A Du was a professional gamer and one of the players selected for the closed beta of Myriad Heavens. He was also a lurker, a silent stream watcher, and a firm believer in playing it safe.
A Du had always been a tireless grinder who took the cautious route. As early as the first version, when the Creator God created the world, he had prepared plenty of contingencies. Using the groundwork he had laid during the closed beta, he called himself the Prophet and founded a powerful organization with informants all over the world.
Shadow. Yes, that was the organization's name. It had amassed resources through six dynastic eras, and A Du was confident that, apart from the legendary Genesis Church, no organization in this world could rival his.
Even against dynasties with deep foundations, A Du was confident that he could shake the foundations of their rule. Why only shake them? Because every dynasty's founder had been monstrously powerful, subduing the world through personal might. No scheme or intrigue could undermine their rule. Of course, the player Deep Affection was an exception. Deep Affection had relied on his terrifyingly formidable "wisdom."
But that also made A Du extremely wary. As the king of playing it safe, A Du even suspected that Deep Affection might have discovered his organization through a few scattered clues, so he decided to lie low for another version.
Then the Fourth Dynasty began. Before A Du could react, the Fourth Dynasty was already done for, and then the servers went down for maintenance. A Du was utterly baffled. When the servers reopened, well, excellent-a world in chaos. Perfect. It was time to emerge. Then, while lurking in a stream, he saw Alanna.
The seemingly cheat-powered course of her life extinguished A Du's ambitions once again.