The Golden Race expert's expression darkened completely as he listened to the complaints from the representatives of the various races.
"It would be one thing if just one or two of them had a way to save their lives."
The Golden Race expert said gravely, "But so many players now have the same life-saving measure. This is definitely no coincidence."
"A player must have created these life-saving items and then sold them to other players in bulk through the Trading Channel."
"The player making these Jade Talismans is no less of a threat than the fellow who cleared the eighth level. It might even be his handiwork."
The representatives nodded. That was certainly possible.
The player who had cleared the eighth level was undoubtedly powerful. Since he had a Tier Three subordinate, he himself had probably reached Tier Three as well. He would indeed be capable of crafting Tier Three Protective Jade Talismans.
"But even if we know someone is mass-producing life-saving items, what can we do about it?"
"We can't just forcibly stop players from using items, can we? The game rules were completely locked in once the event began."
"Exactly. The only thing we can influence is who we send to guard each level of the staircase."
"Forcibly changing the event rules at this point is impossible. Interfering would only provoke a backlash from the game system."
Although the representatives were unwilling to accept this, that was all they could do. There was nothing else to be done.
The game system's rules were absolute. Even these members of the Gray Fog Civilization did not dare cross that red line lightly.
"There's no need to be so pessimistic, everyone."
At that moment, Chu Ge spoke up. "We haven't come away from this event empty-handed."
"At the very least, this