The morning sun wasn't too strong, so Liu Nian slowed down to enjoy the scenery along the way.
Occasionally, a caravan would pass by on the road, all of them looking like they were in a hurry.
The journey back was smooth and they encountered no threats, which disappointed Liu Nian, who was hoping to earn some more merit points!
Each orc youth only has one merit point, an orc berserker ten points, and even leaders like Steelclaw only have fifty merit points. It's unknown when they'll earn five thousand merit points.
Not only that, but leaders like the Soul Summoning Steel Claw, who use necromancy, can only summon evil spirits, just like the orc berserkers.
I was initially hoping to recruit some higher-tier units, but now it seems the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
Liu Nian now has an idea: the strength of the recruited units is related to the level of the monsters; only high-level monster bosses can recruit higher-strength units.
Just like a level 20 boss can only recruit Black Knights at most, but an Orc Berserker around level 28 can recruit Tier 4 units like Ghouls.
Although they are both Tier 4 units, the recruitment targets and the difficulty of recruitment are vastly different.
In the Orc system, Berserkers are just elite units; there are Orc Warriors, Orc Warlords, and Orc Champions.
We can only wait until we encounter monsters around level 30 to confirm our guess. If they can recruit tier 5 units, then that's the case.
I'm five levels away from changing jobs, but I need a high-level dark magic book as a prerequisite before I can change jobs.
The thought of this gave Liu Nian a headache. There was nowhere to sell it, and he didn't know the conditions for acquiring it, so he could only slowly figure it out.
Such an encounter with a mystery shop is a rare and precious thing; who knows when you'll stumble upon it again?
After returning to the military camp, Liu Nian presented the letter of appointment and handed over his military command. The adjutant looked at Liu Nian approvingly as he carried a sack of spoils.
"Well done, young man, you have a bright future!"
"Thanks!"
"See that counter over there? Just hand him over!" the adjutant said, pointing to another tent. He was in a good mood.
Liu Nian thanked him again, then handed the bag of orc heads to the counter.
Wow, this patrol mission has yielded so much; this kid's not bad.
The counter opened the sack and, upon seeing it, secretly praised it in his heart.
"Go back and wait for news!" the counter said emotionlessly.
He had clearly seen a lot in his life, and although he admired Liu Nian, he didn't show it on his face.
After everything was delivered, Liu Nian received the supplies from the supply officer and returned to the hotel.
I have a dinner appointment to attend later, so I won't be making any other plans for today.
Upon arriving at the market, Liu Nian found Yan Kuan and handed him the two cards, asking him to help with the auction.
Yan Kuan looked down at the cards and a look of shock flashed in his eyes. Two purple cards. He knew he hadn't misjudged Liu Nian. There was a pleasant surprise in getting to know him.
He didn't ask Liu Nian how he obtained the card, believing that Liu Nian had the ability to acquire it, which was also the reason he went to great lengths to befriend Liu Nian.
These two cards are the [Herland's Knight's Breastplate] and [Sunfire Hammer] dropped by the Hydra.
The first and second tiers of players have already reached around level 20, making it the perfect time to make a move.
As for whether it aids the enemy?
Are you kidding me? What makes Liu Nian think he can be an enemy of the entire city?
He asked Yan Kuan to keep an eye out for necromancer skill books or general spells.
Yan Kuan readily agreed to the request made by the VIP guest.
Before Liu Nian left, Yan Kuan instructed him that if he had time, he could come and watch the auction in person, and that the auction would definitely take place in the next two days.
After seeing Liu Nian off, Yan Kuan was overjoyed. He was just looking for a gimmick, and this one had come to him on its own. Liu Nian was indeed his lucky charm.
I intend to sell these two cards as the grand finale; these two purple cards are sure to fetch an astronomical price.
After calming his excited heart, Yan Kuan instructed his secretary to come in.
After the secretary came in, Yan Kuan regained his composure: "Spread the word that all the guests in the city should come to the auction house the day after tomorrow, where there will be mysterious cards for sale."
"The whole city?" The secretary was a little surprised, but quickly covered it up.
It's worth noting that the last time such a grand auction was when a top-grade blue-quality item appeared.
"Received." The secretary answered decisively, avoiding asking questions she shouldn't have.
Just as his secretary was about to leave, Yan Kuan spoke up again: "No, no, no, notify all the clients in nearby cities to come over. You handle it yourself!"
The secretary was shocked, but still obeyed the order. The boss never made a mistake; there must be a reason for it.
There must be some treasures at this auction, extremely valuable treasures, otherwise he wouldn't be taking it so seriously.
"Call the security captain over."
"receive."
"What is this?" After the secretary left, Yan Kuan picked up a letter from the ground.
Not long after the secretary left, the security captain arrived. He was his father's former bodyguard and now his closest person.
Upon seeing the visitor, Yan Kuan temporarily put the letter aside.
“From today onwards, no unauthorized personnel are allowed to enter this building. Also, double the number of guards on duty... no, double the number. If there are not enough guards, have the city lord send more.”
The security captain was somewhat surprised to see Yan Kuan in such a state.
"This..." It's no wonder the security guard hesitated; they've never been this strict since the business opened.
He was the person he trusted most, and Yan Kuan didn't keep him in suspense: "I have two purple cards!"
"I understand," the security captain replied calmly, then turned and left.
Yan Kuan was born under his watchful eye, so naturally he wouldn't lie.
Purple cards only drop from very strong bosses, and they are basically in short supply, which explains why he lost his composure.
This all happened after that man came over. I think his name was Liu Nian. He used to recruit people in City A.
"The younger generation surpasses the older generation!" the team leader exclaimed as he walked out of the building.
"Everyone step forward!" the captain shouted in a powerful voice from the rest area.
Soon the rest of the security guards came out of the room one after another, and soon everyone was present.
"From now on, this area is under complete lockdown. No one other than staff members is allowed to enter. All staff members must cancel their regular rotations and return to their posts until the auction is over."
"Received." Despite his doubts, the security personnel replied loudly.
The captain then went to the city lord's mansion. After hearing the captain's report, the city lord immediately summoned the available guards to provide command to Yan Kuan.
There's a banquet tonight, so not many people are going. But once the banquet is over, more people will definitely show up.
"The honor of being the first city in China to auction a purple card has fallen to our city, B! Excellent!"
After learning the whole story, he thought even more highly of the young man named Liu Nian, who was both capable and low-key.
Liu Nian didn't expect his actions to cause such a big reaction. Looking at the police officers who had gathered there, he thought it was a greens invasion.
The banquet was approaching, and Liu Nian walked all the way here. It wasn't until he reached the gate of the City Lord's Mansion that he began to regret his actions.
Everyone else went in wearing evening gowns, but I was the only one who showed up in... an outfit I don't even know how to describe.
"Where is your invitation?" the waiter at the door asked politely as they were about to enter, though he looked at Liu Nian with a hint of disdain.
Before entering, at least dress neatly! Why are you dressed so casually?
Liu Nian was a little unaccustomed to things that were not usually this complicated.
Fortunately, he had already taken the invitation out of his spatial storage beforehand, he reassured himself.
When he reached into his pocket, he found nothing.
"No way? Some nobody thinks they're qualified to get in without an invitation?"
Just as Liu Nian was feeling awkward, a sarcastic voice sounded from behind.
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