The Attack on Public Opinion

That day, Old Wang successfully sniped both teams, then decisively went all out, and logged off feeling refreshed.

However, after he logged off, he was caught by the crowd and given a beating.

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"Old Wang, log off for a meeting, something's happened!"

A few days later, early one morning, Old Wang, who was doing his Daily Tasks, received an urgent message from Lin Qimeng.

They had already completed the four Black Shark Pirate Dungeon this week, so they didn't team up together.

The group has become increasingly proficient at Instance Dungeon these Future few days. Although they still frequently experience wipes, they are now able to guarantee a daily clear.

However, Perfect Equipment has been scarce, and Legendary Equipment is nowhere to be seen.

"What happened?"

After logging off, Old Wang went to the conference room and asked everyone.

"Do you remember the person who tried to steal the equipment that day?" Lin Qimeng asked.

"I remember, what's wrong? What kind of trouble has he caused this time?" Old Wang asked, frowning.

"That's right, that person posted a video online yesterday saying you're stealing equipment!"

"This video is spreading rapidly and has a huge impact!" Lin Qimeng said in a deep voice, then turned on the Holographic Projection and played the video.

The video features a Normal- looking man, but one who exudes a sinister aura. He is explaining how Wang Qianduo steals equipment.

"... He directly assigned the Legendary Weapon to his relative. I didn't say anything because I couldn't equip that weapon."

Then, in front of everyone, he rolled out the armor needed for this strength-type equipment.

Fearing that he wouldn't step forward, the other guild members all chose to give up.

But I wasn't afraid! I chose to compete with him, but unfortunately I couldn't win, and then I was kicked out of the team and guild!

The person also attached two screenshots: one showing "Player Beautiful Days obtained the Ambush Spear" and the other showing "Player Thousand King obtained the Black Shark Spike".

He then mentioned that he ranked 5th in contribution, but he only achieved this when he was fighting the first boss in the Instance Dungeon.

He confused this with the boss stage; in reality, he had never even made it into the top 30.

There were also screenshots of him leaving the team and guild, and he even cleverly included the time.

Anyway, this person's entire video is made up of this kind of fabricated stuff, pieced together from some random screenshots.

This kind of thing is actually full of loopholes; if you think about it for a moment, you'll find that what he said is basically contradictory.

However, not many people Thought online, especially since some people are deliberately pushing it, and some uninformed people are being influenced.

The reputation of the Future Guild and Wang Qianduo had plummeted by this point.

It's very difficult to rebuild such a reputation because people tend to form preconceived notions.

"I have already sued him, and the truth video has been released. The people behind this are under investigation."

"This was my mistake, I'm sorry everyone!" Lin Qimeng apologized to everyone.

As the President, she should have discovered this video in its early stages of dissemination, instead of now, when it has already become a major controversy.

This is largely because she didn't have her own opinion group in the Future, but she also made some very big mistakes.

"No need to apologize, and it's not a bad thing at all. At least I'm more famous now, aren't I?" Old Wang said with a smile.

Does Old Wang care that his reputation has been ruined? To be honest, he does care a little.

But to say I care that much, it's not that much.

Those who blindly believe this video will never pose any threat to him; the only people he needs to care about are the ones behind this incident.

It's impossible for things to have developed to this point without someone pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Swallowing this insult whole isn't in Old Wang's nature; he won't feel at ease until they pay the price.

"President, we have news from over there. The people behind this are the online streamers on the Banner Platform, and the people behind them are Redwood Capital and..." Night Owl glanced at the new message he had just received and said hesitantly.

"Are you sure?" Old Ma asked anxiously.

"Confirmed, they basically made no attempt to hide anything!" Night Owl.

"Their behavior is really that ugly!" Old Ma was also somewhat incredulous, because behind the Banner Platform were Redwood Capital and... Shanhai Group.

Moreover, according to Night Owl, Mountains and Seas was involved in this incident; he wasn't just an innocent bystander.

They didn't suspect Night Owl for no other reason than that his surname was Night.

Given his surname and status, it's impossible for him to have any problems with intelligence.

The fate of Mountains and Seas was Future no one had anticipated.

It's important to know that although the Future Guild has virtually no connection with Mountains and Seas, they are still affiliated with Mountains and Seas.

Everyone was utterly baffled as to why Mountains and Seas would get involved.

Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, Lin Qimeng's phone rang. After glancing at it, she immediately chose to put it on speakerphone.

"Qimeng, I heard you're in trouble?" Manager Zhang's smug voice rang out.

Upon hearing his words, everyone immediately understood why Mountains and Seas had intervened.

"Are you all alone?" Lin Qimeng asked.

"What do you mean? Are you trying to tell me some secret?"

"I just don't want to waste my breath arguing with you. Let's have someone else who can make the decisions answer the phone."

Manager Zhang: "..."

Lin Qimeng's words weren't particularly hurtful, but they were extremely insulting, and they immediately broke his defenses.

However, his father didn't give him a chance to rage impotently and answered the phone directly:

"It's me, Lin!"

"Vice Chairman Zhang, I'll tell you what's next, and you'll listen."

On behalf of the entire Future Guild, I hereby inform you that the Future Guild is completely severing ties with Mountains and Seas starting today.

We will no longer use the name "Mountains and Seas), and you should also stop using the name "Future" (未来).

If you violate this rule, we'll see you in court!

Lin Qimeng didn't waste any words with him and directly announced that she would be leaving Mountains and Seas in the Future.

She didn't need to discuss this with everyone, because the fact that the business would be affiliated with Mountains and Seas in the Future was already because of her.

In fact, given the size of the Mountains and Seas, it is simply not worthy of being associated with the Future.

Mountains and Seas is indeed a Fortune Global 500 company, but it's ranked outside the top 100. Compared to true capital giants, it's far behind.

If we look at the Future, even just the name of one of our affiliated guilds would be enough to make those big players fight tooth and nail for it.

"Niece Lin, is this really necessary? Can't we discuss this? Besides..."

"You don't need to say anything more. There's nothing to discuss between us, and besides, we're not going to let this go so easily!"

After Lin Qimeng finished speaking, she hung up the call, and everyone applauded as they watched her.

They'd had a grudge against those hanged men for a long time!

"Everyone, please log on. I'll take care of things here."

Sister Hua, could you please post a job ad? We're looking to hire a legal team and a public relations team.

The salary is around industry average, but I can carry him through Instance Dungeon!

Old Wang, you'll have to do this for me. I'll send you some information on some people in a bit, and you'll have to go and kill them all!

"Let's knock on their door first, then see what else they're up to!" Lin Qimeng.

"Okay!" *2

After the Future Guild began to react, public opinion started to reverse somewhat.

Because they uploaded a video of themselves clearing the entire Instance Dungeon, and all the conversations in it were clearly audible.

Saying it's all in the video isn't entirely accurate, because they cut out Old Wang's final burst of damage that instantly kills the boss.

The effect of this video was immediate; Player were furious after seeing the full video.

They immediately turned their attention to the man; how could there be such a shameless person in the world?

However, not everyone who hears a story believes the truth; preconceived notions are clearly evident in their case.

They suspected the video was fake because you had edited it.

Then the Future wave of evidence arrived: they posted a system announcement showing a Player being kicked out of the guild, which displayed "You have been asked to leave" instead of "You have quit".

This was the result of their experiment; the person was quickly added back.

Meanwhile, Sister Hua's recruitment information also attracted a group of industry experts to join.

Salary and other things are negotiable, but the temptation of raiding is too great. Currently, only Future Guild has been able to clear it.

Other guilds were being wiped out during the last 40% of Bai Tianyu's health in the second phase.

With his current health, Bai Tianyu rode two Bloodmist Poison Dragons, looking like a war god.

These two dragons can not only block attacks, but are also invincible and can even reflect damage.

One dragon is anti-physical, the other anti-magical, leaving them completely overwhelmed.

This may be one of the reasons why those people are so eager to make moves for the Future; their lead is simply terrifying.