At ten o'clock the next morning, Charles was awakened by a relentless barrage of text message alerts on his phone.
[Your account ending in 9527 has received a transfer of 18 silver coins, current balance: 0 gold coins, 37 silver coins, 800 copper coins.]
[Your account ending in 9527 has received a transfer of 90 silver coins, current balance: 0 gold coins, 127 silver coins, 800 copper coins.]
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Yawning, Charles got out of bed and started scrolling through his phone while eating breakfast. He was immediately struck by the flood of ads online—from mainstream media like the Lsengard Forum and the Joint Morning Post, to streaming platforms like YOUBOTE. As long as the phone had internet, opening it up meant seeing a glaring ad:
[5 silver coins! Bet once for a chance to change your fate!]
