Spatial Disorientation, the Flying Boat Headed for the Sea

Not long after.

A group of people emerged from the ship's cabin, and Gao Linzhi quickly stealthily returned to the cabin where the D-level personnel were located.

An elderly man walked ahead, sniffing the deck as if he had noticed something, but said nothing.

He simply pointed to the Eye of the Storm in the distance and said:

"Try out the three points that man mentioned in order, leave some people on a nearby island to keep an eye on it, and send you a message when it's needed."

What is the closest island to the Eye of the Storm?

"There are quite a few uninhabited islands, but the one that's inhabited and relatively prosperous is Wolf Snake Island, which has recently gained fame," Ouyang Jing said after thinking for a moment.

"We can't stay on a deserted island, so let's send people there to garrison it," the elderly man nodded.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

They then began conducting tests...

Three main characteristics: it holds grudges, its power is related to the object it is thrown at, and it is brutal.

"No!"

"My father is Third Rank Official in the imperial court. You can't treat me like this!"

"I'm just a cripple, I can't swim!"

With a series of wails, these people were thrown into the Eye of the Storm.

Gao Linzhi did not save anyone.

Because this ship is covered with traps and sealing spells.

His Game Character will be detected and sealed away if he makes any movement.

Therefore, he was powerless to help.

That's how cruel reality is.

In order to prevent this cruel reality from befalling him and his forces, he had to delve deep into the court and carefully investigate their methods.

Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle.

With the experience provided by others, the Imperial Observatory conducted its tests very quickly.

They quickly grasped the patterns of the Eye of the Storm.

This day.

The airship began packing up its crew and equipment, preparing to leave and head towards Wolf Snake Island.

"Send five professionals who are assessed as level 75 among the players over there."

"Occupy Wolf Snake Island and control and observe this Eye of the Storm from nearby." After reading Ouyang Jing's report, the elderly man gave his final order, then retreated back into the cabin.

Ouyang Jing then sought out the Old Daoist Tiansheng she had previously spoken to and put him in charge of the matter.

At this moment, the other side is closely monitoring the movements of the Eye of the Storm.

"I've heard of that island. It's said to be home to the strongest player. Can just five masters suppress it?" The Old Daoist Tiansheng was a little troubled.

Clearly, he didn't want to accept such a task, or rather, he habitually wanted a higher budget.

"That's a new island, not an island for old players. Those old players' islands are very shrewd; they know the saying 'the nail that sticks out gets hammered down,' which is why they stood out. In reality, they're not that powerful at all. A single master is enough to suppress them," Ouyang Jing said confidently.

"But I heard that some players entered your tower laboratory, stole a lot of equipment, and escaped unscathed. That doesn't seem to match your claim that you're not that powerful, does it?" the Old Daoist Tiansheng retorted.

He's reopening old wounds.

Ouyang Jing's expression immediately turned sour, and the amicable atmosphere they had previously discussed vanished.

"That's different. That guy's a bit strange; he's definitely not a regular player."

"This is the problem brought about by the descent of the supernatural. There are always unconventional occurrences, and how can we control them all? What if there are also unconventional players on Wolf Snake Island?" The Old Daoist Tiansheng shook his head and said.

"What, you mean you don't want to go?"

"Yes, let's leave this to someone else. I still have several projects to finish."

"This is that lord's order."

"That lord is not far from death, yet he always makes foolish mistakes," the Old Daoist Tiansheng said disdainfully.

"It's only because the people in your lab are still willing to listen to him; we in the executive department haven't wanted to listen to him for a long time."

Ouyang Jing emphasized, "But controlling this Eye of the Storm is not a foolish decision."

"How could it not be? Don't you know what state the court is in right now? It's good enough if it can just maintain its current state, let alone touch such a powerful weapon. This will severely provoke the officials on those Prefectural Island," the Old Daoist Tiansheng said with dissatisfaction.

"Hmph, you just want to get by, don't you? You'll live one day at a time. How can you achieve true Immortality by hanging out with insects like you?"

"It's good enough to have incense Immortality. Do you really hope to Sagehood through the physical body? That's impossible. The flesh and blood body will eventually decay. Only the inorganic body can endure."

Gao Linzhi listened intently from the side and couldn't help but feel that he had gained a lot.

The two of them actually started discussing the path to Immortality.

This is, of course, a common topic.

After all, for cultivators and extraordinary individuals, all cultivation ultimately boils down to Immortality.

Just like how players eventually wonder when the game will shut down...

Once the servers shut down, everything will be gone.

From this perspective, the most important thing is to have fun playing games. After all, if you end up frustrated and getting nothing, then what's the point of playing?

However, this Skyfall Game can grant Immortality. Once Immortality, all the previous endurance and frustration will have meaning.

"An inorganic body cannot eat, drink, or have fun; it has no taste of sweetness, bitterness, or spiciness. What's the point? It just drifts in and out of consciousness every day, only occasionally becoming lucid," Ouyang Jing said with disdain.

"Hehe, that's still Immortality. Being able to see the world and feel that you're still alive is enough. What more could you want? You young people are all restless and impatient, never knowing how to be down-to-earth, always aiming too high," the Old Daoist Tiansheng priest admonished.

Ouyang Jing retorted with dissatisfaction, "If you don't aim high, are you even a young person?"

For a moment, she completely forgot about occupying Wolf Snake Island and controlling the Eye of the Storm.

The two argued for a while, but the Old Daoist Tiansheng refused to agree no matter what.

Later, the price was adjusted to 10 masters, which is 10 level 75 professionals. Gao Linzhi himself was shocked.

But the Old Daoist Tiansheng still wouldn't budge.

Gao Linzhi initially thought the other party was worried about the players, but upon closer reflection, he realized something was amiss.

Suddenly, he thought of the Five Finger Mountain west of West Wolf Village.

The thing that the Old Daoist Tiansheng was truly worried about was that thing.

Players' current skill level is still quite low, generally not exceeding level 55, which is only at the Expert Level, far from the level 75 master.

As expected, Ouyang Jing finally got angry.

"Speak, Old Daoist Tiansheng, what are you worried about? This shouldn't even be a question."

"Hmph, young people are just too impatient. Let me tell you the truth, didn't you notice something wrong with Wolf Snake Island? Why is it the only relatively prosperous island around the Eye of the Storm?" the Old Daoist Tiansheng said disdainfully.

"It's just luck. Besides, there are other islands near Wolf Snake Island, only a few hundred miles away. There's Tianying Island right there," Ouyang Jing said coldly.

"Hehe, then you're wrong. There's only one reason: there's an even stronger anomaly on Wolf Snake Island, which is why the Eye of the Storm can't deliver a devastating blow to it."

"The Tianying Island you mentioned actually exists precisely because of Wolf Snake Island. Even so, most of Tianying Island is desert," the Old Daoist Tiansheng said disdainfully.

Gao Linzhi suddenly realized.

Indeed, the local indigenous people have a deeper impression of the geopolitical forces in this world.

Because they were born into this environment and are constantly influenced by it.

Just like in the other timeline he traveled to, many foreign language speakers find it difficult to understand some of the locals' ways of thinking.

"So, does that mean Wolf Snake Island is off-limits?"

"No, of course you can touch it, but this old Daoist priest doesn't want to leave it there to rot. Just find someone who doesn't know anything about it to stay there." The Old Daoist Tiansheng simply stated.

He discovered that this woman was incredibly difficult to deal with if he didn't speak frankly.

As expected of a hybrid, influenced by the player's straightforward thinking.

He lacked the shrewdness of someone from the imperial court. If it were someone from the court, they would have already discerned his hidden meaning; would he have needed to spell it out so clearly?

"Hmph!" Ouyang Jing retorted.

Gao Linzhi observed from beginning to end and finally discovered that Ouyang Jing had indeed found someone unaware of the situation—a middle-aged Daoist priest.

[Name: Daoist Master Di Can]

[Level: 73]

[Evaluation: A professional who is just one step away from becoming Master Level, and is looking for an opportunity to advance.]

After assessing the Gao Linzhi discovered that the opponent's strength was far inferior.

Good heavens, the old man said he would send five Master Level experts to guard the area, but Ouyang Jing only found one, and that one wasn't even Master Level professional.

That's a really steep discount!

This reminded Gao Linzhi of a certain important figure in his previous life who fled. Initially, he said he would prepare a hundred Great Chariot, and they had to be professional and luxurious. In the end, the chief eunuch could only find one civilian carriage.

The other people could only follow on foot, and they only managed to find a few more vehicles to get around once they were outside.

Moreover, compared to those emperors who didn't flee, this was quite good; at least they were able to get on their way.

This is how people in these feudal courts do things.

Expecting them to complete it 100% for you is wishful thinking.

This day.

After everything was agreed upon, Ouyang Jing and the others decided to conduct one last experiment.

They threw another starving person into the Eye of the Storm.

They wanted to record when this Eye of the Storm would activate.

Suddenly, the starving man was spat out by the Eye of the Storm.

He did vomit.

The person had just entered when a huge gust of air propelled him high into the sky!

Then a whirlwind immediately formed from the Eye of the Storm.

The enormous tornado was clearly visible to people on the airship a hundred miles away.

At first, they thought this storm would be like the ones before.

After the eruption, it blew towards a nearby island.

Because they first placed the person on a nearby island, and after a while, had the person leave a mark on the island before throwing the person in.

In this way, even if there is retaliation, it will be directed at the island, not their ship.

However, this time is different.

The gale occurred very suddenly, and after it started, it moved at high speed towards the airship.

Gao Linzhi immediately understood what was going on.

This must be because they kept experimenting and provoking the other party, until they completely enraged them.

Just think about it; even a normal person couldn't withstand this kind of experiment, let alone a strange person with humanity.

Two messages.

The good news is that this oddity does indeed possess humanity, and it does indeed hold grudges.

The bad news is that they've become the ones I hold grudges against.

Soon, the raging tornado approached the airship.

The airship started up immediately and is rapidly departing.

And at this time...

Dark clouds loomed, and the world changed color.

A fierce wind blew against the airship, causing it to rock violently.

"Quickly, quickly, retreat!"

"Evacuate immediately!"

"Find an island to hide on, let them block the tornado!" came the old man's voice from inside the cabin.

Good heavens, that's a very skillful tactic—shifting the blame.

Feudal dynasties always resorted to this tactic.

When officials squander their wealth, they plunder it from merchants; when merchants are penniless, they plunder it from the people; when a popular uprising is imminent, they plunder it from the officials.

Now they want to redirect the tornado they created to other innocent islands.

And this island is clearly Wolf Snake Island.

As Gao Linzhi observed, the flying boat indeed headed towards Wolf Snake Island.

The flying boat was covered in shimmering runes.

As a large ship at sea, it had now transformed into a spaceship.

However, it is, after all, just a ship; it does not possess the aerodynamic shape of an aircraft.

In its current form, it flies rapidly through the air entirely by relying on the force of the large bricks.

Therefore, the consumption is extremely high.

It flew very fast, but the tornado chased it even faster.

They were already about ten miles away from catching up.

It had to accelerate again.

If the spaceship were to be hit by a tornado, it's safe to say the entire vessel would crash.

Most people would fall to their deaths.

Many of them only have strong mental attributes but poor physical attributes, and are not much stronger than ordinary people.

After all, they are researchers; adding attributes to physique would be a huge waste.

Now, both Ouyang Jing and the elderly man, Old Daoist Tiansheng, were extremely anxious.

"Faster, faster!"

"We must immediately enter the shrine area of Wolf Snake Island and let them appease the gods' wrath!"

"Our ships alone can only hold out for three hours."

"But it will take us five hours to fly to Wolf Snake Island. We can't fly straight there; there are some powerful Sea Anomalies ahead. According to the nautical chart, we have to take a detour."

"Damn it, I have no choice but to take a gamble!"

However, misfortunes never come singly.

At this moment, the airship rushed into the clouds again in a hurry.

The surrounding area was filled with thick fog and clouds.

The helmsman had completely lost his reference points.

The sky and the sea were invisible; clouds and mist surrounded us on all sides.

At this moment, a typical situation occurred: the helmsman of the airship became disoriented.

In other words, he can no longer distinguish between up and down, nor can he sense whether the airship is flying upwards or downwards.

This is undoubtedly fatal.

However, they also had diviners to determine the direction the ships would take.

However, the diviner died immediately after performing the divination, vomiting blood.

"No, there are strange rules at play here; I cannot interfere with the cause and effect in this situation."

"Oh no, why do I feel the airship getting lower and lower?"

"What's wrong with it? I feel the airship is always going upwards. As long as we get past the clouds, everything will be fine."

The others nodded in agreement; they all felt the same way.

However, Gao Linzhi knew that the flying boat was heading straight for the sea.