First Beta Tester Candidate: Marcus

There was no way Silas wasn't aware of the high-profile meeting that had taken place among the top executives of the country. He knew they were rattled, shaken by his meteoric rise, but the truth was—he didn't care. Let them plot and scheme. He had bigger concerns than a roomful of old men worried about their outdated empires being threatened. It wasn't as if he wasn't going to dominate the market anyway; it was inevitable.

Silas understood one thing about people—they fear change, especially when that change disrupts their comfort and power. If the VR game and Pod had fallen into the hands of those corporate relics, the situation would have played out very differently. They would have bled it dry, using it to maintain their status quo and stifle competition. He didn't need to be a genius to predict their moves—they'd consolidate their influence, push for monopolistic control, and do whatever it took to crush any potential threat.