Chapter 25: Version Update

With the 13 million Shou Shou Jili gifted by the Ice Blade.

Qi Sheng decisively launched the third recruitment round; this time he intended to release ten thousand player slots.

The primary target remained those players who wanted to experience Dark Land but were hindered by the game's price or the difficulty of snatching a spot.

Promoting and recruiting under the banner of a new game would obviously make it hard to attract new players.

Even if the description was flowery, players would only think it was false advertising, so he still had to continue rapidly acquiring new users under the name "Dark Land."

That night, many game chat groups appeared with the game links promoted by Qi Sheng.

The vast majority of those game groups chose to kick him out of the chat, considering him an online scammer.

But still, quite a few players chose to download and experience it, then further promote the game, bringing in more players to join.

The ten thousand qualification slots were downloaded completely in less than two hours.

A large number of players logged into the game successively around 9 PM.

The originally empty respawn point of Di Zhong Village was instantly swarmed by player figures.

Accompanied by the constant flashing of Bai Guang, newly entering players could only spawn in various areas of Di Zhong Village, no longer limited to the respawn point.

"Holy crap, such a realistic game; spending 128,888 was not a loss."

"Stayed up late to snatch for three rounds, finally got my hands on it, hahaha."

"Solo player seeking a party, is there any whale willing to take in a little brother!"

Di Zhong Village was as lively as a vegetable market.

Many players started doing chaotic moves as soon as they entered the game.

Eating dirt, running, self-abuse (pain feedback test)... evaluating the game's realism through various methods.

The feedback received made players exclaim it was incredible.

While marveling at the game's realism, the players entering in this recruitment round, when communicating, all tacitly did not mention the link download.

They believed exposing the pirated link might cause harm to the "benefactor" who gifted them the game, and might also cause the qualification in hand to be cancelled.

They subconsciously thought the other players around them had spent real money to buy it, so during communication, many players would actively show off that they had won the game purchase qualification through good luck.

Under Qi Sheng's gaze, the players in this recruitment round, after understanding the game's basic settings through nearby guides, all walked out of Di Zhong Village to begin exploring outward.

The player army, once it reached a certain scale, first showed its ferocity.

The revived Dao Zhou soldiers along the way became the players' preferred target for leveling up; generally, they hadn't even stood up before being met with a tiger pouncing on food.

To compete for the right to kill the Dao Zhou soldiers, various conflicts erupted between players, and the regional chat channel was flooded with curses.

In a corner on the north side of the Ancient Battlefield, a certain player was tightly entangled by three black-armored snakes.

"Bro, I was wrong, give me a way out."

"Who told you to steal the monster? Go die back to the newbie village!"

On the east side of the Ancient Battlefield, a player whose initial form was a hawk-headed demon frantically flapped his wings and ran wildly, with a group of players chasing closely behind.

"Brothers, it's that Wang Ba, don't let him get away; you like to ambush and finish off, right? If we can't kill the Dao Zhou soldiers, we'll kill you!"

On the west side of the Ancient Battlefield, two teams of players erupted into a monster battle over the right to kill the Dao Zhou soldiers.

In just ten minutes, over a hundred players were sent back to the newbie village by their own faction's players, entering the respawn cooldown.

The addition of new players also added a bit of vitality to the Ancient Battlefield.

The power of numbers was fully manifested at this moment.

When the first batch of players, including Seeing Li Zheng and others, entered the game, they were extremely cautious throughout their exploration and advance, fearing a sudden encounter with multiple revived Dao Zhou soldiers and falling into a besieged situation.

But the players appearing in this recruitment round had a completely opposite mindset.

They only feared not snatching the Dao Zhou soldiers, and were not at all afraid of the problem of too many Dao Zhou soldiers.

Whenever a Dao Zhou soldier stood up, nearby players, like cats smelling fishy scent, pounced from all directions.

The numerical advantage allowed the new players to turn the early exploration mode into a carpet-style sweep.

This made Qi Sheng, observing from behind the scenes, feel both amused and helpless.

The players' performance also verified his initial conception.

To build an fearless, infinitely potential super army to help him sweep through the various monster factions, contain Meng Yuan Chu power, and reclaim the lost node domains.

Just then, a guide suddenly appeared beside him:

【Boss, Yan Ming has finished building the feedback test space.】

Immediately after, a light screen popped up in front of Qi Sheng; Yan Ming looked at him expressionlessly:

"My mission is complete. I have additionally added many known Meng Yuan Chu abilities to the test database; although they may not be found at this stage, they might be useful in the future."

"Good work."

Qi Sheng nodded and waved his hand to summon the Challenger System.

Amidst the interplay of light and shadow, countless mysterious characters enveloped his body.

Among these complex and numerous characters, a new content string composed of blue characters was added.

Yan Ming in the light screen spoke at this moment:

"Little Qi, the content has been constructed; it still needs a carrier to assist players in entering the test space."

Hearing this, Qi Sheng thought briefly and nodded, saying:

"Then build a functional building in Di Zhong Village to interface players entering the test space."

"Understood." After Yan Ming nodded, the light screen vanished.

Half an hour later, the Challenger prompt rang in the minds of all online players:

【Challenger Prompt: The game is about to undergo a 1.1 version update. The update content is as follows】:

1. The newly added functional building "Test Tower" in Di Zhong Village allows players to conduct simulation tests for Star Vein inlaying, body tempering levels, ability combinations, and item usage within the Test Tower; each test costs 1 point of Shou Shou Jili.

2. The game function panel has added a "Forum" feature; players can post on the forum to communicate and share strategies. Additional features such as post tipping and game live streaming are also available (players can still use the forum function via the virtual interface after entering the death cooldown).

(This update is an online update; players do not need to log off and wait.)

Accompanying the update notification, the ground of Di Zhong Village trembled violently.

In the ruins of the West District, a Gao Ta rose from the ground.

The tower body was built of black material, its surface covered with a layer of blue-purple halo; the tower top was sharp and towering, pointing straight to the clouds, with a huge crystal ball slowly rotating above it.

This building was precisely the Test Tower completed by Yan Ming.

Inside the tower, spatial rule forces automatically create layered spaces; different players entering the tower will enter different layered spaces, and during the test period, they will not be affected by other players.

The appearance of the new building quickly sparked heated discussion in the regional channel, and the heat subsequently spread to the newly opened Forum feature version.

Especially the veteran players currently exploring the Dark Cave were very eager for this update content.

They were all in the second and third Painful Painful Minghun selection stages of Star Vein enhancement, and precisely needed the Test Tower to conduct simulation tests on their future growth directions.

(End of this chapter)