Like a Play?

In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

Over the past year, the [Pioneer Forum] had been bustling beyond compare, and the pinned united in spirit thread had become especially sought-after.

At shortest, every few days; at longest, every half month, a new Titled General would always comment, proudly sharing how they had "leaked" information, then sparking a fierce round of discussion.

At this moment, beneath United in Spirit, a new post was shooting up the rankings at breakneck speed, bearing a bolded title.

<Annual Roundup of Intelligence-Leaking Methods! 108 Wild Moves, from Battlefield "Slips of the Tongue" to Interstellar Message Bottles>

The poster, [Star Shatterer Luo Xiao], listed examples in a teasing tone:

"Case 1: Thousand Tribulations General-style 'Roar in Desperation'—87% success rate. Side effect: easy to get beaten into genuine desperation;

Case 2: Battlefield-taunt-style 'Reverse Provocation'—62% success rate. Must be taken with exaggerated acting;

Case 3: Targeted interstellar message bottles—less than 1% success rate, but full marks for creativity..."

Below, messages multiplied rapidly, everyone eagerly offering their own opinions.

Suddenly,

"Crude! Simply crude beyond measure!"

A golden ID, [Haotian Dean Li Qingshan Xiang Hao], suddenly charged into the discussion, every word carrying the heartache of someone furious that iron had failed to become steel:

"Deliberate—far too deliberate!"

"You are Titled Generals, at the very least! Leaking intelligence with such street-vendor tricks—how are you any different from peddlers and footmen on the roadside?"

The replies stalled for an instant, then the forum exploded.

"Oh~ Isn't this 'Dean Xiang'?"

"No one even @'d you today. Why were you suddenly not busy? Got time to wander around the forum now?"

"Xiang Hao, don't smash the pot after you've eaten your fill. More than half these examples learned that 'accidental slip' from you!"

[Haotian Dean Li Qingshan Xiang Hao]: "Learned