It had been four or five days since Xu Sili had returned to Roland. Unknowingly, the day of the game's Open Beta had arrived.
These days, he had made arrangements and informed Wen Jishan and the others in advance about the number of new Adventurers so that they could receive and guide them.
After the first and second tests, Wen Jishan was already familiar with these arrangements. He had also roughly figured out the characteristics of these eccentric Adventurers. The work was arranged in an orderly manner.
106,000 players, an average of 20,000 players in each main city. It was not a large number, but it was also not a small number.
For Roland, which had a population of nearly 100 million, it was more than enough to digest. As long as the relevant guidance was done, there would not be any major problems.
With money, Xu Sili had enough confidence. He used all the communication devices purchased from the black market as rewards for the World Weekly missions.
As long as the World Weekly missions were completed, new players would receive a communication device.
This was an important tool for Xiao Wu to monitor players. It was also a tool for players to contact the mercenary platform. He wanted to equip every new player with one.
Vir's aunt had been settled in her original bedroom. Her body was still very weak and needed to be nursed back to health for a while.
Xiao Qiong also knew the truth.
He did not overreact, but from time to time, he would reveal a sense of loss and confusion, which made Xu Sili feel a little distressed.
But this matter could not be rushed. He could only wait for him to digest and think it through slowly.
Old Huo and the other four mentors had been arranged to enter the Elementalist College.
Each of them had their own field of expertise, but they were all branches based on the development of Elementalists. Before they were strong again, it was most suitable for them to enter the Elementalist College.
As for the age of an Elementalist and the conditions needed to be met before they could learn a branch profession, it was up to them to discuss a set of rules.
Xu Sili did not participate in this. After they had decided, he just needed to take a look at it.
After nearly five months of construction, except for the Imperial City, the other four main cities had met the requirements to level up.
However, because the Imperial City was always higher level than the other main cities, they could only continue to level up after the Imperial City reached Lv 4.
In order to achieve a breakthrough as soon as possible, Xu Sili once again urged Wen Jishan to focus on the basic construction.
Especially now that it was spring, the temperature was not as low as it was in winter. The construction speed could be increased. He wanted to raise the Imperial Palace to Lv4 within a week of the open beta.
Now that the timeline was completely messed up, he didn't know when the Beast Tide would arrive. To be safe, he calculated according to the shortest possible time of six months.
In half a year, he had to develop his strength as much as possible.
Finally, the day of the game's open beta arrived.
On such a big day, Xu Sili originally planned to show his face in front of the players and make his presence known, but in the end, he didn't do it because —
He suddenly had an idea and began to draw his first card in reality.
[Ding. You have designed and successfully created a new card. Please name this card.]
Seeing the system notification, Xu Sili was slightly delighted.
He didn't expect that he would actually succeed just because he wanted to give it a try!
He looked at the card in his hand.
This was a completely blank card. There was no picture on the front, but the back was engraved with a dark pattern that only card players could understand. That was the picture structure of the card. It was mysterious and beautiful.
Xu Sili used his spiritual energy to control the sound element. The originally blank card in his hand turned light purple.
Seeing this change, he smiled and retracted his spiritual energy. Seeing that the card turned back to white, he called Janice over and asked her to take the card.
Janice took the card.
She was obviously a little confused, but she didn't ask any questions. She just waited respectfully.
"Janice, look at this card carefully," Xu Sili said.
Janice nodded and then looked at the card.
She was just about to study it to see what was so special about this card when she felt a sense of enlightenment. It was as if some kind of power was flowing out of her body and was being guided to touch the card in her hand.
The blank card didn't change at all.
"Your Majesty?" Janice was slightly surprised.
Xu Sili just remembered that Janice was a Water-type Martial Artist, not a Spirit-type Martial Artist.
However, this also proved that this card was ineffective against martial artists.
Xu Sili nodded in satisfaction. He then asked Janice to call a Spirit-type Elementalist over to verify it again.
After Janice left, he looked at the system notification and casually wrote "Spirit-type Elementalist Test Card".
In the end, when he succeeded in naming it —
[Ding! Successfully created a 1-star card [Spirit-type Elementalist Test Card]]
[Ding! You have met the promotion requirements. You are now a 1-star Card Master (Apprentice Card Master)]
[Because you are the leader of the faction, the Roland faction has added a new profession system — Card Master. You can check it through the talent panel.]
Looking at the system notification, Xu Sili was completely stunned this time.
After two months of learning, he had finally stepped over the threshold and successfully become a real card master!
New profession system? Talent panel?
He quickly opened the panel and saw that there was indeed a Card Master column, and he actually became a Card Master mentor.
Xu Sili didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Mentor? How could a trainee card master like him be a mentor? But …
Could he get Lilith to come to Roland to be a mentor? Since her mission was to spread the fire of the card civilization, he could definitely provide her with such an environment and conditions.
Just as Xu Sili was thinking about the feasibility, another system notification popped up again.
[Ding! The requirement has been met. The rare race management panel has been activated. You can check it in the faction panel.]
Xu Sili blinked. What? Rare race management panel? What is this?
Today, Star Age finally welcomed the highly anticipated open beta. For the players who had been following the game for almost half a year, it was undoubtedly a big day.
Due to the garbage production of the game pods, only 100,000 Lucky Geese entered the game in the first round.
For other newly released games, 100,000 people was not a small number, but for Star Age, 100,000 people was just a small number.
In the Star Age forum, there were still a large number of players who couldn't buy the game pods and were waiting to see.
And the first batch of beta players, after entering the game, also began to post their feedback on the game on the forum. This made the forum, which originally had a decrease in activity during the shutdown period, reach a new high in traffic.
"Damn, 99% realism, you're not lying!"
"Ahhhhhh, this holographic game is so awesome. Don't stop me, let me eat to my heart's content at the hot pot restaurant!"
"Help, coordinates Imperial City, where does Alice from Mercenary Town live? I received a daily mission to sweep her floor. "
"Damn, I'm lost! How do I play this game? It's okay that there's no auto-navigation, but why isn't there a system map? "
"Confused, why is my spawn point in the water?"
In the midst of all the comments and help posts, this originally inconspicuous post quickly attracted the attention of the forum members because of the continuous number of people who liked it.
As long as they clicked on it, they would definitely be attracted by the original poster because of the tower painting …
It was a mermaid!
Rolly's Keeper:
[Why do I feel like my spawn point is different from others? I'm surrounded by water, and I have a fish tail.]
[Picture]
In the picture was a boy with black hair and blue eyes. He didn't look very old, probably 16 or 17 years old. He was wearing a beginner's outfit that was as thin as a cicada's wings and had a fishtail with blue scales on his lower body.
The forum members were shocked.
[Damn, isn't this a mermaid?]
[Hidden race?]
[Damn, damn, damn, damn, is the original poster the reincarnation of the European King? He can actually play the Mermaid!]
[Other than humans, there are mermaids in Roland?]
[Original poster, look at your faction. Are you from Roland?]
Rolly's Keeper:
[I think I've really become a mermaid! The feeling of breathing in the water is so magical! And my fishtail, it really feels like I have an extra tail. I still need to adapt to how to swim with a fishtail.]
[An NPC mermaid is coming!]
[He looked at me strangely and asked why my hair is black. How am I supposed to answer that …]
[Faction? Let me see.]
[I'm from Roland's faction, but there's a bracket behind it that says Sea Elf.]
Based on the original poster's feedback, the other players basically came to the conclusion that the original poster had really played the hidden race!
[Awesome! There's actually such a setting in the Star Age!]
[I suddenly feel like the milk tea in Mercenary Town isn't that good anymore. I want to play the Mermaid too.]
[Not mermaids, Sea Elves! So, are there still land elves?]
[How can I play the hidden race? Is it random? Or is there some other trigger condition?]
The post was filled with all kinds of envy and jealousy toward the original poster, as well as discussions on how to play the hidden race. Some people even went to the game officials to question them, saying that this setting was too unfair.
However, very soon, these envious, jealous, and arrogant players were slapped in the face.
Rolly's Keeper:
[Ahhhhh, I'm dead! It's so scary. Damn, I just followed the NPC to the spawn point, and I was chased by a big fish!]
[It's really a big fish! Ahhhh, it's definitely bigger than a whale! The NPC pulled me and ran, and I didn't have time to react before I was bitten and eaten!]
[Luckily, I read the guide and lowered the realism, so it didn't hurt. Now I'm back at the spawn point, and I have to wait for half an hour before I can revive.]
[The feeling of being eaten was really scary. My heart is still pounding. Damn, it's so dark outside. Although I can see things clearly, it's really scary.]
At this time, the hidden race setting had already spread, and many veteran players came to see. When they saw the original poster's follow-up feedback, the players from Glaze City had something to say.
[Original poster … Don't tell me your spawn point is in the sea?]
[Aside from the five main cities of Roland and the recently cleared Leishen Plains, the rest of Esnow Star has been occupied by interstellar beasts. The sea is no exception.]
[Yeah, I went to the beach to play, but I wasn't careful and was directly dragged into the water by the interstellar beasts. Shallow water is already scary enough, let alone the deep sea.]
[The mermaid's spawn point must be in the deep sea, right? Damn, this is Hell Mode from the start. Let's light a candle for the original poster.]
[Hell Mode? I think it's more like Shura Mode. Other than the original poster, are there any other mermaid players? If there aren't, why don't you delete your account and start over?]
Due to the tragic incident of "Super Invincible Hottie" in the second beta, the game team finally came up with a solution —
Every player had a free chance to delete their account and start over. If they wanted to delete their account again, they would have to pay for it.
The price listed on the official website was about the same as the price of a gaming cabin, so this free chance to delete one's account was very precious.
Although there were some who complained that the price was too high, most of the players were still very satisfied and treasured this opportunity.
Due to the influence of the first and second beta players' guides and videos, the wind, water, and dark elements were undoubtedly the most popular talents for the new players.
However, with so many different elements to play, it was always tempting. If they felt that the initial selection was not suitable in the future, they could delete their account and choose a new talent.
It was worth mentioning that "Super Invincible Hottie", the player who promoted this benefit, did not delete his account and start over.
The previous incident had indeed brought him a wave of fame. After a month of psychological adjustment, he actually went all out.
After being born on Planet Sgeta during the open beta, he began to explore this unfamiliar planet. He even started a live stream, which greatly satisfied the curiosity of the audience.
Speaking of hidden races, it was more appropriate to describe them as rare races.
After knowing that the mermaids were in such a difficult situation, the envious players slowly quieted down.
Rare races were interesting, but the opening was too difficult. The game had only been open for less than half an hour, and he had already died, and died so miserably …
Forget it, forget it, the human race was more fragrant.
About half an hour later, the original poster named Gun Gun was revived again, and then …
He accidentally died again.
He died again, and had to wait for another half an hour.
Life as a fish was too difficult! How could anyone play like this? Indeed, there was no free lunch in this world, and there were no conscientious b * stards!
After the original poster died for the third time, there were no more voices of envy for The Mermaid. What was the use of being good-looking? You couldn't even spawn!
But this player was stubborn. Others told him to delete his account and start over, but he refused. He continued to die while exploring the map.
Xu Yuheng, who was recommended by Bai Feng, couldn't help but fall silent.
Big Brother's account …
A strong sense of uneasiness surged in his heart.
He couldn't help but recall the phone call just now. The attributes were quite good … A character that was prepared to be released one or two years later …
F * ck, did Big Brother also play a hidden race? Then … was his spawn point in Roland?
Realizing this serious problem, Xu Yuheng quickly exited the forum and continued to add Xu Fengqing as a friend. He prayed that Big Brother was not born in a remote and dangerous place.
Xu Fengqing slowly opened his eyes.
Even though he had experienced it in the R&D center before, entering the Star Age again still shocked him.
This kind of almost realistic sensory experience made it difficult to distinguish whether this was a game or reality.
It was this kind of experience that made him refuse to enter the game.
He didn't want to let a virtual character replace Xiao Li's position, but now … what was he doing?
It seemed that he couldn't escape in the end …
He comforted himself that the virtual character couldn't be exactly the same as Xiao Li. Maybe after seeing him, he could be completely disillusioned?
As Xu Fengqing thought about this, he finally recovered from his thoughts. Then, he realized that something was wrong — —
This didn't seem to be the spawn point of any of the main cities in Roland?
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