Chapter 180: Big Reveal
Jiang Feng arrived shortly afterward.
LittleMaple followed.
The three waited near Silverbrook’s Adventurer Association.
Eventually...
Shen Tian logged in.
MoonPetal immediately walked over.
"You."
Shen Tian stopped.
"Me."
"What did you do?"
"Played a game."
"Yesterday."
"Yes."
"After you got cheated."
"I logged off."
"And?"
Shen Tian smiled.
"Handled it."
Jiang Feng raised an eyebrow.
"Handled it how?"
Shen Tian looked between them.
"It doesn’t matter."
MoonPetal’s eyes narrowed.
"It matters because the guy got permanently banned approximately twenty minutes later."
"Efficient company."
Jiang Feng laughed.
"That’s not normal."
LittleMaple nodded.
"I’ve submitted support tickets before."
Everyone looked toward her.
"...For what?"
She became quiet.
"Things."
Jiang Feng stared.
"What things?"
"Not relevant."
Shen Tian smiled.
Then...
A large group of NPCs moved through the square.
Workers.
Guards.
Officials.
At their center...
A man wore NovaDream’s administrative symbol.
Not an NPC.
A developer avatar.
Players immediately gathered.
The developer climbed onto a platform.
"Attention."
The square became quieter.
"Following yesterday’s Silverbrook Siege..."
"We identified a significant exploit used by a small number of accounts."
"We have issued permanent bans."
"Corrected affected rankings."
"And improved detection."
Players applauded.
Then...
The developer continued.
"We also want to thank several players who assisted directly with our investigation."
Shen Tian’s expression changed.
"..."
Xu Ning looked toward him.
[Host.]
"Yeah."
[I think they ignored your request.]
MoonPetal looked toward Shen Tian.
Why did he suddenly look uncomfortable?
The developer smiled.
"Particularly..."
"Player ShenTian."
The square erupted.
MoonPetal slowly turned.
Jiang Feng did too.
LittleMaple blinked.
Shen Tian closed his eyes.
The developer continued.
"Many of you know him as one of Eternal Realm’s rapidly rising players."
"But..."
"He is also Young Master Shen Tian of the Shen Family..."
"...one of NovaDream Global’s largest shareholders through Shen Capital Holdings."
Silence.
Absolute silence.
MoonPetal stared.
Jiang Feng stared.
LittleMaple stared.
Shen Tian slowly looked toward Xu Ning.
I’m going to kill someone.
[Please don’t.]
Then...
The square exploded.
"WHAT?!"
"SHEN FAMILY?!"
"THE SHEN FAMILY?!"
"HE OWNS THE GAME?!"
"NOT LITERALLY!"
"THIRTY PERCENT!"
"THAT’S BASICALLY OWNING IT!"
"NO WONDER THE BAN WAS FAST!"
"WAIT..."
"THE VIRAL RANGER IS A BILLIONAIRE?!"
Shen Tian covered his face.
"This is terrible."
MoonPetal stood completely still.
Several memories replayed.
His complete lack of concern about donation money.
His casual attitude toward expensive equipment.
His confidence.
His real name as username.
His bizarre response to being poor in game.
Then...
Her own donations.
Her eyes widened.
"..."
She had donated thousands of dollars...
To Shen Tian.
Of the Shen Family.
She slowly looked down.
Then back up.
"You..."
Shen Tian looked toward her.
"Yeah?"
"You let me donate to you."
He blinked.
"You chose to."
"You are unbelievably rich."
"Technically."
MoonPetal’s face turned red.
"I gave you money!"
Shen Tian smiled.
"I appreciated it."
"YOU DIDN’T NEED IT!"
Jiang Feng burst out laughing.
He couldn’t stop.
MoonPetal turned.
"This isn’t funny!"
"It’s extremely funny."
LittleMaple stared at Shen Tian.
"Wait."
She pointed.
"Like..."
"THE Shen Family?"
Shen Tian sighed.
"Apparently."
LittleMaple looked toward Jiang Feng.
"Captain."
"Yeah?"
"We’ve been playing with a super rich person."
"I noticed."
She looked back at Shen Tian.
"Can you buy the guild?"
Shen Tian laughed.
"No."
"Why not?"
"Game rules."
She looked disappointed.
"That’s probably good."
Jiang Feng smiled.
Then...
His expression became thoughtful.
He looked toward Shen Tian.
"So..."
"You’re actually Shen Tian."
"Yes."
Jiang Feng had heard the name.
Everyone had.
The Shen Family.
One of the most powerful families in the country.
Businesses.
Technology.
Finance.
Real estate.
Entertainment.
Investments.
Influence everywhere.
Jiang Feng had expected someone arrogant.
Detached.
Maybe surrounded by bodyguards.
Instead...
He’d met a Ranger with ten copper.
A man who argued about kill counts.
A player who mocked his own stream.
Someone who helped strangers.
Someone who competed hard...
But didn’t belittle people afterward.
Jiang Feng smiled.
"Honestly..."
"What?"
"You don’t act like it."
Shen Tian raised an eyebrow.
"Is that good?"
"Very."
Shen Tian laughed.
"I’ll take it."
MoonPetal was still processing.
Her thoughts were much less calm.
Shen Tian.
Not just username.
Not fake.
His actual name.
She knew who he was now.
She had seen news articles.
Business magazines.
Pictures from charity events.
Family reports.
The Shen Family heir.
And she...
Had been calling him an idiot in-game.
Arguing with him.
Donating to his stream.
Telling him his titles were terrible.
Ordering him to stream.
Her face grew hotter.
Shen Tian noticed.
"You okay?"
She looked toward him.
Then immediately away.
"Fine."
"You’re red."
"I’m fine."
Jiang Feng smiled.
LittleMaple whispered,
"She likes him."
Jiang Feng whispered back,
"I know."
MoonPetal turned.
"I CAN HEAR YOU."
LittleMaple hid behind Jiang Feng.
"Captain protect me."
Jiang Feng laughed.
Then...
Xu Ning appeared beside Shen Tian.
A notification opened.
Fate Event Resolution
Silverbrook Siege
Original Destined #1 Contributor: Jiang Feng
Original Destined Savior: Jiang Feng
Original Destined Horde Commander Kill: Jiang Feng
Actual Results:
#1 Contribution: Shen Tian
Commander Aldric saved by Shen Tian
Horde Commander final blow: Jiang Feng
Guild Foundation Fragment retained by Jiang Feng
The system calculated.
Fate stolen: 7,500
Jiang Feng Current Fate Value: 186,500
Shen Tian mentally nodded.
A good amount.
Not devastating.
Jiang Feng kept the guild fragment.
Kept the boss finish.
Kept public recognition.
But Shen Tian had taken the larger contribution title...
And the savior event.
Exactly the balance he wanted.
Xu Ning smiled.
[Host.]
Hm?
[You are learning moderation.]
Shen Tian looked toward Jiang Feng.
He was currently helping LittleMaple understand how guild fragments worked.
MoonPetal stood nearby...
Still sneaking glances toward Shen Tian.
Shen Tian smiled.
Like I said.
He’s not bad.
Unfortunately...
The reveal of Shen Tian’s identity created another problem.
His stream.
The next time he went live...
The viewer count immediately exploded.
10,000
30,000
80,000
150,000
Shen Tian stared.
"This is stupid."
MoonPetal stood beside him.
"You got exposed."
"I noticed."
Chat moved too quickly to read.
YOUNG MASTER GAMER
BRO OWNS THE COMPANY AND STILL GRINDS GOBLINS
HE HAS PAY2WIN IRL
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