King from scratch

"Ah, is this the free air in the holographic game?"

Figures that appeared out of thin air continued to emerge outside the altar, occupying the entire square.

Some seemed to be fumbling around frantically, as if they were seeing the world for the first time.

Some didn't stop at all, looked around roughly, and walked out.

The noisy sound spread from the altar, and the commotion permeated the entire Novice Village with their appearance, as if some kind of reincarnation, here reproduced the appearance of the players when they first appeared.

"Hello everyone, I am a well-known up master, Little Bear, after a long application... As you can see, I am now recording a video for you in the holographic game."

"It's so real, I can fully understand why the closed beta players in the forum said that this is simply another world..."

Little Xiong stretched out his hand and pinched his face, then lay down on the ground to smell the smell of the land, unable to restrain his emotions: "To be honest, before this holographic game appeared, my knowledge of holographic games was the most commonly said on the Internet. Those 'cheat your cognition', 'make your visual expression, your brain feel that you are in a real world', but I don't feel that my cognition is cheated at all."

Little Xiong squeezed his arm: "Although it is true that there is no pain, and the character panel can also appear, but apart from these..." He knelt down and touched the floor tiles on the ground: "The sense of touch, smell, and vision are better than mine. More sensitive in reality..."

He pondered for a few seconds, and found an accurate description: "Not only was he not deceived into cognition, but he even felt that he had only truly seen the world now."

With a wholesale template face, he chatted on the spot for a long time. After recording the opening remarks and the first impression of the holographic game, Xiaoxiong looked around and noticed that many people were like him. Recording the opening remarks.

Since the popularity of the holographic game has been overwhelming, and in turn made the first batch of internal test players popular, most of the lucky viewers who have obtained the internal test qualification and have nothing to do have embarked on the road of becoming an up master .

According to the previously prepared strategy, Little Bear ran towards the corner of Novice Village.

This is the activity area of ​​npc, and players are not allowed to enter.

When Xiaoxiong arrived here a step too late, a bunch of players had already gathered in front of the villas, and the npc who unfortunately walked out of the villa had already been overwhelmed by the players.

The crowd was surging, and [-] NPCs were not enough for [-] players, causing the situation on the scene to be on the verge of getting out of control.

Little Bear thought for a few seconds whether to squeeze in or turn around and leave outside the crowd, and finally he chose to turn his head and leave.

Anyway, the degree of freedom in this game is surprisingly high, and you don't have to follow the strategy.

Little Bear's choice was very wise. Within a few seconds after he left, the crowded situation got out of control. One second before the stampede happened, the player directly flashed a white light because of "attempting to harm the lives of the people in the kingdom". The altar is revived.

Perhaps these players who want to follow the strategy will need to die a few times before they know that obeying the order is not only convenient for others, but also for the sake of their own resurrection times.

But at this moment, the commotion still hadn't subsided, and Bear, who had given up on the strategy, raised his eyes after walking a few steps, and saw another group of villas with closed doors.

With a dazed look on his face, he recorded footage for the video clip: "Look, what did I see?"

He stretched out his hand forward: "It's where demons live! If you've followed the forum, you should know that this area is marked as high-risk in the strategy map made by God Lun Lun."

Little Xiong held his head high and said, "Based on the evil taste and danger of demons, it is not recommended for players to communicate with demons alone."

"So, now, I, little bear!" The little bear said passionately as if he was about to face the devil in the next second, but his behavior was extremely sincere. He turned around and walked around the front: "Not from this side gone."

Little Bear said he would take a detour, turned his foot, and took another path out of the city—then bumped into Nubida and Kenti.

Because the main road is specially avoided, the path between the villas is not spacious. In addition, the land areas of Kenti and Nubida are placed there, so it can be said that they just meet each other on narrow roads.

Both sides looked at each other for two seconds.

Cherishing the chance of resurrection, the cowardly little bear turned sideways first, and stuck it against the wall: "Just treat me as if I don't exist."

Kenti hooves out and yanks him off the wall.

"I haven't seen you before." Kenti looked at the little bear and said firmly.

What he was looking at was not the human appearance of Little Bear, but the etheric body. There is no identical person in this world, and naturally there is no identical etheric body.

For a demon, it is not difficult to memorize the appearance of a hundred etheric bodies.

"Today is indeed a bit too noisy." Nubida said coldly: "Haven't you been hanging around the mage and the dwarves recently? Why are you back to Novice Village?"

The little bear, who was in trouble from the sky, waited for a few seconds, but did not wait for the task notification that jumped out.

They didn't even issue missions, so they were just as stingy as described in the guide.

Regarding the devil's stinginess, the next sentence of the strategy is: If the devil suddenly becomes too generous, please be sure to raise your vigilance by 120 points, because it means that he is planning to cheat you.

The strategy produced by Lun Lun does not recommend players to accept the devil's mission, the rewards are pitiful, and there will be situations where the reputation of the kingdom will be deducted, and occasionally the player will be sent to death. After confirming that the hidden mission of the devil cannot be spawned-or it may be the opponent After there are no hidden tasks at all, the demon has completely lost its value to the player.

Of course, this may be a good thing for the devil.

Although there is no task, but what should be answered is still to be answered, Xiaoxiong answered the question honestly: "I haven't seen you before, I'm new here."

In the atmosphere that fell silent for some reason, Xiaoxiong added: "There are two hundred new players, so the whole Novice Village is very noisy."

Kenti let go of his hoof, exchanged glances with Nubida, and said casually, "So suddenly? The king didn't inform us."

Little Bear complained in his heart: Did you inform you to toss the players?

Considering the difference in strength between the two, the little bear has a strong desire to survive: "If it's okay, I'll..." He gestured in the direction where the demons were blocking.

Kenti sidled aside, creating a gap between him and Nubida.

Bear quickened his pace, trying to get through the narrow gap quickly—it was a bit difficult.

The two demons staring at him brought great psychological pressure to him.

It's not the psychological pressure brought by death, but the pressure brought by the limited number of resurrections.

At this moment, Nubida suddenly asked, "When will the next batch come?"

Little Bear was stunned for two seconds, and while walking through the gap, he subconsciously answered his question: "That depends on when His Majesty the King plans to add more internal beta players."

"Did you hear what he said?"

The aether rippled and sealed off the surroundings, allowing Kenti to have a conversation with Nubida in absolute safety.

Of course, it is the 'absolute security' in their cognition, just like the mage thinks that the conversation in the ether will never be known by others, it is a kind of common sense.

Sometimes, when you have seen many miracles, you should know that there is nothing unbreakable in this world, and even the truth has the concept of absolute truth and relative truth, so a mere common sense can be overthrown with the progress of cognition. No surprise really.

However, at this time, the demon, who knew nothing about it, was still communicating under the premise that the conversation was safe.

"Add internal beta players."

Nubida repeated the key words in Bear's answer.

Kenti said with a blank face: "Mages are just a group of idiots who don't understand anything except ether."

Nubida: "Wandering traders are a bunch of idiots who don't care about anything but trade and intelligence."

"Such an obvious problem, but no one sees it."

Kenti maintained the ether fluctuations, pushed the door and entered the villa, glanced at the demons sleeping in a ball in the villa, passed them, took out a bottle of wine and two ornately decorated wine glasses from the space, poured a glass of wine, and handed it to Nu Unfavorable.

Nubida stood in front of the map that he had drawn for a long time and was still just beginning, appreciating the large blank space on the map, and said, "What ruined civilization, which ruined civilization can swallow the land of God's Fallen Land?"

"The races in other worlds live on the wreckage of their world, and the civilization that is destroyed?"

Kenti: "This is not an alien civilization at all!"

Nubida drank his wine glass and said in a relaxed tone, "Humans, etheric bodies, and monsters located in the demiplane are not new races at all."

Kenti drank the wine in the glass, gulped down the whole bottle of wine in one gulp, hiccupped, and spit out the name: "Father God?"

Nubida stopped shaking his wine glass, and after a brief pause, he rejected the guess: "If it is God the Father, we cannot fail to recognize it."

"Who knows what he looked like after he fell?"

Kenti: "Immune to the curse of God's Fallen Land, able to devour the land of God's Fallen Land, and able to bloom flowers of hope on the land of death, who is qualified to forgive them except God the Father?"

After a brief silence, Kenti turned back to the topic: "So, a civilization that hasn't been destroyed?"

"I agree."

"And where do these 'players' come from?" Kenti: "Another world? The one that actually borders the kingdom? The one where the king disappears periodically?"

Nubida took a sip of his wine: "We've tried, we couldn't find it."

"That group of mages didn't even think of that."

"You can't expect other races to be as smart as us." Nubida swung his wine glass and said, "We are the most perfect creations of God the Father."

Kenti laughed: "So, the final question, how many crazy people like these 'players' have the ability to resurrect?"

Nubida put down his wine glass and stared at the map that had been stuck at the beginning because of his laziness. There was a blank space next to the Land of God's Fall, only the land of God's Fall was marked with detailed road and city symbols.

"You can estimate the theoretical maximum number of humans in a world based on the reproductive capacity of humans."

"This is not good news." Kenti muttered, and said: "But if the number is enough to win, then the tree people should have ruled the world long ago."

"After all, 'players' are so weak, even if there are thousands of them, they can't change anything."

Nubida stretched out his hand towards the animal skin, and the ether followed his thoughts. Almost instantly, countless ethers poured in here, outlining a complete and detailed world map. He wasted a long time to complete it in an instant. task.

"As far as I know," the demon who had been awakened by their movements lazily interjected: "The 'player' is learning the skills of mages and dwarves."

Another demon walked gracefully across the hall: "I heard that they have an unimaginable learning speed."

Another demon opened the door and carried the food piled up in the yard into the villa.

The food that has been left for a long time has already deteriorated, and there are even unidentified creatures crawling on it, completely turning into garbage.

As if the other party had never seen it, he stuffed it into his mouth and muttered: "Think carefully, this is indeed a very terrifying race. Crazy, fearless, with the ability to resurrect, but not attached to life, disorderly but obeying a certain kind of race. Regularity, and the ability to learn quickly, if there are more people..."

"You can become the next Zerg."

Another three-headed demon hiccupped and said, "They are not the same as the Zerg."

"The only ruler of the Zerg race is the insect mother who has no intelligence but only the instinct of reproduction. To say that the Zerg race is a kind of intelligent creature is an insult to the definition of intelligent creature."

"But the Zerg is indeed an intelligent creature, it's just that the newly born Zerg mother needs enough energy to evolve..."

Another demon glanced at the pile of rubbish, and withdrew his outstretched hand: "The Undersea Kingdom is lucky. It encountered a newly born insect mother after the destruction of the Zerg world. Otherwise, the invasion might not come to an end so quickly."

The stories of these demons' discussions are more detailed and specific than the history that Nubida once told the king. To be precise, when Nubida explained the map to the king, he only told some brief superficial facts.

It cannot be said that he lied, nor that he deceived the king, after all, the treacherous devil only hides something, not says something wrong.

For example, Nubida casually said that the Zerg had fallen into the sand in the underwater kingdom, as if the Zerg were not worth mentioning, but he did not mention the most deadly reason why the invasion initiated by the Zerg failed so easily. , is that the newly born worm mother does not have excessive wisdom.

The pile of garbage brought in was quickly emptied by the demons.

"This thing doesn't have much energy at all." The mountain-like demon sat on the ground, rubbed his stomach and said, "I have observed that there are many high-energy animals in the forest in the north of the kingdom..."

"Stay honest." Kenti interrupted him, "If you don't want to die."

"I thought we were preparing for the next battle?"

The hill-like demon was puzzled and said, "Didn't it mean that natural disasters like the Zerg cannot be allowed to happen again?"

"They're not like the Zerg."

"What's the difference? Are they not as crazy as the Zerg? Or is it not a natural disaster?"

The hill-like demon asked slowly: "One hundred, two hundred...you don't think the reason for the small number of players is because they are few?"

Nubida stared at the map and continued, "Their rulers are different."

The demon as tall as a hill thought for a few seconds, and agreed with his persuasion: "Indeed, this king..." He said slowly, "He is a good man."

It may be absurd for a demon to say this, but in fact, demons have far more advantages than other races in distinguishing good people from bad people.

Because, they are God the Father's favorite creations.

"The two characteristics of ambitious and good people can coexist." Nubida looked away, and the completed map dimmed again, returning to the previous appearance where only the beginning was drawn.

"So, shall we prepare for battle?" Xiao Shangao's demon asked slowly.

"Let's wait until the other demons come." Ken said, "He doesn't look like a vermin ready to destroy the world."

Nubida: "If you are only a conqueror, the weak should eat the strong."

Another demon hummed a ditty: "We offer loyalty and honor to a mighty king who brings us wealth and power."

Slave merchants walk on this continent. The concept of human rights has never been born in this world, let alone discrimination. The law of the jungle is a truth recognized by this world.

It may sound absurd, but it's true—the devil is one of the backbone forces to keep the world from being destroyed.

Novice Village, grocery store.

Anuta caught a glimpse of the players appearing out of thin air one by one next to the altar. He roughly counted the number of people, and then hung up the sign with foresight, closed the door, and closed the business.

"Closed today?" The players who squeezed to the door of the grocery store repeated the Chinese on the sign with some doubts, and didn't know what to say for a while.

The players gathered layer by layer hovered around the door of the closed grocery store for a few seconds, and had a simple conversation.

"Where's the wandering trader?"

"Not open today?"

"Can this door still be opened?"

"Why is this impossible? The intelligence level of the NPC in this game is no different from that of normal people, let alone not being able to open the door. I read the posts on the forum, and the NPC still has working hours."

"I don't understand the brain circuit of His Majesty the King. The details that shouldn't be made so detailed, and the places that should be carefully pondered, I didn't do anything. Is the npc 8-hour working system necessary? Just to increase the player's sense of reality?"

"Insulting planning, your account is gone."

"Who insulted the planner? I'm making a suggestion, do you understand the suggestion?"

"So, what now?"

"Go to the task, anyway, it's a new account, and there is no credit, and you can't buy things. There is no point in waiting for the wandering merchant to open the door."

"Then what are you doing here?"

The other players muttered a few words, but they were finally persuaded, and the crowd around the grocery store finally dispersed.

Anuta, who had listened to the entire conversation, sat behind the cabinet and remained silent.

The communicator lights up.

Anuta's ether was skillfully linked to the communicator, and a familiar voice came out of the communicator.

"Anuda?"

Anuta manipulated the communicator and completed the environment settings for the hidden dialogue before saying: "It's me, Du Lei."

"The druid has communicated with you. You are ready to go and pick him up then."

"How is the connection with the Dragon Clan?"

"Ole King is probably sleeping again, so we haven't been able to contact him. If we can't contact him in a short time, we will contact other dragons."

"Other dragons..." Anuta paused for two seconds, and didn't think it was a good idea: "Ole Jin has been traveling in the upper reaches of the mainland for a long time, so it's better not to change candidates easily, to avoid any troubles at that time."

"Since the king made this suggestion, I think he should be prepared for all possible consequences." Du Lei said, "Or do you think he is not 'reasonable'?"

"According to your previous report on the kingdom, in your description, that is a very..." Du Lei Wen said: "Sensible king, your perception of him has changed?"

"No." Anuta considered the appropriate words and said, "The king's reason does not conflict with the kingdom's mystery."

He glanced at the players coming and going outside the door: "I just think it is very necessary to maintain friendship with the kingdom."

"You've always felt that way."

Du Lei's tone was gentle, not as if he was confirming the danger of an unknown civilization, but as if he was talking about an extremely ordinary conversation: "Your praise for the king's character, and your high vigilance for the kingdom, even started to make me suspicious, Is it mixed with excessive personal emotions..."

Before Anuta opened his mouth to refute, Du Lei immediately said: "Of course, you won't do this. You have been in contact with several new civilizations, and you are the most experienced 'observer' among the gold in Ai."

"Because of this, your evaluation of the kingdom is even more surprising."

Du Lei said unhurriedly: "I want to know, a civilization with less than [-] people, only two cities, and people who don't even know how to use ether, can get rid of the curse of God's Fallen Land and walk in the demiplane Besides the three points of holy guard and bringing extinct creatures back from the dead, what makes you think we can't wipe it out in an hour?"

Du Lei's words sounded like hubris.

But in fact, it is not.

From the list of goods that the wandering merchants provided to the kingdom, it is enough to see their confidence.

Merchants who have not formed a scale are at the bottom of the food chain, but like Ai Zhijin, a merchant alliance that can actively use mechanical bodies to knock on the door of unknown civilizations, it is not even in the food chain.

No force will have the idea of ​​being an enemy of it, Aizhijin will not let them have this idea, and they cannot give up the convenience brought by Aizhijin.

Such a behemoth has enough confidence to say this sentence.

No one knows Ai Zhijin better than Ai Zhijin.Anuta said calmly: "But Ai Zhijin does not start a war."

"I'm not implying a war. You should know the meaning of this sentence." Du Leiwen said: "We don't need to be afraid of a new civilization."

Anudha didn't debate this point with him, he went straight to the point: "There are two hundred more 'players' in the kingdom."

Du Lei listened quietly.

"You should have noticed that this kingdom does not rely on reproduction."

"So, less than 2000 people? No, the king only wants us to see a kingdom with less than 2000 people."

"This new civilization is starting slowly. The changes in the kingdom's land are so fast that it seems that the process of a civilization's start, development, and peak has been compressed into the time in days," Anuta: "At the beginning, his The people know nothing about the ether, but now?"

"His people have learned to perceive the ether." Anudha said: "They even have the ability to learn beyond our imagination."

"And now, they have a mentor who knows the ether best."

"Du Lei, this is an existence that will quickly evolve into a behemoth as long as you give them a little time." Anuta said softly: "Unless you start a war in the early stages of civilization and kill it at a stage that has not yet developed, otherwise , you wouldn't want to face such an enemy."

Du Lei repeated what he said just now: "Ai Zhijin does not start wars."

"Then, the conqueror of this world has appeared."

"Very high evaluation." Du Lei sighed: "I already understand your judgment on this civilization. Besides, is there anything else I need to know?"

"The demon made a choice." Anuta thought for two seconds: "The Arcane Academy is still neutral, but I don't doubt their final choice."

"The Arcane Academy doesn't like war, and they don't have any interest in conquering the world. What makes you think they will choose the kingdom?"

"Their geography. No ruler would allow a weapon of aether's level of destruction to exist in such close quarters."

"They have only two choices, either destroy or surrender."

Du Lei: "According to your description, the king is not a cruel conqueror. On the contrary, you describe him as a human king with many human virtues, restraint and tolerance."

"Because of this, the mages can't even realize that the choice of destruction has ever appeared."