The Beggar Gang disciples kept the operation secret, but still started livestreaming. After all, they had signed plenty of advertising contracts, and their generous sponsors had exposure requirements.
That was also why [Lone Elder] and the other Beggar Gang leaders were so keen on stirring up trouble.
Starting the livestream early served as a warm-up.
Keeping the operation mysterious would surely draw a huge crowd of viewers to the Beggar Gang tomorrow.
In the real world, Immortal World still had not announced the release of its fifth batch of pioneering accounts, yet the game remained incredibly popular.
It could replace sleep, and players could maintain clear minds and memories inside the game. That alone was enough to drive most people wild.
Since its launch, the game's fame had spread through every industry.
The forums were flooded with posts analyzing the Game World.
Many researchers began berating the Game Company for squandering a gift from heaven. Such advanced technology was being used for a game! Applied to research, it could propel the world's technology a great leap forward and benefit all humanity.
There were conspiracy theorists, too.
They suspected that the Real World might face an unprecedented catastrophe, after which everyone would live inside servers as game characters, allowing Civilization to continue developing...
These conspiracy theory posts actually had quite a few supporters.
After all, Gods and Devils Continent had launched simultaneously in the West. It certainly looked as though a game had swept all humanity into its net...
And so.
People from every industry called on the Game Company to open unrestricted public testing. They even held protests in the real world.
But the Game Company turned a deaf ear and continued doing as it pleased, completely ignoring the public's voices on the forums.
None of this, however, could dent