The launch of the chat room caused a stir within the Hunter Association.
This chat platform, established through mobile phone networks, has indeed attracted considerable attention.
This is especially true among the discerning and intelligent professional hunters.
They naturally see the value of this chat room.
It could provide an exchange platform for active professional hunters.
Just that one sentence already contained enough value to make people take notice.
For a time, there were plenty of undercurrents stirring; many people were eager to act.
Especially after Ickshonpe presented the so-called exquisite gifts to some commentators.
Some professional hunters tried their best to obtain these gifts, and then immediately set about trying to determine who had created them.
What they could think of, Ickshonpe could also consider.
He wouldn't leave such an obvious loophole.
Thus, those hunters who wanted to trace the source ultimately found nothing.
And just as they were about to take more extreme measures, the Hunter Association directly intervened and called it off.
[This is truly an interesting place, Hohoho.]
When a user posted this message in the chat room, everything was settled.
The Hunter Association issued relevant documents supporting the existence of this chat room.
Furthermore, the chat rooms were divided into two categories: one for all professional hunters.
The other, once the internet was fully developed, would be open to all internet users.
And since the chat room was open to professional hunters, the name was also changed.
It was called the Hunter Chat Site.
Yes, this was the prototype of the future hunter forum website.
And with the Hunter Association's endorsement, this clearly meant…
[We have been recruited.]
In the network world, Ickshonpe held the cardboard in one hand and, with the other, picked up chopsticks and plunged them into the steaming hot pot before him.
Amidst the billowing mist, Ickshonpe's chopsticks sank into the scalding red oil.
He picked up a piece of beef roll and placed it on his graffiti face.
He didn't know how he managed to eat it, but Luke could only see a delightful expression on his face.
The taste was simply divine.
A hotpot could be eaten like this, so spicy, so scalding.
Who on earth came up with this idea?!
"I used to be curious about how you eat."
Luke said, stirring a piece of luscious beef tripe in the pot. "But now I'm even more curious."
[My business isn't important.]
Ickshonpe's scribbled eyes remained fixed on the large slices of meat simmering in the pot: [The main point is the chatroom, no, it should be called Hunter Chat Site now!]
"I know."
After the beef tripe was cooked, Luke dipped it in his saucepan: "Did you find someone?"
"Otherwise, Chairman Netero, that… Old man, wouldn't easily comment on such a matter."
Then he took a bite, mmm, one word: perfect!
[Yeah, that guy went to find Chairman Netero.]
Ickshonpe kept talking, and the message on the cardboard in his hand kept coming: [After this chat room was established, I knew there would be all kinds of troubles later.]
[Relying on just us, we couldn't support it for long.]
[Not to mention all the other powerful professional hunters and various organizations.]
[For example, V5 and their subordinate factions were all very interested in our chat room.]
[So at that point, we needed someone to back us up.]
"So you went to find Chairman Netero?"
Luke added some tenderloin to the pot.
[It was that guy, Ging, who went to find Chairman Netero.]
Ickshonpe continued: [I contacted him, he contacted Chairman Netero, and then everything was fine.]
[After all, that guy casually handed out the invitation code I gave him to someone else.]
Speaking of that, Ickshonpe got annoyed: [If he doesn't make up for it somehow, I'm seriously cutting ties with him!]
Clearly, Ickshonpe still held some resentment toward Ging Freecss's careless disregard for others' feelings.
Fortunately, when real trouble came, Ging could be counted on.
He personally went to Chairman Netero and had the Hunter Association endorse the chat room.
Of course, that didn't come without a price.
That's what Ickshonpe said: they were recruited.
That was natural, though. After all, Ickshonpe himself was part of the Hunter Association.
So he was one of their own, and it made sense for the association to step in.
Ickshonpe was also perfectly content with the arrangement.
It was good to have a strong backer; once they got through the vulnerable early stage, the network world could grow into a colossal force.
Of course, just like the relationship between Luke and Ickshonpe, the alliance between Ickshonpe and the Hunter Association is a mutually beneficial win-win situation.
Chairman Netero is a seasoned man, and his vision in this area is also razor-sharp.
"What a pity."
In an office of the Hunter Association. Pariston Hill placed the document on the table.
"I had originally thought I could seize control of such a promising industry."
Pariston Hill smiled gently: "But it seems the other party is more vigilant than I imagined."
"The one with the most foresight is Chairman Netero."
He, the future Vice Chairman of the Hunter Association, is also one of the people who clearly see the value of the internet.
He had originally thought he could use this chat room for his own benefit.
But he didn't expect them to join so quickly, and to establish contact with Chairman Netero so quickly.
"If it were just tied to Chairman Netero personally, I might still have a chance to win it over."
"But if it's fully under the association's name..."
Pariston Hill tapped his fingers gently, then shoved the document into a nearby trash can.
As one of the Hunter Association's top brass, Pariston Hill was well aware of one thing.
Although outsiders only knew Netero as the Hunter Association's Chairman, the truth was…
Chairman Netero was merely the Hunter Association's public face.
The ultimate authority over the Hunter Association's interpretation and influence lay with V5.
The Hunter Association is essentially a non-governmental organization jointly established by V5…
It was they who granted the Hunter Association its numerous privileges and the rights of its professional hunters in this world.
It could be said that everything the Hunter Association currently possessed was given by V5.
So, with this chat room backed by the Hunter Association, it was effectively under V5's control.
And if it were to compete with V5 for food…
Pariston Hill didn't think it was a wise move.
"Let's wait and see."
His thoughts shifted quickly, and he immediately pulled out another document from the pile beside him, examining it carefully.