Chapter 106: Faux Officials and Uranium Chef
Xu Xiaofeng lit two fires in total.
One was with the NPCs, a cash cow at the Qingfeng Chamber of Commerce. The other was with the players, where she mercilessly put the pressure on, and the ultimate goal behind that pressure? You guessed it—making money!
Perfectly aligned, right?
They say you’re a noob, so you’ve got to find a way to level up.
How do you level up? The fastest way is to change your gear!
Isn’t it a coincidence? I have gear for sale.
Oh, well, not exactly “for sale”—more like “draw.”
Hehehe…
The “Fiery Conflict Across the Sky” event brewed for another day, escalating further.
Then, thanks to Xu Xiaofeng’s cold sarcasm, the trolls stirring the pot, and the peanut gallery egging things on, almost all players got wind of the situation.
Ultimately, it all boiled down to one sharp question.
Did they or didn’t they cheat?
If they didn’t cheat, then the “Fiery Conflict Across the Sky” is just plain bad, and they need to own up. But if they did cheat, then those hackers are too blatant and must be dealt with harshly.
Players bickered back and forth over this, arriving at no conclusion whatsoever.
In the end, it prompted the official response.
Around 5 PM in the game, which translates to 1 AM in real life, the officials dropped an announcement.
It was still posted outside the game.
“Regarding the external hacking controversy being discussed and reported by numerous players in the forum community, the Huaxia Kingdom ‘Otherworld’ development team hereby issues this solemn announcement:
‘Otherworld’ does not have any hacks or bugs; all matters are subject to final calculations.
We also urge players not to believe in or spread rumors, to refrain from disrupting community forums with unproven matters, and especially not to maliciously fabricate or lead rumors.
We hope players exercise their judgement, stick to the facts, reason civilly, play respectfully, and live healthily.”
To be honest, the officials were only half-heartedly involved. They were busy with their own stuff.
Hacks? If they really existed, it’d be great! If anyone could come up with a hack, we’d hand you a Scientific Progress Award, then hire you for a cushy position with tight security.
But the issue spread too wide under the influence of some schemers. This was detrimental to the game’s ongoing operations.
And who were these schemers? They might as well have flashed their ID numbers.
Fiery Conflict Across the Sky saw the announcement first.
At last, the tension lifted.
The wording of the announcement seemed bland at first, but it carried an underlying threat. Not directly naming names was already a nod of respect.
Without hesitation, he had his subordinates craft an apology.
But the apology targeted his own streaming issues, blaming the hack uproar on himself, and finally admitting, “Yeah, I’m just bad.”
As for the trolls stoking things? Not a peep.
The officials’ reluctance to call names signaled their desire to smooth things over, brushing everything under the rug. They wouldn’t make a fool of themselves by dragging it out further.
However, it was also a serious warning: if this happens again, the Liu family won’t have this much leeway.
Competition between players? Fine. But when you accuse hacking, that’s a slap in the face to the officials.
Some might say, “It’s just a game official. What’s the big deal?”
But anyone with a bit of clout and some insider knowledge could tell this game’s officials weren’t just any ordinary officials.
In the end, this major showdown wrapped up with the joint statements from the officials and the Fiery Conflict Across the Sky apology.
With the official word, the trolls instantly went quiet.
Without the trolls stirring the pot, the apology from Fiery Conflict Across the Sky received a much more objective evaluation.
Some felt he had the guts to take responsibility and asked when he’d livestream eating tower cake next.
Others thought he was slow on the uptake—why wait for the officials to say anything before apologizing? Isn’t that just fueling the rumors?
In short, the opinions were mixed but leaned positively overall.
Xu Xiaofeng observed the unfolding drama and couldn’t help but chuckle.
First off, she knew that the so-called game officials from the outside world weren’t on the same page as her Sister Tong.
Sister Tong was the true official; the outsiders barely qualified as agents and should be viewed more as customer service.
Just look—the way Sister Tong can release in-game announcements and rewards, while the outsiders only put out announcements in the outside world speaks volumes.
Before Sister Tong even flexed her muscle, the outside customer service sorted the problem out.
This showed that the incident was quite significant to the so-called external officials.
Whether it was the external officials or Sister Tong, as long as the problem was resolved, that was good news for her.
That fire had burned through to ash, and now it was time to sow seeds on the other side.
She quickly shot a message to Xu Xiaoyue.
“Little Moon, insider info incoming!”
Instant reply from the other end: “What’s the news? About the little sister?”
“Yup. I got reliable intel that the little sister will be participating in a crossover event, a little treat for all the Uranium Chefs out there.”
Yep, you heard it—she called the nuclear bomb’s fans “Uranium Chefs.”
U-235~ (∠?ω＜)⌒★
“What event?”
“Can’t say much—it’s gear-related. Just know you’re in for a treat. Just get the info out there; you know how to do it, right?”
“Got it. Hehehe.”
Xu Xiaoyue had already wrapped up her stream by this point. Initially, she thought she’d just have some fun with her sister, but seeing her sister work so hard made her feel guilty about slacking off. She began leveling up earnestly too.
She opened the forum and posted in her own name.
“Uranium Chefs Assemble! Tomorrow at 8 PM, don’t miss the livestream; after the little sister signs off, I have top-secret inside info to share. Miss it, and you’ll lose a fortune!”
The post content was just two words—like the title.
After some previous leaks, Xu Xiaoyue had gained a bit of fame.
Recently, she had been riding the wave of the nuclear bomb’s popularity in her streams, and her own streams were doing quite well, excelling in critical hits and true damage.
The nuclear bomb sister was an angelic bomb that could gently send you to see God; Xu Xiaoyue, however, was basically a tragic radiation beast—irresistible, leaving you craving for more and nearly descending into hell.
This helped her rack up some fans.
Among those fans, 99% were Uranium Chefs, and the last 1% were bots.
She was affectionately referred to by her fans as—Neutron One.
Whenever she called out, the Uranium Chefs would trigger a chain reaction, rapidly spreading the word, culminating in a spectacular boom… blasting out gold coins!
This post went up on the forum with a catchy four-word tag, wrapped in a frenzy of Uranium Chef posts, quickly going viral and landing in the trending topics.
Ultimately, it peaked at number three.
The first was the official announcement, and the second was the Fiery Conflict Across the Sky apology.
But no matter how the post exploded or how many notifications of likes and replies chimed in, Xu Xiaoyue didn’t so much as whisper a word.
She had completely learned her lesson.
Big Brother was right!
Before, just spilling everything got her a few likes at most. Now, dangling their curiosity like this? Who knows how many gold coins she could explode out of them tomorrow!
