Strategist "Ming"

"All done."

Looking at the corpse on the ground, Su Yuan felt reassured.

Su Yuan, who possessed the Grey Mirror, was well aware of what Yuwen Sa desired most at the moment.

That is to successfully join the "Galaxy Group" Group branch and become a strategist for the "Galaxy Group" Group.

To achieve this goal, Yuwen Sa has been making continuous plans and schemes over the past few centuries, sparing no expense to exhaust his accumulated wealth.

The "Galaxy Group" Group is a top-tier power within the Canglan Galactic Human Empire. Joining the "Galaxy Group" Group can help Yuwen Sa enter the upper echelons of the Canglan Galactic Human Empire.

At that time, Yuwen Sa will be able to earn a hundred or a thousand times more wealth than he does now.

Putting everything else aside, his status as a strategist for the "Galaxy Group" Group alone is enough to attract a large number of forces to request Yuwen Sa to offer them advice.

After all, how could one join the "Galaxy Group" Group without the ability?

Unfortunately, that's a pity.

Su Yuan completely cut off any possibility of Yuwen Sa joining the "Galaxy Group" Group.

Through the Grey Mirror, Su Yuan realized that several months ago, before the purple-haired woman, a staff member of the recruitment department of the "Galaxy Group" Group branch, even entered the game world of "Shattering the Void," he had already formulated this plan.

He disguised himself to resemble Yuwen Sa, and then killed the purple-haired woman to make her dislike his appearance.

Finally, by using this point of dislike, they completely shut Yuwen Sa out of the "Galaxy Group" Group.

Leaving the bungalow, Su Yuan walked along the streets of Liang Province City.

This operation will leave no hidden dangers. Even if the purple-haired woman, an employee of the "Galaxy Group" Group, wanted to investigate afterward, she wouldn't be able to find out anything about her.

The other party didn't even figure out whether Su Yuan was a native powerhouse of the Shattering the Void World or a citizen player.

"Next, I'll forge a spear that suits me perfectly!"

Su Yuan thought to himself.

This time, Yuwen Sa's hopes were dashed when he came to Liang Province City and killed the purple-haired woman.

This was just one of Su Yuan's objectives.

Another purpose was to forge a spear suitable for him.

In the Shattering the Void World, the upper limit of physical attributes is locked at level 1.

Under these circumstances, the usefulness of weapons increases significantly.

Liang Province City is the province with the most fierce and warlike people among the Dayong Nine Provinces, and its weapon forging industry is also extremely advanced.

In the past two months, Su Yuan has been in charge of the Money Gang in Qingxiang City, earning fifty to sixty thousand taels of silver. Most of it was exchanged for real-world Canglan Coin, and the remainder was also a huge sum of money, more than enough to buy a satisfactory spear.

Virtual World Network.

Personal space.

Although Yuwen Sa suffered a loss in Blue Star's scheme, he quickly forgot about it.

Because he had more important things to do.

Joined a branch of the "Galaxy Group" Group.

"Galaxy Group!"

Yuwen Sa was thrilled. In order to successfully get the job, he made several moves and spent a lot of money to hire a higher-level "strategist" from the Yuwen Sa Wise Race to help him. He eliminated those strategists who were better than him and were competing for the same position.

After centuries of planning, he finally landed on the application list for a position at the "Galaxy Group" Group's recruitment department. Yuwen Sa's planning ability is definitely among the strongest.

Furthermore, given his Wise Race background, any recruiter at the Galaxy Group, barring any misjudgment, would undoubtedly choose Yuwen Sa.

With this in mind, Yuwen Sa composed himself, kept a close eye on his emails, and waited for a message from the "Galaxy Group" Group.

According to the recruitment process, the list of newly hired employees should be announced today.

Soon.

Yuwen Sa then received an email from the "Galaxy Group" Group.

"I'm sorry, you do not meet the requirements."

The contents of the email were like a bucket of cold water poured over Yuwen Sa's excited heart.

"Didn't pass the recruitment process?"

Yuwen Sa was incredulous; what had seemed a sure thing had suddenly become unpredictable.

"Impossible!"

Yuwen Sa's first thought was, "Impossible."

He even suspected that the email might have been sent to the wrong person.

Only after repeated checks did they confirm that it came from the "Galaxy Group" Group.

Yuwen Sa finally realized that he had indeed failed the recruitment process.

"Is Gu Xiu the one who passed the recruitment?"

Yuwen Sa saw the list of candidates recruited through the "Galaxy Group" Group's branch.

Gu Xiu was also a relatively famous strategist, roughly on par with Yuwen Sa.

However, Gu Xiu's background is very ordinary.

Yuwen Sa was a strategist of the Wise Race.

The Wise Race are Human Race that has produced many strategists.

For millions of years, the strategists of the Wise Race have been spread across the Thirty-Six Galactic Human Empires.

Furthermore, strategists in the Wise Race tend to stick together and support each other. Hiring one Wise Race strategist is equivalent to having a network of Wise Race strategists, which has become common knowledge in the strategist circle.

That's why Yuwen Sa was confident that he would be selected by the "Galaxy Group" Group.

Because he has a good background.

Just now?

"Is someone plotting against me? That Gu Xiu?"

Yuwen Sa frowned.

Those who seek high profits are suspicious.

The current result is that Yuwen Sa was not selected.

Gu Xiu successfully joined the "Galaxy Group" Group and became the biggest beneficiary.

Naturally, he was Yuwen Sa's primary suspect.

Realizing this, Yuwen Sa immediately used his connections to begin investigating Gu Xiu.

He wanted to find out exactly what schemes Gu Xiu had devised to make the "Galaxy Group" Group choose an ordinary candidate over a strategist with a Wise Race background.

Half a day later.

Yuwen Sa frowned.

After half a day of investigation, he found no clues.

"Gu Xiu?"

Yuwen Sa grew angrier the more he thought about it.

Now that the recruitment results have been finalized, his centuries-long plan has come to naught, and he is naturally extremely unwilling to accept it.

Even if things couldn't be undone, Yuwen Sa wanted to figure out exactly how he lost.

Thinking of this...

Yuwen Sa immediately contacted Gu Xiu.

I'm prepared to ask them in person to clarify.

As fellow strategists, Gu Xiu's contact information was easily obtained.

Soon.

Gu Xiu's figure materialized not far away.

The Virtual Network World enables real-time communication.

"Brother Yuwen."

Gu Xiu looked at Yuwen Sa and greeted him warmly.

Even though he has now successfully joined the "Galaxy Group" Group, Yuwen Sa is still, after all, a strategist of the Wise Race.

You absolutely must not offend them unless it's a last resort.

"Gu Xiu."

Yuwen Sa asked directly, "What methods did you use to pass the recruitment process of the 'Galaxy Group' Group?"

"What methods?"

Gu Xiu was slightly taken aback, but immediately understood what Yuwen Sa meant.

"Brother Yuwen, I really didn't use any special methods."

Gu Xiu shook his head and said, "When I learned that Brother Yuwen was among the competitors, I never thought I could successfully join the 'Galaxy Group' Group."

"Brother Yuwen is superior to me in every way, and he's from the Wise Race. I don't understand why I was the one who passed the recruitment."

Gu Xiu said earnestly.

Is that really the case?

Yuwen Sa looked at Gu Xiu, seemingly trying to discern the truth from the falsehood.

"I've already been hired, so I don't need to lie to you."

Gu Xiu said solemnly.

"In that case, thank you for your trouble."

Yuwen Sa said.

"No trouble at all, Brother Yuwen. Please feel free to contact me anytime if you need anything in the future."

After Gu Xiu finished speaking, he got up and left.

Who exactly is it?

Yuwen Sa watched Gu Xiu leave, his doubts deepening.

If Gu Xiu has nothing to do with this, then who was behind it?

Or was Gu Xiu lying to him?

After much deliberation, Yuwen Sa contacted an elder member of his clan.

"Yuwen Sa."

A Wise Race strategist with an equally enormous head appeared not far from Yuwen Sa.

"Third Uncle." Yuwen Sa immediately stood up, his posture quite respectful.

His third uncle, Yuwen Pu, served in the Canglan Galactic Human Empire and was far more capable of strategizing than him.

"Speak, what is it?"

Uncle Yuwen Pu of the third clan spoke first.

The strategists of the Wise Race prefer to stick together and help each other.

This is also why the strategists of the Wise Race are spread throughout the Thirty-Six Galactic Human Empires.

"What I've been plotting for the last few centuries"

Yuwen Sa immediately revealed all the information, daring not to conceal anything.

"The other advisors on that recruitment list, besides you, didn't have as good overall qualifications as you, yet you were ultimately not selected."

A look of surprise appeared on Yuwen Pu's face.

Strategists act subtly and silently. For example, Yuwen Sa's planning took hundreds of years to eliminate his superior competitors. The list of candidates that appeared before the "Galaxy Group" Group when recruiting employees were all inferior to Yuwen Sa.

Therefore, the final choice is almost predictable.

This is much better than directly affecting the Galaxy Group's recruitment of employees.

All other options were eliminated, leaving the group with only one choice: hiring employees.

In this way, the person recruiting employees for the "Galaxy Group" Group probably thought that they had a keen eye for talent and had carefully selected Yuwen Sa.

"I've already contacted Gu Xiu directly, and he said he was completely unaware of it and didn't use any means to try and influence the matter."

Yuwen Sa spoke again.

"That's interesting."

Yuwen Pu became interested, closed his eyes, and fell into thought.

One hour later.

Yuwen Pu opened his eyes again, a hint of doubt on his face.

Even with his intelligence and connections, he tried to find out who was behind this.

Still, nothing was gained.

"Uncle of the Third Clan"

Yuwen Sa shouted from the side.

No leads.

Yuwen Pu looked solemn and, valuing Yuwen Sa, said in a deep voice, "There's no need to investigate this matter any further; it won't do you any good."

Yuwen Pu's words immediately jolted Yuwen Sa awake.

"Even you, my third uncle."

Yuwen Sa found it unbelievable.

"There are only two possibilities in this matter. One is that it was completely an accident. When we strategists act, seven parts are up to us and three parts are up to fate. No matter how much you plan and scheme, you cannot guarantee that the outcome will be exactly what you want."

"Unexpected events are normal."

Yuwen Pu said.

Yuwen Sa nodded; this was common knowledge among strategists.

"Another possibility."

Yuwen Pu's tone was heavy, "There was indeed an external force behind this. It might be the aftereffect of a top strategist's casual move that caused your plan to fail."

"I've investigated every aspect, but found no trace. This means that the methods of that top strategist are beyond what we can detect. It's best not to know about such Top Strategist, otherwise we might become their pawn."

Yuwen Pu's expression was solemn.

The more outstanding the strategist, the less trace they leave behind when they act; apart from themselves, others only feel that things are going to happen the way they should.

"Clear."

Yuwen Sa also felt a chill run down his spine.

As a strategist, he knew all too well the terror of those top strategists. Once someone was regarded as a pawn, their fate was truly at the mercy of that person.

Shattering the Void World.

"Five thousand taels of silver, and you'll have a spear forged to my specifications?"

Su Yuan looked at the strong blacksmith in front of him and asked.

"That's right." The blacksmith nodded.

"OK."

Su Yuan did not haggle and directly took out fifty taels of gold.

Carrying gold is much more convenient when you're traveling.

"Please wait two days, sir. Come back and collect it in two days," the blacksmith said, taking out a wooden token.

Su Yuan put away the wooden sign and left the blacksmith shop.

"Next, let's wait two days in this city and stay at an inn."

Su Yuan thought to himself.

Actually, the most cost-effective way is to live outside the city.

However, Su Yuan was not short of money. The cost of two days at the inn was only a little over ten taels of silver, so there was no need to make himself suffer.

While waiting for the spear to be forged, Su Yuan simply selected "intelligent auto-forge".

I then logged out of the game.

"Judging by the time, today is the day <The Ten Thousand Layer Labyrinth> resets."

Su Yuan's heart stirred slightly.

The world of <Ten Thousand Layer Labyrinth> is a game world created by the Canglan Galactic Human Empire specifically for "strategists".

Passing through a certain number of levels will yield rich rewards. Su Yuan's first million Canglan Coin were obtained by passing through ten of these maze levels.

One million Canglan Coin is just the minimum reward for the <Ten Thousand Layer Labyrinth>; the rewards become richer as you progress.

However, to prevent strategists from becoming overly engrossed in the <Ten Thousand Layer Labyrinth> world, the game mechanism stipulates that there are two months of Blue Star time, and players can only conquer a maximum of ten levels.

"Two months ago, I reached the tenth level, and now I can continue."

With a slight thought, Su Yuan arrived in the world of <Ten Thousand Layer Labyrinth>.

However, Su Yuan did not enter the game world directly, but instead came to its game community.

Compared to other games, the game community in the world of <Ten Thousand Layer Labyrinth> is a huge virtual space.

Many players of "Ten Thousand Layer Labyrinth" have gathered here.

In addition, the game community of "Ten Thousand Layer Labyrinth" is home to many other factions.

After all, the world of "Ten Thousand Layer Labyrinth" is designed to cultivate strategists, and what powerful factions like most is to befriend strategists.

Many forces have established themselves here in order to recruit their preferred strategists.

Su Yuan descended upon the Community World, arriving at the central area.

Here stand rows of huge stone tablets, each inscribed with a name.

There are ten thousand stone tablets in total, and each stone tablet corresponds to one level of the "Ten Thousand Layer Labyrinth".

The name of any strategist who successfully navigates the corresponding number of mazes will appear on the corresponding stone tablet.

Of course, the names here are not the strategist's real names, but rather pseudonyms he adopted.

Su Yuan arrived at the tenth stone tablet and looked at one of the names.

Bright!

"Ming" is the name Su Yuan chose for himself; it's very ordinary and has nothing to do with his real identity.

"The twentieth reward in <The Ten Thousand Layer Labyrinth>."

Through the Grey Mirror, Su Yuan learned that the reward for passing the twentieth level of the maze was one of the resources he needed most at the moment.

"Let's begin."

With a slight thought, Su Yuan immediately entered the eleventh level of the maze.

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