The Game Offline-Testing Gao Linzhi's Moral Limits

East Wolf Village.

The Elder Council Hall.

After finishing his discussions with the people from Sirius Island, Xu Gou hurriedly returned.

He should have reported everything.

But he didn't do that. Instead, he found something to do when he was bored and spread the word and posted notices among the Wanderer, bankrupt, and seriously ill.

Offline, in an Urban Village within the city of Xu City.

Just across the street, there's a bustling metropolis, with cars and people, cafes, dance halls, bright lights, and people in suits and ties.

Here, however, sewage flows freely, weeds grow rampant, and houses made of broken iron sheets and scrap bricks are everywhere.

Instead of the usual cars, dilapidated electric bikes and secondhand motorcycles were parked in front of the house...

The best buildings here are the street-side convenience stores that sell cola, cigarettes, drinks, instant noodles, and the like.

Someone once suggested cleaning up this place and redeveloping it.

However, for some reason, it was preserved.

This place also has another name: "Xu Family Village".

It is said that no matter what you have done, how much debt you owe, or who you have offended, once you enter Xu Family Village, it's as if you've become a monk, and all your outside affairs are wiped clean...

That sounds wonderful.

However, this also results in a high rate of disappearances; people often walk here in broad daylight and suddenly vanish into the alleyways.

On this day, many notices were posted on the streets.

"High-paying job recruiting daredevils. Requirements: courage to die, physical condition not limited, but bachelor's degree or above."

"Interested parties please contact the following number... Once the interview is successful, a contract will be signed, and An Family of 2 million yuan will be provided on-site."

"If there are other difficulties, they can be dealt with at the same time."

"Guarantor organization: Xu Corporation External Affairs Department"

The notices were pasted on with one-yuan bills, and one hundred notices were used for each one.

Therefore, without any publicity, people immediately flocked forward to take it.

At the same time, they saw the content of the notice.

This is far more effective at attracting the attention of these marginalized individuals than shouting through loudspeakers, posting online, or running television commercials.

The people posting the notices were from more than a dozen vans.

They saw someone take the notice, so they just printed another one, completely unconcerned that someone was trying to snatch it.

As the news spread, more and more people came to grab it.

More and more people saw the notice.

"Damn it, this is a suicide mission, and they even look down on people based on their education level?" someone complained.

Many others, however, were tempted.

After all, those who sneak into this place are living one day at a time, with no hope of survival.

Rather than letting things rot like this, it's better to take a chance, especially since there's An Family.

As for deception, that's unlikely.

After all, they're using the Xu Corporation's company name.

Although the Xu Clan had already collapsed in the Skyfall Game, this was still the case at this point.

The Xu Clan has become a puppet company controlled by others.

But in the eyes of these ordinary people, the Xu Clan family is still a behemoth— the Xu Clan signs still hang in the streets and alleys, demonstrating its influence.

Therefore, they did not believe that anyone would impersonate the Xu Clan, after all, they were a true local power.

If you impersonate someone in the morning, the security department will be looking for you this afternoon.

Before long, many people started signing up.

Most of them are seriously ill.

Most of them can live for a few more months and are barely able to move.

Of course, many of them were unable to move. They were carried over, and after it was confirmed that they were there voluntarily, they were put into a van and then transported away.

Of course, another new van arrived next, maintaining the presence of over a dozen large vans at any given time.

And the money was given out on the spot.

"I don't want money, I just want to kill someone," a panting, paralyzed man said viciously as he lay on the ground.

"Who to kill?" the burly man in the van asked, taking notes.

"The person who cheated on me."

Ordinary and simple crimes of passion are also the most common type of homicide.

Where is it? What's its name?

"Room 302, Unit 2, Building 18, Green Bay Residential Complex, Zhang Zhengchang."

"Okay, we'll arrest him for you. Once you've completed your mission, you can deal with him yourself. If you die during the mission, we'll deal with him as well. You can find someone you trust to be a witness."

"Okay, okay, thank you."

A look of satisfaction appeared in the paralyzed man's eyes.

Seeing this, others stepped forward to sign up.

On an island.

Zhang Zhengwen, who was paralyzed, suddenly opened his eyes and looked around.

Suddenly, he was overjoyed.

"I can move now!"

I'm all better now!

"So, as long as I activate my game account and enter the game, I'll be back to normal!"

Zhang Zhengwen murmured to himself in delight.

However, the next moment, he suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed instantly.

He looked around and found no one else.

So he immediately and secretly ran towards a mountain forest.

He had previously signed a contract with those burly men in the van, agreeing to undergo a certain test.

For this reason, the other party was willing to kill his enemy, the bastard who had cheated on him, who was also his cousin, Zhang Zhengchang.

But now that he's recovered, he immediately changed his mind.

The reason is simple: he recovered, so he didn't have to die, and he didn't have to die a pathetic, paralyzed death.

He no longer wanted to kill his cousin Zhang Zhengchang; on the contrary, he wanted to live a decent life and make the other man and his wife regret it!

He wants to earn tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, and then he'll take a large portion of that money and give it to his relatives, making them regret it to death!

He wants to find another beautiful woman!

Given this, he naturally had no desire to participate in any tests.

Judging from the price offered, the test was absolutely a matter of life and death.

He had just fled into the mountains when he heard a rough, loud voice.

"Well, Mr. Xu, I told you before, you don't need to feel too much moral burden."

"These bastards and scum have no idea what integrity is. We gave them such good conditions, but the moment they escaped their predicament, they immediately turned their backs on us."

He turned his head and saw a Big Black Fatty and a young man.

"That's true. It seems I was too kind. I really shouldn't have given them too many expectations," the young man said, shaking his head.

The next moment, an arrow shot over.

Zhang Zhengwen's vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground.

The next moment.

He logged off, and his body was found in a basement.

Inside the basement, several burly men dressed in black were already standing guard.

They then took a Game Poster from the other person's body.

A black and red poster depicts islands dotting the sea.

The poster was still stained with blood.

"Skyfall Game, the Real Second World!"

"Non-stop activities, non-stop surprises!"

"Strive for first place, and you'll have your one and only future!"

At some point, the content of the poster changed.

"Drag him out, next," one of the men in black said calmly.

At the same time.

Online, East Wolf Village.

Inside the backyard of the Elder Council Hall.

Gao Linzhi is organizing his skills.

He was personally testing his various skills and abilities.

In the past, he would simply learn the material and then discard it.

For example, the crafting skills: Basic Prospecting, Intermediate Prospecting, Advanced Prospecting, Basic Smelting, Intermediate Smelting, Basic Crafting, Intermediate Crafting, Basic Blacksmithing, Intermediate Blacksmithing... He has never actually used any of these skills even once.

He had never explored a mine or forged iron, and simply enjoyed the basic physical bonuses brought by his skills.

It's as wasteful as "a bear eating salmon, but only eating the roe."

In the courtyard, Gao Linzhi took out a Whiteboard Weapon and began to forge it.

He's stuck at level 1, so he can't use most of the equipment; he can only use some basic and green items.

The equipment system of this Skyfall is actually quite extensive.

From level 1 to the maximum level 15, you can increase your base attributes every 5 levels. Whether you increase your Spirit or Constitution depends on the type of equipment.

Levels 5, 10, and 15 can be upgraded 3 times. The exact amount of upgrade depends on the quality.

The first 5 levels are 100% successful. The success rate gradually decreases from level 6 onwards. At level 10 and above, there is a risk of breakage and failure in crafting. If it doesn't break, it will be downgraded.

In short, alchemy leads to a lifetime of hardship, while strengthening one's power leads to three generations of poverty.

The goal is to create a private space.

There was an iron furnace.

In Gao Linzhi's view, this was just symbolic; it was an auxiliary function provided by the game, just like training pets.

Gao Linzhi built it with a "bang, bang" sound.

"Ding! Congratulations to the player for successfully crafting a +10 weapon!"

Your weapon is broken!

Your weapon has been downgraded to level 9.

Good grief, after all that effort, I lost over 20 blank items, and only one was successfully upgraded to +11.

Needless to say, it definitely needs the support of items from the in-game store.

Sure enough, he opened the shop and found "Protection Charm" and "Lucky Charm".

"Protection Charm: Provides protection during equipment crafting, ensuring the weapon will not break, only be downgraded. Skyfall Stone."

"Lucky Charm: Increases success rate by 10%, maximum of 3 can be used at a time. Skyfall Stone."

That's damn expensive!

This is not something an ordinary person can afford.

It's worth noting that 1 gram of gold is equivalent to 10 Skyfall Stone, and 1 gram of gold costs 1000 yuan.

A 1000- Skyfall Stone is equivalent to 100 grams of gold, which is worth 100,000 yuan!

Goodness, one upgrade costs 100,000 yuan, using only a Protection Charm. Only top-tier VIPs can afford this.

You could even say that ordinary wealthy people aren't enough; it has to be someone who owns an entire city's industries, whose wealth is self-sustaining, and whose money is practically worthless—only they can afford to play this game.

People like Gao Linzhi nowadays often recharge by the ton.

Only then can we afford to consume it.

However, the results were indeed good.

He used 100,000 Skyfall Stone runes to finally upgrade a Green Tier- tier weapon with no level requirement to +11.

"Wolf Head Staff +11: Green Tier, Spirit +2, slightly improves the effect of casting spells. No level requirement."

Gao Linzhi shook his head upon seeing this equipment.

That's how Level Lock.

Higher-level equipment will have greater bonuses to its base stats.

This means he cannot prioritize equipment.

It all depends on luck. If I get a high-quality piece of equipment with no level requirement someday, then I'll upgrade it.

Leave it for now.

We should focus on developing our skills.

Subsequently, Gao Linzhi tested stealth and concealment skills.

He currently has Basic Stealth level 100, Basic Dodge level 100, Intermediate Dodge level 100, Advanced Evasion level 100, Basic Movement Technique level 100, Intermediate Movement Technique level 100, and Advanced Movement Technique level 100.

Activating stealth, the person slowly disappeared from the courtyard.

Before long, several playful little birds landed from the sky above the courtyard.

They chirped and chattered as they pecked at scraps in the yard.

A small red bird landed directly on Gao Linzhi's head, looking at it from left to right, seemingly puzzled.

How can you stand upright when you have nothing at all?

Because the village never lacks meat, these wild birds have a good environment and are not hunted.

Moreover, the villagers value their safety highly—because they are much more useful than the offline world.

Once monsters or strange creatures appear, they will fly away; this action itself serves as a warning.

Birds are much more responsible than sentries.

Even sentries sometimes sleep and slack off, while the birds remain constantly vigilant.

Therefore, the village not only refrains from hunting birds, but also deliberately scatters meat scraps and grains when food is scarce in winter.

Gao Linzhi found it amusing and didn't disturb the birds.

He waited Jingjing.

More than ten minutes passed before the birds noticed something was wrong and flew away one by one.

And at this time...

Suddenly, a guard at the back gate spoke up and reported:

"Great Elder, a Descenders named Zhan Cangqiong is requesting an audience in the front hall."

"Oh, it's him."

Gao Linzhi thought for a moment, and realized it was one of the three undercover agents.

He knew the other person was an undercover agent the first time he saw them.

However, considering how capable he was, they put him in the Fixed Team and used him as a laborer.

Like an undercover agent in a winery.

The work was all done by undercover agents.

Undercover agents are also divided into several categories.

Short-term undercover agents must be eliminated immediately.

Long-term undercover work makes them a very useful workforce.

In order to prove themselves, get promoted, and obtain confidential information, their work ability and enthusiasm are far superior to others.

Most importantly, they don't have high demands for pay and are very hardworking and patient.

Their goal is to climb the ladder.

It's safe until you climb to a sufficient position.

Moreover, exposed spies not only pose no threat, but can also be used to trick the enemy at crucial moments.

Gao Linzhi then had someone call the other party in.

Zhan Cangqiong walked in quickly.

"What's the matter?"

"Great Elder, there is something I need to report to you."

"Speak."

"That Mr. Xu is recruiting Wanderer offline. He seems to be playing some very cruel games," Zhan Cangqiong said directly, while watching Gao Linzhi's expression.

"Considering this could damage your reputation, I came to report it to you privately."

"Is that so?" Gao Linzhi naturally knew that he had just instructed Xu Gou to search for Talent Stone and Skill Stone.

"Yes, as far as I know, he didn't tell you about this."

"He forced those Wanderer to participate in a bizarre trial game, and those who passed would receive Talent Stone."

"The losers will be devoured, die a horrible death, and no one is allowed to back out; anyone who does will be beaten to death on the spot."

"That's too brutal!" Zhan Cangqiong said indignantly.

In fact, he was testing Gao Linzhi's moral bottom line.

Another tactic is to sow discord and undermine the trust between the enemy and their subordinates.

Because of a recent message from above, they no longer expect to eliminate Gao Linzhi through one or two assassination attempts.

The reason is simple: there are more and more game charts now.

The top-ranked players all have Revival Stone.

It's clear that the game favors the strong.

In this Grand Voyage, the top player on the overall leaderboard and the top player on the island combined only received ten Revival Stones.

The temporary event shop also allows you to exchange points for Revival Stone.

A quick calculation shows that Gao Linzhi has at least forty or fifty Revival Stone.

How many times would it take to kill them all?

Moreover, after the opponent revives, they can choose a safe place they've been to before.

No need to revive on the spot.

Now they've changed their strategy.

Only by lying in wait for a long time, finding its weaknesses, and finally sealing it off can the problem be solved once and for all.

If you can't kill it, you can only seal it away.