"I've received the latest news. His Majesty of Roland will hold a trial of the two-way teleportation circle at the Royal City tomorrow morning, right next to the spawn point!"
At around 8 pm, when the Star Age players were the most active, such a post appeared on the Starry Sky Forum and attracted a lot of attention and discussion.
[The title is too informative!]
[Two-way teleportation circle! Ahhhhh, is the game finally going to open a teleportation circle? When was it updated? Or is it only updated at night?]
[F * ck, the teleportation circle is finally here! The map is so big, it's going to be tough without a teleportation circle. I've been in the beta for almost two months now, and I haven't even finished exploring the Royal City yet.]
[I saw the report too. The NPCs are all discussing this. It's quite interesting to see their expressions of shock and disbelief. Hahaha.]
[Next to the spawn point in the Royal City? Don't tell me it's in that palace that's about the same size as the Summoning Hall?]
[Wow, the spawn point? I haven't been back since I started the game.]
The map of Star Age was too big. The spawn point had to be very far away, and most players would wait 30 minutes before they could respawn on the spot after they died.
After all, in the first month of the second beta, most players were active in Doha Town and Mercenary Town because there were more quests than the inner city.
As for those players who mastered the flying skill, most of them would choose to stay near the spawn point after they completed their quests.
Because those were all remote maps, there was basically no one to steal quests from them. It was more efficient to complete the quests, and occasionally, there would be surprises.
Now, because of the nationwide announcement of the teleportation circle opening ceremony, all the adventurers in the Royal City chose to commit suicide before they went offline.
That way, when they came online the next day, it would be time to respawn, and they could watch the opening ceremony.
The completion of the teleportation circle caused quite a stir in all the main cities of the Roland Empire.
Although the natural disasters that happened a hundred years ago caused many legacies to be lost, some legends and stories were still active among the people through word of mouth.
As for the teleportation array, it was something that only existed in distant legends.
It could greatly reduce the time required to travel between two places, allowing one to travel thousands of kilometers in a single day. The Teleportation Formation was as mysterious and desirable as the Guardian Formation.
Almost every citizen of Roland was discussing this matter.
Different from the ignorant people of the lower class, some of the people who were slightly concerned about national affairs had already realized what kind of changes it would bring to the development of the entire Imperium if the trial of the teleportation array was successful.
The next day, apart from a few lucky residents in the inner city who were able to watch the live broadcast, the rest chose to stay in front of the television or various electronic devices that could be used to watch the live broadcast.
The tavern, which was supposed to have a bleak business during the day, was packed with people as long as it had a television set.
The only ones who weren't looking forward to this and were even a little worried about it were probably the gaming group.
This was only the Second Beta!
The speed of development was like sitting on a rocket.
The planners and technicians were about to lose all their hair. They couldn't figure out how the teleportation circle blueprint could be built so quickly. It had only been two to three months since the Imperial City had leveled up to Level 3 and discovered the teleportation circle blueprint.
Did these NPCs eat Speed Potions?
Although the gamers did not have any negative feedback on the development of the game, the gaming team was still worried. They were afraid that the game would be unbalanced during the open beta and cause new gamers to quit the game because of dissatisfaction.
Because of the high price of the game cabin, not many gamers would quit the game. However, it would still ruin the game's reputation and affect the follow-up.
Fortunately, the crisis on the Xu family seemed to have eased recently. Mr. Xu was much less concerned about the benefits of the game and didn't give them too much pressure.
In short, on this day, the gaming group anxiously waited and prayed in their hearts that the teleportation circle would fail.
Xu Sili had also asked for his second brother's opinion before choosing to test the effects of the teleportation circle in the form of a live broadcast.
Since they had to deal with the monster horde and couldn't slow down the pace of development, they might as well let loose. As long as they paid attention to the gamers' experience during the process, it would be fine.
Moreover, because all of this was led by "Snow Roland", the gaming group couldn't do anything about it out of fear of the Xu family.
At around 9 PM, the teleportation hall next to the summoning hall was filled with spectators.
Some people couldn't help but sigh. Ever since His Majesty the Emperor ascended to the throne, they seemed to have a lot of fun to watch. This was the third time they had come to watch.
What was different from before was that after the teleportation hall was completed, Xu Sili also asked people to set up a giant LCD screen in front of the two halls that were right next to each other.
This way, it would be much more grandiose if they wanted to announce something in the future. As for the usual days, it was rented out to some merchants to put up advertisements.
At first, these merchants didn't know what advertisements were. The people of the Roland Empire had very little entertainment. They didn't even have movies or TV shows.
Most of what was broadcasted on the TV was all kinds of live broadcasts and news of various competitions, such as the previous monster battle.
Xu Sili's suggestion opened the door to a new world for these people. Especially after the first military promotional video was shot and released according to his request, it caused a huge wave in the Empire.
Now, there were quite a few good short stories. There were even some smart players who made a lot of money by selling the scripts.
At this moment, people were waiting in front of the LCD screen, eagerly waiting for the live broadcast to begin.
As for the teleportation hall, it was surrounded by guards. Even the players couldn't enter. Only a few people were qualified to watch the live broadcast live.
Mercenary Town, weapons shop.
Yin Xing didn't go to watch. He didn't even know about the teleportation circle.
For the past month, other than doing the daily "respect the old and love the young" routine, he had been staying in the weapons shop, forging for five hours every day without stopping.
Now, his forging proficiency had reached Level 8. Every level brought him a lot of benefits.
At first, it was the Constitution and Strength attribute rewards. But from Level 6 onwards, every level brought him a passive skill or bonus.
For example, the weapons he forged now had a 10% chance to increase the damage of critical hits. Also, when he was forging, his mind would enter a state of high concentration. He would be able to calm his mind and not be affected by external things.
After receiving these rewards, his enthusiasm for forging was undoubtedly higher.
Just two days ago, he finally completed a month of forging and was officially accepted as an apprentice by Master Hébourg.
During this month, Yin Xing was the only one who persisted. The other players either retreated in the face of difficulties or gave up midway because they couldn't take it anymore.
After becoming an apprentice, his daily routine was still to forge.
But he wasn't satisfied with this. He wanted to directly raise his proficiency to the maximum level and see what other achievement rewards he would get.
In the end —
"Take a break today and prepare. I will teach you something new tomorrow."
Hearing Master Hébourg's words, Yin Xing was obviously stunned. But he didn't say anything and obediently agreed. Then, he saw the master sitting in front of the television and asked him to sit over.
"Teleportation circle …"
Master Hébourg sighed.
He was considered an old man in the Empire who survived a century of natural disasters. At that time, he was only about ten years old. Now, he was more than a hundred years old. As a Two-star Elementalist, he still had a few decades to live.
"I didn't expect to see the reappearance of a teleportation circle in my lifetime …"
The old man's eyes were a little moist. He missed his childhood and reminisced about his old friends who had passed away.
"A teleportation circle is good … If it really works, I want to give it a try."
Yin Xing accompanied him in silence. His eyes also fell on the television.
The live broadcast had begun.
Along with the live reporter's commentary, the camera that was originally outside the filming site moved into the palace. Then, the screen was raised, and the giant magic circle carved in the center of the palace was presented in front of everyone.
Before Yin Xing could see the specific pattern of the magic circle, in the next moment, a handsome young man with silver hair and purple eyes wearing a crown appeared in the middle of the television screen.
Even Yin Xing couldn't help but hold his breath for a moment because of the young man's beauty.
Warm cheers had already sounded outside the palace.
Even the usually serious and serious Master Hébourg beside him applauded. This young King of Roland had a high prestige in the Empire.
Sensing Yin Xing looking at him, Master Hébourg smiled and said, "His Majesty is an amazing monarch."
Even though he was sent to guard the mercenary town, he had no complaints. Instead, he saw the series of changes in the Empire after the new Emperor ascended the throne.
Even the experienced and knowledgeable Hébourg couldn't help but sigh. Although the new Emperor was young and sometimes had wild ideas, after practice, he found that he was basically right.
On the television, the silver-haired young man spoke softly and gave a speech before the ceremony began.
After a simple greeting, he began to get to the point.
"Today, I will open and test the two-way teleportation array. Before that, I must first thank a brave man, and that is Master Su Mo."
Su Mo? Yin Xing couldn't help but be stunned.
Was this the Su Mo that he knew?
Previously, he was pulled into a SimCity group by a friend. When he was lurking, he often saw Su Mo chatting with the group members and trying to pull them into the Star Age.
Players could also participate in the construction of the game …
His heart skipped a beat.
In reality, he was originally an architect, but after being paralyzed …
Looking at Master Hébourg beside him, Yin Xing remembered that he said that he would teach him something new tomorrow. He hesitated for a moment and suppressed the thought that popped up in his mind.
Let's wait for the weaponsmith to finish his apprenticeship first.
Xu Sili's speech caused an uproar, especially among the players.
F * ck, the Emperor personally thanked him in front of all the NPCs and players in the server! How impressive would that be?!
Not only the NPCs in the game, but even the cloud players outside of the game were watching the live broadcast on the forum. Everyone was curious about Su Mo.
On the television screen, the young Emperor continued to speak.
"If it weren't for Master Su Mo, the teleportation array might still be a blueprint. It was his and the other elemental architects' hard work that made the teleportation array a reality!"
"I hope that my people will remember this moment and remember the brave men's help to the Roland Empire. It was the brave men's selfless generosity and their passion and sincerity that allowed the main cities that had been isolated for many years to have the opportunity to communicate with each other!"
Xu Sili generously praised the players to a very high position. After all, promoting the harmonious coexistence of players and NPCs was a long-term theme.
"The brave men responded to the summons. In just a short month, they have brought delightful changes to the Roland Empire."
"The Royal Family will not mistreat anyone who has made outstanding contributions to the Roland Empire and my people!"
"Today, before the teleportation array activation ceremony, I will grant Master Su Mo the status of a noble. At the same time, he will also receive a piece of land that belongs to him."
At this moment, everyone who was watching the live broadcast was excited.
Noble status!
A piece of land that belonged to a person!
As early as 20 years ago, along with the abolition of slavery, there were also some benefits for nobles, such as land.
Although nobles now still had their own land, it was concentrated in the inner city of the Royal City. After they finished building their exquisite and beautiful houses, they would only have a small piece of land the size of a small garden left.
Now, the nobles who received the highest treatment in the Roland Empire were probably their protectors — Marshal Si Sheng.
He owned a castle in the inner city suburbs. It occupied a large area, second only to the Royal Palace.
The rest of the land belonged to the Royal Family.
Now, a brave man from another world had actually received a piece of land from the Emperor himself!
This kind of reward made even the nobles envious and jealous.
However, they couldn't object because this brave man had built the teleportation array! If it was successful, the benefits it could bring would far exceed a piece of land.
If it could really allow the five main cities to be unimpeded without having to clear out interstellar beasts, then it was indeed worthy of such a reward.
As for the players, they were already going crazy.
F * ck, a piece of land! And a noble title!
Thinking about the mercenary group's base, they had to painstakingly collect the base tokens and couldn't directly build it. They had to spend 100,000 to buy the right to build it.
Yes, many players suddenly realized that the base didn't really belong to them. They only had the right to build it, and it was very likely that it would expire.
Su Mo! Who was he? How did he do it?
Suddenly, the number of posts on the Starry Sky Forum exploded. Almost everyone was talking about Su Mo. The teams and clubs that had entered Star Age early in the morning were also using all kinds of connections to find him.
As long as they got Su Mo, they would get a piece of land! And a teleportation array! Just thinking about it made their blood boil.
As Su Mo was an experienced player in the first beta test, many people knew him. After Xu Sili announced the rewards, his private messages were flooded with messages.
As for Su Mo, who was being discussed by everyone …
He was currently in Glass City. After working overtime to build the two teleportation arrays in the Imperial City and Orchid City, he was sent to Glass City to start building the teleportation array here.
He had already gotten those rewards because he had already brought Ikeda and Su Lin into the sect. They were both array masters.
Although they were only at the apprentice level, because they had built the teleportation array together twice, they were quite familiar with it and could complete it on their own. So …
His Majesty put them in charge of the other three main cities' teleportation arrays, and they had to finish building them in half a month!
In other words …
He wouldn't be able to see his Xiao Chi for another half a month. QAQ
Su Mo was very unhappy about this. Of course, after watching the live broadcast, he still eagerly made a video call to Ikeda.
Because of the teaching and guidance of the array, the two of them became much closer. Su Mo couldn't wait to stay in the game 24/7.
As for the two masters of construction that he had brought into the game …
They had been poached by Wen Jishan a long time ago. Now, they were participating in the expansion of Doha Town and were having a lot of fun playing every day.
Of course, when His Majesty announced the trial of the teleportation array, Ikeda didn't need to remind him. He also became serious and felt a little nervous.
This teleportation array had only been tested once, and it was done in private. Who knew that after they reported it, His Majesty would announce a live broadcast of the test. It was … very reckless.
The live broadcast was split into two.
One half was from His Majesty of Roland, while the other half was from the teleportation array in the central town of Orchid City.
The location of the teleportation array in Orchid City wasn't widely publicized, and because Orchid City's development focus was on the border, there weren't many people watching.
Of course, because of manpower and resources, the teleportation array in Orchid City wasn't surrounded by a palace. It was simply built with a roof to protect it from the sun and rain.
So the people in Orchid City could directly watch from a close distance.
Xu Sili looked at the old, weak, women, and children who stayed in the central town of Orchid City on the screen. He felt a little uncomfortable.
He said to the camera:
"In order to celebrate the first trial of the teleportation array, I prepared some delicious food for the people of Orchid City."
Under his signal, the guards brought in a long wooden table, and the maids placed all kinds of carefully prepared food on top of it.
There was bread made from the Black Valley, special milk tea from various towns in the imperial city, and even the recently popular pancakes, as well as other hot food.
After the maids left, Xu Sili said, "Next, we will activate the teleportation array and send these delicious food to Orchid City for the people of Orchid City to taste."
The first trial was a cross-city teleportation.
The newly appointed teleportation array operator had long been on alert. After His Majesty the Emperor gave the order, he quickly connected the only two teleportation arrays and pressed the activation command.
Under the gazes of tens of thousands of people, the pattern of the teleportation array gradually lit up until it gathered in the center of the circle in the center. Then, it emitted a dazzling light —
The light lasted for more than a minute. When the light faded, the long table in the center of the teleportation array had disappeared.
In an uproar, everyone couldn't help but look at the half of the screen in Orchid City.
In the live broadcast, the teleportation array in Orchid City didn't change. Everyone waited with bated breath. Time passed by minute by minute, and it felt like even the air had become anxious.
Xu Sili also felt a little nervous.
However, he had studied the information in advance, so he still remained calm. And his calm performance also made some people who were gradually suspicious become patient again.
In such a torturous wait, a full five minutes passed. Under everyone's expectant, hesitant, or distressed gazes, the teleportation array in Orchid City finally changed —
The white light lit up and disappeared after about a minute.
And when the light dissipated, a long table full of delicious food appeared on the originally empty array!
All the people of the Empire who watched this scene were boiling with excitement! Although all this was done silently, everyone felt incomparably hot-blooded. Many people even had tears of joy in their eyes.
What did the successful teleportation mean?
It meant that the five cities scattered in the Sea of Beasts finally had hope of connecting again! It meant that the family members who were scattered in the Beast Tide three years ago could finally be reunited! It meant that the warriors who fought on the front line could finally … go home.
The NPCs cheered, and the players were equally happy.
They could go to other main cities to play?
No, it seemed that only the Imperial City, Orchid City, had been built. What about the other three main cities? When would they be opened?
Why did the game update piece by piece? It should be updated at the same time!
Facing the large-scale complaints of the players, the officials could only explain, "The construction of the teleportation array was the spontaneous action of the NPCs. It wasn't a game version update."
The only thing left was to say, "It's none of my business."
Some of the players believed it, while some didn't, but it didn't affect the livestream in the game.
The long table on the teleportation array in Orchid City had been moved down, and the steaming hot milk tea was distributed to the elderly and children. In such a winter, drinking a cup of warm milk tea and chewing the soft and sticky taro round boobs was simply a pleasure in the world.
Many cloud players who were watching directly ordered a cup of milk tea.
The successful teleportation was naturally worth celebrating, but everyone undoubtedly had greater expectations for the teleportation of the real person.
Under everyone's gaze, the young emperor standing on the interview platform actually walked down the stairs step by step, passed by the marshal who was guarding at the side, and walked to the center of the teleportation array.
Both the nobles and the civilians were shocked —
His Majesty the Emperor actually wanted to test it himself?!
Where are the soldiers? Where are the royal guards? Hurry up and stop him!
Not to mention that Xu Sili's support rate had increased to nearly 90%, but he was the only descendant of the House of Roland, and no one could watch him take risks!
Xu Sili was extremely calm.
"Next, I'll do the teleportation myself."
The microphone pinned to his collar transmitted his words clearly.
"I know that many people don't want me to do this, and you want to see me find a guard or a prisoner to do this, but … I don't intend to do this."
"As the Emperor of the Roland Empire, I have the obligation and responsibility to take the lead and fight on the front line, just like what my father, brothers, and sisters did before."
"No one in the House of Roland is a coward who will hide in the back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor!"
Xu Sili looked at the livestream camera and made his declaration to everyone, which was also the foundation for his next plan.
He didn't want to hide in the Imperial City anymore.
He wanted to go to the front line!
At this moment, his popularity among the civilians had reached its peak. However, all the ministers, including Li Zheyu and Janice, showed signs of disapproval after the initial shock.
Even Grand Duke Filton, who had the most seniority among them, was ready to stop the livestream and advise the young Emperor who was blinded by passion.
The House of Roland couldn't afford to lose any more!
However, his movements were still a step too slow. There was another person who walked out before him.
Tap — Tap — Tap —
The sound of military boots hitting the stone floor of the teleportation array was unusually loud in the silent palace.
Grand Duke Filton watched as the tall and majestic figure, who was regarded as a guardian by the people, approached the center of the teleportation array and walked toward the Emperor.
If this person came to advise the Emperor, the Emperor would listen, right?
Si Sheng came in front of the silver-haired young man and knelt on one knee. He put his right hand on his heart and looked up at the Emperor. His gray-blue eyes were full of affection.
"Your Majesty, please allow me to follow in your footsteps. I am willing to cut through all obstacles for you and protect you with my life!"
Xu Sili lowered his eyebrows and looked at him. In such a serious situation, he couldn't help but curl his lips into a sweet smile.
This smile made him look even more beautiful.
Soon, he remembered that this was a livestream. He stopped smiling and asked in a low voice, "Marshal, are you willing to accompany me?"
"Yes!" Si Sheng answered firmly.
Xu Sili couldn't help but laugh again. He felt that he couldn't hold it in anymore, so he didn't hide it anymore. He smiled wantonly and reached out his hand to Si Sheng.
Si Sheng looked up at him and finally put his hand on his slender palm. Then, he stood up with his help.
"Okay."
He saw the young man smile at him and happily agreed.
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