Chapter 15: Test Evaluation
“This game is insane!”
“Fine, 4,999 for a reservation is one thing, but how is it that in an assessment test, every death costs 198 for resurrection? Was this game manufacturer a bandit before or what?”
“Confirmed! This game claims to have 100% virtual degree, that is definitely fake. Anyway, they are not going to let us enter the game. This game manufacturer just plans to sell this assessment test to make money.”
“That should not be the case. I heard that the Sword Saint Luo Wu Shang from Pilgrimage is playing it.”
“I also think this game must have something, otherwise Luo Wu Shang would not play it. But this game manufacturer is way too confident. It is just an assessment test, and failing once costs Where are they going to find that many suckers who are willing to pay for an assessment test that is not even really a game?”
“You guys are making a fuss over nothing. It is just an assessment test, why would you even need resurrection? Don’t you all pass it in one go? You are not telling me you can’t clear it once, are you?”
“Hahaha, finally it is my time to show my strength. I have specialized in game testing for thirty years. Brothers, see you in the game!”
“Who needs game boosting for the assessment? Not 198, just 98 is enough. If you need it, contact me directly!”
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With the announcement of High Martial Arts Descend being released, in less than twenty seconds, there were over a thousand comments below. They completely treated the game reviews as a game forum, talking about everything.
“What a bunch of bored people.”
Luo Wu Shang looked at the game reviews on her phone, then turned it off, her gaze shifting toward Zhang Qing Wei beside her.
“Qing Wei, High Martial Arts Descend really is a masterpiece. I can accept that the president and the others don’t believe me, but you don’t believe me either?”
“Of course I believe what our sister Luo says, and the president believes it too. Otherwise he would not have sent Zhao Hu to investigate High Martial Arts Descend in detail.”
In the elevator, Zhang Qing Wei, wearing a white shirt and a black short skirt, with black-framed glasses and long jet-black hair hanging down to her waist, carried an intellectual air with every movement. She checked the reviews of High Martial Arts Descend while replying with a smile.
“You have to understand, Zhao Hu has been in charge of those three new games. He shuttles between them every day, working nonstop, all to gain an advantage in those three new games. After all, in Pilgrimage, it is not only our guild that is looking for a new home.”
“I heard Zhao Hu say a few days ago that he saw many familiar faces in those three new games. Now that the president is willing to have Zhao Hu investigate High Martial Arts Descend, it already means he has made quite a significant decision.”
“There are familiar faces in all three new games?” After hearing this, even Luo Wu Shang’s usually indifferent face showed surprise. “Is the competition already that intense?”
Although Zhao Hu did not get along with her, as the Fist Saint of Pilgrimage and also a core senior official of Heavenly Might, for him to find those faces familiar, they were probably only those saint-level existences and the senior officials of those giant guilds.
“Of course. Otherwise, what did you think? Why would your temporary recommendation be taken straight into the review meeting by the president without a word?” Zhang Qing Wei looked at Luo Wu Shang and shook her head. “As for High Martial Arts Descend, I will find a way to arrange some newcomers still in training to assist you.”
“Qing Wei, you are not going to play?” Luo Wu Shang looked at Zhang Qing Wei with some anticipation.
Although Zhang Qing Wei was the president’s secretary, she had once been a companion Luo Wu Shang met in Pilgrimage, and Luo Wu Shang was very clear about how terrifying her strength and talent were.
If not for that car accident back then, which damaged her brain and affected her neural reactions, she might have become a saint three years ago, and would not have switched halfway to the guild’s daily management, focusing on being the president’s secretary.
“Me?” Zhang Qing Wei was stunned, and the phone in her hand trembled slightly.
After quite a while, Zhang Qing Wei let out a deep sigh. “I… better not. I am no longer suitable now.”
Virtual games are different from computer games from a few centuries ago, which required people to play in front of a computer screen, but in essence they are similar, except that various electronic signals are directly transmitted into the brain, allowing a more intuitive experience.
For example, disabled people, or those unable to move, can act freely in virtual games, making them far superior to screen-based games from centuries ago.
But for people whose brains have been damaged, these virtual games are not so kind.
Ever since the car accident, her neural reaction speed has greatly decreased. It is fine for ordinary games and does not affect daily life, but she is completely unable to keep up in high-intensity battles.
“No, no, no!” Luo Wu Shang shook her head and said very seriously, “High Martial Arts Descend is different. Although it is also a virtual game, its realism is truly something other virtual games cannot compare to.”
“I can control my in-game body almost the same as in reality. High Martial Arts Descend must be using some kind of new technology. Maybe it could even solve your problem, Qing Wei.”
“Using new technology?” Zhang Qing Wei could not help being moved, gripping her phone tighter.
Over these years, it would be a lie to say her sharp edges had been completely smoothed away. After all, she had started playing Pilgrimage precisely to compete with experts from all over the world.
She did not seek an unbreakable sword, only the sword that kills.
“Qing Wei, you really can give it a try,” Luo Wu Shang said with a smile. “Trying it will not cost you anything. If that new technology really can solve your problem, you will have earned big.”
“Alright, if I have time, I will try it.” Although Zhang Qing Wei was truly tempted, as the head steward of Heavenly Might Guild, she had far too many things to handle, so she could only spare some time to play.
……
The sky was clear and the breeze was gentle.
In a four-story villa courtyard in Tianya Pavilion High-end Residential Area, Zhao Hu, who was over two meters tall, glared fiercely at the trusted followers standing before him.
“What did you say? Mythical Paradise is about to make a move!” Zhao Hu’s expression was extremely grim.
Mythical Paradise.
One of the five giant guilds of Pilgrimage, and in terms of history, even more established than Heavenly Might. They had once shone brilliantly in several virtual wuxia masterpieces.
“Brother Zhao, it is still the early stage of the game. Mythical Paradise saw that we are focusing on three new games, so they mobilized a large number of experts to station themselves in the new game we favor the most, Tianlong Dynasty.”
“That’s right, Brother Zhao. Mythical Paradise is really shameless. They were just discussing the new games with the president, and now they are already moving against us. As soon as we got the news, we rushed over immediately.”
“Brother Zhao, right now our only option is to gather the experts from the other two new games. It would be best if several elders and vice presidents came as well. Only then might we be able to confront Mythical Paradise.”
Zhao Hu’s trusted followers spoke one after another, their expressions filled with anxiety.
Tianlong Dynasty was the new game they were most optimistic about. If Mythical Paradise swept them there now, it would be very difficult for them to catch up later in Tianlong Dynasty.
“I know. Go get ready. I will log on immediately.”
Zhao Hu waved his hand, annoyed, and went back inside. He lay down in the virtual game pod, took a few deep breaths, and then opened High Martial Arts Descend in the list of the latest games.
“Luo Wu Shang, if not for your stupidity, we could have passed the review today and had the guild fully commit to Tianlong Dynasty.”
“A game with 100% virtual degree? They really are lying without even trying to make it sound plausible.”
“Fine. Let me see just how hard this trash game can be.”
Without another word, Zhao Hu raised his hand and clicked on the Test Assessment of High Martial Arts Descend.
