"You're right, Ross," agreed the head of the marketing department, opening a statistical chart that he projected in front of everyone, "The audience agrees highly with your plan to reduce the resource allocation to the top three, and additionally, the most popular suggestion in the vote was that they hope to specify Duge's keywords."

"What kind of keywords do they want to specify?" Ross asked.

The director opened another statistical chart.

It was densely packed with all sorts of keywords, with the percentage of approving voters listed behind each keyword.

The top three keywords were waste, low-key, and ordinary.

"Ross, the audience feedback indicates they want to see if Duge can turn the tide and take first place using these keywords, which are completely opposite from his usual style, especially the waste keyword, which has a particularly high call for it," the director said.

Looking at the three keywords, Ross fell silent.

Right below these three keywords was silence.

Thinking about the consequences if Duge, known for his eloquence, were to be restricted, Ross shook his head, clearing that inappropriate thought from his mind, and asked, "Have these words ever led to success before?"

"Never," the director said, "These words go against the rules of the game. One can only increase attributes by doing nothing, and any idea of competing for rank will inevitably cause his attributes to drop. It's impossible to be both a waste and successful. And with decreased attributes, securing a top-ten rank is out of the question."

"Ross, we have already targeted Duge in various ways; to additionally manipulate his keywords, wouldn't that be too unfair to him?"

"If Duge can play with these keywords and succeed, it's still fine, but if he fails, it could have a huge impact on viewer ratings. We can't let the audience do as they please; they only want chaos, and if the show becomes uninteresting, they're the first to leave," said the head of the planning department.

"I was considering this issue as well," Ross said.

"But Ross, we've spent a lot of time gathering the audience's opinions, and if we don't use them in the end, wouldn't that be hard to justify?" the head of the marketing department said.

"The word 'low-key' I think is worth a try," Ross said, "Low-key represents a humble and cautious attitude, someone who has capabilities but doesn't show off, it doesn't mean they're waste.

Duge's spiritual power is high enough, and using this keyword could neutralize his abilities somewhat, also giving other contestants a chance, making the game more exciting.

No matter if Duge loses a match, or continues to win using these waste keywords, we can increase viewer ratings. I simply don't believe that, given a low-key keyword, he would dare to expose his identity as Duge on the Alien Battlefield."

"Exactly," the head of the marketing department agreed with a nod and a laugh, "If he can take first place even with 'low-key,' then Duge truly is a genius, and there wouldn't be any other word that could suppress him."

"Any other suggestions?" Ross asked.

"The other suggestions are pretty much the same as what we considered before," said the director of the marketing department, "such as reducing the three resource shares to one, or introducing planets unfamiliar with Duge to increase competitiveness.

There are also a few particularly excessive ones, such as eliminating all other contestants from Qiyuan Star, leaving only Duge to compete against individuals from the other nine planets; and some individuals even volunteered to enter the game personally to confront Duge..."

"They really want Duge dead!" the casino manager said with some dissatisfaction in his voice.

After two unexpected outcomes in the gaming arenas, with profits for the casino climbing steadily, he was the last one who wanted Duge to encounter trouble.

Ross ignored the casino manager and turned toward the direction of the Exploration Department, "Bas, have we conquered any new civilizations?"

"There's one," Bas said, "But that planet was just conquered, and the resistance there is still very fierce; such people won't serve as a distraction to Duge on the battlefield."

"Then pick two suitable civilizations from the recently concluded Alien Battlefield, tell them the truth, and throw them into the battlefield. We do indeed need a catfish to stir things up," Ross said with a light laugh. "As for the rest of the suggestions, we'll set them aside for now. Until someone who can replace Duge appears, we can't be too excessive. We must squeeze his potential bit by bit..."

"Which planet's qualification for participation shall we cancel?" someone from the marketing department asked.

"In the last few battles, the two with the least resources gained will go up in the next round," Ross said, his hands crossed in front of him, smiling, "Only by making them realize how harsh survival is will they become desperate to pursue victory in the upcoming games."

"As you say!" The head of the marketing department nodded and asked, "Ross, when do I announce the new rules for this battle?"

"Now," Ross said, "We need to heat up the show as soon as possible."

...

"Duge, you need to be psychologically prepared. I've just received a notification from Pan-Universe Entertainment; the rules of the Alien Battlefield have changed again. This time, only the top three will obtain resources."

Nan Youlong found Duge, who was sitting on the sofa. Looking across at Duge, his expression somewhat solemn, he said, "This means that seven planets will not get resources. The change in rules signifies more deaths will occur, for people will not just fight desperately on the battlefield, but also gradually starve to death back on their planets.

This rule has been changed because of you. If you continue to reveal your name on the battlefield, you will not only receive no support, but you may also provoke everyone against you. Only with your death will others have the chance to live."