The middle-aged Chinese man was named Ji Zekai, and his codename in the Godforsaken Game was "Mr. J."
The renowned "Boss Ji" in North America's Chinese community was Ji Zekai's paternal cousin.
Unlike his relative, who had made a name for himself in business, Ji Zekai was the type to quietly amass a fortune. He had built up his business in California with his wife, children, and his wife's family, with several large farms under his control.
When the Godforsaken Game arrived, Ji Zekai had shown considerable foresight, immediately selling off all his real estate and using all his liquid funds to purchase "lifespan."
This had allowed him to lead his entire family in developing faster during the early stages.
What Ji Zekai regretted now was that he had not sold the farms back then...
He had originally thought that with the apocalypse coming, the value of his farms would rise.
But as it turned out, the Godforsaken Game actually had something called the "Divine Book"!
The threshold for obtaining a Divine Book was no longer particularly high. As more and more people became self-sufficient, Ji Zekai's farms had become completely useless and were abandoned.
Later, after several twists and turns, Ji Zekai had joined the Sky Serpent Organization.
Initially, the organization's members had only kept in contact offline. Their usual operations had targeted not only Great Xia but also powerful players from various other countries, trying to recruit them through coercion, inducements, and other means.
And now.
The Sky Serpent Organization had formally established its guild, set up its headquarters in the Los Angeles Ruins, and purchased this Noble Restaurant Hideout.
Yet before they had even finished gathering the guild members, the Shuddering Joker had been lured into the ruins!
When Ji Zekai voiced his idea.
The other six