Chapter 518 Opening-Price

“Haha! Sure enough, I have always been concerned about "Abyss World" and taught myself various teachings. It is effective. My dears, I have been chosen!"

As the quotas for the closed beta of "World of Abyss" began to be distributed, players who won the quotas began to perform various shows.

Previously, there were only 3,000 places for the first batch of closed beta tests, and more than 1,000 of them were Star Cup players. Many of the rest were given to various anchors and affiliates by world companies, and there were really only a few who could be drawn.

 But this time, the quota of 600,000 has increased by two hundred times, and the number of people participating in various shows will undoubtedly increase.

 But everyone soon discovered that the 600,000 quota seemed to be a lot, and there were exam questions and tests to ensure that the selected players had a certain foundation in the game, but the competition was still unexpectedly fierce!

"What? Are there usually so many players paying attention? I also studied by myself for a while, why didn't I?"

“I specially made a special cram for tutoring, but I didn’t get it.”

“Isn’t that right? Many games don’t even have a monthly income of 600,000 yuan, but here there are so few places for 600,000 yuan in closed beta testing?”

“Global robbery, under the promotion of high benefits for recruitment by major Internet companies, it is normal for more than one billion to be looted.”

“I’m afraid it’s more than that. In other words, it’s even more difficult than being the first in grade in middle school.”

　　　…”

As the number of places becomes less and less, qualified beta test players appear one after another, and the battle to grab people becomes more and more intense.

 The first is the ‘Abyss Mineral Company’ which has established a foothold in the abyss.

As the founding trio, Okita, Qin Dashao, and Daboluo started multiple rounds of financing. And because Abyss World is a game developed entirely with unique technology, there is no need to use other Internet platforms, and there is no need to give too much. The face you have is to see how much money you spend and how much effort you put into it!

 Penguin, Ahri, Kangaroo, Ferry, Weibo, and other well-known domestic Internet companies, in addition to World Corporation, all have invested in the "Abyss Minerals Company".

 Although the influx of investment has led to the continuous dilution of equity, relying on the agreement framework signed at the beginning, the company is still firmly in the hands of the three founders.

And with this huge capital injection, we can be more relaxed when recruiting people.

This is like a snowball. Originally, ‘Abyss Mineral Company’ had taken the lead, but now that it has absorbed the power of capital without making any mistakes, it will only roll faster.

It is precisely because of this alliance between major domestic Internet companies that the ‘Abyss Mineral Company’ is currently considered the only force in the game.

 In fact, I originally wanted to recruit World Corporation as a partner.

  The global companies that own TT have great influence and financial resources with the help of this platform.

 But "Abyss World" was also jointly developed by world companies. They were already the ones setting the rules, so naturally they were too lazy to join in.

 It’s not that Worldwide doesn’t care about money at all, but it’s easy to get hyped up if you invest in it as a producer, so there’s no need for it.

 As each closed beta player was selected, World Corporation and Umbrella also released an update notice for the new version.

"The new internal beta version will add a new map, and at the same time make some adjustments based on the suggestions collected from players, optimize the water texture and tactile effects, optimize the weather effects, and develop taste experience effects to facilitate players to eat in the game …”

There are a lot of them, some are fictitious optimizations, and some are targeted ‘patches’ for the Sophie world.

 Following this is some background introduction to the new version.

"...Abyss Lord Enzo and other nearby lords discovered that this area is anchored by a magical world. In order to explore more magical knowledge and magical resources, Enzo came to the Abyss Magic Crystal and prepared to use the Hall of Valor's help Open the door to another world.

“In order to test the strength of the magical world, the heroic spirits in the Hall of Heroes will rely on their immortal bodies to become the advance team to enter the investigation. First, we must establish a station in the Warcraft Forest that can accommodate the heroic spirits..."

Following this is some vague introduction to the world of Sephi, where all countries stand side by side and two gods rule the world.

However, as the two gods disappeared from public view for longer and longer, new chaos and war began to break out in the originally peaceful countries.

The introduction to the world is entirely a temporary addition that Wang Yi got at last minute.

 The big boss behind the scenes is working overtime to write copywriting, which is really inspiring.

Just write a vague outline. It's just the background anyway. Wang Yi himself doesn't know the more details. If I write too much, it would be embarrassing if some wrong information appears because the town is too remote.

 "Abyss World" has started a 24-hour downtime for maintenance, and has listed a list of dozens of updates.

However, what needs to be noted is that in order to hide the identities of the heroic spirits in the early stage, you must spend money to "modify their appearance" when traveling to the magical world.

 The modification fee is not expensive. If the basic standards are met, it only costs 100 credits. However, it will be very ugly. If you want it to be beautiful, you will have to spend more money.

Looks like an additional DLC pack for a free game, with new features having to be paid for.

 If it were a normal game, some people might scold you, but "Abyss World" rewards credits every day, so no one would say anything.

 After all, this will make it more realistic, and the game will not be wasted!

“Did you see that when you go to Sephi Realm, the concentration of magic power is not as good as that of the Abyss, so after the station is established, a hunger level option will be added in the future. You need to eat.”

“A new taste system for players has also been added. Good guy, are you going to sell delicious food in the game?”

“Didn’t I say that I would establish a stronghold in the Warcraft Forest in the early stage? Where would there be delicious food without seasoning?”

"Too…"

“But you won’t die of hunger anyway, your attributes will just be reduced, it doesn’t matter.”

“No, the reality is that NPCs will have more options for selling seasonings, as well as artificial food and compressed food, which means they are shipped from the earth.”

 “Hey guys, it’s another place to recycle credits.”

“Laughing, Umbrella even made this excuse just to remember the credits she gave out. Instead of transporting seasonings, it would be better to transport more modern weapons. The magical world will be destroyed directly.”

 “The game should pay attention to the gradual progress of the cycle...”

　　　…”

The game is down for maintenance, and I can’t watch the live broadcast. I can only watch some previous recordings and videos, and more often, we gather together to discuss some changes after the game update.

 It is truly unique that a game touches on such a hot topic and remains popular for a long time.

　　Although the previous Resident Evil, Abyss Invasion, Spaceship Launch and Zerg can still retain their popularity, they are only mixed in the game.

　　To put it bluntly, it is of no use for ordinary people to worry about bugs. It is useless for them to worry about this thing.

Moreover, external pressure will actually make many people want to enter the game and die.

With the end of the maintenance period, most of the closed beta players who have received the helmets and the first batch of closed beta players also chose to enter the game as soon as possible...

 Chapter 752

 Abyss, Enzo Territory.

During the 24 hours since the player disappeared, all NPCs were in a state of panic.

 A large portal in the middle is located on Silver Square.

In addition, there are also two connected auxiliary portals in the other two gathering places that have been connected.

 600,000 players are completely different from the previous 3,000. Putting them all in the initial territory would seem crowded, so they are divided equally into three different gathering places, which is equivalent to three small counties gathering players.

It’s just that the resurrection points are still concentrated in the initial Silver Castle, so when players go offline, they have to carry a large number of new players’ bodies to the other two gathering places to complete the split.

Although the Jaya people had a lot of slaves, 24 hours was still a bit tight to complete these transfers and some scene changes.

  Fortunately, with the help of magic, it barely meets the requirements.

 “Hurry up! Players will be online soon!”

“Functional NPCs all return to their workstations, hurry up.”

 “Have the construction materials not been processed yet?”

 “Quick, throw it into the lava.”

“Hurry up and drag all these seasoning bags into the store.”

 “Start striking, strike!”

 “Come on, come on, players are online, shut up.”

　　　…”

As players start to come online, the initial NPC's irritability disappears in the shortest possible time.

 After training for so long, their reactions are still quite good.

 “Oh, it feels like the gathering place has expanded a bit.”

“No, there are 600,000 players on the same screen, tsk tsk~the server is awesome.”

“Do you understand artificial intelligence? Do you understand supercomputing?”

"They seem to be scattered in three villages, but there are 200,000 people in each village, which is more than the people in our town. Look, that is the portal. Go and find out quickly. I don't know if there are any prerequisite tasks."

 “Where’s the new guy? Why are you old guys here again?”

 “Haha, you were able to react so quickly when you first went online?”

 “Hey, I’ll go back and watch their funny looks and take photos of them to make it a black history…”

　　　…”

 The first ones to come out are naturally the veteran beta testers who are already quite familiar with the game.

The new players selected this time are all cloud players who have had offline learning and already have an advanced understanding and knowledge of the game.

But after they went online, they were still filled with a sense of shock.

 Because of the addition of the taste system, the sense of smell is naturally also added.

Even with the blocking adjustment, the smell of sulfur in the air still shocked newcomers as soon as they came online.

“I originally thought that “Starry Sky World” was already the limit, and no matter how good it was, it wouldn’t exceed it by too much. I didn’t expect it to be a big mistake.”

"I don't know what "Starry Sky World" is about. Please say a few words. I'm afraid "Abyss World" will misunderstand you."

“This touch, this level of simulation, I’m so impressed!”

“This soil can be eaten! Bah, bah, it’s unpalatable.”

　　One by one, the new ones crawled out of the graves. At this time, many people were looking around.

 Some people touched themselves all over, while others lay on the floor and smelled the fragrance of the earth.

 It’s almost like a mental hospital scene.

 Even the players who have passed the screening and answered the questions can be regarded as the elite among cloud players.

 But it still shows the characteristics of the player itself.

“How energetic are you all? Have any of you been selected into the mage class?”

“This time there are 600,000 people, and there should be quite a few with mage talents.”

“I’m afraid the threshold has also been raised.”

 “Damn! It’s 11 o’clock, I’m so angry.”

“Don’t look at it, most of them can’t reach 12 o’clock, and the last time it was because there were not enough people, so if you have 12 points of mental power and fast hand speed, you can pay for it at your own expense, which is a big pineapple.”

“I guess it’s normal to have a mental power of 15 or above. It seems that the birth room is different from ours…”

“It doesn’t matter, I get dizzy when I look at mathematics.”

 “I just prefer the feeling of **** to the flesh...”

　　　…”

 Don't say the sarcastic words of ordinary players in the ordinary recovery room.

This time, among the 600,000 players, more than 400,000 entered the game for the first time!

There are more than a thousand players with mental power reaching 15 points, and they all wake up in special rooms in the Silver Fortress.

 Compared to the chaotic dancing of demons in ordinary rooms, the people who wake up here are relatively calm.

 “The style is different.”

 “They should be special talents who can enter the magic class.”

 “It’s okay, okay, I was a little worried.”

“It’s not in vain that I have taught myself magic for so long.”

“It’s actually okay if you’re interested in magic theory, but math and magic are a headache.”

　　　…”

 Many players who woke up here immediately noticed the difference here and made judgments. Those who did not react immediately could also complete the determination after hearing the conversations of other players next to them.

 Although innate mental strength does not necessarily mean high achievements, acquired learning is also very important.

 But since they all came in after answering the questions, they must have studied the game seriously.

 “Waiting for someone to pick you up?”

“According to the number of people, it should be quite a lot. I didn’t know there were so many magic classes.”

“It should be enough. Although the number of mages shown in the video is not large, it is still enough to complete the division into classes of fifty people.”

“Oh? You are a teacher by profession, right?”

 “Haha, head teacher.”

However, although most of the players selected for the first batch of closed beta tests are full of enthusiasm and love for the game, and more than two-thirds went online immediately, some people still chose to complete some real-life matters first...

 …

In the Magic City, a high-end villa area with a beautiful environment and neatly trimmed green belts, a slender boy of 14 or 15 years old was walking in the community holding a golden retriever.

 A security guard trotted behind, ready to dispose of the dog's excrement.

But this golden retriever was trained very well and didn’t cause any trouble along the way.

Just when we arrived at the entrance of the underground parking lot, the golden retriever suddenly started to make a frightened sound of "woohoo~".

The boy who was holding him behind him, who looked a little malnourished and skinny, stepped forward and patted the dog's head, scratched its neck, and then walked around the entrance in another direction.

Looking back at the entrance of the parking lot, a translucent spirit was lingering there, its empty eyes staring blankly outside in the shadows, which looked very penetrating.

 Looking somewhat similar to the head of household here who had a heart attack in the car a few days ago.

 Chen Youyou continued walking while holding the dog, her expression seemed a little numb.

I have been seeing these things since I was a child, but my parents are both university professors, and I always thought that I had some kind of mental illness.

 Even he himself thought for a time that he was sick.

However, I often find that the appearances of those spirits are similar to those of the deceased nearby. I have never even heard of their death, and I can only ask about the circumstances of their death later.

 He can also be sure that he is not sick...

 As parents of university professors, they did not consider this situation at all. They took themselves everywhere for treatment. They dropped out of school and stayed at home since middle school.

I was not sick, and I was insomnia. In addition, I could see the influence of the spirit, and I have been malnourished since childhood.

 It was only after he stabilized his health in recent years that his predicament was greatly alleviated and the dark circles under his eyes that had been hanging around were eliminated.

His parents were worried that he would be too lonely at home, so they took him to a pet store to pick out this golden retriever. He immediately fell in love with this dog that shivered at the spirit next to him and hid in the corner, and he has kept it till now.

It can also sense those things...

 Chapter 753 The Price

 After running around and returning to his villa, Chen Youyou squatted down and scratched the golden retriever's neck.

 “Go and eat by yourself later, my game has arrived, I’ll go in and take a look.”

This golden retriever is very spiritual. It hummed and bowed to its owner, then trotted away with a basin in its mouth.

 There is enough dog food in the automatic feeding machine.

 After entering the house, the robot took the initiative to take out the shoes, flashed the signal light and made a sound.

"Little Master, "Abyss World" has started testing. I have installed the helmet for you and put it on the bed. It is best to take Ankangding before entering the game."

 “I understand, thank you.”

 After returning to the room and taking Ankangding with water, Chen Youyou belatedly entered the game.

 Experiencing an immersive virtual game for the first time brought him a sense of surprise and considerable excitement.

  But because of the adaptability brought about by seeing ghosts since childhood, he recovered faster than others.

A Piao has seen it all, it doesn’t seem like it’s a big deal...

 Because it was much slower to go online than other players, by the time Chen Youyou entered the game, there were not many people in the recovery room.

“There are new people here, just in time, let’s go, we are all mage seedlings, we can go to magic classes. If other attributes are not up to standard and you still want to become a mage, you can only follow the video to learn...”

 A voice came from beside Chen Youyou, making him feel a little uncomfortable.

 Because of the ghost and the fact that he has dropped out of school, he has always been a little afraid of society.

Now that I heard these slightly proud words, I just nodded silently.

“By the way, how much mental energy do you have? I’m seventeen, which is a pity, hey~”

The guy who opened his mouth to gather the new players in the recovery room opened his mouth to ask again, and at the same time told his mental number "without leaving a trace".

Most of the people who can appear here are at the 15-point spiritual threshold, about 30% have 16 points, and less than 10% can have 17 initial spiritual points!

 So if it looks ‘unsatisfactory’, it is most likely just a show off.

　　‘How do you know that I have seventeen points of spiritual power? ’

Chen You glanced at his own humorously.

  Mental power, 21 points.

  Would it be better not to say it...

"By the way, we will all be classmates in the same period from now on. Can we all be friends? Maybe we can organize a wizards guild or something, and we can help each other and discuss things on weekdays. Discussions among ourselves are definitely better than those with Muggles. Efficient."

The 17-point player who had gathered a few people on the scene before started to speak out again.

"Let me introduce myself first. My ID is Fireball Master, the webmaster of the Magic Station of the Virtual Game Department of Kangaroo Company. Have you signed the agreement? If not, you can consider us Kangaroo. Our company's benefits are among the first-class in all recruitments. As long as you sign the contract, you will receive a large amount of subsidies..."

Other than the Fireball Master, one of the other three people at the scene was obviously moved by the benefits, but the other one, except Chen Youyou, spoke in a sarcastic tone at this time.

“Kangaroo? What a fate. I was your full-time delivery boy before.”

"Oh? It's really fate. As long as you join, you don't have to run takeout anymore. Moreover, the support and subsidies for mage embryos will be higher, and the income will be at least several times that of your takeout."

"I haven't run away since I broke my leg in a car accident while delivering food. You say it's the other driver's full responsibility, and the other driver's insurance will pay for it. But the driver who caused the accident only has compulsory traffic insurance, and he can't afford to pay for it because of his debt. I, All the money I’ve saved over the year has been put in. I don’t know what the insurance premiums you deduct every day are. You even deducted my meal damage and asked me to ask the insurance company to compensate for it, haha..."

This former takeaway boy player said with a smile, which directly filled the fireball master with a sense of embarrassment.

In terms of responsibility for this matter, the driver who caused the accident must be more responsible. According to regulations and liability, it is indeed the driver who caused the accident who compensated.

However, when the driver who caused the accident could not afford to pay compensation, the Kangaroo platform did not care at all and even deducted the damage to the meal. This made the delivery boy, as a full-time rider, pay insurance every day and even abide by the traffic rules. Naturally, my heart was filled with resentment.

No matter what, he got into a car accident while delivering food to a kangaroo. Just because he was not responsible, the insurance he paid would not pay for it? Was it in vain? Is this inciting the younger brother to take the initiative to violate the rules?

With this kind of resentment, naturally the younger brother lost his temper when he spoke.

“Oh, by the way, my ID is Kangaroo Dad. Please give me your advice in the future.”

As he spoke, he showed a very penetrating expression.

After speaking, he turned back to the player who was a little moved and Chen Youyou.

"You have also seen the virtues of kangaroos. In addition to what happened to me personally, when they started, they also subsidized various actions. After they were rolled out, they began to cancel the subsidies. Instead, there were various fines for merchants and takeaways. Brother, consumers eat three things, with a purely capitalist appearance, which is much smaller than the TT takeout structure. Since the game can keep me alive, I will not join them..."

These words made Chen Youyou next to him look a little weird. When he saw the friend request from 'Kangaroo's father', he felt a little excited and agreed.

 “‘The taciturn Yuyuko’? Why is the ID so long?”

 “Just call me Youyouzi.”

“Oh, you can also call me daddy.”

 …

 Sophie Realm, Danik Town.

It was obviously dawn, but the early morning sunlight could not penetrate the clouds, and it just felt like a dark sky.

 It is still drizzling, and it has no intention of stopping.

Wang Yi leaned against the window and looked at the still dim street scene outside. At this time, there were already people coming out to make a living, wearing raincoats and starting today's work.

People will not stop eating because of rain, so people who need to run for three meals a day still need to continue their work.

　　咚咚~

There was a knock on the door, and it was Lulu, the catwoman waiter, bringing breakfast.

 “Hmm~, is it dawn yet~”

　　A lazy and slightly sticky sound came from the bedside.

The exquisite figure covered by the blanket moved slowly. When he stood up, the blanket slipped off, revealing an indescribable scene.

It is none other than the proprietress Shalltear.

 Well, a few days have passed, and Wang Yi has become a little familiar with him in the town.

It seems normal for a bard who wanders around the world to be a bit of a scumbag with a lot of knowledge and wealth.

 The boss lady is well-informed, which is also a sacrifice that must be made in order to communicate in depth and know more about the world.

“Really, I don’t know how to get it myself. Don’t you feel bad if others see it~ Damn you.”

Shalltear muttered something, tied a knot on her bulging chest with a blanket, exposed her smooth, round shoulders and collarbones, and slipped to the door with silent cat steps.

　　Opening the door, before Lulu could react, she stretched out her smooth forearms to carry the breakfast back, and then closed the door heavily.

Wang Yi was sitting at the window admiring Shalltear's dexterous movements.

 As expected of Catwoman, her body is flexible. Although her little tiger teeth are a bit sharp, fortunately her skin is quite tough, and she has a unique flavor when grabbing her tail.

Lulu at the door could not help but froze when she saw the door was closed and the dinner plate was empty, and then she sniffed her nose.

　　Why does it feel like the smell of the boss lady, but there is also a strange smell, it must be an illusion...

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Update completed~

 The player's game name appears in the form of "translation" and "transliteration" in the different world. The name may seem a bit strange, but it can be regarded as a unique name style of a group and will not cause trouble because of the meaning of the name.

But also because it is a real world, players do not necessarily need to use the game ID when communicating with each other. They can also choose some more suitable names. IDs are mainly used by players to communicate among themselves, which is convenient for emails and forums. After all, no one uses their real names to communicate online, right?

　　

 (End of this chapter)