Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

This murder scene was staged a total of five times.

The five of them vividly portrayed five scenarios of what it means for evil people to be defeated by other evil people.

After each operation, Fan Xiao would post a record using his Mammon account, blatantly provoking Reinhardt and the game governments of the various merged zones. His arrogance was practically written all over his face.

Of course, he didn't just steal everything.

Wu Tongnian and others provided him with a wide range of choices. He then used a tiny bit of luck to flip a coin and decide on his target—someone he wouldn't feel guilty about robbing.

The G08 node is very large, and there are many player organizations capable of purchasing fantasy materials.

With a larger base, there are bound to be quite a few scoundrels among them.

Stealing from scoundrels is an act of upholding justice... Regardless of what others think, that's what Fan Xiao believes.

Surprisingly...

Of the five robberies, four of the shipments were destined for Xingyi City!

This made Fan Xiao want to investigate – what was the “Twilight Council” organization trying to do?

Yes, he believes this organization is behind it all.

Xingyi City alone certainly couldn't raise the payment for four batches of goods in one go.

That's enough to build four safe zones.

If nothing unexpected happens, these fantasy substances are likely being secretly manipulated by the "Twilight Council," which has arranged for the various fusion zones to sell them to Star Memory City.

As for the purpose...

"Is it simply about supporting Star Memory City and expanding the slave breeding base for personal enjoyment?"

"Or did they sense One Wing's existence and want to use this opportunity to get close to him?"

Fan Xiao considered two possibilities.

Soon, the group of five left the station and officially entered Pompeii.

Wu Tongnian somehow found a cool-looking car and drove it himself, bringing Fan Xiao and the others to a machinery factory—ostensibly a machinery factory, but secretly built a small base inside, complete with all kinds of high-tech defense measures.

"Brother Fan, I have to withdraw from the carjacking operation for now."

In the spacious reception room, Wu Tongnian looked at Fan Xiao and said, "I don't know if you've noticed, but the information exchange market has been booming lately! Those timid and cautious guys have suddenly started selling information recklessly, which is a very dangerous sign."

"A danger signal?" Fan Xiao quickly realized what was going on: "You mean, these intelligence reports are mixed with false information used as bait?"

"Yes."

Gatti answered on behalf of Wu Tongnian, his tone quite serious: "The major fusion zones are not to be trifled with either. Every time a train hijacking incident breaks out, they will send a large number of players to form a punitive expedition team to wait for the train to leak false information."

"Some of the more arrogant fools will easily fall into their trap and die at the hands of the punitive expedition team."

"Of course, every player has to run dungeons, so the raiding party can't keep ambushing forever. This stalemate won't last long before it breaks down. The raiding party will eventually call it a day, but nobody knows exactly when they will call it a day, so... the aftereffects they cause will last for a long time."

At this point, she smiled slightly: "With Mr. Fan here, we naturally don't need to be afraid of any punitive expedition. To us, they are just a bunch of leeks waiting for us to harvest their props."

“With Fan Chun here, there’s really nothing to be afraid of.” Wu Tongyue nodded.

"There's no need to be afraid, but this isn't that simple. Don't forget, what was our purpose in carrying out these robberies?"

Wu Tongnian reminded him, "If Reinhardt weren't a real idiot, he would have been restless long ago!"

"He might have been involved in this ambush and annihilation operation."

"Brother Fan has a notorious reputation. If this guy is going to put his hostility toward Brother Fan into action, he certainly won't do it alone."

"Would an idiot possibly bring helpers...?"

Gatti muttered in analysis, "The various fusion zones probably won't let the carjacking threat continue indefinitely. They might even join forces... Hmm, we really need to be careful. This operation may be hiding a huge threat."

"and."

Wu Tongnian continued, "What I'm saying is just the first reason why I withdrew from the carjacking operation."

"There's a second reason—my dungeon time limit is almost up, so I need to rest and prepare for the next dungeon run."

He repeatedly used train tickets but didn't participate in the dungeon, and repeatedly entered trains with lower player levels to cause trouble... After five such actions, he only had a little over half a month left before he could participate in the dungeon.

He needed to hurry and prepare for things like choosing a dungeon, selecting travel companions, and gathering information about the dungeon in advance.

"Dungeons... Come to think of it, my dungeon timeout isn't far off either."

Gatti brought up the player panel and glanced at it.

Wu Tongyue said, "Mine will be ready soon too, so... I'll temporarily withdraw from the operation, brother. I'll go into the dungeon with you this time."

Sonny followed suit, expressing his intention to temporarily withdraw.

Then, they all turned to Fan Xiao with questioning eyes.

Although they humbly offered sufficient and reasonable reasons, whether the operation could end now depended on whether Fan Xiao agreed.

If Fan Xiao doesn't agree... damn it! If he doesn't agree, then... just keep going, what can they do but disobey?

"Why do you all look so nervous?" Fan Xiao laughed. "I'm not some kind of demon, why would I force you to follow me?"

"Do you want to recall what you did when we first met up, you son of a bitch..." Wu Tongnian wanted to yell at him, but when he thought that Fan Xiao might be able to read minds, he quickly used a prop to help him calm down and eliminate any inappropriate thoughts.

"Don't worry, I've already collected all the fantasy materials."

Fan Xiao continued, "Even if you don't bring it up, I will bring it up myself."

Yes, he has collected all the fantasy materials.

Five batches of fantasy materials successfully gave Fairy Tale Town the confidence to advance to a B-level dungeon—this judgment came from Yan Keke.

Yan Keke is currently working overtime in Fairy Tale Town, absorbing a huge amount of fantasy matter.

This is a slow and meticulous process that will take a considerable amount of time.

After absorbing this batch of fantasy substances, and the scale and strength of Fairy Tale Town expand to a higher level... In evolution games, there is no such thing as "calling a mouse a duck". When a dungeon far exceeds the upper limit of a C-level dungeon in terms of scale, strength, difficulty and danger, it is nonsense to insist that it is a C-level dungeon.

At that time, the evolution game will be "forced" to upgrade Fairy Tale Town, giving it the rule intensity that a B-level dungeon should have.

"So...Fan Chun, you're not going to fight for it either?"

Wu Tongyue quickly asked, "So, are you going to Xingyi City next?"

“That is indeed my plan, but you don’t need to ask me so urgently,” Fan Xiao replied. “Even if I really want to cause trouble there, I’ll definitely need to gather some intelligence first, which will take a lot of time, enough for you to run a dungeon.”

"Oh……"

Wu Tongyue suppressed her excitement for the time being.

Fan Xiao then looked at Gatti and asked, "You just mentioned that each of the major fusion zones will form a punitive expedition team. Speaking of which... how many fusion zones are there for the G08 node? I've always heard that the number is very small, but I haven't looked into the specifics."

"The quantity is indeed very small."

Gatti explained in detail: "Although the G08 node has always been referred to as a new node, that is only in comparison to other nodes."

"In fact, the first partition born in the G08 node—partition 001—has a history of over 100 years."

"So much time has passed, yet only 5 merged partitions have appeared in the entire node."

顿了顿，她给出了具体分区：“它们分别是001、002、003、006、009分区。”

"Five? That's quite a few. But..."

Fan Xiao said thoughtfully, "The time flow of other zones cannot be calculated in 100-year periods, can it? There are differences in the flow of time between different zones."

"There are indeed differences in the rate of time flow, but these differences are not constant and are affected by many factors."

Gatti thought for a moment and gave an example: "For instance, if the flow rate of partition 001 is slightly faster than that of partition 002, when a random instance in partition 002 is involved with a player in partition 001, at the moment of the spacetime connection, the flow rates of the two partitions will temporarily become the same."

"The uncertainty of random replicas is too great, and the scope of their impact is very large, even affecting the partitions of other nodes."

"Experts have studied this phenomenon and found that when the time scale is stretched to a very long time... the time difference of all partitions within the entire node is not particularly large, and they are basically close to uniform."

"Perhaps there is a system in the evolution game that adjusts the flow of time through dungeon connections."

"There is another hypothesis."

Wu Tongnian added: "Some people believe that the reason why random copies attract people from all over the world is to balance the time system and unify the different partitions and nodes."

"Debating this is not very meaningful for us right now."

Fan Xiao steered the conversation back on track and looked at Gatti, asking, "You mean... the fact that G08 has fewer merged partitions has nothing to do with G08 being a new node?"

“There is a connection, but not a strong one,” Gatti replied. “A hundred years have passed; there shouldn’t be only five, right?”

What about the other nodes?

Fan Xiao asked.

This kind of information wasn't very useful to him before... no, it was completely useless, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

“The situation of other nodes is much better than our G08. For example, the neighboring G07 node has 13 merged partitions, which is nearly three times that of us.”

Gatti sighed, "The birth time of the G07 node is not much different from that of the G08, but the number of merged partitions is quite different... It's very strange."

"Don't you know the reason?" Fan Xiao continued to ask.

“Perhaps it’s just a coincidence?” Gatti shook his head and said, “I wouldn’t dare to say for sure. It’s just that I’m usually interested in this kind of information, so I’ve studied and compared it, and it just seems a bit unusual.”

"abnormal……"

Fan Xiao had a lot of questions in his mind.

Of course, he could distinguish between the importance and urgency of the matters and had no intention of starting an investigation right now.

Now, more than a week has passed, and he has made a fortune here. It's time for him to stop and head to Xingyi City.

Presumably, Lu Xining and her junior sister have already gathered enough information about Xingyi City.

As for the Holy Maiden... she has most likely also reached a cooperative relationship with the Radiant Society.

And Sakura... judging by the time, she should be back soon.

Thinking of this, Fan Xiao said to everyone, "We can investigate this matter when we have the chance. Now... let's disperse. Don't worry, I will keep my promise to you."

"Hey! I'm really looking forward to it."

Wu Tongnian laughed arrogantly, "I've seen all the posts you made these past few days, Brother Fan. I was originally planning to have Xiaoyue interfere with a group of Mammon members and take the opportunity to reply and insult that idiot Reinhardt, but... it was completely unnecessary!"

"Xiaoyue didn't even need to intervene; a bunch of people were already insulting him."

"Heh, I don't believe he can really hold back!"

Chapter 633 The Imposter

Undoubtedly, Mammon is a massive player organization. However, as a group that pursues chaos, there are no rules or regulations within this organization, nor is there any so-called organizational base.

In other words, the Mammon organization's base is the Mammon Network and the Mammon Forum.

The only place that can truly be considered a "headquarters" in reality is probably the S-rank dungeon "No Return" created by the founder "Chaos Tide".

Of course, this phenomenon is not absolute.

If the Mammon forces in certain nodes are particularly strong, strong enough to confront the major merged zones of that node head-on... then some Mammon players might spontaneously create so-called "branch bases" in that node.

Mammon members of the G08 node naturally do not receive this treatment.

Although Reinhardt calls himself the leader of the G08 Mammon organization, he has never officially created any branches because he is wary of the siege from the various fusion divisions.

The taller the tree, the more the wind will blow; this is the price of enjoying fame.

He wouldn't dare to build a large base.

However, he secretly built quite a few hidden bases, one of which was in Division 003. It was a luxurious mansion, ostensibly registered under the name of a nobleman.

At this moment, two middle-aged men were sitting in the VIP room of the mansion.

One of them was blond and blue-eyed, with a rather handsome face, wearing a casual shirt and trousers. He was muscular but well-proportioned... He was Reinhardt, who proclaimed himself the leader of the G08 node Mammon.

Opposite Reinhardt sat another middle-aged man, dressed in a bowler hat and an elegant tailcoat, looking like a gentleman. His face was thin, and his eyes were obscured by the shadow cast by the brim of his hat, giving him a somewhat sinister look, like a venomous snake.

“Ryan, the various fusion zones have been quite dissatisfied with your performance lately.”

The man in the tuxedo glanced at the tea on the table and chuckled, "Many forces have secretly commissioned me to seek an explanation from you."

"It's not my business!"

Reinhardt's face darkened, turning as black as the bottom of a pot: "It's that foreign bastard who's causing trouble everywhere, robbing batches of fantasy materials..."

"Don't try to shift the blame to me," the man in the tuxedo interrupted Reinhardt, raising his hand. "I'm here to ask you, are the agreements you signed with the various fusion zones still valid?"