After returning from the Taim Civilization, Bai Fu spent some time helping the Empire film an advertisement promoting its Dark Zone exploration program.
The ad made quite a splash.
There were countless explorers in the Star Sea, and some Overlords and Super-Excellents liked to wander around the Dark Zone whenever they had nothing better to do.
This time, the Empire had made a very generous offer. Many explorers were tempted. After watching the ad, they gathered in groups of three or five, bought spaceships and weapons, and prepared to venture deep into the Dark Zone, hoping to live out the Imperial dream of going from a poor nobody to a wealthy tycoon.
Around that time, players' status in the Star Sea rose to unprecedented heights.
Powerful factions and great civilizations all joined the fray, offering tempting benefits to recruit players.
[Meals and lodging provided, base pay, and generous commissions!]
[That's it? We provide a free weapons and ammunition allowance!]
[What kind of lousy benefits are those? Join us! Do a good job and you'll get promoted right away. You might even get the chance to study at headquarters!]
[Free catgirls! Join the Mechanical Battle Group and get a mechanical catgirl at no cost!]
Bai Fu: "?"
What a shameless tactic!
But it had to be said: recruitment ads offering things like catgirls were pretty effective.
Many players who lived far from Ulysses joined these factions instead. They earned less experience than they would at the Silent Court, and the items and knowledge available to them weren't as extensive, but they got to enjoy themselves in other ways.
[Guess we'll trust the second-in-command's judgment.jpg]
[Can't take their pants off? One star, one star, one star!]
The game community was full of laughter and excitement. It was a spectacle unlike anything since