A Million Points, Clearing the Event in One Go

After staring at it for a while, Gao Linzhi logged off and used the Corpse Vine to give the Longevity Water to Xu Gou.

Then Xu Gou handed it over to Hai Zida, who was in charge of studying the Longevity Water sample.

While other Rogue Players were still struggling to complete the Longevity Water quest, Gao Linzhi had already reached the final step.

At this moment, after Gao Linzhi handed over the Longevity Water and logged back in, an event notification appeared in the game.

"Major progress in the treasure hunt!"

"Ding! Congratulations to player 'Can Xue Waves Across the Map' for successfully obtaining a small portion of the Longevity Water across the entire map. Confirmed to be genuine."

"One million reward points!"

The event channel immediately erupted in excitement.

"Damn, the boss is a real boss. While we're still struggling to gather intelligence and get close to the governor, he's already got the final reward!"

"Is this the power of Pay-to-Win Talent? It's terrifying! Sure enough, while we were still exploring the game, these whales had already graduated from the game."

"What kind of Pay-to-Win Talent this? Can you even spend money in this game? I'm a newbie, and all I see are ads for spending money, but when I click on them, nothing happens!"

"We're in the same boat. Right now, the only big spender is a player with Canxue."

Hearing this, the newlyweds were clearly dissatisfied.

"This is unbalanced!"

"Yeah, what kind of big shot is this, blocking the recharge channels and preventing others from recharging?"

They clearly still believed that Gao Linzhi had controlled the recharge channels.

"Are you kidding me? This is gaming talent. The game itself doesn't allow spending money, but the other person's talent is using in-game purchases to get game items, which is similar to spending money, but not actually spending money."

"A newbie is a newbie, it's so troublesome to explain. Where are the ways to recharge in this game?"

"Those ads are all scams."

"Yeah, there's no way to recharge at all. You're overthinking it. This game doesn't allow spending money. You can only rely on skill, talent, and luck. Fate can't be changed by luck, and spending money can't change your bad luck."

"That's true, that's their gaming talent. They can exchange gold for game items, which you can't envy. It's like someone's talent is being Revive After Death, having nine lives."

"There's nothing I can do. My talent is practically nonexistent. I'm proficient with daggers, but damn it, I only have one life. You want me to use daggers? Don't you know that every inch shorter is more dangerous?"

"Yes, the longer the range, the better."

The players then launched into another frenzy of chat activity.

If the game didn't restrict the island area, the content on the public chat would have been so numerous and difficult to read that it would have been impossible to see it all by now.

At this moment, Gao Linzhi saw this and couldn't help but smile.

He felt a wave of comfort wash over him.

This is what playing games should be like!

When others can't top up their accounts, only you can.

"Give us another 5 tons, and you'll be even stronger!"

With that in mind, Gao Linzhi decided to make another big purchase after this event.

Let's see if the game gives some special rewards if we charge 10,000 tons in one go.

He thought about it and realized that he had gotten 1 million points in one go from this treasure hunt event.

For him, the treasure hunt was practically coming to an end.

This is the daily life of a whale (a player who spends a lot of money on in-game purchases).

While others were still working hard on the event, they had already cleared the level simply by relying on their financial resources.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that others might be able to obtain the Longevity Water.

They might even be able to capture an even larger share.

After all, many people have unique talents and a variety of strategies.

The stealth tactics that Gao Linzhi is using now are copied from Empty 2086.

He then chose to return to the game's flying boat.

He had just returned to the beach where the flying boat was when he discovered that, for some reason, the bored and others were getting along very well with the governor's men.

Outside the sandy jungle, the soldiers who had been lying in ambush had already withdrawn.

Inside a large tent.

Several guards were standing outside.

Inside were several officials from the government, who were having a lively conversation with Wuliao and the others.

"The governor said that as long as you are willing to cooperate, you will receive gold, women, houses, cars, and positions."

"I guarantee that all five of your sons will achieve academic success."

"Haha, not bad, not bad. If you had said so earlier, we could have avoided a fight!" Bored nodded.

With both parties deeply in love, they quickly reached an agreement with the governor's men.

The governor provides manpower, intelligence, and training, while the players are responsible for transportation, logistics, and advisory duties.

In short, the tasks of sending people to their deaths are handled by the governor's people, while the tasks of using their brains and ensuring security are handled by the players.

The player's Game Backpack alone surpasses that of almost all the natives.

It's fair to say that the game already offers quite a lot of perks.

It can absolutely crush the natives.

The reason why it's so difficult for new players to clear the game is because of their own teammates messing things up.

They are constantly being pursued by Corporate Players, who could open the boxes at any moment.

Just before that, the shrewd squad that the governor had ambushed here was trying to kill the players.

But now, they've surprisingly transformed themselves and started compromising and cooperating with the players.

The same applies to players.

They were fighting so fiercely just now, and harbored great resentment towards the prefect, but now that resentment has vanished.

Gao Linzhi shook his head.

As expected, players are creatures that have no stance or principles.

Their only stance is to benefit themselves.

It could be material value or emotional value.

Otherwise, they would rather cause destruction than do anything good.

Just a moment ago, a certain player might have seemed incredibly virtuous.

The next moment, when he sees a certain piece of equipment, he might transform into a demon king, choosing to kill a famous person on the spot for the sake of a top-tier piece of equipment.

This is all quite normal among players.

Many games have both good and evil storylines, but the evil storyline often attracts more attention.

Gao Linzhi did not interfere with the boring choice.

This is also a great opportunity for observation.

This is a good opportunity to learn about these higher-level game theory processes.

Gao Linzhi naturally lacked experience in this area; only children from aristocratic families, nurtured from a young age, could acquire this kind of experience in real-world strategic maneuvering.

Now, due to external enemies, the player and the governor have reached an agreement.

And this external enemy is naturally Haifeng Island, which truly possesses the Longevity Water, and Hailei Island.

Both of these islands were designated as Prefectural Island, placing them on equal footing with Prefect Liu.

The governor wanted to take them down, but naturally, he lacked the power to do so.

After all, the biggest challenge is not combat capability, but crossing the vast ocean.

The Imperial Observatory would not assist with such a leap, nor would they waste precious resources by traveling by flying boat at will.

Only something of great value and significance can be achieved by using a flying boat.

Subsequently, Gao Linzhi saw that the prefect had sent over a series of weapon masters, all of whom possessed at least Expert Level martial arts skills.

It's clearly designed to help players improve their strength.

This shows that the prefect was very sincere.

And one by one, these players began to learn those martial arts techniques.

This is very hard work for them.

I have to work hard to learn that skill every day.

Some people can learn something instantly just by using Skill Book.

That's where the difference lies.

Not long after.

After scanning the area, Gao Linzhi sneaked into the prefect's residence.

He wanted to see what this governor was trying to get out of the players.

At this very moment.

Inside a secret little house.

Prefect Liu was huddled in an octagonal chair, talking to General Liu.

"My lord, why do you cooperate with those Descenders?" General Liu asked, puzzled.

"Why not cooperate with them?" Prefect Liu asked, surprised.

"Of course, it's because they've never been loyal."

"They were all disobedient, cowardly, and selfish. The moment their lives were in danger, someone would immediately try to escape."

"During combat, these players were all afraid of dying. They were constantly thinking about how to safely deal damage from a distance using bows and arrows, and also how to escape."

"These players are too quick-witted, which isn't necessarily a good thing."

Prefect Liu chuckled, "Hehe, what you say is true, but players also have their advantages."

"It's the sentence you just said that's correct."

"Players are very quick-witted; they can come up with some unbelievable methods, or as they put it, 'strategies'."

"For example, we only wanted to send in undercover agents, but they can send players to infiltrate."

"Those players just need to log off at set times to send messages."

"As for Haifeng Island and Hailei Island, these two islands have always been jealous of me, feeling that we are just a small family and have no right to occupy the entire island."

"If we can use the players' help this time to kill these two, then we'll have no rivals left."

"Furthermore, players have a huge advantage: they have a backpack, which not only allows them to send messages quickly but also carries a large amount of supplies."

"These are practically born logistical beasts!" Prefect Liu, gesturing wildly with his hands.

"These players can communicate in their own special way, but they have one major advantage, do you know what it is?"

As Prefect Liu asked his question, Gao Linzhi, who was in stealth, also looked at the General Liu.

General Liu racked his brains, trying to figure out what things the players also valued highly.

Suddenly, it occurred to him.

He slammed his hand on the table and said, "I get it! It's that airship hovering in the air above the beach!"

"That's right, that ship is our real target."

"These players are a complete mess, and they still want the Longevity Water? They're just so-so."

Gao Linzhi nodded after seeing this.

For a local ruler like the prefect, the only way to extend his lifespan by two hundred years is through medicine, which is extremely precious. But this is a transcendent world, so he must have other ways to prolong his life.

Therefore, this governor had many tricks up his sleeve and ways to prolong his life.

He doesn't necessarily have to pay too high a price for this Longevity Water.

The current situation is truly a case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

The players became the mantises, while Prefect Liu was the oriole.

These NPCs are living, breathing people; they're not stupid at all, although legally speaking, they have better adaptability.

It can be said that those instructors were all personally selected by the prefect.

They are exceptionally strong in combat.

But what was the biggest limitation for women in ancient times?

Their biggest limitation is that they suppress technological development, ideas, and all sorts of new thoughts in order to protect their own interests.

They don't want you to think about random things. That's their usual practice.

However, their understanding of human nature is top-notch.

Moreover, they are masters of all kinds of power struggles and conspiracies.

I see.

This is the reason why the governor is cooperating with the players.

They didn't care how many soldiers the players killed, because to them, those soldiers were just weeds in the field.

All they need is some food.

The flying boats that these players possess are capable of crossing the ocean.

Many people don't know what to do about this, so they simply pick out the right people and start robbing them.

Indeed, if the prefect had been secured, the imperial court wouldn't have gone to such lengths to take action.

In his view, once he obtained this flying boat, he would be able to truly unify the other two states.

By then, a unified Hans will be even stronger.

Instead of being like this now, having only the title of prefect but actually accomplishing nothing.

Prefect Liu could only truly command his own island, and even just the Prefectural City beneath his feet.

Although this Prefectural Island is large and has a relatively large population, including a Prefectural City with hundreds of thousands of people, the cost is not high.

Generally speaking, in feudal societies, such things would happen very quickly.

People within the same group are seizing resources from each other.

This is very difficult to sustain.

With the level of productivity in this feudal era, it was possible to use explosives to destroy monster lairs.

Not long after.

Gao Linzhi logged off and then told Wulu about his discovery.

The other party replied, "We already knew."

"Yes, we've thought of that too. Prefect Liu isn't a fool."

Why should he give us so many benefits?

"Clearly, players understand the 'mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind' trope."

Gao Linzhi nodded and stopped trying to persuade him.

And at this very moment.

Prefect Liu is still sending people to subtly try and win over many players.

They tried to find out exactly what the game was and what its purpose was.

However, he didn't know that the ownership of the game's flying boat didn't belong to the players, but to the game's official developers.

Since a game can directly represent it, it can also make it disappear.

So being bored is now like White Wolf.

Gao Linzhi figured it out; it was actually an information gap.

This Prefect Liu was certainly very clever.

However, he couldn't, or rather, he found it hard to imagine, that this flying boat didn't belong to any player.

Upon closer inspection, you'll find that this airship is actually quite spacious when there are no players around.

Actually, this is an official transportation tool provided by the game's developers for players during official events.

It will disappear after the event ends.

But in Prefect Liu's view, once he requisitioned it, it would be his.

He never imagined that logging in today would mean the game's official website would shut down tomorrow, making it disappear.

Just as something can be created from nothing, it can also be made to disappear from something.

After thinking about this, Gao Linzhi finally understood.

Two days later.

This day.

Prefect Liu personally came to the scene.

He was accompanied by General Liu, followed by a group of guards and a group of women carrying flowers.

Prefect Liu went directly to the beach and addressed the players:

"Warriors, you are all warriors of our Sky Wolf Dynasty!"

"It was true in the past, it is true now, and it will be true in the future."

"Now there are some rebels who have stolen the imperial treasures!"

"We need to retrieve the treasure immediately!"