Chapter 30: Flourishing
The game will not be submitted for review before its open beta.
But the game merchant should have a filing, right?
Not being able to find the game merchant’s information is quite baffling.
Han Tian was very surprised: “Are you sure?”
His friend’s tone was certain: “Of course I’m sure. There’s no filing information for the game merchant, and that website has problems too. We can’t find the server IP address, it doesn’t even show if it’s overseas. Even computer experts have tried to find it, but still can’t get the IP.”
Normally, when it comes to these things, the IP address would at least be listed as overseas, but this game doesn’t display the source of the address at all.
His friend’s tone was strange: “You guys aren’t playing some illegal game, are you?”
Han Tian: “…”
He struggled for a long time before managing to say: “I don’t know if it’s illegal or not, but according to you, this game definitely has issues. Its technology doesn’t seem to be from this era.”
His friend was taken aback: “What do you mean?”
Han Tian: “I told you before that this game is a holographic simulation. You didn’t believe me then, but I’m telling you now, it really is. When we put on VR glasses, it’s like we’ve traveled to another world. Sometimes when I’m in the game, I don’t even realize I’m playing.”
“Holy crap?” his friend exclaimed in shock: “That’s impossible! We don’t have that kind of technology now, virtual technology is just starting!”
Of course, he didn’t believe it.
But Han Tian wouldn’t lie about something like this.
His friend thought for a moment: “Could it be that you’ve accidentally stumbled upon some kind of portal to another world?”
Of course, he said this casually: “This game is so amazing, can I go up and take a look too?”
Han Tian: “No, there are no more quotas. This game not only binds your ID card but also has facial recognition. If you die once in the game, your account is directly banned, there’s no resurrection mechanism, and others can’t play your account. The game hasn’t enabled screenshot and video functions yet; we have to wait until we get enough points to redeem them at the end of the month, so I couldn’t prove it to you earlier.”
“……”
The other side was thinking.
After a while, his friend’s tone became increasingly ethereal: “If what you’re saying is true, this game will be targeted very soon.”
His friend only had some connections within the system but wasn’t an insider. If the authorities couldn’t find the game merchant’s filing, they were probably already investigating.
He had a wild thought: “Could it be that the US is up to some new scheme to harm Blue Star again?”
Han Tian: “Come on, if they had this technology, do you think they’d use it for a game?”
“That’s true… So how was this game made?”
But who knows that now?
Han Tian and his friend’s discussion ended without a resolution, but he had a vague idea forming in his mind.
In the group chat, Su Daqiang was still lamenting. Fortunately, Zhou Xiao logged off and told him, and his body was found.
【Zhou Nüzi】: Good news, you’re still alive, the system confirmed it. The bad news is your entire body has turned blue, you look like a Smurf now, and your appearance is a bit ugly.
【Su Daqiang】: What do you know! Doesn’t that make me the first person of color with a built-in skin in this game?
【Zhou Nüzi】: Hahahahahahahahaha!!
Han Tian was curious about Su Daqiang’s situation and logged in to take a look.
Su Daqiang’s ‘body’ had already been brought back.
Players gathered around, discussing Su Daqiang.
Even A Wu exclaimed: “I’ve been on Fei Que Mountain for so many years, and I’ve never seen anything like this from a junior disciple brother!”
Lying on the ground, ‘Su Daqiang’s’ normal skin had turned blue, a true blue skin.
When Han Tian saw it, the song ‘On the other side of the sea, on the other side of the mountain, there is a group of Smurfs…’ immediately popped into his head.
Su Daqiang’s body was unconscious, and he himself couldn’t log in, only showing an abnormal status.
The players also asked the System. After scanning for a long time, it found that although he was poisoned, the poison only seemed to have changed his skin color, and his soul connection was not affected.
He could still play, but it was estimated that he would have to wait for the poison to subside.
It replied to the players: 【Just an abnormal status, no death yet.】
Regarding his poisoning, this game has no replay system. Su Daqiang himself has to remember it. He ate a black grass and was bitten by a snake that suddenly appeared.
Chen Miaomiao brought back the black grass for research, but the snake that bit Su Daqiang had vanished without a trace.
Su Daqiang wanted to be the first person to taste a hundred herbs in this game, but he died before he could even start.
When the players saw that even cultivators could get poisoned, they immediately declared that things from the outside couldn’t be eaten randomly.
They all expressed their gratitude to the poisoned Su Daqiang for clearing a mine for them.
Su Daqiang in reality: “…”
A Wu also examined the black grass Su Daqiang ate. The grass looked very much like chives leaves in reality, but a black version.
No matter how you looked at it, it didn’t seem edible. It was unclear how Su Daqiang, lacking in common sense, ate it.
A Wu had been on Fei Que Mountain for so many years and had never seen where this black grass came from.
It wasn’t a Spirit Herb, yet it could poison a Cultivator like Su Daqiang to the point of changing his color.
He could only scratch his head and say: “Perhaps it’s related to the snake that bit the junior disciple brother. Now we can only wait for the junior disciple brother to wake up.”
Since that was the case, the players felt there was nothing more to worry about regarding Comrade Su Daqiang and began to busy themselves with their own tasks.
Three days later in game time, Su Daqiang, who had been diligently logging in, found that he could finally log in.
Upon logging in, he discovered that his body was not affected at all and he could even cultivate normally, filling him with immense relief.
As long as he wasn’t dead!
Then he discovered that his blue skin couldn’t be changed back.
No matter where he went, he was always covered in the most eye-catching blue skin.
This caused the players to burst into laughter, and the air was filled with a sense of joy.
Putting that aside, with the current goals in motion, the Longevity Sect began to undergo earth-shattering changes.
First, the cultivated Spiritual Fields occupied more than half of the mountain slope. Players began building their own houses next to A Wu, becoming increasingly proficient in their control of Spiritual Energy.
Combined with the basic carpentry skills learned from researching information in reality, a semblance of a Longevity Sect began to take shape.
There was a female player who particularly enjoyed building games and was a designer in reality.
The general layout of the houses was designed by her.
Players also built several large pillars on the only bluestone building below the stairs.
At least it looked like a Sect Plaza, even if the area was a bit small; it would expand in the future.
And they added railings along the cliff edge.
If someone accidentally fell off, players who hadn’t yet learned to fly with Spiritual Energy for extended periods would have a high chance of dying.
Fan Guozhou quickly brewed a batch of Fruit Wine. Although the wine wasn’t strong, its aroma was intoxicating.
A Wu took it down the mountain to sell, and it instantly opened up the market.
