Chapter Summaries

Gao Linzhi was interrogated after discovering his coworker Li Ziming’s suicide and the mysterious Skyfall game artifacts at the scene. He received the unique system that gave him complete player functions, but remained in the security office as he recounted what he had found.

• Gao Linzhi reflected on his life in the corporate world, where he had stopped earning money to avoid attracting the companies’ attention while waiting for a cheat.
• Gao Linzhi received a game panel identifying him as the only ordinary player with complete Skyfall functions and was asked whether he wanted to enter the game.
• The security guards pressured Gao Linzhi to explain how he discovered Li Ziming’s death and whether he had taken anything from the scene.
• Gao Linzhi described finding Li Ziming hanging beneath a glowing blue orb and a Skyfall poster, and recalled that Lin Qing picked up the poster but seemed not to notice the orb.

Gao Linzhi told the security guards a carefully limited version of the truth about Li Ziming’s death, then returned home and inspected his game system. He discovered that Li Ziming had left him a Resurrection Pearl that could revive both game characters and real people.

• Gao Linzhi told the security guards that Lin Qing had taken a game poster and described Li Ziming’s recent decline at work.
• The young security guard questioned Gao Linzhi about Li Ziming’s gifts, but the old guard eventually let him leave.
• At home, Gao Linzhi used the minimap and spotted the two security guards near him, confirming that they were still investigating him.
• Gao Linzhi examined his game panel and learned that enhancements from either play mode would affect him in real life.
• Gao Linzhi found the Resurrection Pearl in his backpack and learned that its three charges could revive game characters or real people without loss.

Gao Linzhi created a Game Character and entered Skyfall World, confirming that he could move between the game and reality and carry items in his Game Backpack. He recognized that spending money in the game could help him grow stronger, but urgent cries interrupted him on Wolf Snake Island.

• Qi Cheng and Liu Jian learned that Lin Qing had vanished from the interrogation room and planned to capture her in the game, while Liu Jian stayed behind to watch Gao Linzhi.
• Gao Linzhi entered Skyfall World in Game Character Mode and created a handsome male character named Can Xue Waves Across the Map.
• Gao Linzhi landed on Wolf Snake Island, exited the game, and confirmed that his body and recorded video showed no sign of his entry.
• Gao Linzhi stored a toothpick in his Game Backpack, returned to the island, and realized he could transport supplies between the game and reality.
• Gao Linzhi saw purchase offers and eagerly considered using his money to gain strength, but distant cries suddenly interrupted him.

Gao Linzhi escaped a Liang Clan cavalry ambush by force-quitting the game, but the riders planned to wait for him to return. Back in the real world, he decided to spend money on equipment and pets and learned that he could recharge the game with valuables such as gold.

• Gao Linzhi fled from Liang Clan cavalrymen who slaughtered other players and tried to capture him.
• Gao Linzhi force-quit the game while under attack, vanishing just before the cavalry caught him.
• The Cavalry Leader ordered his men to hide nearby and kill Gao Linzhi when he logged back in.
• Gao Linzhi considered ways to grow stronger and chose to buy equipment and a pet rather than risk leveling up or learning skills.
• Gao Linzhi learned that gold and other valuables could be added to his game inventory, and remembered the gold bars he had bought.

Gao Linzhi converted real gold into game currency, bought protective gear and a Corpse Vine, and returned to the game to face the cavalrymen who had killed him before. His gear kept their spears from hurting him, but his poor aim left him struggling as the game prompted him to spend more to unlock auto mode.

• Gao Linzhi recharged 2,000 gold with his hidden gold bars and received Skyfall Stones, the Absolute Dodge talent, and Noble Level 5 privileges.
• Gao Linzhi bought the Corpse Vine and Green Quality gear, equipped a bow, and returned to the game.
• The cavalrymen ambushed Gao Linzhi with throwing spears, but his Green gear prevented the attacks from reducing his health.
• Gao Linzhi shot at the cavalrymen but missed, while the Cavalry Leader ordered another volley of spears.
• Absolute Dodge negated one spear's damage, and the game prompted Gao Linzhi to recharge more gold to unlock auto mode.

Gao Linzhi used his Corpse Vine to defeat the cavalrymen hunting him and continued toward East Wolf Village. There, he found players doing construction work outside the village walls, apparently earning money instead of risking their lives against monsters.

• Gao Linzhi released his Corpse Vine to ambush the cavalrymen while he fled.
• The Corpse Vine devoured four cavalrymen and drove the others to run, then began digesting its prey for 24 hours.
• Gao Linzhi discovered East Wolf Village and followed the Minimap toward its walls.
• Gao Linzhi saw players hauling stones and building the wall, and realized they were earning money rather than risking their lives fighting monsters.

Gao Linzhi reached East Wolf Village, learned how the village sheltered Rogue Players from corporate control, and met patrol captain Zheng Dong. When Crab Demons approached, Zheng brought Gao onto the wall to watch the village prepare to fight.

• Gao Linzhi saw Xu Clan warriors leave East Wolf Village to hunt the Frost Wolf King for a Talent Fruit, while the players hauling stones stayed under the village’s protection.
• Ou Xiaohuang warned Gao to ask NPCs about the game and keep his identity hidden, then called patrol captain Zheng Dong to meet him.
• Zheng Dong explained the dangers of Skyfall Continent and Wolf Snake Island, and offered Gao a low-quality long saber to test his courage.
• Gao’s minimap warned him that about twenty Crab Demons were approaching, and Zheng carried him onto the Stone Wall as the villagers organized their defenses.
• The stone-hauling players climbed down inside the village, and the giant Crab Demons appeared in the distance.

Gao Linzhi helped the villagers capture a group of Crab Demons and stopped one from escaping its net, then killed it and received experience and materials. As Rogue Players debated the cost of buying monster kill rights, Gao Linzhi remained concerned about threats from the Xu Corporation and Corporate Players.

• The villagers slowed the Crab Demons with potions and trapped them in wire nets as Gao Linzhi watched.
• Gao Linzhi spotted a Crab Demon cutting through its net and struck at its pincer, while Zheng Dong speared the creature before it could escape.
• Zheng Laoliu accused Gao Linzhi of trying to steal the kill, but Zheng Dong defended him and gave him the crab to kill.
• Gao Linzhi killed the level-four Crab Demon, gaining 40 experience points and receiving Crab Meat and a Crab Shell.
• The Rogue Players returned and balked at Zheng Dong's price of 70 copper coins per kill right, then discussed waiting for the company to make concessions or resisting as wandering heroes.

Gao Linzhi learned how East Wolf Village protected and trained Rogue Players, then sought out the Fourth Elder to find a safe way to grow stronger. Han Xiaowei explained the village’s contracts, work, and currencies, leaving Gao Linzhi with the choice of how to build his strength while avoiding the companies.

• Little Chi Boss bought the rights to butcher the Crab Demons from Zheng Dong, who distributed the payment and gave Gao Linzhi 20 Copper Coins.
• Zheng Dong directed Gao Linzhi to the Fourth Elder, explaining that a Guard Contract could provide training and protection.
• Gao Linzhi traveled through prosperous East Wolf Village and found the Fourth Elder, who summoned Chen Dagang and Han Xiaowei with a bell.
• Chen Dagang warned Gao Linzhi that the companies could expose his real identity, then left Han Xiaowei to advise him.
• Han Xiaowei told Gao Linzhi to stay in the village until level ten, earn money and contribution, and choose between village work and a Guard Contract.
• Han Xiaowei explained that repairing the Stone Wall was useful work and gave Gao Linzhi the current exchange rates for gold, silver, and copper.

Gao Linzhi signed a ten-year Guard Contract with East Wolf Village and learned that Lin Qing was fleeing the company’s control. When Lin Qing revealed her Purple Talent, the Fourth Elder agreed to protect her from the company’s enforcers.

• Gao Linzhi inspected the Guard Contract, saw a prompt confirming it was fair and could be terminated for 1,000 Skyfall Stones, and signed it.
• The Fourth Elder welcomed Gao Linzhi as a village guard and prepared to take him to meet the Great Elder for an aptitude assessment.
• Lin Qing arrived seeking a Guard Contract, followed by Xu Clan* Old Seven and Xu Clan* Old Eight, who threatened her and exposed her identity to Gao Linzhi.
• Lin Qing rejected the company’s threats against her family and asked the Fourth Elder to let her serve as a village guard.
• Lin Qing revealed that she had a Purple Talent, so the Fourth Elder stepped between her and the two men and sent them reeling with a sweep of his arm.

Lin Qing joined East Wolf Village as a guard, and Fourth Elder defied Xu Corporation after learning the value of her talent. He brought her and Gao Linzhi to Third Elder to receive protective talismans, while players warned that guards faced deadly dangers.

• Xu Qi and Lao Ba threatened Fourth Elder with Xu Corporation's vast reserve of people, but Lin Qing privately revealed her talent to him.
• Fourth Elder declared that East Wolf Village would protect Lin Qing from Xu Corporation, and Lao Qi and Lao Ba hurried to report the conflict to Xu Tianlang.
• Fourth Elder led Lin Qing and Gao Linzhi toward Third Elder's residence and explained the village's growth and its talisman-making process.
• Players working in the bamboo grove warned Lin Qing that guards could die fighting anomalies, but she showed little concern.
• Third Elder gave Fourth Elder fifty Blue Grade Defensive Jade Talismans, fifty Blue Grade Offensive Jade Talismans, and four Purple Grade Escape Jade Talismans.

Gao Linzhi and Lin Qing received talismans and began learning the basics of guarding from the Fourth Elder. Meanwhile, Xu Tianlang ordered his men to seize Gao Linzhi and everyone connected to the crime scene, setting the two players up for danger.

• The Fourth Elder gave Gao Linzhi and Lin Qing defensive and escape talismans, and Gao Linzhi stored them in his Game Backpack.
• Xu Tianlang punished Lao Qi and Lao Ba by cutting off their fingers, then learned that Lin Qing had escaped to East Wolf Village and threatened to kill her.
• After hearing Gao Linzhi had been left alone, Xu Tianlang ordered his men to capture him and every living thing that had contacted the crime scene.
• The Fourth Elder took Gao Linzhi and Lin Qing to visit the Second Elder and Fifth Elder, but they refused to give them gear or medicine until they had served for half a month.
• The Fourth Elder returned with Gao Linzhi and Lin Qing to his residence and began teaching them guarding fundamentals and basic guard skills.

Gao Linzhi logged off after receiving a warning that Xu Corporation’s security team was threatening his safety, then used his Game Backpack and Minimap to evade the armed men. He escaped without fighting them and left open how he would confront the company.

• Gao Linzhi used an urgent real-world warning as an excuse to log off while the Fourth Elder tried to persuade Lin Qing that the Skyfall Realm offered a path to immortality.
• The Fourth Elder told Lin Qing he was thirty-eight years old but had lived for three hundred years.
• Gao Linzhi found three armed Xu Corporation Security Office men on his Minimap and packed supplies, identification, and talismans into his Game Backpack.
• Gao Linzhi crossed rooftops and stairs to leave Building 6, passing the three men without releasing the Corpse Vine or starting a fight.

Gao Linzhi fled Xu Corporation by heading into the southern mountains, planning to survive in the wilderness with supplies from Skyfall World. As Xu Corporation’s security team tracked him and spread a false accusation, he ventured deeper into the forest and spotted two yellow dots on his Minimap.

• Gao Linzhi rode a modified electric scooter out of the city toward the South City mountains to evade Xu Corporation’s search.
• Zhao Xianqing, Qi Cheng, and Liu Jinshan reviewed surveillance footage, identified Gao Linzhi on a scooter, and set out to pursue him.
• Gao Linzhi abandoned his scooter, entered the mountains, and left his former colleagues on a team-building outing behind.
• Gao Linzhi heard Xu Corporation’s false claim that he had deleted a database and learned the company had offered a two-million reward for him.
• Gao Linzhi planned to use a distinctive pet against Xu Corporation, headed into a remote part of the mountains, and noticed two yellow dots on his Minimap.

Gao Linzhi ambushed and killed Chen Xing and Wang Cong with his Corpse Vine after they pursued him for the two-million-yuan reward. He continued deeper into the mountains and settled in for the night, determined to take revenge on Xu Corporation.

• Gao Linzhi climbed a steep slope, hid in the woods, and concealed his Corpse Vine beneath the soil and rocks.
• Chen Xing pursued Gao Linzhi up the slope and was swallowed by the Corpse Vine.
• Wang Cong climbed after Chen Xing with a Kukri Knife and was also swallowed by the Corpse Vine.
• Gao Linzhi stored the Corpse Vine in his Game Backpack and continued into the mountains, feeling relieved after killing the two men.
• Gao Linzhi found shelter behind a rock, checked his supplies, set the Corpse Vine to guard him underground, and built a contained fire for the night.

Gao Linzhi reentered the game and learned several beginner skills as the Fourth Elder instructed Lin Qing, while realizing that his Resurrection Pearl and other protections let him train without the risks faced by ordinary players. He planned to stay at a low level and master basic skills before leveling up.

• Gao Linzhi checked his status, saw that he was near the border of Xu Corporation’s territory, and reentered the game under the Corpse Vine’s protection.
• The Fourth Elder taught Lin Qing the Heavenly Sight, Earthly Hearing, Person-Judging Art, and Gao Linzhi learned it through the game system.
• The Fourth Elder explained that Descenders could spend experience to improve skills after learning them, while Lin Qing struggled to grasp the art.
• Gao Linzhi learned Basic Lightness Skill and realized that staying at a low level would let him build skills and attributes before gaining experience became harder.
• The Fourth Elder taught Basic Fists and Feet and Basic Parrying, and Gao Linzhi learned both skills as their knowledge became instinctive.

After the Fourth Elder taught Lin Qing and Gao Linzhi several basic skills, Gao Linzhi discovered that the Game System had transferred their techniques into his real body as well. He left camp and continued south, now able to travel through the mountains more efficiently.

• The Fourth Elder taught Lin Qing and Gao Linzhi the Secret Scouting Technique, Basic Lightness Skill, Basic Parrying, and Basic Fists and Feet, and explained how guards could redeem skills.
• Gao Linzhi reached the entry level in several skills, while Lin Qing memorized the lessons and began training; she suspected he might be Can Xue Waves Across the Map, whom she knew as Gao Linzhi.
• Gao Linzhi returned to his east side room, logged out, and tested the skills on a birch tree, confirming that his real body had learned the movements.
• Gao Linzhi packed up his camp, ate breakfast, and set off south, using the Basic Lightness Skill to move along mountain trails with less effort and leave fewer traces.

Gao Linzhi hid in the mountains to evade Xu Corporation's manhunt, while Qi Cheng's tracking team lost the trail when their dogs became terrified of the Corpse Vine's scent. Xu Corporation approved a large-scale employee search, and Gao Linzhi anticipated that the company would use workers and drones to comb the mountains.

• Gao Linzhi avoided a village where people might recognize Xu Corporation's wanted notice and went deeper into the mountains, using the Corpse Vine to confuse tracking dogs.
• Qi Cheng, Zhao Xianqing, and Liu Jinshan led fifty security staff and six dogs into the mountains, following Gao Linzhi's scent from surveillance footage.
• The six dogs collapsed in fear at a steep slope, leaving Qi Cheng's team unable to track Gao Linzhi.
• Liu Jinshan proposed dividing the mountains into search zones and offering employees rewards for leads, and Zhao Xianqing approved the plan.
• Xu Corporation quickly authorized a company-wide mountain search, while Gao Linzhi guessed the company would send employees and drones after him.

Gao Linzhi built a shelter in a secluded ravine to protect himself and planned to learn Disguise Art. The Fourth Elder gave him permission to gain experience by killing monsters captured by the Patrol Team, and Gao Linzhi raised his Basic Lightness Skill to Level 3.

• Gao Linzhi found a hidden ravine, gathered tools and food from the game, and built a temporary shelter there.
• Gao Linzhi returned to the game, and the Fourth Elder promised to teach him Disguise Art in a couple of days.
• Gao Linzhi invested his experience in Basic Lightness Skill, raising its proficiency to 40/100.
• The Fourth Elder gave Gao Linzhi a token authorizing him to kill monsters caught by the Patrol Team.
• Zheng Dong let Gao Linzhi join the Patrol Team, and Gao Linzhi gained 300 experience by the end of the morning.
• Gao Linzhi put all 300 experience into Basic Lightness Skill, raising it to Level 3 (40/100).

Gao Linzhi rejected Little Cat Fishing’s pitch to join the Tianxia Guild, then learned that Xu Clan* Old Seven wanted to pay him to lure Lin Qing out of the village. The chapter left Gao Linzhi demanding a hundred kilograms of gold and Xu Qi considering the offer.

• Little Cat Fishing warned Gao Linzhi about Company Players and tried to recruit him into the Tianxia Guild, but Gao Linzhi left to eat.
• Gao Linzhi met Zheng Dong at the Village West Canteen and ate rabbit meat said to improve constitution.
• Xu Clan* Old Seven offered Gao Linzhi gold to lure Lin Qing outside the village, but Gao Linzhi refused and demanded a hundred kilograms instead.
• Xu Qi said he would ask the young master about Gao Linzhi’s demand.