At that moment, the backend processors of the Ninth Art game forum were practically smoking.
After Ma Lou clicked the link, the screen froze for almost a full minute before it finally refreshed.
And when the forum loaded, right at the top of the homepage was Lu Ziye's brand-new scoop!
The post had only been up for a little over ten minutes, yet the replies had already piled up into the hundreds at an insane pace.
[Pinned hot post]: "Currently in a cult, just made executive! An internet-exclusive first scoop: we found a living Dragon Egg beneath the villains' Main Base!!!"
Posted by: [Passing Pure-Love Warrior].
The post opened with three swaggering "wearing sunglasses and smoking" memes.
"Guys! Surprised? Didn't see that coming, did you?"
"It's your Road God! Enough talk, let's get straight to the main course!"
"First, an update on how Smiley and I are doing undercover! Just this afternoon, we successfully infiltrated the Cultists' Black Forest Branch!"
"And we didn't take the usual route. Most people start at the bottom as tiny cogs in the machine, but with our overwhelming second-tier combat strength and our unmistakable Abyss vibe, we parachuted straight into management!"
"We're now Priests of the Black Forest Branch, personally appointed by the High Priest! Above everyone except the big man himself!"
"Even veteran undercover agents like Phone Bro and Cried Already are now our direct underlings. Whenever they see us, they have to behave themselves and call us 'Honored Priest'!"
"Do you understand just how much clout it takes to parachute straight into an executive position?"
At this point, Ma Lou couldn't help rolling his eyes.
"This wannabe's dripping with nouveau riche energy in every word."
"The Cultists' High Priest just recruited him as hired muscle, but he makes it sound like an emperor