CHAPTER 44: 41 CHAPTER THIS IS NOT A GAME, IT’S ABOUT HEROES AND EPICS!

Zhu Zhengwei logged onto the internet.

Of course, it wasn’t his own built-in forum, but rather a popular domestic gaming forum, which seemed to be trending outside.

He found hundreds of posts inside, very niche, still fermenting within the community.

Don’t underestimate hundreds of posts; this is no simple feat.

He had never promoted it, and it’s still in internal testing, requiring players to strictly keep it confidential.

Though, most market beta tests demand players keep it confidential.

But who would really hold the players accountable?

Some shameless gaming companies even deliberately leak information, encouraging beta players to promote it to garner attention beforehand and create hype for the official release; it’s an unwritten rule by now.

"But I’m not that kind of flamboyant jerk! I genuinely want you to keep it confidential! Why are you guys still promoting it??" Zhu Zhengwei’s face turned slightly dark, even considering holding them accountable for leaking the game’s beta information.

But he couldn’t pursue it; he was just an illegal resident.

He had to be cautious, finding one server after another, mining dreams, building his own four-dimensional world, promoting his own world civilization.

He couldn’t afford another mishap like the "Peerless Manly" server incident.

At first glance, all those "leaking" were spontaneous game promoters.

Mostly girls, after all the game’s main audience was indeed girls.

But Zhu Zhengwei felt a little afraid precisely because there were so many girls; their combat power as players was formidable!

Of course, after he saw the posts from two "girls" beside him, he was completely unsure how many actual girls were playing this wallpaper game.

"Thankfully, they’re probably all guys dressed as girls."

He breathed a sigh of relief.

The two in the dorm already started posting.

Super Sweetheart Circle: "A few days ago, I already promoted this niche, beautiful masterpiece game ’The World’ to everyone and introduced the gameplay, the beautiful wallpaper scenery. Interested sisters can take a look. It’s truly super helpful for sleep; I suspect it uses the latest brainwave technology or some black tech. In short, I sleep soundly, and I’m much clearer-headed the next day."

"The main gameplay of this game is to enjoy the scenery and the story, the grandeur and vastness of historical trends, like a movie, following along like a drama, pioneering the human VR game genre!"

"The story plot is serialized in written form and turned into fanfiction; everyone can check it out."

"I personally think in the future, most unimpactful online dramas and TV shows might be directly hit by this serial VR movie game (lol)."

"As for videos and pictures? It’s well-known that a game in beta is not really allowed to leak. This game even has its own internal forum, and the player videos and dynamic wallpapers on this forum are super beautiful, but we can’t post them outside. I guess the forum will only connect with the external network when it’s officially released... If any sisters can squeeze into beta slots, you’ll be able to see them!"

...

Seriously, with the cuteness?

You two perverts!

Zhu Zhengwei squinted his eyes, watching the good deeds of the two dormmates.

It seemed they were trying hard to ensure he didn’t mess up and to earn the appreciation of this ’The World’ game company.

Despite Zhu Zhengwei secretly advising them to give up.

But they sneered in disdain, quite dissatisfied: "I think you just don’t want us to become hugely successful! Even if the game company doesn’t notice us, we still have a chance to ride the game’s immense popularity, make a fortune, and become famous video creators."

Zhu Zhengwei suddenly felt he couldn’t dissuade them.

You’re really going against me?

Alas, his two crazy roommates acting as spontaneous promoters, it’s genuinely bothersome!

Yet after sneakily checking their posts, he still felt confident, not flustered at all.

"Heh, no big deal!"

Zhu Zhengwei looked at the forum outside, "Game pictures and videos can’t get out, so the impact surely won’t be too big."

What was his wallpaper game selling?

The scenery!

The visuals!

"Besides, I came prepared."

He started plotting,

"Don’t most games take years to beta test? Fix a ton of bugs over a long time? Wait for a game license for years? I can continue beta testing, spreading on a small scale!"

He didn’t need to promote at all.

Because even if those playing the wallpaper game were few, it was enough for him to run it on servers.

After all, the expansion speed of his Mobile Dream Net would surely fall far behind the influx of game players!

And when the game became popular and famous, it would be more problematic; he didn’t need that many players, it simply wasn’t worth it.

You have to know in reality, countless online games in beta, not just his, were one of many, his was an ordinary "Minesweeper" game, scenic view game, can beta test turn famous?

No way.

He felt his expectations weren’t high.

Beta test for years, expand some more servers, and then take off directly.

In reality, what would the four-dimensional world become in three years?

Unimaginable!

"Hehehe, you two are like trying to stop a car with a mantis arm, do you really think you can stop my sly development? Just give me a little bit of time to grow, really just a little bit." Zhu Zhengwei thought to himself, no longer caring about their outside propaganda, as he came to the sink.

Pff!

His air shield formed a bowl, starting to catch water.

He washed his face, feeling quite pleased, having extraordinary power was indeed convenient.

But Zhu Zhengwei didn’t expect that the result would be much greater than he imagined.

Because these two guys, to some extent, were also Kings of Competition, who put a lot of effort into research and writing novels, they really had a skill!

...

At this time, Li Pang got off the bus after his part-time job, feeling exhausted all over.

These days have been really, really tiring.

Recently, he’s been sleeping poorly, working to earn money, trying to lose weight, preparing for the graduate school exam, buying his goddess a beloved women’s watch, and even feeling drowsy during meals at the cafeteria.

He wished he could split time into two parts for use.

Lately, the pressure has been immense.

By chance, he logged into a forum and saw a game recommendation post circulating in his friend circle, noting one of its keywords: sleep.

Helping insomniacs, clearly not something he needs.

He felt like lying down right now and he could fall asleep immediately!

But he immediately focused on another phrase: improves sleep quality, waking up refreshed and clear.

Oh?

This is good!

He was currently sleeping only four hours a day, but still waking up tired, feeling completely drained, obviously a sign of poor sleep quality.

The benefit of improving sleep quality really appealed to him.

This is clearly the threshold for being a high-quality man.

So he clicked on the post, starting to check out this game, and just by looking at the plot, he became completely engrossed, captivated by the storyline of the novel "In the World".

Within, the grand narrative, the life of Shiguang Emperor, the three stages of his life appearing in a tea house, and even the rooftop gamer’s perspective, just made one feel the grandeur of history.

Words are the most imaginative medium, enough for one to indulge in daydreams.

The more he read, unknowingly tears welled up in his eyes.

When he saw the three questions and answers of the gods, crafted so exquisitely, he couldn’t help but praise it even more, and at the final moment, as the novel described all the Immortal Herb players singing a lament for the Saint’s farewell.

His eyes suddenly welled up with tears as if he were singing the lament alongside those players, immediately filled with mixed emotions,

"This is a great hero!"

He remarked.

Looking at the comments, it was already a raging hit.

Everyone was discussing this novel’s plot, extremely excited and touched.

It made the entire forum seem like fans of this fan fiction, when it was supposed to be just a game, yet it appeared to be like a post in a novel forum.

"Wow, this story is truly wonderful!" someone replied online.

"Shiguang Emperor is a true hero, he obviously knew it was the saddest thing, yet he chose to die with dignity as a human... the most glorious sacrifice is the destiny of the Human Emperor!" someone else said.

Li Pang agreed deeply.

Especially the phrase of Shiguang Emperor’s lament to the gods, which resonated with him the most: [Mortals must accept their mediocrity, the strong must accept their death, is the saddest thing in this world.]

He was striving and working hard, refusing to accept his own mediocrity, and was exhausted up to now, relying on determination to keep himself from collapsing.

One popular comment made Li Pang’s heart tremble fiercely!

"I have to say, Shiguang Emperor lived as the hero in our hearts! His life was of an epic grandeur, even through words one could almost see amid the lone smoke of the desert, the three life-turning moments under the tea house, as if already seeing that solitary yet stubborn, mortal braving through countless smoke and blood, wielding a blade against the three Mythical Emperors, and at the twilight of life under the tea house, posed three questions and answers to the gods, his persistence, desolation, boldness, melancholy, and tragic grandeur."

This comment received a lot of likes.

Isn’t this much more compelling than those sappy soap operas??

This is the true blood of men!

Heroes and epics, this is human romance!!!

Li Pang sighed, finding himself quietly taking out a tissue, and seeing quite a few people in the comment section choking up as well.

"Just watching this serialized novel made me cry, Shiguang Emperor, don’t die, waaah waaah waaah! (crying.jpg)"

"I personally write novels, but I can’t achieve this level, the plot, dialogues, designed so skillfully, just reading the novel conveys a kind of shocking performance! I can’t help but wonder, is this really a novel? Is it a game plot? In my view, it’s seems like another world’s real historical events!"

Li Pang agreed as well.

Originally just looking for a sleep-inducing game, but this game named "In the World" had sunk deep into his heart, he also seemed to become a wild grass within it, a spectator of this world.

In this vast starry sky, who is not a spectator of history?

Human life, in the end, is nothing more than weak and short-lived dust.

This game, one could say is the first to touch him so deeply, the game production company was so conscientious, so admirable, it made him fall into it instantly,

"For this game, I’m determined to sleep."