Until the next day, the discussion on the Starry Sky Forum about changing factions was still high. There were less than 24 hours left until the end of the second beta.
In the end, the player named "Super Invincible Hottie" was taken out of the hotel by the NPC guards and thrown into a random alley.
After half an hour, when he revived again, he was questioned by the police who thought that there had been a murder.
The player had nothing left except for his initial outfit. Even his backpack only had a little bit of food left.
The NPC police officer pitied him and gave him a dozen or so Universe Credits. His battered heart finally felt a little warmth from the human world.
Ever since he started the live stream, his camera had never been turned off. This was shown to the players on the forum.
After lamenting and mocking his bad luck, everyone showed a strong interest in what happened to him.
After all, although the Roland faction was fun, the conditions were harsh and the environment was relatively backward. Now that they had seen the colorful world of Keqibalr, the players were naturally fascinated and couldn't help but want to try it out.
However, it was obvious that the alien map wouldn't be released that early. It probably wouldn't be played at the start of the open beta.
Now that the second beta players were experiencing it early, many people were envious, especially those who had enough reputation to exchange for a room card.
As the most luxurious hotel on Keqibalr, even the most ordinary room was much more high-end than other places, let alone real life.
Judging from the quality of the live stream, if not for the fact that this was a game, people who didn't know would probably think that this was a new room with an exotic theme.
In addition to the high quality of the hotel's decoration, there were also other high-tech furniture, such as an online fitting room. After buying through the virtual fitting room, someone would deliver it to the door.
Deng Jianan chose such a service.
He translated for the lost star and helped the hotel get through a crisis, so he received a thank you fee from the hotel. From this, it could be seen that the Keqibalr Hotel's service was indeed top-notch.
2,000 Universe Credits could be exchanged for 100,000 Alx in the faction storage. The exchange rate was shockingly high.
However, on Keqibalr, where the cost of living was extremely high, 2,000 Universe Credits was nothing. After Deng Jianan bought a decent set of clothes, he didn't have much left.
There was not much left, so he simply ordered a luxurious set meal from the hotel for himself and started to make a mukbang broadcast.
The way he saw it, the second beta test was about to end. Of course, he would enjoy as much as he could. Who knew when he would be able to come out again?
As for money, he could always earn it again.
Soon, the hotel robot delivered his dinner.
These bionic robots looked no different from ordinary humans. If it wasn't for their mechanical voice, Deng Jianan wouldn't have been able to tell.
When the plates were opened one by one, the bullet screen was filled with envy.
In the Star Age, the sense of taste was a 99% simulation of reality, and no matter how much one ate, one would never get fat!
However, what made Deng Jianan feel even more surprised was that although the luxurious set meal looked good, the taste was really ordinary. It was flashy but not practical and was only suitable for showing off.
When he made this comment, none of the fans in the bullet screen believed him. They all said that he was in Versailles.
Deng Jianan felt that he was very innocent. He was clearly giving a very honest evaluation, okay?
Star Age was really good in every aspect, and the sense of taste was very realistic. However, the taste of the food was really not good. It was probably left for the players to develop.
For example, the hot pot and barbecue street in Dusk Frost City tasted pretty good.
"In the future, I'll open a shop in the game and specialize in good food. I'll let these NPCs know what good food is! When the time comes, I'll let them take a spaceship to Roland to eat. "
Deng Jianan and his fans imagined a beautiful future.
He did not want to change factions in the short term. Roland's management style was actually quite challenging. Also, it was very cool to follow Her Majesty Snow and clear monsters!
Unknowingly, Deng Jianan had developed a sense of belonging to Roland. Although everything in Keqibar was very advanced, he felt that Roland would not be bad in the future.
The audience was very supportive of this.
[Hahaha, okay, I'll definitely go during the open beta test!]
[Wow, does that mean we can meet Brother An in the game during the open beta test? We must take a picture together!]
"Of course, of course."
Deng Jianan was very proud of himself. It was a pity that Ah Xing's level was not high enough. He was still an apprentice in the weapon shop and could not come to Keqibar with him.
Fortunately, he didn't need to forge anymore and could start learning how to forge weapons. It could be said that the heavens didn't disappoint those who worked hard.
However, players like Deng Jianan only made up a small portion of the players. The rest of the players were very eager to change factions.
However, if the punishment for changing factions was always so heavy, how could they still play?
In the forum, there were people complaining, scolding the game developers, and pleading for the punishment to be reduced. Many people hoped to use this method to pressure the game developers to change this setting before the open beta.
The game team was very troubled. At first, they would answer the questions, but in the end, they just let them be and let the players argue while they continued the discussion.
Everyone agreed that it was best to delete the files and start over during the closed beta period. This was the most reliable method and could also pull the situation back to the original plan.
With such a big problem, would the Xu family still be stuck?
In the end, the gaming team once again submitted a report to Xu Fengqing. This time, the report was undoubtedly more detailed and convincing than the previous one.
As for Xu Fengqing, ever since he knew that Snow Roland, a character based on his younger brother, was gay with an NPC in the game, he had countless thoughts of deleting the files and starting over.
He was not prejudiced against other people's sexual orientation. After all, same-sex marriage had been legal for more than ten years, and social attitudes and attitudes had changed.
However, what he could not tolerate was a virtual character with his younger brother's face dating another NPC. Moreover, the whole world was saying that they were a couple.
For this, Xu Fengqing expressed his strong dissatisfaction to the game team.
They had clearly said that they would not include a romantic line, but in the end, there was such a big deviation. There was also the problem of the game developing too quickly. These situations caused such a big problem because the game team did not have enough plans.
In short, from the first and second beta until now, the game team, especially the planning team, had done a very unsatisfactory job.
In the face of Xu Fengqing's doubts, the game team could not say anything, but they could not shirk away. In terms of the quality of the game content, they had done the best.
However, for such an epoch-making holographic game, they had indeed not considered too many details beforehand.
"Mr. Xu, we will work hard to improve the problem you raised, but the best way now is to delete the files and start over!"
For this matter, Wang Lao personally rushed to the Xu family headquarters and handed the report to Xu Fengqing.
"I also know that Mr. Xu has deep feelings for the current Snow, and it is difficult for him to accept deleting the files and starting over, so he has been blocking this decision."
Wang Lao said seriously, "However, Mr. Xu, countless people have spent more than ten years on this project, and a huge amount of money has been invested. We can't afford to fail!"
Xu Fengqing sat behind his desk, put down the report in his hand, and rubbed the space between his eyebrows tiredly.
He looked at the old man and said helplessly in a low voice, "Wang Lao, now is not the time for me to have the final say. Some decisions have to be made with the opinions of the partners in mind."
He was a man of action, so he had already asked the Yin and Yin families for their opinions on deleting the files and starting over during the open beta.
The Yin and Yin families had been of great help to the Xu family. It could be said that they had helped him in his hour of need, and they had greatly relieved the pressure on him. Moreover, the two families were clearly aiming for the Star Age.
One of them had a paralyzed brother, and the other had a daughter in a vegetative state. They both needed to live in the Star Age, so the two families naturally attached great importance to the game.
What made Xu Fengqing feel helpless was that the two families had unanimously agreed that there was no need to delete the files and start over.
"It is impossible for the game to only have the first batch of players. There will be an endless stream of new blood in the future, and the new players will never be able to catch up with the old players. This is the inevitable situation caused by the use of a unique server.
"Since the gaming team claims that they can't control the development of the game, they should just let it go. This will be more interesting."
This was Yin Hong's evaluation. She had personally played the game for two months. Her understanding of the game might not be as deep as the gaming team, but she could better understand the mentality of the players and the charm of the game.
"Mr. Xu, just like what Xu Er said, Star Age will become the second life of the players. Its power will be beyond your imagination.
"So give it a little more confidence. It will just develop faster. Maybe there will be a short period of chaos at the beginning, but I believe it will be resolved soon.
"Plus, Ah Xing has been playing for more than a month. He plays for five or six hours every day. Now you want to delete his data and make him start over? Are you kidding me? "
If Xu Fengqing hadn't gone back to get his phone and heard what Yin Hong said at the door of the conference room, he might have been convinced by her analysis.
The Yin family was more straightforward.
Although Mr. Yi didn't play the game, according to the feedback of the data, he felt that there wasn't a big problem at the moment. There was no need to make too big of a move.
"Xiao Xu, my family's Xuemei is very happy in the game. I heard that the first batch of crops she planted is about to enter the harvest period. Don't you think it's a pity to destroy it?
"Plus, if the gaming team has the time and energy, why don't they speed up the development of a gaming cabin suitable for middle-aged and elderly people? Once it is promoted, I believe that the market for this age group won't be smaller than that of young people."
Facing the business titan Mr. Yi, Xu Fengqing could only nod and agree. What he said did make sense.
If the middle-aged and elderly people could be rejuvenated in the game, perhaps they would have a stronger demand and stickiness than young people who were interested in the game.
Now that the country's welfare level had increased, the elderly's life in their later years was more colorful.
In the end, Xu Fengqing could only say that the business partners his brother found were the same type of people as him.
No matter how troubled he was, he couldn't ignore the opinions of the two families and act arbitrarily. It wasn't suitable for both parties to cooperate.
After listening to Xu Fengqing's words, Wang Lao remained silent for a long time. In the end, he knew that it was impossible and he didn't continue to argue.
He knew that there was no need to even think about deleting the files and starting all over again. It was already so difficult with just the Xu family, let alone now with the addition of two other families?
No matter how worried Wang Lao was, he could only calm himself down and let his subordinates discuss how to solve the problem of the punishment for changing factions too early.
Deleting the files wouldn't solve the problem once and for all. They could only make up for it in other ways.
After Xu Sili heard the situation from his second brother, he was filled with regret. He couldn't help but feel guilty towards Wang Lao and the gaming team.
It was just that they were in different positions. He couldn't stop development for them. It concerned the lives of too many people in this world.
The only thing he could do was to try to coordinate the development of the players when the public beta started.
In addition to this good news, Xu Yuheng also brought bad news.
Although the game team had made concessions and given up on the plan to delete the files and start over, they were no longer willing to follow the original plan of 6: 1 for the time flow inside and outside the game.
Under Xu Yuheng's persuasion, the original plan was reversed. The time flow between the game and reality was changed from 1: 6 to 2: 1. This meant that one month in the real world would mean two months in the game.
"Originally, they insisted on a 1: 1 ratio and refused to back down. However, Old Mr. Yi personally intervened. He felt that the 1: 1 ratio wasn't a good sign as the winter hadn't passed yet."
"In the end, both sides took a step back and settled on a 2: 1 ratio. It would be spring in Roland and everything would come back to life. It would be better to welcome the new year."
For this reason, he specially looked for a master to find a good date.
Xu Yuheng spent a lot of effort on this matter. In the end, he suddenly had the idea to make an issue out of the date.
Sure enough, those who originally supported the gaming team changed sides. After all, it was better to believe in the truth than not. This was an old Chinese tradition.
After listening to his explanation, Xu Sili knew that his second brother had tried his best. Although he was still worried about the timing of the monster horde, he was still very grateful to his second brother.
He couldn't interfere with the matters in the real world. Fortunately, his second brother was there. Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to accelerate the development of the game.
When he thought about how he would not be able to see his second brother for two months, Xu Sili couldn't help but feel sad.
On this last day, he didn't go out.
The two brothers chatted in the room, played games, played musical instruments, and talked about the future. It made Xu Sili feel like he was back to the carefree days when he was young.
When it was almost time, Xu Yuheng suddenly remembered something. He quickly switched to the camera mode and took pictures and videos of himself. He said that he wanted to show them to his parents.
Xu Sili was very cooperative. He missed his other family members very much.
"Second brother, when can Big Brother come and see me?"
Xu Yuheng saved the pictures and videos. Just as he was about to go offline, he heard the young man ask him this question.
Looking at his pitiful eyes, Xu Yuheng thought of his big brother's stubbornness and couldn't help but sigh.
He reached out and rubbed Xu Sili's hair. He gritted his teeth and said, "After I'm done with this, I'll definitely ask him to come online to see you!"
He had to come even if he didn't want to. If that didn't work, he would ask his parents for help. He didn't believe that Xu Fengqing would be so heartless.
Seeing Xu Yuheng go offline in a hurry and recalling his expression and words before he left, Xu Sili finally felt that something was wrong.
Big Brother …
Could it be that he didn't want to see him?
Second brother always said that Big Brother was very busy, but was it really that busy for a few months that he didn't have time to come online?
Xu Sili suddenly felt depressed when he thought of this.
Looking at the empty room, he pursed his lips and took out two bottles of red wine from the cabinet. He opened them and drank alone.
When Si Sheng came back, he saw the young man collapsed on the sofa. He was dead drunk and his face was red.
He frowned, walked over, picked him up, and took him to the bathroom to wash up.
The drunk young man was very obedient. He followed Si Sheng's instructions. Halfway through, he sobered up and hugged Si Sheng. When Si Sheng was angry, he said with grievance,
"Si Sheng, I'm so sad …"
Second brother took the initiative to look for him in the game. He could prove himself to him, but Big Brother was in real life. If he didn't enter the game, he wouldn't even have the chance to explain to him.
At this moment, Xu Sili truly felt that he was in a completely different world from reality.
"I can't go back … I can't go back anymore …"
He was muttering nonsense.
Si Sheng looked down at him. Finally, he bent down and kissed his eyes gently. His voice was low and pleasant. "Ali, you still have me. I will always protect you."
Xu Sili, who was crying and acting like a drunkard, slowly calmed down under Si Sheng's gentle coaxing.
He looked at the man in front of him. Looking at his gray-blue eyes that were filled with tenderness, he slowly nodded his head.
"Yes, I still have you."
He hugged him and buried his face deep in his neck.
That night, the two of them didn't do much exercise. They took a comfortable bath and then fell asleep in each other's arms …
The next day, Xu Sili forgot about what happened last night.
All that was left was a splitting headache and a terrible hangover. In the end, Si Sheng cast a healing spell on him to remove the negative effects.
From today onwards, the second beta test was officially over. Players were kicked out of the game and had to wait for the open beta test in two months.
At that time, the number of players would reach 106,000.
That was going to be an even more serious challenge.
That day, Xu Sili gathered a small team of guards and finally went with Si Sheng to the underground market on Keqibalr. It was also known as the "black market".
The black market on Keqibalr was almost completely open. The country didn't care much about it. This was why so many rich people were attracted to Keqibalr.
Whether it was for buying or selling, the black market was a good place to satisfy some people's special needs.
The address of the black market on Keqibalr could be found on the electronic map. However, it was under a less eye-catching name. If one didn't know the place, it would be difficult to find it.
Xu Sili didn't know any aliens, but … he had Xiao Wu. The little robot had found the underground market on Keqibalr.
The sightseeing car brought them to a flea market.
The market was bustling with activity as people came and went.
The stalls sold common goods, such as Keqibalr's specialties, for tourists to buy. However, that was not Xu Sili's target.
This time, he only brought five royal guards with him.
They had all changed into casual clothes. With Si Sheng's passer-by aura, no one noticed them.
Thus, according to Xiao Wu's instructions, Xu Sili and Si Sheng went to the center of the market discreetly. In a hidden alley, they found the entrance to the black market.
The people who came here all wore masks prepared in advance. Some people were even wrapped so tightly that it was impossible to see what the people inside looked like.
Xu Sili also put on a hood and a mask. His hair and eyes were also disguised.
The reception hall was very quiet. Everyone who came in maintained good self-awareness and tacit understanding. They didn't look at the people around them too much.
Under such an atmosphere, the guards guarded Xu Sili cautiously and vigilantly, appearing to be somewhat nervous.
After paying the entrance fee and waiting for the people in front to enter the long corridor, another attendant led them to the basement.
After walking through a series of twists and turns, they finally saw a few rooms at the end. Some had signs on the doors, while others were empty.
"If there's a sign, it means there's already a guest inside," the attendant said.
"Please enter the rooms without signs. The proceeds from the auction will be sent directly to the room through a special passage. Your privacy will be guaranteed.
"When you leave, please don't go back the way you came. Just go through the passage on the other side of the room. The exit is also random. Don't worry about bumping into other guests."
Probably because it was their first time here, the attendant carefully explained the rules to Xu Sili and the others. Seeing that they had no other questions, she left.
Seeing that she had left, Xu Sili led everyone to a room. He hung a sign on the door and walked in curiously.
The room wasn't small, but it was empty. There was only a screen with scrolling information. There wasn't even a chair to sit on, let alone a cup of tea.
This kind of security measure was quite reasonable.
Anyway, the purpose of coming to the black market was to buy things. Xu Sili didn't expect to receive any good service here. The goods were the most important.
He walked forward and operated on the virtual screen.
Among the items traded today, there were many things that he needed, such as the Space Capsule, some guns, ammunition, and other items of higher rarity.
Originally, Xu Sili wanted to buy a battleship, but after seeing Xiao Wu's modified spaceship, he gave up on the idea.
Xiao Wu's spaceship was much better than a battleship. Why should he give up the near for the far?
The money saved could be used to buy more materials. Roland's industrial foundation was too poor. Xiao Wu had to make a lot of things himself, but he might not be able to make all of them.
After Xu Sili chose a lot of things, he clicked "Pay". An interface popped up to fill in his account and password. He directly swiped his anonymous account.
After waiting for about three minutes, a floor tile in the room suddenly sank. Then a small box was brought up.
The guard went forward to check, and after confirming that there was no danger, he handed the small box to Xu Sili.
Inside the small box was a space capsule. All the things he bought were stored in the space capsule.
He just didn't know how the large items would be sent in if he didn't buy the space capsule.
After continuing to choose for a while, Xu Sili felt that there was nothing else to buy. Just as he was about to leave, a transaction request suddenly popped up on the screen.
The transaction message read:
Customer in Room 002 has requested to make a transaction with you. Do you want to respond?
Xu Sili couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. These were the things he just bought. Did the other party want something, or …
Did they deliberately look for him?
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