Players Come to Cause Trouble, and the Barrier Question

At the same time.

Beneath the karst caves in the southern mountains.

Gao Linzhi quickly learned the relevant information through his pet.

He couldn't help but find it amusing.

These guys are really interesting.

They actually dared to threaten me.

Previously, a lot of people claimed to be big shots, but now it seems that they don't have any real intimidation power in the eyes of these players.

To put it bluntly, they still subconsciously hold onto an old-fashioned mindset, believing that although they are powerful, they lack a powerful background and therefore can afford to offend others.

If they truly considered themselves important, they wouldn't have acted so rashly.

Of course, this is also a result of my own lack of ruthlessness.

Brutality can easily intimidate some people in the early stages.

Many founders of startups have ruthless traits.

He wanted to teach these guys a lesson.

To avoid causing trouble for myself.

The imperial court doesn't seem stupid; they found the player's weakness so quickly.

They clearly knew the list of players who would accept the quest.

It now seems that among the 100 people who teamed up to do the mission, there was definitely a traitor.

This is perfectly normal.

You can always trust the integrity of the players.

That means having no morals.

As long as there are mission rewards, sufficient benefits, or even novelty, they don't care about the righteous or evil paths.

Especially those evil routes, the ones that are so wicked they make you want to turn your back on them, yet players still keep trying to complete them.

Gao Linzhi wanted to teach these audacious guys a lesson.

He immediately logged off his Game Character.

Before long, they soared through the air and appeared on the rooftop of the Xu City Building.

He looked up and saw there were four players in total.

With a mental attribute of up to 2000 points, he recognized one of the players at a glance as one of the previous hundred players who had completed the mission.

He couldn't help but smile.

He looked down at the group:

"You guys are really bold."

"Speak, what do you want to do?"

The four men's legs felt a little weak.

But thinking of the preparations they had made and the rewards they had received, they became bolder.

Then one player mustered up his courage and said, "Hmph, Canxue veteran."

We know how capable you are.

"You have many Revival Stones, you can resurrect infinitely."

"Unfortunately, the others aren't as strong as you."

"Our meaning is very simple: stop opposing the imperial court."

"Otherwise, we will uproot your city completely."

Gao Linzhi couldn't help but laugh.

"You want to destroy this city, haven't you considered the consequences of doing so?"

"This is severing oneself from the world, from humanity, and from one's ancestors!"

One player scoffed, "Hmph, what kind of consequences are those?"

"I've already An Family online, I don't care about offline stuff at all."

"Exactly, it's so much better to pledge allegiance to the imperial court. You can do whatever you want, unlike down below where you have to worry about being arrested and disciplined for doing something wrong."

"Boss, if you agree, we'll pretend this never happened."

"This is what they mean by 'barefoot people aren't afraid of those wearing shoes,' boss. You don't want your hard-earned empire to be so easily destroyed by us, do you?"

Several players felt confident they could handle Gao Linzhi.

After all, Gao Linzhi now has a large and successful family business.

This is different from when the other party was just a lone individual.

Gao Linzhi immediately shook his head and said:

"How could you possibly think I care about this city?"

"That's ridiculous. This has never been my place, not in the past, not now, and not in the future."

"You think this is my territory, but you don't know that I've never cared about this place."

"Don't you find it ridiculous that you're using this to threaten me?"

The players were immediately taken aback.

They never expected that the other party wouldn't care about their so-called threats at all.

Could it be that their base has already been moved to Wolf Snake Island?

Upon realizing this, everyone's expression immediately changed.

"Impossible!"

"You're definitely just putting on a brave face!"

"You definitely care about the things here, I don't believe it."

Gao Linzhi said calmly, "Then you can try it and see if I'll Critical Strike after you do it."

The four players looked down at the building.

Two players thought it over carefully but still didn't dare to make a move, as they still had some concerns.

People's names, tree shadows—they're just here to collect some rewards.

If this building were to be demolished, it would inevitably make us public enemies.

These two don't have the guts yet.

However, the other two thought differently.

They sneered, "Hmph, you think you can scare us with those words?"

"What a show-off!"

"I'll destroy this building right now, and I doubt you can do anything about it!"

After saying this, the two players stomped their feet hard on the building.

Those who dare to take on the missions here must have base attributes of over 500.

Such power, combined with Mysterious Energy, is enough to destroy the load-bearing structure of a building.

However, Gao Linzhi simply looked at them coldly and shook his head.

He pointed, and the two men's feet could no longer step down.

They felt as if their bodies were completely imprisoned.

This is one of Gao Linzhi's Mystic System Skill: "Basic Spirit Control".

This is similar to the ability in the Three Kingdoms game where a high-intelligence general can use deception against a low-intelligence general.

Gao Linzhi's mental attribute has reached 2000, while the other two have less than 200.

With a tenfold difference, it's safe to say that Gao Linzhi's skill success rate is absolutely 100%.

"No, that's impossible! What have you done to us?"

"Damn, I must have been hit by his mental attack!"

"Damn it!"

The other two players quickly moved away.

"Boss, we were wrong!"

"They made all this on their own initiative; we were just here to get the rewards."

"You know what I mean."

After their initial fear, the two players quickly regained their confidence. "What's there to be afraid of? We have Revival Stone, so go ahead and kill us if you dare!"

"Exactly, at worst we'll just waste a Revival Stone."

"Anyway, we have an alliance, so we can accumulate resources gradually."

"We'll come again next time."

Gao Linzhi smiled faintly.

He reached out and pointed again, and saw that the two people's bodies were rapidly turning to stone.

Yes, this is the Longevity Technique: "The Petrification Technique."

It can grant Immortality.

However, without mastering the method to remove petrification, it is an eternal hell.

"What are you doing?" The two of them watched helplessly as their bodies turned to stone, yet they were still alive, able to speak, and still able to sense the outside world.

"Since you are not afraid of death, then I will grant you eternal life."

"You will eventually understand the motives of some people: why, when human life is so short, are so many people so eager to end it prematurely?"

The two were immediately terrified.

They never expected that Gao Linzhi would have such methods!

The two immediately begged for mercy:

"Sorry, boss, we were wrong."

"Please, boss, spare us this time."

We will definitely not do it again next time!

Please!

However, when Gao Linzhi pointed, both of them lost the ability to speak.

Their eyes were filled with utter terror.

Gao Linzhi initially felt it was very satisfying to kill his opponent outright.

But after watching more, I realized that directly killing the enemy isn't that satisfying.

Because the enemy will only suffer for a short time.

The other two players were so frightened that they immediately logged back in and fled.

Gao Linzhi did not stop them, but simply watched them leave.

This is a good opportunity for these two to go online and promote their products.

That way, we won't let any cats or dogs come here and cause trouble.

At this very moment.

News of the imperial court's counterattack quickly spread in the online mission and event channel.

"This is bad! The imperial court has sent people to cause trouble offline!"

"A player came to my city and threatened me that I would no longer be able to participate in missions against the imperial court."

"Damn it, how could this happen?"

"Damn it!"

"These bastards have become the dogs of the imperial court. They have forgotten the glory of modern people and are bowing down to a bunch of feudal emperors!"

At this moment, some optimistic news emerged.

"Things aren't as bad as they seem. Four players just went to the city of the Canxue boss, trying to cause trouble, but two of them were instantly turned to stone!"

"Really? That's great!"

"They deserve it! They'll be petrified for ten thousand years!"

"In fact, the big boss didn't say when the freeze would be lifted."

"In my opinion, the imperial court doesn't actually expect these players to truly destroy our foundation," someone began to analyze.

"This tactic was just to scare us."

"That's right. We've done too many raids on the imperial fleets; the imperial court certainly won't let this go."

"The imperial court isn't stupid. Although this tactic might not scare the bigwigs, it can certainly scare us."

As more and more players logged in, the event channel immediately became lively.

"Damn it, another player just came to our city and threatened me, saying that if we cause any more trouble for the imperial court, they will completely destroy our city."

"What's frustrating is that this is completely undefendable; they have every right to do it."

"Damn it, which players are so shameless as to side with the imperial court?"

"They actually dared to threaten us with our very foundation; this is unacceptable."

"That's right, we must never harm civilians."

"How many years did it take us to solve this problem so that ordinary people could avoid war?"

"And now, they want to drag ordinary people into this. In short, this kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable!"

Yes, in today's corporate structure on Blue Star, large-scale wars are irrelevant to civilians.

Competition between companies is generally economic competition; the loss or gain of territory, the size of the population, all stem from competition within the market economy.

Of course, some people will eventually lose out to the economic game and start resorting to force.

There are many such scoundrels.

However, after a series of developments, this force has been greatly limited.

The physical confrontations between companies were confined to a very large area.

The brutality of mutual attacks has been greatly reduced due to the development of the internet, television networks, and mobile live streaming.

Even companies that employ cruel methods dare not expose them to the public.

Because this would directly cause people to flee, the market to disappear, and no one would buy the products of an executioner.

Just like the Xu Corporation, where Gao Linzhi, their pursuit of independent individuals is mainly conducted online.

Offline, it was kept strictly confidential; they didn't want to cause a big commotion.

Now, with the intervention of the feudal court, large-scale attacks against the people are about to occur again.

After some discussion, everyone was considering how to deal with this new situation.

After Gao Linzhi successfully defeated the invading enemy, he also realized that he needed to prepare for the worst.

This time he was actually lucky; he just ran into a few idiots.

If they resort to covert attacks instead of overt deterrence, it won't be so easy for him to resolve the situation.

Although Gao Linzhi could scare away some players, there were still some barbarians who wouldn't take him seriously.

Of course, he could also harden his heart and not care about this matter.

They can do whatever they want; it won't affect him much anyway.

However, since gold is the foundation of in-game purchases, these ordinary people are still very useful to him.

Putting everything else aside, at least he can dig up gold.

This shows that things always have two sides.

To ensure safety, controls must be strengthened.

If you want a relaxed environment, you have to relax management.

Currently, many companies lack the resources to effectively manage players.

They don't even have any players themselves.

They can only align themselves with large companies now.

In the past, it was possible to maintain peace with large companies and prevent them from being directly and violently swallowed up by them through public opinion, public platforms, and the internet.

However, times are changing too fast these days.

The appearance of players and the arrival of strange phenomena have left many companies completely overwhelmed.

The old work model is no longer effective.

Many small companies have General Manager and chairmen who are just ordinary people.

They don't have much power at all; a single player could kill them all.

If the players who come are really ruthless, they could easily kill many, many people in one go.

Gao Linzhi decided to think about how to deal with this matter.

The root of the problem lies in the fact that the superhumans are too powerful.

They're like walking nuclear bombs.

This makes it difficult to control.

Humans do possess nuclear weapons, but developing them requires a very long process.

Therefore, it can be controlled.

Gao Linzhi suddenly realized how people manage guns.

The first step in managing firearms is to register gun owners, issue them gun licenses, allow qualified individuals to legally possess firearms, and require them to submit periodic reports demonstrating their mental well-being.

This is how order and security are largely guaranteed.

Moreover, even if gun ownership is permitted, the types of guns allowed are actually limited.

Simply put, it's easy to wield a long spear, but much more difficult to wield a short spear.

Firearms must not be concealed; they must be carried when going out and placed where others can see them.

Furthermore, you are not allowed to drive tanks, let alone possess rockets or missiles.

This is about controlling your lethality.

Therefore, the freedom to own guns is always limited.

With this in mind, Gao Linzhi figured out how to deal with superhumans.

By registering, limiting their power, and wearing distinctive clothing to indicate that they are superhuman, they can avoid offending fools and causing them to lose control.

Just like those security vehicles, signs were posted directly saying "Do Not Approach, Security Escort".

The main goal is to limit the player's destructive power.

Gao Linzhi quickly came up with a solution.

That is to set up an array barrier.

Many anime and novels have similar settings, the most classic being the Underworld Barrier, where the fighting power of Gold Saints who enter it is reduced by 80%.