Mad Purchase, Xu Clan's Predicament

Gao Linzhi remembered that Noble Rank 8 allowed for the advanced auto-combat mode, capable of handling a hundred targets simultaneously.

This meant that even if a hundred targets attacked him from both close and long range at the same time, the automated program could still manage.

Indeed, this was the treatment a paying player should receive!

He had previously used up all his Skyfall Stones to unlock the basic skill cap to 20.

He had only learned 13 basic physical skills so far, and his next step was to learn magic skills.

He silently chanted, "Purchase magic skills."

Soon, the shop opened.

"Basic Fire Element, 50,000 Skyfall Stones, Basic Earth Element, 50,000..."

Hmm, nothing had changed.

He now had 500,000 Skyfall Stones, enough to buy 10 of them.

He immediately bought "Basic Earth Element, Basic Fire Element, Basic Water Element, Basic Wood Element, Basic Metal Element" in one go.

These were exactly the five basic magic element skills.

This cost him 250,000 Skyfall Stones.

Afterward, he saw the notification:

"Basic Fire Element (Spirit increases by 1 point every ten levels)."

There it was; magic skills indeed could increase Spirit.

For anyone else, it would require slow cultivation and grinding to even get started.

After getting started, they would also find it difficult to accumulate experience due to their high level, requiring them to fight high-level monsters.

But it was different for him; he learned it instantly with just a click on the skill book!

And he remained at level 1, meaning no experience decay when fighting any monster, plus the bonus experience from Noble Privilege!

He currently had 24,500 experience points, enough to max out two skills immediately.

He thought for a moment and decided to put the points into Wood and Earth first.

These were clearly for healing and defense.

He maxed out Wood first.

"Basic Wood Element increased to level 100, Spirit increased by 10 points."

"You have mastered Basic Healing Technique."

Then he maxed out Earth.

"Basic Earth Element increased to level 100, Spirit increased by 10 points."

"You have mastered Basic Earth Shield Technique."

As expected, they were for healing and defense.

With 4,500 experience points remaining, he decided to put them into Fire.

Wait a minute, his current skill cap should be full again.

13 physical skills, plus 5 basic magic skills, and then the 2 newly mastered magic skills.

He would need to unlock a new cap again, otherwise, he probably wouldn't be able to learn any more.

He then spent another 17,500 Skyfall Stones to unlock 5 skill slots, increasing the skill cap to 25.

After all this spending, he had 233,256 Skyfall Stones left.

Indeed, continuous spending was always fun, and he couldn't stop!

He then added the remaining experience points to Basic Fire Element, a necessary skill for any outing.

"Basic Fire Element increased to level 45, Spirit increased by 4 points."

"You have mastered Basic Fireball Technique."

There it was.

With this, he now had 21 skills, and his skill slots were full again.

He now needed to continue grinding for experience.

Just then.

He suddenly heard a faint sound from afar.

His Constitution of 115 greatly increased his hearing; even sounds from several kilometers away could reach him if he was downwind.

It was the sound of helicopter engines.

Looking up, he saw at least ten large helicopters swooping down towards this mountain range.

The helicopters served as platforms to release a large number of drones for a dragnet search.

He had seen this tactic on the forums before.

Efficiency is far higher and much safer than a human wave tactic.

But what's the use of that?

With his current mobility, he could just go to the next city or the next mountain range.

And then figure out a way to get gold.

Corpse Vine can't be used, but he can find other, more discreet pets.

For example, find a cat or a crow to steal gold.

Or get gold from the game and top it up.

With Blue Star being so big, the wilderness is no longer an impassable barrier for a little Superman.

He could even find a cave and burrow deep underground to go into seclusion, where no one would be able to find him.

He quickly came up with an idea.

One week later.

Five thousand kilometers south of Xu City.

There were continuous, rolling mountains, mountains connected to mountains, water connected to water, covering a total area of 360,000 square kilometers.

It had a typical karst landform structure, with caves everywhere, filled with large amounts of water, countless caverns, and winding paths.

It could be said that this was an absolute no-man's-land.

With Blue Star's current capabilities, even drones couldn't search this area.

Because the terrain was complex, there was too much ore, and the magnetic field was complicated, there was no signal at all.

As for searching by people, it was even more impossible.

Even if a million troops were sent, they wouldn't be able to penetrate deeply.

Because many places were simply impassable.

Even dropping a big mushroom would be like a drop in the bucket, because there were simply too many mountains.

And Gao Linzhi, in one step, directly hid in a deep cavern.

As for the traces left behind from his journey, they had already been washed away by the "three rains a day, grass and trees grow wildly."

He wouldn't be like some awkward protagonist who, despite being pursued by a powerful force, stays put and insists on provoking a fierce conflict with the enemy just to show off.

He's a normal person, not a puppet controlled by the author; his brain works normally.

Wouldn't it be better to flee a thousand miles, develop, and then return to crush them?

Engaging in extreme survival situations is just courting death.

He was currently hiding in a limestone cave. Even if the cave collapsed, it wouldn't matter; he could still dig his way out.

As for oxygen, there was no shortage. He had used Corpse Vine to dig dozens of ventilation shafts.

It was pitch black inside, and the only sound was the flowing water.

If it were an ordinary person, they would have already had a mental breakdown.

But Gao Linzhi didn't care; he could go online and play games...

And so, he returned to his normal, pampered life.

Every day was just sleeping, eating, and going online.

Out of 24 hours in a day, at least 16 were spent in the game, with only 5 hours for sleeping and 3 hours for eating.

Meanwhile.

In the center of Xu City, on the ninety-ninth floor of a tall building, in the conference center.

A somber atmosphere hung over the room.

"It's been a week, and the person still hasn't been found," said Xu Zongyin of the Second Branch, his tone indifferent. "Everyone here isn't an idiot; they should understand what this means."

"A venomous snake, a venomous snake is lurking, and when it grows into a king cobra, it will strike out and poison every one of us."

Xu Zongtong of the Third Branch, who was usually arrogant, no longer retorted.

Because he knew that the Second Branch was right.

He might be arrogant, but he wasn't stupid.

The other party had hidden themselves, but they would definitely retaliate.

This could be seen from the video they had taken, where the person had directly smashed the ramen shop owner who reported him into powder on the street.

The other party could have simply fled, but they insisted on killing the informant before leaving, which showed an extremely strong sense of resentment.

"I have already submitted the current information on this individual to the Company Management Committee. I believe he will be apprehended soon," Xu Zongtong said reluctantly.