Other People's Speculation, Gao Linzhi's Ambition

"Get lost! You only managed to get two or three hundred thousand points by clinging to the big boss's leg, which is less than me. How dare you speak in this group?" Empty 2086 was the first to break down.

Jiangnan1912 scoffed, "You've gone to all this trouble just to send yourself into the monster's mouth?"

"Anyway, I'm not the one starving now, you just wait to starve to death!"

"Trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead."

"May that idiot choke to death inside the monster's trachea!"

Empty 2086 was immediately breached.

He immediately launched into a tirade of insults, cursing the other person's entire family.

So, I was banned from speaking for 24 hours.

It's okay to use sarcastic or sarcastic language, but you can't directly insult the other person's entire family.

At the same time.

As everything settled down.

Game Tips:

"The Grand Voyage event has ended. Please claim your rewards as soon as possible."

The event channel will be closed in one day.

The event channel suddenly became lively.

Of course, each person can basically only see the messages posted on their own island, unless no one is speaking.

"Holy crap, I struck gold this time! I redeemed a Revival Stone!"

"Damn, that's 100,000 points per piece! You'd be at least in the top 100 of the Overall Ranking!"

"Hehe, I bought a spot for a big shot, and they're bringing me along."

"Damn, it's good to be rich. If I had money, I'd do the same thing."

"The person at the top of the leaderboard is inhuman! They've got 9.99 million points, while I only have 20. I'm shedding tears of poverty."

"This is just like reality. I'm eating a boxed lunch that costs less than 20 yuan, while others spend over 400,000 yuan on a meal and still find nothing edible."

"You say it's great to be rich? If I had money, I'd do the same thing." (Image attached)

At the same time.

Gao Linzhi, the whale who spends so much money on in-game purchases that Ordinary Player greatly envy, is far from satisfied.

The result was satisfactory.

However, I was not satisfied with the process.

The fact that someone dared to steal from him shows that he doesn't have an overwhelming advantage or intimidation, and he's not a real big shot.

What is a "true big shot"?

It means that once the other party sees you on the list, they won't bother with anything else.

"Ding! Congratulations to the player for ranking first on the island contribution leaderboard. Rewards include 30 free attribute points, ten random purple-tier materials, one Revival Stone, and 50 Life Potion."

"Ding! Congratulations to the player for ranking first on the Total Contribution List. Rewards include 100 free attribute points, 100 random purple-tier materials, 10 Revival Stone, and 50 Instant Recovery Potion."

Good, seeing these rewards made Gao Linzhi feel a little better.

Add all of it to Spirit, max it out.

No reservations were made.

The reason is simple: no one knows whether an accident or Fortune will come first.

As long as his spirit can hold up, he can always be resurrected.

His attribute panel immediately changed to:

[Constitution: 665 (5+660)]

[Spirit: 427 (7+290+130)]

After adding the most important mental attribute, he felt a cool sensation in his mind.

The gloom that had accumulated during my time at sea vanished instantly.

Sure enough, although he seemed to have overcome so many evil forces before, many shadows still lingered in his mind.

For a Longevity Being, the greatest challenge is the mental one.

Many people, despite having the best years of their lives ahead of them, choose to end their own lives, simply because they lost to their own spirit.

Gao Linzhi will not repeat the same mistakes; he wants to "enjoy eternal bliss and live as long as the heavens!"

He then checked his current points.

I have 9.99 million points. I also redeemed two Revival Stones and some potions, so I actually have less than 9.99 million usable points.

But for other players, it's an astronomical figure.

He looked through the shop and found that the only item with the best value for money was the Revival Stone.

Everything else was useless to him.

For him, resurrection was a basic perk.

Therefore, this Revival Stone can only be traded.

For others, the Revival Stone is one of the most precious items.

He continues to exchange for Revival Stone.

Because each exchange incurs an additional fee, and the index increases accordingly, the exchange fee increases by 20% each time.

The first time it costs 100,000 points. Theoretically, after exchanging 25 times, exchanging for another one would yield over 7 million points.

1.2 to the power of 23, multiplied by 100,000, equals more than 7.9 million points.

Therefore, Gao Linzhi couldn't exchange for much.

Finally, he exchanged for 10 Revival Stone, and used the remaining points to buy recovery potions.

In this way, he had a large surplus of Revival Stone.

As a consumable item, Revival Stone are destined to never reach market saturation.

Because it's consumed too quickly.

In this bizarrely realistic game, one wrong move and you're dead.

After reaping the benefits of this ranking, Gao Linzhi is already looking forward to the next ranking.

It has to be said that this kind of ranking list is completely tailor-made for whales (players who spend a lot of money on in-game purchases).

The more leaderboards there are, the wider the gap becomes between players and ordinary players.

Of course, this is also very beneficial for those companies and families.

They essentially monopolized the top spot on the island.

The Island Ranking first also grants 30 points of freedom.

Thinking about this, Gao Linzhi had an idea.

Before he could turn his ideas into action, Qingcheng*Bored, knocked on the door.

Gao Linzhi naturally knew it was the other party, since it was shown on the Minimap.

"Come in."

"Boss, I think our Four Village Trading Company should expand outwards. There are many benefits to doing so. We've also explored the nearby seas. The nearest island is Eagle Island, only about 300 li by sea. If we can take that island, the benefits will be enormous..."

"You're talking about the Island Ranking rewards, right?" Gao Linzhi interrupted the boring long sentence directly.

"Yes, the top spot on the list gives you 30 Free Attribute Points, which is equivalent to gaining 30 extra levels. It has extraordinary strategic value, and we have the capability to sail far away," said Bored, somewhat excitedly.

"Yes, expansion is a life instinct," Gao Linzhi casually said, quoting something from his past life, then nodded and said, "Alright, you guys go ahead and do your work."

"Come to me if you encounter any difficulties."

"Okay, boss."

After receiving Gao Linzhi's permission, Qingcheng*Bored and excited.

If he seizes a few more islands, he can become number one on the Island Ranking.

As for what you said about what to do about the original island's number one position?

Of course, it involves friendly and frank communication, and a candid exchange of benefits between the two sides.

After leaving out of boredom, Gao Linzhi checked his attribute panel, skill list, and resource inventory.

His backpack contained a large amount of resources.

If you were to post a screenshot of his backpack, it would definitely shock most people.

There are over twenty precious Revival Stone alone.

Then there are various high-level materials, which are rarely seen outside.

There's a huge pile of precious health and mana restoration potions.

This also includes various in-game items, stacked in the hundreds and thousands.

Weapons, equipment, pet cards, various talismans...

Although Gao Linzhi never need most of these things.

The main issue is that he's stuck at level one.

At level one, his combat power mainly depends on his own attributes.

Most of these items cannot be equipped with weapons or equipment.

The reason for keeping it is that I hope I will have the opportunity to spend Skyfall Stone in the future to refine it into something that doesn't require a level.

The game is currently running various events, and there will definitely be pay-to-win events in the future.

However, the fact that the rankings were almost stolen reminded him that relying solely on his own attributes was still insufficient.

This is normal.

After all, in terms of basic attributes, he was far inferior to those strange and colossal creatures that had been entrenched in the Skyfall World for millions or even hundreds of millions of years.

The difference in attributes between them is like comparing an ant to Mount Tai, or a speck of dust to the sun.

He began to examine his own shortcomings at this moment.

He then began to organize all his skills.

He now has a total of 62 skills.

Excluding the Basic Skills "Heavenly Sight, Earthly Hearing, Person-Judging Art", there are 35 physical skills and 26 magical skills.

Many of these skills have been upgraded several times, from basic to intermediate, and then from intermediate to advanced. Each time a skill reaches level 100, it adds 10 points to either constitution or spirit.

Therefore, the attributes are stacked more often; it's no longer a simple skill adding 10 attribute points, but could be 20 or 30 points.

These skills, taken as a whole, look like a complete mess.

Gao Linzhi himself admits this.

Since skill slots can be purchased with real money, he, like a complete newbie, learned every skill that could increase his basic attributes.

In fact, that's correct.

Because as of now, his skill limit is 70, and he still has 4 skill slots that he hasn't filled.

He rarely used these skills before, let alone combined them.

His previous Grand Voyage had taught him that "the world is vast and full of wonders."

Everyone has different talents.

The game will feature various leaderboards and events in the future.

Who knows when another "Empty 2086" will appear and steal his number one spot on the overall leaderboard.

Yes, Gao Linzhi had long considered the top spot on the overall ranking as his own.

After all, he was the only Ordinary Player; everyone else was basically an NPC.

A player who can spend a lot of money on in-game purchases still can't beat the NPCs on the leaderboard, so he might as well buy some tofu and kill himself.

Others may not know, but he himself does.

This act of Kongkong the rankings without actually doing anything certainly put him under considerable pressure.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have relied on infinite resurrections to forcibly increase the travel distance through Teleportation.

The result was okay this time.

Next time?

If the next challenge is a gamble based on luck, like guessing high or low or playing dice, can he still win?

There's only one way to ensure that someone like Kongkong won't steal the rankings again:

That means he must have the same abilities as the other party.

In short. "I want them all."

He must possess as many special abilities as his opponent.

In this way, no matter the rankings, he can maintain an absolute advantage by relying on his abundant resources, the advantage of Level Lock, and the true player benefit of unlimited resurrections.

He can bring his opponent to the same skill level.

In this situation, others certainly cannot compete with him.

This is the clearest and safest path.

This is also true in reality.

Those who come later and want to surpass those who came before invariably follow the path of imitation, innovation, and transcendence.

To put it bluntly, they're all the same thing.

True strength lies in constantly learning from and surpassing others.

This is what a true powerhouse is.

With that in mind, Gao Linzhi continued to organize his skills.

His skill set is now all-encompassing.

"Attack, defense, mobility, support, healing..."

"Physical skills, magic, everyday functions..."

It includes all kinds of basic weapons, Basic Defense, Basic Heal, as well as the Five Elements spells and rare spell systems.

With that in mind, he decided to do the first thing.

The first thing is to replicate Kongkong's skill system.

So he used the Communication Talisman again to call Qingcheng*Bored.

"Go and find out about the skill system of the player ranked second on the list."

"I want to create a skill system that is similar to his."

Bored, I was stunned when I heard that.

He then realized that the boss seemed to value this "Kongkong" very much.

Actually, it's really impressive that the opponent managed to steal second place.

If the boss is careless and doesn't guard the rankings, the other party might actually succeed.

But he couldn't help but advise, "Boss, every player has their own way of playing."

We don't need to imitate others.

"With so many advantages, there's no need to worry about them catching up."

Gao Linzhi and said, "Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me."

"Only by embracing all things, being inclusive, and constantly innovating can we achieve lasting prosperity."

"Other paths, relying on geniuses, relying on cheat codes, relying on exploiting the people, are all unreliable and evil paths."

Bored, I was suddenly taken aback.

He then realized that he had never truly understood his boss.

He originally thought that the boss would be like those nouveau riche, becoming arrogant quickly because of his temporary power, and then unable to listen to others' opinions.

In reality, he had no loyalty whatsoever.

They just wanted to hitch a ride and make the other party a resource for their own development.

But now, from this small incident, he vaguely sensed that the other party was by no means a nouveau riche.

Instead, they possess a clear and rational mindset.

The opponent's strength doesn't solely rely on talent or cheat codes, but rather on composure, wisdom, and resilience.

Thinking this, Wuhu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take care of it right away and let you know as soon as I have any news."

Then, bored, he left.

"This boss is quite something."

"Such humility suggests he might go all the way," commented the "Anomalous Player" behind him.

"Oh, the last rumor I heard was that the boss's talent is... well, it's a talent that Recharge Talent."

"That means he can spend real money in the game to buy in-game items."

The single-player suddenly realized, "I see! That explains a lot of things, like why they have so many resources and why they were able to rise so quickly?"

"It's all about spending money!"

"Spending money on in-game purchases means acquiring game data that would take others over a decade to achieve in just a few days."

"This is the true meaning of spending money on in-game purchases."

Bored, he nodded emphatically in agreement and couldn't help but sigh:

"Yes, before they're at Canxue, no Rogue Players has ever truly escaped the pursuit and hunt of the corporate families."

"The best outcome would be either to remain hidden or to reach a cooperation agreement with the company."

"Living on talent to survive."

"But not only did the Canxue escape, he also managed to turn the tables and kill his opponent. Even the Company Union Federation was offline, and they couldn't do anything about it."

"This fully demonstrates the opponent's talent—an absolutely groundbreaking strategic talent."

"It's easy to understand if you use the Pay-to-Win Talent to explain it."