Wei Wendong, nicknamed Shadow King, was an honorable member of the Kings Esports Club. His game was League of Legends and he won second place in the S4 season. After the S4 season, he chose to retire and became a streamer on the Milk Battle Streaming Platform. But his performance was surprisingly mediocre in the streaming world.
Later, because he grasped the "historical opportunity", coinciding with the launch of New Era, he boldly chose to live stream mobile games, which seemed to have no future. Finally, with the influence of New Era and the game's graphics, as well as the advantage of seizing the first opportunity, he became the leader of New Era's live streaming industry.
Now that New Era's market share was higher than Hearthstone's and had even overshadowed League of Legends on PC, his position in the livestream circle had naturally risen as well. His Weibo followers were no less than the old captain's.
It was fair to say that half of his achievements today were due to Future Technology. So to Future Technology, the name that changed countless people's lives, he had a strong impression of it.
Just a while ago, Future 1.0 suddenly pushed a notification that caught his attention.
has entered the closed beta stage! To thank users for their continued support, Future Operations Group has decided to select 2000 internal test players from around the world to head to the resort of Pannu Islands. They will enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Pacific Ocean while experiencing the shock brought by the next generation of MMORPG. >
The internal testing period would be two months. During this period, the players would receive a monthly salary of 2000 USD and Future Technology would provide round-trip tickets. Also, the players' food and accommodation would be covered by Future Technology. After the end of the internal testing, the participants would receive a commemorative game helmet designed by Future Technology. The helmet would be mailed to the participant's home on the first day of the game's official release.
At the same time, the game name used in the internal testing would be retained until the official release of the game.
Virtual reality MMORPG? Free travel abroad?
Not to mention abroad.
As soon as the news came out, it instantly exploded on the domestic internet. Many netizens expressed that Future Technology was going to defy the natural order.
As to the 2000 USD monthly salary, not many people really cared about it. Anyone who wasn't stupid would know that if they could obtain first-hand information about the game first, the major guilds would fight to recruit them. Even if he didn't join the guild, he could still make a name for himself in the game with the experience he had accumulated during the closed beta.
By then, the profit would be more than 4,000 USD! Even a fool would know this.
Take the current New Era as an example. Professional players who were slightly more powerful could easily earn tens of thousands of RMB a month by leveling up and selling gold. There were countless cases of tycoons spending millions or even tens of millions just to obtain a piece of Legendary equipment.
Almost everyone had no doubt that this Godly Land's future was limitless!
On a forum:
"Virtual reality MMORPG? Damn, I didn't expect to see this thing in my lifetime. Let me eat a packet of spicy strips to calm myself down. "
"Are the executives of Future Technology all idiots? How could he use such amazing skills to play games? I'm not boasting or slandering you, but if this was used to train soldiers, the combat strength of our soldiers would increase by 10 levels! The military budget for training would be reduced by 50%! But you use it to make a game, sigh! What a waste, what a waste! "
"The person above didn't explain and scolded me with 'die first'."
"Welcome to the second floor, the VR technology abroad has matured, thank you. Plextek's virtual reality equipment is already used in the British Army's training, but it hasn't replaced live ammunition training. I don't know where you got the 10 levels and 50% data from. Also, Eve Valkyrie can already simulate flying in the universe. If VR technology is as good as you say, why can't your mother ascend to the sky? "
"The drama of the year is on. Keyboard warriors, 50 cents! Melon seeds and benches are ready. Come on, let's have a good fight! "
"This building is already crooked, let's fix it. I only care about when the game will be open beta! Sob, I didn't get it, I feel bad. "
"Requesting to transfer the beta tester qualification, one million RMB, private message if interested."
"Idiot above, the beta tester qualification is tied to your personal information. Money can't buy intelligence."
"…"
The post on the game's official website reached 20,000 on the first day. It was clear how passionate the players were about the virtual reality MMORPG.
But for the game itself, Future Technology left a sense of mystery as they only released a one minute long promotional video and a lucky draw channel. Before the lucky draw, the player must confirm that they have time to go to Pannu Islands. If they maliciously took up the quota, they would be banned from the game for ten years.
With an anxious heart, Wei Wendong pressed the lucky draw button.
When he saw the increasing number of participants, he didn't have much hope. But happiness came so suddenly, he got the chance to be a beta tester!
When he saw the line [Please confirm if you have time to participate in the closed beta] on the screen, he did not hesitate to press the yes button. He then took a screenshot of the winning scene and posted it on his Weibo. His fans instantly exploded with replies.
"Brother Ying is insane! He's going to conquer the Godly Land. "
"What do we do about the stream? I see the streamer not doing his job again. "
"Our Old Ying must have offered his ass to Future Boss Jiang Chen, or else he wouldn't be this lucky!"
"Brother Shadow King, can you take me there? I know how to act cute and warm the bed. Mwah mwah …"
Wei Wendong looked at the envious replies from his fans as a joyful smile appeared on his face. As to those who were jealous, he habitually ignored them. While his vanity was satisfied, he was also thinking about how to take advantage of this opportunity.
But the information provided by the game operator was only a one minute promotional video. The only information he could glean from it was that the game was based on the fusion of Chinese and Western culture. The professions that appeared were warriors, archers, mages, rogues … there seemed to be a lot.
In , Wei Wendong chose the archer as his profession. This time, he planned to change his style and play as a mage. Since it was a virtual reality MMORPG, the experience of a mage must be better than a profession with physical damage! In reality, anyone could shoot arrows and wield swords, but who could throw fireballs?
However, just as he was planning how to make use of these two months, his phone rang.
"Who is it? It's already so late." Wei Wendong glanced at the dark night outside the window and picked up his phone.
When he saw the caller, he was instantly stunned. It was his former boss, the big boss of Kings, Wang Tao! Seeing the name, Wei Wendong couldn't help but mutter in his mind. They haven't talked for more than a year. What made the boss personally call him?
"Hello?" After pressing the answer button, Wei Wendong said.
"Haha, Little Dong, do you still remember me?" Wang Tao laughed.
"Of course I remember. How have you been, Boss Wang?" Wei Wendong chatted with his former boss.
"Not bad, not bad. Also, do you have any plans to return to the Kings team?" Wang Tao asked.
Return to the Kings team? Go back to playing LOL? Tsk, who still plays with that stuff?
As if he had a premonition that Wei Wendong was going to reject, Wang Tao immediately threw out a heavy bomb.
"Twenty million, annual salary."
Wei Wendong instantly held his breath.
Twenty million, oh my, this is already double the premium!
Even the number one streamer's net worth, the famous Team Nose, only had twenty million. Although Wei Wendong had a good reputation and influence, a game like New Era wasn't as easy to drive the audience's emotions like competitive games. The chances of the audience spamming "666" was naturally not as crazy as a LOL livestream. Therefore, his annual income was only nine million.
"But Boss Wang, I don't want to cheat you. My current LOL skills are already —" Wei Wendong said with some difficulty.
This condition was very tempting, but Wei Wendong knew his current ability.
"Who asked you to go back to playing LOL?" Wang Tao laughed. After a pause, he asked with some embarrassment, "That, is the screenshot on your Weibo real?"
"Screenshot?" Wei Wendong suddenly realized.
It turned out to be for that Godly Land!
When New Era was first released, Royal Clan made a wrong judgment of the situation. At that time, Wang Tao thought that although the game's marketing was good and the graphics were beautiful, it was still not enough to shake Tencent's League of Legends market share.
Hence, although the royal family had established the New Era Branch from the very beginning, they had never invested too many resources into it. By the time the various large Guilds had invested enough resources into the branch, it was too late for the royal family to regret their decision. However, by then, it was already too late. As a result, a large number of clubs that were no less famous than the Royal Family had appeared on the internet. There was a team called the Conquerors, which was even faintly showing signs of replacing the Royal Family as the hegemon.
This time, Wang Tao couldn't miss the ship of no matter what!
Everyone knew that virtual reality was the future trend of internet development, PC games were going downhill, and Future Technology was the leader in the application of artificial intelligence in the country. The launch of Godly Land had the potential of "double swords." Tencent's position as the overlord of the internet entertainment industry in the empire might not be stable.
Unfortunately, not a single member of the Royal Family was chosen.
Although Future Technology provided internal testing slots to some major guilds, the slots were basically targeted at the guilds with greater influence in . This was what annoyed Wang Tao. The Royal Clan Guild really didn't have much influence in the New Era.
Although he invested a lot of money a few months ago, he only managed to make the guild above average. Even compared to the top five guilds in the national server, there was still a big gap.
Fortunately, Wei Wendong's Weibo gave him hope.
He was a professional gamer and a beta tester! It was almost foreseeable that this guy's future in would be immeasurable. Therefore, Wang Tao immediately called his phone and extended an olive branch to his former team member.
Wang Tao coughed, changed into a serious tone, and solemnly said to Wei Wendong.
"King's Club hopes you can return and lead us to restore the glory of King. You will be the leader of 'Godly King' guild. What do you think? Are you interested? "
The leader of King's Guild.
Wei Wendong's eyes widened. He didn't expect the cautious former boss to make such a risky move.
With the resources of King's, coupled with his own professionalism, and the experience of a beta player …
Taking a deep breath, Wei Wendong felt that his heart was beating very fast.
This was probably the feeling of a meteoric rise.
"Yes. I'm very interested! "
"Welcome home, my King of Shadows." Wang Tao laughed.
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