The Headmaster's Intervention, an Overwhelming Victory
After the two parties reach an agreement, it's a simple exchange of money for goods.
Two days later.
The two sides met in Safe Zone of a shrine on a remote island.
Li Gun brought two level 120 experts with him.
One was an old man who was only wearing shorts and had his shirt off.
He held a whisk in his hand, and his hair was a mess.
It looked as if he hadn't washed his hair for dozens of days.
However, there was no unpleasant smell on the other person's body.
The other was an old monk, dressed in a neat and tidy robe, who appeared to be a highly respected and virtuous man.
There are monks in this world too.
However, these monks were truly practicing Buddhism.
After all, this Skyfall World possesses extraordinary power.
They don't need to deceive people with scriptures to obtain offerings.
Their scriptures are only for their own salvation.
Becoming a monk is extremely difficult.
Furthermore, they do not promote their temples indiscriminately.
Just like Daoism, which emphasizes self-cultivation, Daoism rarely promotes itself in public.
Promoting it in various places will encounter many problems.
Registration with the government was required, so the monks of this world simply stopped promoting it.
After all, they possess extraordinary abilities and don't care about not having disciples.
Good wine needs no bush.
As long as they don't register, it will be very difficult for the imperial court to find out where they are practicing.
Gao Linzhi then immediately used his Appraisal Skill to examine the classic combination of the monk and the Daoist priest.
[Miaosheng Daoren]
[Level 122.]
[Skills: Grandmaster Combat, Grandmaster Defense, Grandmaster Divination, Grandmaster Stealth...]
[The Monk Wuyu]
[Level 121.]
[Skills: Grandmaster Bewitchment, Grandmaster Defense, Grandmaster Divination, Grandmaster Flight...]
After reviewing the attributes of these two high-level NPCs, Gao Linzhi suspected that they should be removed.
Li Gun's talent truly rivals the wonders of heaven and earth, and delves into the mysteries of the sun and moon.
They actually managed to hire someone like that.
This also means that Li Gun must possess a vast amount of power.
Gold is a resource that can only be extracted through pressing; the reserves are limited.
We still need to mine and refine them ourselves to ensure sufficient quantity.
Therefore, Li Gun must keep a low profile in the early stages; only by doing so can he gain an advantage.
That's exactly what Zhu Yuanzhang did.
Liu Bang was similar; he didn't declare himself king in the early stages, but later directly destroyed his opponents.
This also explains why the opponent didn't make a big name for themselves before, and only started fighting now that things should have stabilized.
However, Gao Linzhi noticed that there was something wrong with these two experts; they seemed somewhat dazed.
Perhaps only someone like him could be fooled by Li Gun's talent.
To put it bluntly, this forced transaction is about using the game rules to suppress the other party's mental resistance, forcing the NPC to obey the game rules.
During this process, some high-level and shrewd NPCs can avoid this forced transaction.
The prerequisite is that the danger can be recognized in advance.
Even a Grandmaster Level divination expert couldn't detect it, demonstrating the immense power of the Skyfall Game System.
That's all.
With two level 120 NPC assistants, Gao Linzhi quickly passed the 88-level challenge.
Then he also reached level 89.
Upon entering level 89, you will be greeted by a vast expanse of green grassland.
The game displayed a prompt:
"You need to kill a level 100 native NPC to complete this challenge."
"This NPC, being a native, needs to be brought along by yourself."
"After passing this level, all previously earned rewards will be doubled."
Upon hearing this, Gao Linzhi speechless.
He suddenly realized that the challenge was actually just a pretext.
The real purpose is right here.
This is the game operator enticing players to kill high-level NPCs.
How many NPCs are level 100 or higher in the entire Sky Wolf Dynasty?
He learned a great deal from the Rebel Army Faction.
There are probably around a thousand people.
Killing one is equivalent to reducing one-thousandth of our strength.
Moreover, NPCs are not AI; they have morale.
Once the first NPC is killed by a player, other high-level NPCs will experience various emotions.
Anger, fear, regret, hatred...
The previous rewards were already quite generous.
Once the challenge of level 88 is successfully completed, Gao Linzhi will receive up to 100 Free Attribute Points.
If it doubles, it's 200 points.
It's important to know that Gao Linzhi currently only has 130 free attribute points that he hasn't used yet.
This is saved for future rankings.
Such high rewards are clearly intended to encourage players to hunt down high-level NPCs in this world.
This is why Li Gun couldn't complete the later challenges.
This directly contradicts his talent.
He had actually seen through the treacherous trap.
In fact, Gao Linzhi knew that Li Gun was capable of passing the level.
But he didn't dare to complete the game.
If he uses his talent for forced transactions to hire a few skilled individuals to kill a high-level NPC, his reputation will be completely ruined.
His talent for forcing trades would lose most of its value.
Because those high-level NPCs who are extremely valuable will be wary of him.
He won't even be able to see these people.
How can you force a transaction if you can't even see the person?
A transaction must first have a counterparty.
If you don't even know who the other party is, what they own, or what their abilities are, how can you force them to make a deal?
This is the real reason why Li Gun chose to give up.
Ultimately, all choices are determined by self-interest.
And at this time...
Gao Linzhi began to think about how to deal with this level 100 NPC.
It would be best to find an evil type of NPC.
The purpose of doing this is not out of any moral burden, but because killing evil NPCs will have a much smaller impact.
Generally speaking, in a society operating under normal order, the elimination of high-ranking evil figures is more readily accepted by neutral parties.
Level 100 NPCs are extremely powerful and rare.
Where should we look for it?
He thought about it and concluded that Li Gun must have the locations of these NPCs.
However, the other party may not agree to provide it.
Sure enough, when he asked the other party, they apologized in a private chat:
"It's not that I don't want to talk about it, but it concerns my personal business reputation."
"You wouldn't want to associate with someone who would readily betray their trading partners, would you?"
Gao Linzhi smiled and didn't ask any further questions.
He would never do something like pestering someone relentlessly.
He then offered a reward on Game Forum to search for the missing game.
After all, players have many informants.
Subsequently, Gao Linzhi posted on the Game Forum.
"A hefty reward is offered for the URL of an NPC level 100 or higher!"
"Ideally, an evil type of NPC."
"Anyone who provides relevant clues will receive 1 Revival Stone; anyone who finds the specific location will receive 10 Revival Stone."
Revival Stone have now replaced gold as the universal currency.
Because gold is used for pricing, the amounts are generally quite large.
It's not as tangible as Revival Stone.
Not long after.
People started sending private messages to Gao Linzhi.
"Brother, I know of an evil NPC, a very high level one."
It's called the Vampire Demon.
"Every full moon night, it needs to absorb the blood of 999 people to maintain its youth."
"I've taken on a series of missions."
"The final part of this series of quests is to fight a hidden boss. When I saw it was a level 100 guy, I realized he was maintaining his youth by using human blood."
"Extremely cruel."
"What's the background?" Gao Linzhi wasn't surprised by this series of missions.
With so many players, everyone's bound to have some unexpected adventures.
"This vampire is said to have originally been a concubine in the royal palace."
"Later, for some unknown reason, it obtained a lineage from the Imperial Observatory, successfully cultivated by sucking blood, and eventually escaped from the palace."
"Because it is related to the royal family, it deliberately avoids the powerful and wealthy, only sucking the blood of the common people."
"And so it was ignored."
"It frequently kills and sucks blood in towns near the capital."
"Sometimes, to avoid killing too many people and making things too big, they also resort to hypnotic blood-sucking."
Gao Linzhi nodded.
These players are pretty good.
The other party then gave Gao Linzhi a vague location.
The two parties agreed on the transaction method.
Gao Linzhi entrusted 10 Revival Stone to the forum for safekeeping. As long as there were no problems, he would send the Revival Stone to the other party.
As for how the forum confirms this, of course, enthusiastic players come to supervise.
According to the information provided, this Vampire Demon is active on Capital Island.
Its most frequented places are the slums.
The poor are already in dire straits, starving.
However, even the meager amount of blood was targeted by this Vampire Demon.
When it's sucking blood, it doesn't care about sustainable development.
The only limitation is that things can't get too big of a fuss.
Gao Linzhi thought for a moment and decided to wait and see.
Killing this guy carries no moral burden for him.
A level 100 evil NPC will be marked on the game Minimap if he appears nearby.
After all, it poses too much of a danger to player characters.
It's easily displayed on the Minimap.
Gao Linzhi dispatched his Game Character and switched to the Capital Island.
He then went to a large slum outside the capital.
The slums here can still survive mainly because there's plenty of food and many players.
In fact, slums did not exist in normal feudal times.
Because it would decline rapidly, these people would either be driven out of the city and scattered in the countryside, or starve to death.
He waited patiently for a day.
In the dead of night.
Gao Linzhi practiced his petrification technique while waiting.
Suddenly, a huge red dot appeared on the Minimap.
It was not far from him.
Vampire Demon has appeared.
Of course, Gao Linzhi had already gone into hiding.
He wasn't worried about being discovered.
But how do we fight it?
Gao Linzhi watched the Vampire Demon from afar.
It was a woman wearing a red veil.
She was extremely high-profile.
The red scarf fluttered in the night sky, making a whistling sound.
One by one, the poor huddled in their houses, shivering.
None of them dared to utter a sound.
The adult covered the child's mouth and hid under the bed.
The woman had smeared soot from the bottom of a pot on her body.
Rumor has it that this Vampire Demon hates filthy women.
At this very moment.
Gao Linzhi was hiding in a residential house.
He watched the other person from a distance.
Then, Gao Linzhi directly used his Appraisal Skill on the woman in the red veil.
[Vampire Demon]
[Level 101]
[Skills: Grandmaster Level Life Steal, Grandmaster Level Flight, Grandmaster Level Evasion...]
[Property:???]
It's normal not to see the specific attributes, since the other party's level is too high.
Killing the other party is indeed not easy.
He continued to observe the Vampire Demon.
It's fair to say that this Vampire Demon wasn't particularly cautious.
It floated openly in mid-air, looking down on the slums.
Its weight, by appearance, is probably less than 100 pounds.
It drifted around, without immediately coming up to kill anyone.
Instead, he looked around, seemingly searching for a good target.
Before long, it headed towards a place where there were now only orphans and widows.
Knowing this situation, Gao Linzhi naturally scouted the surrounding area while waiting.
Gao Linzhi was speechless at this demon.
A level 100 expert actually used such methods to hunt down others.
It's truly ridiculous and utterly shameless.
After assessing the opponent's strength, Gao Linzhi began to have a headache again.
How do I hunt down the opponent?
With his current strength, killing his opponent is practically impossible.
Gao Linzhi's highest skill level is only Expert Level.
Only a few approaches the threshold of Master Level.
The opponent's strength is beyond doubt.
Gao Linzhi needs to find help to hunt down this guy.
Li Gun's side is no longer viable.
He watched as the Vampire Demon entered the widow's house.
Then suddenly a voice rang out:
"Stop, you monster!"
Gao Linzhi quickly approached.
He discovered that a group of players were lying in ambush there, apparently doing a series of quests.
All I can say is that they are courageous.
A dozen or so players are preparing to start a team fight.
However, they only lasted for half an hour before being wiped out.
The fact that they could hold out for half an hour wasn't because they were strong, but because the Vampire Demon was playing a cat-and-mouse game.
However, these players are still useful.
Because the noise was too loud.
Several experts were sent from the capital to investigate.
The Vampire Demon clearly didn't want to fight against the imperial court.
Although the expert was only level 70, it still left quickly.
This gave Gao Linzhi time to find an opportunity to kill his opponent.
He thought of someone.
That was the mountain chief of the Rebel Army Faction.
Capital Island, in an underground cave.
Gao Linzhi contacted the mountain chief through the communication method found in the cave.
"Headmaster, I need to do a game challenge and kill a level 100 opponent."
"I have now found my target. I hope you can cripple him, seal him away, and then hand him over to me."
The headmaster smiled and said, "You want me to take action, so what can you give me in return?"
"You should know that your previous achievements have already been rewarded."
Gao Linzhi smiled and asked, "I wonder what the headmaster needs?"
"I need 500 Revival Stone to do some research."
"Okay." Gao Linzhi didn't haggle.
Because he knew the other party wanted to unravel the mystery of the Revival Stone.
However, the Revival Stone only works because it is based on the player's physical data.
Players can only be resurrected after their data has been digitized.
That's the key point.
If this cannot be done, then failure is inevitable.
Of course, Gao Linzhi care what the other party did; he only needed to achieve his own goal.
Gao Linzhi then paid the Revival Stone.
The headmaster also went with him to stake out the Vampire Demon.
Another night.
The Vampire Demon has reappeared.
The headmaster intervened when it grabbed a pale-faced man.
"Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe..."
A sealing spell was cast directly on this NPC who was over level 100.
Crushing.
This powerful Vampire Demon was utterly powerless against the headmaster.
It fell straight down from mid-air.