While Everyone Else Was Busy, Gao Linzhi Took It Easy

At the same time.

In a secret thread on the Player <Archipelago> forum, the United Association.

A discussion is underway.

"Judging from the current situation, that person's talent has been confirmed: the Pay-to-Win Talent in the game, being able to spend gold to buy game items," someone said.

"Damn it, this is so unfair! They're born with the Pay-to-Win Talent, how are others supposed to compete?"

"Alright, is there any inherent fairness in the world? Some people are born as the sons of the richest man, while others are born as idiots. This game is a mirror of reality," another person said disdainfully.

"That's true, let's not argue about such trivial matters."

"We need to find a way to make good use of this intelligence."

"Since he can buy things from the game store, the assassination and the illusionist matter should come to an end." At this moment, the forum ID "1" suddenly said.

"What? The illusionist is already in place, and now you're saying we should stop?"

"Why?"

"His threat is so great, we can't stop!"

"Shut up! There's nowhere to recharge your game account right now, and what items are available in the game store is also unknown!"

"This is an immense benefit!"

"We cannot abandon this only path to obtaining in-game items until we find a way to recharge!"

"This is a collective decision made by the chairman and the five major shareholders behind the scenes!"

The forum users were immediately speechless.

This is reality.

This is the cold, hard reality, Zhengzhi.

Enemies can become friends, and friends can turn into enemies in an instant.

It all comes down to whether the potential profits are large enough.

So-called hatred, so-called belittling, and the sense of superiority over the lowly cannot compare with the blatant benefits.

Anyone who lets their emotions control them is immature and will be taken down.

They certainly don't want to be that kind of person.

"Damn it, he's really lucky."

"Good luck is only temporary. Once we find a way to acquire items from the store, his value will be gone, and then we'll destroy him!" someone said viciously.

Suddenly someone else said, "However, talented people are endless. If one comes along, it's a threat. We have to take them down one by one. Will this ever end?"

"Hmph, you're wrong. Talented people, as long as they're willing to join us, will naturally be an asset."

"What we need to do are those uncontrollable, unrestrained, scattered soldiers."

"They are the most terrifying. You wouldn't want to wake up one day to find your planet controlled by a capricious god, would you?"

Everyone fell silent again.

They understood this point, which is why they were willing to obey the United Association's orders.

To motivate these elites, in addition to self-interest, one must also have the right ideology.

To put it bluntly, they do have to consider public morality to some extent.

Those who disregard morality and bottom lines and blindly believe in force ultimately lose.

Because ordinary people and neutrals are afraid of them.

Before long, the group began to discuss the issues of the in-game store and microtransactions further.

The content is about "how to convert gold into game items".

"In typical games, players spend money, game companies pay programmers, game designers create items, and programmers implement them."

"This is how money is converted into game items."

"But this is a real-world game; nothing can appear out of thin air. This is true even in ordinary online games, let alone this one?"

"You're asking how the underlying rules of this game work?"

"How can gold, once poured in, be transformed into gleaming game props that can also have real-world applications?"

"Is it similar to the transformation of energy into matter, like the sun shining on the Blue Star, and under the nourishment of light and heat, all kinds of life evolved?"

"If that's the case, then theoretically we can also obtain game items by sacrificing gold."

"For now, let's trade some rare items for those game props. As long as we wear gloves, he won't know we're the ones making the trade."

"That's right."

"We'd better control the price of gold and monopolize it."

"We must find a way to acquire shares in all gold mines, jewelry stores, and vaults."

"In this way, if the other party wants the gold, they'll have to go through our channels, and we'll be able to acquire those game items."

"Yes, the higher-ups want to buy game items that increase lifespan."

Everyone naturally knew that this was bound to happen.

In fact, they were unaware of the benefits offered by the Official Built-in Group.

If they knew, those dozens of people were their targets.

Those people clearly understood the seriousness of the matter, so no matter how much infighting occurred, no one would speak out.

In addition, they can be resurrected after death and are not afraid of torture.

The only thing to do is avoid being imprisoned by the other party.

The Sacrifice Event continued day by day.

Other people's scores also gradually increased.

Of course, they only increase their scores by a few hundred or a few dozen points each time.

Gao Linzhi's score, on the other hand, would automatically increase by 120,000 points after midnight.

In just a few days, it had already reached a point that drove people to despair.

This is completely different from the last Grand Voyage.

Last time, someone even had the ambition to steal it.

This time, however, they lost confidence after just one look.

As time passed, a week later, some powerful Corporate Players finally began to see their scores rise by tens of thousands.

"Look, this is the big companies putting their efforts into it!"

"Yes, if things continue like this, there's still a chance of fighting."

"It's only been a week now, but the game event won't end for 49 days!"

However, after a few days of increases, their value fluctuated and quickly dropped from 10,000 to a few hundred points.

The gap between the two sides continues to widen.

Gao Linzhi's score also began to fluctuate.

However, his fluctuations are guaranteed to reach a minimum of 120,000 points.

The game event has reached its tenth day.

Gao Linzhi's score suddenly jumped to 240,000.

The total score has exceeded 1.32 million!

That was because they were bored, so they sent over the relevant activity resources that the Four Village Trading Company had collected over the past ten days.

Of course, the shipping order still needs to be submitted.

It will be used for accounting purposes later.

While Gao Linzhi was relaxing and busy with his own things, the other players were working hard running around.

They're on the run, farming materials.

Run through deserts, run through hills, go down into caves, and fight monsters everywhere.

They need to follow the game's strategy guide step by step to obtain the materials.

Once the Sacrifice Event begins, a navigation mode will appear on the Minimap.

This is something that has never happened before.

No wonder, in the past, it was very difficult for them to obtain the corresponding sacrificial materials.

The navigation on the Minimap will directly indicate which areas are likely to drop Demon Soul and which areas are likely to drop Demon Bone.

How can we gather the villagers' offerings?

The methods used are described in great detail.

It's an incredibly easy guide, practically foolproof.

This gave many people the feeling of playing those Korean online games.

It's like treating players like idiots.

But, I must say, this is what makes it feel like a game.

"Great, now this is what a game should be like!"

"Yes, it was too cruel before, it was like a cycle of hell."

"That's right, luckily that Canxue powerhouse rose to power, otherwise I would be finished."

"That's right. No matter how others ridicule that big shot, I will support him for life. It was because of him that I escaped being killed."

"Yeah, that's right, the top player is truly top-tier. This event has only been going on for ten days, and they've already surpassed a million points, while the second-place player only has 30,000 points."

"The feeling of ordinary people fighting against whales (players who spend a lot of money on in-game purchases)."

A group of people were sharing their thoughts in the event channel.

"Haha, it's definitely much better now."

"Yes, the rise of the big boss with Canxue has directly drawn the hatred of the big companies. If we don't deal with the big boss, it won't matter if they kill ten thousand of us small investors. It will only distract them."

"From this perspective, I think the Remnant God should be deified in this Sacrifice Event!"

"Yes, the Remnant God '... that name doesn't sound good. How about the 'Blood God'?"

"Yes, Blood God!"

"The Blood God is great!"

Wow, Gao Linzhi felt pretty good after seeing the comments on these channels.

Although there are many sarcastic remarks, one can sense a sense of helplessness.

They also had to admit their own strength.

They can only focus their attacks on possibilities such as "whether they will become villains in the future or destroy the world."

Most Rogue Players, as well as the oppressed cannon fodder Corporate Players, are speaking well of themselves.

Of course, Gao Linzhi didn't care about these things.

However, he could understand why many people would spend tens of millions of dollars in one go just for the virtual data in the game.

That's because there's so much money in real life that people turn to games to find emotional fulfillment.

After all, there are too many people in real life who fawn over them, but they can't command the same level of influence as they do in games.

Moreover, showing off in real life carries significant risks—the kidnapping and fraud of wealthy people is nothing new.

Gao Linzhi didn't care about this.

He continued to train his combat skills every day, as relying solely on auto-battle wouldn't be enough.

After all, sometimes the enemy sneaks in, and he needs to react quickly.

At the same time.

While others were busy with their activities, Xu Gou was still searching for talented individuals to help Gao Linzhi develop Gold Quality talents.

He doesn't care about the rankings; as long as he does a good deed for the big shots, any small gift is enough.

Others work hard for 49 days and get several thousand points.

A top player missing a day's worth of resources can earn them hundreds of thousands of points.

Another Revival Stone.

Yes, a special in-game store has also appeared for this Sacrifice Event.

The points requirement is similar to last time, but the points requirement increases by 20% for each redemption.

There are Revival Stone, mana potions, health potions, and runes to remove negative status effects, Teleportation runes, and even Respawn Point Reset Talisman Respawn Switch Island.

This is what Gao Linzhi buys every day; it only requires 10,000 activity points.

The activity points will not be cleared and can be used again next time, although the ranking will start from 0.

In short, it's clearly something that enhances the player's survivability.

Clearly, anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is a force trying its best to fix the bug that prevents direct resurrection in the game.

This day.

It's been a month since the game event ended.

Following Gao Linzhi, the top ten on the Overall Ranking entered into fierce competition.

Because points are very important, and this ranking includes titles.

Having a title can intimidate the supernatural.

Currently, the indigenous people have no direct way to deal with strange occurrences.

In other words, this greatly increases the value of the "title".

Many people are maneuvering and maneuvering among themselves.

They were discussing it in various game groups.

A large number of merchants have also started appearing in the event channel.

"Final nineteen days to sprint! Selling sacrificial materials! Big shots, come on over!"

"One hundred White Tier Demon Soul, those who know, come on over; the Dragon Slaying Saber, get lost!"

"One price, one Revival Stone, and twenty-five Blue Tier materials. It's not quite 100,000 points, but it's definitely worth it. Anyone who tries to bargain too aggressively, get out of here."

Individual businessmen are very active.

The fact that merchants actively participate in the game proves its vitality.

Previously, individual merchants were not active.

It's very simple: their lives are not in their own hands; they could be arrested at any moment.

Only corporate businesspeople, who rarely advertise on public screens, handle their business internally.

This has many advantages: it prevents being scammed, allows for larger quantities, and ensures reliable transactions.

Individual users, however, do not have such channels and can only rely on event channels.

Now that Gao Linzhi has appeared, breaking through the Corporate Players, the company has been forced to relax its pursuit of individual players.

They were also worried that Gao Linzhi might be reminded of the past and feel a sense of shared fate, and come to cause trouble for them.

It's important to understand that real-world companies are quite fragile.

And at this time...

Xu Gou came to find Gao Linzhi.

He said excitedly, "Boss, about that Gold Quality talent."

"We've made some progress."

"I have found one hundred people."

"According to the latest assessment, with 200 people, the chances of survival are almost 100%."

"Even with 100 people, there's a 50% chance."

Gao Linzhi nodded.

This talent, of course, should be acquired as soon as possible.

"These 100 people can enter more than once, but each time there is a one-fifth mortality rate."

"Were they all volunteers?" Gao Linzhi asked.

Mr. Gao was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see anyone being forced.

He hasn't yet transformed into someone like Zhu Yuanzhang.

"I guarantee they all volunteered," Xu Gou said confidently.

"Alright then, remember not to force anyone."

"Yes, boss."

Soon, led by Xu Gou, Gao Linzhi prepared to go over and take a look, and also give these people some buffs.

After all, this involves Gold Quality talent, which is worth the investment.

For others, Sacrifice Event are of paramount importance.

But for him, it was just a minor matter.

This is the vision of a true leader.

While others have to work hard for a year to participate in events and grind for resources, the big spenders only need to spend a few million to get all the resources they need.

Afterwards, Gao Linzhi logged off with Xu Gou, and the two arrived in Xu City.

Of course, Gao Linzhi still used his own Substitute Puppet.

He found this thing increasingly useful, and casually brought along two pets.

They arrived at the Xu Clan's Central Tower.

Once upon a time, this was the location of the central conference room for Gao Linzhi.

Now, however, they can only obediently welcome Gao Linzhi's arrival.

A large conference room was packed with 100 people.

At first glance, most of these 100 people are middle-aged or elderly men.

There are very few women, and most of them are quite young.

There are more men, but they are relatively old. There are fewer women, but they are relatively young.

That's it.