Chapter 44: Good Luck

That evening, the lottery list was announced; some were happy, others sad.

A total of over eight thousand players participated in the lottery, but in reality, only eighty spots were drawn.

"Rigged, it's definitely rigged!" Chen Ai yelled, "No wonder you helped me, it's rigged!"

"It's perfectly normal for a company's own employees to conduct testing, and you aren't an employee of our company," Chen Zhi said airily. "Besides, look at how lively the discussion is on the official website; you're just sour grapes because you can't eat the grapes, so stop nitpicking."

How could he be like this? Chen Ai put down her phone and said to the sister beside her, "Sorry about that, my brother has some issues."

"It's fine, it's work after all," Xiao Wei said with some regret. "This game is so popular right now, I really wanted to report on it."

"How about you try using my Helmet?" Chen Ai asked.

"Have any players swapped Helmets yet?" Xiao Wei reminded Chen Ai.

There certainly were some.

Who doesn't have a few friends, and who wouldn't want to go into the game to experience it?

Chen Ai hurriedly flipped through a few posts, and sure enough, the Helmets could not be swapped.

Those who bought Helmets would probably have to buy the forum accounts along with them.

"This person is too rigid; how is he supposed to make the game popular like this?" Chen Ai shook her head in confusion, not expecting her brother to have such ideals.

It seemed she had wronged him; perhaps he really hoped the staff could make the game well, which was why he gave them the testing qualifications.

October 20th, 8:00 PM.

Fuling was going to sleep this early for the first time; usually, even after the dorm lights were out, she would still open her phone and play a few rounds of games before she could fall asleep.

Now, she timed it perfectly and put on the Helmet; in a daze, she arrived at this highly praised game.

This game was just too... how to put it? She knew the game was magical, but she didn't expect the PV to be without added special effects; it looked even more real inside the game.

Beside her, a player stretched and wiped his clothes, not shocked in the slightest.

Huh, only this much money left.

Feng Buxi sighed, and when he turned his head, he saw a girl who looked a bit dazed and cute.

"New player?" Feng Buxi looked at the ID above Fuling's head. "I thought there wouldn't be any female players in the second round of testing."

"I'm just lucky; I always win the lottery," Fuling said with a chuckle. "How do you play this game? I didn't see any beginner's guide or anything."

"Hey, that stuff? This game doesn't have it; you have to explore it yourself." As he spoke, Feng Buxi looked around and found his good buddy Yunxiao.

Everywhere here were newcomers curious about everything.

Yet there were no NPCs to guide them.

Strange, there were NPCs last time.

Until a player flipped through a notebook from their pocket, "Isn't this a quest? And there's even a quest map."

"Damn, this map, everyone's is different." The map was crooked; one could only say it was indeed a map.

The markings weren't very clear either, but all the players received the military service quest and hurriedly followed the markings, heading up toward the Sewers.

It was 8:00 AM at this time, and Chen Zhi had specifically drawn them a relatively distant Sewer exit to avoid bumping into others in Tana City.

With one or two leading the way, two hundred players filed out.

"Anyone going to sign up for military service? Let's go together!"

"Anyone going to check out the commercial district?"

"Which one is Feng Buxi? I want to go to the Wealth Church to be an informant, how do I clear that?"

The players were clamorous, quickly attracting the guards over.

A guard captain wearing armor was stunned; he was very familiar with the clothes these players were wearing; they seemed to be those guys who couldn't speak the Tana language.

He still remembered the Governor saying that a group called "players" would be coming to Tana City recently.

He said they were refugees from Xiahui and told him to help arrange things; these guys could totally go to the battlefield.

"You must be those refugees from Xiahui; I heard some of you want to be soldiers?" the guard captain asked loudly.

The players, who had been quietly listening to what he said, immediately nodded like chickens pecking at rice.

It was truly helpless; the language here was not understood.

"Fine, those who want to sign up, follow me. Others are not allowed to cause trouble and must disperse on the spot as soon as possible." The guard captain looked coldly at those who didn't nod, as if he wanted to find a few disobedient ones to make an example of.

For the first time, the players felt killing intent from an NPC.

"Damn, that was too scary," a player rubbed his chest. "Good thing I'm signing up."

"I feel like the instructor during military training wasn't even as fierce as him; this game is well-made." The new players chattered as they followed, while Feng Buxi and Yunxiao chose to leave.

"Um..." Fuling followed along, feeling a bit embarrassed. "My manual doesn't have any quests, it just tells me to explore on my own. Can I follow you guys?"

This game had no rules for veterans leading newcomers.

It relied entirely on the players to figure things out themselves.

If there were veteran players leading, it would indeed be much easier than starting on one's own.

"No problem, we do indeed need female players as teammates." Before Feng Buxi could refuse, Yunxiao had already agreed to Fuling's request.

"That's really great." Fuling had just heard players calling out to Feng Buxi; at this moment, there were five or six players trailing behind Feng Buxi, all of whom seemed to be followers of his.

Seeing the few players who had come over because of Fuling, Feng Buxi finally realized what Yunxiao's intention was.

This kid was smart!

A player guild, or rather, a dungeon—what kind of thing is it without a female player?

A bachelor guild would soon fall apart; it had to have female players as a binding agent.

Although there were only 200 people in the closed beta now, it might not be the case in the future; as a closed beta big shot, he would certainly be able to attract a large group of players to join him.

"Sure, I'll go to the Wealth Church in a bit to see what kind of quests I can pick up." Feng Buxi recorded the names of the players willing to join him, then led them toward the Wealth Church.

Shuruima Dalu looked at those following Feng Buxi, then looked at Zhuguli who had already followed the main force, gritted his teeth, and followed Zhuguli.

This place is not far from the recruitment station where the guards are enlisting soldiers, which is also the reason why Chen Zhi deliberately guided the players here.

Several clerks are beating gongs and drums while shouting, but the people of Tana City on the main road have no interest in becoming soldiers at all.

Even the starving and freezing vagrants are unwilling to become a Warrior; after all, who would want to die before long? Unless they truly feel they can survive on the battlefield, have some ability, or are truly at the end of their rope.

Otherwise, no amount of money can trade for a life.

I don't know if I can write the next chapter today, I will try my best.

I have already booked an appointment for Friday, hoping to get some medicine, at least to let me get some sleep.

Sigh, why did it have to happen just when I was featured on the recommendation list?

(End of this chapter)