CHAPTER 315: CHAPTER 315: STIRRING UP TROUBLE! STIRRING UP TROUBLE!

minutes later, Ji You frowned and stopped.

There seemed to be a problem. In the past 30 minutes, she had searched for more than a dozen opponents, sending out challenge requests one by one, but without exception, all were rejected.

One rejection would have been fine.

Two or three, still reasonable.

But all of them?

What kind of weird direction is this taking?

If it were said that the opponents she initially chose were weaker, it would make sense for those people to feel they couldn’t beat her and to reject the challenge.

But—the opponents she chose later were not lacking in strength, and there were even two people Ji You wasn’t even sure she could defeat...

Yet, these two also turned her down.

Ji You realized there was a problem but couldn’t pinpoint the reason instantly, which was strange. She simply stopped searching for opponents and began to think quietly.

Unable to figure it out, she decided to message the last person who rejected her, asking bluntly: [Can I ask a question? Why did you all reject my challenge?]

minutes had passed, and time was precious; Ji You couldn’t afford to delay.

As soon as she sent the message, in less than a second, she received a reply: [Queen, sorry, it’s not that I don’t want to compete with you, it’s just... never mind, you’ll understand if you check the forum.]

Ji You replied: [Thank you.]

Forum?

What forum?

When she accessed the Alliance internal network, aside from the spectator platform and arena, she hadn’t visited other places. Hearing about the forum, Ji You was somewhat confused.

However, she quickly followed the guidance and arrived at the forum.

Inside the holographic network, the forum was very different from the web version of her previous life, but its function was essentially the same—a place for netizens to gather and chat.

As soon as Ji You entered, sparks flashed overhead—the hot topics in the forum flickering by, among them one topic shined like a fierce sun overhead, making it hard to ignore.

Ji You reached up and pulled down the topic, glanced at it, and her expression suddenly darkened.

[Offering 100,000 points to spread wealth across 10,000 floors for the next 10 matches of the Rag Queen.] This post’s title was an eye-catcher for sure!

Spreading wealth of 100,000 points?

What kind of concept was this?

How rich must one be?

Spreading across 10,000 floors, meaning that those who grabbed one of the first 10,000 floors could get 100 points for free.

Shh~

As soon as this post was published, it immediately attracted countless people’s attention; in less than 10 seconds, the 10,000 floors were snatched up, followed by those who missed out beating their chests in frustration and regret.

But also because of this lavish spender, the post exploded instantly. Its popularity even pushed down all the previous hot topics about the Rag Queen.

This person, and the content of this post, instantly ignited the online world of the Alliance University East District; for a time, every student online in the East District knew about it.

This extravagant spender named ’Hero King’ was ranked 99th in the Alliance East District as a top player, with very strong skills and a flamboyant personality, usually acting very ostentatiously. It’s said that his real identity is that of a top student in his first year at the Alliance First Military Academy, truly a gifted individual, and he has a large following on Star Network.

These above, Ji You briefly overlooked, frowning as she stared at the content of the post:

[Having heard that the Rag Queen dominated with just one antique mech, and was rated as one of the most promising new stars of the Alliance East District, my curiosity piqued. Despite ten challenge requests sent her way, all were rejected. Undeterred, I offer 100,000 points and scatter wealth on the 10000th floor, hoping she will see this and accept my challenge.]

The post itself was neutral, but the comments beneath it were all about elevating the Hero and demeaning the Rag Queen.

1L: My Great Hero is mighty and domineering, he’ll definitely make this Rag Queen scram in a second!

2L: With my Great Hero entering the fray, he’s worth two million alone, what Rag Queen, what Scavenger Queen, all step aside!

3L: Great Hero’s boldness warrants my support just for these splurged 100,000 points!

4L: Am I the only one who has long disliked this Rag Queen? Just a rag-picker who played a few noticeable matches, and everyone hypes her up to the Sky, not afraid she’ll fall and die!

5L: Hate the Rag Queen too, no idea which garbage planet she emerged from, roaming around in her junk all day, really thinks she’s something!

6L: Hero as King! Hero King! Victory is certain!

7L: This Rag Queen is too scared to accept our Great Hero’s challenge, definitely knows her own limits, hence too frightened to fight.

8L: Rag Queen, dare you to accept the challenge! What are you shrinking back for?

9L: Hey, why are you all cursing her? Am I the only one who wants to challenge her?

...

These unbearable comments, viewed in the blink of an eye across tens of thousands of floors, are all disparaging the Rag Queen, making one’s blood boil. The more Ji You read, the darker her face got, realizing that someone was trying to rise at her expense.

Who else but this ’Hero as King’?

But the person is clever, his post content is normal, with no hint of incitement, yet the comments below viciously demean the Rag Queen. Anyone speaking up for her is instantly labeled a fanatical fan, brutally attacked.

This made Ji You wonder if this was the work of a paid troll army.

To think in Star Calendar 1307, such creatures still exist.

...

And because of this ’Hero as King’ post, proclaiming his intent to buy Ji You’s next ten matches, many feel embarrassed to accept her challenges, worrying about being seen as opposing ’Hero as King’.

Thus—

This also explains why Ji You couldn’t find an opponent to challenge for a whole 30 minutes.

Ji You pursed her lips.

She usually competes properly, never causing trouble, logs off after matches, pays no attention to forums, nor competes...

Not to mention not caring how others want to hype themselves...

But this person wants to climb over her for fame, did they ask her?

She avoids trouble, but is not afraid of it.

Just then, Ji You received yet another challenge notification; opening it, she saw it was indeed from this ’Hero as King’.

On checking her messages, she realized she hadn’t noticed before, having rejected all requests from the top-ranked players at once, ’Hero as King’ included—indeed, she had rejected him ten times.