King from scratch

"Staying up so late? Playing games every day, can you get into college?"

She put the bowl heavily on the table, glanced at the helmet on the side, and continued to babble: "Game, game..."

"Mom, I see, you should go back to sleep quickly."

The young man pushed her out of the room, closed the door, and transformed into the brightest star on the Internet again.

"Don't worry, when I enter the game, I will definitely become famous. Hey, who am I? Let me tell you, I think back then, I was in and out of the famous crowd seven times. The sea is monstrous..."

The lady with a gentle temperament cleaned up the desk, glanced at the helmet that was put aside, and whispered to her husband: "Don't play too late, go to bed early, you have a report tomorrow."

"I know, you sleep first, I'll come later. You don't know me yet?" The man patted her on the shoulder: "Science is my eternal love."

"Then I have to remind you that bigamy is against the law."

"President, we have suffered a loss this time. None of the brothers got the quota for the internal test, so you are the only one to open up wasteland..."

The man in front of the computer typed quickly: "It's okay, I'll explore the way first, and then the public beta will start, and our guild will directly organize a group to enter the game."

"I inquired about it, and the presidents of the Eternal Guild and the Sun Never Sets Guild also got the internal test quota..."

Wu Xing and He Shu didn't wear helmets in the air-raid shelter—the air-raid shelter exists to keep His Majesty out of sight, and they put on the simple version of the holographic game helmet produced by His Majesty the King there.

They made full use of the short time before the server opened, exchanged the next arrangements, and went back to their respective homes.

When countless people were ups and downs because of the upcoming internal test, time did not stop for anyone, and it reached the end peacefully.

The clock struck midnight, and a hundred players with different identities, ages, and occupations all put on their helmets.

The era of holographic games has thus begun.

My eyes went dark, and the feeling of weightlessness flashed by. Before I even had panic, my eyes suddenly opened up, and I felt a sense of down-to-earth.

Wu Xing cautiously opened his eyes, the stars twinkled behind him, and the Milky Way stretched under his feet.

Wu Xing looked down, and the earth was under his feet—a scaled-down sphere slowly rotating under his feet.

Wu Xing knew that this couldn't be the real universe, but it didn't affect him being shocked by the scene in front of him.

It's not the texture of the texture, but it's like being in the universe.

Wu Xing even had the illusion that he could touch the stars with his hand.

He thought so and did it.

Wu Xing reached out and touched the shining planet in the starry sky.

The chain reaction brought about by this action was immediate. A disclaimer popped up in front of his eyes, with hundreds of eloquent statements. Wu Xing dragged down the progress bar vigorously, only to see the options "Agree" and "Deny" at the bottom.

Without any hesitation, he clicked yes directly, the starry sky blurred in front of his eyes, and the naming page was long overdue.

"China Star"

[The format requirements are not met. 】

Wu Xing studied the format.

"Huaxing"

The scene in front of him slowly disappeared, and another world opened up to him.

【Welcome to the kingdom, mediocre people, keep working hard to let the glory of the king shine on this land!

Offer the most loyal greetings to the king, and start a life of fighting for His Majesty the king! 】

Listening to the inexplicably passionate narration, Wu Xing instinctively looked around.

Familiar small villas, familiar roads, and familiar churches, there is no doubt that they are standing on the ground where the series of videos of His Majesty the King were filmed.

He came to another world?

Emotional fluctuations were still brewing, and the extremely loud voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Why is there no pinching link? There is nowhere to display my life's talents!"

"Where is the menu? Where is the game menu?"

"What about the npc? Why is there no npc in this city?"

"It's so real! Is this a holographic game?"

"It's another world!"

"Everyone, don't worry, let's get to know each other..."

The gathering of different voices made this overly deserted land suddenly lively.

"I went to the next house to check, there is no npc."

"This seems to be an empty city?"

Following the figures constantly emerging from the void, the people gathered in the square instantly dispersed and ran around in the city.

Wu Xing didn't move in a hurry. He looked around the players who hurried past and confirmed that the players were all human. He also carefully observed the appearances of different players, and confirmed that each player's appearance was generated in several character templates—there were several Players, they look exactly the same, if it weren't for the nickname on their heads, they wouldn't be able to tell who was who.

"His Majesty the King is really not humble. It is indeed a simplified version with only basic functions."

When He Shu met Wu Xing, his real name floated above his head aboveboard, and he didn't intend to hide it at all.

Wu Xing searched in the menu belonging to the player, but couldn't find the button to exit the game.

"Fuck, what is this—" A scream sounded from a distance, and then stopped abruptly.

Everyone was startled by the scream, and before anyone rushed to the scene, they saw figures reappearing at the door of the church.

His face was full of shock, but he seemed to have a big picture. He didn't care about anything else, so he first reminded others loudly: "Don't steal anything!"

"Fuck—"

"What the hell--"

"Fuck-"

Obviously, he reminded a little late...

Three figures slowly emerged at the door of the church, and their faces were still in shock.

The first player to die and come back to life was called Luye. He was afraid that there would be another victim, and he spoke quickly: "Do you still remember the legal regulations that His Majesty asked for before?"

He Shu recounted the original words of the text: "In order to provide players with a better game experience, which game behaviors need to be regulated?"

"Obviously, that law doesn't only restrain his people, it's also used to restrain players."

"Damn it?" Someone yelled: "You can't rummage through boxes and cabinets, what's the fun in stealing and killing people?"

"Just because it's really a holographic game, what do you think is fun?"

The player squatting at the corner of the road observing the plants couldn't help but say, "It's like another world."

A figure appeared again in front of the church door.

"Can't leave the city."

The player who came back from death did not mean to keep it secret, and shared the cause of death with everyone: "The prompt that popped up said that the novice guidance link had not been completed."

"I didn't see clearly how it died, it just disappeared all at once."

"Isn't the design of this game too unreasonable? There are no npcs, no character levels, and you die at every turn?"

"You can't leave the city without completing the novice guidance? Where is the novice guidance? At least there must be an npc?"

The players who regrouped on the square because of successive deaths for no reason started shouting again.

The npc who had been trained by He Xingwen arrived late and walked into the city.

The number of npcs is not much - the current total number of people in the kingdom is only about [-], and apart from the more important farming, grazing, exploration and many other chores in the kingdom, He Xingwen has arranged [-] npcs to create games for the players Experience can definitely be regarded as very important.

Of course, players may have different ideas about this.

The noise became quieter with the appearance of the npc. The players looked at the npc team and were eager to go up and interact with them. However, given the lessons learned just now, they stayed on the sidelines for the time being.

The team was led by the kingdom's fourth elite npc, the elite npc that He Xingwen revived in order to prevent the players from getting out of control - You.

He stopped in the square, looked at this group of "unique" compatriots, and wrote lightly one second before the players shouted: "It seems that you are already familiar with this city, which is a good sign."

"That...how do you call it?" A player asked tentatively.

The difference from other games is that the player has a nickname on his head, but there is nothing on the head of the npc. It is difficult to say who is the player of the game.

"You, I am the guide of Xinshou Village." You gestured to the ground under your feet: "This is Xinshou Village."

"So you're the village chief..." The player looked around the city and muttered, "This isn't a village, should I be called the mayor? The city lord?"

"Your Majesty has not decided on the manager of the Novice Village."

You selected the question he wanted to answer among the turbulent questions: "He decided to generously leave this position to one of you."

The originally whispered voice suddenly sounded, and the crowd gathered and approached in the direction of You.

"Is this a novice guidance task? Become the village chief?"

"What are the conditions for completing the task?"

"Why didn't you jump out of the taskbar?"

"I am here to be, I am here to be, I volunteered to serve the people."

In the crowd, although a few people were unmoved, they were engulfed by the crowd, so that they continued to move forward involuntarily.

On the other hand, Wu Xing, He Shu, and Du Ming, who were already on the edge of the crowd, escaped unharmed and were able to watch the scene from the perspective of onlookers.

In front of the hundreds of players rushing towards him, Yu remained motionless.

"Wait, wait... I jumped out to warn you, don't move, and you'll be damned if you move again."

The few players at the front read the warning that popped up: "Continuing forward will pose a threat to the personal safety of the npc, please stop immediately..."

The forward trend slowly ground to a halt, but that didn't stop them from talking about it.

"No, can this game be played?"

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, there is no exit button, what is this game trying to do?"

"I think a holographic game is a holographic game, but whether the game is fun is another matter..."

Amid the din, You continued to fulfill his responsibility as a novice guide: "Next, I will explain to you a few things to pay attention to."

The players didn't pay attention to his words, they were still talking to themselves, chattering endlessly.

"What kind of broken game is this..."

"Hey, brother, your nickname looks familiar."

"Brother, let's go there and have a look? Maybe there are some hidden missions."

"First of all, the number of resurrections is not infinite."

Almost in the next second, the seemingly disorderly players fell silent for an instant, and countless voices converged into one word: "What?"

"Please observe your 'panels' carefully. There is a number next to your name. It is formed according to your aptitude. This is the total number of times you can be resurrected."

Everyone checked their empty panels one after another, and they found this inconspicuous number next to their name.

This time, the order did not get out of control, and Luye took the lead to seize the initiative and asked the question that everyone was most concerned about: "What does the total number of times mean?"

"When the number of resurrections is exhausted, there will be no resurrection." You stared at the players and said, "Please cherish your lives and don't squander them recklessly."

There were whispers among the players.

He Shu suddenly raised his voice and asked the other party: "After being unable to be revived, is the player dead? Or the game account cannot be used?"

Wu Xing turned to look at He Shu.

The players obviously didn't understand the two questions of He Shu.

Doesn't the complete death of a game character mean that the game account cannot be used?

Only Wu Xing, who knows the inside story, knows what he really means. This is what the SBI is most worried about before the internal test begins.

Can His Majesty ensure that all this is maintained at the game level, and will not suddenly become part of the real world, thereby affecting the lives and safety of all players participating in the game?

But regardless of whether His Majesty the King can guarantee this, the SBI will not believe his guarantee.

If it weren't for the many abnormal situations that occurred on the earth, the conclusion of the so-called "spiritual energy recovery", the uncontrollability of His Majesty the King, and the unknown system behind him, the multiple influences of these factors, the Special Investigation Bureau It won't even give the closed beta a chance to start.

His Majesty the King gave them the helmet, and before them was the choice of whether to send the helmet to the players.

They chose the latter, but it doesn't mean they gave up their vigilance.

You's eyes paused on He Shu for a second, then fell into the crowd again, and said in a correct tone: "If you can't be resurrected, the player will lose the qualification for the closed beta."

"Damn it!" A series of swear words sounded from the crowd.

Many people are busy checking their resurrection times, and most of the players who unfortunately died once showed annoyed expressions.

Although this game seems to be very lacking in gameplay at present, as a purely holographic game, its sense of reality has indeed surpassed the times.

And anything, once the attribute "can be lost at any time" is added, it immediately becomes important.

Wu Xing also looked at the number next to his nickname. The two Arabic numerals 25 are inconspicuous and easy to be ignored after his nickname.

"It's too much to not mark this kind of key information in red." Some players complained: "The font is so small, it's too easy to be ignored."

You heard his complaints, and showed a very official smile: "If you don't even cherish your own lives, then no one is obliged to cherish your lives for you."

Someone whispered: "A game, the whole thing is like chicken soup for the soul..."

You selectively ignored those worthless whispers, and continued to introduce: "The game has photo and video functions, and when you need to use this function, you can turn it on through voice."

"It even has a recording function?"

Immediately afterwards, the players "turn on the camera function" and "turn on the video recording function" one after another.

You continued: "You can only log off at the altar. When you need to use the log off function, please maintain physical contact with the altar and silently say 'I want to log off' three times to exit the game."

The eyes of the players wandered around the empty square and fell on the iconic building behind them. Some players rushed forward and pressed their hands on the wall of the church, and disappeared from their sight after a while.

A few seconds later, the other party reappeared, and shared his offline experience with everyone: "It's very smooth, and there is no lag at all."

Some people couldn't help complaining: "There are only a hundred players in total. If this is still stuck, wouldn't it be unreasonable?"

You continued to perform his duties as an NPC: "This is all the basic functions at present..."

"Wait?" Green Leaf hurriedly asked a series of questions: "What about the mission? What about the strange? What about the level?"

"Please explore patiently and dig by yourself."

You made a fool of himself, and then announced the first task of the game: "The king needs a citizen with enough wisdom to manage and develop this city, try to prove your ability to the king."

Wu Xing was taken aback for a moment, and as soon as the other party finished speaking, a mission panel popped up in front of him.

[Elite mission from You:

Use practical actions to prove to him that you are capable of managing and developing this city.

Task conditions: meet You's expectations for the head of Xinshou Village

Mission rewards: [Title of Xinshou Village Chief] [Management Right of Xinshou Village] [100 Reputation] [Several Favors from You]

Mission penalty: None]

"Send off to the city as soon as you come up?"

"Is this actually a management and construction game?"

"Earn and earn."

"The mission conditions are a bit vague? What exactly does You expect?"

This is not a task sent to Wu Xing alone, but a task that all players can receive.

Judging from the players' reactions, almost all of them accepted this task.

Wu Xing also chose to accept.

Luye took over the task and asked directly: "What do you expect from the village chief?"

Tour around looking forward to the players.

In the last second, they were less orderly than the demons, but this second, they seemed to be more obedient than You's companions, as if no matter how excessive his request was, they would fulfill it without hesitation.

What a bunch of strange creatures.

You came up with this idea that most other people used to describe them, and said, "I've already said it."

He repeated his earlier words: "A wise man who can prove his abilities to the king."

"Isn't this request too illusory?"

"Is it the meaning of building this city to prove one's ability?"

"It doesn't need to be built. The small villa is well built. Do we have to tear it down and rebuild it?"

"It's definitely not the meaning of physical construction. Although the city's architecture is good, it's an empty city! I think it means to develop the city."

"What you're talking about is becoming more and more illusory. I understand development, but how to develop? There are only a hundred players plus npcs. Do you still expect us to run into a new era?"

"Elite-level missions are really difficult... By the way, there should be ordinary missions?"

As soon as the words came out, the players turned their attention to the ordinary npcs behind you, and they all rushed forward, opening their mouths: "Do you need help?"

The NPC who had undergone unified training said with a straight look: "I need to weave some animal clothes..."

His answer was like that of some charge.

"Do you need help?" Questions kept ringing from the crowd.

Different answers also emerged one by one.

"I need to do the preparatory work for the factory..."

"I need to clean the house I'm staying in tonight..."

"I need to move supplies into the warehouse..."

Various task bars appear in front of the player.

In this heated atmosphere, players who have no other actions become conspicuous.

Wu Xing and Luye looked at each other, and walked towards You.

"How can I prove my ability?"

You walked towards the meeting room: "The evaluation of other people, the contribution to the kingdom, and wisdom itself are all part of your ability."

He Shu was thoughtful: "If I say, I have a brand new ore refining method..."

You glanced at He Shu, with a strange smile on his face, revealing an implicit subtext of "young people are young, but they think beautifully".

"Then you and the dwarves must have a common language."

"Isn't this wisdom?" He Shu felt that he had to justify the name of science students: "The brand-new tempering method is enough to improve efficiency and shorten working hours..."

You interrupted him: "Before you say this with such certainty, you should first understand the Kingdom's current forging method."

He Shu almost instantly remembered an existence in the series of His Majesty the King: "Dwarf civilization?"

"Obviously you don't know anything about dwarves."

You pushed open the door of the meeting room and said, "They are the best foundry masters in the world, and it takes enough courage to innovate the art of casting in front of them."

You glanced over He Shu and landed on Luye: "You look empty, I need your help with something."

The other players behind them let out a mournful cry in unison.

"You should look back at me, I have wonderful bones, and I am definitely a genius."

"It seems that this game also has a setting of potential favorability, which must be written down."

"Don't say it, this npc is pretty good..."

"What's in this hall, can I go in and have a look?"

As the players' thoughts diverged again, Luye followed You into the conference hall.

The door of the conference hall was mercilessly closed in front of the players.