At this stage, high-level potions were extremely rare because the materials were all produced in high-level monster zones. Currently, there were almost no life-skill players who could gather in such areas, but with the intervention of the bosses under Fang Zhiyi, massive amounts of materials were being shipped back.
The territory of the Demon Corridor had practically become a medium-sized market. Players with fixed stalls, passing squads stopping to restock, players setting up temporary stalls, and power levelers who had accepted quests and were ready to set out—everything was incredibly bustling.
"Need power leveling? Young man, need a boost? I have connections."
Before he could finish speaking, a boss grabbed the hustler by the neck and threw him out.
"Do I look invisible to you?"
Meanwhile, Money Rat had already officially joined Fang Zhiyi's syndicate. Ever since Fang Zhiyi's surprise attack on White Cloud City last time, his position had become somewhat awkward, so he simply laid his cards on the table.
However, Fang Zhiyi's actions were effective. This operation served as a warning to those restless guilds, framed Lin Han, and simultaneously flexed his own muscles, attracting even more solo players.
Money Rat felt nothing but absolute admiration for Fang Zhiyi now.
If he were in his own world, he would definitely be a top-ranking billionaire!
When the potions produced by the Demon Corridor hit the market, players from several nearby cities went crazy for them, because Fang Zhiyi sold them slightly cheaper than those high-level alchemist NPCs in the cities, and offered a wider variety of types.
What puzzled Money Rat was that although Fang Zhiyi was so wealthy, he spent money even faster. Whether it was on his subordinate bosses or the solo players he recruited, Fang Zhiyi was generous—so generous that it made Money Rat's heart ache.
"You don't understand. This money is meaningless to me," Fang Zhiyi said.
With the expansion of their business, various rare materials also appeared in the Demon Corridor's market. The previously stalled auctions became active again, and players from the Southern Federation even traveled thousands of miles to trade. Furthermore, Fang Zhiyi was not stingy at all with the human players who joined his banner. One must know that while the entry barrier for life-skill players was low, increasing their proficiency and level required consuming a massive amount of basic resources, which Fang Zhiyi always provided with a grand wave of his hand.
His subordinates never asked why; anyway, whatever the boss said was always right.
Fang Zhiyi's generosity also reaped rewards. Eight or nine out of ten of the top life-skill players in the entire game world emerged from the Demon Corridor Syndicate. Here, they had the most stable supply chain, the most perfect security measures, and even the best salary benefits.
More players chose to join the subordinate guilds of the Demon Corridor Syndicate. In their eyes, these monsters were sometimes much simpler than humans.
Not to mention they could interact with succubi. Although that demon had a bit of a sharp tongue when scolding people, it was no big deal.
Facing this rapidly rising new city-state, Money Rat was somewhat worried: "Boss, if this continues... let alone those guilds, just the human cities alone won't let you off."
As a player, he knew very well that the conflict between the city NPCs and the monsters had lasted for thousands of years in the background lore and was fundamentally irreconcilable.
Fang Zhiyi suddenly laughed out loud: "Them making a move is exactly what I want..."
Money Rat was stunned.
He looked at the skeleton before him, trying hard to find an expression on his fleshless face.
Fang Zhiyi just sat there quietly, like a sculpture.
When Money Rat received the news that White Cloud City had allied with several other human cities to encircle and wipe out Fang Zhiyi's Demon Corridor Syndicate, and had even issued a world-class quest to recruit more players to participate, he hurriedly informed Fang Zhiyi.
However, Fang Zhiyi did not show the panic he had imagined.
"Money is only money when it's spent, otherwise it's just a pile of useless, space-taking junk that glows gold." Fang Zhiyi seemed a bit tired.
Money Rat looked at the demon York beside him, and the demon just shrugged at him.
No one knew what Fang Zhiyi was thinking.
Just like no one knew that he was only a beginner-level boss. The human allied forces repeatedly emphasized Fang Zhiyi's terror.
"Under that Skeleton King's throne are all extremely dangerous monster lords! To be able to command so many monsters proves that he himself is immensely powerful! Once this war begins, we will have no way out!" The City Lord gave his pre-war mobilization speech. "But for our city! For the civilians! For the glory of humanity! We press forward with indomitable will!"
"Press forward with indomitable will!" the highest-ranking knight order shouted.
Actually, the biggest reason that prompted their alliance was that the actions of these monsters had drawn away a large number of outlanders. Without the consumption of the outlanders, the city's economy was gradually declining. To think they were actually doing business with monsters! These detestable outlanders!
Although the City Lord cursed in his heart, he never showed it.
He knew these outlanders possessed bizarre powers. He had once seen an outlander get killed, only to come running back happily from somewhere else a while later. Although he didn't understand it, he felt it made sense in its own way.
Now was the time to fool them. To fight those monsters, they needed to unite all forces.
As usual, he issued a City Lord's quest to participate in the eradication of the Demon Corridor. The reward was merit points for several neighboring cities. When the merit points accumulated to a certain amount, they could be exchanged for rewards from him.
In the past, once this kind of quest was issued, those outlanders would fight like crazy to do it.
However, this time he was a bit surprised. Although there were quite a few outlanders who signed up, they didn't look very strong. But at this point, there was no reason to back down. The City Lord led the troops out, and the players followed behind. Soon, they joined forces with troops from several other cities. Looking at the massive army, the Lord of White Cloud City's heart swelled with pride.
Monsters actually doing business? It was simply a joke!
He had to bring things back under his control!
They weren't surprised to see monsters appear in the open area on the Undead Mountain Range. After all, with such a huge formation, that Fang Zhiyi couldn't possibly not know.
But as they drew closer, the City Lord's face turned ugly.
Thousands upon thousands of outlanders were scattered across the mountains, looking down from a vantage point, staring at them like ravenous wolves spotting lambs.
And right in the middle, imposing monster lords lined up on both sides. As a headless knight placed a dazzling golden chair in the center, a skeleton slowly walked over and sat down. Resting its hands on the hilt of its sword, it looked down at the human army like a true king.
"I thought you would understand that things are different now than before." The skeleton spoke slowly, its voice echoing in the valley. "We only wanted to give everyone fair treatment, but you... want to destroy this place, don't you?"
or! A blessing for those who struggle with love, a guidebook for dating novices. Quickly match with your dream goddess! Complete walkthroughs earn rewards, and perfect walkthroughs unlock limited achievements!】 Shen Yi, an ordinary office worker, accidentally downloads a mini-game called Dating Simulator. The mini-game is simple: randomly search for dating targets, simulate dates, and receive rewards upon successful confession. Rewards include but are not limited to money, attributes, and skills. The higher the evaluation, the better the rewards, with perfect ratings unlocking mysterious achievements. Shen Yi plans to use this mysterious mini-game to continuously pursue targets and improve himself, making his life better and better. ...... However, after several successful walkthroughs, Shen Yi suddenly notices something strange - the targets he previously simulated dating seem to be searching for him in real life?
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
