As an ordinary player, Spade K knows that everything he has now is entirely due to good luck.
His real name is Lin Kai. In reality, he is an ordinary office worker. He works on the subway from nine to five every day and earns a barely subsistence salary. It wasn't until the game "World Tree: Origin" came out that he found an opportunity to make a comeback in the virtual world.
In the early days of the game's launch, he accidentally discovered that NPCs in the game would actually react to the player's "resurrection", showing signs of panic or shock. Based on this, a bold idea took shape in his mind - can he do something with this?
This crazy idea took root in Spade K's heart. He first experimented on a small scale, committing suicide in several remote villages in a visually shocking way and then resurrecting him in the same place, intending to shock the villagers in this way so that they would do things for him. But those ignorant NPCs were frightened at first, and then they all thought that Spade K was a monster and the witch's familiar, so they picked up the dung fork and killed him.
Then he learned the lesson and tried to change his mind. He noticed that religious elements were everywhere in the game and decided to work on it.
Spade K first referred to real-life religions and extracted some relatively common contents as doctrines to preach in the countryside. Then he demonstrated his resurrection ability in front of them again, and packaged this as a "miracle", and soon gathered the first group of fanatical believers.
Originally, I just wanted to defraud these idiot NPCs of all their property and run away, but I didn't expect that more and more people would hear about the "miracle". They all fell in love with Spade K's teachings, not for anything else but to share in the miracle of "resurrection".
Spade K naturally refuses to accept this. He even spent money to find a few people on the game trading website to act as trustees to nip the ideas of some suspicious people in the cradle. As his influence gradually expanded, he realized that a more systematic organizational structure was needed, so he founded "Eternal Life Blessing Cult" with reference to real-life religious systems.
Port Belen became his chosen base. This emerging port city was a mixed bag, Radiance Church's influence was weak, and Kingdom Investigation Bureau had not yet established a branch. It was simply a breeding ground for secret sects. He used game forums to obtain information, disguised himself as the prophet of "Omniscient and Omnipotent", and purchased rare props through offline transactions to enhance his persuasiveness. He quickly established a foothold in Port Belen. Not everyone will believe in his teachings, but Spade K is very smart. He does not need everyone to believe it. What he wants is that this teaching can bring benefits to everyone.
In this way, they will spontaneously defend this teaching, whether it is true or false.
At the same time, Spade K tried its best to gather the local players of Port Belen. Those who were unwilling to join the church had all means to drive them away, so that they could easily hold the secret of resurrection firmly in their hands.
Eternal Life Blessing Cult has brought unimaginable wealth to Spade K. This is not only in the game, but also in reality. The income from selling the currency in the game is far more than what Spade K can get from working all his life.
But soon, Spade K was no longer satisfied with this.
All this stems from the Two-tailed Mermaid statue he found in an underground cave somewhere in Port Belen. The gears of fate began to turn quietly from then on. The whispers coming from the statue kept him awake at night. Those murmurs about the underwater ruins, ancient seals and eternal power wrapped around his reason like poisonous snakes.
Why can't it be him?
Once this idea grows, it will spread crazily in Spade K's mind like gangrene.
In reality, Lin Kai is an ordinary little person, but in the game "Spade K" has the identity of "Eternal Life Blessing Cult Leader", which allows him to taste the ultimate sweetness of power and wealth. Port Belen's wealth, the worship of believers, the awe of NPCs, the flattery of players... all of this made him feel elated, as if he had truly become something beyond the ordinary.
Gradually, he found that the scam of "eternal life" could no longer satisfy him. He needed real power of his own, enough to make everyone truly believe in him, to truly gain a foothold in this world, and even... to be above it!
Spade K stood in the deepest secret room of the shipyard, unconsciously holding the ruby-encrusted cross ring on his fingertips. Whale Oil Lamp hanging on the four walls of the secret room cast his shadow on the damp stone wall, twisting it into a monster with teeth and claws. Through the half-open iron door, the sound of explosions and shouts of death came from the distance, as if separated by a layer of frosted glass, blurry and distant.
"Cult Leader, Investigation Bureau's people have broken through the outer defense line." A believer in gray and white robes knelt at the door, with an uncontrollable tremor in his voice, "Master Ballista Rock..."
"Dead?" Spade K asked without looking back, his tone as calm as if he was discussing the weather.
In fact, he felt quite distressed. After all, there were not many obedient non-player transcendents even in the church. Ballista Rock was still Stage Three, which was better than everyone under him. If he was rented out to those rich players as a tool, he would be able to bring at least six figures to the ace of spades every month.
The believer's forehead rested on the ground. "Yes, yes. Master Heart A also..."
Spade K suddenly chuckled. He had seen the discussion about the Investigation Bureau on the game forum. Those players used "mad dogs" to describe this group of kingdom law enforcers. He had never had the chance to face them before, and now that's it.
"Go and inform joker." He turned and walked towards the wooden box on the other side of the secret room. The hem of his robe swept the ground and brought up fine dust. "According to the original plan, we will sail on time at midnight."
The believer hesitated and said, "But they have already gone to the dock to kill us. Our ship..."
"Do you think I only have this ship?" Spade K opened the wooden box and took out a brand new roll of Sea Chart that glowed with blue light. The parchment slowly unfolded in his hands, revealing the route marked with dark red ink. He never made only one-hand preparations, "Go and inform all those who are still able to move and are willing to follow me to gather at Xihaikou at midnight."
Cold sweat broke out on the believer's forehead, and his fingers unconsciously tightened the hem of his robe. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but swallowed it back under Spade K's cold gaze.
"Any more questions?" Spade K's voice was almost dangerously soft.
"No, no!" The believer hurriedly got up and staggered out of the secret room. The moment the iron door closed, Spade K heard the sound of fierce fighting coming from the direction of the dock.
The smile on his lips deepened. Those Investigation Bureau lackeys would never understand that the overseas plan they desperately tried to prevent was actually just a well-designed cover.
The real ship is already ready. And at midnight, when the tide reaches its highest point, he will personally uncover the centuries-old secret on the seabed.