Chapter 429: Making Players Fear the Game

Once the base number grew large enough, there were always a few players like Mo Wang Xiao Ke Ai who obtained rewards far exceeding those of ordinary people; some chose to hide them, while others chose to flaunt them...

Regardless, the generous rewards made all the newly entered players beam with joy, and they began to fantasize about a bright future.

Things like the Thirteen Guidelines had long been cast to the back of their minds.

On the first day of check-in, the Game Company gave them even better rewards, and there would be check-in rewards every day from now on. No matter how strong Lin Bai is, can he suppress billions of players?

The bold are stuffed to death, the timid are starved to death.

Using a golden hoe to farm is the real fool!

Some restless players brazenly raised their fists at the onlookers nearby...

Not a single player went to the Justice Alliance registration office for verification.

The City Guard had to step forward to maintain order.

Every spawn point was accompanied by sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling, but the chaos lasted only for a moment before an alluring woman suddenly appeared in the sky.

Immediately after, all the male players who had just left the Resurrection Point, having just experienced the joy of the game, were forced to rush toward the alluring woman and involuntarily began performing talents in front of her.

Singing, dancing, whistling, imitating dog barks...

Whoosh!

The bustling city was emptied by half in the blink of an eye, and then, it became even livelier than before.

The remaining female players stared at each other with wide eyes, filled with helplessness.

The City Guard stood frozen in place.

The indigenous people who had been beaten and injured stared blankly at the player who had just swung a fist at them, then, overcome with shame and anger, picked up bricks and stones from the ground and hurled them at the players, cursing as they threw...

More players flooded into the spawn points, and every time a male player appeared, he would be pulled into the Phoenix Seeking Phoenix team and forced to perform talents.

Teleportation points are exclusive to players and cannot be used by ordinary people, but the crisscrossing Magpie Bridge had long connected various towns; after rounding up a batch of players, Tu Yan and the others immediately moved to the next town to continue using Phoenix Seeking Phoenix;

Lin Bai has thirty-six Disciples, with only eighteen per continent; to accurately include every male player within the range of Phoenix Seeking Phoenix, they must move back and forth without a moment's rest.

However, having eaten plenty of Spirit Fruit and bearing Divinity, Phoenix Seeking Phoenix does not require the consumption of Spiritual Power, nor does it require combat; they only need simple mechanical operations, basically not consuming much energy, not to mention that Lin Bai's several split souls were assisting from the sidelines.

In over half a day, almost all male players who entered the game were pulled into the courtship group of Phoenix Seeking Phoenix, singing and dancing outside the various novice village towns.

There were too many players, all crowded into the novice villages, seriously affecting the lives of others, and pulling them out of the city was simple; as the female Cultivators performing the courtship moved, they would follow along...

With just this one move.

Almost all male players who entered the game collapsed.

Players who had obtained a Game Capsule but hadn't yet entered the game saw this scene and also stopped in their tracks.

"What the hell is this? Phoenix Seeking Phoenix?"

"Lin Bai is crazy. What does he want to do? Does he even consider us human?"

"Heavenly King Meng held Lin Bai back, and Lin Bai used Phoenix Seeking Phoenix to hold the players back. Great, no one can develop now."

"Damn it, I calculated everything but didn't calculate that Lin Bai would use this move on players. Those thirteen guidelines of his must be a front!"

"He didn't kill anyone, but this is much more disgusting than killing people."

"Lin Bai has always had a way of disgusting people."

"Damn it, how long is this talent performance going to last?"

"Back at the Shengji Sect, the Cultivators under Lin Bai performed talents for three months; as long as he doesn't let you out, you have to keep performing, even if you have a Divine Artifact, you can't use it..."

"I regret it. What is the point of this kind of immortality? It's not as good as real life!"

"Alliance Leader Lin, I want to join the Justice Alliance, I don't want to sing and dance."

"I was wrong, Alliance Leader Lin, I am willing to abide by the thirteen guidelines you established and will never cause trouble again. I just want to live a good life in this world, work hard, and labor diligently. Please, let us go!"

"This is the move Lin Bai used on Xu Longyun outside Free City, right? No wonder he didn't let us hear it, it's so damn insidious!"

"Phoenix Seeking Phoenix can only trap male players, what about the female players? You guys should rise up too! Is there anyone who has touched a Divine Artifact or a Great Vehicle Realm experience card? Help us take down the female Cultivators, we will be grateful to you for the rest of our lives..."

"Big sister in front, I beg you, let us go. We are willing to serve you as our master; we players are all willing to labor for you and be your slaves."

"Ancestor Nan Rong, let us go. I am innocent; I only entered the game to fish and farm, I never thought about resisting Alliance Leader Lin!"

"Alliance Leader Lin has always been my idol!"

Indeed.

Among the female players, there were not only Lin Bai's fans but also members of the Anti-Lin Bai Alliance; there were stubborn female players who brazenly launched attacks on the Cultivators in front of Phoenix Seeking Phoenix.

However, the attacks did not have much effect, but instead brought disaster upon them.

Lin Bai's split soul first used Zhaofeng to pull them out of the city, and immediately after, a wedding ceremony was forced upon them...

On one side, Phoenix Seeking Phoenix; on the other, a wedding scene.

The Xianxia World and Shenmo Dalu were unprecedentedly lively.

It wasn't that players didn't try to run out of the city to hide while Lin Bai's Disciples hadn't arrived, but with City Guards and Knight Orders outside the city, how far could a group of novice players run?

Either killed or captured alive...

For a time, all the players were full of complaints, and Negative Emotion soared.

From the moment new players entered the game, the Emotion Value floating in Lin Bai's mind remained in a state of steady soaring.

Without a moment's pause.

The fruits on the Spirit Fruit Tree were layered, one pressing against another, to the point where the leaves were almost invisible.

Lin Bai's main body and all his split souls used Three Heads and Six Arms to perform the same action: stuffing Spirit Fruit into their mouths.

Spirit Fruit strengthens the Spirit Soul, and Lin Bai, who possesses the Spirit Fruit Tree, is not like others who have a peak limit; as long as he keeps consuming Spirit Fruit without pause, his Mental Power can grow infinitely.

Although the split souls were severed from him, eating the Spirit Fruit would not feed back into himself, but it could make the split souls more condensed and able to withstand more external damage...

……

After being messed with by Lin Bai like this, the game is completely unplayable.

The benefits provided by the Game Company are indeed generous, but they are useless if you can't use them!

I've never heard of gaining experience by singing and dancing in a game; the Great Vehicle Realm experience card and the Divine Artifacts issued by the game only work if you hit someone...

Either they are dancing, or they are getting married.

What the hell is the point of playing!

Are they playing the game, or are they being played?

Many players who hadn't managed to enter the game yet learned of everything happening inside, and looking at their empty Game Capsules, they simply couldn't muster the courage to lie inside.

Once you go in, you can never come out again.

For a time.

The game forums were completely overwhelmed.

"Protest, strongly demand that the Game Company directly erase Lin Bai, otherwise the game is unplayable."

"Strongly demand that the Game Company remove gender, allow players to freely choose male or female, or add a non-male, non-female celestial being option card."

"Strongly demand the addition of wild spawn points..."

"Request protection for the novice village..."

"..."

"Shopkeeper Lin, please show mercy. We never thought about causing trouble when entering the game; I just wanted to change environments and experience life."

"Shopkeeper Lin, please let us go, we are good people."

……

The forum was flooded with posts protesting against Lin Bai and begging Lin Bai.

Previously, the excitement of the full public beta launch and the distribution of massive benefits had all vanished.

Some more realistic players considered things further, believing that with Lin Bai around, entering the game world was never a long-term solution, and they actually demanded on the game forums that the state step out to re-stabilize the order of the Real World and restore their original lives.

But in a world already in chaos, how easy is it to restore order?

Then.

A large number of posts cursing the Game Company broke out on the forum, complaining that they had brought the apocalypse to the world, calling for Lin Bai to get rid of the Meng Tian Wang as soon as possible and come out to maintain order; the Game Company is the scourge, and Lin Bai is the Jiusheng...

A disordered and chaotic world is simply not suitable for survival, nor is it suitable for gaming.

……

The high-level officials of the Eastern Continent and the Western Continent watched the singing and dancing players through the live broadcast, each of them feeling a complex mix of emotions.

If you say they are happy, those players who disrupted social order received their due punishment, but they couldn't be happy either; after all, those players inside were their own subjects, and, when it comes down to it, their world had also been destroyed...

"Alliance Leader, you were prepared to deal with the players like this all along, weren't you?" Cheng Xunyun asked Lin Bai's avatar. All of Lin Bai's Disciples had gone out to get busy, and in the Real World, only Lin Bai's avatar, who possessed the Godhead of the War God, and Xu Longyun remained.

"If I don't let them suffer a little, they will never know how difficult it is to have a stable society." Lin Bai's avatar looked at the complaining and cursing players and sneered.

"Are you going to let them keep dancing forever?" an official asked.

"Yes, this is a test of endurance. Either they submit, or they keep dancing. I must plant the shadow of terror in their hearts so that they tremble at the mere mention of my name. Every order I issue, they must obey, and they must listen to me even more than they listen to the Game Company." Lin Bai's avatar let out a scoffing laugh. "The Anti-Lin Bai Alliance? Am I that easy to oppose? If I don't teach them a lesson, they really won't understand that a local official is more important than a distant one!"

"..." Cheng Xunyun had black lines on his forehead.

"Alliance Leader Lin, can you help us restore order to the world?" The new Council President of the Western Continent hesitated for a moment and pleaded.

"When no one wants to play the game anymore, the order of your world will naturally be restored." Lin Bai turned his head to glance at him and smiled faintly. "Next, I need to deal with the Game Company's moves, and all you need to do is wait."

The crowd looked thoughtful.

……

Tianwang Dian.

The Lightning Heavenly King and the others who had just run not far away were all caught and brought back.

Looking at the lively crowd in Tianwang Dian and the Meng Tian Wang who was being intimate with the Earth Goddess, the few Heavenly Kings who were caught back thought they were dreaming. But when they saw the Ruyi being played with in Lin Bai's hand, they realized that the Meng Tian Wang had truly lost, not even lasting an hour.

Thinking of the Meng Tian Wang's previous bold words, the few Heavenly Kings flushed red with shame. Trapping Lin Bai? It was simply a joke!

"Everyone, long time no see!" Lin Bai raised his hand to greet them.

The Lightning Heavenly King and the others looked at Lin Bai, sheepishly unable to speak.

"Now that everyone is gathered, what's in the past should be turned over. We must look forward and not always dwell on the losses of the past. You are all people of high status; I cannot manage so many worlds alone, so I still have to rely on you all. The previous losses can all be recouped from the Game Company." Lin Bai didn't care about the attitude of the Lightning Heavenly King and the others; he smiled and looked at the Meng Tian Wang. "Old Meng, at this point, you can tell me the story between you and the Game Company, right? From the moment you joined the Justice Gate, we have been comrades on the same front. It wouldn't be right to continue hiding things for the Game Company."

As he spoke.

He cast the True Word Spell on the Meng Tian Wang.

The expressions of the few Heavenly Kings all changed.

The Meng Tian Wang looked at Lin Bai, then at Bairuisi beside him, wanting to speak but hesitating.

The Guang Tianwang said, "Alliance Leader Lin, we can listen to you on other matters, but regarding the Game Company, can we not talk about it?"

"Why?" Lin Bai frowned.

"Because we are afraid that if we say it, we will cease to exist," the Meng Tian Wang said. "If we don't say it, perhaps we can still stay with Bairuisi for a long time..."

"Does the Game Company have a way to control you?" Lin Bai asked.

The few Heavenly Kings did not respond.

"I have the Justice Gate behind me; are you worried about the Game Company but not worried about me?" Lin Bai said, suddenly activating the Jade Ruyi. A green light flashed, bringing everyone into a dream, and he continued, "Alright, we are in a dream now, can you speak?"

"The Justice Gate is an existence as powerful as the Game Company. If you have any unspeakable difficulties, say them out; perhaps I can help you solve them. It's better than hiding things until the situation becomes unmanageable and then trying to solve them! I think that the moment you were defeated by me, the Game Company stopped trusting you. No matter what kind of contingency plans they have, they will most likely use them on you..."

The few Heavenly Kings looked at each other, still not speaking.

The Dark Heavenly King said, "Alliance Leader Lin, if the Justice Gate really exists, don't they know what the Game Company has done? You said it yourself, the Nine Ancestors of the Justice Gate are skilled in the Dao of Fortune Telling; why don't you even know the truth..."

Behind Lin Bai, many gods were stunned at the same time.

Even the Earth Goddess, who was immersed in love, subconsciously looked at Lin Bai: "Alliance Leader, does the Justice Gate really exist? Is there really a high-dimensional world?"

"......"

Lin Bai pondered for a moment, and in front of everyone, he silently revealed the Red Thread, the Love Bow, the Resistance Arrow, and other items. "Gentlemen, if you do not cooperate, you are my enemies. I will use every means to punish you, and all the preferential treatment you have received will vanish. You will end up just like the players in the Real World, reduced to my playthings, and I will make you wish you were dead. Either be punished by the Game Company or be tortured by me; choose one! Believe me, there is nothing I wouldn't do. I need to know the truth!"

Several Heavenly Kings trembled in unison.

Having seized absolute initiative, Lin Bai could no longer be bothered to maintain the lie. He sneered and first picked up a Red Rope: "Perhaps, from the very beginning, you never had a choice..."

(End of this chapter)