Phi-Fic Chapter 855 Airship
Chapter 855 Airship
Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh as he watched the tycoon devour the sixth bowl of rice and mix the greasy dried chili segments into the rice and eat it.
"Boss, you are really hungry."
The tycoon said nothing, but poured some water into the bowl and drank all the rice mixed with oil.
Then the tycoon burped.
"Yao, you only eat one pack of scallion biscuits in three days. You're hungry too."
"Why are you so miserable, Boss?" Lin Yu asked in shock. "What's the matter? Did you just come out of Lop Nur? You don't look like it from your clothes!"
The tycoon sighed, "I'm out of money. The day before yesterday, I renewed my annual membership fee on the video website, and all the money I had reserved for food was gone..."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu was filled with awe.
One of the member benefits of "Jiang'an Tang" is that annual membership of major shared video websites can be used for free.
I didn’t expect that all of these were opened with the tycoon’s own money.
However, even after hearing this explanation, Lin Yu still had doubts in his heart.
"But Boss, I still have a question. How much money can a few video website members make?"
"With your financial resources, it stands to reason... shouldn't it?"
After all, just for the tycoon's suit, he could easily buy the entire store.
This is actually what has puzzled Lin Yu about the tycoon for a long time.
This tycoon gives people the feeling that he is sometimes rich and sometimes poor!
The tycoon said with a look of disappointment, "Yao, that's a very sharp question... Actually, most people who have known me for a while, or the expert players I've interacted with, can more or less guess the answer, so it's okay to tell you."
"As my 'only profession', I haven't awakened as a 'boss' or a 'vendor', but as a 'capitalist'. This naturally means that my 'profession' is unique."
"My basic abilities, [Professional Items], [Specialized Items], [Exclusive Items], and even my 'Heart Domain' are all tied to my real-world assets and money."
"So, my spending is limited by many factors... So sometimes, for me, money is not money, spending it is as simple as water flowing."
"And sometimes for me... every penny counts, and I even face the dilemma of not being able to afford food."
"I'm telling you this because I trust you, Old Yao," the tycoon said, patting his shoulder earnestly. "Even within Jiang'an Hall... this matter remains a secret."
“Some people are smart enough to sort of understand why it works, but they’ve never gotten confirmation from me.”
Lin Yu was a little surprised: "Really? Why is that? Haven't they known you longer?"
"I'm not being self-deprecating... but I really can't figure out why you trust me more—is it simply because I'm more familiar with the 'Director'?"
The tycoon shook his head. "No, for me, the core members of Jiang'an Hall and you, Old Yao, are all people I trust very much. Trust is not determined by time."
"It's just that... to me, there are indeed differences between you and them - your relationship with the 'Director' is indeed the reason for the differences, but it's not like what you think, that I look at you differently just because you know Brother Lin Yu."
"The reason is actually very simple. Old Yao... the people from 'Jiang'an Hall', because they joined so early, many of them relied too much on me. They completely treated me as their backbone and trusted me almost unconditionally."
"If all player organizations were ranked based on cohesion and loyalty, I'm confident that our 'Jiang'an Hall' would definitely be number one... But, that's also the problem."
The tycoon sighed, "As the sole pillar of Jiang'an Hall and everyone's 'leader', I absolutely cannot show any weakness!"
"They trust me so much, I can't let them down... I also have to take responsibility for them."
When the tycoon said this, Lin Yu nodded slightly.
The middle-aged man in front of me is indeed sentimental and responsible.
"So, this time you asked me to enter Kirishima instead of your old subordinates...was it because of this consideration?"
The tycoon nodded. "Yes, Old Yao... You're different from them. Your connections and social networks aren't limited to Jiang'an Hall. In other words, while they are my trusted subordinates, most of them are just my soldiers... Only you can be my advisor."
"Although you've joined the Jiang'an Hall, to me, you're more like a retainer... My previous comparison of you to Zhao Yun and Yuchi Jingde wasn't quite accurate. Old Yao, to me, you're more like Xiao He and Liu Bowen."
"So, only you are qualified for this mission... The reason is that although I am confident that I can ensure your safe evacuation from the [Instance], after you evacuate... I can't guarantee that I will be able to defeat 'Lacan' in a life-and-death struggle," the tycoon said in a deep voice. "After all, the 'Psychological Society' will undoubtedly send many skilled personnel."
"These are things I can't tell the members of Jiang'an Hall."
Lin Yu took a sip of tea and said, "But... although no one from Jiang'an Hall can help, shouldn't Order and Night Watch at least send some people?"
"But their first target is definitely not Lacan," the tycoon said, laughing heartily. "Okay, Lao Yao - let's not talk about this anymore."
He pulled a ticket out of his pocket and slammed it on the table.
"This is a one-way airship ticket to Kirishima Island No. 6—and it's also your ticket for tomorrow."
"Also, this is your locator... Keep it on once you enter the island. I'll come as soon as possible from somewhere else on Kirishima."
Not only does the world of Misty Island have fog that blocks vision and interferes with most wayfinding props, but all islands are also "moving", so high-level players who want to go to a specific island must have "coordinates".
Lin Yu took the airship ticket. There was a round airship drawn on the thin yellowed receipt.
This was different from the "Zone of Death" ticket he had seen before, but it was similar to the ticket for Fluoxetine.
There are two types of [Props] that allow people to enter the Ten Realms without using [Map] permissions.
One way is to enter in the form of an "invitation" made by a high-level person who knows the existence of "players" and "games". Generally, the duration is relatively short and the scope of activities is relatively closed. The admission ticket to the "Land of Death" is of this type.
The other is to create an additional [copy], which is usually awarded directly to the [player] by the "Death Game". It may also be created by some high-level beings who have reached the realm of gods using the rules of the "Death Game".
What Lin Yu got this time was obviously the latter!