Wen Nan previously used the [shuttle stamp] from Yu Shujun to send a message to the Guild Leader of [Feng Shuihuan].
He attempted to move the other party with a heartfelt short essay, hoping they would lend the fragment they held to him and swiftly arrange for another fragment for him.
Why did he believe the [Feng Shuihuan] Guild Leader could gather an additional fragment so quickly?
Because the other party is the leader of [Feng Shuihuan], the old swindler—no, Divine Fortune Teller—who has sold information to countless players, is well-regarded among major guilds and individuals. If he personally steps out to borrow fragments, the four major guilds wouldn't deny him the favor.
As for why he thought the [Feng Shuihuan] Guild Leader would be swayed by his mere couple of hundred words to offer such a significant favor?
Because the [Feng Shuihuan] Guild Leader is also an agent for the game's main god.
If he had to choose one among the five major guild leaders known to hold fragments, Wen Nan believed this agent would be the most willing to help him.
The facts proved Wen Nan's gamble was right.
The [Feng Shuihuan] Guild Leader did indeed comply with Wen Nan's request in the plea letter, not only giving Wen Nan his fragment but also securing an extra one for him.
However, this Guild Leader wasn't so easy to deal with—
The two fragments he sent over were leased to Wen Nan with only the naming rights.
That's a bit stingy, dear agent.
Someone like Carl Milak, a "Cult Leader", grants full usage rights when lending fragments, but you only give naming rights—
This meant the fragment in Wen Nan's hands was useless except as a number when acquiring priority selection.
Wen Nan didn't even have permission to access fragment information.
Similarly, the fragment that Guan Ailin brought over was also in a restricted state regarding background introduction, skill descriptions, and fragment holder details.
Well, if they won't show him, Wen Nan won't care.
It would be one thing to just offer naming rights, but this agent was downright greedy, having actually specified in the lending agreement—
[To secure the naming rights for these two Divine Staff Fragments, one must agree to transference of 2% of [Wenna] Guild's monthly Gold Coin revenue to [Feng Shuihuan] Guild.]
That's practically exploitation.
Indeed, no merchant is without deceit.
The countdown on the giant overhead screen wasn't patient, and ultimately, Wen Nan signed the agreement in the last three seconds of preparation time.
Soon, the prompts from the Divine Staff Sheath System above changed—
[Preparation time is over, now proceeding to the new round of candidate situation statistics...]
[This time, there are 3 candidates for Sword Holder, with statistics as follows—
Candidate No. 1: Holding 1.5 fragments (pending confirmation);
Candidate No. 2: Holding 3.5 fragments (pending confirmation);
Candidate No. 3: Holding 3 fragments (pending confirmation).]
[All candidates, please confirm participation in this eligibility test.]
[Note: If the test is forfeited, candidates will be immediately removed from the space. If confirmed, candidates cannot leave mid-test.]
No. 1 and No. 2 immediately pressed the confirmation buttons.
But Candidate No. 3 hesitated.
Carl Milak was still reeling from shock and anger. Given his personality, in such circumstances, he would have never chosen to enter this Divine Staff Sheath testing space in the first place.
Now he had hit an unexpected snag, considering whether to continue the game...
The confirmation countdown overhead showed only five seconds left.
Carl Milak gritted his molars hard, never having faced such a difficult choice.
If he confirmed, letting the opponent gain selection rights, he would become very passive and might be manipulated just like Wei Zhe previously, using the test space's abilities.
But if he chose to forfeit, he would be expelled from the testing space by the Divine Staff Sheath, forever losing the chance to become the Sword Holder.
The countdown showed the last second.
With a snap.
Carl Milak pressed the confirmation button.
The Divine Staff Sheath was right there; he didn't want to lose it completely and decided to take a risk.
After all, this instance has a player protection mechanism; unless Ye Jiu wants to implicate himself, he won't make a fatal move on him.
The screen above quickly changed—
[All 3 candidates have confirmed participation in this Sword Holder eligibility test. Now proceeding to the drawing of the question pool.]
[The Divine Staff Sheath will aim to draw test content most fitting for all participating candidates based on their overall situation.]
[With 3 candidates, 3 sets of candidate test questions will be drawn for selection...]
[Candidate situation matching and question pool drawing in progress, please wait...]
[Drawing complete, the Divine Staff Sheath now presents the following 3 test questions for qualification testers—
[Selection 1: In this world, there are truths and lies, good and evil, neither black nor white. You are born here, grow here, witness too many ridiculous battles, too many needless sacrifices, and now you have one obsession left—to leave this place! (Breaking keyword: Break barriers)]
[Selection 2: Face the deepest obsession hidden in your heart! (Breaking keyword: Face the obsession)]
[Selection 3: As long as I desire, as long as I act, everything and everyone, be it human, ghost, god, or demon, will kneel before me, tremble, submit to me, become my slave, my dog! (Breaking keyword: Dog Training Master)]