The Lazy Player's Solution, Rogue Players Begin to Be Protected

And at this time...

The entire event channel was immediately abuzz.

"What? It's cracked?"

"Great, I can log off now."

"Damn, I'm finally online! Does anyone know how I've been getting through these past few days? I offended a spoiled brat from the company, and he's been chasing me every day. I barely managed to log on to hide."

"Damn it, yeah, me too. Those damn Company Executive Players, these weirdos have all descended, and they're taking this opportunity to try and ambush us, trying to steal our game qualifications and talent. They're so shameless!"

"Sigh, you can't expect everyone to consider the bigger picture. Back when foreign enemies invaded, weren't there plenty of traitors?"

"That's true."

Gao Linzhi scanned the event channel and became quite interested in the "laziest person in the world".

Sure enough, at this point, some people started tagging the other party.

"@The Laziest Person in the World, bro, expert, tell me your strategy!"

"Yeah, anyway, this weird dungeon is closed now, let's just sit back and watch the show."

Most players have a desire to show off and share.

This one is no exception.

Sure enough, after everyone tagged him, he quickly came out.

The "laziest man in the world" quickly said, "Everyone, this matter is actually very simple."

Let me tell you about it.

"Actually, after I went in, I just kept sleeping and sleeping."

"After I took a nap, when I woke up, the Game System notified me that the strange entity had disappeared and I had completed the mission."

"What? Boss, you think we'd believe that?" someone said speechlessly.

"That's just how it is." —The world's laziest person

Gao Linzhi was also puzzled upon hearing this.

"Is that all?" Some players naturally didn't believe it.

"Yes, that's it."

"No way, bro, at least give me some useful information."

"No problem, the real solution is to go in and sleep, and the problem will be solved after a good night's rest."

"The reason I'm called the laziest person in the world is because I love sleeping the most. I can sleep for 22 hours a day, and only use two hours a day to eat, drink, and relieve myself."

"Hehe, it's normal that the expert doesn't want to share the strategy guide. There's no need to try to fool us with fake information."

"Yes, it's your right not to tell us, and we can't force you to."

"That's right, but if you deceive us, that's murder."

"Lazy Bro, you can just say the guide doesn't go this way."

The laziest person in the world, too lazy to get angry, nonchalantly said, "Really, I don't lie."

"The mission is over, why would I lie?"

"The next task can't be done the same way."

"Please believe me, I have no reason to lie about this."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

That makes sense.

If the other party lies, aside from incurring the disgust of all players, there is basically no benefit whatsoever.

Unless the other person is a psychopath, they wouldn't do such a thing.

Soon, people began to fill in the blanks and imagine the truth of the matter.

"I think the truth is most likely this: the big shot probably has a treasure, or rather, a passive skill or talent."

"Once he goes to sleep, this treasure or passive skill will automatically drive away the monster."

"And the power of this treasure is likely something even the powerful figure himself is unaware of."

Of course, they also knew that it would be impolite to directly inquire about the other person's talent.

However, someone still asked directly, "Lazy Bro, what's your talent?"

"Yes, it's probably your talent that solved this anomaly."

The laziest man in the world didn't care at all. "Talent? My talent today is sleeping."

"It has two effects: firstly, it helps me fall asleep faster."

"Secondly, as long as I'm asleep, I won't be harmed."

"Wow, your talent is truly amazing."

Someone suddenly realized, "I understand! It's because of this strange phenomenon that it attacked you while you were asleep, but found that no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't kill you!"

"Then it lost confidence and chose to retreat on its own."

This analysis immediately garnered approval from the players.

That's probably the truth.

"Actually, your talent is indeed very strong, but it's such a pity that you're invincible while asleep, which means you can't farm monsters."

At this moment, someone said, "This is actually great. You can fight monsters in the wild, and if you encounter one that you can't beat, you can just go to sleep."

"And the first effect is to fall asleep faster. If you can fall asleep instantly, wouldn't that be like automatically becoming invincible?"

"Are you stupid? Monsters aren't stupid. They can't hurt Lazy Brother, but they can capture him and keep him trapped."

"That's true. In short, this skill is more of a survival skill; it's only suitable for defense and not for offense."

Gao Linzhi nodded.

He felt that this might be the reason.

However, he still chose to send someone to test the waters.

Now that the issue of online and offline connections had been resolved, Gao Linzhi didn't ask any more questions.

He continued to practice his martial arts.

At the same time.

Capital Island.

Inside the Fourth Prince.

Upon hearing the news, the Fourth Prince became furious again.

"Hateful!"

"Didn't you say that this method could be used to drive the players out?"

"The result is just right. I paid a heavy price to get the people from the Imperial Observatory to lure out a suitable anomaly, but it was deciphered in just a few days!"

"Then what's the point?"

"You bastards, you idiots!"

He rarely lost his temper with the three players' strategists.

This is very rare.

He has always prided himself on being respectful and courteous to scholars.

The three players were speechless.

They underestimated the number of players, and also underestimated the potential of those players.

To be honest, their strategy was not flawed.

If Gao Linzhi hadn't risen to prominence, and if the Company Executive Players had continued to monopolize the game...

Kill those unskilled Rogue Players and take away their game privileges.

If player diversity is stifled, the existence of the "laziest person in the world" will not exist, and this anomaly will remain unresolved.

Ultimately, the reason this solution emerged was because Gao Linzhi provided these independent individuals with a way out.

Gao Linzhi's intimidation greatly restrained the Corporate Players, thus giving these exceptionally talented individual players a chance to survive.

If things had gone according to the practices of the Company Executive Players, the laziest person in the world wouldn't be alive today.

They will simply kill these players whose "talents are useless".

For example, people might think that a talent for laziness is useless.

After all, his talent doesn't translate into much output or create much value.

A guy whose talent is "invincible while sleeping" is just a survival skill.

What use is this skill to them?

What value can it create?

It cannot create value.

What good is it if you're asleep and unharmed?

Are you suggesting we use it as a shield, carrying it around to protect ourselves?

That might be useful.

However, this clearly doesn't suit the tastes of the Company Executive Players; they are more likely to kill it.

Then they hand over the game privileges to their own people to use.

This is not Earth.

It's Blue Star.

Companies of all sizes are like Umbrella Corporation.

They appear glamorous on the surface, but secretly they commit all sorts of evil deeds.

Even on Earth, many companies cut corners and manufacture products that harm the people.

Besides, here?

Therefore, it's impossible to solve this strange phenomenon today.

And at this time...

One player couldn't help but ask:

"Your Highness, even if we are to die, we want to die willingly."

"Did anyone from the Imperial Observatory say how this strange phenomenon disappeared?"

"Could it really have been done by this lazy person?"

Hearing this, the Fourth Prince remembered that they were still useful, and thus suppressed his anger.

"Alright, I'll make it clear to you then."

"They said that this time it was just a lucky accident for you players."

"Because this monster was cuckolded in its previous life, it will become extremely angry at anyone who is sleeping and will attack them relentlessly."

"In the course of such an attack, it will deplete its own resentment and obsession."

"And at the heart of this strange phenomenon is resentment."

"Generally speaking, an ordinary person wouldn't last more than a few hits before dying, so it doesn't consume much resentment."

"And once the resentment is completely dissipated, it will vanish."

"But you, the player, have not died."

"It will keep attacking until its resentment is completely exhausted."

"And once this strange entity has completely vented its resentment, it disappears."

"It's like someone working themselves to death while trying to break a rock."

The three players suddenly realized what was going on.

"That's why the strange occurrences were able to subside."

"Damn it, he actually ran into us."

"What a coincidence! Oh, so that's what happened."

The three of them were helpless.

Who can I complain to about this?

That's just how absurd reality is.

At the same time.

The Countermeasures Bureau was also discussing the recent online/offline incident.

"Now we can be certain that independent players are a must, and in large numbers," Shi Tiansheng said to the five big shots.

"The reason this strange ability was resolved is because of the diversity of talents."

"For the supernatural, there are no useless talents, only useless people."

"You Company Executive must restrain other companies, large and small, from resorting to killing and stealing others' playing rights."

"Any talent for gaming, any gamer, could potentially save humanity in the future."

"If you constantly think this talent is useless, that talent is useless, then just kill that player and take their game qualification."

"That would be like a feudal dynasty stifling all innovation, eventually turning the country into a stagnant pool, easily defeated by foreign enemies."

"If we stifle the existence of independent players, we will ultimately be completely wiped out."

The managers of the five companies were speechless for a moment.

They had also stolen the qualification to play as casual players.

But at this point, they had to admit that they had indeed made a mistake.

"This is actually easy to understand. Why do we need to protect the diversity of flora and fauna?"

"It's because one day, a characteristic of a certain animal or plant might become the source of inspiration for our scientific research and inventions, or a solution to a certain disease."

Upon hearing this, the managers of the five major companies had no choice but to nod in agreement.

They didn't try to argue, because that was the truth.

"Okay, we will do our best to introduce new measures to guarantee the survival and development rights of Rogue Players and prohibit the indiscriminate hunting of Rogue Players."

That's what they say, but naturally some people won't listen to them.

They will still hunt down Rogue Players in secret.

At this point, someone said, "Actually, it's quite simple."

"If the Skyfall Game were to make a change, it could simply bind game access directly."

"Yes, if it's set up like that, naturally no one will hunt down Rogue Players; at most, they'll just kidnap them."

Shi Tiansheng said helplessly, "There's nothing we can do about it; we haven't been able to contact the game's developers."

Two days later.

A new system announcement has appeared within the game.

This system announcement can be said to be the first time it has begun to favor casual players.

"The game is preparing to add a new expansion pack."

"The main additions are expected to include: prohibiting players from engaging in random PvP and hunting."

"High-level players are not allowed to PK (player versus player) players below level 20."

"The Safe Zone will be further expanded."

"The login point for new player characters, previously the default spawn point, will now be within the Safe Zone."

"The Safe Zone will be expanded to cover the entire village; PvP is prohibited within the village."

"If a player is found to be repeatedly and maliciously hunting other players, they will be flagged and disqualified from participating in ranking events multiple times."

Clearly, these updates are a special protection offered by the operators for Rogue Players.

They had no way to link game access to Ordinary Player.

They also have no way to prevent players with Red Name from logging in, or to directly ban their accounts.

They can only achieve their goals through indirect means.

However, they are banned from participating in various ranking events. It's fair to say that this punishment is unacceptable to the vast majority of players.

After all, ranking events are the key to directly widening the gap between each other.

Even Gao Linzhi cannot ignore the boost from the ranking event now.

Clearly, the operators have recognized the importance of Rogue Players.

In the past, they might have thought that Corporate Players were the main players.

They even tacitly allow Corporate Players to monopolize resources, wanting to quickly cultivate a batch of high-combat-power accounts.

However, the current situation tells them that doing so is a mistake.

Because the real enemy is the supernatural.

However, even the most skilled warriors are quite vulnerable in the face of the bizarre.

Therefore, they need to begin to vigorously protect the independent players.

Only with a constant stream of independent individuals and a variety of talents can we better deal with the strange phenomena.

However, this protection is still relatively weak for the time being.

They can only restrict hunting within the game.

The real danger for solo players lies after they log off.

This is something the operators cannot interfere with.

Of course, once in the game, casual players can choose to remain online indefinitely.

However, most Rogue Players have parents, siblings, and other family members, so they have no choice but to log off.

By this time, the operators had come to their senses and began to introduce more measures.

Although they may occasionally target certain players, their main goal is to improve the game, serve the Game System well, and thus gain greater profits.

At the same time.

Inside a large city.

A building in the city center.

This building has a very special feature: to other people, it doesn't exist.

Others cannot see this building.