Chapter 69: Beta Test (Part Four)
Four days have passed in 《Erezaghe》, with hundreds of pyers roaming around Baator City, taking on various tasks and gathering various pointers.
For instance, how to haul bricks with the least effort, how to cut ers when building houses, how to climb trees to find a Tiefling girl’s cat, and even how to steal vegetables from the market without getting caught.
The impression 《Erezaghe》 gives pyers is—extremely free, extremely realistic.
You might get chased by the shop owner for stealing, legally killed by the homeowner for breaking into their house, or eveained by the Tiefling guard squad for drawing a mustache oatue iown square.
What surprises pyers even more is that real-world physical and chemical reas also ma in this world in magical forms—even an old civil engineer with the ID “Run with the Bucket” has mao bee the supervisor of Baator City’s walls, using his refined ting skills and a t refining teiques.
In four days, most pyers have reached Level 1, and so has Mantou.
《Erezaghe》 offers twelve basic career paths for pyers to choose from: Warrior, Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Monk, Padin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, and Wizard.
Each profession has its strengths and weaknesses, making it hard for many to decide.
After careful sideration, Mantou chose the Warrior css; he prefers the thrill of sword fights.
However, most pyers were forced offline due to the game pod’s 24-hour limit—except for a few hardcrinders who modified their game pods to stay far ahead of the rest.
“Phew, time flies way too fast.”
“I didn’t even notice four days go by.”
Mantou took off his game pod, feeling a bit of emptiness.
But there’s no time to dwell on that; he has to get trinding to release his video quickly.
“Ah, editing again… it’s driving me bald.”
Mantou rubbed his thinning hair at the back of his head and turned on his puter to start editing.
In Mantou’s opinion, after this beta test, 《Erezaghe》’s quality will undoubtedly take off, so he has to seize this ce to ride the first wave of traffid bee a trailbzer for the gaming unity.
Several hours ter, the video was finally uploaded.
《Mantou’s Pythrough: Erezaghe, a World That Feels Real》
Mantou is a fairly paming blogger with thousands of followers oform, and as soon as the video loaded, many clicked on it.
“Long-lost update!”
“Here early.”
“First!”
“With a title this hyped, did he get paid?”
“Hello, everyohis is Mantou. Today, I’m bringing you this game—《Erezaghe》.”
“I bet a lot of you haven’t heard of it, but you’ll soon find out. I discovered this gem of a game by d have been pying it tinuously for over 24 hours, still feeling great. If it weren’t for the time limit, I’d probably py for a year straight.”
“Alright, enough chit-chat. Let’s jump into the game.”
“Cssic talker intro.”
“Why say less if you say more?”
Even before the gamepy starts, the video already has plenty of ents, and by the character sele phase, there’s already edic gold, especially when his Charm is set at 9.
“Mantou’s charisma: level 9 swag”
“Haha, sorry, I ughed out loud.”
“Mantou: No divine physique? I AM divine physique!”
“This is hirious.”
“No wonder Mantou’s blind dates keep failing.”
And then there’s “Saint Light Guy” stripping for freedom only to suffer social death and “Drifting White Stripe” returning to the spawn point three times, getting spaed by NPCs, with the edic effect through the roof.
“Hahaha, justice at st for ‘Drifting Scum’!”
“Wow, are the AIs this advanced?”
“Kind of scary, holy.”
“Makes me want to dive in and py.”
Mantou’s experien Baator City, hauling bricks, gaining experience, and earning gold—plus getting chased by an ogre for rude remarks, nearly costing him his first death—then bees the focus.
“Run, keep running!”
“Ogre feasts on Mantou, cssic.”
“Feels like you’re pying as a sve, huh?”
“That’s it for today’s gamepy. I’ll take a short break, and tomorrow, I’ll tinue grinding in the world he. See you then.”
“I’ll be releasing my 《Mantou’s Erezaghe Adventures》 series, avaible on both the pyer forums and the ptform. Stay tuned.”
The video quickly stirred up the immersive gaming unity, hitting a million views and topping the day’s gaming trending list, drawing even more attention the》.
……
Cassius browsed the pyer forum, filled with all kinds of posts.
A beginner question:
“How e I ’t get any spells as a Level 1 wizard? It says I have to learn scrolls—what’s that about?”
“Looking for wild sorcerer builds. What if I actally burned my teammates?”
Team recruitment posts:
“Hunting the Orc Rebellion. Need a barbarian to tank.”
“Looking for a bard—I’m in the mood for some tunes.”
“Seeking pyers to hunt down the Owlbear. No wizards or wild sorcerers, please.”
And there was even a pint:
“A billion pyers demand justice! Stop unfairly targetie pyers by spaing them. I demand 1000 gold as pensation for this harassment.”
But most replies were mog, with ents like “Guess it’s still a good official team,” “Is ‘Drifting Scum’ finally humbled?” and “How about 1000 deaths for you?”
Cassius then stumbled upon a guide post.
“A Five-Minute Beginner’s Guide the》!”
The author’s name seemed familiar—Singo, also known as S-Css, or infamously as “Dog Sin,” a seasoned solo immersive gamer.
Not only was he highly skilled, but he also produced excellent guides, making him an unwavering bea for many solo beginner pyers.
In this guide, he primarily outlined mission pletiohods and optimal choices finners, emphasizing folden rules for pig missions:
“oney when there’s money, gear when there’s none.”
“Fa tribution? Not even worth a dog’s attention.”
Cassius narrowed his eyes, exhaling sulfur-sted heat.
“This won’t do.”
“If everyone just wants money, how will I profit without spending a dime? I’ll o put a stop to this trend!”
From a pyer’s perspective, Singo’s advice was indeed logical.
Unlike gold ear, which have i value and universal utility, Cassius’s fa tribution points are more like a credit currency issued by the fa.
tribution points have an i drawback—they trinsic value and only hold worth once circuted.
Pyers o be able to spend them, right?
If there’s nothing to buy, the tribution value plummets to zero, as pyers currently have no way to use these points.
Cassius, aiming to make a profit off the pyers, must let them believe that “fa tribution” has potential value, creating an expectation that it’s worth having.
With that thought, Cassius smirked.
“Polymorph!”
Shimmering speagic flickered as the t red dragon disappeared, repced by a noble-looking young man with bck hair, golden eyes, and a crimson robe.
“Time for a personal touch with the pyers…”
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