Chapter 48 Online Scammer Meets the Mastermind
Now, let's get down to business.
Liang Qiyue immediately snapped out of her daze. "You're right. With the high temperature now, we don't know how much of the water we stored has evaporated. We need to be prepared for a complete crop failure."
"But the main problem now is when will the high temperatures stop?"
That's right.
Water evaporates quickly because the temperature is too high.
What if the temperature drops?
The water probably won't evaporate that quickly.
More importantly.
If this heatwave doesn't stop, Ning City is truly doomed.
Ji Zai also felt deeply worried.
She had no choice but to go online again.
Then I saw that the picture of mountains of corpses and seas of blood that she posted last time had become a trending topic.
It's absolutely terrifying.
Ji Zai was certain that even in films, no big-budget production could have captured such terrifying scenes.
The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was zombies everywhere.
It's as if the people around you who are alive are also zombies, and they're just pretending to be human to gain your trust.
That kind of despair where all you see when you look up is blood.
This left a deep psychological scar on Ji Zai.
And now, it has become a psychological shadow for everyone.
Ji Zai is back online, his tone as arrogant as ever.
[Leader of Ningmeng: Hey, weaklings, I'm back online]
[Hey! Come quick, come quick! That suicidal guy is back! He wasn't devoured alive by those zombies, and that photo isn't his funeral portrait! Come with me to pay our respects to the Alliance Leader!]
We pay our respects to the Alliance Leader.
[Paying respects to the Alliance Leader]
[Paying respects to the Alliance Leader]
As soon as I logged in, a whole row of people lined up to pay their respects to the Alliance Leader.
This scene almost terrified Ji Zai.
Even Liang Qiyue, who was bored and wanted to play on her phone, came over to watch, and was completely dumbfounded.
Looking at this row of people paying their respects to the leader.
Liang Qiyue has reason to suspect that Ji Zai is keeping other dogs online.
As she watched, she suddenly felt a sense of crisis. "Leader, are you going to run away and make a living in the internet industry? Such a grand spectacle can only be done by top celebrities. Once you become famous, do you still need us, your useless subordinates who can only eat?"
Ji Zai always felt that there was a hint of resentment in these words, like the resentment of catching a cheating boyfriend in the act.
She turned around and, sure enough, saw the look in Liang Qiyue's eyes as if she were looking at a scumbag.
I was startled.
"I'm involved in online scams! Don't look at me like I've collapsed; this is a stain on my profession."
Liang Qiyue then remembered that Ji Zai had created a persona online.
They're trying to steer this small, run-down place toward a powerful, influential figure.
I originally thought that such an obvious business tactic would be seen through at a glance by those shrewd netizens.
But now it seems...
Netizens have fallen into a trap.
And they have unwavering faith in their boss persona.
They really think Ningmeng is some kind of powerful force.
Looking at the mess this persona has created, Liang Qiyue trembled with fear. "Old Ji, before you started online fraud, you didn't tell me that you had scammed hundreds of millions of fans. It's terrifying."
"Aren't you afraid that netizens will expose us so thoroughly that we won't even have our underwear left?"
Ji Zai was prepared for this. "I'm not afraid. It's precisely because it's the end of the world that I dare to go so far. Think about it, it's the end of the world. How can those netizens still climb over the internet cable to get here?"
As Liang Qiyue listened, she began to think it made sense.
Then, the two weaklings took advantage of the fact that the network was down.
He brazenly pretends to be a big shot online.
How could I waste such a great opportunity to show off?
Then Ji Zai started doing what she always did.
[Leader of Ning Alliance: Alright, get up.]
[Thank you, Alliance Leader]
【Lord Alliance Leader, may I ask if you are well now? Do you have any urges to devour someone? If so, I recommend Jianren (a type of meat-eating deity). They are tender and juicy, and everyone who has tried them raves about them.】
[What a cunning fellow! Alliance Leader, don't listen to him. You can tell from his words that he's from somewhere else. I recommend that you get a government job; there, you can eat your fill.]
[Agreed, agreed, especially in Jian's hometown, where government-funded meals are incredibly delicious, and we even get to occasionally enjoy some of their food.]
Of course, what we hope for most is that our leader stays in Ning City and doesn't wander off.
【Ugh...you guys are being too subtle. Move aside and let me have a turn】
[Oh, family upstairs, are you perhaps prepared to sacrifice yourself for a greater cause?]
[Get lost, boss! Please don't come out! If you come out and turn into a zombie, even ten of you wouldn't be enough for me to devour.]
[Agreed, Alliance Leader. We suggest you lock in a deal with Ning City.]
Ji Zai looked at it and shook his head in disgust. "These people are all afraid that I will go out and make fun of them. They wish I would stay in Ning City."
No wonder, after the fact that they had the virus in their bodies was revealed.
People outside are afraid of them.
They were terrified that the zombies would turn into humans and start eating them.
Liang Qiyue looked at it and sighed, "I now understand how much people in Ning City are ostracized, but considering the virus in our bodies, I can understand it."
Ji Zai didn't refute, then glanced at it and said, "Wouldn't it be inappropriate for me to directly ask when the high temperature will end? The purpose would be too obvious."
Liang Qiyue didn't think much of it at first, but after seeing the influence of the Ning Alliance leader, she nodded.
That really lowers one's class.
But she couldn't help her; she was just a simple child who grew up surrounded by love.
I have never done anything fraudulent or deceptive.
Liang Qiyue didn't believe it, so Ji Zai could only solve it herself. Don't say she hadn't given Ningmeng's workers a chance; she had, but the mortals didn't know what to do either.
So only she, as the boss, could handle it.
She coughed lightly.
[Leader of Ningmeng: How boring. A bunch of cowards. They're not even as interesting as the mastermind behind the scenes. At least they've developed an advanced version of zombies.]
[Huh? What outrageous things have I heard this time?]
[Get out of here! This isn't the time for answers. It's about what the Alliance Leader said—he went to confront the mastermind behind the scenes and survived!]
[What shocking news! This is someone even the mastermind couldn't handle! Could he be one of those legendary, morally ambiguous, powerful figures?]
[Ugh...get me right! This is an advanced version of zombies! Are these still the initial version? I'm going to faint, call an ambulance!]
Help! Finally, someone has voiced my question!
[Speaking of which, what would the evolved version of the zombie look like?]
While a bunch of outsiders were making wild guesses.
An IP address from Ningcheng suddenly appeared.
[111: So you were the one who took the research materials!]
【！！！】
【？？？】
When Ji Zai saw this sentence, he was shocked: "Holy crap, it's an IP address from Ning City!"
Liang Qiyue saw it too.
The two looked into each other's eyes and saw the terror in each other's eyes.
Could it be that they orchestrated an online scam and managed to expose the mastermind behind it all?!
Oh my god.
Liang Qiyue was about to faint. "Old Ji, what did we do? Do you think we can mess with a boss of this level?! Let's run, let's run! We can't mess with this kind of person."
The bosses behind Ning City have made Ning City into this mess.
It became a psychological shadow for everyone in Ning City.
A terrifying mastermind.
These online scammers can't handle this.
Ji Zai swallowed hard and said calmly, "Don't panic, let me handle this."
[Leader of the Ning Alliance: So you're the ones who turned Ning City into a pile of junk? Oh, right, garbage can only produce junk, not anything high-end or sophisticated.]
[Leader of Ningmeng: You're still too green to play the Nuwa creation myth.]
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