In Shanghai, an SUV sped toward the airport. Aside from the driver, Ren Ye, Tang Feng, and Xu Peng were also inside.
Since Brother Huang's order to head to the Capital had been urgent, the three had not lingered at their workplace at all. They had gotten into the car as soon as they met up.
Apparently, the moment Ren Ye left, the Capital had already arranged their flight. All these details proved that the New Year's Watchers Headquarters had already made major moves over the news that Qingliang Prefecture could recruit five hundred Players.
Inside the car.
Ren Ye looked at Xu Peng in surprise. "You got the Qingliang Prefecture mission too?"
"Yes. Qingliang Prefecture probably opened its gates just after you left, making it available for Players to match with." Xu Peng nodded. "I ran into other Players when I accepted the mission too...!"
Ren Ye took this news very seriously and immediately pressed him. "Then tell me exactly how you accepted the mission."
"Here's what happened...!" Xu Peng held nothing back, recounting the entire process with a solemn expression, then adding his own assessment. "Clearly, the recruitment of these five hundred Supernatural Ability Users is random. Any Player who receives the Star Gate matching notification can accept it. There's no token, either. Put simply, once a Player accepts, they're locked into the mission. They can't abandon it or transfer their spot to someone else."
Tang Feng looked frustrated at that. "Pretty much what we guessed. But that makes things difficult. If a lot of Independent Players accept the mission, we'll have no control over the quality of those five hundred recruits. Once the Final Battle starts, we'll be a disorganized rabble. How are we supposed to fight the imperial court's army?"
"I just spoke to the boss