This time, the Lin Family members no longer questioned the words of Lin Family Head Lin Yonghui.
The last ranking competition was held decades ago, and all the participants from that competition are now core powerhouses of the Chinese Government.
And the first-place winner of the last ranking competition is now the third-ranked expert in China, 98-level Shi Zhuyu.
"Family Head, how did Ji Chenyu perform in the ranking competition?" Lin Yongsheng asked hurriedly.
This was also an important chess piece for the Lin Family, the only mole successfully sent into the ranking competition.
"His performance in the ranking competition was not good; he only got tenth place," Lin Yonghui shook his head.
This was one of the reasons he was determined to eliminate Wen Xiangjie, even if it meant sacrificing both An Yi and Ji Chenyu.
"This good-for-nothing!" Lin Yongsheng said disdainfully, "The Lin Family spent such a huge price to arrange him into the First Military Academy and even had An Yi try every possible way to send him into the ranking competition, and he ended up getting last place?"
"He really takes after his good-for-nothing parents! The resources spent on him were a complete waste; it would be better to distribute them among other Lin Family disciples..."
Lin Yongsheng's insults towards Ji Chenyu were extremely harsh, but none of the Lin Family members present stopped him, showing their shared dissatisfaction with Ji Chenyu's useless performance.
"Alright," Lin Yonghui finally spoke to stop him when Lin Yongsheng had finished his tirade, "Now is not the time for such nonsense. It's time to vote on whether to implement the Extermination Plan against Wen Xiangjie."
"Old rule, those who agree raise their hands."
Soon, the Lin Family members in the conference room all raised their hands.
"Wen Xiangjie Extermination Plan, passed," Lin Yonghui announced after checking the votes.
"Yongsheng, how have your communications with that game instance core been?" Lin Yonghui asked.
"Family Head, that game instance core is simply too greedy," Lin Yongsheng said, gritting his teeth, "It wants us to send it ten S-level talent seedlings for it to devour and upgrade! If there are SS-level or SSS-level talent seedlings, the quantity can be reduced accordingly."
"Game instance cores are all like this; dealing with a tiger requires being prepared for a big sacrifice," Lin Yonghui was already mentally prepared for the game instance core's exorbitant demands.
"Wen Xiangjie's talent level should have been upgraded due to her golden finger's enhancement; she must be SSS-level now, otherwise, she couldn't have achieved such heaven-defying results. Sending Wen Xiangjie to it can greatly reduce the losses for our Family members."
"Yongyue, have you asked An Yi if there's a way to send the other students participating in the ranking competition in as well?" Lin Yonghui looked at Lin Yongyue.
"No, that game instance, no matter how it disguises itself, is still an un-cleared game instance after all. There's a risk to life in entering it. Besides Wen Xiangjie, whose level is high enough for the First Military Academy to let her enter for training, the other students are still too immature, and the First Military Academy won't release them," Lin Yongyue shook his head regretfully.
Unable to trick the First Military Academy students into entering to die, the nourishment requested by that game instance could only be provided by the Lin Family members themselves.
Lin Yonghui spoke after a moment of silence.
"Contact the other Families. This loss is too great; we cannot bear it alone as the Lin Family. After all, once Wen Xiangjie grows up, she won't only be targeting our Lin Family. If Wen Xiangjie dies, the other Families will also benefit. Since they are also beneficiaries, they should bear the cost together."
"Yes," Lin Yongyue responded.
"But there's also good news," Lin Yongsheng added, "It stated that if the nourishment sent this time is fertile enough to satisfy it, it is willing to give our Lin Family several slots to obtain a portion of rewards from its game instance."
This news significantly lightened the solemn atmosphere in the conference room.
It is well known that the rewards for the first clear of a game instance are the best. Although this game instance core only promised a portion of the rewards to prevent players from completely clearing the instance and snatching the instance key, these rewards could still be considered generous.
Most importantly, with the game instance core's behind-the-scenes manipulation, those within the allocated slots should at least be able to safely exit the instance.
"Is it trustworthy?" Lin Yonghui asked.
"I think it's trustworthy. After all, it also knows the strength of our Families. No matter what, it's just a C-level game instance. If we didn't still need it, our Lin Family could send people in and destroy it in minutes," Lin Yongsheng said proudly.
The Lin Family members in the conference room all nodded in agreement.
"Since that's the case, let's also take out a few of these slots and distribute them to other Families willing to contribute," Lin Yonghui said.
You can't expect a horse to run without feeding it. Although the Families are currently united against a common enemy, there are usually internal frictions over Benefit.
Moreover, this plan must succeed and not fail. Tying all the Family members together with common interests can make everyone work together with one mind and one goal.
"The Lin Family's slots this time..." Lin Yonghui pondered for a moment, "Give one to Lin Zhaokai."
Lin Zhaokai, after all, has SS-level talent and is considered an outstanding talent among the younger generation of the Lin Family.
He participated in the same college entrance examination game instance as Wen Xiangjie, but Wen Xiangjie's performance was too dazzling, not only overshadowing Lin Zhaokai to the point of burying him eighteen feet deep but also eliminating Lin Zhaokai early, causing Lin Zhaokai's college entrance examination results to be disastrously ugly.
From then on, Wen Xiangjie became Lin Zhaokai's inner demon. Although he worked harder than before, such a mindset was ultimately not conducive to Lin Zhaokai's future growth.
This time, allowing Lin Zhaokai to personally witness Wen Xiangjie's downfall would be very beneficial for Lin Zhaokai's growth.
"Thank you, Family Head!" Lin Zhaokai's father, Lin Yongyu, rose gratefully and bowed deeply to the Family Head.
"Hmm, everyone, prepare yourselves and go back to select the nourishment," Lin Yonghui said calmly.
It didn't sound like he was sending his clansmen to their deaths; instead, it truly sounded like he was discussing selecting fertilizer for land.
No one discussed what would happen to An Yi and Ji Chenyu if the plan succeeded.
Nor did anyone in the conference room raise any objections to this.
For the greater good of the Family, they should die with dignity.
*
Wen Xiangjie's climb up the ranks continued smoothly; she had now reached Silver Seven.
The post on the National College Forum, after several days, saw its popularity increase rather than decrease. More and more victims wailed and replied below, bitterly recounting their experiences of being tormented by the Great Demon King.
They weren't afraid of losing, but losing to the Great Demon King was truly painful!
That wasn't a battle; it was clearly one-sided, endless torment, a teaching course on thoroughly understanding all the debuffs.