I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 442 The Key to Breaking the Impasse (46)

A day later, Yuanjie and Yecai realized that this wouldn't work.

Both of them are players with a lot of clever tricks and have come up with a bunch of unorthodox and dirty tactics, many of which have been surprisingly effective.

However, the various tactics soon became ineffective, while the opponent could come up with many new tactics that they had never seen before.

The other side has its own communication system, and this system is extremely efficient and fast, allowing them to efficiently acquire knowledge of new strategies and then apply it back to the players.

Every time you come up with a new strategy, you'll face a counter-strategy that is many times more prevalent than others.

This makes them think more and more, but their opponents become stronger.

After finding Cao Zheng and explaining the situation, Cao Zheng quickly realized the seriousness of the problem.

"This won't do," Cao Zheng said, staring at the large chessboard on the playground.

There, the six players, working together as if by magic, kept trying to win, but ended up losing one after another.

Compared to the original four, Cao Zheng and his companions, these six people are more powerful, faster, and have more routines and techniques in the "Primordial Spirit Mystic Method," far surpassing them in skill.

They were the epitome of well-rounded individuals, but their opponents were cheaters.

In this particular match, they encountered two special players who teamed up to utterly defeat the six of them, tormenting them with all sorts of shameless tactics until they were completely broken down.

Watching the six people leave in tears, Cao Zheng said, "This won't do. There will be fewer and fewer players, and we won't have any more loan quotas."

"Can't we report it to the authorities?" Wild Vegetable asked.

Yuan Jie stared at the wild vegetable's head and shook his head regretfully: "Report what? Report that the other party is too good at playing with dreams, or that they forgot to add intelligence when they created you."

Wild Vegetables didn't hold back, knocking Yuan Jie to the ground with an elbow strike.

He'd gotten to know Yuan Jie better over the past few days and realized that this guy was a brat who couldn't stand being disciplined for three days straight, and that occasionally giving him a good beating would make him feel better.

However, what the other party said makes sense; the reasons for the report are indeed untenable.

If we're talking about cheating, then their use of the Six Gods Combination skill is also cheating.

However, it's clear that the other party is targeting them, which is really annoying.

Just as they were worrying, their phones rang simultaneously, carrying notifications from Changsheng University.

Dear students, In order to facilitate school management and improve school infrastructure, we have decided to collect the tuition fees for the next semester in advance. Please deposit the tuition fees into the designated bank card within seven days. Thank you for your cooperation.

After reading the message with furrowed brows, everyone felt as if they had been utterly shocked.

Before they could even process what was happening, the second text message arrived.

[Dear students, Ziqi Donglai Credit Company, in conjunction with major credit companies, has launched a new loan package with interest rates as low as 15%. Limited quantities available, first come, first served.]

After reading this, everyone was certain that they had truly tasted history this time.

"Coming to this at this time, I'm starting to wonder if this lousy university is even run by a loan company?"

"It's obvious, one in front and one behind, they clearly want to hang us."

"Their intentions are too obvious! Are they afraid we won't know these people are connected to the Longevity University?!"

"But to be fair, fifteen points looks pretty good."

"By taking out a loan now, you're betraying everyone else. Have you forgotten our agreement not to lend money and to wait for these microloan companies to go bankrupt?"

"But the tuition fees are due..."

"They're only willing to give 15 points now because they're afraid of dying. Once they recover, do you think they'll find a way to make up for their losses?" "That's right."

The opponent's combination of punches was so powerful it made one's eyes see stars, yet every step of the process was perfectly legal and legitimate, leaving one speechless.

The higher-ups are draining Chenguang's loans. Once they've finished draining the loans, they'll have no more worries and will likely become even more ruthless.

They dared not even imagine how high the loan interest rates would be then.

Looking at the unfavorable situations summarized by others, Cao Zheng felt extremely troubled.

Even with the ultimate move of combining six gods, is it still impossible to enjoy an interest-free loan?
Why is spiritual practice so difficult?
Who exactly is it that doesn't want us to cultivate ourselves properly?
"Cao Zheng, what should we do?" the dormitory head asked worriedly. "Several of my good friends have already started preparing to reapply for loans."

"Wait a moment, let us think about it."

Feeling like they'd hit a dead end, a group of people sat on the grass, staring blankly at the dreamlike images in the air.

The weather is nice today, clear and crisp autumn air, and the clouds are flying high.

If loans could come as easily as clouds in the sky, without any effort required, how wonderful that would be.

Wait, let's not argue...

Cao Zheng sat up abruptly, realizing he had just thought of something.

"Non-competition...non-competition...is the key to victory or defeat perhaps in non-competition?"

"What do you mean?" Wild Vegetable asked, puzzled.

Yuan Jie also sat up abruptly, following Cao Zheng's train of thought, and then nodded and said, "I see, no need to argue."

"What are you talking about?" Wild Vegetable was even more confused.

Cao Zheng looked at the other person and said, "The Tao Te Ching says, 'Because he does not contend, no one in the world can contend with him.' Only by not contending can one win. That's right. Since only one person can win, why should we contend? Let him win."

"Isn't that still a loss?"

"It's different. The content here is different. We're not fighting over the gains or losses of a single game; we're fighting for the overall situation! Although we lost, we still won."

Looking at Cao Zheng and Yuan Jie, Ye Cai felt a little out of sync with their pace.

But why do you two seem so knowledgeable?

At first, I thought the two of them were just pretending to know what they were talking about, but when I saw them huddled together and starting to discuss, I realized that they actually seemed to know it.

Once they came up with their own solution, the wild vegetables confirmed that they truly understood it.

Cao Zheng and Yuan Jie's plan was simple: to send it.

Some players have already reached their maximum loan amount; these players were among the first to receive the bonus.

Their task was simple: upon entering the dream, they would choose the least popular character, Qian Duoduo.

This character embodies all the stereotypes of a nouveau riche: covered in precious stones, walking without looking where he's going, talking about money in every sentence, and showing extreme contempt for those who are rich.

Moreover, this character has a very cool walking posture and is the only one with a 2.5-second window, which makes him much slower than others in the game.

However, to compensate for his weaknesses, he will have significantly more initial funds during the competition, making it less likely for him to go bankrupt.

However, compared to its disadvantages, the starting money is negligible, making him a character that would never be chosen in a match.

But this, ironically, became the key to their plan and the key to breaking the deadlock.

(End of this chapter)