Let the scourge go to the right path, and you make games to reward them?.

Chapter 817 Find Me (22)

Seven days after the bounty was offered.

Although seven days have passed, the popularity of the entire incident has not decreased, but has instead risen rapidly.

The gangs stopped extorting protection money, and the inspectors stopped making arbitrary deployments; instead, everyone was engrossed in playing games with their jade slips.

According to statistics from the Jade Slip Group, the installation rate of "Cyber ​​Immortal Cultivation 2077" has reached 95%, and the number of online players has remained above one million, making it an absolute hit recently.

The cost was that most areas were almost completely shut down, with a large number of cultivators frantically immersed in the game, constantly searching for ways to clear it.

People outside the Sword Sect became hot commodities, and sword cultivators who had previously died on the roadside without anyone caring suddenly became celebrities in everyone's eyes.

In an attempt to gather intelligence, a large number of people harassed the sword cultivators until Zhong Huai could no longer tolerate it and, with tears in his eyes, demanded that all the sword cultivators work overtime and not leave the Non-Sword Building.

The sword cultivators were heartbroken and protested, shouting "This is inhumane!" and "Our leader has gone too far!"

If it weren't for the fact that their smiles were harder to suppress than sword light, Lin Yuan would have believed them.

Even the roe deer and Xu Zifan started trying out the game, but they weren't after the billion-dollar prize; they were after the mink.

Multiplayer games can only have three players online at the same time, so the two of them will try it out in their own game first, and then pass on their findings to the other two players, including Diaoye, through spectator mode.

In Lan's secret base, Paozi and Xu Zifan excitedly joined in, then shouted excitedly, "Breaking news! We found something simple... What happened to you guys?"

The three of them sipped their tea listlessly at the table in the room, the atmosphere somewhat tense.

The roe deer patted the mink on the shoulder and said casually, "What happened! Tell your sister, I'm going to find his house and hang myself on his doorstep! I need to let them know that the Funeral Love Family is not someone they can mess with!"

Lu Shuangxing raised his head, a smirk playing on his lips, and said with a cold laugh, "I knew you would have this name."

"Hey you cop, this is none of your business! Go drink your cat's milk!"

Lu Shuangxing didn't speak, but glanced at the roe deer and said coldly, "You'd better not fall into my hands."

"Hmph, I have a big boss backing me up, I'm not afraid of you!"

"You better not fall into my hands, big boss! Otherwise, I'll keep my business separate from my personal life and definitely teach him a lesson."

Seeing the atmosphere growing increasingly tense, Xu Zifan stepped forward and directly changed the subject: "Master Diao, what's wrong? Why do you all look so pale?"

"Don't ask anymore, you wouldn't understand my troubles," Lord Mink sighed.

"How could I not understand? Just tell me and I'll understand."

"The food stall I used to frequent has closed down."

"Oh, I really don't understand that."

Leaning on the table, Mink said helplessly, "Opening your eyes isn't just entertainment; it's a way of life. We, the Funeral Love Family, share a bowl of 'opening our eyes,' chatting about what we've seen and heard today, to reminisce about that nonexistent hometown. But Boss Chen..."

"What's wrong with him?" Xu Zifan asked anxiously.

"He became obsessed with 'Cyber ​​Cultivation 2077' and developed the illusion that he was quite talented. So he simply packed up his stall and went off to play games and daydream."

"...That's it?" "That's why I said you don't understand."

Realizing he truly didn't understand, Xu Zifan could only ask Lu Shuangxing, "Chief Inspector Lu, what's wrong with you now?"

“The inspectors are out of control,” Lu Shuangxing sighed. “I told them not to play games during work hours, but they wouldn’t listen. I told them to go out on patrol, but they just made a quick round and then hid somewhere to play games. Many of them play all night long, and their dark circles are darker than the hearts of criminals when they’re on duty, and they’re still drinking supplements and continuing to play.”

"...Aren't you afraid of suddenly dying?"

"I'm afraid they aren't! They're all blinded by greed, like they're under a spell. When you talk to them, they say things like, 'I feel like I'm the chosen one, I want to beat the game with my friends and become a superior person.' A billionaire wants to become a superior person? Aren't they dreaming too much?"

"...So you're the only one who doesn't think a billion is a big number. Yun Jianxian, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing's wrong with me," Yun Jianxian said blankly. "I feel fine."

"Then why are you frowning?"

“They’re both wrinkled. If I don’t wrinkle my face, won’t I seem like I don’t fit in? We’re a group, and a group should act collectively.”

After saying that, Yun Jianxian proudly puffed out his chest and nudged Diao Ye, looking like he was saying, "I'm great, come and praise me."

Too lazy to deal with this idiot, Lord Mink said helplessly, "The game is fun, but the situation is completely chaotic now. Everyone is playing the game like they're possessed, but we've done the math. Ten billion seems like a lot, but when averaged out to each cultivator and each person affected, it's only a few dozen yuan. However, the losses caused by this are definitely more than that. I don't even want to think about how much money many people will owe after the event ends."

“Indeed,” Lu Shuangxing nodded and said, “I know some powerful families are already preparing combined loans, just waiting for the economy to collapse so they can seize assets.”

"That can't be that exaggerated!"

“Yes.” Yun Jianxian unfolded the form in front of him. “There are already investment schemes on the market, and many large families are already pooling funds, preparing to make a fortune. The current economy will collapse sooner or later. It’s really despicable.”

Xu Zifan opened his mouth wide, feeling it was a bit exaggerated, yet also seemingly reasonable.

He wasn't very knowledgeable about finance, but all the smart people in the lower realms were doing it.

If they all start hyping up related concepts, then this thing might actually be real.

He nervously swallowed and asked, "What should we do?"

"Um……"

After thinking for a moment, Lord Mink said to Xu Zifan, "Actually, we just discussed this. There are two solutions. One is that we immediately get first place and end this farce. However, the problem is that, according to our estimates, it will take us at least a month."

"So long! Isn't it too late after a month?"

“That’s right, so we have another plan, which is to tell everyone else that you don’t have the talent, you can’t win. There can only be one first place, everyone else is a loser. Playing games is fine, but fantasizing about getting rich overnight is not.”

"How should I tell this?"

"We can tell them through the game. But doing so will inevitably make people hate us, and we'll need someone to manage it. We've consulted the big boss, and he's very interested in our plan and is prepared to give us enough support. But the problem now is that we don't have the time or the talent."

Hearing this, Xu Zifan was slightly taken aback, then excitedly pointed to himself and said, "Me! Just come to me!"

(End of this chapter)