[A/N: Most of the content in this chapter was taken from the original novel , used more for recaps than to make major changes , but while reading it, I thought it would be really fun to have a fanfic about a reincarnated being as a Galaxy player. He could use his knowledge that the power shown in the game is real to become stronger in his 'universe', although he wouldn't have much time because time there is slower.]
Registration for the Qualifiers was intense. Several clubs made frequent moves, news articles appeared on forums every day, and players actively discussed developments. It was turbulent. This was a festival. All the players eagerly awaited the performance of their idols on the professional scene, anticipating the battle of the highest skill level.
Players could now travel between continents. Countless players gathered at the Death Scream Sanctuary. In addition to registered players, many came to watch live. The number of players in the city steadily increased.
The number of participants for the Individuals was the highest, as most players knew they had no chance against professional club teams, and forming a team wasn't easy. In comparison, Individuals was much easier. Anyone could register. As officially recorded, all divisions had over 100,000 players registered for Individuals. One can see how intense the Qualifiers would be.
The participating players were mostly older players who joined the game when it launched. New players who joined later were only Level 20 or higher, their joining would only be free points for the others. Some people complained that the league started too early, but their voices were soon drowned out by the sea of people.
Eight months had passed in the 'Galaxy' universe since its public launch. According to the competition schedule, the Divisions would last about half a year, and the Internationals would only begin after about a year of preparation and rest. This long break was mainly to give qualified teams more time to improve their cooperation, which showed the importance of the Internationals. Furthermore, it was a marketing strategy to enhance the competition's influence.
The competition would last about two years in the 'Galaxy' era. The entire Version 1.0 lasted three and a half years. Players who failed to reach the Qualifiers could only be considered unlucky, time waits for no one.
The local Galaxy Times team, that is, the Aquamarine team, had already received a fully equipped studio and its own TV channel for the entire competition. Galaxy Times is the official news outlet responsible for the Galaxy game, but due to the lack of centralization of players in the planetary phase, there were specific divisions to report on each planet, or as the players called them, Servers.
[A/N: Actually, that was a change I made, but it doesn't really matter anyway.]
The local Galaxy Times team had received some guidelines, basically telling them to avoid nonsensical talk.
When a player talked to an 'NPC' about things in the 'real world', all the NPCs heard was a bunch of nonsense, so the Galaxy Times team had to hold a general meeting to figure out what they were saying was nonsense and what wasn't, to avoid saying that when the broadcast started.
Of course, Price was the one responsible for it, but this time Price had a brilliant idea.
In the meeting room, the group of reporters found themselves face to face with a chicken.
Everyone knew that this was the chicken that walked with Price, and there were several memes about Crimson on the forum, especially the times when Crimson accidentally laid eggs. One of the players even tried to cook it, and that's when the players discovered that Crimson, the chicken, only had its name visible and a simple caption of "Deadly Dangerous".
They also discovered that Crimson's eggs exploded when thrown with tremendous power that could reduce a player's HP to zero. This caused a group of players to go to Crimson trying to buy eggs, but in the end, they were all incinerated by the furious Crimson.
So, even if the reporters were bewildered, in the end, they were players accustomed to the absurd, if the culprit is a chicken, so be it.
Thus, Crimson, who was forced to participate in this, helped with the process, which consisted of reporters reading the script and, when some 'nonsense' appeared, Crimson would directly curse them out, saying they were talking rubbish.
It took a while, but the script was finally ready. The players quickly fled, not wanting to be near that temperamental chicken, wondering where Price had found it.
Some players even wanted to buy Crimson eggs to see if they could hatch a "flaming chicken" like Crimson.
Yes, they thought Crimson's powers were racial.
Some Chinese players even thought it was a parody from the Vermilion Bird.
Soon after, the Galaxy Times team broadcast the first episode of Galaxy Times, which reached a global audience, making the reporters very proud.
-The first season of the Galaxy Professional League has begun! - The reporter started the presentation. - Registration is open for the Qualifiers. Inhumans, are you ready for this festival?
On the forum, a flurry of comments surfaced, some even asking why he called them Inhumans instead of Players.
-You may have noticed that our dialogue has been altered, this was done for the understanding of the entire planet Aquamarine. Yes, this broadcast is being shown on all TV screens on channel 69! And no, we didn't choose the channel! We should thank Hell and its president, Melissa, for this opportunity. We heard that Ringo himself gave the order, and for those who don't know him, you should know him by his other alias, Death Scream, who, like Black Phantom, was one of the guinea pigs who escaped from the old Germinal organization. Check out our episode about the factions in Aquamarine if you want to know more about it.- the anchor explained.
The forums were buzzing, some excited, others bewildered.
-In any case, starting with this episode, we will continuously bring comprehensive analysis of the competition to everyone.- said the anchor. -The content of this episode includes interpretation of the competition format, analysis of the competition schedule, and introduction of the various strong teams in the divisions. We also invited the leaders of the four biggest clubs in China as guests in the studio, in addition to a special guest! Okay, let's first insert a short commercial break. Don't go away, the wonderful content will be right back.
This part was interesting, while the commercials on the forums were from the 'real world', the commercials that aired were all from Hell. The cost of advertising in this Inhuman competition made countless companies grit their teeth and reluctantly pay, further enriching Hell's pockets.