King from scratch

The video of "Being a King from Zero 08" arrived as scheduled amidst the much-anticipated attention.

After the official start of the closed beta and the realization that the background setting of this series of videos is indeed a holographic game, whether it is the few closed beta players or more onlookers who can't get into the game at all, they can't help but turn their attention to the series video.

As a result, He Xingwen finally broke through the bottleneck and became a real big up master, enjoying the treatment that the number of views and bullet screens will explode as soon as the video is updated.

【I am coming! Lord up, look at me!The bones are exquisite, and he is a good seed to be a beta player. 】

[I heard that as of now, there are already more than a dozen internal test spots vacant? 】

[Quota for internal testing, understand? 】

【How long is this video?shocked. 】

[Why is it a map as soon as it comes up?What did you talk about last time?I'll review it. 】

[Screen capture!This map is so densely packed that I can't see it clearly? 】

[I remembered, in the last issue, was it the plot where the demon was tricked by an npc and promised to make a world map for the kingdom?I didn’t say that, master up, your recent videos are slow and short, and there is still some water...]

[The number of players who grab the internal test qualification - 1]

[If you can talk, talk more. 】

[What are you talking about?We have a lot of time to deal with, and we are busy researching holographic games, designing game plots, internal testing, and editing videos... Wait, why do I feel that the more I talk, the less I look like a person? What can be done? 】

[The up master must have a team, isn't that obvious? 】

[This issue actually introduces the world map? Has the up master finally realized that we are super interested in the world beyond the kingdom? 】

[This map is so big that I have an ominous feeling. 】

The viewer's hunch came true.

Under the dim light, Nubida's shadow couldn't help shaking, and the map that covered the entire table was hanging down on the foot of the table.

As Nubida's hand moves on the yellowed animal skin paper, an unimaginable world is unfolded in front of the audience.

The bullet screen densely covers the entire video, which can give a glimpse of the intense emotions of the audience.

[The master up is a person who does big things, he actually made this game world so big... Awesome! 】

[Really awesome! 】

In addition to the poorly worded [Awesome] in the dense barrage, there are still some comments that are not poorly worded.

[Human Empire, Human Alliance, Great Scientist, Elf, Undersea Kingdom, Dragon, Zerg, Undead, Plankton, Treant, Druid, Man Star, Arcane Academy... There are races and forces with names on this map , a rough count is already so magnificent. 】

[This world is really big, this game... When will the public beta be?I cried without being qualified for the closed beta. 】

[God, no wonder this series of videos focuses on the development of the kingdom. If such a large world is based on the individual as the main plot, it would be too messy. 】

[But wouldn't it be good to make these optional camps?Unity uses the Novice Village of the Kingdom as the starting point of the game. Although it is much more convenient, it always feels like a waste of these settings. 】

[Internal testing, understand, even the resurrection of players is not unlimited, who has seen the snake skin operation that directly disqualifies the game if they die too much? 】

[After the public beta, do you feel that other races and other novice villages will be opened?I want to be an elf! 】

[Then I want to choose the Dragon Clan! 】

[Every one of them is so beautiful, didn't the posts in the forum where the beta players complained didn't give you a little hint?Planners are not human at all!How could it make you become the top of the food chain as soon as you come up? 】

[It's okay if you can't become the top of the food chain, but a few more places for internal testing will be released!If you can't play games anymore, your child will be hungry to death! 】

[The planned series of videos are based on the main perspective of the kingdom, wouldn't the kingdom be the game range of the players?Is such a big map just for viewing? 】

[It is recommended to go to the forum to watch "Survival in the Wilderness - Those Years I Gnaw the Roots of Holographic Games".The leaf dog boss has walked out of the oasis and entered the desert. There is no air wall in the whole process. Who can see it and shout awesome? 】

【etc?The video is not over yet?According to the urination of the up master, after introducing the world map, this video should be over, right?This episode is so abnormal?explain!Is the account changed? 】

[Are new characters appearing? 】

After Nubida's introduction came to an end and Yan came out to announce the arrival of the mages, the video used a cutscene and skipped to the next scene.

The mage, the demon, and He Xingwen started a dialogue in the same frame, and then the demon tricked a wave of mages.

[However, it seems that the devil is indeed an evil creature, he can't work, he is the No. 1 cheater. 】

[So, the kingdom belongs to the evil camp? 】

[To tell you the truth, even if the kingdom wasn’t originally, once the players appeared, they were determined to be in the evil camp. Didn’t you say that the players formed a group to fight the boss a few days ago, and killed several demons by virtue of the law’s restrictions on demons? 】

[The video of His Majesty the King is slow and solid, the players have all appeared, and the player has not yet appeared in the video...]

【Am I the only one who pays attention to mages?They seem to have a low EQ. 】

[I can already predict the plot of the next video. The mages are definitely going to be cheated. 】

[The video is over?Masters leave tomorrow?What about tomorrow?Are you gone? 】

[Once the mage is an important npc, it is absolutely impossible to leave. 】

[The players seem to have never encountered these two mages, but I read the posts on the forum. A few minutes ago, some players said that they encountered hundreds of dwarves and walked towards the main city...]

[Hundreds of dwarves?Monster siege?Or did His Majesty the King trick another group of NPCs? 】

[The word deceit is used very well. 】

[I don't know why, this description suddenly feels so sad...]

[Think about it carefully, although the kingdom covers a large area, the land resources of this game are not tight at all, and it is out of the oasis, surrounded by deserts. You will find that the number of npcs is pitifully small, and the background screen that the video briefly passes through is so empty that there are no passing npcs at all. 】

[This is too visually appealing. As soon as the news of the closed beta came out, I almost forgot that the prefix of this video was called from scratch...]

[It's a little unnecessary for you to worry about His Majesty the King.For others, isn't this just a matter of changing the data?This is a video used to show the background settings of the game, but some people really think that His Majesty the King is miserable?seriously? 】

[Is it just me who noticed another point? 】

[If you fart, let it go. 】

[When the devil introduced the map before, he introduced the Arcane Academy. The description of this is that the Arcane Academy trains mystics and magicians, explores the use of ether, and passes on knowledge in a school way. 】

[This setting is not surprising. 】

[As far as I know, players haven't found a way to upgrade yet... That's right, this castrated version of the closed beta doesn't even have an experience bar. The forest is full of monsters. The problem is that they can't be killed. 】

[Could it be...could it be...the leveling up of this game doesn't depend on killing monsters? 】

[Then this game is useless. 】

[I think it's because the player hasn't triggered their occupation and skills yet, so they can't kill monsters or level up. 】

[Although it sounds reasonable, there is one thing to say, this plan has a pit in the brain, I even suspect that this game may not have a module for player upgrades at all. 】

[No, I can't level up, so what are the beta players doing? 】

[Working hard for Xinshou Village in order to become the village head. 】

[In order to feel the second world, wandering around the kingdom. 】

[To pass the time, form a group to open the boss. 】

[Objectively speaking, the game mechanism of this game is a mess, but its realism and freedom alone are enough to crush other games into scum. 】

Their guess was correct, He Xingwen did not design a module for player upgrades.

Because he doesn't have enough energy...

Krypton gold is cool for a while, and krypton gold is always cool.

The problem is, the energy is used to revive the npc, so the game experience of the players has to be put aside.

He Xingwen doesn't mind if some players quit because the game isn't fun, anyway, he doesn't intend to make money...

According to the original arrangement of the system, the internal beta will not be opened in the first place, so prepare for the public beta directly. The border between the Stable Kingdom and that world is the only contribution of the players.

Based on the principle of being strong without desire, the system is not in a hurry to improve the game experience of players.

It wasn't until He Xingwen saw the barrage and comments on the video when he was editing the next notification that he realized this.

"We don't seem to have designed the content for player character upgrades?"

The system said objectively: "This is a module that requires a huge amount of energy for a long time, and your energy is not enough."

"The player's 'game character' is composed of their etheric body, and the upgrade of the etheric body is obviously not a task that can be accomplished simply by modifying the running program."

"It requires players to upgrade their own etheric bodies, and then reach the point where they can satisfy the upgrade."

He Xingwen was thoughtful: "It sounds like you can't cheat."

"Yes, you can't gain experience by killing monsters, and players can't level up by killing monsters..."

He Xingwen opened his mouth, then closed it again, and began to think about the possibility that the game could not be tested publicly and died prematurely.

"Based on this, maybe we can set a new way of upgrading."

"A new way to upgrade?"

"Not through the strength of the etheric body to upgrade, but through the 'opportunistic' way."

The system explained: "The biggest difference between players and intelligent creatures in other worlds is that they exist in this world in the form of ether through the 'master console of the game'."

"The weakness of an individual does not affect the strength of the collective." The system said: "The number of spells mastered is used as one of the signs of different levels..."

After listening to the technical terms for a long time, He Xingwen finally understood the meaning of the system.

Use the "altar" as an intermediate channel for players to cast spells, and use energy as the source of ether for spellcasting...

"Do you still need to use energy for co-authoring?" Catching the key words, He Xingwen reacted instantly: "How much energy is there in total? Setting up the basic framework of the game requires energy, recovering npcs requires energy, and player upgrades also consume energy?"

Energy is simply the hard currency in this game, it can be used anywhere, but there is never enough.

"Players themselves can also store a part of ether..."

When the system is ready, let it go: "But for now, your energy is far from enough to open this module, so, after the school is built..."

He Xingwen: "So, the establishment of the school is not for the purpose of allowing players and the Special Bureau to learn how to control the ether and prevent society from falling into chaos on the earth where the spiritual recovery is about to begin?"

"That's part of the reason."

He Xingwen finished editing the notification and clicked send.

"But it is another part of the reason to improve the game settings and prepare for the players' upgrades."

The number of comments on new notifications keeps skyrocketing.

He Xingwen was calmer than he expected: "As a human being, it is really impossible for me to follow in your footsteps."

"You don't need to follow my footsteps, I'm standing behind you, watching your front, shining brightly."

In fact, He Xingwen has been working hard to grow, trying to see the more distant future through the eyes, trying to guide the dialogue with He Shu, and take the initiative in the dialogue.

His progress is very obvious, as a human being, he is even considered talented.

But the gap between different species cannot be smoothed out through human efforts.

The world they see is different, so how can we force the scenery they see to be the same?

After a brief silence, the system broke the silence.

"What do you mean by that, you want to try to understand me too?"

He Xingwen added the prefix cautiously: "Out of curiosity about another life form."

The system failed to expose such an obvious lie—if it was just curiosity, then he was trying too hard.

Try to be a good enough king, try not to be influenced by him, and make your own judgment in the dialogue.

Of course, maybe it was just out of curiosity, after all, He Xingwen was always exceeding his predictions.

All the rationality and logic of the system are repeatedly frustrated in front of the other party.

He Xingwen said to himself: "Or maybe it's because I want to know what the world looks like in your eyes."

An intelligent creature who can see the final scenery derived from all choices, in his eyes, what kind of scenery will be created by the interweaving of countless choices?

Is the future at a glance?Or boring data?Or is it a landscape beyond human imagination?

He Xingwen tried to guess, but he couldn't come to a conclusion.

After all, he can't see the end point of each choice, even if it's just a follow-up judgment on the act of building a school, he can't see the whole picture.

The system has no heart. To be precise, it does not have any human organs. Rigorous and complex calculation programs, different modules, core data, and a huge database constitute a complete system.

But at this moment, the data was boiling slightly, as if some kind of virus had invaded his program, causing all the data under the control of the program to suddenly generate temperature.

This is impossible, data is data, it does not have the concept of temperature.

But at this moment, the impossible happened in the program of the system.

He should have gone through the program, found the virus, and isolated and shredded it to keep him safe.

The system doesn't do that.

He did another thing.

Flickering dots of light flickered in front of He Xingwen, and a vast starry sky appeared in front of He Xingwen.

"This is the world as I see it."

Countless choices and the paths extended by the choices interweave into lines linking these dots, and each dot is a choice.

The numerous light spots are almost like the vast universe, filling the reach of He Xingwen's head.

But there are still countless light spots flickering lightly in places he can't see.

He Xingwen can't see all the options represented by those light spots at a glance, just like he can't see the connection between light spots and light spots at a glance. Human data processors and information receiving organs cannot handle such a large amount of information, so, The world in the eyes of the system turned into a vast starry sky in front of He Xingwen.

Incomparably bright and untouchable.

He Xingwen has seen a starry sky more beautiful than this, but the scene in front of him is not a starry sky, but a known world constructed by choices and connections.

There is no single point of light, no single line, each choice is connected to another choice, until these roads are connected to all choices.

"There is nothing that exists independently." He Xingwen never imagined that one day he would use his old profession—philosophy: "The whole world is connected."

"Yes."

Following He Xingwen's words, a certain spot of light lit up, and the extended line pointed to the next spot of light, while a spot of light beside it dimmed and disappeared without a sound.

The next point of light flickered, waiting for He Xingwen to make the next choice in the dialogue.

The system is not in a hurry, he said unhurriedly: "The world I see is very boring, but your appearance makes it more interesting."

"I can see the joys and sorrows of human beings, repetitive and nothing new." The system said: "Human beings are always repeating the mistakes they have made."

"You are the only exception."

"Why am I the only exception?" He Xingwen pondered: "I am no different from other people, and I never feel that the choices I make are so special."

In many cases, respect can be mistaken for weakness, but the two are actually easy to distinguish. The former has a choice, while the latter has no choice.

As a companion, He Xingwen's sense of presence is extremely low, especially in the comparison of an overly outstanding system, the less powerful humans are overshadowed.

But in fact, he can choose not to be eclipsed. The attitude of the system towards him allows him to have more choices, so that he is not so eclipsed, and even completely unknown to the system, and the glory from the system is crowned as own body.

But he chooses to respect another companion, chooses to let the npc perform their duties, chooses to be a king who does nothing, chooses to let the country participate...

This is why the system cannot predict his behavior.

As an ordinary college student, he should have been shallower, more reckless, more immature, more self-willed, and more likely to lose control, but he failed to do any of the above.

He violated his life past, violated the self shaped by his life experience from birth to the present, and became another person-a tolerant, respectful, equal and noble independent personality.

These conclusions emerge from the system's database, like a line of imprints, shining with different lights.

"Every choice you make is beyond my understanding of you, shining with light that is difficult for human beings to reach."

The system said: "You should know that not everyone is willing to share their rights, and not everyone is willing to share their glory with everyone—your people, your country, or even people who do not belong to you. shared by other beings.”

"Human virtues are transformed from words to reality because of you, shining brightly."

He Xingwen was definitely not prepared to be caught off guard by such a violent wave of rainbow farts. The overly flattering flattery made him instantly lose interest in the conversation.

He never felt that he had done anything worthy of the system's description of "human virtue shines because of him", which is no longer an exaggeration, it's just mindless boasting.

He should have been mentally prepared for the system not being able to evaluate him objectively.

The image constructed by the dots of light disappeared in front of He Xingwen, and the system brought up another topic: "You said earlier that it is impossible for me to betray you..."

He Xingwen paused, and asked the other party: "Are you subject to any restrictions to fulfill my dream?"

"No."

"Is everything you did out of your choice, or out of force majeure?"

"my choice."

"Then, if you want to betray me, why bother to make a failed plan for me?" He Xingwen said with a relaxed tone, "You only need to turn around and leave is enough to complete this."

The system fell silent.

He Xingwen browses and reviews at a glance.

[Have I finally waited!Big giveaway for closed beta accounts!choose me!choose me!I am your sweetheart baby~]

【What?Look what notification I see?Because the number of closed beta players is less than [-], the next wave of lucky viewers will be drawn to supplement the number of players who lost the closed beta qualification?

Lord up, look at this poor little girl, if there is no more games to play, I will die! 】

[A friend of mine said that he wanted to watch me play a holographic game before he died, please fulfill his wish. 】

【Heh, stupid mortals, watch me show you real skills!

Dear up master, after my careful thinking, I think the problem is that there are too few players for the internal test, otherwise, let's open a thousand internal test quotas to test the waters? 】

[Secondly, one hundred internal beta players are not enough to find out the shortcomings of the game. Up master, you need more professional internal beta players to analyze for you (such as me)]

He Xingwen read the comments one by one, and then resolutely refused to change - just kidding, a hundred players have tortured a few demons to death.

Given the current size of the Kingdom, the incomplete game infrastructure, and insufficiently binding legal provisions, if there were more players, the Arcane Academy next door would have to be demolished when He Xingwen woke up one day.

"The list of 'lucky viewers' will be released tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." He Xingwen said to the system: "Wait a little longer, there should be a few more places for internal testing."

The group has opened so many bosses, some players have lost their qualifications for the internal test, and the number of resurrections of the remaining players is about to bottom out. Judging from the game style of the players, waiting a few days, absolutely You can also get a wave of internal test places.

"Okay." The system responded, and after a short pause, said with a firm eye: "I will not turn around and leave."

He Xingwen froze for two seconds before recalling their previous topic: "Huh?"

"Because this is my choice." The system said: "It is not the optimal solution after the program calculation."