The Rise of the Merchant Caravan, God's Domain's Siege Event

"Damn, as expected, the players' enthusiasm for exploiting loopholes is truly top-notch." Gao Linzhi wasn't surprised by this.

The code for the Skyfall Game was incomplete to begin with, and the part he copied was only a small portion of the core code, making it an incomplete version of an incomplete version.

The only solution is to use local AI tools to fill in the gaps.

Only a few people can repeatedly create new accounts and use new gaming headsets costing thousands of dollars to farm them.

After all, the used helmet has already been linked to other games, which the God's Domain Game can detect.

Of course, there are also cheap gaming helmets available, which can be bought for a few hundred yuan, but those helmets don't provide a very good gaming experience for the game "God's Domain".

Gao Linzhi then found a local AI, added facial recognition code, and solved the problem.

There's no need for brainwave recognition; brainwave binding is too advanced.

Once someone has created an account, their face is already stored in the database. The next time someone creates an account, they just need to scan their face.

As for twins, even twins don't have completely identical faces.

That's all.

Soon, those who were farming talent points discovered that the loophole had been plugged.

"Damn it, I just spent a million, and the highest rank I got was only B!"

"I'd be lucky to get a B grade. I spent 5 million and still only got a low-level C."

"Damn it, we gave all our money to the helmet dealer!"

After a brief interlude...

Monday arrived, and a large number of players began to team up and venture into the Divine Ruins.

Of course, they made it the easy difficulty level.

With the guidance of top players and a significant amount of equipment dropping, they still have a way to handle the easy difficulty.

On this day, Zhang Mingzhen went to challenge the seventeenth floor of the Training Tower again.

With his current strength, this hurdle is no challenge for him.

After receiving the experience reward and basic equipment, he turned and headed out of Twin Shuangyue Town, intending to find a suitable wilderness area to level up at his current level.

As he approached the city gate, he saw a large number of player caravans pouring out of the gate and heading into the wilderness.

These players were in the starting village before, but now they've moved to town and started doing business.

Most of the caravans were pulled by a type of horse-like animal called a "wildhorse," and the carts carried various goods, clearly all containing different supplies.

Zhang Mingzhen became curious, so he walked towards a caravan and asked an archer nicknamed "Tractor," "Are you on a trading route? What do you sell, and where do you sell them to?"

"Wow! It's a living god! Great God Chongxing, is it really you?"

"I'm a big fan of yours! Do you have any unwanted equipment? Could you give me a piece?" another player rushed forward and asked.

Since speaking on the world channel, Zhang Mingzhen has removed the mask from concealing his appearance, only hiding his attribute values.

After all, he still needs to do business and lead the team, so naturally he has to reveal his in-game character appearance.

He's already quite famous, so there's no point in hiding his identity anymore; he might as well reveal it.

This also helps build business credibility.

In Gao Linzhi's view, this was simply a sign of not being cautious enough.

The Earth is relatively peaceful.

The other party has not yet experienced those dark aspects.

Therefore, although we were somewhat vigilant, we were still careless.

However, this is Earth after all, and with the free flow of information, there is a stronger sense of order.

Unlike the Blue Star world, where a single large corporation occupies a city, many things are much darker.

Zhang Mingzhen glanced at the player who was demanding equipment and was speechless.

Whose simple-minded young man is this?

What nonsense are you spouting?

Equipment shouldn't be given away so easily.

Even if he sold it to a store, he would never give it away for free—he would never do something that would bring him no profit whatsoever.

There are always people in online games who lack a sense of boundaries, thinking that they can get benefits for nothing by being shameless and saying nice things.

He despises this kind of person the most.

So he said coldly:

"I don't have any extra equipment on me. You can try looking at the auction house."

His tone was indifferent, clearly indicating that he didn't take the request seriously.

Tractor's refusal to Zhang Mingzhen —he also disliked the player who demanded equipment. Who do you think you are?

He pushed the man aside and answered directly:

"Hey, you don't know yet? Someone in the game has come up with a new way to play as a merchant."

"Picking up goods in Shuangyue Town, passing through three or four transit stations, and then returning, one trip can earn at least one Silver Coins."

"As for the goods sold, they are all local specialties, much like in reality. They are sold from one place to another, and each place has different products due to different terrains, commerce, and labor forces."

"Shuangyue Town produces grain, furs, and medicinal herbs, while the next place we're going to produces ironware, coal, and so on."

"Oh? Are the requirements for running a trade route high? How long does it usually take?" Zhang Mingzhen asked curiously.

He secretly thought that if this mission didn't test combat strength, it would make things much easier for all the players on the server, at least they wouldn't have to be so stingy with their supplies and medicines.

In this way, the exchange rate between game currency and real currency can be reduced.

Those big spenders who buy in-game currency will do so even faster.

"The simple route is quite safe; you can easily make a profit by running it for two hours."

"If we take the longer route and visit more points, we can earn five taels of silver in one trip, but it will take three or four hours, and the road is not safe—there are always bandits and wild monsters harassing the caravan."

"Monster hordes spawn in the wild, and the bandits seem to be played by villager NPCs."

"These days, nobody takes long-term strategies anymore. Who dares to touch something before they've improved their strength?"

"For example, recently they've been spawning packs of wolves that frequently attack our caravans."

Zhang Mingzhen wasn't worried about the monsters being too strong; he only felt they weren't strong enough.

He was pondering how many experience points this pack of wolves could give him.

If the profits are substantial, I won't have to worry about leveling up locations for the next few days.

"Should we change routes? Let's take the one with the wolf pack."

"Don't worry, the wolves can't hurt you."

Zhang Mingzhen thought to himself: Not only can I guarantee that the wild wolves won't kill you, but even if other monsters appear, I can still defeat them.

After all, high-level monsters won't appear on this route.

Upon hearing that a powerful figure was protecting him while he was running his trade route, "Tractor" immediately became bolder.

If you're not even willing to take this small risk, how can you expect to become a businessman?

A good businessman is one who takes greater risks to obtain greater profits.

Of course, bankruptcy can happen very quickly.

So he readily agreed and offered to lead the way, specifically choosing routes where wolf packs would spawn.

Half a day later.

"Master, the last supply depot is just ahead."

"My friend's caravan encountered a pack of wolves in this area before."

Should we continue walking?

"Continue."

"You can continue your trading as usual; I'll take care of the wolves."

Before the words were finished, a long, drawn-out wolf howl suddenly echoed from the distant wilderness.

"Just keep going until you reach the supply station, buy the goods, and then immediately return the way you came."

"I'll stay here to deal with the wolves; farewell."

"Tractor" understood that staying would only be a hindrance, as the expert was much more efficient at clearing monsters than he was, so he stopped being polite.

"Okay! I'll head out first!"

"Make sure you invite me to run a dungeon next time we meet!"

Zhang Mingzhen ignored his mad ramblings and headed straight into the depths of the wilderness.

They hadn't gone far when a pack of gray-brown, burly mountain wolves came into view—they were level 20 mountain beasts.

He stared intently, and the data of those ferocious beasts appeared before his eyes:

[Wild Giant Wolf (Level 20)]

[Strength: 210]

[Physical Defense: 690]

[Magic Defense: 660]

[Unique Skill "Sharp Teeth Bite": There is a one-third chance to trigger a tearing wound upon attack, causing continuous bleeding damage equal to 30% of the damage dealt.]

These beasts were exactly three levels higher than him, making them ideal training targets.

Zhang Mingzhen immediately decided that he would train here for the next few days.

Until he himself broke through the level 20 threshold.

While Zhang Mingzhen was grinding monsters, an announcement suddenly appeared in the world chat.

The information appeared directly in his player's field of vision:

"Congratulations to players Rose, Little Bell, Hou Yi, and others for triggering a key game milestone; your Achievement Points have increased by five."

"The new 'Monster Siege' gameplay mode is now available server-wide."

Zhang Mingzhen frowned slightly, but then ignored it and continued fighting his monster.

At this very moment.

After returning to Shuangyue Town, a team of players went directly to Mayor Zhen Tianyin.

They reported in detail on the mission involving the monster invasion.

Town Mayor Zhen Tianyin took this very seriously and immediately led his men to the clothing store, only to find that the store owner's wife had turned into a withered, dried-up corpse!

"It seems these monsters have been infiltrating the town for quite some time."

"Immediately conduct a thorough city-wide investigation to determine if any similar mummified corpses exist. Simultaneously, impose a curfew and strictly control the movement of people."

He gave the order in a deep voice.

The new curfew measures will have the most direct impact on traders.

Meanwhile, the world channel was buzzing with discussion:

"What does this announcement mean? Are Monster Siege? There are still newbies who haven't even reached level ten yet, and suddenly there's such a big commotion."

"The current trading groups are suffering heavy losses; none of them can even leave the town."

"I don't know how long we'll have to wait, so we might as well start the war sooner."

"Our main force hasn't even reached the town yet. We should at least wait until everyone is here before starting the siege."

"Whether you come or not won't make much difference; Boss Chongxing himself."

"Stop blindly praising them. City battles are large-scale events; no matter how strong an individual is, it's useless."

"I think the major guilds will definitely organize a defense."

"Heh, you underestimate the power of the Cheater."