Rebirth of the thief who roamed around the world (BOOK 1)

Chapter 108 - Plague Canyon Tasoyi Village

「How's it going? Are your runs going smoothly?」

「Sigh... Please don't remind me. We wiped on the first run. Dealing with the Werewolves' poison is just too difficult without Black Phenol. We barely made any progress... That aside, the equipment drops are pretty decent. Not only does the boss have a chance to drop Dark Gold equipment, even the common mobs have a chance of dropping Gold equipment. Why? Are you interested in joining?」Sleepy Fox didn't miss a beat and made use of this opportunity to try and recruit Nie Yan.

「Nah, not really, but I do happen to have some Black Phenol on me. I'm wondering if you're interested?」

「Black Phenol? How much do you have?」 Sleepy Fox asked. He couldn't help but get excited. Was Nie Yan unaware of just how many players were madly scouring for Black Phenol right now?

「Thirty bottles, one recipe, and sixty raw materials. Give me an offer,」Nie Yan replied.

「S-so much?」Sleepy Fox sucked in a breath of cold air. He thought Nie Yan would have ten bottles to offer at most, but thirty? It would be more than enough for them to not have to worry about their supply of Black Phenol, even if only for a short while.

「Hmm? Too much for you?」

「N-no! Definitely not too much!」 Sleepy Fox hastily replied. He felt he'd really be shooting himself in the foot if he allowed Nie Yan to sell these items to someone else.「Brother Nie... I, Sleepy Fox, will definitely remember this favour. If anything comes up in the future, don't hesitate to let me know!」

To Sleepy Fox, it was almost inconceivable how Nie Yan had managed to get his hands on so many, especially when there was such fierce competition over a low supply. Just what wasn't this person capable of?

「Then let's get straight to the point. What's your offer?」Nie Yan said.

「Thirty silver,」Sleepy Fox answered, his tone slightly embarrassed. Although his offer was already a little higher than the current market price, who knew just how high the prices would rise over the course of the next few days? Though, in truth, thirty silvers was his absolute limit. The daily costs of maintaining a guild weren't cheap. Thus, he couldn't afford to spend too much money. Holy Empire might be a large guild, but it didn't have much in the way of expendable income.

「Hmm... how about this? I need a few items, but I'm too lazy to go looking for them myself. How about you have some of your subordinates collect them for me? I'm looking for the skill books for two active skills, Backstab and Eviscerate, and five passive skills, Power of the Barbarian, Primal Strength, Strength Amplification, Strength of the Restless, and Power of the Warlock. If you find these for me, you won't need to pay money for the Black Phenol.」The value of these skills books roughly covered the costs of the Black Phenol along with its recipe and materials. As for how much exactly, he couldn't be bothered to calculate.

「The first two should be simple, but why do you need so many Strength boosting skill books?」Sleepy Fox asked in bewilderment.

「Sorry, that's a secret.」

「Alright... It's going to be a little difficult, but it's doable. After all, they're still relatively common skill books,」Sleepy Fox said. The passive skills Nie Yan was looking for were decent-capable of permanently increasing one's strength as long as they were equipped. However, they couldn't be improved, took up a skill slot, and were quite expensive, so few players found them worthwhile.

「That's fine, so I guess it's a deal then. I'll mail you the items.」

「Alright, I'll send over thirty silver first as collateral. You can return the money to me when I collect the skill books,」Sleepy Fox said after thinking for a moment.