Chapter 169: Fart, I Just Like the Small Ones

Because the link is from D Station, the video opens to a screen full of bullet comments.

【Witness history!】

【??? Why did the official suddenly release a promo video at this point???】

【I thought "Code: Sun Moon" wasn't getting popular, but turns out I came early】

【Laxative, the Great Holy Seat is the freest game company in this world】

【First (screenshot in the comments)】

【Praying, hope it's not another cyber‑inch‑stop challenge】

After the bullet comments, the darkness gradually lit up, and what met the eye was a field of broken walls and ruins.

Lord Zhao felt this place was somewhat familiar; upon closer look, he identified the collapsed spire in the distant shadows and recognized where it was.

"Garrison camp?"

Senior brother stared intently and replied offhand.

"Isn't that the Mad King's territory? I recall you guys never went in seriously."

……Who just said they weren't paying attention?

Amid the whooshing wind, the high‑hung camera gradually lowered, darting into a broken castle window like a bird.

In the spacious, banquet‑hall‑like luxurious room, a brand‑new, conspicuously high‑backed chair held a figure in a white robe.

【Wow, it's JiMiYin!】

【Is this a character that has already appeared? I thought the officials finally reached great enlightenment and cut off the Mad King's Bull.】

【Humans, boring, no feeling, huh】

"Good evening, Pioneers, or rather, players."

Wearing JiMiYin's avatar, Ji Ming stepped down from the main seat, confirming that the four great guardians were actually the closed‑beta mystery of the GM account.

"I believe that during these three days of rest, everyone has been discussing and fantasizing countless times on various websites and within their own small circles about what style the closed‑beta phase of Code: Sun Moon will have, where the specific locations will be set, and what new systems will be added."

After taking a few steps, he reached out, tapped the dust‑covered wooden long table before him, and said softly.

"Then, today, please watch."

In an instant, like a drop of spring water falling onto ice, a force called Innovation gradually spread.

Thus the collapsed dining chairs became bright and clean as new, and the rotten tapestries regained vivid colors.

The entire hall, as if awakened from slumber, surged with life and restored its glory from ten thousand years ago.

The camera also floated up, flying outward through the automatically opened door.

"Part One, game map update."

"The existing closed‑beta portion, or rather the dungeon map, will undergo a complete overhaul, serving as the players' main base during the closed‑beta phase."

Complete overhaul… meaning the entire map?

However, before netizens could voice their doubts, they saw that invisible line burst out of the castle like a runaway horse, sweeping outward in all directions.

Moreover, rather than an overhaul, it was more like time flowing backward.

The ground cracks writhed and closed again, and the chaotic ruins returned to their original state amid a roar.

Even the dust and iron slag scattered on the ground floated up, stepping on the coffin‑board of physics stars to solidify into a bunker.

When the entire garrison camp turned into a black‑gold complex exuding a grim aura, and the words "Advance Base" slowly appeared in the lower right corner of the screen, the bullet comments were left with only a frantic 【?】 remaining.

But that line did not stop; it charged across the border and entered the armory's domain without hesitation.

As a nation's garrison site, this place once naturally housed massive warehouses everywhere.

However, after ten thousand years, behind the iron gates there is no longer any stockpiling of weapons.

What replaced them are various classified wild beasts roaming within.

Among them are familiar faces like goblins, kobolds, slimes, as well as "new friends" such as ogres.

Thus the armory's current function is naturally

—【Combat Training Camp】

Crossing the endless ruins, the camera finally arrived at the largest open area within the dungeon.

Because countless cracks and unevenness caused by ground subsidence were quickly filled, but unlike netizens' expectations, the area was not entirely designated as a combat arena; instead—

Surrounding the Sacred Tree Lake, the stone rubble was transformed into land for a 【Plantation】.

Stone walls became brick walls, and a charming medieval‑style 【Dog Village】 was installed.

Located outside the mine, a furnace has been set up for the 【Forge Workshop】.

In the Tribe, several large wooden sheds have been erected for a 【Mechanical Workshop】.

…

Only at the very end, at the border of the two zones, was a 【Combat Arena】 delineated.

【Whoa, impressive, they really added farming features?】

【boo-hoo, Miss Samoyed sitting by the fireplace looks even cuter】

【Let me guess, can players forge their own exclusive weapons now?】

Although the officials didn't state it outright, everyone isn't stupid; the bullet comments immediately erupted into a chorus of discussion and speculation.

But just when everyone thought it ended there, the camera was suddenly pulled back.

The ground trembled, and yellow sand billowed.

To the north of this vast plain of the Combat Arena, something was rising from the ground.

When the thick dust cleared, standing stone pillars formed a circular arch, and a massive, wonder‑like structure emerged.

—【Player Arena】

The bullet comments were stunned by this grand scene and paused for a moment.

Then.

【DUEL！】

【Damn, the officials have clearly gone crazy with worship rituals, setting up a beast-fighting arena next to the racetrack, right?】

【Sure, from now on players can watch cricket fights!】

Amidst a celebratory fervor, 【Advance Base】【Practical Training Camp】【Logistics Center】

Moreover, having long since become Lady Ox, with the officials too lazy to give it screen time, purely a transport tool's 【Great Holy Seat】, the four major regions of the player faction all appear.

But this isn't over yet; although the camera didn't go to the mysterious training ground to the north, it quickly went east, returning to the barracks.

Since this place has already been renamed 【Advance Base】, the entrance to the new map is naturally here as well.

The stones and rubble that previously filled the wall have long disappeared, replaced by the now-repaired towering wall.

If this black high wall is like a giant's arms, then the central gatehouse is its head.

But when the gate slowly opened, beyond the sturdy iron railings lay a stunning, dreamlike fluorescent meadow.

The camera seemed to truly become a bird, soaring out through the gap and shooting up into the sky.

Gentle slopes, rivers, caves, forests……

Although this place is still underground, it is clearly much larger, broader, and far more beautiful than the underground city.

Moreover, those wandering within are no longer foolish, ugly, berserked sub-human species, but myriad strange beings clearly possessing intelligence and civilization from another world.

But this time, the officials gave no textual hints at all.

Only at the very end, when the camera circled back to the gatehouse, did the words 【Underground Plain】 appear.

【Minotaur, cyclops, and… what was it again?】

【Holy crap, did I just see a huge group of red-nosed three-haired mole rats?】

【Damn it, why is the official cutscene so fast? Not doing cyber edging, starting to do cyber early shit, right?】

But just as said before, the Great Holy Seat is free.

The camera drifted back to JiMiYin, who was sitting calmly at the table.

"I suppose after seeing that clip just now, everyone's emotions are running high, wishing they could jump into the game right away, right?"

"But don't rush; even if you're not a newbie, even if you're one of the hundred players who went through the closed beta, in front of them you'll be as weak as a child, only fit to be bullied."

"Therefore..."

With a crisp snap of his fingers, a flame ignited at his fingertip.

And with a light flick, it rolled like a yo-yo toward the other end of the long table.

"Part Two, profession system update."

The fireball exploded, smoothly transitioning into today's second segment.

Earth and wood shattered, a massive cyclops reached its hand into the gate.

Chanting incantations, the white-robed mages floating in the air laid out endless spell formations……

【Holy shit, isn't that the sparkling white one from the closed-beta PV?】

【Are we finally going to play the second half of those clips?!】

【wdnmd, been edging for over half a month, finally giving me release, right?!】

Fortunately, just as countless exposé and speculation videos had predicted.

The white-robed mage's chain of missiles blasted the cyclops until its skin split and flesh tore.

The girl walking out of the golden castle also turned the tide amidst rolling thunder.

Besides the follow-up to the already-released clips, there is even more brand-new content.

Soon, the players discovered the common point of these clips, and in the next moment it was confirmed

——【Third Profession — Mage, to be unlocked after the internal test opens】

In almost all fantasy novels, mages are a profession above the rest.

But 《Code Name: Yangyue》 is a game, and also a multiplayer online MMORPG where players compete with each other.

Instantly, players reacted. If the mage profession is that strong, what about the other professions?

But before they could even start worrying, the video's focus shifted from mages to other professions.

The bare-chested dragonslayer, under the guidance of ferocious patterns lighting up on his back, unleashed a slash that split waves and cut through surging water with his whole body's qi and blood.

The Pegasus knight nocked an arrow, his arms gradually blazing with fierce flames; upon release, it became a strike like a great star falling.

【Warrior profession enhanced, new system: Battle Patterns】

【Archer profession enhanced, new system: Magic】

Next came a montage of various professions displaying their divine might, with crackling special effects turned up to the max, as if returning to the golden age of effects-heavy films.

【Level cap unlocked, new system: Advancement】

When that line of text shattered with a boom, the second segment announced its end, and many viewers finally let out a breath of relief.

A touch to the back revealed it was drenched in cold sweat despite the deep winter.

In the large conference room of Wave Entertainment, Fu Le remained calm, but also quietly wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead.

Staring at the screen, trembling fingers picked up the phone beside him.

"Teacher Zheng, can we schedule another archery lesson tomorrow?"

By this point, the progress bar of this PV had also neared its end.

But the officials seemed not intending to wrap up, for when the camera switched again, it had arrived in a vast white expanse.

"During the closed beta, we received many opinions and suggestions from players and netizens."

"And the loudest voice among them is……: 'We've spent our whole lives as ourselves in reality; why can't we change our lives in the game?'"

"Therefore the third part is……"

As Ji Ming clapped his hands, a werewolf with closed eyes appeared beside him.

"That's right, other races start."

After giving the players a few seconds to observe.

"Of course, it's not necessary to be a werewolf."

Then came the rabbit people, leopard cat people, half-elves...

One can only say the dog people are masters at digging up bones; the skeletons they unearth in the dungeon are truly varied.

Thus, each time Ji Ming claps, he can display a brand-new race.

"However, for the sake of realism, different races' openings will cause differences in player stats and even potential."

"So, to enrich racial diversity during the closed beta and prevent players from unanimously picking one race at start, players cannot choose their race themselves; instead, it is randomly drawn when registering an account."

"... Well, actually this part is just nonsense."

After all, the dog people lack level-three enchantment looting and have no imperial officials supervising, so it's impossible for a single half-elf skeleton to yield over a thousand drops.

Although there are many skeletons of different races, only a few are good enough, far from enough to fight over.

Therefore, to cover up the current shortcomings and defects, Ji Ming can only create a relatively fair limited pool...

Moreover, right after saying that, he immediately began patching to avoid some potentially useless rhythms.

"Of course, to express gratitude for participating in the test, closed-beta players can also draw a race when re-entering the game, and they will retain their level."

Then another clap, and the "model" standing beside him turned into a short, ugly goblin.

"However, considering many players might not want to become such an ugly thing, if they draw an unsatisfactory race, they can also directly choose to start as pure-blood humans."

However, to his surprise, the barrage:

【Nonsense, I just like the small ones】

【As long as I can capture the female knight priest adventurer, I'm fine with goblins and dog-headed people!】

【I think this is racial discrimination, already posted on the little blue bird (angry)】

However, this is a recording, no matter how difficult Ji Ming finds it, it's later.

Therefore, he furtively glanced at the teleprompter held by Si Tong, realizing he had already finished explaining the arrangements for the closed beta.

He then spoke a few more lines of scene dialogue, and had Anna turn off the camera.

"Everyone has worked hard; I believe the players will really like this promotional video."

Actually, even now, the Iron Rope Squad's adventurers still somewhat struggle to grasp the existence of so-called "players".

However, with the sky fallen and someone tall holding it up, plus the holy angel and mighty dragon at their side, there's nothing to fear.

So they quickly adapted to dungeon life, even digging up bones several times with the dog people.

"Doctor, take a sip of water and rest a bit."

"Thank you."

After taking a sip of the cool white water handed by Lao Bo'er, Ji Ming's heart still harbored silent resentment.

You look down on my editing skills, slandering me as liking to edge others' Indian female little devil, right?

This time I directly imitated the seniors' advanced experience, faked a live broadcast of the video, and I see how you can still find fault!

Hand the materials to the little boss to assemble, then check once more to ensure no errors, and then upload to all official accounts.

After finishing this cup of water, Ji Ming ate a work meal mainly of grilled fish while opening the closed-beta group's viewing screen.

The result was, as soon as he looked up, it was...

【Damn, the beastman squad really has beastmen, where are our cross-dressing squad's cross-dressers!!!???】

【So frustrating, still can't see the white silk legs, right?】

【@Official staff, come give me a cross-dressing mouth!】