Chapter 42: The Second Test Already?

Chen Ai only felt that Chen Zhi was dawdling; since when had her older brother become such a perfectionist?

To think that even the closed beta would include a storyline.

If new players entering the game couldn't experience the Wealth Church storyline, wouldn't it feel terrible?

But thinking about it carefully, isn't the main selling point of this game its realism? This segment of the story has already occurred, so it's hard for it to happen again.

I also don't know what kind of company Chen Zhi is collaborating with to have such outrageous algorithms; counting up all the residents in the city, there are quite a few, and everyone's temperament seems different, their templates aren't the same, and they can still have complete storylines.

You have to know that AI painting can't even draw hands.

And AI writing is always nonsensical.

But this game feels as if it truly happened; not to mention whether the plot is logical, at the very least, the special effects are impeccable.

Yet, this stubborn Chen Zhi doesn't plan for the professions, but instead tests those useless scraps.

Forget it, forget it; who told him to be the boss? This guy only made peripherals before and had never made a game.

With this game's completion level being so high, who knows where he bought it from? Maybe the technicians just want to test it this way first.

After discussing it with Chen Ai, Chen Zhi opened the forum and began to browse the players' comments and messages.

The latest PV was indeed attractive, and it attracted quite a few people.

The original test players were all Chen Ai's fans, but now, many people who didn't know Chen Ai at all had run to the forum.

Feng Buxi: Those looking for inside information, go find @Ai Ai who draws; only she has the latest news.

Chen Linfeng: @Ai Ai who draws, do you know when the next test will be?

Huiwan Entertainment: @Ai Ai who draws @Calamity Apostle, begging for the latest test time or a closed beta qualification. I am a game blogger and can promote it for free!

Buxiu Buxiu: People in the circle are exploding. Many people in the gaming circle have seen this PV. Although many still don't believe it, the test qualification is really important.

When he released this PV, Chen Zhi knew it would cause a certain sensation.

Recent large-scale PC game expansion releases, especially new games, will absolutely cause an explosive effect in the gaming circle.

This kind of online game with a Virtual Helmet also plays a role in causing a sensation in the gaming circle.

After all, this is the only one of its kind from Xie Huzi.

He thought for a moment and opened the latest news from several game forums and game bloggers he often visits.

He didn't expect that there was already so much organic traffic; many people in the gaming circle were trying to find ways to contact him.

Heh, stop trying to contact me; my phone has already been swallowed into the belly of the Lord of Calamity, so it's impossible to get through.

Unless it's adding my WeChat.

Ding-dong, someone was actually adding Chen Zhi on WeChat.

Very quickly, several people from the gaming media circle found Chen Zhi.

Oh no, I forgot that my contact information was still on the company homepage. Chen Zhi shook his arm and then calmed down again.

No need, it's really not necessary. With so many media outlets paying attention, can this game still proceed with testing smoothly?

There were no approval procedures to begin with, and the closed beta was all done quietly; if this is exposed too much, I'm afraid it won't be very good for the company.

After thinking it over, Chen Zhi didn't add those people on WeChat, but instead posted an announcement on the forum.

Pious Believer of Calamity:

The latest virtual game "New Calamity," launched by Zhixinaiai, will begin a new round of data-wiping testing on October 20, 2024, at 20:00.

We have corrected various issues collected, and currently, we will increase the number of testers to 200.

The new version will add a battlefield function. Believers can go to the War Church to become soldiers. Relevant content for the War Church will be released after the strategy is completed.

The duration is one month. Players who previously participated in the test can inherit their original social status or recreate a new character.

Test start time: October 20, 2024, 20:00

"New Calamity" invites you to experience the latest battlefield passion!

Notes:

(1) This test is only for Virtual Helmet equipment testing;

(2) For the Virtual Helmet, please follow the official account "Lord of Calamity" to apply for free;

(3) This test is a data-wiping test; the server will be closed after the test ends, and data will not be retained;

(4) This test is a free data-wiping test; items generated by characters in the game will be cleared after the data-wiping test ends;

(5) This is only a test; the game's test quality does not represent the final game quality;

——"New Calamity" Operations Team

Li You, who was eating takeout while refreshing the forum, saw this new post at a glance.

What the heck? What test?

He thought the second test would at least wait until after three months!

He didn't expect that he could test again in five days...

What's even more outrageous is that by the time he reached out to grab the first reply under the post, it was already the fifteenth floor.

Kindergarten: Do you guys have to be so fast!

Feng Buxi to Kindergarten: What do you mean by fast?

Mengmeng: Sending it to my friends immediately, hurry up and let them come over to accompany me!

Big Brother Ma Liu: This version should be more inclined towards male players. I'm going to apply right now.

Kindergarten to Big Brother Ma Liu: I reckon you're already at the back of the line if you apply now.

Blue Entertainment: Anyone who got a Helmet can trade with me, I'll buy it for 50,000!

The forum was noisy at first, but soon, players began posting other content.

【Some speculations about the game test】 ——by Zhuguli

I wonder if everyone has noticed that the testing process for New Calamity is faster than other games.

I believe this is very likely due to AI technology; this game probably uses extremely powerful AI technology, and if you ignore the language differences between the NPCs and us, you can see that the virtual characters in this game almost all have their own personality traits, as if they were real people role-playing.

This also results in the entire plot of Tana City being coherent; unless all content is reset to its initial state, subsequent tests will become faster.

Perhaps in a month, we will welcome the third test, and the officials will also perform optimizations and adjustments directly during the test.

The technical team is terrifyingly good!

And rather than saying we are testing, it is better to say that they are using us to perfect the entire AI algorithm; haven't you noticed? Our appearance has introduced variables into the entire Tana City.

If it weren't for us, Tana City would not have been able to successfully capture that witch, which would likely have led to the total paralysis of Tana City's entire municipal system.

If that were really the case, the game developer's previous efforts would likely have been in vain, so they need us to conduct tests.

It is actually to interfere with the AI's automatic calculations and increase variables that shouldn't happen.

Especially the matter of Ai Ai being kidnapped; why weren't others kidnapped, but Ai Ai was? You have to know that she is an insider, someone with inside information; her being kidnapped indicates that she has a mission!

We have already influenced the automatic algorithm of the entire Tana City AI, so next, we need to influence the automatic algorithm of the Military Camp where the War Church is located; in other words, we are going to disrupt the algorithmic balance of the entire Tana City again, and then let the NPCs of Tana City embark on another unexpected path.

Think about it, isn't it exciting?

We are doing an epoch-making test, something that absolutely wouldn't exist in other games.

So next, I will enter the War Church directly and participate in the battle.

I also hope veteran players will participate more, as that is the only way to get more special title rewards.

……

Luolita: Damn, that makes so much sense. So I was performing manual intervention; I was making an effort for the game's entire algorithm. In other words, I can also be considered to have participated in a large-scale study?

Zhuguli to Luolita: I think so. I have investigated this company; they used to make peripherals, so suddenly making a game is really abrupt. Therefore, they clearly have a special AI system, perhaps developed long ago, and putting it on a Virtual Helmet was just to conduct test applications. Perhaps the cyberpunk world is not far from us at all.

Yaohuanghuang: That sounds really grand, but here is the question: what if I don't participate in the War during the second test, but continue to do business in Tana City instead?

Feng Buxi to Yaohuanghuang: I don't think there's anything wrong with that; the officials also said we could inherit previous social relationships. It's just a pity that I haven't spent the money I earned before.

Yaohuanghuang to Feng Buxi: Who's to say? I saved up for two weeks and only spent fifty Tana in total. What is the saddest thing in a person's life? Being alive but having no money, or being dead but not having spent all your money!

He responded to me.

Because he has to be hospitalized for depression, he doesn't dare to make me a promise.

He is afraid that one day he will do something extreme and hurt me even more.

If I had known he was going to stop his medication back then, I should have urged him that he absolutely must not stop.

But I didn't; I didn't take this matter seriously, and I didn't realize how terrifying this would become.

How could I possibly accept this?

Although he didn't say it,

doesn't the fact that he hasn't deleted me mean he is still crying out for help?

I want to pull him back.

But everyone says I'm a fool, a simpleton, and that I should just break up if it's not working.

But I am just a fool, a simpleton.

I will strive to make up for the missed chapters from yesterday in the next few days.

(End of chapter)