Araiko blended into the crowd and focused her camera on the players who were fighting for the mission.
The person in charge of the distribution was Wang Yang, who was also a professional player. Other than Lin Mu, he was one of the most prestigious players among the two hundred players.
Araiko found it interesting as she watched them fight for the name list.
On the small TV in the upper right corner of her screen, various comments floated past.
"Shocking! Someone actually did this to old ladies and grandpas … "
"Hahahaha, this is too f * cked up!"
"The person in front, the UC Shock Department needs you."
"The game looks so fun, when is the open beta? I want to play too! "
Araiko was also surprised by the sudden surge in numbers. She only found out that her link was forwarded to the public platform and became a trending topic after reading the comments.
After all, this was the first holographic game that claimed to be 99% realistic. Once the news spread, it attracted a lot of attention.
This also brought the first wave of traffic to the Starry Sky Forum.
The forum was now quite active.
Although there were only a thousand beta players, those who were selected were all veterans. In the early stages of the game exploration, they didn't mind sharing their discoveries.
This way, they could quickly exchange information.
Araiko didn't fight for the name list. She focused her camera on the players and Wen Jishan and browsed through the strategy posts on the forum.
Because they were sent to the Mercenary Town, they were delayed on the road. Now, there were players from other main cities who had finished their daily quests.
Moreover, that player also shared his completion process.
[A Lifetime Joy]:
"Hello everyone! That's right, I'm the handsome guy that everyone loves, the Magic Box team's A Lifetime Joy! "
"I'll record my process of playing Star Age in this post. If there's anything you don't understand, you can leave a comment or discuss it."
Wow, it's A Lifetime Joy!
Araiko quickly scrolled down. Although A Lifetime Joy was a bit of a braggart, his skills were top-notch and he had a cute personality. She quite liked him.
"I entered the game at ten o 'clock in the morning when the server opened. I've been in the game for more than two hours now. The feeling this game gives me is … awesome!"
"Absolutely high realism and freedom. It can almost be said that what you can do in reality, you can basically do in the game. What you can't do in reality, you can do in the game."
"Of course, I can't take off your clothes."
"If you don't believe me, you can try."
Araiko felt that there must be people around her reading the post, because she saw a male player next to her actually start taking off his clothes.
In the past, those 2D characters in online games were one thing, but this was a virtual reality game!
She felt a wave of nausea, but fortunately, there was no unpleasant scene.
The Beginner's Uniform couldn't be removed!
Other than the shoes, there were only a few accessories that could be removed.
Araiko heaved a sigh of relief. He silently blacklisted the melancholy male player and continued to read A Lifetime Of Joy's post.
[Lifetime Happiness]:
"I was born in Glazed Sea City. Let me show everyone the scenery here."
After that, he posted a lot of scenery pictures. Of course, every one of them had his black hair and red clothes, and his extremely flashy back.
"None of them are 100% real game screenshots with filters! Tsk tsk tsk, look at my handsome face, it's amazing! "
Glazed Sea City should be a city near the sea. Moreover, the summoning circle should be by the sea. That's why A Lifetime Happiness was able to take so many pictures of the sea.
So beautiful.
Araiko looked at the pictures and couldn't help but yearn for Glazed Sea City.
She must play there in the future!
"After introducing the realism, let's talk about the freedom."
"To be honest, I've never played a game that did such a bad beginner's guide. Or rather, it didn't even have a beginner's guide!"
"Other than giving a beginner's gift at the start of the game, there was nothing else. This handsome guy who's used to the games of the past really couldn't get used to it."
"But soon, I received an elite mission."
A Lifetime Happiness posted a screenshot of the mission.
"Meet His Majesty the Emperor!"
"At that time, I thought, His Majesty the Emperor must've heard of my beauty, so he couldn't wait to meet me!"
This post attracted a lot of complaints.
However, A Lifetime Happiness turned a blind eye to it. He even felt that the netizens were jealous of his beauty.
"However, my little Yanyan sent me a picture of His Majesty the Emperor. She's in the Imperial City, so she got to see His Majesty the Emperor first."
"Yes, His Majesty looks like this."
Then, there was a picture of beauty.
Sitting on the throne was a handsome young man with a crown on his head. He was dressed in luxurious clothes. His long silver hair hung down, making his indifferent expression seem even colder and more indifferent.
Even though Araiko had been shocked by beauty before, she still couldn't resist looking at this picture again.
She secretly saved the picture and couldn't help but leave a comment.
"Bah! How did His Majesty become yours? "
There were many people who had the same opinion as Araiko, but of course, they were all ignored by A Lifetime Happiness.
A Lifetime Happiness:
"In order to see His Majesty's godly face with my own eyes, of course, I have to go to the Imperial City for 100 EXP and 10 Reputation!"
"It's said that a lucky guy got 999 EXP and is now on the Level Ranking Board. It's very likely that he's reading my post right now."
"Sigh, there's no helping it when you're handsome. You'll be the center of attention wherever you go."
Araiko spat again.
She was indeed at the top of the Level Ranking Board, but she felt that she would be surpassed soon.
A Lifetime Happiness:
"But unfortunately, after asking around, I finally found an important clue. Now, the roads between the main cities are blocked by interstellar beasts!"
"And this leads to the background story of the game, and even the future main storyline."
Araiko blinked. Background story and future main storyline? As expected of a god. It's only been a few hours, and he's already figured it out?
She was still in a state of confusion.
A Lifetime Happiness:
"The map we're on now is called the Roland Empire! I don't know how big its territory is, because … there's no map! There's no navigation! "
"A friendly reminder. Friends with no sense of direction might not be suitable to play this game."
"Of course, we can't rule out the possibility of an update in the future. Anyway, there's no update now. The map is a very simple paper map that was given to me by a kind old man."
"Speaking of which, the AI level of the NPCs in this game is no different from a real person. I highly suspect that these NPCs are all played by real people!"
"With our current technology, it's hard to imagine how to make an AI with such rich emotions, harmonious body movements, and no rigid expressions."
"I talked a lot with that old man. He gave me the feeling that he was a real person. If it wasn't for the reminder of the favorability level, I would've forgotten that I'm playing a game."
"Isn't it scary?"
Many onlookers who didn't play the game expressed their doubts. But soon, a closed beta player expressed that what A Lifetime Happiness said was true.
A Lifetime Happiness:
"So, when you face NPCs, it's best to be careful of your words and actions. This game is very different from traditional games."
"Poor little Yan Yan. Just because she verbally flirted with her husband, Li Zheyu, her favorability level was reduced by 1,000 points and she was in danger of being killed."
Below, he posted a screenshot that Yan Yan had sent to the team.
He continued:
"Then, I'll tell you a piece of unfortunate news. Players who enter the game for the first time are very weak. Basically, their health bar will be emptied after being hit by an NPC."
Then, he mentioned the death penalty.
"So, if you don't want to wait 30 minutes after death to continue playing the game, and you might miss out on important missions during this time, you should be careful and not talk too much."
For example, the player who was killed by the soldiers had been judged to have failed the elite mission [Meeting the Emperor] and had to walk to the Mercenary Town by himself.
It was very tragic.
That player was optimistic and even shared this on the forum.
All in all, A Lifetime Happiness's explanation alerted some players.
But soon, someone reminded him that he had gone off-topic.
They wanted to hear the background story and the main storyline!
A Lifetime Happiness:
"Okay, it's a bit complicated to explain."
"In short, this is a story with an interstellar background. But the planet where the Roland Empire was located was almost destroyed by an unknown natural disaster a hundred years ago."
"After the reconstruction, the civilization level of the country was very low, and it was very miserable. The five main cities were in danger of being destroyed by interstellar beasts at any time."
"So, our main storyline in the future is to revive the empire, destroy the interstellar beasts, and finally invade an alien civilization!"
There were some screenshots at the end, and many closed beta players replied to the post. The discussion was very lively.
The universe and the stars had always been the dream of mankind.
With the realism of this game, if there was really an interstellar map, just thinking about it made people excited!
A Lifetime Happiness:
"Okay, let's not talk about other things. I just received a few more missions."
Then, he posted screenshots of the three missions, Daily Life, and Weekly Life.
"The triggering mechanism of this game's missions is really casual," A Lifetime Happiness continued to complain.
"Just walking on the street, and suddenly a mission pops up."
"There's not much to say about these three missions, at least the daily missions have to be completed at least once. I'll go do the mission first, and then I'll tell you all about it."
Araiko scrolled down, and after ignoring many posts, he finally saw A Lifetime Happiness's update.
Looking at the time, it was a reply from one minute ago.
A Lifetime Happiness:
"Okay, I'm back."
"Let's cut to the chase and talk about the mission feedback."
"The daily mission, Respect the Old and Love the Young, is a chain mission. Each round is a normal mission, and the basic reward is 10 experience points and 1 reputation point. The last round directly gives 50 experience points."
"After six rounds of running, you can basically get 100 experience points and 5 reputation points."
"But it's worth noting that if the NPC's favorability towards you increases during the running, there will be additional rewards — a total of 89 experience points and 8 reputation points!"
"In total, you can get 99 experience points and 9 reputation points, which may be the maximum reward for normal missions."
"So, in theory, as long as you can increase the NPC's favorability with each round, you can get a maximum of 594 experience points and 54 reputation points after six rounds of running!"
"So, as I said, be careful in front of NPCs, this is very important!"
"The gaming group is also guiding you in this regard."
"Okay, that's all for today. I'm going to the city to play, this game is so f * cking interesting."
Araiko was looking at A Lifetime Happiness's post when he suddenly heard a message in the group channel.
Qingyan: [Picture]
She posted A Lifetime Happiness's conclusion on the public screen, so that players who did not read the post could know the strategy.
"Everyone, take a look, the game is still in the exploration stage. Although it may be a competitive relationship in the future, for now, it's best that we help each other understand the rules of the game faster."
Gentle Smile's words immediately resonated with a group of players. It was especially true for non-professional players, who had a good impression of her.
"Thank you, Goddess Qingyan, we'll be careful!"
"I'm going to Zhendong Street now, is there anyone going the same way? Want to go together? "
Slowly, people left the group and formed a new group.
Seeing this, Qingyan pulled everyone into a group channel and then disbanded the group.
The game was very user-friendly in this regard, and the various gadgets were very convenient.
Qingyan was faintly showing signs of becoming the leader.
After all, no one was like her, who added 200 people as friends at the beginning of the game, including Flower Follower, who was taken away by Li Zheyu.
However, when she sent the group chat invitation, the other party did not accept, so her message was like a stone sinking into the ocean.
Qingyan pouted and did not care about this little brat anymore.
First, she needed to rope in the non-professional players in the Mercenary Town. Her mission in this game was to explore, and also to prepare for the future of her team.
At the very least, it was necessary to build up a guild force.
"Boss Su Mo, where are you going? Do you want to form a party for a quest? "
Beside the Central Square, Su Mo was walking along a small path. Hearing this, he could not help but stop and look back.
His figure was tall and thin, and there was a hint of impatience on his handsome face. There was a hint of arrogance and unruly arrogance.
"Do I know you?" Su Mo raised his eyebrows and asked with a lollipop in his mouth.
The person who called out to him froze.
"F * ck, I'm Big Maple. Boss, don't you recognize me? Didn't we agree to play Starry Sky together? "
That person looked sad, but Su Mo suddenly understood.
"You changed your name?"
"Yeah, isn't this really cool?" Jianyu Xingchen said.
Su Mo rolled his eyes, "Go do your quest, I'll walk around."
"Hey, boss, don't go, let's add each other as friends!"
Jianyu Xingchen quickly chased after him, "It's fate that we were assigned to the same main city!"
"Boss, where did you get this lollipop? Can I have one too? "
"F * ck off!"
Su Mo accepted his friend request, then ignored him and continued to walk down the path he chose.
He was just a normal player, so he didn't have any KPI to complete. Compared to reading guides and doing quests, he preferred to explore on his own.
Walking down one street after another, Su Mo couldn't even tell if he was in a game or in a small town in a foreign country.
He held the lollipop in his mouth as he searched, and finally found a quest target.
It was a little boy squatting on the side of the road, drawing on the ground with a stick.
Su Mo's first quest was to give the little boy snacks.
Now that he found the quest target, as for snacks … he took out a lollipop from his pocket.
He bought it on the way to the central square, and it tasted pretty good.
He squatted down in front of the little boy.
The little boy stopped playing with the stick and looked up at him.
Thinking about the guide, Su Mo could only force a "friendly" smile and pass the lollipop to him.
"Eat …"
As soon as he said that, he heard the child cry out loud.
Su Mo was stunned.
Why cry when there's candy to eat? What's there to cry about!
He put on a straight face, and the little boy cried even harder, which attracted the attention of the pedestrians around them.
Being stared at by the pedestrians, even Su Mo couldn't help but feel a little pressured.
He didn't set Reality Sense to zero, so he could still feel some pressure. Plus, most of the pedestrians around him were Elementalists …
Su Mo pursed his lips, looked at the crying little boy, and unwrapped the lollipop in annoyance, wanting to stuff it directly into his mouth.
If he ate something sweet, he wouldn't cry anymore, right?
"What are you doing?"
A clear voice sounded beside him.
Su Mo looked to the side and saw a red-haired young man walking out of a shop with a bunch of things in his arms, frowning slightly at him.
Su Mo's gaze stayed on his face for a while, then he calmed down and quietly unwrapped the candy.
However, the candy seemed to be a little difficult to unwrap, and he couldn't unwrap it even after a long time.
Ikeda looked down at him and frowned, his red eyes looking at the crying little boy. He also squatted down and smiled gently.
"Little Cam, why are you crying? How's Grandma's health recently? "
The crying little boy couldn't help but stop. Noticing Ikeda's arrival, he hurriedly threw away the branches and ran behind Ikeda, looking at Su Mo with fear.
Su Mo was speechless.
'I'm just asking you to eat candy to complete the mission. What's with the look in your eyes?'
He wanted to explain, but when his gaze fell on the red-haired young man's face, he froze.
Ikeda could tell that he wasn't a bad guy, so he took the lollipop from him, carefully unwrapped it, and handed it to the little boy.
"Little Cam, here, this big brother gave you something to eat."
The little boy sniffed, looked at him, and then at the lollipop, and finally took it, whispering, "Thank you, big brother."
Then he picked up the branches on the ground and ran into the alley.
Su Mo saw the mission completion notification, but he didn't care. His eyes wandered, occasionally landing on the red-haired young man.
But Ikeda didn't notice. He hugged his pile of things, stood up, and said to him with a smile,
"Thank you for treating Little Cam to candy, but next time, you better smile and appear more friendly, then the child won't be afraid of you."
Su Mo curled his lips, he clearly smiled, okay? But …
His gaze fell on Ikeda's face again.
But not as good as his smile.
He looked at the top of his head, unwilling to give up. There was no game ID, so the young man in front of him was an NPC, not a player.
But if he was a player, his appearance could be altered, but this red-haired young man …
Su Mo licked his lips, and when the young man was about to leave, he couldn't help but ask, "Hey, what's your name?"
Ikeda looked back at him, puzzled.
"Are you asking me?"
"What else?"
Ikeda frowned, and said unhappily, "Mister, if you want to make friends, you still need to follow basic manners."
Make … make friends?
"Cough, cough cough …" Su Mo coughed, and said in a low voice, "I'm just like this … Okay, I apologize, what's your name?"
"Before you ask someone, shouldn't you introduce yourself first?"
"Uh, I'm Su Mo."
"Ikeda."
Ikeda finished, and continued to walk forward.
He was very busy now, and didn't have time to chat with a strange stranger.
His decision to come to town was proven correct.
And because he came early, he was fortunate enough to meet Lord Wen Jishan. Yes, he also sent out the fruit basket that his mother wanted him to send.
In short, he was put in an important position.
In the project of expanding town, the addition of an architect was undoubtedly crucial.
Although Ikeda was still young, and had just graduated, he was highly regarded by Wen Jishan. Now, many of the buildings in town were designed by him.
Because of the existence of the Elementalists, he was able to realize his ideas in a very short time. This was a speed that he had never dreamt of before.
It was both pressure and motivation. In just a month, he had made great progress.
Now, Ikeda firmly believed that the future of Mercenary Town, under the joint efforts of His Majesty and everyone, would only get better and better!
After walking for a while, Ikeda stopped.
He turned his head and looked back, "Why are you following me?"
Su Mo scratched his head, "That … Didn't you say we were going to make friends? I see that you have something to do, do you need help? "
Ikeda looked at him suspiciously, and finally nodded slightly.
Of course, the more people who were building the town, the better.
And so, Su Mo followed Ikeda to the construction site, and saw the busy Elementalists.
This was the first time he saw supernatural power in a game.
However, compared to leveling up and learning skills, his attention was more on the red-haired young man.
Unfortunately, Ikeda didn't even look at him, and kept on writing and drawing on the blueprint. He wanted to help, but in the end, he realized that this kind of architectural blueprint couldn't be understood if he hadn't learned it before.
Then, he was sent to carry bricks.
He, Su Mo, was an all-powerful boss in other games. How could he be asked to carry bricks?
Ikeda glanced at him and said, "You're not carrying bricks?"
Su Mo: "I'm carrying them!"
The next day, when Xu Sili was led by Wen Jishan to the construction site to look for Ikeda, he saw a player with a game ID moving bricks from afar.
He couldn't help but feel a little strange, as he didn't give out any construction-related quests.
At this time, shouldn't the players be busy with their Daily Quests?
However, when he saw the player's ID, Xu Sili understood.
Su Mo.
The future big boss of construction!
Looking at him working hard to carry bricks, Xu Sili couldn't help but nod. This guy really loved to do construction.
Yes, he really didn't know!
Then, he turned his gaze to the side, and it fell on Ikeda, who was a little confused.
Xu Sili regretted that he didn't have time to use Inspect on him last time. Now that they met face to face, he used Inspect on him.
[Ikeda]
Identity: NPC with special abilities
Level: Lv5
Health Points: 10000/10000
Elemental Affinity: None
Special Ability: Construction (Participate in construction-type activities, and the construction time will be reduced by 50%. Participate in construction-type activities, and the construction will receive random buffs)
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