Hearing the three elders, Gao Linzhi felt a strange sense of irony.
Hate the company, understand the company, become the company.
He pretended not to know what they meant. "Why is that?"
Only then did the three elders realize they had said too much in their haste.
After all, he had risen from among the Rogue Players.
It was only natural that he might still feel some attachment to them.
"Great Elder, you've heard something about the monster siege, haven't you?" Second Elder hurriedly explained.
"I have. I've heard about it." Gao Linzhi nodded.
In the Skyfall World, the explanation for monster sieges was that frequent human activity, dense populations, and flourishing vitality attracted the attention of monsters.
In the eyes of the players, though, it was just the developers trying to spur everyone into a big spending spree.
It was also a chance for the big shots to show off and display the results of their progress.
And, of course, ordinary players could show their worth too—by following the big shots around like intelligent NPCs, getting sent here and there, and serving as part of the game's content...
"Just having monsters attack isn't scary. But after every few waves of monsters, there's always an anomaly!" Third Elder sighed.
"Exactly. Monsters are easy to deal with, but anomalies are hard to stop," Second Elder added.
"The rules change whenever an anomaly attacks."
"Before the Descenders arrived, we had to draw lots. Every ten people, one would be chosen. We'd send the lives of elderly, weak, sick, and disabled villagers one after another to test the anomaly and figure out its rules. The casualties were always horrific..."
Fifth Elder added, "Ever since the Corporate Players appeared, they've taken over that task. That's why the village has turned a blind eye to