Chapter 12 An Excellent Choice

Xiao Tian carefully studied the character relationships in the Three-Second Zone that Young Master Han had provided her with and asked some more questions. These were all things that Young Master Han had already investigated. Conversations with smart people were always easier; a few words were enough for the questions and answers to cut straight to the point, without a single wasted word. After understanding everything, Xiao Tian couldn't help but admire, "The Three-Second Zone is indeed the best choice."

"This is a teleportation scroll to Danmos Main City." Young Master Han handed Xiao Tian a scroll. "Teleport directly over there. To prevent accidents, our people will no longer have any mission contact with you. All information will be communicated through messages."

"That's for the best," Xiao Tian said, taking the scroll.

"Then, you can go." As Young Master Han said this, a guy like Yu Tian Shen Ming immediately jumped out and shouted, "Go, go, go, Sister Xiao Tian!" Xiao Tian smiled and nodded, using the scroll to teleport away. On Young Master Han's side, he immediately contacted Ya Xiaosuan Gen, allowing his side of the connection to move as well.

Ya Xiaosuan Gen's ability to understand Young Master Han's intentions was already very strong, and he was well-prepared. He immediately made arrangements, layering the intricate network of relationships so that no matter what, Xiao Tian's appearance wouldn't be linked to Against the Heavens.

At this moment, Xiao Tian had already set foot on the land of Danmos Main City. The head of InGod's Main City was still here, and all business was naturally proceeding as usual. Xiao Tian looked up and saw a general store with the InGod name right there on the street beside her.

Xiao Tian wasn't in a rush to go over. She was waiting for news from Young Master Han's side. They would go through a circle of people to have someone from the Three-Second Zone who knew the area give him a heads-up about Xiao Tian, as a sort of introduction. The person giving the heads-up actually took the interview news seriously, so there was no need to worry about this stranger revealing any flaws. Ya Xiaosuan Gen, as a rival who was already at odds with InGod, acted as an insulator, keeping the true intentions completely to himself, because he himself didn't even know. He only knew that Young Master Han and the others wanted to make things difficult for InGod, so he was providing assistance to the greatest extent possible according to Young Master Han's requests. He hoped to see a good show but absolutely didn't want to stand on the stage himself. He was willing to be a hero behind the scenes.

With Young Master Han's arrangement, after the Three-Second Zone received the news, Xiao Tian would immediately visit. The message received by the Three-Second Zone was nothing more than a reminder, something like, "So-and-so has been asking about you; it seems like they want to interview you." This information was to prevent the Three-Second Zone from feeling too abrupt, and whether or not he accepted the interview couldn't be rejected through this message. At this point, Xiao Tian had already personally arrived at his door, and it was up to Xiao Tian to win him over.

"The message has been sent; go visit at a suitable time!" Young Master Han finally sent a message. In-game messaging was still very fast; as long as there were no offline links in between, it would only take a few minutes.

"Okay," Xiao Tian replied. It would be too fast if she went to his door right after receiving the message. Xiao Tian had already walked far away from that street. She came from another direction, walking along and occasionally asking the players on the road for directions. From this moment on, she had truly become a reporter who had been visiting from afar.

The general store reappeared in Xiao Tian's sight. According to intelligence, this general store was the main office location of the Three-Second Zone, the person in charge. He usually handled InGod's affairs in Danmos here. Xiao Tian didn't hesitate at all; when she saw the InGod logo on the store, she walked straight over.

A business would naturally have its doors wide open, but Xiao Tian still knocked on the door to the side, asking inside, "Excuse me, is Mr. Three-Second Zone here?"

The general store wasn't big, but it was neatly organized. A player stood behind the counter inside the store, and when he heard Xiao Tian's question, his gaze involuntarily turned to one corner.

In the corner of the room, at a square table, a person was hunched over, writing something. He was also looking up at Xiao Tian at this moment. Seeing Xiao Tian's gaze turn over, he responded, "That's me."

"Hello, I'm a reporter from Playful Game Network. My name is Xiao Tian," Xiao Tian formally began.

The Three-Second Zone had received the message arranged by Young Master Han beforehand, so he was obviously not surprised by Xiao Tian's visit. He simply looked at Xiao Tian and said, "What's the matter?"

"Recently, your studio seems to have had quite a few disputes with players and many things have happened. Playful Game Network has been following this matter closely. I'm here to conduct an interview with your side," Xiao Tian said.

"That didn't happen on my side; I'm not too clear about it," the Three-Second Zone replied.

Xiao Tian said helplessly, "I know that the incidents happened in Cloud Piercer and Crescent Moon City. We also tried to contact the person in charge on your side, but we found that the people in charge of those main cities all chose to resign during this period. Moreover, we later discovered that the phenomenon of resignations was not limited to Cloud Piercer and Crescent Moon City. Some of these people have already accepted our interviews. Therefore, with a responsible spirit, we wanted to interview your members who are still on the job."

"What do you mean by that?" the Three-Second Zone frowned.

"To be honest, the situations described by these resigning people in the interviews are probably not what you want to hear. We believe that since they are resigning employees, there may be many one-sided aspects in their statements. That's why we went to great lengths to find someone who is still on the job, like you, to hear the voices of those still employed," Xiao Tian said.

The Three-Second Zone immediately understood what she meant. It seemed that these resigning guys didn't say anything good about their old employer during the interviews. Although not everyone could be so ungrateful, there would still be such people in the end. The Three-Second Zone had also heard that during the director's weekly meeting at the time, a director had directly jumped out and expressed dissatisfaction with the boss. If they were saying it to his face, let alone behind his back.

This was a public relations crisis! The Three-Second Zone instantly realized this. And it was rare for this Playful Game Network reporter to be so considerate. If she wasn't, she would have reported those badmouthing voices first to attract attention, regardless of the truth. In that case, this reporter's visit really couldn't be neglected. This was their chance to clear their name.

Since the Three-Second Zone had stayed, he was naturally still thinking about InGod's side. After understanding Xiao Tian's meaning, he couldn't help but ask, "What did they say?"

"This… I'm not at liberty to disclose that," Xiao Tian said.

"Why?"

"Because we hope to hear your objective and honest voices, and we don't want you to have any targeted resistance because of the other party's remarks," Xiao Tian said.

"Oh, so, what do you want to know from me?" When the Three-Second Zone asked this, he had already started sending messages. This was a major public relations crisis. A large-scale resignation from InGod, with resigning employees publicly revealing inside information… What impact would such news have on the player base when it was publicly reported? It should be known that these resigning people were all high-level InGod personnel, and InGod had almost no secrets from them. If they really wanted to speak, there were too many things they could say. Moreover, they were now all working for competitors, and if it was arranged by competitors to intentionally smear InGod, it would be even harder to clear their name.

It was impossible to go and silence these people, of course. This matter could only be a contest between the two sides through the media. It was commendable that this Playful Game Network didn't interview and report one step at a time but instead objectively conducted interviews with both sides first. Otherwise, reporting the interviews with these resigning guys first would undoubtedly be adding insult to injury for InGod at the moment.

With such a big crisis, the Three-Second Zone didn't have the confidence, and at the same time, felt that he wasn't qualified to handle it. He could only find a way to quickly contact his superiors. His direct director had also resigned in this incident, and he had already heard from the resigning director that the only director left in the entire studio was Wu Ye. Moreover, he had heard from the person in charge of other main cities who were still on the job that Wu Ye was temporarily the general supervisor of all main cities and that the handover of each city was in progress. The Three-Second Zone's side just hadn't had its turn yet.

Through these relationships, it wasn't difficult for the Three-Second Zone to contact Wu Ye. He opened his friends list, and after the message was passed out layer by layer, it wasn't long before he received a system prompt that Wu Ye had added him as a friend, and a message was immediately sent: "What's the situation?"

The Three-Second Zone quickly explained, and Wu Ye was very angry when he heard it. He had always felt like he had been abandoned by everyone on a sinking ship, and now these people were not only abandoning him but also trying to sink his ship, as if they weren't giving him a way to survive.

"Shameless! Petty!" Wu Ye said angrily.

"How should we handle it now?" the Three-Second Zone asked for instructions.

"Is the person still with you?" Wu Ye asked.

"Yes."

"You deal with it first; I have to contact the boss," Wu Ye said. This matter was so big, how could he dare to make a decision on his own? At this time, Peerless Hero wasn't online, so he could only quickly log off to contact him. He was still counting points at this moment, and the resigned director was so annoying in Wu Ye's eyes. He left, saying, "I have an urgent matter; I'll be back later," and ran off.

The Three-Second Zone began to delay time with Xiao Tian, saying that he wanted to treat Xiao Tian to a meal so that they could chat while eating. Xiao Tian declined, but the Three-Second Zone insisted desperately, and Xiao Tian had no choice but to reluctantly agree. After leaving the store, the Three-Second Zone immediately led Xiao Tian to the restaurant farthest away from their general store. On the way, Xiao Tian asked some small questions, and the Three-Second Zone would only answer after careful consideration, especially liking to use phrases like "I personally believe."

Xiao Tian knew that the Three-Second Zone was pretending, but wasn't she doing the same? She had already seen that the Three-Second Zone was delaying time, avoiding the important and focusing on the trivial. He must have contacted someone with more weight to speak. And at this time, in InGod, there were only two people who had more weight to speak than the person in charge of the main city. The operation was proceeding extremely smoothly. InGod's current situation forced their boss to always stand on the front lines.

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