Chapter 764 - Phantom Princess Ina Reappears (1/2)

Nie Yan checked his quest window. Scrolling down, there really were far too many to count: gathering the chapters of the Book of Order, completing the Tyrant Abak Set, obtaining the Assassin’s Heart, attaining Spirituality, removing the final seal from Zennarde’s Sword and save War God Kelo, defeating Cerberus to free the imprisoned Ten Holy Paladins, and a whole bunch of other less important quests. Anyone would be busy beyond belief trying to deal with all these quests. Now, he had received yet another quest item.

Nie Yan worked on these quests every day, steadily making progress as he analyzed every clue he found. The rewards were well worth the effort. If he completed all of them, he estimated no one could rival him for a long time to come.

At present, of the small number of Masters out there, there was no lack of peak experts. However, not a single one of them could compare to Nie Yan in terms of gear quality. This was just one of the reasons why Nie Yan remained undefeated. But if he wanted to keep it that way, he’d have to put in even more effort than others.

Nie Yan entered the transfer point and teleported to Grin Town. This was a town located in the middle of a desert. According to his quest marker, the Lost City of Barthe had sunk somewhere around here. In any case, there was no harm in checking this place out.

After arriving in Grin Town, the Holy Stone in his bag started emitting a milky white light. Nie Yan was gobsmacked. It couldn’t be this coincidental right? While searching for the Lost City, he just so happened to come across another piece of the Tyrant Abak Set.

Based on the reaction of the Holy Stone, the piece of the Tyrant Abak Set was nearby. In fact, it seemed it might even be somewhere within the town!

It was likely in the hands of an NPC. That was convenient. This would save Nie Yan a lot of time and effort.

A notification popped up.

Find Blacksmith Kesa.

Nie Yan faintly smiled. The system even told him exactly who to go to.

Nie Yan walked around the town. It was much nicer here compared to the other desert towns he’d visited. With several hundred buildings it was quite big. Some residents rode camels packed with goods back into town, giving it a lively feeling.

There were no players here, probably because the maps around Grin Town were fairly high. Before Level 160, few would dare to come here.

Nie Yan followed the Holy Stone’s lead and entered a dark and damp alley. An awful smell came from the sewage drain on the ground.

Nie Yan could sense a faint dark and ghastly aura in the surroundings.

“Is there a monster here…? No, that can’t be. I’m still in the middle of the town. Must be something else…” Nie Yan muttered.

However, Nie Yan still took precautions and entered stealth.

After passing through one winding alleyway after another, Nie Yan arrived in front of a shabby house. A sign with the words Kesa’s Smithery hung on the door.

KLANG! KLANG! KLANG! A clear hammering sound rang out.

This house was practically falling apart, but it was where the quest marker pointed him to.

Nie Yan pushed open the door and walked inside. An old NPC was stooped over an iron forge, beating a red hot iron ingot with his hammer.

This room was about three by five meters in size. There were all sorts of sparkling equipment hanging on the walls.

Nie Yan glanced around the room before settling his gaze on a dagger hanging on the wall. It was curved like a viper’s fang, and it emitted a stifling killing intent. The sharp blade flickered under the light of the furnace’s flames.

There were many daggers here, but none could compare to this one.

It was the other dagger in the Tyrant Abak Set, Abak’s Slaughter Edge!

Seeing this dagger, Nie Yan’s face lit up in elation. He didn’t expect to find it so quickly!

This was the sixth piece of the Tyrant Abak Set he found. He was only two pieces away from completing the set.

“Hello, Blacksmith Kesa.” Nie Yan walked over to the old man.

Kesa turned his head away from his forge and looked over.

Nie Yan got a good look at Kesa. He was a short and burly old man. Judging by his old and haggard face covered with wrinkles, he was somewhere in his sixties.

“It’s an honour to meet you, Great Prophet,” Kesa said with a flattering smile.

“I’d like to buy something from you,” Nie Yan said. The Slaughter Edge was hanging right on the wall. However, he couldn’t forcefully seize it, or it would negatively affect his reputation.

“Of course, of course. Everything here is for sale,” Kesa replied, observing Nie Yan with crafty eyes. Who knew what he was thinking.

“I want to buy that dagger.” Nie Yan pointed at the Slaughter Edge. He sensed Kesa was different from normal NPCs. But he didn’t think Kesa would try to pull any tricks. What was he going to do? Take the dagger and run?

Seeing Nie Yan point at the Slaughter Edge, Kesa’s eyes narrowed into thin slits. He feigned a hesitant tone and said, “Great Prophet… this is the best weapon in my shop. It’s extremely expensive.”

“How much do you want for it?” Nie Yan asked, coldly gazing at Kesa. With his financial ability, there was nothing he couldn’t buy.

“100,000 gold…” Kesa carefully paid attention to Nie Yan’s expression, then continued, “Of course, that only covers part of the bill. I also want 10 Azure Gems, 10 Viridian Gems, 10 Dusk Gems, 10 Silvermoon Gems, 10 Crimson Blood Gems…”