Using the Strange to Counter the Imperial Court: The Third Point Confirmed

"A bunch of troublemakers!"

Because they couldn't go all out, the situation became passive.

Elderly men were even squeezed behind the offering table.

In fact, they can also use various spells, such as hypnosis, bewitchment, confusion, and intimidation...

However, they didn't use that; they just used some ordinary methods.

Gao Linzhi speculated that this might be because they were worried that using the Mysterious Energy would attract special attacks from tornadoes.

After all, the Mysterious Energy generated by the Eye of the Storm is like lightning, searching for a path to release itself.

Gao Linzhi saw a photo of two young people taking a picture, their hair standing on end due to static electricity in the air.

However, this is a photo they took before they died.

Because the next moment, lightning struck.

Clearly, these people from the Imperial Observatory were well aware of this matter.

Therefore, they only allowed the crew to deal with the villagers using physical means, and even the assistants only used a few ice water talismans.

They didn't even resort to lethal force; otherwise, given their capabilities, they could have wiped out all the villagers in a single encounter.

However, under such a threat of death, it was clear that their scare tactics were ineffective in frightening the villagers.

For some unknown reason, two of their guards were beaten to death by the villagers.

"Get out of here, all of you! This is no place for you!" The Old Daoist Tiansheng, Tian Sheng, had also lost his temper and roared at the crowd.

He knew that if he didn't drive the villagers away, and everyone stayed, their chances of survival were slim.

Ancestral halls will only protect one-tenth of the people; this is an ironclad rule.

However, I've heard that those players seem to have broken this ironclad rule.

But now, this village has clearly not broken this ironclad rule.

People, of course, ignored the clamor of the Old Daoist Tiansheng; instead, they all rushed to squeeze in.

Some people even climbed onto the prestigious altar, which is simply outrageous.

Some people even climbed onto the roof beams.

The small ancestral hall has now been transformed into a multi-level warehouse.

The officials of the Imperial Observatory were completely helpless.

They cannot kill, nor can they use supernatural powers; they are even afraid of killing villagers if they are slightly stronger.

They could only be ushered into the ancestral hall by the villagers.

"Push them all out!" Ouyang Jing shouted. She was quick-witted and hid on top of a statue, where she shouted loudly.

It must be said that if this tactic had been used from the beginning, it would have been effective.

After all, there were still many people on the ship.

The problem is that they discarded all the extra people and only selected 40 core members to enter the ancestral hall.

In this way, they were no stronger than the villagers in terms of numbers and strength.

Of course, this is based on the premise that those Level Profession dare not exert their full strength.

They also dared not use superhuman strength, as that would bring extraordinary risks.

Thus, the two sides reached a stalemate, each accepting their fate.

"No!"

"This can't be! How can I be on the same level as these insect-like people, with the same chance of dying?" Ouyang Jing lost her composure as she watched the approaching tornado.

She broke down.

These filthy, smelly, and penniless men were actually going to risk their lives with her for a one-in-ten chance of survival!

How can this be allowed?

This is absolutely unacceptable!

They need these people to be alive to provide the quotas, but they can't let these people want to use the quotas.

Gao Linzhi saw through the other party.

If this woman had possessed an air of superiority and confidence upon first meeting, she now completely surrendered to the face of death, snarling like a shrew.

"Use rope! Damn it, you idiots, you should have tied them up with rope from the start!"

"They couldn't even think of such a simple method, all they thought about was kicking people out!"

In Gao Linzhi's view, it wasn't that they couldn't think of it, but rather that they were used to relying on the power of the imperial court to intimidate the common people and send them to their deaths.

But now, at this critical juncture, the common people have rebelled, which immediately reveals their miscalculation.

Ultimately, it comes down to them not caring about these ordinary people.

If they had looked the other person in the eye, they would have realized that they shouldn't have been so rudely kicked out.

Instead, we need a strategy.

First, they tied up the villagers, and then they tied up the crew members who had tied up the villagers as well.

Amidst the chaos, an Imperial Observatory finally couldn't contain his fear and unleashed a stun spell on the villagers.

But the next moment, before he could even cast his spell, a small tornado appeared out of thin air above his head.

The next moment, he was completely sucked away by the small tornado!

Everyone stared in disbelief.

He's that big; a tornado is only about the size of a cup.

But people are sucked in by it!

That's what's bizarre.

Gao Linzhi thought to himself, "If you defy common sense, break the rules, or go against the norm, you will die."

Or disappear.

The form of disappearance, however strange, is its rule.

And so, no one dared to use supernatural powers anymore.

Everyone looked out the window.

Four enormous tornadoes slowly approached the ancestral hall from four directions.

What puzzled Gao Linzhi was that, logically speaking, they had just arrived on the island and even killed an unlucky guy, so why hadn't the shrine been covered yet after so long?

All I can say is that this Eye of the Storm does possess humanity: it revels in the infighting and struggles within its inhabitants.

This obviously makes it feel more interesting and fun.

This is more interesting than simply killing everyone.

Taming the bizarre... Gao Linzhi defined this new concept.

It's true.

Gao Linzhi turned to look at the four tornadoes, which were moving slowly, connecting the sky and the earth.

It appeared to be four people, slowly approaching the center of the theater.

"Hurry up, knock those people unconscious, tie them up, and throw them out!" Ouyang Jing was still shouting.

Some people did indeed do that.

They were a group of strong guards who chose to take risks using only their physical strength.

It must be said that these professionals train every day, and they are definitely not comparable to ordinary villagers.

When these people had a leader and began to work together, and the tornado gave them time to react, the whole situation finally changed.

The villagers began to be tied up one by one.

Often, a guard would simply aim at a person's head and lightly tap them, knocking them unconscious.

Then they tied the other person up and threw them out the window.

These villagers, being just ordinary folks, are no match for the professionals.

However, the guards soon found themselves facing the same crew members who had been previously excluded.

Those crew members have the same level of training.

Although their absolute strength is inferior to those in the core level, they possess superior skills.

Because those at the core level primarily focus their power enhancement on extraordinary abilities, rather than on ordinary strength training.

So, after the villagers were excluded, a real internal conflict began.

One side consists of core members, and the other side consists of peripheral members.

Both sides were from the Imperial Observatory.

"Liu Da, how dare you rebel! Aren't you afraid your wife, children, and elderly parents will be implicated?" The Old Daoist Tiansheng shouted at a familiar face.

He was a middle-aged man with a rugged appearance and a burly build.

The other party used to treat him with utmost respect, but now they've become fierce and menacing.

Liu Da was at the forefront, fighting against one core layer of guards after another.

Upon hearing someone threaten him with his wife and children, Liu Da hesitated for only three seconds.

Upon hearing this, the other rebellious crew members were also slightly taken aback, and their hands immediately went limp.

"Hmph, I'm about to die, why should I care about anything else?"

"As long as you all die out there, we'll report it as an accident, and the higher-ups will approve it."

Liu Da convinced himself and encouraged the others as well.

"Liu Da is right. Rather than being tricked to death by them, we should take the initiative ourselves!"

"Don't worry, everyone. This is a storm; no one can get out, and no one can get in."

"Once we've taken them down, we can say whatever we want."

Everyone immediately perked up upon hearing this, "Yes, let's do it!"

Soon, the two sides clashed.

This is completely different from beating up villagers.

When they attacked the villagers, they initially lost their footing, Lethal Strike of two guards. However, after being enlightened by Ouyang Jing, they continued to crush the villagers, tying them up and throwing them out.

But these marginal members are quite different.

When neither side can use supernatural powers and they can only compete in terms of physical strength and skill, the core members are actually inferior to the peripheral members.

A crew member picked up a stick and smashed it hard against one of the core guards.

The core guard immediately tried to defend himself, but his strength was no match for his opponent, and he was knocked to the ground with a single blow.

What followed was a beating, with several crew members ganging up on them.

It should be noted that out of the two or three hundred people on the boat, only forty were allowed to enter the ancestral hall.

Now, with the infighting escalating, the ratio is hundreds against dozens, a difference of seven or eight times.

Gao Linzhi, on the other hand, remained hidden to the side, watching the drama unfold.

It is often the court itself that overthrows the imperial court.

Commoners often couldn't control the imperial court; it was only when the court's own people rebelled that they were able to lead the commoners to defeat the court.

That's how it is now.

As the marginalized crew resisted, the core members fell one by one.

Moreover, unlike beating villagers, who cannot be killed, the death of these foreign sailors means one less person vying for a spot.

So they drew blood with every strike, their actions were extremely cruel.

Soon, the two sides were locked in a brutal battle, with only a few dozen people remaining on each side.

Before anyone knew it, someone shouted:

"No need to kill anymore, we have enough people!"

"There are fewer than 40 people left, no need to kill them!"

The group slowed their knives, wary of each other.

Blood had already flowed like a river on the ground.

The corpses of Imperial Observatory members lay on the ground, their eyes wide open in fury.

Gao Linzhi was thoroughly engrossed in watching it.

That's right, that's exactly it, it's very interesting.

He saw rivers of blood.

"Alright, stop killing. Move all the bodies out."

And at this time...

Suddenly someone else exclaimed, "Look, the storm has passed!"

"What?"

Everyone immediately looked out the window, only to find that the four giant tornadoes had vanished without a trace.

What's this?

They killed each other for the 40 spots, and in the end, the tornado disappeared.

The group looked at each other, their eyes revealing resentment, dejection, confusion, and loss.

"Haha, the third test was a success!"

"That's right, this Eye of the Storm has humanity; it is controlled by humans. After watching us kill each other, it was satisfied and retreated!" the Old Daoist Tiansheng said immediately.

"Yes, it was our slaughter that caused it to dissipate; it was like a sacrifice!"

"Yes, it's a sacrificial offering. The villagers on the island use this method to quell the strange disturbances. In that sense, those restless monsters actually possess human-like qualities!"

"Strange, aren't all weird things supposed to be cold and ruthless, like natural disasters? Why is humanity showing up again now?" someone suddenly asked.

"I think it has a lot to do with those extraterrestrials, that is, the players. Long ago, before the players appeared, the strange was just the strange, it was a natural disaster. No matter what people did, it would kill as many as it was supposed to."

"Yes, I've read the records of the Three Sovereigns of antiquity. Back then, ancestral halls were useless; they were merely places of spiritual sustenance. When strange occurrences happened, it was common for the entire village to die."

"That's right, so people back then focused on inventing all sorts of things that could make you run fast. When encountering something strange, the first thing to do was to give a warning, and the second was to run away quickly. Never try to test or resist it."

These people began to analyze the situation before them.

The hundreds of people who had just died seemed insignificant to them.

As expected of a feudal dynasty, human life is truly of no importance.

In their eyes, the death of a few people is nothing; they just need to let the people live on.

Gao Linzhi remained calm.

This wasn't the first time he'd seen something like this.

These people don't care, and he won't interfere.

After all, respecting the fate of others and letting go of the urge to help others is conducive to Immortality.

And so, the matter of the Eye of the Storm was temporarily put to rest.

After emergency repairs, the airship resumed its journey.

Gao Linzhi knew he had to take action.

The reason is simple: the other party is about to enter his territory.

He couldn't let them get in so easily.

Wolf Snake Island, which had finally managed to recover some of its strength, could not withstand the exploitation of these vicious people.

Just by looking at their behavior along the way, you can tell how terrible it will be if they are allowed in.

So he thought about it and decided he still had to use "weird".

Oppressive government is more ferocious than a tiger.

The story tells of how ordinary people, in order to escape oppressive rule, would rather flee to places where tigers roamed, resulting in their families being eaten by tigers, than return home.

In other words, tigers could be used to ward off oppressive government, because the officials dared not venture into areas inhabited by tigers.

Soon, a strange thought came to his mind.

That was the Faceless Man monster he had encountered before.

If we lure it over, we can stop the airship from coming.

As for expecting him to display his divine power and directly defeat this flying ship, that's impossible.

Because he knew perfectly well that the other party would never be afraid of a player.

All you have to do is kill them; the other players won't dare to step forward.

On the contrary, they would worry about the bizarre, because the bizarre is endless.

Even the strange and unusual are not afraid of the imperial court.

While some of the strange occurrences have been shown to have humanity, the majority of them are natural disasters.

Inhuman.

So Gao Linzhi secretly left the ship.

He sped across the sea, arriving back at Wolf Snake Island ahead of schedule.

As for how to lure out that Faceless Man monster, he did have some ideas.