Hidden Rewards, Someone's Stealing the Ranking, the Title System!

For a long time, the Official Built-in Group was silent.

Jiangnan1912, one has to admire the ingenuity of these top-tier players.

The other party has most likely guessed the truth.

Reality is like playing chess; others aren't Blind Man either. Each person makes a move, and what you can see, others can see as well.

Does Canxue really grant you Recharge Talent?

This explains why the other party needs gold, and by the ton at that.

Gold is useful in the village, but its consumption is low.

They usually hoarded them, waiting for the strange occurrences to subside so they could be used as tribute to the imperial court.

The Capital Island has many factories and consumes a large amount of gold.

There were many Noble Personage, but the consumption of luxury goods was enormous.

Even so, it shouldn't be necessary to consume tons of food so frequently.

After all, being strange doesn't mean you're not afraid of Golden House.

But how can I get the other party to top it up for me?

He absolutely could not ask that question.

Jiangnan1912 didn't ask, but naturally someone else would, and it was naturally the spokesperson of a certain official group leader.

Elder Council Hall.

Gao Linzhi is waiting for the countdown to the game leaderboard results.

At this moment, it's the last day.

The 30th day of the Grand Voyage has begun, with a 24-hour countdown.

Gao Linzhi has already led his team back.

The others followed Gao Linzhi and sailed more than 3,500 miles, earning over 100,000 points.

They were very satisfied, so they followed Gao Linzhi back to the village.

These points are enough to exchange for a Revival Stone.

This made them very satisfied with the price they paid for their ranking on the bidding list, after all, these were strategic materials, the kind that are priceless.

Gao Linzhi's reputation in the business world has once again risen sharply.

If you pay them, they'll actually do the work for you.

Even if the ranking isn't good, it's worth it just for the points.

Gao Linzhi well-read and wouldn't cheat people.

After someone returned, they couldn't help but say, "Won't this mean Revival Stone will become abundant?"

"You're overthinking it. Dying once is easy. Don't you realize we have a powerful figure protecting us now? Without that protection, let alone strange creatures, even demons could easily kill us."

"Yes, we used to stay in the village, but as we level up, we'll have to venture out. Just look at the dangers on the sea!"

"That's right. In ordinary online games, which player doesn't die hundreds of times? You're gone in the blink of an eye."

"Then I'll just stay in the village."

"Sure, as long as you're willing to die peacefully of old age."

Everyone fell silent again.

Yes, if you die of old age and illness before playing the Skyfall Game, and you still die of old age and illness after playing Skyfall Game, then wasn't playing the Skyfall Game a complete waste?

Therefore, they were bound to take risks.

Therefore, there are never enough Revival Stone.

If they knew that Gao Linzhi died 100,000 times in one go in order to break through the 1,000-mile BOSS monster, they would know that the Revival Stone does not depreciate in value at all.

The Revival Stone in modern games is clearly designed to stimulate players' adventurous spirit, preventing people from being afraid to venture out of the village.

Even Corporate Players, those top-tier accounts painstakingly nurtured by their companies, wouldn't be willing to take risks.

However, those trash cannon fodder ships that are willing to take risks are unable to shoulder heavy responsibilities.

Therefore, the introduction of Revival Stone is something that will inevitably appear as the game progresses.

And at this time...

The 24-hour countdown is slowly progressing.

In the eyes of many players, Gao Linzhi's top spot on both leaderboards is unshakeable.

"Damn, 280,000 points? Is that even possible for a human to achieve?"

"Our island's top scorer only got 180 points; that's not even close to what others can achieve."

"180 points is already pretty good. The first one on our island wanted to break through 100 miles, which was overestimating his abilities. He forced his way through and ended up being swallowed by the monster."

"Ridiculous, such a weak island?"

"That's normal. That's how it is in different servers of online games. Some servers have strong players, while others don't; some players are just very weak."

"Sigh, it would be great to be on the same island as the big shot."

"There are advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that you can only stay in second place on the list unless a big shot lets you."

The countdown is going on and on.

It has to be said that watching the countdown end is a rather complicated feeling.

I'm a little excited, and a little thrilled.

Although Gao Linzhi's score was 286,000, he ranked 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th, all the way up to 30th.

Everyone else had tens of thousands of points, and they all returned to the village to wait for the countdown to end.

Therefore, he doesn't need to worry at all about someone secretly breaking out and surpassing him in the rankings.

However, as expected, an unexpected event still occurred.

It was 2 PM.

Gao Linzhi was about to go to sleep when suddenly, he noticed that a user named "Empty 2086," ranked 90th on the Overall Ranking, was experiencing a rapid increase in points.

Originally only 1000 points, suddenly jumped to 2000, 3000, 4000 points...

At this point, it was clear that the opponent had broken through the 1,000-mile barrier.

The score will then skyrocket.

Because that's how the event was designed.

You'll receive hidden points rewards once you reach certain milestones.

Just like him, he ran 6,000 li (approximately 3,000 kilometers), and under normal circumstances, he would only get 6,000 points.

But in reality, he scored 286,000 points.

Once you reach a certain milestone, you start receiving various score rewards, which is essentially a way to entice players.

In addition, the mall points system has been introduced.

This is to encourage players to give it their all.

Otherwise, if you only get one point for every mile you travel, and the danger is so high, only a fool would risk it.

Only the top few will put in the effort for the reward.

Most people only need to make a minimum wage.

This is precisely to encourage people to travel far from different islands.

And at this time...

The opponent's score has jumped to 10,000 points again!

It quickly broke through 10,000 again and started jumping to 20,000.

Gao Linzhi frowned immediately.

At that moment, the others rushed over to inform him.

Bored, he was the first to knock on the door and enter the Council Hall.

He quickly said as soon as he came in:

"Something's wrong, boss!"

"Someone's ranking up again!"

"Looks like he's trying to steal your ranking!"

"Yes, even if he can't steal first place, he'll steal second or third," the Puppet Best said anxiously, following behind.

She was assigned to be "second".

Naturally, he was the most anxious one.

The second-place finisher on both leaderboards also receives a generous reward.

The second place on the Island Ranking gets 10 points, and the second place on the Overall Ranking gets 30 points, for a total of 40 points.

For players who are under great pressure to maximize their freedom, an extra 40 points means their class can be significantly improved.

What should we do now?

"It seems he has mastered some kind of method. Let's wait and see." Gao Linzhi thought 6000 li was already very impressive.

Further breakthroughs are quite difficult.

Even with his current strength, it's not easy.

He didn't believe anyone could easily break his record.

It's worth noting that when he broke through 6000 miles, he only managed to defeat the monsters thanks to the privileges of Noble 23, the Supreme-level automatic monster-fighting enhanced version.

It still took a long time to scrape.

The efficiency was too low, which is why he didn't continue.

At the same time.

On a remote island.

On the western sea.

The three were on a semi-transparent boat suspended in mid-air.

That's right, the other side actually has a Floating Ship!

It can be described as an airship.

Three people are rowing hard.

While others are sailing, they are flying.

This seems to contradict the conditions for the Grand Voyage, but they were very cunning.

It was just a line that had been lowered, and the end of the line ended up in the sea.

This can barely be considered sailing.

It's basically exploiting a bug.

It has to be said that these guys are incredibly shrewd when it comes to studying games.

At this moment, one of them said, "Sao Kong, your airship's Invisibility Spell is indeed impressive."

"But there are still about ten hours left. Do you think you can succeed in stealing it?"

Another person expressed concern, saying, "It's unlikely they'll steal first place."

"Yes, the first place has a whopping 280,000 points."

"What animals!"

"Hmph, don't be fooled by his 280,000 points," Empty 2086 scoffed. "According to my estimate, he's only traveled five or six thousand miles at most."

"As long as I can get through the 6,000-mile barrier, I have a chance to steal a win from him."

"That would require the other party to break the list," another person said, shaking their head.

"Tch, if he could break through 6,000 li, he would have done so already. He wouldn't have waited for me to steal it. He must have run out of tricks. Don't overestimate these so-called big shots."

"Because even the top players are limited by the game's ceiling. This game itself can't handle very strong monsters, that's the game's ceiling," Empty 2086 said confidently.

"Wait, Kongkong, don't forget you're already dead. We're just using puppets to help you climb the rankings; it's not very dangerous."

"It's alright, I've already bought two Revival Stones at a high price."

It turns out that two of the three were actually puppets.

They look indistinguishable from real people.

At this moment, with the three people controlling it, the airship's speed increased faster and faster.

Flying in the air is clearly incomparable to sailing at sea.

Modern airplanes can fly 900 kilometers in an hour.

In four hours, you can cover 3,600 kilometers, which will surpass Gao Linzhi's record of 3,000 kilometers and 6,000 li.

If Gao Linzhi here, he would see that the opponent's speed is increasing rapidly.

It's obvious that a spell boost was used.

This is the world of the Mysterious Side.

At this time.

Council Hall of East Wolf Village.

The emperor wasn't worried, but the eunuchs were.

Everyone else was on tenterhooks.

"That won't do, boss. It seems you need to break through to the next level."

"Otherwise, it's very easy for it to get stolen in the end."

"Yeah, if you don't defend your leaderboard, it's easy for your opponent to steal your points; they're climbing the ranks fast."

"It's going a bit too fast."

"It didn't feel like I was running on the sea, it felt more like I was flying."

Gao Linzhi sighed.

That's right, the opponent's score is rising too fast.

An increase of tens of thousands of points.

A major change occurs almost every hour.

When he had run 6,000 li, the enemy he encountered was a flock of birds.

That's not just the enemy in the sea, but also the enemy in the air.

Breaking through is extremely difficult.

Moreover, there are hints on the Minimap.

The monsters ahead were even more densely packed.

He would probably have to die thousands of times before he could break through.

Moreover, among those monsters, there must be some that know how to seal.

This was also estimated by Gao Linzhi from the bright red markers on the Minimap.

Only monsters with "sealing techniques" pose such a great threat to him.

After all, he is an immortal being.

This body is not his true form; he can choose to force himself offline.

He's just an ordinary player at Noble 23, and the game developers can't restrict his personal freedom.

However, if it's a native monster, there's nothing the game developers can do if they forcibly seal it away.

The only thing we can do is try to get him to break free on his own; the Game Character is probably still sealed away.

He only has one option: either call for a rescue or create a new account to play.

It's like rendering the old account useless.

And at this time...

The opponent's score quickly rose to 150,000 points, and they soon squeezed into the top 30.

It's important to know that the top 30 were all arranged by Gao Linzhi.

The lowest score was over 150,000.

The opposing team, without Gao Linzhi's help, already had 150,000 points.

The other players were stunned.

"Wow, as expected, the world is full of hidden talents."

"Yes, it's hard to guess what talents or skills someone might have. Rare skills combined can create a unique profession."

"It seems that his profession has a particular advantage on this list of Grand Voyage."

"I think this Empty 2086 should have pathfinding, stealth, flight, and ship control capabilities."

"Yes, this would give us a significant advantage in navigation."

As everyone says, Empty 2086 embodies both this profession and talent.

His talent is simple: "Reduce his own visibility (upgradeable)".

His current talent level is "advanced".

"It can significantly reduce your and your mount's presence among monsters and other people."

Using this talent, he also learned Basic Stealth, intermediate stealth, and advanced stealth.

They are currently making an Expert Level Stealth.

He then learned Basic Pathfinding, intermediate pathfinding, and advanced pathfinding.

There are also many auxiliary skills such as Basic Dodge and basic invisibility.

It can be said that all his skill point allocations were for the purpose of becoming a pathfinder, or even an assassin.

It seems he's transitioning into a top-tier assassin.

This tells us that the other party has a complete plan.

He's incredibly fragile.

This type of guy is highly dependent on resurrection.

If he runs out of Revival Stone and his plan fails, then he's finished.

Fortunately, he made the right bet this time.

Game points can be exchanged for Revival Stone.

This allowed him to recover a significant amount of his losses.

The Revival Stone bought at high prices can be resold to recoup losses.

There's no loss in the round trip.

"It's a pity I didn't get a permanent Resurrection Skill," sighed Empty 2086. "If I could get a permanent Resurrection Skill, I'd be rich."

"You're overthinking it. If someone had that kind of skill, countless people would be willing to buy it. It wouldn't be available to casual players," another person said disdainfully.

"Yeah, permanent resurrection, how many people would be willing to buy that? The price would be astronomical."

"I've heard that some people have a talent similar to permanent resurrection."

"Holy crap, is this guy a reincarnated immortal?"

Empty 2086 ignored the two idiots.

"By the way, Kongkong, why are you taking such a risk?"

"You should know that if a sealed monster appears, your Revival Stone won't be of any use."

"You guys don't know, but I secretly asked the Number One Handsome in the World, and he said that there might be a title for him in the future."

"Achieving the top spot on the leaderboard multiple times will grant you permanent access to the hidden rankings and will reward you with a title."

"And this title carries a very heavy weight."

"Putting aside the fact that it's good for showing off, you can at least have a title displayed above your head."

"While everyone else has some fancy game name, you can have a dazzling title above your head. How awesome is that?"

The two nodded.

"Furthermore, this title can also scare away strange creatures!"

"What? It can scare away monsters?"

"Yes. To put it simply, the white title can deter white monsters, but there's a cooldown period."

"If it's a blue title, it can intimidate those of the Blue Tier, and so on."

Only then did the two understand why their old friend was so determined to fight.

This stuff is really good.

This means that many more lives have been saved.

You should know that, to them, monsters are not scary.

But the bizarre and strange nature of the rules is truly terrifying.

They had no idea how to deal with it, so they could only hide, make offerings, and rely on ancestral halls, just like the indigenous people.