This was what Rozen heard later.
It was said that after the announcement of Kayaba Akihiko's death game, other than a small number of players, the rest of the players panicked and even fell into madness.
Some of them yelled, some cried, and some even vented their emotions on other people, causing conflicts among themselves. They even attacked the NPCs in the town. It could be said that they were unscrupulous.
Fortunately, in the circle, all direct criminal acts were not allowed. Although the players did a lot of things that were out of line, there was no way for them to cause any substantial damage. After a period of chaos, they finally calmed down.
This was really something to be thankful for.
If it weren't for the prohibition of criminal acts, the Town of Beginnings would definitely become a chaotic and dark area, causing the panicked and crazy players to do all kinds of heartless things. This was human nature.
Thanks to the prohibition of criminal acts, the players couldn't do anything extreme and could only be forced to accept reality.
Of course, after being forced to accept reality, the players were completely divided into different factions.
To be specific, it was because of their different ideas of action that they adopted polarized methods.
First, because they were afraid of death, they had been hiding in the Town of Beginnings. They didn't level up, didn't do any quests, and only waited for the people outside to rescue them.
Now, in the real world, the government and related personnel must have been completely imprisoned in the game world. Their bodies could only lie in bed and wear helmets as they became vegetative people, causing chaos. They should be doing their best to save all the players.
As long as they continued to stay here and wait for a while, the people outside would definitely be able to rescue everyone.
"After all, this is just a game. It's impossible for the country to not be able to solve a game, right?"
Most of the players had such thoughts, or rather, it could be said that they were looking forward to it. They had been staying in the safe circle, not intending to go out at all.
Unfortunately, such thoughts were completely shattered not long after.
It wasn't only because they couldn't wait for rescue, but also because of a more practical problem – the lack of money.
Even in this world, the players still had two physiological needs.
One was to sleep.
The other was to eat.
Because even if the body was virtual, the brain was still working, and other physiological needs wouldn't be reproduced. The only thing that couldn't be eliminated was mental fatigue, so it was natural for them to want to sleep.
Although there were inns where players could rest, they had to pay Cor.
Apart from that, there was also an appetite.
Although people couldn't imagine that eating in this world would also fill their stomachs in the real world, in reality, after eating imaginary food in the game, the feeling of emptiness would disappear, and they would feel full.
On the other hand, as long as you don't eat, the feeling of hunger will never disappear. Even if you won't lose HP because of not eating, the torment of hunger will still drive you crazy. Therefore, the players still have to spend a certain amount of Cor every day to buy food from the roadside stalls or NPC restaurants.
Both of them needed to be solved with money.
Under such circumstances, the players could only use the initial funds they had at the beginning of the game to get by. After spending all of their funds, they were finally forced to take action.
It was this kind of forced action that led the players to walk a different path.
Some were still afraid of the monsters outside the main street, not daring to go out and fight monsters to earn EXP and Coins. They could only run some low-reward Quests in the Town of Beginnings or rely on some other methods to survive.
Some finally plucked up their courage and finally walked out of the street to fight the monsters.
There were also those who had embarked on a path of no return, starting to engage in illegal activities, such as scamming, forcing, or even ambushing players outside the Safe Zone. They were unscrupulous in their efforts to earn money.
That was the current situation of the SAO players.
Only a very small number of players set a goal from the beginning.
That was to completely conquer Aincrad according to Kayaba Akihiko's declaration.
"As long as you clear the game, you will be liberated."
A small number of players who recognized this condition picked up their weapons and began to explore this world in order to level up, just like Rozen and Kirito.
Of course, there were also selfish beta testers who walked in front of everyone else and fought for the limited resources because of their own ideas.
Thanks to this …
"That's why you want to do such a thing?"
Rozen looked around him, and he didn't seem to have any energy left.
This was the field training area on the first floor of Aincrad.
The time was five o 'clock in the afternoon, it was almost evening.
At this time, Rozen was on his way back to the nearest town.
Up until now, he was still working hard to level up and grind monsters. He hadn't even eaten lunch yet. That was why he checked his loot when the sky was almost dark. Then, he prepared to go to town and have a good meal to reward his tummy.
However, when Rozen was on his way back to the nearest town, a group of people stopped him.
"You're Rozen, a one-handed swordsman without a shield and a butterfly that can sprinkle phosphorescent powder with you?"
The one who said that was a man with a curved sword in his hand was glaring at Rozen as if he had a deep grudge against Rozen.
The man was surrounded by several teammates, all of them looked at Rozen with hatred in their eyes and held a variety of weapons in their hands.
Their words were also quite harsh to the ears.
"Don't try to deny it!"
"You are that beta tester!"
"Damn it!"
"It's all because of you selfish beta testers that we ended up like this!"
One by one, the Players shouted.
In this regard, Rozen just secretly sighed in his heart.
This was not the first time he encountered such a situation.
A few days after SAO became a death game, many Players finally walked out of the town and went outside.
And just as Kirito expected, Rozen was inevitably recognized after he appeared in the main street.
So things started to get out of hand.
Those ordinary Players who hated the beta testers began to target Rozen when they couldn't find other beta testers.
Until now, almost a month has passed since the game started, and Rozen was still being harassed.
"You are the seventh group of people who have blocked me in the field training area."
So Rozen said impatiently.
"I don't have that much time to entertain you. If you don't get out of my way, don't blame me for being rude."
With that said, Rozen put his hand on his waist.
There was a sword in a red scabbard, Anneal Blade.
However, compared to a month ago, this sword has changed significantly. Even the hilt exuded a faint glow, which was very eye-catching.
This was a phenomenon that would only appear after the sword was fully enhanced.
Therefore, it could no longer be called Anneal Blade anymore.
Anneal Blade + 8.
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