The Sacrifice Event Arrives, Gao Linzhi's Rules, the Veins of Prosperity

At this very moment.

There was a distance of more than fifty meters from the door of the bespectacled college student's room, at the corner of the corridor.

Two gunmen and a woman with light makeup were talking.

After saying that, the woman walked over step by step to the door of the bespectacled college student's apartment.

The gunmen exchanged glances, inwardly mocking the woman's foolishness.

This woman is just as stupid as her boyfriend.

It's true, birds of a feather flock together.

Didn't the other party know about the murder to silence witness?

They were hired by a big boss who offered them a price of 100 million.

They hadn't expected that the bespectacled college student could hear them from so far away.

And at this time...

The woman knocked on the door confidently and said, "Zhao Shan, come out quickly!"

"I've got my eye on another bag. Buy it for me quickly, and I'll forgive you for your previous mistake."

"It's not expensive, only 28,000."

Why aren't you saying anything?

"Playing dead again, huh?"

"Do you not want to live a peaceful life anymore? Do you want me to go to your home and ask your parents how they raised you?"

Demands, threats—one PUA tactic after another.

In the past, college students who wore glasses would have given in and borrowed money to buy them.

Because he was afraid that people would contact his parents and cause trouble at his home.

Honest people are often like this, until they are pushed to the limit.

However, things are different now.

Because he killed two people, and no one had bothered him.

He suddenly realized that killing was actually very simple.

When a person is killed, they die.

If you are strong enough, no one will bother you.

He understood.

And how is this woman any better than those two robbers?

In fact, they were far inferior to the two robbers.

So he opened the door; he was going to kill the other person!

Two muffled sounds from a pistol rang out, and two bullets flew over.

He pushed the woman directly into the bullet.

Yes, he could see the bullets with his naked eye; that's the power of a 22-point physique.

The woman, not knowing what was going on, angrily shouted, "How dare you push... me?"

Her body suddenly convulsed, a sharp pain shot through her back, and her eyes widened as she struggled to turn her head.

"Bang..."

More bullets immediately rained down.

The college student with glasses quickly retreated back into his room.

His ex-girlfriend, however, was riddled with bullets and died without uttering another word.

And at this time...

After the gunfire subsided slightly, the bespectacled college student quickly chose to go from his apartment balcony to another apartment.

At that moment, two gunmen rushed forward and kicked open the door.

They rushed in, completely disregarding the dead women at their feet.

They fired at the closed doors, then opened them.

But the place was completely empty.

"In the toilet?"

The two gunmen then proceeded to search.

They discovered footprints on the balcony that led to the neighbor's house.

They immediately split into two groups: one continued searching inside the room, while the other left the room and took a detour to the apartment next door.

However, as soon as they went outside, they ran into the college student wearing glasses.

"You want me dead? You die first!"

He first threw a punch, directly at the chest of the gunman facing him.

That arm moved like the hammer of a press, fast and powerful, even faster than the gunman's firing motion.

"Bang!"

The gunman was smashed into a pile of minced meat!

He then rushed towards the second person.

The second gunman seized the opportunity, raised his pistol, and fired quickly.

"Bang! Bang!"

Just as he expected, the bullet struck the bespectacled college student in the chest.

As a result, they were all stuck in the muscles by some inexplicable force!

The gunman immediately regretted it; he should have used a high-powered rifle instead of a small-caliber pistol for ease of carrying and concealment.

After killing the three people, he dragged their bodies into the rented room, hastily cleaned up the bloodstains at the door, and then the bespectacled college student huddled inside the room, panting heavily.

"No, we have to escape immediately."

But then he hesitated.

Where did they escape to?

These days, following the game's instructions, he logged into the Archipelago Forum and learned the common knowledge that "Rogue Players are like ivory and treasure in action, and will inevitably be hunted down."

Only in Liang City and Xu City is there a certain degree of safety, at least other Corporate Players dare not set foot there.

Only ordinary people who are unaware of the true situation would take such action.

Because this is where that big shot rose to power.

He struggled to his feet, and then suddenly, his phone rang.

He was so startled he almost dropped his phone.

Upon opening it, it showed an unknown number from Xu City.

After hesitating for a moment, he pressed the answer button.

"Hello, is this Zhao Shan? We're from the Rogue Players Security Association."

You've dialed the wrong number.

He hung up the phone immediately.

But the phone rang stubbornly, so he simply turned it off.

He quickly left the rented room.

However, the next moment, a voice suddenly rang out from the camera above his head!

Yes, modern cameras, like home security cameras, can both monitor and communicate, and there's no risk of them being damaged.

The selling company will provide a 3-year uninterrupted warranty.

For security reasons, the company is also willing to invest heavily in security cameras.

"Zhao Shan, don't panic. You killed a total of 5 people, but our investigation shows that you were all acting in retaliation, which is normal."

So you don't need to worry about anyone coming to arrest you.

"Now I will read to you the three commandments for Skyfall Player in Xu City and Liang City."

First: Don't impose on others what you don't want others to impose on you.

"Second: You can reasonably use your abilities to make money, but it's best not to cause chaos."

"Third: If your life is threatened, you can come to the Central Tower for help."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shan instinctively believed half of what the other party was saying.

He's still that simple person.

Although the experiences of the past few days have been quite significant, habits formed over many years are not so easy to change.

However, he decided to wait and see; as for taking it back, that was impossible.

Two days later.

Trembling with fear, Zhao Shan hid in an Urban Village, and sure enough, no one came to arrest him.

If the other party really wanted to capture me, given their demonstrated technological capabilities, they would have already found my traces.

He felt a surge of relief and ease, followed by a sense of disbelief.

He knew that top player; he was number one in the Overall Ranking for two consecutive game events.

He only participated once, and found it extremely difficult; he only went out to sea for three miles before rushing back.

They were driven back by a group of swordfish.

We can't afford to mess with them.

"Are there really such good people in the world?"

"Isn't he worried that he'll develop and take his place?"

"The future is destined to be a world where the individual is respected!"

"Incomprehensible, incomprehensible. Maybe he's just a hot-blooded, lucky idiot."

"Thank goodness."

With that thought in mind, he finally fell asleep peacefully.

January passed quickly.

A familiar voice reached Gao Linzhi's ears.

"Ding! The game event, the Shrine Sacrifice, will begin in 24 hours!"

"Game content: Offer designated materials to the village ancestral hall to complete the Sacrifice Event. After the Sacrifice Event is completed, provide upgrade materials to the ancestral hall to upgrade it."

"The maximum number of times an ancestral hall can be upgraded is related to the score of its Sacrifice Event."

"The higher the rating, the higher the maximum number of upgrades."

"The offerings include: the Demon Soul, incense, etc."

"Upgrade materials include: Demon Bone, Monster Suppressing Stone, spirit tablets, and Ancestor Soul."

"The strategy for obtaining materials is as follows: defeat wild nest bosses, gather villagers to hold Sacrifice Event to obtain incense, and cooperate with the imperial court to obtain relevant materials."

"Venture deep into the ocean to find seabed stones."

The rewards are as follows:

"Island Ranking: First Place: Rewards include 5 Shrine Spirit Tablet, 1 Revival Stone, 5 Free Attribute Points, and 30 Blue Tier Materials."

Second place: Rewards include 1 Shrine Spirit Tablet, 1 Free Attribute Points, and some materials.

"..."

"Accumulating ten spirit tablets can be exchanged for the Island Master Title, which lasts for one month and can greatly increase the loyalty of the villagers."

"Overall Ranking: First Place Reward: Title: Lord of a Hundred Islands, lasting 30 days, capable of intimidating monsters below Blue Tier, and granted access to ten nearby islands. Rewards: 5 Revival Stone, 30 Free Attribute Points, and 100 Sets of Purple Rank Materials."

"Second Place: Reward Title, Lord of Ten Islands, lasting 30 days, intimidates monsters below Green Tier, and grants access to any nearby island. 2 Revival Stone, 10 Free Attribute Points, 30 Sets of Blue Tier Materials..."

It's similar to what was previously reported.

At this point, the event store also appeared.

Gao Linzhi eagerly opened the store:

[Demonic Creature Souls: Purple Tier 200,000 Skyfall Stone per pack, Blue Tier 50,000, Green Tier 5,000, White Tier 500. Limited to 50 packs per day]

[Villager Incense: 50,000 Skyfall Stone on the purple steps...]

[Monster Suppressing Stone: Purple Tier 500,000...]

[Demon Bone: Purple Rank 500,000...]

[Spiritual Tablet: Purple Rank 20,000...]

[Ancestor Soul: Purple Rank 500,000...]

After looking at it, Gao Linzhi checked his Skyfall Stone inventory. After spending these days, he only had 100 million Skyfall Stone left.

He immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Didn't we already have 210,758,256 yuan?"

"How did it suddenly become 100 million?"

"Is this an attempt to challenge my 547 mental attribute?"

He then recalled his expenses and finally realized, to his dismay, that the game hadn't actually cheated him.

He buys out all the available items in the limited-time shop every day.

For example, the Heavenly Clear Talisman can remove most negative buffs, including the Puppetization buff.

For example, he buys Blue Potion Bottle and Health Potion Bottle every day.

In addition, he bought many limited-time items and sold them to Wuliao and his associates at the trading company in exchange for gold.

A single transaction can often yield several times the profit.

He used to worry about attracting attention from this person or that person, but now he doesn't have to worry anymore.

Because he has enough strength to deal with all of this.

If you want to acquire resources, you can't just lie low forever.

Of course, you should play it safe if you can. If you can use Substitute Puppet, don't use the Game Character. If you can use the Game Character, don't use the original character.

If you can use pets, you don't need Game Character.

Then, he cleared out the entire online store in one go.

The 100 million Skyfall Stone were almost completely used up.

He produced a delivery order, which listed a total of ten tons of gold.

He initially intended to have it delivered, but then he thought he should go and see for himself.

When a business gets too big, there will inevitably be people who try to take advantage of it; this is human nature and no system can completely prevent it.

Unless we stop using people.

Gao Linzhi stealthily left the Council Hall and made his way to the central road of the village.

Having not left the pass for a long time, I was astonished to find that the village had changed drastically.

Along the central road, there were only seven-story stone buildings with uniform shops.

"Longkang Pharmacy..."

"Longevity Talisman Shop..."

"Shangya Silk Shop..."

"Weiqiang Equipment Shop..."

Wow, they're all super popular.

Many villagers served as sentries and guards there.

Rogue Players can't do this job; who can just stand there motionless for half a day in a game?

You could be grinding monsters and farming gold, why are you just standing here like an idiot? Isn't that stupid?

Players and villagers were coming and going.

At the entrance of the pharmacy, the staff were setting up a stall.

"I'll buy ten bottles of mana potions," a player stepped forward and said.

"One bottle costs one tael of silver, ten bottles will cost twelve taels of silver," the waiter greeted enthusiastically.

"Why is it more expensive the more I buy? Is the bottle for this blue potion made of gold, or is the potion itself made of gold?" the player complained.

"Look at what you're saying, you think it's too expensive? I think it's too expensive too. Go and see, where can you find any blue potions now? They're all from the secret vault. This is a subsidy for players, of course the more you buy, the more expensive it is. We can't let you buy them all by yourself, can we?" the waiter explained skillfully.

"Damn it, I feel like you guys are diluting your potions more and more. Last time it would restore 20 HP and keep you alive for 5 minutes, but now it only restores 19.5 and keeps you alive for 4 minutes and 44 seconds."

"The effectiveness of this medicine depends on individual constitution, weather conditions, and feng shui; all of these factors can influence its effects."

"Damn, give me six bottles..."

"Six bottles equal 6.5 taels of silver."

Gao Linzhi scanned the area and saw merchants and players haggling everywhere.

Once the players had obtained the resources they needed, they hurriedly left the village to explore various nests, herb fields, workshops, construction sites, and even set sail.

Everyone is working hard to level up, participate in events, increase their strength, and advance their profession.

You lay bricks, I go mining; we all have a bright future.

He was very pleased.

These are all capillaries.

They continuously collect various nutrients to improve their labor and production capabilities, create various materials to enhance their strength, and finally select the best from them to supply him, the supreme military force.

Without their supply, they wouldn't have enough gold to extract themselves.

Gao Linzhi wasn't very knowledgeable about economics, but he knew three things:

First, it provides individuals with a safety net for basic necessities for survival.

Second, establish fair order and rules.

Third, allow all entities to compete and develop freely.

In short, as long as he controls the highest level of military force, things will remain stable.

Of course, this is also very fragile.

If he were to fall from grace or be defeated one day, this prosperous economy would collapse.

Of course, he will not fall into depravity, for he embraces the universe.

It is possible to be defeated.

Although he possesses the Dark Gold Talent, he may still be betrayed.

After thinking it over carefully, he realized that there was no one around his main body.

That puts my mind at ease.

He will not let his true self trust anyone.

He will always remember one thing: people change, and there is never anyone who is absolutely loyal.

With that thought in mind, he glanced around at the bustling street.