Ch. 285Faction War
Ying Ji Chang Kong realized the Mysteries Society's second mission was part of a large-scale faction war, as Anvis's recruitment and missions drew thousands of players into the society. The battle between the Mysteries Society and Door in the Pupil transformed public opinion in Carlras Province, leaving the Four Great Families' critics isolated.
- Ying Ji Chang Kong told Flying Goldfish that the mission's low Challenge Rating suggested the conflict's scale was unusually vast.
- Silver Blue, Stardust, and other clubs let their members join the Mysteries Society, which soon grew to over ten thousand Full Members and Outer Members.
- Anvis stopped suppressing rumors and redirected them toward claims that Earl Elino and small and mid-sized nobles had plotted the monster attacks.
- Mysteries Society players ambushed players spreading Door in the Pupil's rumors, prompting some survivors to switch sides and a few to spread rumors for both factions.
- Anvis had captured rumor spreaders confess on recording, and the broadcasts turned many ordinary Professionals against the small and mid-sized nobles.