Several days passed quietly while Han Xuhan laid down the groundwork for his massive project. Plans, counter-plans, contingencies, and emergency steps were all slowly put in place. Some went smoothly, some took a great deal of convincing (money).
The first step of the plan was set in motion while Han Xuhan was still tweaking the later phases. It took place one evening just after Elder Kong Ye's lecture had ended.
As it was the last lecture of the day, nobody was in a hurry to leave. Numerous small and large groups of disciples sat in circles and discussed their new learnings, contemplated and compared each other's recent growth, alongside casual gossip.
At this moment, a strange scene caught their attention. On the highest step of the sloped mountainback, a group of three familiar-looking disciples was holding up a massive banner. It read:
Offer! Offer! Offer!
Make A Fortune By Proving Your Talent!
Any Challenger Can Win Up To 1000 Spirit Stones!
