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Chapter 66: Beta Test (Part One)

  Chapter 66: Beta Test (Part One)

  [Beta testing is about to begirieving data…]

  [Data retrieval plete. Beta duration: 365 days]

  [tdown to beta test start: 3 days]

  "The beta test."

  "It’s finally here."

  Cassius looked at the information on his s, exhaling a plume of fme in anticipation.

  He vaguely remembered there was a beta event in his past life, though he wasn’t sure of the exact timing since he hadn’t been among the lucky oo receive a beta at.

  Besides, 《Erezaghe》 ractically unknown at the start, with no ercial advertising whatsoever. The official site merely posted a purchase link fame pods. The game’s popurity came ter, thanks to its exceptional quality, eventually going viral worldwide.

  This beta version was also known as 【Fallen Star ins】, with only a thousand pyer slots. Pyers would spawn iiefling refugee camp without any main storyline, free to choose a fa—be it aiding the Tieflings, joining La, or venturing to other northern nations.

  The beta’s finale was marked by pyers unc Duke Brad’s schemes, leading the Tieflings back to Northwind Fortress under Medrosh’s leadership.

  This was also why Cassius chose to shelter the Tieflings.

  Medrosh, to Cassius, was a plete pragmatist, someone who suited his tastes. After the pyers arrived in the previous timeline, Medrosh quickly reized their formidable potential and used it to bolster his own power, opposing the then-powerful La family.

  However, Cassius remembered clearly that just months after this beta phase ended, 《Erezaghe》 unched feneral release, not adhering to the time frame indicated on his NPC s.

  “Time flows differently in Erezaghe than oh.”

  "Only when pyers enter do the two worlds synd Erezaghe time progresses four times faster than oh."

  "When pyers returned after the first major update, over a decade had passed in Erezaghe."

  Cassius mused to himself.

  But this worked out well enough; he didn’t want to sleep as a dragon for decades only to wake up and find the pyers fully geared and ready for a dragon hunt. That would be humiliating.

  [Data retrieval plete.]

  [Unlog pyer iioe.]

  Evidently, this was the tempte for iing with pyers. While the pyers hadn’t arrived yet and the feature wasn’t active, Cassius would be able to assigs, sell items, teach skills, grant csses, and even adjust his rapport with pyers.

  Cassius had experiehis firsthand.

  In his past life, dealing with the NPCs’ mood swings was standard—one wrong word could wipe out rapport, turning friendly NPCs hostile in an instant.

  [Unlog fa aligempte.]

  [Unlog pyer forum.]

  “Is this thing accessible to me too?”

  Cassius was somewhat surprised; the pyer forum had been a hub for eai and discussion in his past life.

  While waiting to respawn, pyers would chat on the forums, saying things like, “Getting crushed by a rock isn’t really dying,” or “I didn’t get one-shot; I was tanking,” as well as serious discussions on css builds and gear.

  In the forum, you could either ugh at posts or put yourself in the spotlight. Some even posted geworthy decrations of love, drawing waves of mockery.

  Cassius clicked into the forum, finding it pletely empty.

  "It’ll be active ohe pyers arrive, I suppose."

  "But before then, I o talk with my followers."

  With that in mind, the red dragon stepped out of the cave, ready to instruct his followers i of handling pyers.

  The core approach was “eh rewards, threaten with force.”

  Otherwise known as the “carrot and stick” tactic.

  As for “reasoning with them or appealing to their emotions”?

  That was out of the question. It would only provoke some pyers’ rebellious attitudes.

  When pyers first arrive, it’s bound to create a fair amount of discord; Cassius khese unruly individuals all too well. After all, he’d once been one himself, causing trouble left and right and maxing out everyone’s hostility without even realizing it.

  And afterward, he’d feign innoce, posting on the forum, “I didn’t do anything, why is the whole town after me?” It was infuriating.

  [Username: I Eat a Mantou]

  “Mantou” was a game tent creator whose videos primarily featured live gamepy of new games.

  He was a semi-wealthy guy with little to worry about, with over a dozen of the test gaming pods at home. His daily job was to scour the i for new games to try—whether *My Virtual Girlfriend*, *Lollum*, *Kong vs. Qin Shihuang*, or *Junkyard Simutor*.

  He didn’t care much about game quality; as long as it garnered views, it was worth it.

  "Ah, the materialistic age."

  In this era of fully immersive gaming, itles were stantly emerging, but Mantou was starting to feel a bit digitally impotent.

  Even with an iive beauty right before him, he felt nothing, uo recapture the thrill of his younger days.

  Then, by ce, he came across a promotional video—or rather, gamepy footage—of 《Erezaghe》, featuring ra entary, just a vivid world of swords and sorcery: “Dragons s through the skies, knights raising their swords high.”

  This reminded Mantou of why he pyed games in the first pce—fantasy.

  Who wouldn’t want to be the hero who saves the world?

  So he pced an order without hesitation, happily g a neod with a banow reading -8000.

  “What? No character ization?”

  “It’s a facial s system? That’s going to turn off a lot of character design fans.”

  “And maybe some pyers who enjoy role-pying opposite genders… uh, don’t ask me how I know.”

  In this age of fully immersive games, oionships were a deep pool.

  A, voice, appearanone could determine gender anymore. Mantou khis from a past, rather embarrassing online romant.

  “Si’s a face-s game, I guess my ic being is out.”

  [eg to neural work]

  [Sing your body data]

  [strug your character]

  [Character stru plete.]

  【Mas】

  (andard human attributes are 10)

  Strength—10

  Dexterity—10

  stitution—11

  Intelligence—12

  Wisdom—10

  Charisma—9

  “Well, thanks for aowledging my intelligence.”

  “But why is my charisma only 9—?”

  In the game pod, Mantou found himself once again shedding bitter tears, recalling an instance of being ghosted after revealing his appearan an oionship. Perhaps it wasn’t the game pod’s fault after all.

  “There goes the immersion.”

  Mantou sighed as he kept up his usual gripes.

  [firming starting location…firmed!]

  [Beta start location, coordinates 17834.4524.455, Baator City.]

  [Preparing for arrival]

  [Wele the!]

  At st, the pyers had entered, inspired by a legendary creator.

  FAL

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