( Cervantez's POV )
Cervantez could not believe his eyes when he saw the global announcement regarding 'TheBoss'.
'This can't be real? No way, it's true' was his initial reaction to the news as apparently not only did 'TheBoss' manage to get his hands on one legendary technique, but he managed to get his hands on THREE legendary techniques and managed to learn them to basic mastery!
"This is impossible, in the entire game there are only a few legendary NPC who possess three legendary moves in their arsenal and unless you become a direct disciple of one of them, it's impossible for one to get their hands on so many legendary moves" Cervantez said, as he became even more suspicious about TheBoss's identity than he already was.
"It's impossible for a legendary NPC to take a new player in as a disciple, no matter how talented they are.
No new player will ever have the foundation necessary to qualify as a disciple and even if they did, it's impossible to learn three legendary techniques from scratch in such a short time" He murmured to himself as the more he thought about this event, the more he felt it was ridiculous as the probability of something like this being true was next to zero in his opinion.
" He's managed to hack the system…. That's the only conclusion I can reach. He has managed to hack the announcement and leaderboard system, but overall he's a fraud" Cervantez said, as he was convinced that either TheBoss was an entity who was stronger than his wildest imagination, or he was a fraud and a cheat, and as per his current gut feeling he was leaning more towards the fraud side.
"No wonder, he rarely shows up, even in my past life he rarely showed up despite being a top player.
It all makes sense now…..
Him not joining a guild.
Him not making public appearances.
He's a fraud and his con would be exposed if he shows up …." Cervantez concluded as he became assured of his theory and decided to no longer bother with finding or recruiting TheBoss, who he deemed as a waste of breath.
"Even with my future knowledge, I barely have two semi-legendary skills under my belt.
If I can't hack it with my future knowledge, there's no way anyone else can…." Cervantez said in conclusion, as he put this matter to bed in his mind.
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( Meanwhile ChaosBringer )
ChaosBringer and his group 'TheUprising' had started to gain popularity once more in the past two months as they established a base of operations within the royal capital Stronghaven.
Although it took ChaosBringer some time, he managed to find multiple entry points into the royal capital from where rogues could enter and leave the city as well as transport of illegal goods could take place.
Using the money of the marquis, he quickly established an information network and a coalition of players who were involved in all sorts of illegal activities, as his organization 'The Uprising' became a sort of illegal guild, involved in all sorts of anti-social missions and distribution of illegal substances.
He himself was rolling in money, however, his followers were also making a killing from the illegal business as they then used that money to buy expensive gear and improve their levels as although their infamy increased, their standard of living also increased a lot, giving them a better shot at promotion and becoming a top player.
By now everyone who was still a part of the uprising accepted their roles as an anti-social group that ruled the shadows and nobody complained about the kind of missions that ChaosBringer expected them to complete on a daily basis.
Recently, ChaosBringer had been following the drama surrounding the top player 'TheBoss' quite closely and since he had complete faith in the system, he decided to lean into the opinion that his doubters were all wrong.
However, as he noticed how 'TheBoss' never gave a public statement despite all the controversy surrounding him, ChaosBringer decided to make use of this opportunity and his fame, as only in the internal group chat of 'The Uprising', he typed a message saying
" As for the rumors surrounding player 'TheBoss', it's to be known that he is a perfectly legitimate player and a close friend of the organization….."
It was a completely false message, one that was written with the sole purpose of creating chaos, as once the news spread amongst the thousands of members of the uprising that 'TheBoss' was a player affiliated with them, the morale of the group increased tenfold, as they became Leo's most loyal defenders online.
While what ChaosBringer said was completely untrue, his words began a chain reaction so chaotic that even he himself would never have imagined it taking such a direction.
From being a 'Close Friend' the rumors made it so that 'TheBoss' was one of the top management of 'The Uprising' as recruiters began using him as the bait to join more people under their banner.
New joinees joined with the belief that 'TheBoss', the number one player on the leaderboards was a part of this group and the prestige and reputation of 'The Uprising' skyrocketed.
Although ChaosBringer knew that the rumors were untrue, he did nothing to stop them, as he instead fanned the flames even more by sometimes pretending to have consulted 'TheBoss' on major organization decisions, as he completely played into the rumors of him being a part of top management.
By the time the announcement about him mastering three legendary moves came out globally, the atmosphere within the uprising chat became so delusional that people began congratulating him and celebrating inside the chat like they were a part of his success somehow.
They were so sure that he was reading their messages, that they talked about how big bosses like him never replied to small fries but still read everything as by this point the delusion had taken an almost physical form with everyone believing him to be a part of the organization for real.