The Dust Settled, Gao Linzhi Took All Six Bottles

Who exactly is the game operator?

Other players can ignore this; after all, they're already doing well enough to take care of what's in front of them.

But Gao Linzhi couldn't help but care.

After all, he's a big spender and has already reached the endgame content.

In online games, big spenders who truly love a game and intend to play it long-term often proactively provide content to the game designers for their own enjoyment.

And small game companies often comply.

Because they are genuinely wealthy.

This is a real big spender.

Gao Linzhi shook his head as he thought of this.

Faced with this situation, what will the game's operators do?

The most likely outcome is that we will do nothing.

And so, Gao Linzhi watched as beams of light flashed across the hillside platform, each one representing the death and disappearance of a player.

For Gao Linzhi, he didn't care how many players died.

What does this have to do with him?

He's not Saintly Mother Stream.

He sought Immortality.

He vaguely sensed that, for him, his real opponent in the future would be the operators, the imperial court, not Ordinary Player.

He secretly made a mental note of this.

As long as he reaches a certain level of strength, he doesn't need to worry about being used as a pawn indefinitely.

After all, the level of his development is still far from what the game operators need to be wary of.

After all, his strength is so limited that he can't even compare to a single oddity.

Gao Linzhi was only able to get rid of the monsters by using game items.

Strange things are everywhere, and countless others.

The operators don't have the time to suppress him.

For a long time, he was merely a pawn used by the operators.

That's just how reality is.

While Gao Linzhi was deep in thought, the players had already begun their killing spree.

Because Prefect Liu and Prefect Liang simply placed the six bottles of purple Longevity Water in the middle of the venue and then withdrew.

As a result, the players naturally rushed forward to grab it.

Only a very small number of players chose to back down.

They were shrewd enough to wait until others had gone on a killing spree before coming to pick up the scraps.

But others aren't stupid either.

The idea that came to everyone's mind was to drink it immediately after receiving it.

Logging off is impossible; everyone is still in combat.

Those three powerful players, through their frenzied killing spree, had already secured the six bottles of the Longevity Water.

However, they soon discovered that it was sealed and could not be opened immediately.

This thwarted their plan to drink it.

At the same time, a game prompt also appears:

"Ding! Congratulations to a player who has successfully obtained the Longevity Water. You must keep it in your possession for three hours before you can open it and receive points!"

"Points total: 100,000"

"I bet the first one I got was a million, now it's 100,000, but that's not bad!"

Players surged forward and began scrambling for the loot.

The three of them formed a sword formation, trying to protect the elixir of Immortality.

The most devastating thing for the three players happened.

Those six bottles, somehow enchanted, couldn't be added to my Game Backpack.

Otherwise, if you put it in your backpack, you can quickly break through by Revive After Death.

That won't work now.

If your items are not in your Game Backpack, they will definitely drop upon death.

Under normal circumstances, items in Game Backpack will not be dropped after death.

Gao Linzhi the most qualified to speak on this point.

After all, he had far too much experience with death.

Therefore, the three players could only fight and retreat at the same time.

They must hold out until they have driven back and killed all the players, or find a chance to hide.

But now, it's clear that other players aren't giving them that chance.

One player after another began to fight desperately.

Various spells, incantations, physical attacks, and all sorts of tactics were piled on the three of them.

Arrows rained down, spells flew everywhere, and attacks were launched from both the ground and the sky.

The three of them were initially able to handle it, but with the frenzy of thousands of players, they gradually couldn't keep up.

Keep in mind that just now, the three of them had even suppressed a powerful figure like General Liu.

And now, they can't even beat thousands of players?

The reason is that General Liu doesn't need to risk his life, while these players are all trying to get a free resurrection to gamble on the Longevity Water.

This shows the difference between working hard and not working hard.

Then Gao Linzhi suddenly realized something.

Seeing this, he thought to himself, maybe it's not that the operators are too stupid.

Rather, the operators want to use this method to select the strongest players.

This also serves as a motivation for ordinary players to seize the time to improve their skills.

Only by increasing your strength can you obtain these potions.

Unfortunately, the Skyfall Game is incomplete. In fact, this kind of stimulation is the same as that of free-to-play online games, which encourage players to spend money.

In PVP games, many players, after being defeated by others, go back and spend money to increase their combat power so they can fight back.

Each version has its own meta.

When a new version comes out, you need to update your equipment as soon as possible.

Hundreds of thousands of yuan were spent in one go.

The operators have actually done a lot of useless work.

Because many players, after being killed, can only feel a moment of anger, and that's it.

The Skyfall Game is incomplete and does not allow other players to implement the in-game purchase function.

That's just how reality is.

And at this time...

Just as the three were beginning to give up, someone suddenly spoke to them:

"Hey, if you agree to join our Chen family, we'll only take three of these six bottles, and we'll split them equally!"

"We are willing to help you fight against others."

Soon, other players also chimed in:

"No, as long as you join our Wang Family, we will help you too."

Upon hearing this, the two male players hesitated slightly, clearly showing their interest.

However, the female player in ancient costume said:

"Hmph, I would never join one of your messy families!"

"They're all just swindlers, they never do anything good!"

Those two sycophants were speechless and could only shake their heads.

Gao Linzhi immediately smiled.

It must be said that these people aren't stupid; if they can't win a fight, they try to win people over.

At this rate, it seems only the last few will be willing to compromise.

Everyone saw that these three people did not compromise.

They glanced at each other; by now, all the newbie players had been eliminated.

Of the original thousand people, only a few dozen remain.

These are all professional playstyles that can deal damage, withstand attacks, and dodge.

It wasn't easy for them to deal with the three of them, and it wasn't easy for the three of them to deal with them either.

"We can only cooperate now. Let's attack together, take down the six potions, and then distribute them."

"Yes, that's the only way."

After discussing and agreeing on their plan, the group began to divide the work and take turns attacking.

And at this time...

Two prefects and their subordinates, who had already left the battlefield and arrived at a high slope, were looking down at the crowd.

"Damn it, no wonder the imperial court also regards these Descenders as major enemies; they've grown too fast!" Prefect Liu said with dissatisfaction.

"Yes, I know a few of them. They've only been in our world for a few years, yet they've become so powerful. You know, every one of our top fighters has spent thirty years honing their skills."

They actually underestimated gamers.

If players can't get stronger after playing for a year or two, the game's pace is too slow.

"Yes, these players not only get stronger, but they're also inciting the villagers to rebel against us."

"They keep talking about equality, about not needing a court, and about governing themselves."

"Isn't this rebellion?"

"It's a rebellion! Without an emperor and a court, these common people have no justice. How can they survive?"

"Yes, these lowly people have all been bewitched by those players. Now we'd rather forgo the players' help than let them come into contact with those lowly people."

The two prefects talked to each other, and the previous tension had completely disappeared.

Players also want to ally with one side in order to attack the other.

That's overthinking it.

These local Feudal Lords knew very well who their real enemy was.

They are players whose ideas and habits are completely different from theirs.

Moreover, players have a way out, no leverage, and are difficult to control, making them natural candidates for betrayal.

"We should find a way to eliminate them all, or better yet, uncover their secrets before taking them down."

"Yes, that's what I think too."

The two governors looked at each other, and then sighed at the same time.

"But these players are getting stronger and stronger, and it's not easy to restrain them."

"Yes, now we can only use some treasures to lure them into killing each other."

"But that won't solve the problem at its root, because they'll only get stronger from the slaughter, and we can only deal with it temporarily."

"We need to find a way to solve this once and for all."

"There is one way: we can seal off their access to our world."

"I heard they got in through some strange thing, but we can't find it at all."

"Yes, we'd rather forgo the benefits these players bring than fail to shut them down."

As the two governors talked, the battle on the hillside below was drawing to a close.

The three players realized they couldn't escape.

So the female player, dressed in ancient costume, gritted her teeth and said, "Hmph, if that's how it is, then let's fight to the death!"

"I'd rather throw it all away than cooperate with you!"

Everyone then saw the woman throw six bottles of purple potion directly into the air.

Its main characteristic is its capriciousness.

The others immediately pounced.

Gao Linzhi was not surprised by this.

This is a female gamer who plays according to her own whims.

With two more skilled sycophants following him, he became even more willful.

It has to be said, some people are just like that.

They have everything, yet they insist on being a simp.

Very good, very emotional.

Why not take it if it's free?

After all, these are six valuable samples.

Although this Longevity Water has significant limitations.

Gao Linzhi then took direct action.

He watched from the sidelines, observing as a spectator for so long.

Gao Linzhi snatched all six bottles in one go.

Keep in mind, he stole it while in stealth mode.

Of course, light soon appeared on the six bottles of potion.

This made it impossible for Gao Linzhi to continue his stealth and infiltration.

Clearly, Gao Linzhi could not hide this brilliance.

It's obvious that this was done by the operators.

The goal is to get others to grab and rush in.

It's not like someone could just steal it and run away.

Since Gao Linzhi couldn't run away secretly, he decided to run away openly.

He's not going to waste his time and energy fighting these people.

After all, these Substitute Puppet are quite valuable.

He used a skill to accelerate and quickly ran back to the vicinity of the airship.

Upon seeing this, the others immediately gave chase.

However, they discovered that they couldn't catch up at all.

All they could see were six bottles of the Longevity Water Immortality in the air, running away as if they had grown legs.

"Damn it, who's taking advantage of this situation?"

"Damn it, is this some kind of novel protagonist? Watching us fight to the death, then snatching the spoils at the end?"

"If you've got the guts, show yourselves!"

"Judging by your speed, you must be some big shot. Is this how big shots do things?"

"How shameful!"

A torrent of foul language erupted from him.

But the more these people cursed, the faster the Longevity Water disappeared.

Amidst the curses of the players, the Longevity Water was loaded onto the flying boat, which then sped away!

"I'm taking the test..."

Some of the people, in their impatience, even used their Flight Spell to chase after the flying boat.

Luckily, this person had some sense; once they reached the surface of the sea, they quickly rolled off.

Because the next moment, he saw the terror of the deep sea—a gigantic, pitch-black maw slowly emerging from beneath the surface.

This is the terror of the ocean in the Skyfall World.

If you don't have special means, then you'll have to face an insurmountable, strange force.

This was naturally because Gao Linzhi used his pilot privileges to board and drive the airship.

In this way, the other players simply cannot catch up.

Without airships, they simply could not cross the sea.

Even if they had just demonstrated their strength, they still couldn't keep up with the vast ocean and its strange creatures.

All the people could do was curse:

"Bastard, bastard!"

"Come back here!"

"Wasn't this flying boat provided by a game event?"

"This guy even stole the flying boat! How are we going to get back?"

At this moment, someone whispered, "There is still a way, which is to use the Respawn Point Switch Talisman."

"Oh, right, I almost forgot."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Actually, there's another way: go back to death.

In reality, most players have already returned to Wolf Snake Island, as well as their own islands.

But they never expected that someone would use this method to eventually steal all the Longevity Water.

"Damn it, we have to find out who did it!"

"We worked so hard, running around and fighting for ages, only to have him get it in the end. It's ridiculous!"

"A fight to the death!"

Everyone instantly harbored a deep grudge.

The two prefects, standing some distance away, laughed simultaneously.

"Very good, very good, isn't this how hatred arises?"

"Yeah, that's classic. To quote one of their players, this is a blood feud of murder and looting!"

"They'll definitely fight each other to the death in the future."

"This gives us time to suppress them."

And so, after all that trouble, it was all stolen by an invisible person whose name was unknown.

It's actually a bit of a pity about the two prefects.

"It's a pity we don't have a flying boat that can cross the ocean, otherwise we could do that too."

"Unless we rent it from the Imperial Observatory, our own resources are insufficient to maintain an ocean-going spaceship."

This is also why Prefect Liu wanted to seize the player's flying boat.

Unfortunately, the airship had already sailed away.

However, he wasn't worried; he believed he would return sooner or later.

After all, the benefits of their island are not limited to the Elixir of Longevity Water.