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

But is there any such thing as a free lunch?

The person in charge has to take the blame for their subordinates.

If Mammon's people disrupt the spacetime orbit and the real culprit cannot be found, or if the real culprit is too powerful and cannot be offended, then... this debt will most likely be attributed to Reinhardt.

If not handled properly, it could land on the game company's bounty list and become the target of attacks from various game governments in the merged game regions.

As for whether the game company will personally send people to eliminate those on the list... considering the vastness of all time and space nodes, the game company probably doesn't have that much deterrent power available.

Good steel should be used on the blade.

It's highly likely that only dangerous individuals who absolutely must be eliminated will prompt the game company to send in personnel and take serious action.

Even so, being put on the bounty list is not a good thing.

In order to obtain greater profits from game companies, each major integrated division must meet many targets, namely the so-called KPIs.

The players on the bounty list are probably one of the KPIs.

Money can be a powerful motivator, and the tendency to harm others for personal gain is a recurring theme.

Once you're on the bounty list, you'll probably have to sleep with one eye open from now on.

So... that's why Reinhardt was so eager to shift the blame.

Just as Fan Xiao was contemplating whether to speak up for himself and remove the blame that had been placed on his head... he suddenly saw a number of discussion posts about Reinhardt that had been pushed to the top.

[Reinhardt sent people to sabotage the spacetime system, and is about to get a severe beating from the game company. He's forced to shift the blame to Youth Fan. How would you evaluate this?]

Snail-Otter-Leopard-Owl: "He's panicking, he's panicking, hahaha!"

"I am King Mammon: Poster, as a human being, I urge you to be kind! I am Reinhardt, this is my alt account. How dare you slander me out of thin air? Besides, I am King Mammon of G08! How can you call it shirking responsibility for the Mammon leader's affairs? As a member of the Mammon clan, what's wrong with Young Fan sharing my burdens?"

Anyone who disagrees with me is a dog: "@I am King Mammon. Idiot! Don't be so arrogant! When the game company people arrive, I'll be waiting to see you kneeling on the ground begging for forgiveness!"

I am King Mammon: "Who in the world doesn't know the saying 'Even a mighty dragon can't suppress a local snake'? No matter who it is, once they come to the G08 node, they'll all have to bow down to me! What are game companies? They think they can make me kneel? Just wait, I'll kill one if one comes, and two if two come!"

"..."

Well, it seems they can't frame me... Fan Xiao browsed through the posts from top to bottom and found that there were quite a few posts denouncing Reinhardt, so he stopped paying attention to the matter.

There are still most clear-headed people in Mammon; they won't be easily swayed by rumors spread by others.

He was very pleased.

After browsing through the most recently updated posts, Fan Xiao left the G08 forum and entered the All-Time Node Open Forum.

Although he paid for a membership and gained access to the full node forum, he rarely actually went in to post or browse.

He'd been too busy lately, with one thing after another, and now that he finally had some free time, he finally had a chance to take a look... Well, his real purpose wasn't to read the posts, but to try his luck and see if he could catch Tina, who occasionally popped up on social media.

Among the many latest posts on the G08 node forum, there is no trace of Tina's presence.

I wonder what this little girl has been busy with lately.

Soon, Fan Xiao quickly browsed through the posts that dared to tease the three super lolis, but... he still couldn't find any trace of Tina.

Tina seems to have gone into hiding recently.

"If a chance encounter doesn't work, then... let's be more direct."

Fan Xiao thought for a moment and decided to send a message to Tina directly.

Tina's account, "Teacher of Youthful Style," is on his following list.

Although his friend requests were ignored, he could still send private messages, as long as he paid extra—10,000 game coins per message.

Only by adding each other as friends can you send messages for free.

"Tina... I wonder if she didn't see my application, or if she's pretending not to see it?"

"Sigh, there's just no way to deal with a tsundere loli."

While reflecting on his feelings, Fan Xiao recharged 10,000 game coins and started typing in the message box.

"Dear Teacher Tina, your most beloved student sends her greetings. By the way, I have requested to add you as a friend on my account. If you see this, please accept my request."

"A lot has happened recently at node G08. The students have been too busy and haven't been able to find time to greet the teacher. We hope the teacher doesn't mind."

"I have completed most of the task you assigned before you left, teacher. If you are interested in reviewing it, you can check the hot posts on the G08 node forum, which introduce recent events."

"Teacher, I have a favor to ask. I hope you can help me with this small task, considering how hard I have worked."

"To be specific..."

So Fan Xiao started playing the victim.

He first mentioned the special nature of the G08 node, which is the strongest among the G-letter nodes, with a large number of A-level players, making it very difficult to survive. Furthermore, Whale Fall is an assassin organization, and its nature dictates that it will inevitably be at odds with the numerous A-level players in the G08 node.

He himself was not afraid of anything and was confident in his ability to protect himself, but not all the other members of Whale Fall had his skills.

He was extremely worried about the safety of the other members!

I was so worried that I couldn't fall asleep every night.

Therefore... he had no choice but to use his abilities, channeling the luck that should have been used on himself onto the other members, thus enhancing their strength.

He had originally planned to use this good fortune to acquire spiritual energy amplification, but now that the "headless mercury serpent" was unusable, he had lost a precious opportunity, his path to strength growth was cut off, and he had entered a period of stagnation.

The G08 node is fraught with danger, and he must improve his strength as soon as possible in order to cope with the waves of unknown crises to come.

But he was willing but unable to do anything; his current situation was truly dire!

After playing the victim card, Fan Xiao began to recount his contributions to the Court of Life.

He created two new Class A psychics for the court in one go!

They also recruited a dungeon boss with A-level psionic abilities and a candidate A-level psionicist.

It also helped Yu Shijie's personal maid awaken a rare B-grade spiritual power.

In addition, most of the other members of the G08 Court branch also became dual-B level psionic players... or simply 2B players.

He truly deserves all the credit!

After boasting about his contributions to the court, Fan Xiao revealed his true colors and began demanding rewards—information about the dungeon where he could achieve an S-rank rating and obtain A-rank psionic energy.

Yes, he wanted to achieve it all at once and obtain the complete psychic power.

The talent development system in the evolution game only yields fragments of psionic energy, requiring multiple upgrades to complete the psionic energy set. Furthermore, the types of psionic energy that can be developed are limited by the game's class, making it difficult to unlock the psionic energy one desires.

Here, the rewards for S-level ratings are more efficient and reliable.

Tina's "Wheel of Fate" probably possesses exceptional intelligence-gathering abilities, so finding such a dungeon for him... shouldn't be too difficult, right?

After editing the text, Fan Xiao checked it over and found that the length was roughly the same as a "fairy tale essay".

He chose to send.

A notification from "DaYue AI" immediately popped up.

[The word count must not exceed 500]

Fan Xiao: "..."

"The Tide of Chaos" is really ripping people off!

Fan Xiao sighed, recharged 10 game coins into the Key of Mammon in one go, and sent out the "short essay" in paragraphs.

Since he didn't have a larger version of the Badge of Justice like the Jade Snow Blessing, which could transmit messages across nodes... he could only contact Tina using the Key of Mammon.

"This request is more reasonable; Tina shouldn't refuse."

"If I refuse all of these... Hmph, she's forcing me!"

"You forced me to beg her!"

Fan Xiao waited for more than ten minutes with a sense of anticipation.

No reply came.

He wasn't in a hurry; he had a very calm mindset.

Although he spent a lot of game currency, this amount of money is just a drop in the ocean for him now, and can be ignored.

Moreover, the time flow rate varies more between different nodes; perhaps the short time it takes Tina to edit and reply to a message is equivalent to several hours for him.

No rush, no rush...

Huh……?

Fan Xiao suddenly sensed something was wrong and was forced to stop controlling the Key of Mammon, withdrawing his attention from the forum.

Damn it! The succubus has evolved into an elusive "moving pervert."

Fairy! Stop right now...

……

Unbeknownst to Fan Xiao, three beautiful young women were engaged in a heated debate regarding matters concerning him.

The time is 2 PM.

The location was a high-end coffee shop inside the largest shopping mall in Lingjing City.

Three girls... Lu Xining, Lu Baizhi, and Yin, were sitting in a corner seat next to the huge floor-to-ceiling window.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows is the plaza in front of the mall, which is bustling with people, including local residents and tourists from other cities.

As the first safe zone within Division 010, Lingjing City holds extraordinary significance for the entire Division 010.

A large number of players and ordinary people flock to the city every day. In order to prevent the city from becoming paralyzed, the number of people entering and leaving the city each day has been limited. If you want to come here for sightseeing, you need to apply in advance and obtain relevant entry and exit permits and temporary residence permits. The control in this regard is quite strict.

Because of the overwhelming number of applicants, even the processing of applications now has to be done.

Many Chinese who had left the country are now rushing back, and I heard that tickets for their return have been sold at exorbitant prices.

Unfortunately... perhaps to accommodate Fan Xiao's feelings, none of the people who returned from outside were eligible to move into Lingjing City; the first batch of residents were all selected from within the country.

Yes—to consider Fan Xiao's feelings.

The Special Affairs Bureau's think tank team specifically studied Fan Xiao's upbringing and, through analysis, deduced some aspects of his personality.

Disdain for "banana people" (people who are Westernized by nature) is one of their personality traits.

This work was carried out under orders from Li Xian, and then strictly executed by the Special Affairs Bureau.

Today, Lingjing City has become the city with the highest relocation desire among people from all over the country.

Unfortunately... these spots are not for sale. Apart from a small number reserved for our own people, the rest have all entered a random pool and are randomly distributed to the domestic population.

Whether you get selected or not depends entirely on luck.

Doing this could easily lead to a lot of public resentment and conflict... no, it should be said that by now, quite a few conflicts have already accumulated.

This is the pressure that must be faced after the existence of the Evolution Game was announced.

Fortunately, the random dungeon crisis in the 010 zone has not yet reached the point of being rampant; it is still in its initial stage, with only occasional instances of random dungeons catching up with players.

Compared to the crises in random dungeons, the crimes committed by local players are actually more threatening.

The expanded Special Affairs Bureau devoted most of its resources to suppressing criminal gamers.

With deliberate manipulation, many of the crackdowns made the news, and a large number of Special Affairs Bureau members were given heroic status.

In addition to official heroes, the Special Affairs Bureau also promoted civilian player organizations, creating many civilian heroes.

The appearance of heroes gave the people a lot of confidence and calmed their emotions.

This is a common method used in idol-making movements.

After some maneuvering, the existing Lingjing City model was accepted.

Player heroes are gods to the people.

Fan Xiao, on the other hand, was made a god by the players in the 010 section.

Under Li Xian's instructions and arrangements, almost everyone in the Special Affairs Bureau now believes that as long as Fan Xiao is there, a second, third, fourth... safe zone will be built.

And this time will not be very long.

"It seems... while we were turning our attention to other districts, the Special Affairs Bureau was also working hard and doing a lot of things in silence."

Looking at the passersby outside the window, Lu Xining felt a mix of emotions.

She had previously thought about joining the Special Affairs Bureau, hoping to leverage its backing to develop her personal strength and influence, and gain some say in the "player era".

Now she has completely lost interest in that area.