"Hehe, what do you think the government is? A charity? What’s there to hesitate about? With the government’s power, it really wouldn’t be too difficult. There are so many cameras in the city now, isn’t it easy to find players of this game? How many players who have gained strength can resist using it?"
Xiao Jie naturally thought of these things as well. To tell the truth, if he were in power, he would definitely take action against this game, something like supervision or such—not as reliable as having things in your own hands.
Even the surveillance by the Game Administration Bureau had become rather laissez-faire. As long as you don’t commit crimes or violate the laws and regulations, they won’t intervene. Come to think of it, he had always found it odd.
Listening to Chen Tianwen, it seemed there might be some inside story here.
"Then why doesn’t the government take action?"
"In fact, they did act a long time ago. Not long after the game started its public beta three years ago, the government did something. They even set up a specific department with great authority. For a while, it caused a panic among game players. Some players, fearing trouble, could only hand over their activation codes, while others went into hiding...
However, one day, the person in charge just disappeared."
Xiao Jie felt a sinking feeling, "You mean—"
He made a neck-slitting gesture.
"No, not dead, just vanished, without any warning, and no one could remember who this person actually was."
Xiao Jie was stunned, "How is that possible? You’re not joking, right?"
Chen Tianwen shook his head solemnly, "Of course, I’m not joking. I was one of the original players from the public beta. Plus, my family has some information channels, so I know a bit.
At that time, the entire department responsible for intervening in the game suddenly found their boss was gone, and absolutely no one remembered who the boss was. Anyone with a bit of sense would know that such a department definitely has a boss, right? Even various documents and orders were issued by this ’boss.’
But suddenly, all information about this ’boss’ was gone."
Xiao Jie imagined such a thing happening and felt a chill down his spine. The incident was too strange, even sounding somewhat horrifying.
"What happened after that?"
"After that, that department was directly turned into the Game Administration Bureau. From then on, it only took responsibility for maintaining surveillance on game players and punished those who violated the law and regulations. It never again took active part in matters within the game. I guess the higher-ups were also wary, even possibly having received some kind of warning."
Xiao Jie was dumbstruck. Such power? Unimaginable. Was it the work of an immortal? No, even an immortal couldn’t do this, could they?
"So what exactly is going on?"
"No one knows. But I have some guesses. The creator of this game, whoever they are, they must have some purpose. To achieve this purpose, that’s why they created the game and distributed the activation codes to the players.
And this purpose clearly does not tolerate interference. Anyone who interferes with this plan will be dealt with.
The disappearance of the department head is actually a kind of warning."
Xiao Jie nodded, feeling unsettled by this news.
"But what does all this have to do with the Immortal Pill?"
Chen Tianwen explained, "Because the government dares not interfere with this game, that’s why there’s an opportunity for various powers to get involved, including major financial groups, influential families, and people with significant backgrounds.
The existence behind the game doesn’t seem to care about these people getting involved.
Your Immortal Pill, to tell the truth, is quite a trivial item. Most players have no use for it. Nobody playing this game cares about lifespan issues. If you want to live longer, just get a copy of the Chang Chun Skill, the Heart Nourishing Formulas, or similar cultivation techniques, retire from the game, and train slowly. That’s it.
As long as you’re playing this game, lifespan is meaningless.
Only a certain kind of person would be interested in this pill.
First, they must be near death and in urgent need to extend their life.
Second, they must be extremely wealthy and influential to have the privilege of seeking an Immortal Pill.
Third, they must also have a game account, which means this person must be a ruler of a major family.
People like that, there won’t be more than ten in the whole game, maybe not even more than five. And such people, once they learn of the Immortal Pill in your possession, you’ll never have peace.
By then, whom do you plan to sell to? Whoever you sell to, those who don’t get it will not rest easily."
"But the thing’s already been sold, right?"
"Hehe, do you think those people care? If you could get one, you could get a second. If they take action with all their might, your Supreme Sword Technique and super light skill would be useless unless—"
"Unless you’re the legendary immortal," said Chen Tianwen, rather irritably.
"So this thing, you must never show it off. If it catches attention, the trouble could be very big."
Xiao Jie was thrown into disarray by Chen Tianwen’s words. No wonder Long Xingtianxia had no interest in the Immortal Pill, even feeling a sense of avoidance.
If he really took it, it would probably be quite troublesome.