Righteous Bandit! I... Join Me!

Just by looking at the name at the very top, Su Mo could already imagine just how outrageous the attributes he would see next would be.

Sure enough, as soon as I sat up fully and focused all my attention on checking the attributes, a hiss came from behind me.

Even though he was fully prepared, Su Mo still couldn't help but gasp.

[A Big Black Pot (1% Wasteland Operation Authority)]

[Description]: In the wasteland, there are explorers who exhaust all their strength to try and traverse the mist, and ambitious individuals who mobilize the power of nations to sacrifice billions of creatures for ascension. Similarly, in countless struggles, there are also "Righteous Bandit" who refuse to be oppressed, preferring to live standing rather than die kneeling. "Authority" is a sweet and delicious wine; it will let you taste the deliciousness of power and plunge you into a sweet honeypot. But at the same time, it is also a black pot. When you decide to keep it and bear its power, you will be permanently branded as a "Righteous Bandit," despised by the owner of Authority.

[Current Permissions]: 1% [Permission Interpretation]: Food [Permission Power]: By choosing to inherit permissions, you will have one opportunity to modify food attributes every 15 Wasteland days. You can freely modify the food's grade and attributes (uses cannot be accumulated; they are recalculated after each use. The cooldown time decreases as permissions increase). [Cost ①]: Holding permissions will mark you as a "Righteous Bandit," completely blocking you from the game and preventing you from using any Game Panel functions (unless your permissions reach 51% or higher).

[Cost ②]: The modifications to the item level that come with the usage rights will be noticed by the game, and the greater the extent of the modifications, the higher the probability of you being discovered.

[Cost 3]: Once discovered, your privileges will be revoked, and you will be marked by the game. Within a 500,000-kilometer radius of you, the calamity multiplier will be increased by a default of 500,000 times.

[Cost 4]: If you hold the black pot but do not choose to inherit the title of Righteous Bandit, your luck will start rolling points at the first second of each day. When the points are 6, you will definitely gain something, but when the points are 1, you will also face an inescapable Blood Light.

[Evaluation]: Where righteousness lies, one is unmoved by power or personal gain; even if the entire nation were to support one, one would not waver; upholding righteousness to the death without compromise—this is the courage of a true gentleman! "1% access allows for the arbitrary modification of food attributes in the wasteland."

"Doesn't that mean I can change an epic if I want, and change a legendary to a legendary if I want?"

"What if I added an attribute that allows you to ascend to immortality instantly after eating it?"

Unlike ordinary people who would show panic and fear upon seeing this item.

Su Mo is incredibly audacious! In the literal sense! So audacious that even when several consequences are clearly stated, that using his methods would lead to utter ruin, he shows no fear whatsoever.

Fear only comes from the unknown.

The more you know, the less you can fear.

Furthermore, when profits reach 10%, some people become restless. When profits reach 50%, some people dare to take risks.

When profits reach 100%, they dare to trample on any dogma or law; and when profits reach 300%, they are even unafraid of the gallows! As for this scapegoating, "Nobody likes to take the blame, but I'm different, and I don't want that authority, but rather..."

"Righteous Bandit, what a cool title, isn't it?"

Having passed the most uncomfortable stage, I can now move around normally without any problems.

Seeing the Jade Pot lying on the ground in the distance, Su Mo did not hesitate, took two steps forward, and grabbed it.

There's an old Chinese saying that goes...

"You can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days!"

"If I don't want to guard against thieves, then there's only one way left!"

It was no coincidence that Zeus Shelter in the depression!

Those who possess the black pot will be restricted by this mysterious force after they roll points every day, and will be in a state of bad luck and suffer Blood Light.

This pot is like a relay baton; no one would refuse a sustainable, epic cooking "gadget," but no one can refuse bad luck either.

If you lack the strength, and one day you happen to roll a lucky number, the only outcome of encountering Blood Light is to pass the blame down to someone else.

The explorers died, leaving behind "legacy" sites standing on the wasteland, which can help future generations continue to explore more mysterious places.

The ambitious ones are dead, but they leave behind remnants of their resentment, helping those who come after them to quickly improve their strength and find another way to survive.

But the Righteous Bandit are worthy of the "righteousness" they put before "thieves".

What they wanted to do was simple and pure, even more "simple" than the previous two! They only wanted to pass on their aspirations, to find like-minded people to continue their "feat"! "It doesn't matter if people die, as long as the blame remains, as long as there's a continuous influx of creatures into the wasteland, and as long as there are still people coveting the allure of epic items."

Those who lack the strength to discern the true nature of this accusation will only face a slow death, continuing to move it around and pass it on.

"And how many of those with enough strength, who can perceive what this scapegoat truly means, can refuse this delicious meal that's already within their grasp!"

Having already witnessed the actions of the first two groups of people in the wasteland, and now seeing the amazing actions of the third group under such conditions and circumstances...

Compared to the previous two groups, Su Mo understood far better the madness of humanity under the shadow of natural disasters, regarding this group of Righteous Bandit who might have been wiped out by the 500,000-fold amplified catastrophe of the wasteland! "I thought that in a month I could achieve this much, making me the most outrageous human to have ever come to the wasteland."

"But it seems that there's never a shortage of madmen among humans!"

"Since you're willing to go crazy, why wouldn't I, Su Mo, play along!"

Compared to the ambitions' curiosity about the unknown world and their yearning for ethereal ascension, the Righteous Bandit's thinking is undoubtedly more in line with Su Mo's "frequency".

"Ascension? To go to another unknown world to continue the struggle? No, no, no, that's too dangerous. It's not something a rational person should do!"

"What's that saying from our Rabbit tribe again? 'Surround them from the countryside.'"

"Although the Righteous Bandit only obtained 1% of the authority, I have the system! As long as I can obtain 51% of the authority, I can have controlling rights over this wasteland!"

"Perhaps the calamities of this world will also follow my lead. At that time, as my shareholding increases, this place will become my base!"

The more Su Mo thought about it, the more he agreed with the ideas of the Righteous Bandit and the actions of the Cosmic Humans, and the more excited he became.

If you ascend from the wasteland to another ethereal world, but your power remains unchanged, then what is the point of talking about dimensional crossing?

Only when you truly grasp all the secrets of this dimension will it be as simple as a single thought to transcend Dimensional Restriction.

The Jade Pot clutched in his hand seemed to sense Su Mo's excitement and intent, and with remarkable intelligence, it ceased its struggle.

Furthermore, after a slight tremor, the Jade Pot emitted a red light emanating from its body, which also stained Su Mo's arm red.

At the same time, a notification sound, drifting between heaven and earth, mixed with a notification panel, began to slowly float up in front of Su Mo.

[Record]: The current 1% permission request has been transferred to the account of employee "Su Mo"!

[Record]: Once transferred, you will completely lose all rights as a wasteland company employee. Do you accept the transfer of permissions? "Oh?"

"Interesting! Is this comparing the wasteland to a company, with all players being employees and privileges being treated as shares?"

"However, who says that gaining shareholding rights means losing employee rights!"

"Only children make choices; I Su Mo, want them all!"

With a faint smile, Su Mo looked at the pop-up prompt panel and neither immediately chose to agree nor refuse.

With a focused thought, Su Mo first dragged the selection box to the bottom of the field of view, and then, as Su Mo's thoughts settled, the Storage Space naturally opened.

A card, which had been placed in the space and had never been used or taken out since it was acquired, slowly flew out and hovered up and down in the air.

"I choose to use the Heaven Stealing Sun Swapping ' technique!"

This small Storage Room, built by the villagers of Hope Village, probably never imagined that it would witness such a surge of rare items on its very first day of use.

From the unique Shan Hai Painting card, to the 1% authority over the wasteland, and now to the dazzling brilliance of this Legendary-Class card.

This is the Storage Room's good fortune.

This was also Su Mo's good fortune.

Without any lag, a golden light, unique to legend, burst forth without reservation the moment Su Mo finished speaking!

At the same time, stimulated by the Golden Light, when Su Mo opened his eyes again, he had arrived in another space.

Just like using the Shan Hai Painting cards, but this time what appeared before Su Mo was not the wasteland landscape of a round sky and a square earth.

Instead, it was a clay sculpture as tall as Su Mo and with the same appearance.

If you disregard the material of the clay sculpture and only look at its appearance, you absolutely cannot find any difference between it and Su Mo.

"Hehe, my appearance is indeed perfect, but there are a few places that still need fixing."

In front of the clay sculpture, there is a table with many tools for "shaping faces".

Within the card space, no matter how much time has passed, the outside time is only counted as one second.

Therefore, Su Mo was not in a hurry. He conjured a stool with his mind, sat in front of the clay sculpture, and began to carefully modify it.

As for the face, naturally, no changes should be made; the goal is to achieve realism.

The main changes were to the scars and various moles that Su Mo had gotten from falling as a child due to his mischievousness.

Regarding foot shape, Su Mo was distressed by his 185cm height but only size 42 feet, which were also slightly flat. He took drastic measures and began to modify his feet to fit a perfect template.

Time flew by, and about an hour later, when Su Mo stood up again, the clay sculpture in front of him had not changed in appearance, but in terms of temperament and some "details", it had undergone earth-shattering changes.

Even when two people stand together, without looking at their faces, unless they are acquaintances, it is extremely difficult to associate them with the same person!

"Excellent, excellent. After overcoming all inherent flaws, humans can indeed possess this kind of aesthetic beauty."

"Let's create!"

The wasteland is not a place to play dumb and take advantage of others. The reason for not changing the face shape and other gender attributes of the voice is to avoid causing unnecessary trouble after switching to this form.

But regarding the name, after a moment's thought, following his younger sister Su Chan's wicked sense of humor, Su Mo used his hand as a pen to write two large characters in the name section:

Yang Jian!

With the model and name in place, the rest of the process proceeded smoothly, and with Su Mo's unwavering agreement, the brilliance shone through once more.

Covering his eyes, Su Mo opened them again as soon as the light disappeared, and found himself back in the Storage Room.

Experiencing a completely different physical sensation than before, before Su Mo could even stretch his legs properly, a series of game notification sounds began to slowly ring out. "Welcome to the post-apocalyptic Survival Game. As you can see, you have arrived in an unfamiliar place."

Survival is your only goal. To live as long as possible, remember the following key points:

[1. The disaster Xin Yi periodically. During the period before the refresh, all survivors will receive a warning.]

2. Don't leave your safe house anywhere. Finding a suitable place to settle it will significantly increase your chances of survival.

[11. We wish you a pleasant gaming experience]

[Record]: Player Yang Jian was detected as a third-round player and will automatically receive the delayed-release privilege reward, with two draws. [Record]: Privilege reward drawing in progress. [Record]: Error, error! [Record]: Due to unknown reasons, your privilege reward has been forcibly changed to: Alien Binding (once). [Record]: We sincerely apologize for the disruption to your gaming experience. You will receive 1 chance to draw a game item. [Record]: Draw complete. Congratulations to player "Yang Jian" for obtaining Material Replacement Card (Rare) *1. [Record]: The reward has been automatically issued. Please check your account. In the wasteland world, the game will accompany you to experience a wonderful life.

"Experience a wonderful life with me? Sorry, you idiot!"

"After being a bloodsucking capitalist for so many years, on this day of universal celebration, we'll let you taste it too!"

"The feeling of being sucked blood!"

He casually shut down all notifications, glanced at the Tortoise Shell and material cards that had appeared beside him, and without a second thought, Su Mo picked up the Jade Pot and activated the permission binding! On this joyous occasion of a once-in-a-lifetime centennial celebration, I sincerely wish our Rabbit eternal prosperity! With faith, there is strength!