Prefect Comes Calling, the Court's High-Handedness

At this moment, Empty 2086 confidently said, "It's actually very simple."

"First, make sure you're mentally alert and that your reasoning abilities are functioning correctly."

"Once these are determined, we can then reason based on reality."

"For example, when that dust was just kicked up, its trajectory was too straight up and down, completely contradicting the most basic physical laws in daily life."

"Dust dispersion must follow a normal trajectory, not be fabricated randomly."

"Furthermore, the textures of those objects, such as the buildings, also appear somewhat artificial."

"Illusions can never fully reveal the reality to a person."

"At best, it can provide some simulated scenarios; it cannot fully simulate the various physical laws of reality."

"Because the laws of reality are simply too complex."

The Skyfall's Most Handsome was very satisfied. "Very good, your answer is correct."

"The game needs someone like you."

Empty 2086 asked with delight, "What's the reward?"

"The reward is a selection process; the previous tasks were merely a screening step."

"The game developers are now releasing a main storyline epic quest."

And at this time...

Elder Council Hall.

Just as Gao Linzhi was browsing the new missions recently issued by the Daoist Academy, he suddenly heard a notification from the Game System.

"Ding! Congratulations to the player for successfully triggering the main storyline quest: Overthrow the Sky Wolf Dynasty."

"The Sky Wolf Dynasty is utterly corrupt, exploiting the common people to the extreme and ignoring their suffering."

"Now embark on an epic, extended main storyline quest to overthrow the Sky Wolf Dynasty."

"You have successfully completed the preliminary side quest for this mission."

Note: Players who chose the Imperial Court faction in previous missions will not be able to trigger this main quest.

"The player who triggers this quest will become part of the werewolf team."

"You can observe the people within the imperial court's camp, and you can also see their loyalty to the court."

Good heavens, this is blatant cheating in the game.

Gao Linzhi immediately realized that the game's official team had stopped pretending.

They want to unite and train players, and simultaneously expand their influence in this world, through the mission of overthrowing the imperial court.

This is now blatantly supporting the rebels.

He had played the Werewolf game.

The werewolf's advantage is too great.

There are teams that can use nighttime vision and are capable of knife attacks.

To balance this out, the number of good guys had to be far greater than the number of werewolves.

They also need to establish various clergy positions with different functions.

There are 4 werewolves, so there are 8 good guys.

Even so, the werewolves have a slightly higher win rate than the villagers.

This demonstrates just how advantageous the werewolf is.

This can negate the advantage of having twice the number of people.

It has to be said that the game's official stance is blatantly clear, "It wants to invade this world; it's up to the players to choose."

Gao Linzhi had already guessed this, so his previous choice was correct.

But then, considering the immense resources of the Sky Wolf Dynasty, he looked at his own attributes.

I also felt a little guilty.

He has improved so much compared to when he started.

His skills have been improved to intermediate, advanced, and even Expert Level during his studies at the Daoist Academy.

However, compared to the unfathomable foundation of the Sky Wolf Dynasty, Gao Linzhi naturally felt that he was still lacking in many ways.

Especially in terms of mental resilience.

Faced with the endless spells and curses from the Imperial Observatory, Gao Linzhi had no choice but to hide his true form deep within the real world.

It must be said that the imperial court still has some tricks up its sleeve.

Of course, Gao Linzhi would naturally join in this main quest.

This is the general trend.

Similar to the Investiture of the Gods, the Zhou's destruction of Shang was an inevitable trend.

If you don't have the strength of Saint, don't even think about changing the course of events.

For a feudal dynasty, if you time-travel and don't rebel, you'll be stuck with a chrysanthemum-shaped electric drill.

Whether it's the Great Ming or the Great Qing, it's the same.

Moreover, this is not the first or second time that the imperial court has committed evil deeds.

Gao Linzhi felt no moral burden about this.

They usually ignore these villagers, but when it comes to collecting offerings, they never hesitate to do so.

That reveals its evil nature.

As Gao Linzhi was pondering this, he suddenly heard someone shouting in the village:

"Come quick, there are several more ships coming from the sea!"

Gao Linzhi walked out of the Elder Council Hall.

He flew directly into the air and looked up.

Sure enough, looking as far as the eye could see, three large ships appeared to the east of Wolf Snake Island.

A black flag hung above, bearing the words "Haitian" (Sea and Sky).

This is clearly the boat of Sea Sky Island Prefect Liu.

And at this time...

Several elders appeared one after another.

The Second Elder said worriedly, "In the past, even if there were major events, due to the activity of strange entities, at most one ship would come."

"Now, three ships have arrived at once!" the Third Elder exclaimed in surprise.

"Clearly, this shows that the strange activities are not as active as before." Fourth Elder Zheng Dong sighed upon hearing this.

"Sigh, it's good that this weirdo is active; it has to be active!"

Gao Linzhi listened from mid-air and couldn't help but shake his head.

Indeed, oppressive government is more ferocious than a tiger.

These people, in order to prevent the arrival of the imperial court, would rather these tigers, these strange creatures, be even more active.

The increased activity of the supernatural entities means that the village is more dangerous than usual.

Gao Linzhi clearly remembered the terror of the White Mist and the Faceless Man moving through it.

Now, compared to the imperial court, the villagers would rather choose the bizarre.

The reason is simple.

Through his experience as the Great Elder these past few days, Gao Linzhi has come to realize that the imperial court may seem distant.

However, the local governor lived very close by.

Especially during the strange period of peace that occurs only once every ten years, the local governor wishes he could collect all the taxes and corvée labor collected over the past ten years in one go.

It's possible to drive a village to extinction, forcing them to flee and abandon their homeland.

However, the strange phenomenon always manages to preserve 1/10 of the village population, preventing the destruction of the ancestral hall.

With the emergence of Safe Zone in games, it's safe to say that most people can survive the daily anomalies.

Even without Safe Zone, one-tenth of the population can still remain safe.

However, when dealing with the imperial court, it was a different story.

The imperial court may appear to be composed of people, but they have no consideration for the common people to retain one-tenth of their population for reproduction.

Because they only think that ordinary people are all leeks, and they will grow again if they are cut off.

If it's gone here, it can still be found elsewhere, and people can migrate over.

Therefore, they always exploited the villagers to the extreme, until the villagers collectively fled.

Until the villagers starve to death or a mass rebellion occurs.

It can be said that successive dynasties were constantly testing the limits of the villagers' lives.

In contrast, the villagers preferred to confront what appeared to be a far more terrifying and bizarre phenomenon.

They were also unwilling to face the court, which seemed to be negotiable and were fellow human beings.

Gao Linzhi landed on the ground and said to the Great Elder, "Alright, let's go take a look first."

"I'm afraid they've come with ill intentions."

Soon, they reached the shore.

A group of players and villagers also came to see what was going on.

The village Patrol Team has been urgently assembled and has begun to maintain order.

If a fight really breaks out, they'll naturally rush to the Safe Zone.

To be honest, these players haven't fully integrated into this dangerous world yet.

Is this something to watch the show?

After arriving at the shore, Gao Linzhi watched the boats slowly approaching the dock in the distance.

He remembered that a governor's boat had come here before.

However, that ship later sank.

By winning over that advisor, they managed to sink the ship together.

Finally, they attributed the shipwreck to supernatural causes.

This time, the boat that arrived consisted of one large and two small boats.

The leading ship was a large vessel, estimated to be over forty meters long and over six meters wide.

The two smaller boats behind were both over twenty meters long and over three meters wide.

A squad of soldiers stood on each ship.

On the lead ship, two more skilled fighters stood.

Gao Linzhi's Appraisal Skill had already been improved.

After Gao Linzhi directly assessed them, he discovered that the two experts were at level 65.

It's fair to say that Gao Linzhi was somewhat shocked by their level.

Keep in mind that the highest level player on this island right now is only level 55.

This level is already quite high.

Of course, everyone is of a higher Gao Linzhi.

He's stuck at level 1.

The two experts were seen, one wielding a knife and the other a bow.

One is melee, and the other is ranged.

During battle, they cooperate with each other.

The skilled archer was drawing his bow and aiming it at the shore, trying to hold the line.

The knife expert shouted loudly:

"Sea Sky Island Prefect Liu has issued a city defense order!"

"A large ship sank here before, and they sent us here to investigate."

Gao Linzhi, and the Second Elder quickly stepped forward and said:

"Sir, that ship was sunk by a local Wanderer monster."

"It has absolutely nothing to do with ordinary people like us."

Whether or not something was done is not for you to decide.

"The ship sank here, and that is your sin!"

"You must pay for the ship."

A skilled knife user might not even bother looking for evidence.

That's actually the case.

But in reality, this is the attitude of the strong towards the weak.

They won't give you any evidence.

As long as they believe it to be that way, that's fine.

"Shangguan, how much will we have to pay in compensation?" the Second Elder asked worriedly.

"Hmph, if one ship sinks, we'll have to pay for three!"

"Another 300 Human Sacrifice must be sent!"

"What do you mean, you have to compensate with three ships and Human Sacrifice?"

The Second Elder was immediately taken aback.

Shipbuilding is hard work; people have to spend long periods of time in the sea.

If you do this for too long, maggots will grow on your waist.

Many people were conscripted by the imperial court to build ships day and night, and thus had no chance to go ashore.

It remained submerged in water for a long time, eventually becoming infested with maggots and dying.

Some might ask, how can maggots grow in seawater?

Isn't seawater salty water?

Since fish can grow in saltwater, maggots can also grow there.

It is actually a marine parasite that resembles a maggot.

"Hmph, start building it right now! If you don't finish on time, you'll all be dead!"

"Start now!" the knife expert threatened.

It must be said that the court's response was exactly what Gao Linzhi had expected.

The Second Elder quickly replied, "It's the busy farming season right now, and we really can't spare any manpower."

"Yes, the strange creatures are still active; it's not the time for shipbuilding," the Third Elder added.

The knife expert coldly replied, "Enough with the nonsense!"

"You have to build it now, whether you like it or not!"

"You must immediately gather the villagers on the island and begin building the ship right away."

"There's one more thing. Now that we're here, it's time to pay the tribute for the past ten years!" the archery expert added.

"Yes, bring the offerings immediately."

The Second Elder exclaimed in surprise, "But we already handed over the offerings 50 years in advance last decade!"

"Why do you still need to charge?"

"Hmph, this year's offerings are the 60th year's worth!"

How could this be?

Gao Linzhi immediately smiled.

Goodness!

If we say that the other party's initial demand for compensation for the shipwreck was somewhat accidental, then it was a lucky coincidence.

This is utterly shameless.

It's the same familiar recipe, the same familiar taste.

The elders exchanged glances, then looked at Gao Linzhi.

They knew that if the former Great Elder were here, he would be completely helpless.

At the same time.

The players all heard this.

They were deeply moved.

"Holy crap, are these the people in the imperial court?"

"That's completely unreasonable."

"The offerings have been collected up to 50 years from now."

"They want to collect more."

"How awful!"

"And they brought almost no benefits to the villagers; it was all one-way taking!"

"This is absolutely ridiculous!"

"They have absolutely no concept of equivalent exchange or a fair contract."

"Yes, we're the ones who provide the money and the people, yet we've become slaves?"

"Is there any justice left in this world?"

The players were buzzing with discussion.

They were all employees of offline companies. Although the companies also exploited their employees, at least there was an open exchange process.

You provide the labor, I'll provide the money.

If you're not satisfied, you can change companies.

Although the companies are largely similar, there are still differences.

But the players were helpless about it.

Seeing the chaos at the scene, the knife expert immediately shouted a stern rebuke:

"Shut up, all of you!"

"Bring me the things right now!"

"And hurry up and get us some good food and drinks!"

"Send over a dozen more beauties; this voyage has lasted half a month, and we grandfathers are exhausted!"

Upon hearing this, the three elders were immediately furious.

Where are the beautiful women in the village?

Besides, we're all from the same village; how could we let them ruin it?

The three elders looked at Gao Linzhi again.

Gao Linzhi then stepped forward.

He shook his head and said, "There are only two things that the officials want that we don't have."

"Oh, which two?"

"There's nothing here, nothing there," Gao Linzhi said calmly.

"Damn it, you're making fun of me!"

"Second Brother, it seems they won't know how powerful our Sea Sky Island is until we kill a few people this year!" the knife expert said to the bow expert.

"Yes, it seems we rested for too long. These people have completely forgotten how terrifying our Sea Sky Island is!"

"If we don't kill a few people every few years, you down-and-outs dare to act recklessly!"

The knife expert then jumped off the boat.

He swung his knife fiercely, aiming directly at Gao Linzhi!

Gao Linzhi had already expected this.

As a time traveler, he understood the nature of the feudal court best.

These guys really don't treat people like human beings at all.

He wanted to kill them both after they had only exchanged a few words!

A major battle was about to erupt.

In the imperial court, people were used to being given whatever they wanted, and now that someone dared to rebel and even mock them, they were immediately enraged.

"I'm warning you, don't be naughty!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the blade of the expert wielder struck Gao Linzhi on the head.

The Second Elder immediately ordered some puppets to step forward and fight.

The Third Elder then threw out a jade talisman to help Gao Linzhi block the attack.

The expert with the knife sneered, and then with a single stroke, he sliced the puppets made of fine steel in two.

"Hmph, a mere puppet technique!"

Then he trampled again!