Registered user 888 was a mysterious presence on the Real World's Nightmare Game Player Forum. For one thing, the number itself carried an air of mystery: user 888 had already existed when the forum had fewer than 500 members, which meant that the number had been reserved in advance.
On top of that, all players knew that the forum and online exchange, both inaccessible to ordinary people, were controlled by the Relevant Authorities. That made user 888, who could have an ID reserved for him, all the more mysterious.
Registered user 888 had no name anyone could call him by besides his number. He had never completed his profile, so he had not appeared on the Experience Leaderboard, nor had he ever posted or replied on the forum. Yet he was a legendary figure on the forum's online exchange. For players at this stage, most items could enhance their strength and serve as a lifeline at a critical moment, so very few were willing to sell them for money in the Real World.
The online exchange's discussion section was therefore full of posts offering to buy or trade for special items. Some wanted items that boosted speed, others wanted ones that increased strength, and some even wanted items that could take a fatal blow for them. Although most requests went unanswered, a handful of players had indeed managed to obtain or trade for the items they wanted through their posts, making the discussion section fairly lively.
The online exchange's trading page, however, remained as deserted as ever.
It was under these circumstances that registered user 888 appeared. He was not only the first player to sell items on the exchange, but every item he sold afterward was also an excellent one with useful abilities, and all he asked for in