Checks and Counterchecks, Gao Linzhi's Goal

After shouting a few words, the Heavenly Assassin fell silent.

Because he knew that what the other person said was true.

In fact, people inside the organization have long been aware of this.

He's just fooling himself.

Thinking of this, he slowly got up from the ground.

He glanced at Gao Linzhi and did not launch another attack.

In fact, his attack just now was more like that of a guilty person who had been touched on a sore spot, which is why he became so furious.

From this point alone, he has failed.

He had long understood deep down that the organization had already fallen.

He suddenly asked, "So, do you have any ideas on how to solve this?"

Gao Linzhi immediately smiled.

The other person suddenly stabbed him with a sword, trying to kill him.

He naturally wanted to take revenge on the past.

But simply killing the opponent would be too easy on them.

Because killing someone like that would only benefit him.

To kill someone, you must first destroy their spirit.

Gao Linzhi is not some magnanimous saint.

If someone stabs you in the back, you should still magnanimously forgive them.

He said he had his reasons...

So Gao Linzhi thought for a moment, and then said:

"An organization with such great power as yours is destined to fall."

"Why is that?" the blue- Heavenly Assassin asked, puzzled.

"It's very simple, have you thought about it?"

"When you go to monitor and check those in power, when you become a sword hanging over their heads, shouldn't there also be a sword hanging over your own heads?"

"If you didn't have such a sword over your heads, you would naturally rely on your strength to act recklessly."

"Just like what you just did, I only said I wouldn't join, and you wanted to kill me because you have the ability, and no one can stop you from doing so," Gao Linzhi said calmly.

The blue- Heavenly Assassin fell silent once more.

Because Gao Linzhi is absolutely right.

That's the truth.

"How can we avoid this?"

He already knew the answer.

As expected, Gao Linzhi's words were exactly what he had thought.

"The solution is simple: put power back in the hands of the people."

"Power to the people? How can that be? The people are ignorant, greedy, tyrannical, and driven by deep desires. If power is given to them, they will only bully their own people."

"I've seen too much of this. Those villagers, for a tiny bit of land in front of their homes, will kill their neighbors of many years."

"Those villagers, to prevent others from parking their cars in front of their houses, would lower their windows; to prevent barefoot children from passing by their houses and damaging their side of the road, they would throw down thorns—it's utterly vicious."

"Such trashy people, and you still want to put power in their hands? Are you afraid that they'll take the power and then bully the dead?" The blue- Heavenly Assassin shook his head immediately.

This time, it was Gao Linzhi's turn to remain silent.

Because what the other person said is also correct.

And all of this is true.

Gao Linzhi had witnessed those things firsthand.

"I understand what you mean. You can then allocate your power to some recognized elite individuals."

"Then who should we give it to?"

"For example, you can choose to give me your power so that I can keep you in check and be the sword hanging over your heads," Gao Linzhi said.

He was just saying it offhand.

He just wanted to casually fool this extremely stupid person.

Of course, he didn't think such a simple statement could fool the other party.

However, the reality was beyond his expectations.

The blue- Heavenly Assassin actually lowered his head and began to ponder Gao Linzhi's words.

"Then who will be the sword hanging over your head?"

How can you guarantee that you won't fall into depravity?

To Gao Linzhi's surprise, this guy actually started to consider Gao Linzhi's suggestion.

Is he an idiot?

That's right, no one is stupid and wouldn't do what they did before.

Suddenly, he wanted to kill someone.

Gao Linzhi thought for a moment and said, "Because I want to Immortality."

"Besides, I already possess sufficient strength."

"I'm in good control. You've given me more power, and I can control it now."

"It's like giving a poor person a million dollars; they might squander it all and have no control over themselves."

"However, if a person is wealthy, he can control himself because he has many millions."

"And so am I. I possess immense power, and for the sake of Immortality, I can endure anything."

"I will not fall."

Upon hearing this, the blue- Heavenly Assassin glanced at Gao Linzhi.

He actually nodded.

"I see. Since you can do all this, since you can endure anything for Immortality, then I can accept your request."

"I can grant you a certain amount of power; it's a secret technique of our organization."

Gao Linzhi was immediately surprised.

Is this guy really stupid?

He actually considered his own words, and actually wanted to give himself strength?

"But you need to swear an oath." Sure enough, the blue- Heavenly Assassin was a bit simple-minded, but not much.

Gao Linzhi naturally shook his head and said, "Sorry, but there will be loopholes in making an oath."

Only a heartfelt commitment can last.

"I can guarantee right now that what I'm saying is true."

"Alright then, you make a lot of sense."

"We used to make many oaths, but they still fell because there were too many reasons to circumvent them," the blue-robed Heavenly Assassin nodded.

Unexpectedly, this "gifted one" actually believed Gao Linzhi.

"From now on, you can call me Tian Qing."

"Tian Qing?"

"Yes, we take the symbols of Heaven and Earth, Black and Yellow, as our emblem."

"Assassins are divided into four levels."

Good heavens, this idiot is a Heavenly-level assassin.

After stabbing Gao Linzhi, this guy was still able to continue chatting and laughing with Gao Linzhi.

They even listened to Gao Linzhi's advice to give him power and let Gao Linzhi check and balance his organization...

From this perspective, the other party must have some serious illness.

Because healthy people wouldn't think of this.

Gao Linzhi but admire himself.

He actually managed to persuade someone like that.

Sure enough, I still need to travel around.

I wonder when I'll run into Fuyuan.

This guy's encounter was truly serendipitous.

Although he was stabbed, he gained the power of an organization.

This Heavenly Assassin, who was able to oppose a dynasty for so many generations, must have possessed formidable strength.

Gao Linzhi's own strength had only improved a few months ago.

Most of my skills are only at the advanced level, while my opponent's skills are at least at the Expert Level, or even master level.

However, this brainpower is probably only at a basic, beginner level.

It's probably because this guy is an idiot.

He has become a tool of the Heavenly Assassin Organization.

Gao Linzhi suddenly understood.

This "Tian Qing" guy's brain must not have been used for a long time.

It simply accepts and executes commands.

He hasn't thought about right and wrong in this matter for a long time.

Brains are like kitchen knives; they rust if you don't use them for a long time.

One example is that housewives and househusbands are often easily swindled out of large sums of money by people in society.

It's because I haven't had any formal social interaction for a long time.

Gao Linzhi decided to have the other party take him deeper into the organization to take a look.

As soon as he asked, the other party agreed.

At this very moment.

Boring; they're facing immense criticism over there.

His beach camp was attacked by the governor's troops.

After a period of chaos, the players suffered heavy casualties.

The team of over a thousand people has dwindled to just a few hundred.

The governor was an ambitious man, and his troops were naturally ambitious as well, all of whom were well-funded.

If I don't work hard, I'll be wasting all that money.

These valuable combat resources will definitely need to be used.

If we don't use it, wouldn't that be a complete waste of money?

Therefore, any force that hoards troops will eventually use them; they won't let them die in vain.

And so, in the event channel, the dead players began to complain one after another.

"I died for nothing, I didn't get anything."

"If I had known this would happen, I should have used this resurrection opportunity to fight the Farm BOSS from the beginning."

"Yeah, I might as well do my Job Change Quest. I was always afraid and unwilling to do it before, but now that I have the benefit of being able to revive once, I've actually become greedy again!"

"Damn it, it's all that boring guy's fault, that bastard led us astray."

"That's right, that bastard, what kind of lousy place did he choose to land? Couldn't he have set up camp somewhere much farther away?"

"Yeah, let's just arrest him and go find his boss!"

Bored, he also contacted Gao Linzhi.

He began to speak:

"Boss, we've assembled a team of top experts."

"They will enter the prefectural governor's mansion to find out what's going on inside and see if the Longevity Water is really there."

Gao Linzhi was speechless for a moment.

He could only explain:

"Let me tell you, this prefect doesn't have the Longevity Water."

"It was all a scam."

"As for why the prefect did this, it was probably for the sake of his reputation, or perhaps to muddy the waters."

"For example, by attracting a large number of players to your own island, the two islands that actually possess the Elixir of Longevity Water will be left largely unattended."

Simply put, everyone else came to him, but found nothing.

"At the same time, he could secretly send people to steal the goods."

"The governor is just that shrewd."

"What? This NPC is so Gao Ming?" Bored almost choked on his own saliva.

"That's just how it is," Gao Linzhi told the other party.

He hadn't leaked this information beforehand, so neither Wuliao and the others knew.

The main reason is that Gao Linzhi wants to come to this Prefectural Island to test the waters.

Then, as expected, he successfully investigated and found out the details of the Prefectural Island.

Ordinary people can still live a decent life.

At least they can live a pretty good life by relying on players, working for players, or arranging for players to work.

This is a scene completely different from that of the feudal era.

Of course, a lord can also issue a decree to make the people pay more taxes.

However, this means that when taxes become sufficiently harsh, that will be the time for the people to rise up in rebellion.

Of course, they possess extraordinary powers, so they are not afraid of the deaths of these ordinary people.

Even though they also have the need to reproduce generation after generation.

Subsequently, under Tian Qing's guidance, the two infiltrated the local Heavenly Assassin Organization.

Compared to the Longevity Water, Gao Linzhi was more interested in the Heavenly Assassin.

Because, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he won't encounter the Longevity Water.

After all, the chances are too small.

People like "Tian Qing" are the kind of guys whose brains have been completely brainwashed.

Whenever someone asks them for justice and fairness, they are given a set of so-called principles of justice.

Whether these people had heard of so-called logical judgments of justice before is irrelevant.

Now, all they need to do is follow their intuitive commands.

Human beings' sense of justice is terrifying.

They can endure anything, any painful thing.

Even the Longevity Water was sacrificed.

At first they were very noble, but as time went on, especially when they were too tired, and their sense of justice was shattered.

They became disoriented again, and their decline was very rapid.

The two then continued on their way.

They continued until they reached a certain mountain forest in the west.

This mountain forest is very secluded.

Gao Linzhi vaguely sensed that there was a frenzied atmosphere in the mountains and forests, as well as a temporary period of quietude.

"We Heavenly Assassin have a small branch on every major island, namely the Prefectural Island."

Here, the mountains are high and the forests are lush. Stream murmur and birds fly. It's a generally peaceful scene.

After walking for several dozen miles, the other person finally stopped.

He cut down a tree, and then used a branch to cut each other down.

The sword in his hand sliced through the long bark of the tree, revealing a downward-facing hole in the trunk.

"Our organization's branch is just down from here," the Heavenly Assassin said suddenly, looking at Gao Linzhi. "I'll teach you a skill right now."

"I think your stealth skills are decent, but still a bit lacking."

Gao Linzhi nodded; he wouldn't refuse if there were benefits.

At this point, a game notification appears:

"Tian Qing, I'm going to impart my secrets to stealth to you. Do you want to absorb them?"

"Yes."

"Your Basic Stealth has been upgraded to intermediate stealth, intermediate stealth to advanced stealth, and advanced stealth will automatically advance to Expert Level Stealth."

Upon seeing this, Gao Linzhi suddenly realized that this stealth technique could actually be integrated into the stealth skills he had learned before.

It's important to understand that, according to the game's mechanics, improving a skill is always very difficult.

Now, the opponent has actually improved their stealth skills by a whole new level based on some insights.

This is absolutely a remarkable breakthrough.

Gao Linzhi then used his experience to Expert Level Stealth to level 100 on the spot.

"Your physique has increased by 30 points."

That's great, it can improve physical fitness, that's already very good.

Gao Linzhi was very satisfied with this.

The two then continued their stealth journey and entered the tree hollow.

Then Gao Linzhi saw a winding tunnel.

The two continued forward through the tunnel.

Not long after.

They then heard the voices of several people coming from ahead.

Tian Qing immediately signaled to Gao Linzhi to hide with him.

"Don't be afraid, those Descenders are just cannon fodder, they won't have any impact at all," someone said from the front.

"No matter how many come, we'll kill them all."

"That's right."

"Did that fool Tian Qing really go to assassinate the prefect?"

"That guy's a complete idiot."

He believes whatever his superiors say.

"Doesn't he even use his own brain? How could he possibly assassinate the prefect at this time?"