The real world.
[Earth United News Agency, breaking headline: Monster World's milestone event, "Summit of the Stars," ignites a cross-race competitive frenzy!]
Today, Monster World officially announced the launch of its first server-wide Guild Championship, "Summit of the Stars." The event has attracted players of every race and top guilds, and is considered the largest and most fiercely contested player event since Monster World's launch-sociologists noted that this tournament was not merely entertainment, but a unique window for the younger generations of different civilizations to demonstrate their strength and cultures in a non-conflict setting.
[Skyfeather Race-Cloud Network-Lightfeather News.]
The Wings of the Sky Dome guild, the pride of our race, has officially answered the call of the Summit of the Stars. Bearing the glory of the Skyfeather Race, they will spread their wings on an expedition, conquering the Summit of the Stars with the bearing of the sky. May wind and starlight guide their course to the summit.
[Rock Spirit Race-Inner Earth Communications Network, Voice of Pan Shi.]
The bedrock marches: the Colossus Guild carries an unyielding will to its rendezvous among the stars.
The Colossus Guild, which has stood at the pinnacle of multiple virtual games for our race, has set out fully equipped from the Sand-Shattering Halberd. They will show every race what it means to possess a will that survives smelting without destruction and countless hammerings without breaking.
Steady as rock-that is our foundation.
Advancing like a torrent-that is our edge.
[Pan-Commercial Alliance channel, "Eye of Wealth"]:
Two sets of charts were displayed side by side on the studio's holographic projection.
On the left was the price index for Monster World's Trading House twenty-four hours earlier, displayed through the Gold Coin Plugin.
On the right was a live data feed. The curves representing prices for various commodities