A Dramatic Rise in Power, Recruiting a General Manager

For a time, Wolf Snake Island was abuzz with discussion.

A large courtyard in East Wolf Village.

The location of the Tianxia Guild.

It was once a guild of independent players, which called for recruiting independent players to fight against Corporate Players.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is an organization that preys on freelancers.

Moreover, they are taking a long-term approach, planning to fish for eight or ten years before finally hauling in the catch.

Ironically, before they could even truly fulfill their role, they are now being forced to live up to their name.

Because now it is the independent people who are in power.

So they transformed themselves and began to publicize how hard they worked against Corporate Players and how they created a safe haven for casual players.

Of course, there are some who genuinely believe in them.

For example, "Little Cat Fishing" is the Rogue Players who once tried to win over Gao Linzhi and Lin Qing, and also framed Gao Linzhi.

He's very excited and active right now.

Because he felt he had done the right thing, he had finally waited for the day when the independent people were in power and had a space to survive!

Of course, he had also secretly plotted against the other party, such as when Gao Linzhi was fighting the snake and Crown Snake appeared.

But he asked himself honestly, was it all to create an atmosphere where Corporate Players pressured individual players, with the ultimate goal of uniting individual players?

His intentions were good, but his execution was flawed.

So he was still quite self-righteous.

He is now doing his best to persuade the chairman to run for the position of president of the Four Village Trading Company.

"President, now that the Canxue Boss is in power, it's a golden opportunity for our Tianxia Guild flourish. We must seize this chance!"

"Canxue Master Remnant, back when we were still in hiding, we had some good relations with him. Although he didn't join our guild, he still encouraged us to do our best."

He said at the time, "The principle is very good, keep up the good work, I admire you."

The president's expression was somewhat complicated. To be honest, he wished he could forget about the Canxue.

The things he did could easily be investigated.

Fortunately, the other party seemed to be busy improving their strength and had no time to pay attention to a nobody like me.

Unfortunately, there was no way to switch islands; if there were, he would have run away immediately.

It's better than not wanting to log on every day.

But if you don't go online at all, wouldn't that just prove you're guilty?

The guild leader shook his head and said, "Hey, don't forget. We schemed against him before, and he was chased by the BOSS and almost died."

"We need to keep a low profile and avoid him as much as possible."

"Are you going to go after him and try to remind him of that incident?"

"But we meant well at the time and didn't really hurt him. I believe he will understand and forgive us," Little Cat Fishing said confidently.

The president sneered inwardly.

How could he not know the mindset of someone in a position of power?

Some people always think that those in power are magnanimous and have the capacity to hold a boat.

That's actually wrong; you only praise what you lack.

It is precisely because most prime ministers Ya Zi vindictive and narrow-minded that some people praise prime ministers with great magnanimity.

The chairman, too lazy to explain to this fool, said, "Since you have the will, then go represent the association and compete for this position. I believe in you."

"I'll give you more responsibilities today."

"Alright, then." Little Cat Fishing thought for a moment and decided to take on the task.

Early the next Great Qing.

The Little Cat Fishing, with its back bare and carrying six brambles on its back, knelt directly outside the Elder Council Hall.

Not long after he knelt down, Xu Gou heard a report from a village servant and came out to see what was happening.

The Little Cat Fishing quickly handed over three jade talismans. "Brother, please pass on this message for me."

Xu Gou was very satisfied.

He was extremely loyal to Gao Linzhi, like the emperor's chief eunuch; he would naturally not let go of any benefits that were due.

He quickly went to inform Gao Linzhi.

Gao Linzhi frowned slightly. "To plead guilty with a bundle of thorns on one's back?"

Then he thought of the Crown Snake incident.

That being said, he really didn't have time to investigate the truth at the time; he was focused on improving his strength.

In the end, only Zheng Shan died.

He smiled and said, "Let him in."

And at this time...

"The Little Cat Fishing" walked straight in.

Then, with a thud, he knelt down at Gao Linzhi's feet.

Gao Linzhi looked at him with amusement. "Hehe, fishing brother, why is that?"

The Little Cat Fishing:

"Boss, I've offended you a lot in the past."

"My brother meant well, but he did something terrible."

"At that time, many Rogue Players were just getting by in the village, and they were already in a state of stagnation. In order to unite everyone, we took some measures."

"They did some unsavory things, leading people to mistakenly believe it was done by the Corporate Players..."

"This includes the time, while you were grinding monsters, I was ordered by the guild to contact Zheng Shan and take you to the Crown Snake's lair."

Gao Linzhi immediately smiled.

The case is solved.

As expected, this was something the Tianxia Guild did.

Now look at this "Little Cat Fishing" scenario. Although the other party apologized profusely, it's clear that he didn't truly believe he had done anything wrong.

For the sake of so-called righteousness, one can disregard bottom lines, betray one's conscience, and be devoid of humanity.

This kind of person is terrifying.

"In that case, you might as well not be a human being at all."

"From now on, change your name to Suzaku."

Then, while "Little Cat Fishing" looked completely bewildered, Gao Linzhi threw a Blue Tier Puppet Talisman at him, instantly erasing "Little Cat Fishing's " mind and turning him into a puppet as well.

Gao Linzhi never believed in forgiveness.

All betrayers pay the price.

The Little Cat Fishing, and the next moment, it froze on the ground, completely disoriented.

He never expected this.

The president is right.

A big shot like Canxue has a lot on his plate; if you don't go looking for him, he'll forget about you.

When he remembers you, that's when your death is near.

You betrayed him, and you still expect him to forgive you?

Do you really think of him as Saint readily forgives his perpetrators?

Haha, that's exactly the kind of person Gao Linzhi hates the most.

No one has the right to forgive the perpetrator on behalf of the victim.

At this moment, Xu Gou stood there dumbfounded.

He quickly said, "I'm sorry, sir, I didn't know this bastard would do such a wicked thing."

"Alright, this guy will be the financial supervisor of Four Village Trading Company." Gao Linzhi then gave the other party the order to check the company's finances and prevent them from being manipulated by someone working on them from the inside.

They use company orders to enrich their affiliated companies.

This can be considered a way to make use of waste.

He now increasingly felt that the Puppet Talisman was of great value.

As the number of enemies increases, killing them one by one may provide temporary relief, but it will only waste manpower and a great deal of wealth.

Keep in mind that he's the only player who spends real money on in-game purchases, meaning he'll need almost unlimited gold in the future.

Even if these people were to become gold miners, it would be better than killing them outright.

Moreover, a game always needs some NPCs who repeat themselves; that's what makes it feel like a game.

Everyone's so real now, it hardly feels like a game anymore.

As the only real, Ordinary Player, I have to take responsibility for this game.

Gao Linzhi thought to himself with self-satisfaction.

After the Little Cat Fishing and walked out blankly, Xu Gou gave him some instructions, and he went to the trading street and auction house in East Wolf Village.

There, he will become familiar with normal financial processes and gain financial experience.

It's actually similar to doing big data AI training.

However, the AI of this puppet tends to favor fuzzy decision-making.

And at this time...

A member of the Tianxia Guild witnessed this scene from a distance.

He took a deep breath.

The kitten is clearly not normal. A normal person's eyes wouldn't look so dull; it looks like a fool.

He naturally didn't know that this was the state when the puppet was first created. Over time, as it was trained by big data, the puppet would become almost like a normal person.

They simply don't act on their own initiative; they only do things when they are given orders.

He quickly returned and told the chairman.

The president sighed immediately, "Just as I thought."

He knows more information.

He knew that Canxue liked to turn people into puppets.

"Tell everyone to keep a low profile and do whatever they tell us to do."

"Luckily, we didn't do anything really bad; it's all that little cat's fault!"

"Oh no..." The guild leader suddenly realized something was wrong, and then, to his subordinates' astonishment, he immediately logged off.

Sure enough, not long after he left...

Xu Gou, along with Zheng Dong, two Patrol Team from the village, and seven members of the Fixed Team, surrounded the Tianxia Guild's headquarters.

"All members of the Tianxia Guild who plotted to assassinate the Great Elder, arrest them all, investigate them one by one, release the innocent on the spot, and turn those involved into puppets!"

"Huh? What assassination? I have no idea!"

"Please don't do this, okay? I finally managed to calm down and was able to develop a little."

Rogue Players were gripped by panic.

The Tianxia Guild claims to have thousands of Rogue Players, which is clearly an exaggeration.

But there are indeed a hundred or so.

They are still scattered across four villages.

Xu Gou ignored their explanations and grabbed them one by one, handing them over to "Dragon Fruit," the fortune teller, to determine their innocence.

All you need to do is take the other person's hair and blood to divine whether they have done something in the past.

In this extraordinary world, it's easy to prove someone's innocence, and even easier to frame someone.

Gao Linzhi, at this time, had not issued any order to purge the Tianxia Guild.

It was entirely Xu Gou's initiative that led him to do this.

At this very moment.

Liang City.

A cramped rented room.

A middle-aged man was anxiously making a phone call to a member of the Liang Clan:

"Brother Xiong, things have been exposed. The Tianxia Guild has definitely been raided."

"It's all that Little Cat Fishing. I was careless and let him go near the Canxue."

"He's an idiot too, actually revealing it himself."

"Alright, then don't go online for a while," Liang Xiong said impatiently.

"But offline, isn't it just as easy to locate someone?" the middle-aged man asked anxiously.

"Hmph, I'll have someone place an item for you in Tianhua Park. Take it; it can reverse divination. You lowly commoner, you're just a lowly commoner, so ignorant."

"Yes, yes, thank you so much, Brother Xiong."

The middle-aged man hung up the phone, took a deep drag on his cigarette, and then crushed it on the ground.

"No, we still need to hide in a big city first."

"But what if they curse me to death?"

"We must find a way to move to another island."

"Only the shrines in the game are the safest, able to shield against strange things!"

He paced back and forth.

Looking at the dilapidated rental room, there wasn't even a bathroom.

At this moment, he deeply regretted not having fully enjoyed himself in order to keep a low profile.

Now that he's about to die, he won't even have time to enjoy himself!

He can't die!

He was only 42 years old, with the best years of his life ahead of him, how could he die?

But how do we get to the other islands?

He doesn't have Revival Stone.

The shipbuilding industry of the Sky Wolf Dynasty was actually quite advanced.

Many ships can easily cross the sea.

Sailors, who undergo year-round training, often possess physical strength several times that of ordinary people.

Suddenly, he remembered a way out!

In a few years, Anomaly Calm Period will begin.

Then he could hide on another island.

Now we can only hope that the Canxue Noble Personage be too busy to remember this nobody.

No.

Now, even those with Canxue have amassed considerable power.

Four villages, Fixed Team, a large group of lackeys who would do things for him willingly.

In fact, in terms of wealth output and manpower, it is no less than the status of a medium-sized company in the offline world.

After thinking it over, he decided to go to Tianhua Park first to retrieve the items Liang Xiong had mentioned.

He quickly put on a mask and hat and left the apartment building.

Go downstairs and take the elevator.

As he exited the elevator, he walked too fast and accidentally bumped into a long-faced woman in a wheelchair.

The wheelchair overturned, and the other person fell to the ground, crying out in pain.

He ignored it completely and drove off.

The long-faced woman stared at his retreating figure until it disappeared from sight, then looked around.

The surveillance system is faulty.

The long-faced woman looked at the wheelchair, and soon the wheelchair was straightened out of thin air, and her body floated up, allowing her to sit back in the wheelchair.

"Forget it, no need to argue with a dead man."

The long-faced woman entered the elevator again.

Not long after.

In the distance, the faint sound of a cannon salute could be heard.

"Bang!"

At the same time.

Gao Linzhi is interviewing General Manager candidates.

After Xu Gou's careful selection, three people were shortlisted.

They were all acquaintances.

The options are: Dragon Fruit, Puppet Best), and "Qingcheng*Bored".

The first fruit to arrive was the Dragon Fruit.

"I'd be the best General Manager. I'm 23 years old this year—no, I mean, I already had 22 years of work experience at 23." Dragon Fruit almost misspoke, then quickly corrected herself, "I'm 83 years old this year, which means I have 82 years of work experience."

Gao Linzhi was speechless. "Your work experience goes without saying, but tell me how you apply your divination skills to your work?"

"That's easy. I just need to divine who is the most reliable and who is the most capable, and then appoint them as managers," Dragon Fruit said confidently.

"Hmm, not bad. You can be a human resources consultant, but not General Manager." Gao Linzhi made the decision directly.

Dragon Fruit didn't argue; it just turned around and walked away dejectedly.

After the "Puppet Best" came in, things looked much more like it.

She sat down upright before speaking:

"If I were to take office, I would replace the company's day-to-day management with a puppet."

"Normal people should only serve as technical staff and consultants, and should not be given any access to specific business, financial, or personnel matters."