Players had to gather the information on their own and share it with the others so that the experts could figure out what was really happening.
This led to more players streaming their gameplay.
One of the hottest posts on the forum was about what would happen if a player, after being born in Ulon Town, didn't do anything and just traveled to other places—would they encounter other cities?
This post immediately caught the attention of many users.
It was around this time that King of Four Seasons made a post and successfully attracted a lot of attention from other users.
[ King of Four Seasons (OP) ]:
[ I Got the Job Class and finished the quest, but Now I Feel Depressed. ]
[ Here's what happened: A mid-level warlock who knows water magic arrived in Lindblum City, so I took the chance to get a job class from him. Yesterday, this NPC asked me to do a quest, saying that Father Barry seemed to have something against him. So, he asked me to find out what was going on. ]
[ Relalfaa reply: Hang in there, OP! Keep going, you can do it! ]
[ Axelynn87 reply: A mid-level warlock who knows water magic? Isn't that Saradin? Why did he come to Ulon Town? He used to work for that notorious NPC, Viscount Hereford! ]
[ Raflitanya reply: Oh, wow! So, OP, you actually apprenticed under this NPC? So, what happened in the end? What's the deal between Father Barry and him? ]
[ King of Four Seasons (OP): How do you all know so much? I'm a new beta player and don't know much about the earlier storyline, so I decided to ask Father Barry myself. But Father Barry wouldn't say anything, and I was really anxious at the time. ]
[ Mrsparkcey reply: That's strange for Father Barry to act like that. Could there really be some kind of conflict between them? ]
[ Sarcasmxy reply: Don't keep us in suspense, OP! Tell us already!
[ King of Four Seasons (OP): Sorry, I'm a slow typist, give me a minute. Later, Hanjun saw me looking embarrassed and asked me what was going on. To my surprise, Hanjun knew about it too, and I quickly found out what had happened in Lindblum City... ]
Not long after that, he bowed his head and prayed to the statue of the God of Light.
"Joseph, you know...if those things never happened back then, you'd be so happy to see the God of Light awaken, wouldn't you?"
"I'm right here; why are you talking to a statue?"
Hanjun appeared silently behind Father Barry, speaking suddenly and startling him.
Father Barry smiled helplessly.
Sometimes, when he thought about the past and remembered Father Joseph, he would momentarily forget that the God of Light was right by his side.
If Father Joseph were still alive, he would probably be the one who's standing next to Hanjun right now.
Hanjun stood up, crossed his arms, and said in a very mature tone, "Don't worry, even so, there will always be a place for you by my side."
Father Barry smiled and deeply etched the image of the God into his mind.
~•~
Saradin had been in Ulon Town for a few days, and Hanjun was curious about the "flag" he had set.
Just then, a group of merchants arrived in Ulon Town.
After selling their goods in Lindblum City, they were planning to return to the south.
Hanjun casually found a player to follow these merchants to see what Lindblum City would be like without Saradin.
He instructed the player to carefully observe the situation in Lindblum City and then return.