The Mightiest Powerhouse in the 99th Challenge-and Another Terrifying Talent

Five days later.

In the 99-level challenge event, Gao Linzhi has now passed 75 levels.

The highest scorer announced on the event channel has already cleared 88 levels.

Gao Linzhi glanced at the three Warrior-Mage-Priest.

He asked directly, "Is this imperial court only capable of conquering up to level 76?"

The paladin said helplessly, "Many of the activities here are set in a modern world."

"It is indeed difficult to completely control the people in the imperial court."

Gao Linzhi shook his head and said, "But this 76th level is not set in modern times."

"This is a test of wisdom, it's like playing Go."

"Of course, this Go is a little different from regular Go."

The basic game of Go has long been completely cracked by AIs like AlphaGo.

This challenge in Go involves a lot of individual competition.

Simply put, in this Go challenge, the player who doesn't move first must give the opponent 3 and 3/4 points, which is equivalent to 7.5 points.

Who goes first depends on the dice roll.

To roll the dice, one must rely on the other's divination skills.

If your divination skills aren't strong, you won't be able to outwit your opponent.

Furthermore, there are many instances of individual competition during the game of chess.

For example, a robbery—it involves two players fighting each other, and whoever wins the robbery wins...

Goodness, playing Go requires both intellectual and physical prowess.

This time, it was a veteran player from server 219 who passed level 88.

Compared to district 3081, district 219 is naturally considered an older district.

It was completed a full seven years ahead of schedule.

Based on the principle of opening one island per day.

Based on this calculation, the Skyfall Game has been operating in the real world for at least 7 years.

Gao Linzhi and the other two asked, "Do you know any detailed information about the person who obtained the achievement at level 88?"

The Priest quickly replied, "I know."

"What's this guy's talent?"

"Talent? His talent is similar to spending money on in-game purchases, but it's not quite the same as yours," the Priest explained.

"His name Li Gun, and his talent is the ability to use gold to force trade with the natives."

"Whether the NPC or the native is willing or not, as long as the gold he pays is equivalent to the value of the traded goods, the NPC will be forced to trade."

Gao Linzhi nodded. "I see."

No wonder they were able to make a name for themselves and emerge out of nowhere.

It now seems that the other side definitely used gold to hire many high-level NPCs and natives.

Because labor transactions are also transactions, and they are the most common type of transaction.

It's fair to say that this talent is truly amazing.

However, this person's talent and potential are still far inferior to Gao Linzhi's.

After all, Gao Linzhi's talent is that of "the Only Ordinary Player," who is immortal, can spend money on in-game purchases, has an independent Game Character, and enjoys the treatment of a normal person.

Of course, the opponent still has a significant advantage over the others.

Right now, the opponent has passed level 88.

Gao Linzhi could only pass level 75.

The problem is that Gao Linzhi's ability to spend money on in-game purchases cannot buy him the help of many experts.

Because many skilled indigenous people don't care about the pay-to-win items in games.

Because many items are only for player use.

At this point, many people were asking for advice on the event channel.

"Hey big shots from 219, come here!"

"Hey bro, do you have a walkthrough?"

How do I get through level 8?

How do I get through level 6? How do I get through level 20?

A group of people kept asking questions.

Someone else said sarcastically, "It seems that when it comes to historical and cultural heritage, the old districts are still more powerful."

"The new district just doesn't have the foundation it needs."

"Yeah, look at that Canxue. He's only on level 75 here."

"A full 13 levels short, that's a huge gap."

"Sure enough, it falls short when compared to the old districts."

"Yes, this challenge is a competition for everyone."

"It all comes down to background, connections, and overall strength; no matter how strong you are personally, it won't make a difference."

"You're just a new player in the new server, you don't have enough connections."

And at this time...

Li Gun from District 219 spoke.

Thank you all for coming.

"Actually, this challenge is indeed very difficult."

"It's quite impressive that a player with Canxue could make it to level 75."

"After all, they are from district 3081, which is more than 7 years behind my district."

"The two cannot be directly compared."

"The boss is very magnanimous." Everyone immediately began to flatter him.

"Look, this is a real big shot."

"As for strategies, how to proceed through each level mainly depends on your own ability. I can provide some strategies for the first 50 levels."

"If you are strong enough, you can pass through easily."

"If you're not very strong, I advise you to skip levels and choose some easier ones according to the game guide."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"What the expert said is absolutely right."

"The veteran leaders from the old district are truly impressive."

"Hey bro, do you have a walkthrough for the last 60 levels?"

At this moment, Li Gun laughed and said, "Everyone, I can give you the early game strategy guide."

"But I can't tell you the late-game strategy guide you're looking for."

"Because this involves a lot of confidential information, and confidentiality agreements have been signed with various parties."

"To be honest, I only managed to break through the barrier quickly because I took advantage of this event to hire a few important figures."

"These important figures are all rated at level 120 or higher in the game."

"I'm taking the exam, level 120?"

Everyone was immediately shocked.

It's important to know that the court opponents they encounter on a daily basis are usually between levels 50 and 70.

No matter how formidable the opponent, the imperial court would not send them.

It wasn't that the imperial court deliberately condoned them.

Instead, they were the experts, each with their own mission.

Some were tasked with suppressing strange occurrences, while others were assigned to guard more important locations.

Some are simply short-tempered and unwilling to run around.

Therefore, the main targets used to deal with players are a relatively large number of mid-level experts, around level 60.

The more advanced the quality, the fewer the quantity.

Besides, even the strong have their tempers.

It's impossible to treat the strong like beasts of burden.

"Even if I told you, you still wouldn't get past this hurdle."

"I hired three Grandmasters who are all above level 120."

"A Grandmaster is someone who possesses at least five skills, all at the Grandmaster Level."

Everyone knows that skills are categorized into six levels: basic, intermediate, advanced, expert, master, and grandmaster.

"And the Grandmaster is the seventh hidden level, which is the level that the game cannot assess."

"And now, it's very difficult for everyone to even encounter level 80 or 90 NPCs."

"So you can't copy my strategy, not because I'm being secretive or don't want to share it."

"Holy crap, this guy can actually hire an NPC with Grandmaster Level skill."

"No wonder, I saw that by level 70 I had to challenge an NPC with Grandmaster Level skills."

"Yes, for example, one challenge is a visual acuity test, a test of stealth and spotting skills."

"You need Grandmaster Level or higher insight-based skill to defeat the opponent."

Li Gun continued, "If you want to achieve high-level challenge achievements, you'll need a lot of high-level NPC henchmen."

"We can provide such thugs, but of course, it will require payment."

Seeing this, Gao Linzhi understood why the other party had said so much.

This is aimed at me.

I need a lot of help to get to level 88 as well.

"In short, later on, it's basically all teamwork; you can't rely on yourself," Li Gun continued.

"Although an individual may be very strong, it is impossible for all skills to be equally powerful."

"Every grandmaster specializes in one thing."

"For example, grandmasters in divination, combat, medicine, calligraphy, and painting—due to time constraints, it's impossible for them to be proficient in all of them."

Therefore, no matter how strong they are, they still need to form a team.

"In later levels, you'll often encounter opponents several levels stronger than you, so you'll need NPC henchmen to solve this problem."

"Of course, if your individual combat ability is high enough, the benefits are also great, which means you are not a burden to the team and can contribute your strength."

"Yes, you're absolutely right, boss."

"Hey bro, how do I purchase your NPC henchman service?" someone finally asked.

After seeing this, Gao Linzhi couldn't help but wonder what price the other party would offer.

Which expert helped him through level 88?

"Hehe, that'll have to be kept secret on the channel. I'll give you all an offline contact method; add me and we'll chat privately."

Soon, Li Gun posted a number on it.

After seeing the number in the event channel, Gao Linzhi naturally added it offline.

It must be said, this Li Gun is very shrewd.

The opponent cleverly seized this opportunity to quickly monetize his talent.

In the past, the other party had no chance to contact them.

Or rather, you haven't yet had a chance to use high-level NPCs.

Those level 120 NPCs are powerful, but where does Gao Linzhi need them?

First of all, most of these NPCs should be people from the imperial court.

Gao Linzhi possibly use them to overthrow the imperial court.

Moreover, these NPCs cannot log off.

Similarly, it is impossible to provide long-term protection.

Now, Gao Linzhi needs the help of these people.

He quickly began chatting privately with Li Gun.

"I am Can Xue Waves Across the Map, screenshot. jpg."

Gao Linzhi sent a screenshot of his identity verification.

There must be many people impersonating him.

"Greetings, Canxue boss, I'm Li Gun."

"You should now understand the strength of the imperial court. This time, the imperial court has demonstrated its strength very strongly."

"That's for sure. I wonder how much you'll have to pay to hire them?" Gao Linzhi asked.

"Ten thousand Revival Stone."

As expected, Li Gun's biggest desire was still for the Revival Stone.

This is real Hard Currency.

It will never lose value, no matter the time.

Unless this Skyfall Game, can improve itself, it will retain its value indefinitely.

After all, this world is too dangerous.

"Hehe, this price is too high," Gao Linzhi, shaking his head.

What price can you offer?

"Maximum 100."

"You've broken a bone!" Li Gun shook his head and said, "Think about it, if the characters I provided weren't strong, how could we possibly get straight to level 88?"

"Keep in mind, you've only passed level 75, you're Canxue veteran."

"Of course, level 75 is already quite impressive, considering you'll be facing several level 100 opponents."

Gao Linzhi nodded.

It's worth noting that Gao Linzhi's stats are arguably the highest among players in the new server.

Even in the older regions, it's extremely difficult for them to obtain two attributes of 2000 each.

He had already inquired about this.

After all, this requires significantly improving skills to gain additional attribute points.

If a player relies solely on the free attributes gained from leveling up, even at level 100, they will only have a few hundred attribute points.

Gao Linzhi successfully pushed his attribute to 2000 points precisely by learning a large number of skills and by learning the Longevity Technique and fusing them together.

Gao Linzhi, too lazy to waste words, said directly, "One price: 500 Revival Stone."

"Deal," Li Gun said directly.

Ten thousand is obviously an exorbitant price.

In fact, 200 pieces would be enough for him.

Anyway, he has no shortage of gold or manpower.

Just force the transaction.

You could say his talent is rule-based.

You could even say that he survived because of this talent.

In this respect, he and Gao Linzhi actually have something in common.

"Alright, I'll talk to the people at court about it."

"And I'll also give you a free walkthrough of all levels up to level 88."

"Oh, so after level 88?"

"I'm sorry, even the NPCs I brought can't handle those missions," Li Gun said, shaking his head.

"If I hire someone from you, are you sure they can help me get to level 88?"

"It's certain," Li Gun affirmed. "But the 89th level is all about fighting amongst ourselves."

"It requires you to bring a level 100 NPC yourself, and then kill them, just one."

"Look at these requirements, how can I possibly meet them?"

Even if I bring men, I can't kill them.

"Can't you force a trade? Can't you trade for assassins and take their lives?" Gao Linzhi suddenly probed.

Li Gun was not surprised that his talent had been revealed.

Because someone has already thoroughly studied him.

Just like Gao Linzhi now, everyone believes they have discovered Gao Linzhi's talent.

"No, hiring an assassin to take the life of a level 100 expert would require a whopping 3,500 tons of gold."

"A level 120 expert, plus two more zeros."

Do you think we can mine that much gold on our planet?

Gao Linzhi nodded.

Indeed, a level 100 NPC costs that much money; who can afford that?

Even large companies typically have gold reserves of around 1,000 tons.

In its previous life, the Mai Kingdom only had 8,000 tons of gold reserves.

"I will provide you with an Imperial Master who has been dormant for 200 years."

"He was an old eunuch who cultivated the art of 'unity of heaven and man'."

"This expert can help you pass the first 88 levels all by himself."

After reading the chat logs, Gao Linzhi developed a slight liking for Li Gun.

The other person is quite straightforward.

In fact, in Gao Linzhi's opinion, Li Gun's talent is the real "pay-to-win" talent.

However, he couldn't spend the gold on in-game purchases; instead, he needed to spend it on the natives.

Therefore, Li Gun was also a natural supporter of the imperial court.

Only when the imperial court is stronger can he obtain the greatest benefits.

If the imperial court collapses, those masters will scatter in all directions.

It would be very difficult for Li Gun to find.

Now, all he has to do is go to the Capital Island and make the transactions one by one.

It has to be said that Li Gun's talent is also extraordinary.

This cheered Gao Linzhi up.

Never underestimate anyone in the world.

How do I pass level 89?

You need to kill a level 100 NPC.

This is indeed a difficult problem.