The build-up to the drop of Neo Tokyo's first NFT, the Neo Tokyo Identity, began in early September 2021.
Eventually, zssbecker posted on Twitter ‘rules of engagement’ which clarified that all hints will be on his and ellios Twitter and YouTube accounts. The mint will be whitelist only and to get the spot, you will have to solve various riddles, play games, participate in scavenger hunts etc. He said that it will be very confusing and similar to riddles in ‘Ready Player One’. He also said that the riddles are going to be ‘intentionally confusing, misleading, unfair and hidden’.[1]
The signal that the process has begun is going to be a ‘Game On’ post on Twitter.
On 16th September 2021, zssbecker posted on Twitter Codex: Story Of Earth 1.1 ‘We didn’t end up going to Mars. We ended up going to a computer.” He also commented on this tweet, saying that ‘citizens would do best to ensure they have all their codes available for an upload’. This signified the importance of having complete and correct codes in order to be able to mint a Neo Tokyo NFT.
On 17th September 2021, zssbecker posted again on Twitter. ‘The servers could not hold everyone. So when the world collapsed under the debt of its own toxicity, the citadel could only take those who were worthy.’ Story Of Earth 1.6. This tweet highlighted the scarcity of the upcoming NFTs and the challenges in order to get one.
The same day elliotrades also posted on Twitter ‘CITIZENS MUST join TOGETHER .all this pain to survive ..in a place hard to find …we are all lost in time ….with just the tools by our side CODEX: STORY OF EARTH 2.1’[2]
Following that, on 19th September 2021, elliotrades posted on Twitter: ‘A citizen’s fastest path is always to link one’s starting point to one’s destination. A voter should do this withoutgaps to earn their place in the room. CODEX Story of Earth 2.2’.