Chapter 185 In the face of life and death, everyone is equal.
The instance... for Tan Shuchang, clearing it instantly was the natural course of action. However, the person who invited him wasn't asking for his help to clear it.
Based on the guest's attire, Tan Shuchang had anticipated this.
He also understood which type of person could immediately gather enough points to invite him into an instance just after he had launched the Snake Desire Points.
"Hello, I am the head of the Weird Game development team, my surname is Chen. May I know how to address you, young man?" The visitor, dressed in formal attire and of advanced age, wore an amiable expression and spoke in a very easygoing manner.
But with his opening statement, he aimed to establish a hierarchy.
This probably owed largely to the deceptive appearance of Tan Shuchang at the moment.
"You flatter me, Leader Chen. As for how you should address me... I'm not sure, what do you think I should be called, Leader Chen?" Tan Shuchang replied politely with a mild smile.
"How would I know, huh? I don't have the broad divine powers like you professional players. But, I feel that once a person gains abilities, it's time to contribute more to society. Young people should burn brighter and illuminate others, they should learn more from the older generation..." Leader Chen gestured dismissively as he unconsciously rambled on.
"Leader Chen makes a good point." Tan Shuchang nodded, appearing very much in agreement, but his response ended there, with no intention of continuing the conversation.
This left Leader Chen momentarily at a loss for words. Under other circumstances, or with other people, he would have just walked away, but that wasn't an option right now.
Thus, as Leader Chen felt annoyed, he could only laugh and say, "Young man, I won't hide it from you, this Weird Game has caused a significant impact worldwide. And as it happens, young man, you have reached the pinnacle of this Weird Game..."
"Leader Chen, you are mistaken. I haven't reached the pinnacle, and to be precise, I haven't even attained the realm of Yin God. Above this realm, there still exists the Earth Ghost Immortal and the myriad Ghost Heavenly Way..." Tan Shuchang went on, deftly steering the conversation off course.
"Oh, look at the time, Leader Chen, and everyone else, let's chat next time!"
Realizing that he had been speaking for about two minutes, Tan Shuchang said so and immediately stepped out of the instance.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Upon returning to Lan Shou City, the first thing Tan Shuchang did was to summon the Yin God scholars and have them find a way to block the trading of Snake Desire Points outside the game.
He had created the Snake Desire Points, significantly enhancing the players' benefits and cultivating their combat abilities, solely to have players help him capture ghosts.
What did the matters of other worlds have to do with him?
Past lives were past lives.
In this life, he was Tan Shuchang, with no ties to his past lives.
To bring troubles of past lives to this life would be utterly self-tormenting.
Moreover, Tan Shuchang's trip to the instance had confirmed something: the world currently dominated by this Weird Game was definitely not the same one he had traveled from.
No wonder none of the seven statements of true information from the "Under the City Lord" felt familiar.
"Your Highness, should we punish players who engage in the buying and selling of Snake Desire Points?" Yin God Scholar inquired further.
"That won't be necessary." Tan Shuchang said.
The Yin God Scholar immediately went off to carry out his duties.
Meanwhile, Tan Shuchang's lips moved slightly, as he was using the Weird Game's only official website to send a message to the players.
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Soon, several figures were successively teleported to Lan Shou Ghost City and headed straight to the City Lord's Mansion.
"Greetings, Your Highness!" The seven players bowed hastily upon seeing Tan Shuchang.
These seven players were precisely the ones from "Under the City Lord."
Tan Shuchang glanced at them, noting that three among these seven had reached the fourth level of the Lang Shou Ghost Master Technique, while the remaining four were at the third level, and he nodded slightly.
This technique, derived from the Sevenfold Demon Body Scripture, had its first three levels relatively easier to cultivate. The difficulty sharply increased starting from the fourth level.
Though there were some preferential treatments he provided, breaking through to the fourth level still required diligent cultivation and excellent talent for these three individuals.
As for the other four, though slightly behind, they also performed admirably well.
So, Tan Shuchang raised his hand, withdrawing the "Blood Gods" within their bodies.
"Its assistance to you has now become negligible." After advancing once, these "Blood Gods" had already become quite useful.
Then, Tan Shuchang lightly flicked his sleeve, and suddenly seven streams of Bloody Sword Qi appeared, moving about like fish, and came near these seven players.
"This is the Calamity Witnessing Sword Qi I have cultivated."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for bestowing this technique!" The seven players were somewhat excited, having vividly remembered the scene where the Lan Shou King had slain the Living Dead Yin God at Lan Shou Ghost City.
It was these dozens of streams of Bloody Sword Qi that had directly pierced through the Living Dead Yin God into the ground.
"During my recent inspection of the instance, I found some loopholes. Why are there players who have not participated in even one Weird Game?" Tan Shuchang then articulated the primary purpose of having these seven players come over.
The reason was that Leader Chen had never participated in any of the Weird Games.
Those who have struggled with ghosts in the game could not possibly retain such a heavy bureaucratic air about them, unless this person was also a ghost, as his previous adviser had been.