Chapter 351: 351
Akainu continued with his explanation. "Well, as the companies, governments, and various organizations took notice of the benefits of Boundless World, there have been many new players coming in day by day. The world isn't privy to the statistics, but we are thanks to the connection between our group and Glorygore Labs."
As he said this, he waved to Sanji, who nodded and began enlightening them on the details. "As of the First Guild War, the total player count was 53,976,024. As of the First Player Auction, the total player count was 96,521,608."
Draco and Eva were not surprised, but Jada almost jumped. "Holy shit! That's like 42 million new players in like 3 months!"
Draco shook his head. "3 in-game months. That's only 3 weeks in real-time."
Jada was left speechless, a rare disposition for her. However, she could not be blamed, as many in the previous timeline had also been left astounded by the pull of Boundless when the studio published the statistics worldwide.
Sanji coughed and resumed his revelation. "The number of players who have had their accounts deleted by in-game factors are 387,723 people. Exactly 387,710 have gotten new accounts and restarted, while the remaining 13 are not able to join the game ever again for joining the Cancel Boundless World campaign."
"However, that's just a tangential matter, I can share more in-depth stats about the game's user base later. For now, let me share how many new players we've had since the First Player Auction."
Sanji paused here and took a deep breath. This made Jada's heart sink as she realized that she was about to her a shocking number.
"Since the First Player auction which happened 3 and a half weeks ago in-game time and just about a week ago in real-time, the player base had shot up by just about 40 million, making the new player count 139,219,909."
Akainu closed his eyes and sighed while taking a pull of his cigar, while Sanji fetched a cigarette from his pack and lit it. Jada just sat there with her expression continually changing while Jade had a solemn expression.
The only ones who were calm were - as usual - the Evil Duo, as they had expected something like this. Only people who came from the future could understand the kind of horrific attraction Boundless had on the modern human. Any prognoses made in regards to it would be vastly exceeded in a matter of months.
Akainu took over from here. "As you might guess from what I shared earlier as well as what Sanji just shared, most - if not all - of these new 40 million players are from AAA companies, elite hidden organizations or military personnel from governments as well as their various agents."
"They want to quickly gain a foothold in the game world to push the agenda of their companies, organizations, and governments. As such, there is currently a mad rush for resources and equipment going on."
"We in Umbra naturally have no such worries, but many of the gamer guilds are being unduly pressured. As you might know, the AI of Boundless doesn't hide information of players, and changing one's looks is only possible with special items, all of which are costly and not something the average player can afford."
"As such, it is a simple matter to take a photo using the photo mode, export it, and run it through a facial scan."
Akainu sighed at this point. "Since the gamer guilds are far too strong level-wise and faction-wise, these new players have started exerting external pressure on those gamer guilds without a strong backing in the real world."
"Of course, they are not resorting to force as that would be too obvious. As I said earlier, the whole world has got their eyes on Boundless due to the ongoing drama. Doing something so brutish in the open would be extremely foolish for any company or organization."
"However, they have implemented the use of external benefits. Many gamers who joined Boundless were like you in the past, Brother Draco. They entered the game to make money for themselves and they have acquired a fair amount of that over time."
"Compared to the huge sums these organizations are dropping in exchange for the various resources and hotspots these guilds have control of, what they've earned before was nothing."
Akainu seemed irritated and flicked his almost finished cigar away. "As such, many of those players have sold away their items and power for real-world cash."
Eva sneered. "Do not be indignant on their behalf, why should you feel pity for idiots? They worked hard for someone else's benefit, making them the biggest losers of the century. It is already too late for them and soon enough they will regret acting so short-sighted."
Draco nodded in agreement. This was not anything shocking, the same thing had happened in the previous timeline. After all, players did not have someone like Draco and Eva who could outline the benefits Boundless would bring them as well as the impact it would have on the future.
That was why all the members of Umbra, as well as affiliate guilds like Meiren, Kamisuo, and Desecrators had dedicated their all to the game. Regardless of whether they were janitors or international CEOs, they had resigned from their work to focus on the game, a choice which stunned their friends and family.
Of course, they weren't going to explain. Even if they did, who would take them seriously? Some FIVR game being the center point of humanity and society in the next 3 years? They must be on drugs.
All of this, whether the acquisition of the resources belonging to early-stage gamers or the disdain of the game by average people/groups, was the first official stage leading to the Great Rape of Update 5.
In the previous timeline, many analysts had put together the major events and activities that led to that horrible period of human history that overshadowed all previous World Wars and even the horrid Rape of Nanking.
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