Judgment complete: insufficient balance
The two men's words, when they reached the ears of the villagers, immediately jolted many of them awake.
In an instant, in addition to fear, everyone felt a growing sense of worry.
How could one person possibly be a match for six?
Not to mention that these six men were also old and strong.
"Well."
A villager sighed softly.
They didn't want to see the boy die tragically, but they also didn't want the villagers' women and children to be left without help.
At this moment.
Mu Fan withdrew his gaze from the child and landed on the six people.
The next moment, Mu Fan raised his hand and put his index finger to his lips.
Shhh.
"Little white mouse, be a good boy/girl."
As the sound faded.
To their horror, the six men discovered that they were unable to move.
There was no thought or spiritual power suppressing him; in just an instant, I seemed to freeze in place.
"What kind of tactic is this?!"
The man who was licking his lips had his smile frozen on his face as he stared intently at Mu Fan, his pupils not even shrinking slightly.
Then, the other person whispered again:
"That's really cheap!"
At this point, Mu Fan had already selected this person as the first subject of his experiment.
It's very cheap, only requires one Idle Points.
"Help!"
Mu Fan thought to himself softly.
The next moment, a flash of light appeared, Mu Fan saw a line of text floating above the person's head.
"Help successful! This random help duration: 16 days; random multiplier: 1675."
"Such a high multiplier?"
Mu Fan's gaze sharpened.
At this moment, Mu Fan saw another notification:
"Judgment complete: Insufficient balance."
"Um?"
Mu Fan was slightly taken aback.
"You're behind on your bill?"
At this moment.
The person chosen by Mu Fan suddenly began to show subtle changes in their appearance.
The changes weren't very obvious, but upon closer inspection, one could see that the lines on her face were beginning to change.
At first, there were only subtle signs, but then a clear trend of decline and decay emerged.
"That speed?"
Mu Fan looked surprised, and with a thought, he gave the others the freedom to speak.
The moment he was able to speak, he cried out in terror:
"What, what have you done to me!"
The sudden sound immediately drew the attention of everyone present.
Upon seeing the man's appearance, the other five men all became horrified.
Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly!
At this moment, in their eyes, this person, who was clearly about the same age as them, seemed to be more than ten years older than them.
What's even more frightening is that this feeling of aging is intensifying at an alarming rate!
"Heretical cultivator!"
The five men suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.
This method must mean the other party is devouring this brother's life essence!
At this point, the person appeared even more aged.
His body began to grow thin, the muscles on his face began to wither, and the hair on his forehead began to thin.
Two more breaths passed, and he looked even older than the village chief, his back beginning to hunch, and an air of old age emanating from his body.
"What on earth did you do?!"
The man grew increasingly terrified, his cloudy eyes filled with panic.
Only his voice had become old.
Another breath passed, and the baldness was complete, leaving only the hair on the back and sides of the head, stubbornly and defiantly.
But in the blink of an eye, these hairs began to turn white.
His body had become even thinner; it was as if all the fat had been drained from between his bones and skin, leaving him shriveled and withered.
Age spots appeared, one or two at a time, and soon they merged into a whole.
Finally, at a certain moment.
The terror and panic in the man's eyes suddenly froze, then his head lolled to the side, and with a snap, he died.
He died peacefully in his sleep!
"Evil... evil cultivator!"
This scene terrified the five people, and one of them even cried out in horror:
"Doing such a heinous thing will bring retribution!"
"Let's leave now, and this whole village is yours, okay? I'll give you everything I have."
"This was all instigated by the second brother; he deserved it, it has nothing to do with us!"
"..."
In the blink of an eye, all five of them were in a panic.
Calls for violence don't matter; that's how they've always lived all these years.
But the methods they're using right now are strangely bizarre and sinister.
This kid did nothing, and his second son died so mysteriously.
They had seen some people harmed by evil cultivators, but those people were merely turned into dried corpses, unlike what was happening now, where in less than ten breaths, it was as if their remaining lives had ended.
At this time.
Mu Fan also figured out the situation.
The changes in the mice were beyond his expectations.
A multiplier of over 1,600 is astonishing, but when converted, it's equivalent to just over 1,600 days passing by each day.
More than 1,600 days, which is only four and a half years, is equivalent to the next sixteen days. Every day that passes is equivalent to aging four and a half years.
Even so, it's impossible to achieve such an effect.
After all, it will take sixteen days for the full assistance to be provided.
After consulting the System Spirit, he figured out the reason.
Before starting to provide assistance, the lifespan required will be calculated.
Therefore, a judgment will be required.
The key to determining this is whether the person being helped has enough remaining lifespan to cover the deductions.
This person's lifespan is clearly insufficient to support him consuming sixteen four-and-a-half-year periods.
Therefore, the result is that the balance is insufficient.
According to the system's logic.
If you can't help for more than sixteen days, the other person will die from exhaustion of their lifespan.
In that case, it's better to end the pain quickly than to suffer for a long time.
Complete the process in one go.
Therefore, even though the multiplier drawn is only around 1,600 when the balance is insufficient, the actual rate at which lifespan is consumed is quite astonishing.
If there are enough remaining lifespans to deduct, then the lifespan consumption during idle gameplay will be evenly distributed across each day.
"In that case, if we encounter a target whose lifespan is already limited, once the target is identified, it's a guaranteed kill."
Mu Fan sighed inwardly:
"This ability is indeed quite impressive."
Birth, aging, sickness, and death—these seem to be the ironclad laws of nature.
But through this method, he could help people waste their time until they die of old age.
For him, this unprecedented method was nothing short of domineering.
Putting his thoughts aside, Mu Fan's gaze fell on the other five people.
For a moment, the five of them panicked.
Various conditions and promises were thrown out one after another.
In short, whatever the circumstances, we need to find a way to survive.
"Help successful! This random help duration: six days; random multiplier: 4285."
"Judgment complete: Insufficient balance."
"Help successful! This random help duration: one day; random multiplier: 1157."
"Assessment complete: Begin assistance."
"Help successful! Random help duration: 87 days; Random multiplier: 1986."
"Judgment complete..."
With one burst of energy, they turned all five of them into guinea pigs.
Looking at the lucky winner who drew a speed boost of over four thousand times, Mu Fan asked the System Spirit:
"If I Multiplied-Speed Cultivation, is that also a multiplier of this magnitude?"