Chapter 6: Main Quest Stage One Complete
Not everyone logged into the game immediately.
After all, for 50 Players, aside from those with nothing better to do like Zhou Xiao, others wouldn’t be so keen on a ‘low-quality’ game that was about to launch without a wipe.
The situation felt wrong after Wu Dahu called out to the Reviewer in the game group.
No matter how the other Players inquired, he stopped replying.
At this moment, he was clearly engrossed in playing the game.
The Reviewer was out eating when Wu Dahu’s message arrived, just as he had sat down for a meal of delicacies with a friend.
His heart skipped a beat.
But no matter how many private messages he sent, Wu Dahu didn’t reply.
The Reviewer felt an itch in his backside at that moment.
He couldn’t sit still.
It wasn’t until he shamelessly approached the Big Shot 【 Jing Baotian 】 in the group and privately messaged him to ask about the game.
But the Big Shot didn’t reply either.
He then asked the equally familiar Player, the little woman Li Ba Shan Xi Qi Gai Shi Shi, with whom he usually chatted and joked around in the group, but not a single person replied to him now.
Could they be engrossed in the game?
No matter how fun the game was, it was still just a game. The Reviewer felt that even if he couldn’t play, it wouldn’t be a huge regret, so why was Wu Dahu speaking so seriously…
And the people in the group were all teasing them, asking if they had accepted advertisements from the game.
【 Philanthropist: They must have accepted ads, otherwise why would they be so eager to get into the game? 】
【 Lao Dao Feisheng La: Others might be, but why isn’t the Big Shot Jing Baotian replying either? 】
【 The Sun Shines on Your Dark Heart: I looked at this website, and I really don’t see anything special about this game… 】
【 Lao Dao Feisheng La: @Tiao De Gao Niao De Yuan, didn’t you also pre-register? Have you logged into the game yet? 】
【 Tiao De Gao Niao De Yuan: No, I’m planning to go take a look. 】
【 Ying Feng Luo Ben: Brothers, holy crap, holy crap, this game is definitely making world history!!!! I love the little woman to death!! Goodbye, I’m going to play the game!!! 】
A new message that popped up startled everyone in the group.
Ying Feng Luo Ben, who was also one of the pre-registered Players, went silent after sending this message.
【 Lao Dao Feisheng La: @Tiao De Gao Niao De Yuan, damn it, give me some reaction after you get in. Why is everyone who enters the game not reacting? 】
【 Tiao De Gao Niao De Yuan: Okay. 】
Ten minutes later, he was still silent.
One by one, the pre-registered Players logged into the game and disappeared. Even if the game was fun, it was too terrifying.
Their curiosity was piqued.
Moreover, with the test channel closing in 20 minutes, the Reviewer saw that the people he had privately messaged hadn’t replied, and he truly couldn’t sit still.
He stood up abruptly: “No, I have to go home.”
His friend’s eyes widened: “Are you kidding me? I’m rarely generous enough to treat you, and you’re leaving without eating?”
Reviewer: “I don’t know what’s going on, but I’m really anxious. I pre-registered for a game, and the login portal is about to close. They told me to get into the game half an hour ago, and I’m not feeling at ease. I want to go back quickly.”
His friend spat: “I think you’ve gone mad over this game. What kind of broken game is worth you getting so excited? It’s just a test game, are you crazy?”
“I really need to go back. I’ll eat with you next time! This meal is on me, and I’ll split the cost of the dishes you ordered with you.”
“You, you, you, you—”
His friend was very angry, but the Reviewer had already left without looking back.
With 20 minutes left, he didn’t know if he could make it home even by taxi, so he might as well run!
Fortunately, they weren’t far from home!
The Reviewer wasn’t the only one in a hurry. After all, he was eating, while some people who had pre-registered didn’t take it seriously and went out for a walk as usual.
Song Jiulai was also very anxious.
“If the 50 Players don’t meet the standard, will the task be considered incomplete?”
The System said coolly: “Yes.”
Song Jiulai angrily slapped her thigh: “Why are some people not cherishing my quotas? If they don’t come, I’ll blacklist their IDs and ban them from playing forever!”
This was a matter of great importance for the Sect’s first main quest to be completed, affecting not only her but also the Players.
Song Jiulai: “I should have released more quotas if I had known.”
System: “But what if everyone came? Wouldn’t you exceed the limit? The first batch of quotas can only be for 50 people.”
“…”
This wouldn’t work, and that wouldn’t work either.
And the Players who entered after Zhou Xiao had almost gone mad.
How could they have ever seen such a highly simulated game?
It completely refreshed their worldview.
They were almost jumping up and down, unable to contain their excitement.
Players always played games without restraint. Someone wanted to go and vandalize public property, but as soon as they kicked it, the System prompted 【 Warning: Vandalizing Sect property once, account will be banned after three offenses 】.
Some people also saw A Wu and weren’t honest. Seeing how young he looked, they unceremoniously tried to pinch his face to verify its realism.
This time, there was no warning.
A Wu raised his hand, and the Player who tried to pinch his face was thrown into a nearby pit by a strange force, landing with a “thud.”
All the soil was burying his face, and the feeling of suffocation was very obvious.
【 System: You have received one warning from Senior Disciple Brother A Wu! 】
Now, everyone behaved.
They were shocked by A Wu’s magical methods, their eyes shining with fanaticism.
This, was this truly the method of Cultivation?
Hadn’t everyone dreamed of having superpowers or being able to Cultivate before?
Now that it had become a reality, they instantly felt that their lives had a purpose!
Some people grumbled: “Isn’t this a game? If you don’t let people play freely, what kind of game is it?”
Another person incited: “Well said, then why don’t you stand up and seek justice for him!”
The grumbling person fell silent.
It was a joke; everyone knew what kind of rules applied to what kind of game.
Just based on this almost 100% realistic simulation, if they were kicked out, they would regret it for the rest of their lives!
A Wu’s face was stern and very unhappy. No wonder the Sect Master said that the Junior Disciple Brothers and Sisters recruited might be a bit restless, and he should discipline them if necessary.
He had felt embarrassed before, but now A Wu felt that discipline was indeed necessary.
A Wu felt he had a very good temper. They were still members of the Sect. If these Junior Disciples were to provoke other Cultivators outside the Longevity Sect, a ball of fire would fly over and turn them into nothingness.
Of course, perhaps Song Jiulai’s prayers had worked, and Han Tian, in the last ten minutes, personally reminded the remaining Players who hadn’t logged in before logging off. Just in the nick of time, the last Player, the Reviewer, logged into the game, panting.
All 50 pre-registered Players had arrived.
And to Song Jiulai’s ears, the System’s mechanical prompt at this moment was like heavenly music.
【 Ding: Congratulations to the Host for meeting the condition of recruiting fifty Players for the Sect. The Sect’s beginner gift pack will be distributed shortly. 】
【 Ding: Gift pack contents: fifty Spiritual Root-opening Inner Elixirs, fifty basic Soul Cultivation Method books for the Qi Refining Stage. 】
【 Ding: The Longevity Sect has reached initial scale. The next task will be issued after fifty disciples stabilize in the early Qi Refining Stage. Please continue to work hard, Host! 】
