told Nie Yan to talk to Ignatius, the old man still had to be alive.

The Hilton Stronghold was comparable to a medium-sized city. Finding a single individual in this sea of people posed some difficulty.

Suddenly, a certain location came into Nie Yan’s mind. The administrative hall! 

Nie Yan headed toward the center of the Hilton Stronghold. As he walked through the streets, he passed by several shops here and there, which only sold the most basic consumables. Everything else was broken down buildings and rubble. There were more than 60 properties up for sale in this area. About a third of them had been bought while some of the remaining ones were still decent.

Even though travel to the Hilton Stronghold wasn’t convenient, equipment ranging from Level 70–100 dropped here. This place would surely become a hotspot for player activity. During its most flourishing period in the previous timeline, the number of players moving in and out of the stronghold daily reached in the millions. The value of the land here would skyrocket in the future.

“It’d be great if I could snag up a few of the properties here…” Nie Yan muttered to himself.

The property that had been alloted to Asskickers United was used to establish a branch of the Starry Night Potion Shop. Unfortunately, it was rather small. At most it could be upgraded to Tier 10.

Nie Yan pondered for a moment. Relying on his status as a Grand Scholar and his successful divination of the demon beast invasion, perhaps he could convince the administrator of the Hilton Stronghold to give him a few extra properties.

Nie Yan gazed at the street ahead. He saw fallen walls and debris everywhere as well as NPCs and players walking by. The number of players in the Hilton Stronghold was gradually increasing. Aside from the elite teams from the large guilds, the famous top ranked teams had also arrived. They were moving about in groups.

These players were all moving in 20-man teams, sticking close together.

The monsters around the Hilton Stronghold were much stronger. It generally took five teams working together to deal with a single demon beast. Sometimes even five teams wasn’t enough, requiring the cooperation of more than ten up to several dozen teams.

The monsters these players were hunting were fairly ordinary. They wouldn’t even dare to approach the Crusoe Demon Beast that Bladelight and the others were hunting. They would wait until their gear was better.

“Looking for Level 65+ teams to hunt Krong Gold Beetle. Two more teams, and we’re setting off. If you’re interested, whisper me.”

The streets were filled with players looking to hunt demon beasts. The minimum requirement was to be part off a 20-player team. All solo players were basically ignored.

After passing through the bustling streets and crossing a large plaza, Nie Yan arrived at the Hilton Stronghold’s administrative building. It was five stories and more than 20 meters tall. It looked quite grand with several watchtowers erected nearby. There were fully armed guards patrolling the vicinity. Security was extremely tight.

The walls of this building was riddled with faint cracks. One could imagine what kind of bitter and desperate battle took place here. When the demon beasts flooded into the Hilton Stronghold and swept through everything like a surging tide, only the most fortified buildings remained standing. Everything else was flattened into ruin.