Chapter 170: Revive! My! Dwarf!

As everyone knows, although an excellent game developer has many things to learn, to become a proficient game developer you only need to learn how to play dead.

"What? I can't see the true training after just one glance."

So Ji Ming ignored their wails, opened the comment sections of the major official accounts, and kept watching the show.

It was just as he imagined: an unrestrained comment section is the most primitive, most savage battlefield.

The game circle, entertainment circle, otaku world, pure fans, abstract stallions, crappy meme treasures, and many other chaotic entities I dare not mention here…

In short, broken down it could stage a game of "Crusader Kings", and like this game, the various factions are complex and twisted, gathering together.

If you look down on me and I look down on you, a fierce stare can cause a cataclysm right in the comment section.

Moreover, on any site, none of the top hot comments are from ordinary users; they're all occupied by the various big‑V official accounts.

However, D Station and Xunle are still okay; you can vaguely see a few relatively calm science‑popularization or professional accounts.

Below the fan‑circle, it's a full‑blown Warring States era.

After all, an invitation code costing three million each is pricey, but compared with celebrities' sky‑high fees, it's only about 4615.38 Mang or 1.44 Shuang—not really a luxury.

So this group of so‑called top‑streamers—lacking looks, acting, culture, morals, but not money—have all rushed to follow the trend and bought the game.

Even Tian Ting Entertainment brought in the international top investment bank Thomas Capital for hundreds of millions in financing, and together with Orange TV plans to launch the world's first VR‑game‑themed reality show—"Crazy Alternate Dimension".

The internal test has just begun, and someone already wants to pull such a massive stunt inside the game?

Making such a commotion, Ji Ming naturally wants to take a closer look.

The result, when he opened the guest list, was…

Whoa, why are they all old acquaintances?

And unexpectedly, the Orange TV, famed for cramming traffic, is being very conservative this time.

The league champion Hu Bian, top game streamer Zhang Tianzun, popular closed‑beta player Wang Shu…

Among the seven names, at least three are worth inviting and are the ones passersby and players want to see.

So the rest are, of course…

Fans are sending out warnings everywhere, and the ever‑exploding fan‑circle annual cut‑and‑slash frenzy has already sunk to featuring the washed‑out former web‑film actress Su Banyu.

And two hidden…

Hey, weren't the hidden guests supposed to be announced only when the internal test starts?

Ji Ming feels like Gulliver in Lilliput; even a casual breath can stir up a storm online.

While netizens rush to launch so‑called "World's First Gray‑Theme Reality Show" and "World's First Graduate‑Exam Theme Reality Show", crazily hijacking program hype…

The cheeky production team even piggybacked on his internal‑test PV hype, suddenly releasing posters of two mysterious guests.

One is Qin Zhenguo, a veteran actor known for many on‑screen tough‑guy roles, with a solid kung‑fu background, clearly there to steady the stage.

The other is Xia You, whose reputation and skill are worse than Lin Xiao's, but as a well‑connected iron‑blood family, she's been lifted by Orange TV into a so‑called top‑streamer.

The funniest part is that on the poster, they even misspelled one character, writing "Qin Zhenguo" as "Qin Zhenguo" (with a different middle character).

So netizens already fed up with these "precious" figures have no patience for their nonsense.

—Your Tian Ting official account's comment‑control, what does it have to do with my "Code Name: Yangyue"?

【I'll go first, this is the dedicated thread for Joke Daily Stop Entertainment and Rotten Orange TV; feel free to speak your mind (laughs)】

【It's a mess; if Miss Xia weren't in the program it might have succeeded, but with her, what's the point?】

【Even the guests' names get misspelled; did they hire staff from Litang as a naive special edition?】

【I think Rotten Orange TV should improve internal training so its stars' culture matches that of middle‑schoolers.】

【No, in reality a variety show needs dozens to hundreds of participants; how can they guarantee everything stays under control this way?】

【LOL, I just visited Zhang Tianzun's livestream; he was typing with a solemn face.】

【Maybe they'll hire players inside the game to work; now that's a real temp job.】

【Indeed, I've seen the Tian Ting official account posting job ads: any internal‑test player can apply, ten thousand a month!】

【Ten thousand a month, that's a lot?】

【Bullshit, if you actually get into the internal test, you can stream a normal game and I guarantee you'll earn more than that!】

So Ji Ming stopped worrying about it; since they're eager to perform a clown act, he'll just watch.

However, even the variety show that's piggybacking on the game is hiring, so he can't fall behind on his side either.

The closed‑beta stage even granted three revival cards as rewards; even if he keeps one in reserve, two remain usable.

After finishing his meal of comment‑section fun, Ji Ming turned to the corpse storage room.

Although during the earlier inventory the few high‑grade corpses had little revival value, Ji Ming has about a hundred useless dogs at his command.

They scour the entire dungeon from the heavens to the underworld, always finding something worthwhile.

So beside the elf holy knight and the fire‑element demon lion, four new corpses have already been added.

Coincidentally, they are from four races and four professions.

And because the dungeon hasn't been completely sealed for ten thousand years, they come from four different eras.

The youngest of them was discovered by Ji Ming while inspecting the eastern rubble pile.

【Name: Owlhead Bogo】

【Former Level: 86 – Six‑Arm Holy Ranger】

【Cause of Death: Pursued by enemies to a dead end, chose suicide after collapsing a mountain.】

This is a six‑arm ogre from three hundred years ago; as a bizarre ogre mutation it stands nearly four meters tall.

Seeing the literal six arms, Ji Ming can already picture the cheating scene of pulling three bows at once.

The second corpse appears very short and stout, found at the bottom of a mine shaft by Modon and others.

【Name: Fate's Hammer Verumo】

【Former Level: 68 – Dwarf Master Craftsman】

Cause of death: While searching for rare metals, mistakenly entered a lost fortress and was killed by a powerful wraith curse.

A thousand years ago, killed by a curse, level 68…

It seems the ancient battlefield in the northern part of the dungeon truly harbors great terror; the surveillance really can't be stopped.

And the death time of the third skeleton suddenly spikes, tracing directly back to five thousand years ago,

Name: Magic Scholar Mo Shou

Pre-death level: 75·Mage

Cause of death: Died after an accident during a dangerous magic experiment, having one's magical energy drained.

Excellent, the most outrageous cause of death has appeared.

Although Ji Ming doesn't understand biology and dares not impose real‑world knowledge onto this other world.

But judging from the shape and structure of the teeth, this is likely a carnivorous orc.

As for the last one.

Name: Icefield Ruler Aodeliya

Pre-death level: 84·Dragonblood Holy Iron Guard

Cause of death: Died of exhaustion after a prolonged battle.

The dogs found it in a massive wreckage pit inside the garrison camp, tangled among a heap of split bones.

After confirming the date, Ji Ming immediately went to look for the contemporary Xi Er Wei Ya.

Looking at this human skeleton with strange red markings, she sighed.

"My lord, this was my comrade from back then, a somewhat… mad Dragonblood warrior."

If even loyal archangels hesitate to choose their words, he must be a lunatic…

Therefore.

A bizarre six‑armed archer, a dwarf master blacksmith, an orc spell researcher, a human Dragonblood berserker.

Although Bogo and Aodeliya become powerful combatants once revived, the current dungeon lacks not fighters but production‑type talent.

Modun may be a competent blacksmith, but only just competent; if he truly had skill, he would have moved to Inner City long ago.

If a dwarf master could join the team, the subsequent logistics should develop more smoothly.

Moreover, it was promised that the closed‑beta would open the Mage class, yet the only mage in the team is still a lazy dog.

Therefore, to provide players with a magic instructor after they enter the game, this spell researcher is also essential.

So it seems there are choices, but actually there are none.

Thus Ji Ming pulled out a resurrection card and approached the dwarf.

With a flick of his finger, the card expanded in the air into a void portal, pouring endless blue energy downwards.

The rhythm of life gradually strengthened, and what followed was the miracle of resurrecting flesh and bone.

The desiccated bones became smooth, strands of muscle coalesced into flesh upon them, finally wrapped in coarse skin.

After that iconic dwarf's massive beard puffed out, Weiermo's eyelids twitched slightly.

At last, he opened his eyes in bewilderment.

"Ugh… I… ah!"

Just as he was about to speak, the force that had been supporting his body vanished suddenly.

The dwarf, unable to fly, let out a scream and crashed flat on his back.

"How am I up in the sky?"

He rubbed his rear, muttered while lifting his head, and finally realized that so many stood before him…

"Aaaah! Everywhere is dead, aaaaah!"

…

Ji Ming turned his head expressionlessly.

Fine, being heavily surrounded by several layers of levitating desiccated skeletons is indeed a bit eerie.

So he had no choice but to bring Weiermo and that orc skeleton to the picturesque Sacred Tree Lake.

"So… you… are the Supreme Deity?"

"Yes."

He probably also thought that meeting his superior for the first time in such a disheveled state was rather embarrassing.

Weiermo cleared his throat and bowed respectfully.

"Great Supreme Deity, I am dwarf craftsman Weiermo, a loyal follower of the God of Burning Flames."

"Lord Will has already entrusted me with the entire mission of this resurrection, so I will give my all to serve you."

The Yangyue World is bizarre, or rather realistic: deities are bound not to races but to realms.

For example, the God of Absolute Peaks is bound to the Sacred Tree Kingdom, and the God of Holy Light is bound to the Hui Guang Kingdom.

Even Ji Ming, nominally, is bound to a tiny kingdom called the Soul Spirit Holy Seat.

Thus the God of Burning Flames protects a realm named Burning Soul Anvil.

Since the royal family and most citizens of that realm are dwarves, he objectively becomes the 'Dwarf Guardian Deity', worshipped by many dwarves.

However, Ji Ming cannot exploit local faiths, nor can he achieve a religious victory, so he doesn't care about the team's belief component, merely giving a faint smile.

"Excellent, our team truly needs technical talent like you."

With a wave of his arm, he brought Weiermo to the smithy still under construction.

"Take a look, this is where I intend to…"

Before he could finish, a sharp, angry shout rang out.

"Dammit, put that brick down!"

Wei Er Mo lunged forward, snatched a brick from the Bian Mu's hand, but a casual pinch shattered it into fragments.

"Sorry, my anger isn't at you, it's at the shoddy junk in your hand. Who taught you to burn bricks like that!?"

The Bian Mu hunched his head and hummed, pointing at another bearded man nearby.

Staring at the forging hammer in Mo Dun's hand, he ground his teeth, his eyes blazing with even greater fury.

"You bastard, you know nothing about hammer forging…"

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Fine, I'm leaving.

After instructing the guarding Charlie and Beli to keep watch, Ji Ming returned to Sacred Tree Lake.

Using the resurrection card again, the orc skeleton floated up, beginning to flesh out as if 3D‑printed.

But unlike the bald Wei Er Mo who only grew chin hair, after his skin was wrapped he was covered in fur all over.

Moreover.

Gray‑white fur, black spots and rings, a long thick tail…

Ji Ming suddenly realized.

Cheese Snow Leopard!

Finally, a pair of glasses appeared as well, and a black‑bottom white‑edged mage robe was draped over him,

and the hood had two openings so his ears could comfortably protrude.

In short, he looked like a reliable professional, daring to delve into dangerous magical mysteries, a brave Pioneer.

Ji Ming could hardly wait to see what sparks of intellect would fly when he meets the player.

So he smoothed his white holy robe, preparing to converse with a more rigorous attitude, hoping to leave a good impression as a leader and professional.

Because he is ultimately a predator, Mo Shou Ziran didn't tumble clumsily like Wei Er Mo, but landed lightly on the ground.

He glanced at Ji Ming, and…

He began fidgeting on his body, and after finding a notebook he wrote frantically.

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No, whether it's Xi Er Wei Ya or Wei Er Mo, the first thing they do after appearing is to greet me respectfully.

Even the utterly uncouth Lazy Dog Fish‑monster Bu Long Fei Er De only starts a party on the spot after saying "Hello" and "Goodbye."

You, huh, why didn't you even have an opening line?

To preserve the Great Deity's prestige, Ji Ming didn't want to speak first, so he could only nod, smile, and sigh silently, pretending he knew what the other was doing.

After waiting a dozen minutes, Mo Shou filled several pages of notes before finally putting down his pen,

He closed his eyes to contemplate for a moment, then exhaled a breath,

When he opened his eyes, there it was.

"Great Deity, so you're also interested in the ultra‑profound research topic of how energy can circulate infinitely in a confined space with zero loss?"

Ji Ming instinctively replied.

"Haha, indeed, I'm interested in…"

???

What on earth are you talking about?