Recaps

Gao Linzhi continued developing his skills and arranged to level up with a village patrol escort, while Lin Qing learned that the Fourth Elder could not protect her from those targeting her. Zheng Shan began taking Gao Linzhi to a nearby beginner leveling area.

• The Fourth Elder praised Gao Linzhi for mastering Basic Lightness Skill in one day and told Lin Qing that someone had tried to harm her, but they had no evidence.
• Lin Qing asked Gao Linzhi to teach her Basic Lightness Skill, but he refused and left to level up.
• Gao Linzhi found Zheng Dong, who explained that Zheng Shan was leading the daytime patrol and would escort him.
• Zheng Dong told Gao Linzhi that aberrations followed rules and that they generally avoided a village for a long time after enough people had died there.
• Zheng Shan met Gao Linzhi at the village entrance and began listing nearby places suitable for newbies to level up.

Gao Linzhi leveled up with Zheng Shan’s patrol team at Myriad Snake Cave, where a Great Crown Snake emerged and poisoned him. Its appearance raised questions because Zheng Dong had said the cave’s boss had already been cleared, and Gao Linzhi volunteered to distract it so the others could escape.

• Little Cat Fishing told his captain that he had framed the Xu Family, and the captain urged him to use ruthless methods for the Tianxia Guild’s cause.
• Gao Linzhi joined Zheng Shan and the patrol team at Myriad Snake Cave and gained experience by killing venomous snakes.
• Gao Linzhi struck a leaping snake before it could spray venom into a patrol member’s eyes.
• Gao Linzhi gained 3,500 experience, raised several Basic Skills, and increased his Constitution to [5+4].
• A level 15 Great Crown Snake emerged, and its poison caused Gao Linzhi to lose 1 HP per minute.
• Gao Linzhi offered to draw the Great Crown Snake’s attention so Zheng Shan and the others could escape.

Gao Linzhi escaped the Crown Snake and learned that killing too many weak monsters could provoke a BOSS to attack. He suspected Zheng Shan had deliberately sent him toward the Crown Snake, leaving him to question who wanted him dead.

• Gao Linzhi drew the Crown Snake away from Zheng Shan and the others while his Corpse Vine briefly restrained the BOSS before being badly injured.
• Gao Linzhi led the pursuing Crown Snake past Xu Clan Team Two, then deliberately circled away so the team would not be caught in the fight.
• Members of Xu Clan Team Two warned Gao Linzhi that monster BOSSes attacked after too many weak monsters were killed, and he realized the Crown Snake might have been provoked by his farming.
• Gao Linzhi confirmed he could log out only after returning to the village and wondered whether Zheng Shan knew the Crown Snake was still alive.
• Gao Linzhi suspected Zheng Shan had intentionally put him in danger and considered whether Xu Corporation, Tianxia Guild, or another faction wanted him dead.

Gao Linzhi discovered that Zheng Shan had helped Little Cat Fishing set him up to make Rogue Players fear the Xu Corporation and join Tianxia Guild. After Zheng Shan tried to withdraw, Little Cat Fishing killed him and hid his body in the Game Backpack.

• Gao Linzhi returned to East Wolf Village, where Zheng Shan apologized for the King Snake incident and advised him to work safely inside the village.
• Gao Linzhi watched Zheng Shan on the Minimap and followed him to a courtyard where he met Little Cat Fishing.
• Zheng Shan admitted he no longer wanted to help set Gao Linzhi up, but Little Cat Fishing argued that the scheme would push Rogue Players to join Tianxia Guild.
• Little Cat Fishing revealed that he wanted players to believe the Xu Corporation was hunting them so they would seek protection from Tianxia Guild.
• As Zheng Shan tried to leave, Little Cat Fishing stabbed him and stored his body in the Game Backpack to conceal their secret.

Gao Linzhi asked the Fourth Elder where he could level up and learned that players had descended on Skyfall Continent in several earlier batches. After revealing his Lightness Skill level, he learned Disguise Art and was brought to Zheng Dong with a note from the Fourth Elder ending Zheng Dong's Patrol Team duties.

• Gao Linzhi returned to the Fourth Elder and asked about nearby places to level up, then learned that West Wolf Village had grown faster by coordinating its Corporate Players.
• The Fourth Elder told Gao Linzhi that he was the seventh batch of players to descend on Skyfall Continent and asked how far he had trained his Lightness Skill.
• After Gao Linzhi said his Lightness Skill was Level 28, the Fourth Elder taught him Disguise Art, which Gao Linzhi mastered and used to change his appearance.
• The Fourth Elder sent Qing Yi to deliver a note to Zheng Dong telling him he no longer needed to handle the Patrol Team's affairs.
• Zheng Dong accepted the Fourth Elder's arrangement and asked whether he needed to make any arrangements with the team.

Gao Linzhi gained Zheng Dong’s support and trained Basic Spear Technique while safely grinding crabs at Green Flood Dragon Beach. After accumulating experience, he improved several skills and raised his constitution bonus.

• Zheng Dong told Gao Linzhi that the Fourth Elder had assigned him to train Gao Linzhi and raise his Basic Skills.
• Zheng Dong learned that Zheng Shan had taken Gao Linzhi to Myriad Snake Cave without checking about its level-15 Crown Snake, and angrily promised to confront him.
• Zheng Dong took Gao Linzhi to Green Flood Dragon Beach, taught him Basic Spear Technique, and watched him learn it immediately.
• Zheng Dong weakened the crabs so Gao Linzhi could finish them off as they ground experience together until the swarm retreated into the sea.
• Gao Linzhi spent 1,500 experience points on Basic Lightness Skill, Basic Parrying, and Disguise Art, increasing his constitution bonus.

After raising his Constitution to 11, Gao Linzhi hunted monsters, earned experience, and was assigned captured monsters to kill for more. He logged out for the night, then returned to East Wolf Village and headed to the Martial Arts School to learn more Basic Skills.

• Gao Linzhi tested his new strength by attacking a giant crab, but he let it escape after Zheng Dong explained that female crabs helped feed the village.
• Steward Zheng took Gao Linzhi to the village’s monster pens, where he killed captured monsters and gained 600 experience points.
• The Fourth Elder lamented that Gao Linzhi’s talent and Lin Qing’s resurrection talent could not be combined, while Steward Zheng realized Lin Qing had more than one life.
• Gao Linzhi logged out, planned to master Basic Skills and grow stronger, and spent the night in a mountain shelter guarded by his Corpse Vine.
• After logging back in the next morning, Gao Linzhi ate breakfast and went with Steward Zheng to the village Martial Arts School.

Gao Linzhi visited East Wolf Village’s Martial Arts School and learned that players faced a limit on how many skills they could know. He spent Skyfall Stones to expand his skill slots, mastered Basic Movement Technique, and asked Zheng Qingxi for every basic skill that could improve his physical attributes.

• Steward Zheng brought Gao Linzhi to the Martial Arts School, where Zheng Qingxi explained the school’s skill categories and the skill-slot limits for players.
• Gao Linzhi chose to learn Basic Movement Technique and quickly studied its manual while Zheng Qingxi went to find an instructor.
• After reaching his skill limit, Gao Linzhi spent 300 Skyfall Stones to unlock a slot and learned Basic Movement Technique.
• Master Gui tested Gao Linzhi’s mobility, and Gao Linzhi dodged his attack with ease.
• Gao Linzhi asked Zheng Qingxi to bring him all the basic skills that could improve physical attributes.

Gao Linzhi learned several Basic Skills at the village library, then went with Zheng Dong to farm monsters at Green Flood Dragon Beach. By the end of the day, he had accumulated 6,000 experience points and continued to develop himself.

• Gao Linzhi learned Basic Dodge, Basic Medical Skills, Basic Perception, Basic Stealth, and Basic Defense by spending Skyfall Stones to unlock skill slots.
• Zheng Dong told Gao Linzhi that Zheng Shan was missing, and they reported his disappearance to the Fourth Elder, who said the village would care for Zheng Shan's family.
• Zheng Dong learned from Xu Clan that they planned to farm the Crown Snake BOSS and chose to take Gao Linzhi back to Green Flood Dragon Beach instead.
• Gao Linzhi and Zheng Dong spent the day farming crabs without incident, and Gao Linzhi earned 5,400 experience points, bringing his total to 6,000.

Gao Linzhi strengthened his skills while overhearing Lin Qing persuade the Fourth Elder to provide her Skill Books and adopt her. That night, Xu Qi made another attempt to recruit Gao Linzhi into Xu Corporation, but Gao Linzhi remained suspicious.

• Gao Linzhi spent experience points raising his Lightness and Dodge skills and noticed his physique and senses had improved.
• Lin Qing asked the Fourth Elder for Skill Books so she could grow stronger, and he agreed to seek a complete set from the other elders.
• Lin Qing asked the Fourth Elder to become her adoptive father, and he happily accepted her as his adopted daughter.
• Xu Qi visited Gao Linzhi at night and offered him a Department Manager position with six teams under him.
• Gao Linzhi questioned the offer and refused to trust Xu Corporation, so Xu Qi suggested having the Fourth Elder vouch for it.

Gao Linzhi rejected Xu Qi’s attempt to threaten him, while Xu Tianlang ordered an investigation and considered having him killed. After a week of hunting, Gao Linzhi’s physique reached 66, but dwindling monster supplies led him to choose expanding outward rather than attacking West Wolf Village.

• Gao Linzhi refused Xu Qi’s contract and warned him against threatening someone whose background he had not understood, so Xu Qi left without learning who backed him.
• Xu Qi reported the encounter to Xu Tianlang, who ordered him to investigate Gao Linzhi and kill him if his company was not among the top hundred, rejecting Xu Qi’s suggestion to make peace.
• Gao Linzhi spent the next week hunting monsters and reading, gaining 50,000 experience and raising his physique to 66 as nearby monster supplies ran low.
• Zheng Dong told Gao Linzhi they would need to rest for a month because the local hunting grounds had been depleted, while West Wolf Village’s company players controlled additional territory and monster lairs.
• Gao Linzhi weighed expanding into new territory against taking West Wolf Village and chose to expand outward, wary of unknown player talents that could counter his strength.

Gao Linzhi secured permission to take a boat and hunt monster nests along the coast east of East Wolf Village. He left for the shore carrying a Fishing Boat by himself, astonishing the villagers and players who saw him.

• Gao Linzhi asked Zheng Dong about coastal monster nests and learned that reaching them required a boat.
• Gao Linzhi received the Fourth Elder’s approval to use an Ordinary Sea Ship and went with Zheng Dong to the warehouses.
• Gao Linzhi lifted a Fishing Boat weighing several tons by himself, shocking the players who watched.
• Zheng Dong collected bows and arrows, and Gao Linzhi carried the boat toward the eastern shore as onlookers marveled at his strength.

Gao Linzhi and Zheng Dong hunted Stingfish off the coast, drawing them toward shore until the level 25 Stingfish King appeared. After it vanished, they faced the problem of how to keep hunting or kill it without putting Zheng Dong at risk.

• Players speculated about Gao Linzhi’s strength, while Zheng Dong resolved to help him grow and resist the Xu Clan’s control.
• Xu Tianlang learned of Gao Linzhi and considered changing the Xu Clan’s policies so talented commoners would have less reason to oppose it.
• Gao Linzhi unlocked a skill slot, raised Basic Archery to level 10, and hunted Stingfish with Zheng Dong’s guidance.
• After Gao Linzhi gained 4,000 experience, the Stingfish King emerged, prompting him and Zheng Dong to flee to shore.
• The Stingfish King disappeared after finding no enemies, leaving Gao Linzhi unsure how to hunt safely or defeat it without endangering Zheng Dong.

Gao Linzhi used repeated deaths and revivals to kill the King Stingfish while keeping his level locked at 1, then continued grinding monsters for experience. A week later, he had saved 77,500 experience and planned to remain at level 1 unless better game modules became available.

• Gao Linzhi sent Zheng Dong away, boosted his Constitution with Basic Spear Techniques and green gear, and lured the King Stingfish toward a reef.
• Gao Linzhi repeatedly attacked the King Stingfish, Force Quit before each death, and spent Skyfall Stones to clear his resurrection cooldowns.
• Gao Linzhi killed the level 25 King Stingfish after using 102 Skyfall Stones and obtained 2,500 experience and a blue King Sting.
• Gao Linzhi spent the evening grinding sea monsters, saved his experience, and returned to the Fourth Elder's house to rest.
• Over the next week, Gao Linzhi gained 70,000 experience and decided to keep his level locked at 1 unless better game modules became available.

Gao Linzhi spent his remaining gold and experience to max out his basic skills, then tested his greatly increased Constitution in the real world. Seeking magic skills to strengthen his Spirit, he learned he must deal with three supernatural entities to earn the Great Elder’s instruction, and resolved to pursue that goal.

• Gao Linzhi topped up 1,000 gold for Skyfall Stones and raised all his basic skills to level 100, gaining 110 Constitution.
• Gao Linzhi tested his strength by leaping high, gripping a cliff, and plunging into the ground without injury.
• Gao Linzhi opened seven additional skill slots, spending 17,600 Skyfall Stones and leaving 756.
• Gao Linzhi asked the Fourth Elder about basic magic skills and learned that only the Great Elder taught them.
• The Fourth Elder told Gao Linzhi that dealing with three supernatural entities would earn him one basic magic skill, while urging him to focus on keeping Corporate Players in check.
• Gao Linzhi decided he would still seek magic skills to increase his Spirit.

After returning to Xu City under the name Wuming, Gao Linzhi learned that Xu Hai had targeted him as a game player and planned to have him captured. Gao Linzhi seized Xu Hai and brought him to a sealed-off building, where he demanded to know whether Xu Hai wanted to live or die.

• Gao Linzhi left the Southern Mountain Range and accepted a ride to Xu City from Xu Hai while disguised as Wuming.
• After Gao Linzhi got out, Xu Hai called someone to report his location and arrange to keep watch on him.
• Xu Hai spent the night partying, then tried to run over a pedestrian with his Jeep on the drive home.
• Gao Linzhi stopped the Jeep, pulled Xu Hai from it, and carried him to a dilapidated building where Xu Hai had previously taken a game player.
• Gao Linzhi asked Xu Hai whether he wanted to die or live, and Xu Hai pleaded for his life and offered money.

Gao Linzhi kidnapped Xu Hai to reclaim gold from the Xu Clan, but killed him after the clan sent armed men instead of paying. At an emergency meeting, Xu Zongtong argued that players could become powerful enough to threaten entire aristocratic families.

• Gao Linzhi demanded gold from Xu Hai and forced him to call his wife to arrange a drop at Nanshan.
• Gao Linzhi sent his Corpse Vine to guard the drop while he watched the second peak and spotted armed Xu Clan men approaching.
• Gao Linzhi killed Xu Hai, who realized too late that ordinary people could rise to power through the game.
• A report informed the Xu Clan leaders that Xu Hai had been kidnapped by a player and found dead on the fifth peak.
• Xu Zongyin urged the Xu Clan to win over Rogue Players, but Xu Zongtong argued that players could grow powerful enough to suppress an entire aristocratic family.

The Xu Corporation’s executives decided to crush Gao Linzhi, while Gao Linzhi looked for a way to obtain gold without drawing attention. When Xu security teams blocked a street to search for him, he saw a pregnant woman’s gold jewelry secure her passage through the checkpoint.

• Xu Zongxin dismissed concerns about Rogue Players and ordered the Xu Clan to deal harshly with the man who killed Xu Hai.
• Gao Linzhi considered how to acquire gold without triggering the Company Executives’ monitoring.
• Xu Corporation security teams blocked a street and searched vehicles, shops, and buildings for a wanted criminal.
• A security team leader let a middle-aged driver and his pregnant wife pass after taking the woman’s gold necklace and bracelets.
• The driver’s wife explained that someone in her group chat had said gold jewelry was in high demand and worth more than twice its trade-in price.

Gao Linzhi used the Corpse Vine to steal gold from villas in Xu City, then recharged 50,000 gold in Skyfall World and raised his Noble Privilege level to 8. With new privileges unlocked, he prepared to push ahead with building his faction.

• Gao Linzhi escaped the security team by charging through the ramen shop owner and fleeing into the mountains.
• He sent the Corpse Vine underground to sneak into unoccupied villas at night and collect gold.
• The Corpse Vine stole gold jewelry from several villas, and a security manager recognized the damage as likely caused by a Skyfall World monster.
• By dawn, the Corpse Vine had brought Gao Linzhi fifty kilograms of gold, which he recharged for 500,000 Skyfall Stones.
• Gao Linzhi reached Noble Privilege level 8 and unlocked stronger combat, pet, minimap, death-penalty, and auto-grinding privileges.

Gao Linzhi bought and upgraded magic skills before fleeing deep into the mountains to hide from the Xu Clan. A week later, the clan still had not found him and feared he would return for revenge.

• Gao Linzhi bought five basic magic skills, raised his skill limit, and learned healing, shielding, and fireball techniques.
• Gao Linzhi heard helicopters searching the mountains and decided to flee and find a remote hiding place.
• Gao Linzhi hid in a deep limestone cave five thousand kilometers south of Xu City and resumed his daily gaming routine.
• Xu Zongyin warned the Xu Clan that Gao Linzhi would take revenge, while Xu Zongtong said he had submitted the available information to the Company Management Committee.

The Xu family debated how to respond to the fugitive who had evaded them, with Xu Zongxin deciding to postpone sharing their information about Lin Qing with major companies. As the branches considered scattering their forces and changing the family name, Gao Linzhi rejected an envoy from West Wolf Village who had come to recruit him.

• Xu Zongyin warned the Xu family that the fugitive could grow powerful enough to destroy them, prompting members to propose moving their people and assets to other cities.
• Xu Zongxin rejected the family's fears and proposed revealing Lin Qing's whereabouts to major companies so they would hunt the fugitive.
• Xu Zongyin persuaded Xu Zongxin to wait three months before using the information about Lin Qing, and the meeting ended.
• After Xu Zongxin left, the other branches gathered around Xu Zongyin and discussed changing the family's leadership, spreading out, and adopting the surname Yu.
• Gao Linzhi refused a West Wolf Village elder's attempt to recruit him as a convoy arrived in East Wolf Village.

The West Wolf Village caravan leader tried to recruit Gao Linzhi by promising him wealth and status, then showed him a vision of East Wolf Village elders discussing him. The chapter ended with the leader offering to buy out Gao Linzhi’s Guard Contract as he asked whether Gao Linzhi would switch sides.

• The caravan leader invited Gao Linzhi to a private room and offered him rewards to join West Wolf Village.
• Gao Linzhi refused to betray East Wolf Village, saying he owed the village for sheltering him.
• The caravan leader used a Water Shadow Talisman to show Gao Linzhi the East Wolf Village elders discussing Descenders and an impending monster attack.
• The Great Elder ordered the Fourth Elder to transfer Gao Linzhi’s talent to Lin Qing, dismissing Gao Linzhi as expendable despite his abilities.
• Gao Linzhi calmly accepted that he could rely only on himself, and the caravan leader offered to buy out his Guard Contract.

Gao Linzhi spent his experience and Skyfall Stones to raise his basic skills and expand his skill limit while staying at level 1. After filling all 35 skill slots and boosting his Constitution to 235, he discovered that he could see clearly in the dark cavern.

• Gao Linzhi agreed to work with the old leader but said he needed plenty of monster-spawning grounds, while privately deciding to rely on himself and kill only East Wolf Village's Great Elder and Fourth Elder.
• Gao Linzhi logged out and spent experience to raise his basic elemental skills and newly learned elemental arts to level 100.
• Gao Linzhi spent 50,000 Skyfall Stones to raise his skill limit to 35, then learned every basic physical skill available in the shop.
• Gao Linzhi used his remaining experience to max out 11 more skills, bringing his Constitution to 235.
• Gao Linzhi adjusted to his stronger body and found that he could see clearly throughout the previously dark cavern.

Gao Linzhi tested his greatly increased strength by returning to the Thornfish Nest and fighting the Stingfish King. He killed the BOSS without taking damage, leaving him ready to spend his limited gold in the shop.

• Gao Linzhi crushed a stone pillar to gauge his power, then logged into East Wolf Village to find a suitable opponent.
• Gao Linzhi raced across the sea to the Thornfish Nest and let waves of thornfish kill themselves by crashing into him.
• The level 26 Stingfish King appeared, and Gao Linzhi’s bow failed to pierce its skin.
• Gao Linzhi used an Iron Spear to deal 2,000 damage per strike and killed the Stingfish King after eight attacks without being injured.

After defeating the Stingfish King, Gao Linzhi discovered he could fly by stepping on compressed air and learned that buying a flying technique required a rare Skill Stone. He returned to East Wolf Village to ask the Fourth Elder for one, suspecting the offer to take him to the Great Elder hid another scheme.

• Gao Linzhi killed the Stingfish King, gained experience, and obtained King Sting (Blue).
• Gao Linzhi used his speed to step on air, fly toward East Wolf Village, and astonish Xu Corporation players below.
• Gao Linzhi searched the store for flying techniques and learned he needed a Skill Stone to bypass the level requirements for magic skills.
• Gao Linzhi decided to obtain Skill Stones and went to ask the Fourth Elder for one.
• The Fourth Elder said the Skill Stones were with the Great Elder and offered to take Gao Linzhi to get one, making Gao Linzhi suspect a trap.