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Another reincarnation
His mind was still replaying the last scene of his death like a movie.
The sky was dyed red with blood, the battlefield was littered with broken limbs, the neighing of war horses, and the mourning of victims. Even the wind that blew across the land carried the smell of blood. But no one cared. The two brothers who were fighting side by side just a moment ago were now facing each other silently. At this moment, even the air seemed to be frozen.
Not far from their feet was the corpse of a ferocious-looking man. It was covered in blood and was nowhere to be found. It was the leader of the Black Wind Mountain Stronghold, Black Lion Song, a King level expert and ranked 19th on the Six Doors' bounty list. Underneath the man's corpse was a purple armor that shone brightly.
"Why?" The one who spoke was a handsome young man with delicate features. He was tall and straight, wearing the Beast Cloud Devouring Armor and holding the Cloud Dragon Halberd.
The young man was heavily injured and half-knelt on the ground. Half of his body leaned powerlessly against the blood-stained halberd. Blood flowed out of his chest and soaked through the armor. Upon closer inspection, it was a thin sword that had pierced through his chest from the back. The hilt of the sword was broken into two. It seemed to have pierced his body from the back.
Opposite the handsome young man stood a middle-aged man. He had a beard, thick eyebrows, and big eyes. The middle-aged man wore a mithril chainmail and held a gilded spear in his hand. The sword at his waist was only left in its sheath. It was as if it was telling the cruel truth.
"To live … to live better." The middle-aged man's voice was hoarse, but his tone was firm. It was as if he was answering the handsome young man's question or convincing himself. The middle-aged man only said two short sentences and then stopped talking. He only stared calmly at the half-kneeling young man.
"Ha, just for that?" The handsome young man's face was full of mockery. He pointed at the purple armor under the man's corpse, his emotions stirred. "Just for a piece of purple gold equipment? Ha, ha, ha, what a joke." The young man's voice became unusually cold.
"I really didn't expect it to have such a magical power, to be able to make people lose their minds to this extent. My big brother, who has always loved and respected me, stabbed me in the back. To be able to make you, who is revered as Little Song Jiang, abandon your dignity. "
The handsome youth was extremely weak right now, but his black eyes were still as clear as ever. It was a pity that it lacked the sharpness of the past, and added a lingering sense of self-mockery.
"Big Brother, no matter what, this is just a game. One day, we will all leave this place and return to the real world. I didn't expect that in the end, our friendship of five years is not as precious as a piece of game equipment. "
"Third brother, I'm sorry!"
"Ha ~ Haha ~ Sorry ~ Haha ~ What a joke! Big Brother, this is the last time I call you Big Brother. Greed is the original sin, I don't blame you. "Suddenly, the handsome young man became abnormally calm, and there was not a trace of emotion on his face. Her eyes were as deep as the sea, and no one could see through her inner world.
Those who were familiar with him were no stranger to this expression of the young man. It was just like his title, "Two-Faced Asura". When it was cold, it made enemies tremble in fear; when it was warm, it made friends feel like they were bathing in the spring breeze.
The young man glanced at the middle-aged man and said coldly, "But, next time, I will kill you."
He used his left hand to slowly and tightly hold the sharp sword that had pierced through his chest. The sharp blade cut his palm, and blood slowly flowed out. The young man's expression was still so calm, without a trace of emotion, as if he couldn't feel the pain. With a ripping sound, the sharp sword was quickly pulled out of his body. The sharp blade pierced through the heart, and through the armor. Burning blood spurted out and shot into the sky, quietly blooming like a youth in full bloom.
The scene froze. The sky was dyed with blood, and the hot blood was sprinkled into the sky. It seemed so insignificant, so stubborn. The young man in the scene didn't seem to be him. Just like that, Ouyang Shuo silently watched himself fall to the ground, unable to get up, until he bled to death.
This wasn't the first time Ouyang Shuo had reincarnated, but it was definitely the most painful reincarnation. Reincarnation meant that he had to start from the beginning. Unlike other games, every time a player died and reincarnated in this game, their character's level would be reset to zero, and all their equipment would be dropped. It was an extremely cruel death penalty.
"I won't be defeated by betrayal. I want to take back everything that belongs to me." Thinking of his sister who was still waiting for him in the city, Ouyang Shuo cast aside all distracting thoughts and made up his mind. He made a declaration of his destiny and slowly opened his heavy eyelids.
The white ceiling was spotless. There was nothing on the smooth metal wall. There was no other furniture in the room other than a bed. It was extremely simple. A game poster was pasted on the opposite wall. Apart from that, there were no other decorations.
"Where is this?" Ouyang Shuo couldn't help but mutter to himself. His face was filled with confusion. This definitely wasn't the Reincarnation Hall. The Reincarnation Hall had always been a place filled with ghosts and demons. It was a place filled with eerie winds all year round. It definitely wasn't peaceful.
Could it be that he had returned to the real world? That couldn't be right. If he had gone offline and returned to the real world, he should be lying in the gaming cabin and not lying on the bed like this.
His gaze inadvertently swept across the huge game poster on the wall. Ouyang Shuo felt as if he had been struck by lightning. It was too familiar. How could he not be familiar? That was the game poster that he had played for five years.
"The first MMORPG in history that combines personal adventure, territory construction, and dimensional war all in one, Earth ON1E. It's scheduled to officially open beta on January 1, 2190. Please look forward to it!"
The eye-catching slogan made Ouyang Shuo dumbfounded. His thoughts stopped for a moment, as if his optical computer had crashed. Oh, he remembered now. This was his home five years ago. The dormant memories flooded back like a tidal wave. Ouyang Shuo, who had long gotten used to the game world, returned to the real world.
In 2170 AD, scientists had observed abnormal fluctuations coming from the Earth's core. After three months of repeated observations and complicated calculations by the team of scientists, they had deduced a shocking conclusion: 30 years later, the Earth's core would completely explode. At that time, the magma in the Earth's mantle would break through the Earth's crust without any reservations. The Earth would become a flaming planet like the sun.
When this observation report was sent to the Federation government, everyone was in despair. After nearly two hundred years of rapid development in space technology, long-distance interstellar navigation and wormhole travel could already be carried out. However, humans had yet to find a habitable planet like Earth. The only base on Mars could only accommodate a limited population, and it also required continuous support from Earth's mother planet.
If Earth was really going to be destroyed, then humans would have no place to live. The path of retreat had been decided, and the future was unpredictable. In desperation, just as the Federation government was preparing to launch the Mars Terraforming Plan, a miracle happened.
The latest image from the Explorer showed that a new habitable planet had appeared in the Explorer's field of vision. The Federation government didn't have time to celebrate. A huge interstellar immigration plan was drawn up in less than three months.
The new habitable planet was named "Hope." The code name of the interstellar immigration plan was naturally "Hope." It was the last hope of humanity. In order to prevent society from panicking, the immigration plan was strictly kept secret.
The entire plan was divided into many independent parts and handed over to different organizations or departments. It could be said that other than the Federation President, no one else knew the complete contents of the plan.
"Earth ON1E" was an important part of the "Hope" plan. From the moment it was born, it was naturally shrouded in a layer of mystery. There were countless conflicts of interest and compromises that revolved around the planning and design of the game. It was far more exciting than the melodramatic plots of television dramas. The specific details were not known to outsiders.
The game map was completely created with Earth as a real template, and the area was expanded by ten times. The game design team was only responsible for the design of the game's architecture and game modes. The specific game scenes and NPCs were derived from the various countries' historical data as a template.
The design team scanned the various countries' historical images, texts, and cultural relics before importing them into Skynet's host, "Gaia," to carry out intelligent deductions over a long period of time. Even the designers did not know the specific mission flow and detailed data parameters in the game.
Fifteen years later, on 1 January 2185, "Earth ON1E" began its top secret closed beta testing. All the closed beta testers were required to sign a strict confidentiality agreement. In order to obtain the qualifications for the closed beta testing, the various factions naturally fought fiercely. Let's not talk about that.
In order to ensure the game's relative fairness, Gaia created a separate piece of land. The closed beta map would not appear in the official game map. Through the closed beta, Gaia could continuously observe the player's in-game behavior and the NPCs' responses. Based on the massive amount of first-hand observation data, Gaia constantly analyzed and summarized, constantly adjusting and perfecting the game's settings.
The closed beta was carried out in batches, each lasting for half a year. The personnel for each closed beta was different, and the content of the test was different as well. After a total of eight closed beta tests over four years, Gaia completely shut down the game and carried out a year's worth of final deductions and improvements. It was scheduled to officially open beta on 1 January 2190. At the time of release, even the closed beta testers did not know what changes would happen to the game. Everything was unknown.
20 December 2189. "Earth ON1E"'s official website was officially released. The official website was split into three sections, the database, the Merchant Shop, and the forum. The database only had the basic information of the game's structure, and no detailed information.
The only item sold in the Merchant Shop was the Game Login 6 Pod. The Game Pod was not graded, and it was sold at a unified price of ten million credits. It accepted online pre-orders. The high price made a large number of ordinary players flinch. In addition, there was ridiculously little information about the game. Other than printing posters, there wasn't even a CG produced. It made everything seem abnormal.
As a reincarnator, Ouyang Shuo knew that this abnormality was the result of the various factions and the Federation President's struggle and compromise. The goal was very simple. It was to deliberately delay the time it took for ordinary players to enter the game, so as to give their own personnel an advantage in the early stages.
Of course, such a compromise required the various factions to pay a sufficient price. The price was so great that when the Federation announced the truth a year later, even the most radical democrats would not be able to say a word.
The tidal wave of memories was interrupted by a knock on the door. A clear child's voice came from outside the door. "Brother ~ ~ Lazy bum, wake up! Bing 'er is hungry ~ ~ "
He picked up the cell phone by the bedside and looked at the date. 28 December 2189. This was the first three days of the game's server's opening. What a wonderful moment it was. Everything felt like a new lease on life.
Everything that happened in the past was just a dream. Let it go with the wind. After his reincarnation, he was more familiar with the game than any other player or faction. Coupled with his good gaming talent, Ouyang Shuo believed that as long as he worked hard enough, he would definitely be able to make a new world in the game and shield his sister from the wind and rain.
In this life, he didn't want his sister to wander around with him anymore. No, not only that, he wanted Bing 'er to become a princess in the game, a real princess.
"Good Bing 'er, brother will wake up now to make breakfast for you." Even he didn't realize that he was so relaxed and happy at this moment.
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