135: Chapter 135 GM's Underhanded Tactics? Account Banned and Deleted Immediately

The aftershocks of the birthday state banquet in Holy Light City had not yet dissipated.

The world channel was still frantically spamming "Boss Lin Zhe is awesome" and "The Queen is so dominant." Empire players, carrying experience buffs, were grinding monsters everywhere, and the official backend data was skyrocketing alongside them.

But at this moment, in the high-level conference room of the official operations headquarters, the atmosphere was a bit off.

A young GM who had recently joined the company sat in a corner, staring at the surveillance screen showing Lin Zhe’s indifferent expression in the side hall of Holy Light City, his eyes filled with uncontrollable malice.

His name was Chen Fang.

He was a veteran player.

Back in the Novice Area, he was a notorious habitual offender of malicious PK.

Back then, relying on his heavy spending and top-tier equipment, he would block solo players at dungeon entrances, snatch drops, and hurl the foulest insults.

Later, Lin Chen issued a public announcement, directly banning his Novice Area privileges and putting him on the violation public notice list, forcing him to delete his account on the spot.

He had never been able to swallow this resentment.

After deleting his account, he used real-world connections to enter the official side of "miracle," becoming a newly hired low-level GM.

Today, the backend was updating, and permissions were briefly open.

This was the opportunity he had been waiting for.

“A mere NPC, and you really think you’re a king?”

Chen Fang stared at the screen, gritting his teeth with a cold sneer. “Aren't you good at acting? I’ll knock you back down to a common NPC today and see how arrogant you can be then!”

His fingers clattered across the console, secretly bypassing regular audits to slip a permission restriction request into the backend core queue.

The request content was only one line.

[Target: Special NPC Lin Zhe]

[Requested Action: Reduce rule permissions, downgrade to common NPC logic layer]

His eyes were full of malicious satisfaction as he clicked submit.

“Downgrade for me!”

Buzz—

The moment the application was successfully submitted.

In the side hall of Holy Light City far away, Lin Zhe’s fingertips suddenly paused.

Pale gold rule patterns vibrated slightly in his palm.

[Warning! Malicious permission interference detected from the official backend!]

[Target: Host Lin Zhe]

[Interference Type: Rule Downgrade]

[Countermeasure Triggered — Rule Reflection]

Lin Zhe looked up slightly, his expression not changing in the slightest.

Su Ninghua, sitting beside him, was still reading through files. Seeing him stop, she asked in a low voice, “Sir, what is it?”

Lin Zhe spoke indifferently: “A bug touched the backend.”

The next second.

Boom!

The core console at the official headquarters suddenly exploded with a ring of blinding red light.

Before the sneer on Chen Fang's face could fade, a whole screen of crimson warnings popped up in front of him.

[Error! Error! Error!]

[Illegal interference with Supreme Rule target detected!]

[Countermeasure activated!]

[Executing permanent account ban!]

[Executing total blacklisting of identity information!]

[Executing stripping of GM permissions!]

“What?!”

Chen Fang’s face changed instantly as he scrambled to press the exit key.

But it was already too late.

Buzz—

A blinding white light shot directly out of the console and landed squarely on him.

His bound GM account grayed out on the spot.

Employee ID revoked!

Backend permissions zeroed out!

Login device forcibly kicked offline!

Even all the test accounts, backup accounts, and employee permission accounts bound under his name turned red and were permanently banned in an instant.

A final line of cold text jumped onto the screen.

[This identity information has been permanently blacklisted by "miracle." Re-employment is prohibited, and no administrative permissions may be re-established.]

Chen Fang was completely stunned.

“I... I didn't do anything! I just submitted a request!”

“Why is this happening?!”

But no one answered him.

Because in the next second, a larger alarm sounded.

Wooo— Wooo— Wooo—

The entire official backend control center flashed red.

All operation interfaces froze simultaneously.

Updates paused.

Audits paused.

GM consoles locked tight.

Event panels locked tight.

Even the most basic backend login page was directly sealed by a layer of golden, chain-like rule patterns.

A prompt appeared in the center of the system that made everyone's scalp tingle.

[Supreme Rule countermeasure triggered due to malicious unauthorized operation]

[Official backend has been temporarily locked]

[Lock duration: 3 hours]

[During this period, all maintenance, modifications, updates, and approval actions are prohibited]

The entire control center was dead silent for three seconds.

The next moment, it completely exploded into chaos.

“The backend is locked?!”

“All GM accounts can't log in!”

“The update queue has stopped! Event maintenance has stopped too!”

“Who the hell messed with the core permissions?!”

The head of the Technical Department turned pale. He whipped his head around to look at Chen Fang, who was slumped in his chair, his eyes bloodshot: “Was it you?!”

Chen Fang’s lips trembled, his face ghostly white: “I... I just wanted to restrict Lin Zhe’s permissions...”

“Are you insane?!”

“Is that something you can touch?!”

Several high-level executives in the conference room almost fainted on the spot.

Restrict Lin Zhe’s permissions?

This wasn't just causing a mess.

This was taking the entire official backend and ramming it into a wall!

With the backend locked for three hours, let alone daily maintenance, they couldn't even perform emergency damage control.

With so many players online across the server, once something went wrong, the losses would be uncalculable!

Zhou Ming, the general head of operations, almost slammed the table and jumped up: “Investigate immediately! Who authorized him to touch the core application queue?!”

“What is there left to investigate!” The technical supervisor gritted his teeth. “Go apologize first! Right now, nobody but Lin Zhe can unlock this!”

Zhou Ming's scalp felt numb; he didn't dare delay for even half a second.

“Prepare gifts! Prepare gifts immediately!”

“One hundred thousand gold coins! A hundred wagons of high-grade materials! Bring everything we can get our hands on!”

“I’m going to Holy Light City personally!”

Meanwhile.

Players across the server soon noticed something was wrong.

Some players wanted to go to the forum to suggest event ideas, only to find the official page frozen.

Guilds wanted to apply for event slots, but the backend gave no response.

A few veteran players who knew the ropes even dug out the truth from internal screenshots.

The world channel instantly went wild with laughter.

“Holy crap! A GM tried to mess with Boss Lin Zhe?”

“Who’s that brave? Tired of living, are we?”

“Hahahaha, the backend is locked for three hours! The GM sent himself packing!”

“This is hilarious. Players get banned for provoking the Lin family, and now GMs get the same treatment?”

“Official: I just touched it out of habit. Lin Zhe: Get lost.”

“A GM actually dared to provoke Boss Lin Zhe? Purely looking for death!”

The world channel was scrolling at high speed, and even many players who usually just watched the fun were laughing so hard their typing was shaky.

In the side hall of Holy Light City.

Just as the guards finished reporting the commotion outside, Zhou Ming rushed in, drenched in sweat.

A long convoy followed behind him, chests being carried into the palace gates one by one. Gold coins, materials, and rare ores were spread all over the floor.

While still ten steps away from Lin Zhe, Zhou Ming fell to his knees with a "thud," his voice sounding like he was about to cry.

“Mr. Lin Zhe! It was our official lack of oversight! We let such an idiot sneak into the GM team!”

“That guy has been permanently fired, all his identity information blacklisted, and his real-world labor contract has been voided!”

“Here are one hundred thousand gold coins plus a hundred wagons of high-grade materials as our apology!”

“I beg you to show mercy and lift the backend lock first, otherwise the entire Operations Department will really go insane!”

Su Ninghua sat nearby, giving Zhou Ming a cold sweep of her eyes without saying a word.

Lin Zhe leaned back in his chair, his expression indifferent, his fingertips lightly tapping the armrest.

“I accept the apology gifts.”

“But it’s not enough.”

Zhou Ming shuddered and quickly looked up: “Please say the word, sir! As long as we can do it, we’ll agree to anything!”

Lin Zhe looked at him, his voice calm.

“From today onwards, all GM appointments, removals, permission adjustments, and backend operation approvals—”

“Must first be submitted to Lin Chen for audit.”

“Without his nod, no one is allowed to move.”

Zhou Ming’s brain buzzed.

This was equivalent to handing half the lifeblood of the official management directly over to Luofeng Village.

But he didn't even dare to hesitate.

“Agreed! We agree!”

“I’ll sign a rule contract right now! From now on, all GM appointments and removals will be sent to Luofeng Village first!”

Only then did Lin Zhe casually raise his hand.

Buzz—

A pale gold rule pattern spread from his fingertips, stretching through the void into the distance.

The layer of golden chains that had tightly bound the official backend control center slowly dissipated.

The three-hour lock was lifted early.

Zhou Ming let out a long sigh of relief, his back completely soaked.

He knew that from this moment on, it was basically impossible for the official side to secretly play any more tricks.

Because whoever dared to touch anything would have to get past Lin Chen first.

And that little ancestor from Luofeng Village was clearly even less inclined to save face for others than Lin Zhe.

Zhou Ming wiped his sweat and bowed his head again: “Thank you, sir.”

Lin Zhe didn't look at him again, only waving his hand dismissively.

“Get out.”

Zhou Ming, as if granted a grand amnesty, hurriedly led his people out.

The side hall became quiet once more.

The world channel outside was still frantically spamming, all of it mocking that death-seeking GM.

Lin Zhe lightly tapped the tabletop with his finger, his gaze calm.

The official line was now completely tamed.