"Hey, did you hear? Silver Blue Esports' guild is recruiting! I heard that as long as you complete the tasks, you get paid—in cash!"
On the bustling streets of Dawn City, two Players stood beneath a silver-gray Construct Streetlamp, casually chatting as they watched Construct Vehicles with a distinctly fantastical feel pass by.
"You mean that recent quest to promote the Construct Network, right? It's already all over the forums."
Hearing his companion, the other Player nodded.
"The top two thousand Players on the promotion rankings can each get a guaranteed red packet of three thousand, or equivalent game supplies. The top hundred get extra red packets too. The number of participants has already nearly reached a hundred thousand!"
"Damn, that's a huge move. With rewards like that, they must be spending close to ten million at least. I wonder what these rich people are after."
"They're just rich idiots with too much money. It must be nice to be rich..."
After a few slightly sour remarks, the two turned and left, continuing with their unfinished quests.
At the same time, it was not only these solo Players who wondered about their motives. The strategic analysis teams of the two major esports clubs, White Light and Stardust, were equally puzzled.
What kind of quest had Silver Blue taken on that was worth such an enormous investment?
After all, it looked like they were doing unpaid work for NPCs.
The news that the war between High-rank Prophets was about to reach a fever pitch remained confined to high-level circles. Aside from a few special NPCs, the outside world was still unaware.
Likewise, due to the information gap, the two clubs that had not received the news were also curious as to why Silver Blue had suddenly begun promoting the Construct Network