Hidden Malice, a Curse from His Place of Birth!

"Whoever has more alt accounts is the most awesome?"

Dragon Fruit was taken aback.

She didn't understand why the powerful Canxue would say such a thing.

He could clearly take on an entire nation single-handedly, yet he insists on saying, "Having many alt accounts is what makes you awesome."

"Shouldn't it be a top-tier gamer who can crush thousands or tens of thousands of players? What's the use of a smurf account?" Dragon Fruit couldn't help but argue.

Gao Linzhi smiled and nodded, saying, "You'll understand when you grow up."

Dragon Fruit looked bewildered and subconsciously said, "Alright then, you've already dealt with the pursuers."

"I'd like to join your team."

"Hehe, you'll have to go through an interview first," Gao Linzhi said with a smile.

He was then going to take the other person to Wolf Snake Island.

However, a problem arose when we tried to follow the normal procedure.

Gao Linzhi's Puppet Talisman, with a maximum rank of only purple, couldn't even control the opponent.

A level 55 Expert Level Diviner is truly amazing.

Wait a minute, Gao Linzhi thought to himself, the other party had been claiming to be a level 55 Expert Level Diviner throughout the entire conversation.

He had no way to verify it.

That means the other party may possess some kind of talent or treasure, which they have disguised.

Consider the illusion the other party has just created; this is the truth.

Now that we can't control the opponent with the Puppet Talisman, it's impossible to put the Resurrection Pearl in the opponent's backpack, kill them, and then resurrect them on Wolf Snake Island while they are completely under our control.

Should we give her the Resurrection Pearl while she's still conscious?

Are we really going to expect her to be clear-headed, not be misled by the Resurrection Pearl, and then Resurrection Pearl to us after she's resurrected?

That's impossible.

In this world, Gao Linzhi never trusts anyone, not anyone at all.

He had previously searched the game store, but the "Puppet Talisman" was not for sale.

They can only be obtained through crafting, trading, or defeating bosses.

The Puppet Talisman in his hand were partly obtained through trade, partly as rewards from siege events, and partly provided by the village.

He would select a portion of the materials he received as rewards from defeating bosses and participating in siege events, and have the village craft them into various talismans he needed.

East Wolf Village currently provides a very small number of Blue Tier and lower-tier Puppet Talisman.

This is the responsibility of the Third Elder.

He possesses advanced Talisman Crafting skills.

These Blue Tier runes are no problem for dealing with players below level 35, or those with low spirit attributes.

In-game data corresponds to the following quality levels: white, green, blue, purple, gold, red; corresponding skills: basic, intermediate, advanced, expert, master, grandmaster; and corresponding levels: 10, 25, 35, 55, 75, 105.

Even a purple-tier Puppet Talisman was ineffective, further proving the diviner's skill.

Only those at the Gold Tier can achieve that.

However, using a Gold Tier Puppet Talisman on this diviner would be too costly.

So Gao Linzhi and said:

"Sorry, you can't join my team, but you can serve as a mercenary or as backup."

"If anything happens, I'll let you know."

"If you can come, then we'll get things done; if you can't, then we're not meant to be."

Dragon Fruit asked in surprise, "You mean, I failed the interview?"

"Yes, I need someone who is open and honest, not someone who hides their true feelings."

Gao Linzhi didn't think there was anything wrong with using a puppet to meet someone.

Can they be the same?

Dragon Fruit looked at Gao Linzhi and found that his eyes were very determined.

She couldn't understand it; hadn't the other person witnessed the power of divination firsthand?

Why was he so unmoved by the fortune teller who had come to him?

I understand, they must think I'm a spy.

The initial performance seemed to have backfired.

Dragon Fruit sighed and asked, "Can you tell me the real reason?"

Gao Linzhi didn't hide anything and directly explained his team formation process.

"Other teams need members, but your team is asking for death."

"That works too, young man, wait a moment."

As she spoke, Dragon Fruit walked out of the coffee shop, then skipped and hopped back in.

Gao Linzhi watched the other person come and go. Appearances can be changed, but gait habits cannot be changed in a short time. She was clearly a young girl, but she pretended to be an old woman.

It's probably a form of protection.

Most people wouldn't have any particular thoughts about a woman in her seventies.

"It should work now," the Dragon Fruit said confidently.

Gao Linzhi then used the purple-tier Puppet Talisman again, and this time it worked.

He then followed the previous procedure, killing the Dragon Fruit and resurrecting it on Wolf Snake Island.

"Now that's more like a gamer!" Dragon Fruit exclaimed excitedly, looking at the new island.

Too lazy to run back to the city, I'll just die there.

This is what a true player is like.

"Alright, I'm giving you a task: find a White Tier Oddity..."

Gao Linzhi then handed the other party a white, bizarre Story Instance Ticket.

After hearing this, the Dragon Fruit looked surprised.

She increasingly realized that Gao Linzhi harbored too many secrets.

No wonder those big companies see it as a thorn in their side!

Thinking about it carefully, it's clear that even if the other party wanted to keep a low profile and hide, it wouldn't work.

After all, the island has limited resources, and if the other party wants to develop rapidly, it needs to initiate trade with the outside world.

If we don't develop rapidly, we're courting death.

Many companies will not stop doing things just because Gao Linzhi is low-key.

They have been actively locating and hunting Rogue Players.

As a Powerful fortune teller, Dragon Fruit has personally witnessed the rapid rise and fall of numerous Rogue Players.

Many of them are also quite low-key.

Even when you're frequently humiliated to your face, you have to swallow your pride and keep quiet.

They've been low-key enough, but because of their slow development, they're not very strong.

They'll still be found out by the company, then either they'll be taken in as lackeys, or they'll be killed and their game privileges revoked.

Since someone has advanced their divination skills, even the most remote, uninhabited areas are no longer safe havens.

Unless Rogue Players are in the Skyfall Game world 24/7, using their strange abilities to evade the pursuit of Corporate Players, logging off means certain death.

However, Gao Linzhi completely broke this rule.

With mixed feelings, Dragon Fruit walked out of the village.

Just a few steps later, her figure disappeared from Gao Linzhi's sight.

The other party appears to have very advanced disguise and stealth skills.

Xu City.

The rooftop of the 99-story building in the center.

Xu Zongyin stood at the edge, waiting for a group of people to arrive.

Actually, he really didn't want to come and greet these people.

After all, he had finally managed to reduce the hatred level of the Xu Clan by scheming to kill other members of the Xu Clan, but now he was being dragged into these messy affairs.

But he can't refuse to greet them.

After all, the other party is using the name of "Company Union Federation".

In the past, this United Association has played an important role in mediating corporate conflicts and adjudicating disputes between companies.

Each member has to pay membership fees and even provide a certain amount of security personnel, which are at the mercy of the other party.

Therefore, the United Association is very important, and in fact plays a central role in cross-regional and global cooperation among companies.

Unless the Xu Clan is willing to regress into a rural area, they cannot refuse the United Association's entry.

Not long after, five armed helicopters landed on the rooftop with a loud rumble.

More than a hundred people disembarked from the helicopter.

They were all fully armed, and each of them had their game ID "Union Security No. 1" displayed above their heads... visible only to game players.

The combined strength of these highly trained professional fighters in real life, along with significant attribute boosts in the game, makes their power self-evident.

Among the more than one hundred people, three people stepped forward. They were wearing black trench coats, were very tall, and were two men and one woman, all in their thirties.

"Hello, I am from the Special Operations Department of the United Association. This is my identification. You must be Patriarch Xu?" The man in the black trench coat in the middle reached out and took out an identification.

The other two also showed their identification.

Xu Zongyin took it and saw that it clearly read "Zhan Cangqiong, Team Leader of Group 5, Special Operations Division, Special Affairs Department, Company Union Federation".

The other two people's ID cards both started with the same title, ending with "Group Five Member, Guihuajiu".

"Group Five member, Aoxue."

"It's the gentlemen from the Operations Department, please come in."

Soon, the three of them— Zhan Cangqiong, Guihuajiu, Aoxue —followed Xu Zongyin all the way to the conference room.

In the conference room.

"Our purpose here is to suppress that Rogue Players from your Xu City," Zhan Cangqiong declared preemptively.

"But as far as I know, he hasn't committed any wrongdoing, he hasn't even killed a single innocent person," Xu Zongyin subconsciously defended himself.

"Oh, you're Company Executive, and also the head of a family. Why would you speak up for a Rogue Players?" Aoxue suddenly interrupted Xu Zongyin, speaking quite rudely.

"I'm not speaking for anyone; I'm just stating the facts," Xu Zongyin said earnestly.

"Justice?"

"Heh, his very existence is a mistake!" Zhan Cangqiong said coldly. "This world is thriving under corporate management. Unaffiliated individuals should be good servants, not covet power they shouldn't have!"

"That would only bring destruction to the world!"

The three of them looked at Xu Zongyin as if he were an idiot.

Xu Zongyin did the same, coldly looking at the three of them.

He loathed these arrogant upper-class people who were ignorant of the actual situation.

Of course, he was one of them, but he considered himself to be of sound mind.

His stance actually leans towards that of Wen Renxing, believing that under such a great opportunity, everyone's enthusiasm should be fully mobilized, and everyone should actively seek Immortality that was previously unattainable through technological means.

Even if you're faking it, you have to make it look real.

Once they achieve Immortality, they'll discard those who have served their purpose, like a bird that's been killed and its bow put away, or a dog that's been cooked after the rabbit is caught—they'll just let them do as they please.

To put it bluntly, Xu Zongyin wasn't a good person either.

But he belonged to the upper class, and like Wen Renxing, he was among the group with the longest-term vision.

First, let's use the Skyfall Game to obtain Immortality; we'll deal with other things later.

Just like those figures in feudal society who actively sought change and tried to ease conflicts.

"No groundbreaking technology has ever been born out of the suppression of ordinary people and commoners," Xu Zongyin argued.

"In the Skyfall World, there are many extraordinary powers, among which there is a profession called the Healing Class. It is said that they can correct many defects in the human body and grant Immortality!"

"In this situation, shouldn't we unite the individual investors to try and increase our chances?"

"Hmph, under these circumstances, we should suppress independent practitioners even more to concentrate resources. As for the therapists you mentioned, the United Association already has over ten thousand projects under investment."

"So we can't let the freeloaders scatter our resources!" Aoxue said disdainfully.

Xu Zongyin sighed.

That's just how reality is; everyone has their own stance, their own reasoning, and their own thoughts.

You can't easily change a person's mind without guns and fists.

"Alright, just cooperate with whatever we say." Zhan Cangqiong forcefully interrupted Xu Zongyin's thoughts. "You don't want to lose your Xu City, which has been passed down for three hundred years, do you?"

Xu Zongyin remained silent.

He really wanted to say, "If I cooperate with you, I will lose everything."

"Why don't you go after the Liang Clan next door? They have a deeper hatred for Canxue and a closer relationship with him."

"Because this is his birthplace, and he left the most traces here. We specially trained Advanced Curse Technique, and we need his hair, DNA, bodily fluids, etc..." Aoxue said calmly.

Xu Zongyin took a deep breath.

Good heavens, they've trained sorcerers and Curse Master, instead of dealing with the supernatural, are using them to attack their own people?

It's true what they say: your biggest enemy is your competitor.

"Alright then, I'll send someone to take you there."

In fact, he was preparing to inform Canxue that someone wanted to curse him, making a backup plan.

After all, if the other side fails, they are Company Union Federation with immense resources and are not afraid of Canxue.

The Xu Clan only has one member Xu City.

This is a necessary means for the survival of aristocratic families.

Although it may sometimes backfire, it is generally reliable in the long history of the time.

However, Xu Zongyin was quickly subdued by the three men.

He can only serve as a rubber stamp, a tool for facial recognition.

Besides that, there's nothing he can do.

"Damn it, you're violating the company agreement!"

"You have betrayed the laws of our ancestors!"

"If you continue like this, the company's governing principles will collapse!"

"The world will return to the terrible, suffocating era of slavery!"

Xu Zongyin said angrily.

"Heh, when the Skyfall Game reappears, it means the company's system can no longer continue as it was before."

"You are truly foolish, especially considering you rose to the position of family head through cunning."

The three men made sarcastic remarks and then issued one order after another.

They extracted all the materials, information, and physical traces related to Gao Linzhi's work at the Xu Clan family.

To put it simply, they've explored every inch of Gao Linzhi's paid territory.

After everything is ready

They even made Xu Zongyin personally oversee their next curse operation.

It's still the rooftop of the Xu Clan's office building.

The Guihuajiu is that Curse Master.

With a spirit stat of 200, almost all of his skills are related to magic, curses, and poison.

Each upgrade prioritizes increasing Spirit.

Furthermore, many skills can reduce physical constitution.

This resulted in him being a level 38 advanced character, yet his constitution only had 3 points!

No wonder the other person hasn't said anything.

Talking too much makes you breathless.

Soon, on the rooftop.

Using her own blood and combining it with many high-level game materials, Guihuajiu drew a wolf and a snake, intertwined.

The wolf bit the snake's body, and the snake coiled around the wolf's head.

The gray and white colors are eerily striking.

He then placed the collected hair, dander, and household clothes of Gao Linzhi into the formation.

"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, can you curse someone to death?"

There was Guihuajiu, heavily made up and dressed like a witch, but he was clearly a man.

Then he threw a piece of tortoise shell into the air and went to check the cracks!