Some busybodies went ahead and started another thread titled "The Sword King's High Martial Life Is Just This Dull and Boring," and it actually became a huge hit too...
Zuo Xiaoduo and Li Chenglong huddled in front of the computer, both wearing peculiar expressions.
"Tsk, tsk... how did I become a celebrity...?"
A casual search for "Sword King" instantly returned over seventy million results.
The first several thousand pages were all about Zuo Xiaoduo!
"This isn't quite normal, is it?" Bewildered, Zuo Xiaoduo scratched his head.
Li Chenglong scratched his head too. "Even with the entire Central Plains tournament livestreamed... it shouldn't necessarily have this many views and searches! There are simply too many... there are signs of manipulation here, and room for it."
"What's the objective? What's the point of manipulating it like this?"
"Maybe making money? With that many views, the earnings must be substantial."
"But it could also be the Gao Lineage and the Wu Lineage..." Li Chenglong said. "So far, you haven't had much contact with either of them, yet there's already so much related information..."
"More importantly, quite a few comments are subtly steering the conversation..."
Li Chenglong pointed. "This one, this one, this one... a detailed analysis would reveal them all. They're just not that obvious. Of course, as long as they don't keep steering it continuously, there's no problem."
"In other words, this falls into the highly sophisticated category."
"Even so," Zuo Xiaoduo said, "what good does steering the conversation do?"
"It controls the direction of public opinion, turning it toward whatever side benefits them as convenient."
"Then who benefits from the direction they're steering it in now?"
"..."
Li Chenglong sighed. "As far as I'm concerned, these current methods are still rather low-level."
"But this has only just begun. Given the capabilities,