Chapter 131: Playing Hard to Get (Happy New Year)

Gugao Laoren deeply agreed; knowing Lin Bai until now, he was like a riddle, and you would never know how many trump cards he was hiding.

Therefore, Gugao Laoren felt he was worrying about things that were none of his business.

Perhaps when Lin Bai truly encountered an insurmountable danger, a Daoist True Person protecting the Dao would suddenly jump out from some corner.

Never overestimate the integrity of the developers; if they don't want an NPC to die, they have plenty of ways to ensure it.

"Laolian, continue to make weapons with notches in the future." After Gugao Laoren left, Lin Bai looked at the Weapon Refinement Master and instructed.

The Weapon Refinement Master's hand shook, and the array diagram he had just engraved gained an extra notch...

【Lin Bai's Internal Energy +1 day】

【Resentment from the Weapon Refinement Master; +1】

"Great God Gelige, are we going to push against Lin Bai?" At the Xuanming Sect station, several players gathered together for a private chat, and a player named Ding Gouzha asked Gelige.

Gelige was a big gaming influencer and the initiator of the "Lin Bai Must Die" post. He hailed from Binghuo Cheng, and upon entering the game, he began grinding levels and joined an organization called Star Piercer, thinking he was ahead of most people.

But later, when Golden-Haired Lion was abducted by people from the Canyang Sect, it made him realize that following the sect route would ultimately lead to falling behind everyone else.

Thus, Gelige took a group of players and left Binghuo Cheng before the guards of the Five Great Sects arrived, voluntarily leaving the city and getting captured by the Xuanming Sect.

Gelige possessed excellent gaming awareness. While at Star Piercer, he keenly sensed the gap between players and NPCs. He knew that joining a cultivation sect one day earlier meant gaining a voice in the Cultivation World one step sooner; as for whether he joined a righteous or evil sect, he did not care.

He was a professional gamer who enjoyed the game the most.

Especially this game, which was almost completely realistic, made him cherish it all the more.

Therefore, when Lin Bai destroyed the game in such a detached manner, he instinctively felt disgust in his heart, especially later when even advertisements appeared, which touched his sensitive nerves.

Gelige knew that once advertisements appeared, they would never disappear, but this did not prevent him from venting his anger on Lin Bai. Killing this instigator would at least make him feel better.

Players' emotions were the easiest to stir up, especially when their interests were touched. Therefore, the "Lin Bai Must Die" post concocted by Gelige easily stirred up the emotions of a large group of players.

The group of people gathered around Gelige were all his fanatical supporters. They even planned that after destroying the Beggar Sect, the next target would be those consortiums that were also destroying the fairness of the game...

Lin Bai was their first battle.

To this end, Gelige watched almost all the videos about Lin Bai, analyzing his personality and Martial Art characteristics from them.

In this game that pursued realism, Gelige did not believe there were plot NPCs that could not be killed; otherwise, it would violate the original intention of the game's design.

After all.

Even advertisements from the Real World had entered the game, which was enough to prove that the game officials were in a laissez-faire attitude toward all players and NPCs.

Just like the collision of two worlds, this was also a manifestation of reality.

Since it was real, there were no people who could not die.

After sorting through all of Lin Bai's information, Gelige discovered that although Lin Bai's abilities were erratic, his capabilities had always been growing in a straight line.

The most bizarre thing was that Lin Bai's growth speed and learning speed were far higher than those of the players.

From his appearance in Jiamu City to suppressing a Golden Core True Person a few days ago, his strength was like that of two different people...

If there really was an organization called the Justice Sect in the game, then Lin Bai was undoubtedly a genius among geniuses selected by the Justice Sect.

Combining his so-called claim of being a Heavenly Mandate Person, Gelige concluded that Lin Bai was pushed out by the Justice Sect to deal with the players...

Since Lin Bai was a genius, he could not be allowed to continue growing.

Otherwise, with his growth speed and methods, it wouldn't be long before he grew into the ultimate BOSS.

"Great God Gelige..." Ding Gouzha reached out and waved in front of Gelige's eyes, "What are you thinking about?"

"Relying on us won't work." Gelige came back to his senses, looked around at the dozen or so players gathered around him, and shook his head. "Lin Bai already has the strength to kill a Golden Core True Person. We are just at the Qi Refining stage, not even at Foundation Establishment; going up there is just throwing our lives away. Remember the professional mage outside Qian City? He was forced to delete his account by Beggar Sect disciples. Once we fail to kill him, we will face endless retaliation."

"Then what should we do?" Jinzhao Wujiu asked, "We finally made it to Qian City, we can't return empty-handed!"

"Use the NPCs," Gelige said.

"Provoke the NPCs of the Blood Shadow Sect and Huilong Temple to fight Lin Bai?" Ding Gouzha asked.

"That is a secondary plan; with Lin Bai's intelligence, it is too easy for him to divide them." Gelige looked around at everyone and shook his head. "If you want to play, play big. Push all the NPCs to the opposite side of Lin Bai."

"Boss Gelige, the difficulty of this operation is a bit high!" Jinzhao Wujiu said, "The NPCs won't listen to us at all. This time, bringing us to Qian City is also to let us persuade more Heavenly Descended to join the sects..."

"Yes, that point is enough," Gelige smiled. "These immortal cultivators came to Qian City to recruit more players, but what if all the players joined the Beggar Sect?"

"..." Jinzhao Wujiu, Woshi Ni Rope Binding, and other surrounding players were all stunned.

"Holy crap!" Ding Gouzha's eyes widened, and he forgot about the private chat, blurting it out directly.

"To catch, one must first let go." Gelige looked at them with a smile. "The Beggar Sect thinks that organizing a job fair will win the friendship of the Five Great Sects. But if all the players join the Beggar Sect, whether it's the righteous sects that cleared the roadblocks or the evil sects that finally obtained the qualifications, they will all regard Lin Bai as a thorn in their side. By then, we won't even need to incite them; I'm afraid they will all want to get rid of Lin Bai as quickly as possible."

Gulp, Jinzhao Wujiu swallowed his saliva and gave a thumbs up: "Great God Gelige is still the best, one move and Lin Bai is forced into a dead end..."

Gelige said: "Everyone remember the following points: this plan is strictly confidential. Don't post it on the forum; don't let those traitors from the Beggar Sect know, to prevent Lin Bai from being prepared. Try to keep all communication online..."

"Great God Gelige, there are two or three thousand players in the three Basic Cities, including those who don't want to join sects. It's a bit difficult not to contact them on the forum!" Ding Gouzha frowned.

"Then go to the forum and promote the benefits of joining the Beggar Sect, and bump up all the posts promoting the benefits of the Justice Sect," Gelige said. "Influence a group of people first through subtle influence."

"That won't work either!" Jinzhao Wujiu said, "There will definitely still be people joining other sects."

"What are we here for?" Gelige smiled. "Lin Bai's mistake was that he shouldn't have held any job fair. At the job fair, all players who come to apply for our sects should be directed to the Beggar Sect via private chat. Since they didn't choose the Beggar Sect, they must have prejudices against Lin Bai. It shouldn't be difficult to get them to join the plan to kill Lin Bai. We don't need everyone; if more than 60% of the players choose the Beggar Sect, our plan will actually be a success."

"It's easy to contact players from other sects, but there are no players helping out at the Chaoyuan Sword Sect!" Gelige said. "When the job fair starts, just find a few of our own people to join in. Let's try to make the Beggar Sect's job fair their memorial service."

"What if some players are uncontrollable?" Ding Gouzha asked.

"If there is a 60% chance, we can do it. How can everything be perfect?" Gelige glanced at him and said, "Don't just stand around. Find a way to spread our plan. I'm going to go whisper in our master's ear and say some bad things about Lin Bai."

Wishing all readers a Tiger Year of good fortune, wealth, and great success!

(End of chapter)