This Game Has Been Mastered By Him

As the morning sun slowly rose, its rays streamed into the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.

Inside the martial arts hall's rest area.

Before Lin Qi could even get out of bed, ten figures stood perfectly aligned at the head of his bed. Ten heads surrounded the bed, twenty eyes fixed on Lin Qi, silent. Their tired, bloodshot eyes, however, all conveyed excitement and anticipation.

"What are you guys doing, playing doctor?" Lin Qi looked at the ten heads in his field of vision and suddenly felt like his insomnia of the past few days had completely vanished.

"Dojo Master, the task you assigned is complete," Fang Zhen said, looking at Lin Qi as he opened his eyes, his expression eager. "We're waiting for your review now."

"Alright, you seven newcomers, report your numbers." Lin Qi got up, his gaze sweeping over the seven newcomers, who were drenched in sweat. It was clear they weren't yet accustomed to such high-intensity underground work.

"We report our own numbers?" the Outlander Gunslinger asked, surprised. "Is that okay?"

Although he knew their actions were definitely under the system's surveillance and that they could never escape the NPC's control, he had heard from Twilight of the Gods that this NPC was a bit foolish.

If someone lied about their cleared area and this NPC actually believed them, then their efforts all night would be in vain.

The temptation of the two martial arts techniques Lin Qi had presented was too great. What was originally a plan to collectively slack off for Lin Qi had been completely abandoned. The ten people had directly split into three teams, each with their own ideas.

Especially the team formed by the other four newcomers. All four were ordinary players who had played different virtual games before. They had only pre-ordered High Martial Descent after seeing its claim of 100% virtual reality and were lucky enough to be chosen.

These people had initially thought that they, as professional players, would have an advantage. But with the appearance of the martial arts techniques, their thinking changed. They believed that even if the mecha team and the pilgrimage team obtained the martial arts techniques, it would be difficult for them to learn them in a short period. Not to mention that both teams had experts, and their progress in High Martial Descent would be very fast, making it even harder to catch up later.

Therefore, the four of them joined forces. With an extra person, they had a high chance of winning first place, which would allow them to learn the martial arts techniques a step ahead of the other two teams.

Because of this, the competition between their three teams was incredibly fierce. They hadn't rested at all for 12 hours. If their stamina ran out, they would directly die and respawn, which would instantly restore their stamina. It was a kind of BUG behavior, though it was a bit costly.

In one night, the three of them in the mecha team had each died at least ten times. For professional players like them, this was also a considerable burden.

If they didn't get the martial arts techniques in the end, they would have wasted all their efforts this month.

"There's nothing wrong with that. If the quantity is inaccurate, at worst, you'll be expelled from the martial arts hall," Lin Qi said with a smile, looking at the somewhat worried Outlander Gunslinger. "Alright, you seven newcomers, report your numbers."

Verifying the area of energy land cleared by these players would be too time-consuming, and it was likely that no one knew how much they had cleared better than the players themselves.

He just needed to use his authority, and he believed no player would be foolish enough to miss this express train to the High Martial world.

And everything unfolded as Lin Qi had expected. When the ten people present heard the word "expelled," their expressions became much more serious, especially the seven newcomers who had just arrived.

Before they entered High Martial Descent, they had only thought that High Martial Descent was at most a game with higher virtual reality. But after actually entering, they realized.

This was a masterpiece! It would definitely become popular worldwide in the future!

And High Martial Descent was currently in its experience testing phase. This experience test had not mentioned a data wipe, meaning their progress in High Martial Descent would persist. This was the best opportunity to get ahead of other players, and only a fool would miss it.

Following that, everyone began to report their numbers.

"73 square meters!"

"1 square meter!"

"1 square meter!"

"1 square meter!"

The members of the four-person team proudly reported their data. Especially the leading youth, who exuded an imposing aura and an air of nobility, named One Leaf Floating Cloud. He appeared younger than Twilight of the Gods, at most 18 years old, but he had become the center of the four-person team.

"You cleared this much in one night?" Lin Qi exclaimed, astonished.

Putting aside the issue of energy map distribution underground, it was normally impossible for four people to dig out 76 square meters in one night. After all, Fang Zhen and the others had only managed twelve to thirteen square meters with intense digging the previous night, but these four were complete newcomers, clearing nineteen square meters per person in one night was simply superhuman.

As for the other three newcomers who reported one square meter each, it was likely because they were worried about failing the mission and facing punishment, so they reported one square meter to play it safe. Otherwise, the other three would have definitely given all their results to one person.

"Damn! How many times did they die?" Twilight of the Gods looked at the four-person team, thinking they were quite wealthy.

The only way for newcomers to clear an average of nineteen square meters of energy land in one night was to die when they got tired. The number of deaths in one night would be at least twenty to thirty times. For the four of them combined, it would be over a hundred times, equivalent to spending over a hundred 648s.

"Is this the power of money?"

Hearing Twilight of the Gods' words, Lin Qi instantly understood and was filled with shock.

The four-person team in front of him could actually exploit system bugs with money. In a way, players like them were even more powerful than professional players like Fang Zhen.

"Not bad. With this achievement, it's no wonder you four didn't deign to team up with us," Luo Wu Shang said with a smile after hearing the numbers. "Unfortunately, we will win this competition!"

Zhang Qingwei also nodded and spoke directly, "78 square meters!"

"How is that possible!" One Leaf Floating Cloud looked at Zhang Qingwei with disbelief.

To ensure he obtained the martial arts technique, he had made their four-person team repeatedly respawn. In a way, this was the limit of their clearing capacity for one night.

The pilgrimage team only had three people. Even with an expert leading them, they shouldn't have surpassed them.

"Did you spend a lot of time transporting soil?" Twilight of the Gods asked with a smile.

"You... could it be..." One Leaf Floating Cloud instantly understood.

The most troublesome part of underground clearing was transporting soil. One person had to constantly transport soil, or even two people had to transport it, otherwise, the digging would be in vain.

"It's a pity you came later than us. When I was digging the tunnel earlier, I discovered a large crack deep underground. We barely needed to go to the surface to transport soil," Twilight of the Gods explained.

"I lost fairly," One Leaf Floating Cloud admitted, admiring Twilight of the Gods. He was indeed the man who could exploit bugs with Lin Qi, the NPC.

"And you guys?" Lin Qi asked Fang Zhen and the other two.

Although the results were out, as an NPC, he still had to ask.

"I can't compare, I only have 1 square meter," Peerless One Shot said, shaking his head and smiling.

"I've got 84 square meters," the Outlander Gunslinger said, a proud smile showing.

"84 square meters? How did you manage that?" Twilight of the Gods asked, looking at the Outlander Gunslinger in surprise.

Even though the Outlander Gunslinger and his two companions had the veteran explorer Fang Zhen leading them, there was no way they could have dug faster than they had. He hadn't told anyone else about that great fissure.

"It's nothing, just good luck. When I was digging, I accidentally found a small tunnel. That small tunnel wasn't polluted, and the energy was dense. It was about 42 square meters," the Outlander Gunslinger said with a smile. "That tunnel doesn't count as cheating, after all, I found it. The rules didn't say I had to dig it myself, just that I had to explore the energy land."

"Damn! You actually ran into something like that," Twilight of the Gods said, speechless.

They hadn't lost to money, but to luck. They couldn't complain, as the rules indeed didn't state it had to be dug personally.

"Alright, the rankings are set. You can choose one of these two martial arts manuals," Lin Qi said, in a great mood. To open up over two hundred square meters of energy land in one night was much faster than cultivating in the wild.

"Then I'll choose..." The Outlander Gunslinger looked at the two martial arts manuals in Lin Qi's hand and reached out to grab Crushing Stone Fist.

For a man, nothing was more tempting than an increase in strength.

"Gunslinger, don't pick that one, pick Leopard Shadow Steps!" Fang Zhen shouted urgently, seeing the Outlander Gunslinger reaching for Crushing Stone Fist.

"Leopard Shadow Steps?" The Outlander Gunslinger looked at Fang Zhen strangely, not understanding what he meant.

"Are you stupid?" Fang Zhen said irritably. "What do you think is the most troublesome part of our exploration?"

After digging soil all night, the Outlander Gunslinger instinctively replied, "Transporting the soil?"

"Exactly. If we learn Leopard Shadow Steps, our speed will increase significantly. Not only will it improve our soil transportation efficiency, but we can also train Leopard Shadow Steps with it. It's killing two birds with one stone. Don't be foolish," Fang Zhen said, nodding with an expression of 'a promising student.'

"Right! How did I not think of that?" The Outlander Gunslinger suddenly realized and directly chose Leopard Shadow Steps, not even glancing at Crushing Stone Fist.

Lin Qi, standing nearby, was stunned by what he heard.

Fang Zhen's words were truly eye-opening!

It was invigorating!

He had to admit, Fang Zhen had truly mastered this game.