Human nature is unfathomable; everyone wants a Gold Quality Talent Stone!

At this very moment.

Gao Linzhi then poured all 300 tons of gold into the tank.

"Ding! Congratulations, player, you have successfully advanced to Noble Rank 25."

"Enjoyment of privileges will be further enhanced by 20%."

Damn, it was level 23 before, but it jumped to level 25 in one go.

Gao Linzhi rushed straight in with 300 tons of gold.

One ton is 1 million grams of gold, which is 10 million Skyfall Stone.

10 tons is worth 100 million, so 300 tons would be 3 billion Skyfall Stone.

This basically means I've temporarily achieved freedom from Skyfall Stone.

Of course, this only applies to a few months.

Now he understands why some big spenders can spend millions and then spend it all on gasoline in just six months.

The reason is simple: they played online games like they were playing a single-player game with cheats.

There were no challenges left.

No wonder some games have to create "lucky dogs" (players who get carried away with good luck).

Otherwise, how many people would enjoy playing a Single Player Game that's overpowered by cheaters?

He then bought materials for the daily activities.

And at this time...

He then thought of the Gold Quality Talent Stone.

I don't know how things are progressing.

Just then, Xu Gou sent Communication Talisman:

"Boss, the progress on the Gold Quality Talent Stone is in its final stage."

"Someone wants to steal it now."

Gao Linzhi was not surprised to see the communication.

He immediately used his Substitute Puppet to switch his spawn point offline and head to Sirius Island.

Sirius Island.

Giant Dune.

A stretch of sand dunes in the distance.

The sand dunes stretch and undulate, resembling a human head, torso, hands, and legs... like a reclining giant.

At this moment, from a sand dune shaped like a human belly, one trial participant after another emerged.

Gao Linzhi glanced at them and realized that they were the hundred elite personnel.

They are all individuals with Gold Quality talent and potential.

Having potential doesn't mean it can be activated.

Only one Glasses Merchant, Shang Que, who possessed the "Supreme Halo," activated his golden talent.

The others are mostly between the blue and purple tiers.

That's pretty good too.

When an ordinary person activates their talent, unless it's Game Poster with a high number, they will only have a White Tier or Green Tier.

Those who haven't activated their advanced talents will find it difficult to survive the trials.

At this moment, Gao Linzhi looked at the trial participants who came out and called them over to ask:

"How's it inside?"

"Boss, the situation inside is very troublesome," one of the trial participants said with lingering fear. "Once we enter, we'll face an ancient war trial."

"Our people were randomly assigned."

There were three wars in total.

"In the first scene, you'll play the defender of the city."

"In the second round, we'll again play the attackers."

"In the third instance, we are innocent civilians caught up in the war."

"The battlefield is very large."

"The combined forces of both sides number around 400,000."

"One side has 400,000, the other side has 500,000, totaling a million troops."

"Of course, we've observed that both sides can only muster about 100,000 troops for actual combat."

"The rest were all laborers, able-bodied men, and even stored grain..."

"Yes, there were many women, at least tens of thousands were captured."

"To survive successfully and complete the assigned tasks."

The trial participant spoke at length, still quite frightened.

"During my first defense of the city, I was lucky enough to hide in a city tower, and in the end, the city fell."

"They went in and looted, but they didn't kill me."

"My mission was to survive the massacre of the city, and in the end, I became one of the thirty-six survivors."

"Then the task became cleaning up the corpses. My colleagues and I worked for several months to cremate and bury hundreds of thousands of people."

Gao Linzhi nodded; this was the cruelty of ancient warfare.

What about humanity and bottom lines?

He knew it would be difficult as soon as he heard that.

In such a war scene, the difficulty is actually extremely high for ordinary people; one wrong move and they could die.

"However, you've already leveled up and have a certain level of physical strength, so it should be relatively easier for you, right?"

"No, there are also divine generals on that battlefield."

"Often, a Military Sima or squad leader is about as strong as us," the trial participant said with lingering fear.

"It seems that your individual strength alone cannot determine victory in that battle?"

"That's right, boss, we survived at least half by luck."

"I personally witnessed several powerful generals being brutally murdered by a large number of soldiers!"

Gao Linzhi nodded and patted the man on the shoulder.

At this moment, one trial participant after another emerged.

Before long, a large number of people had emerged.

There were about eighty people.

Based on a mortality rate of one in five, it seems that most of them will be able to get out.

Many of them held Talent Stone in their hands.

"We passed the test!"

Please let us leave this place!

"These are the stones we received; they meet the contract requirements!"

They spoke one by one.

Gao Linzhi nodded. "Alright, take a count of them, and those Yao Li can leave."

"Log out of the game, and the person will let you leave."

Hearing this, many people were very unwilling.

They were terrified of the trials, yet fascinated by the physical strength required for the game.

It's a feeling that's hard to explain.

Experiencing the power of the Game Character and then returning to the human body felt completely unsettling.

It's like having experienced a high-level Game Account, how many people would want to play a low-level one?

The sons of wealthy families were forced to live with poor families, and most of them could not adapt.

"It seems most of you made it to the final stage."

Are there any other people?

After Gao Linzhi finished asking the question, someone quickly said:

"I was the last one to come out, but before I left, I saw one last person doing an extension task."

"That mission seems to have been launched on the same day."

Is that the one to discuss?

Gao Linzhi thought to himself.

And at this time...

Suddenly, several horses appeared in the distance.

The horses galloped quickly from a distance.

Several fully armed cavalrymen were also seated on it.

Each one only had two eye openings showing.

Upon reaching the vicinity of Giant Dune, the lead cavalryman shouted loudly:

"This Giant Dune belongs to our Sky Wolf Dynasty!"

"You all get out!"

"No one is allowed to linger here. Anyone who disobeys this order will be executed!"

The others were also making a fuss there.

"Step back! Step back!"

After they finished speaking, Gao Linzhi smiled.

"What makes you think this place belongs to you?"

"Under the whole heaven, all land belongs to the king!" The cavalryman looked at Gao Linzhi and realized that he was the backbone of this place, so he spurred his horse over.

"Hmph, this place was transformed by us; it was originally just a wasteland."

"You want to steal the fruit now? You're practically asking for death!"

"Ridiculous! You frogs in a well, mere Descenders, demons from beyond the heavens, dare to try and seize our land?" The cavalryman was enraged.

"So what if we robbed it? Heaven creates all places, and the virtuous should live there. We have transformed this place, so we are virtuous. You have left this place barren, so you are not virtuous," Gao Linzhi said casually.

When it comes to verbal sparring, can he, having lived two lives, possibly be at a disadvantage?

"Damn it, did you get the court's permission to expand here?" the cavalryman roared angrily.

"A bunch of idiots, get lost!" Gao Linzhi was too lazy to waste words with these people.

Forget about the imperial court, we're attacking the imperial court!

"Arrogant! We're going to kill you all!"

The cavalrymen were already getting impatient.

They charged towards Gao Linzhi!

Their horses were as fast as a puff of smoke.

They charged at Gao Linzhi, drawing their sabers and slashing fiercely at him.

They've arrived.

They passed Gao Linzhi.

They typed GG.

Gao Linzhi threw a punch, and the powerful puppet smashed these people into a bloody pulp...

Another cavalryman was more shrewd; he leaped off his horse beforehand, attempting to fly into the sky to avoid Gao Linzhi's arm.

As a result, they inevitably became targets.

Gao Linzhi unleashed a fireball, creating an aerial barbecue.

Suddenly, a fragrant aroma filled the air.

As a result, many of the trial participants vomited repeatedly, perhaps due to stress.

It seems they ate quite a bit of roasted meat on the battlefield.

Several cavalry units were wiped out just like that.

The trial participants were dumbfounded.

Someone couldn't help but ask, "Boss, what if the imperial court is furious? What are we going to say to them then?"

"What's there to be afraid of?" Gao Linzhi shook his head and said, "The so-called imperial court is nothing but a bully who picks on the weak and fears the strong."

"As long as you are strong and ruthless enough, they will only try to appease you; they will absolutely not dare to send troops over."

And so, Gao Linzhi waited for him.

Meanwhile, several other people were waiting in the distance.

They were none other than the Big Black Fatty steward, Zhang, and two local government officials.

"Did you see that?"

"Yes, he is very powerful."

"And that was just a puppet of his, at most displaying one-fifth of his strength."

"This guy must have a lot of skills."

"He demonstrated multiple abilities in that short period of time; most people couldn't do that."

"Only you Descenders can learn so many skills through experience, but normally, you Descenders also have a skill ceiling, right?"

"Yes, he must have acquired all those skills through spending real money." The Big Black Fatty's words proved prophetic.

Hit the truth.

It turns out that the Big Black Fatty had already colluded with the local government.

People are easily swayed by self-interest.

He also knew that he could not possibly be a match for Gao Linzhi.

However, the potential profits were simply too great.

That's a Gold Quality Talent Stone!

Its Gold Quality is enough to make it a king in its own right.

Besides, there's now a rebirth talisman.

If he gets it and runs off to a deserted island, he can dominate it.

If it's related to lifespan, then it's even more of a bargain.

Even if it's not related to lifespan, it can still allow a person to rise rapidly.

It's important to understand that for ordinary players, red-quality talents are already extremely rare.

It's safe to say that only one in a billion people can achieve this.

Gold Quality is second only to red talent.

Only one in millions will receive it.

With Gold Quality talent, even if someone wants to kill you, they'll have to think twice.

Whether it will actually drop or not remains to be seen; if it doesn't, then it's a waste.

It's important to know that even if a number is ranked high, it doesn't necessarily mean it will activate Gold Quality.

Generally speaking, as long as one is willing to cooperate, they will have a stable senior position.

Now, the Big Black Fatty wants to steal this thing.

However, knowing he was no match for Gao Linzhi, he secretly contacted people in the local imperial court. Of course, he was also shrewd and would never publicly intervene.

He wanted to remain behind the scenes.

Therefore, it was mainly the people from the imperial court who came forward.

At this moment, one of the officials in the court said to the person next to him:

"Wang Jianke, what do you think?"

The man carrying a sharp sword said, "This person is strong, but lacks skill."

"If he were to fight me, I'm confident I could kill him within ten sword strikes."

At this moment, the Big Black Fatty shook his head and said, "No, no."

"You can't kill him, he'll come back to life."

"Resurrection? You mean, he has that mysterious power to come back to life, right?"

Yes, that's it.

"Ah, you Descenders are truly wonderful."

"Yes, I've only ever seen strange creatures possess this kind of resurrection ability, or certain demons with nine lives, like the Nine-lived Demonic Cat, which gets eight lives after being killed once."

"As for ordinary people, even if they cultivate some strange spells, they still only have one life. No matter how strong they are, they still only have one life. Once they die, they are dead. They can only live on in the ancestral hall or in the spirit tablet."

"What do we do now?" the court official asked helplessly.

"Could you seal him up?" the Big Black Fatty suggested.

"To seal him away, we must find his true form. He uses puppets, so his true form must be hidden far away."

"He should be on Wolf Snake Island, which is several hundred miles away from Sirius Island where we are."

"The sea route of these hundreds of miles is not easy to travel; you will encounter all sorts of strange things along the way."

Several people were racking their brains, trying to figure out how to get the things back.

And at this time...

The last trial participant has finally appeared.

That's Shang Que.

The Glasses Merchant was very excited, but his face showed a hint of frustration.

He succeeded.

However, he did not produce any Talent Stone.

Because he decided to hide himself.

He had previously said he would serve Gao Linzhi for 30 years.

However, when he saw the Gold Talent Stone, he suddenly decided to change his mind.

And he was very confident about it.

With two gold items in hand, he will definitely surpass Gao Linzhi in the future.

If that's the case, why hand it over to the other party?

As for contracts and agreements? They're signed to be torn up.

Only consider whether the value is high enough.

And it's high enough now.

He knew the other person was definitely watching him closely.

He couldn't simply run away; he had to put on a show.

However, Gao Linzhi saw through what the other party was thinking at a glance.

The other party is indeed very shrewd and adept at disguise.

Unfortunately, all these so-called disguises are ineffective against mysterious skills.

Gao Linzhi walked directly up to the other party and said, "Alright, as agreed, take out the things."

The Glasses Merchant looked puzzled and said, "Excuse me, boss, what are you talking about? I didn't receive anything."

"Unfortunately, I failed the final step of the mission."

Gao Linzhi stared at him for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "Hahaha, you signed a contract with me before, and I even gave you a Revival Stone."

Do you think these investments were all free?

"Boss, don't pressure me. You're really wronging me. I really didn't get anything," the Glasses Merchant insisted.

Even now, he still clings to a sliver of hope, believing that as long as he holds on, the other side will have no way to stop him.

Even if he is killed, he still has a Revival Stone, which allows him to freely choose where he will be resurrected.

Anyway, he's done with his mission now.

He continued, "Boss, I'll go in again next time and help you refresh the dungeon a few more times. I'll only finish this task after I've successfully refreshed it."

Gao Linzhi burst into laughter, doubled over with mirth.

"Haha, if you hadn't said that, I might have thought you really hadn't hit it."

"But as soon as you said that, I knew you'd gotten it."

"Otherwise, how would you be confident enough to try it a few more times?"

"Let me tell you, this Gold Quality Talent Stone only drops the first time. Once it drops, it won't drop again, like the Dragon Slaying Saber, where there's only one per server."