Midnight, July 10.
In a luxurious villa in the North District of K City.
Lin Xue sat at her desk, browsing the messages on her phone.
The city was unusually brightly lit that night. Even someone as composed as Lin Xue had ended up disrupting her sleep schedule after following the news too closely.
Just after midnight, her Moments feed and alumni group were already flooded with countless messages, all saying much the same thing. Everyone was asking around to see whether anyone had received a game Activation Code, wanting to see what one looked like.
Yet after all that asking, not a single lucky recipient came forward.
Not one of the thousand-plus members of the alumni group had received one. Statistically speaking, that clearly seemed off.
Lin Xue was beginning to wonder whether the Activation Codes were actually being distributed at midnight.
The official website had only mentioned July 10. Perhaps that meant they would be released at random times throughout the day. Besides, even if it was midnight, it might not be based on their country's time zone.
With that thought, Lin Xue abandoned the idea of staying up any longer. The odds were only one in six hundred to begin with. Since even the distribution time was uncertain, there was no point in waiting.
She was a very rational person. With something this unlikely, she would count herself lucky if she got it and accept her fate if she did not...
"Ding-dong!"
Yet just as that thought occurred to her, a text message countless people dreamed of receiving appeared on her phone.
``` [Congratulations! You have been selected as closed beta player No. 1005441 for "Fool." Your Activation Code is below. Please promptly download the game and Forum installation packages through the following links and register an