Chapter 13: When Will the Players' Quality Ever Improve?

Chapter 13: When Will Player Etiquette Ever Improve?

[Shocking Sky V: Hello everyone, I am Shocking Sky. I believe most of you who play games have heard of me to some extent.]

[Today, I have discovered a new game, a game that is enough to change my life. I can even say that as long as "Starting with a Broken Sect" exists, I probably won't review any other games again. Because once you have played a game with a true holographic simulation degree of 99%, you will find that every game you played before was utterly bland.]

[Since this game currently doesn't allow screenshots or screen recording, I cannot post images to prove my claim. But it doesn't matter; this is currently just the first batch of non-deletion testing, and slots will be released again sooner or later.]

["Starting with a Broken Sect"—the only thing I can tell you is that this is a cultivation game, or rather, you can truly begin your second life in this game. If it weren't for the limitations of my own physical functions and the need to go to work, I believe the players playing alongside me would wish they never had to log off for the rest of their lives.]

[I don't know when the next batch of non-deletion testing slots will be distributed, but I wish you all good luck. I will be taking the first step into my cultivation life.]

Once Shocking Sky posted this, it caused quite a sensation in the gaming community.

For no other reason than the fact that he was indeed famous; he had millions of followers on Weibo, with at least tens of thousands being active followers who paid close attention to him.

His previous review posts had always been substantive.

But he had never posted anything this shocking.

The comments under his Weibo exploded instantly.

[Are you crazy?]

[You must have been hacked. I can't even believe these words were posted by a professional gaming reviewer. This is so cringey I'm literally curling my toes.]

[Holographic simulation? Do you even know what that concept means? If you said screen projection, I might believe you, but a game claiming to be holographic simulation?]

[Shocking Sky must have played too many games and gone insane. Can someone notify his family to rush him to the hospital for emergency treatment?]

[Hahahahaha, are there really this many idiots in your gaming circle? How dare you say something as brainless as "holographic simulation" HHHH]

...

The mockers, the onlookers, and the skeptics.

All were within Shocking Sky's expectations.

He remained calm. After all, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that the world's technology had become powerful enough to produce such a game.

Taking advantage of the remaining time, he called a friend with connections in the industry. "Please help me investigate: who is behind this game developer, Changsheng Sect?"

Technology this powerful, even transcending the era, was definitely not something an ordinary game developer could achieve.

But the country was already so strong now—would they really be willing to use this technology to develop a game first?

Shocking Sky fell into doubt.

At the same time, Chen Miaomiao pinched the bridge of her nose.

She began to consider how to explain this matter clearly to her supervisor.

Had she witnessed a true second world?

And her name wasn't fake; her real name was indeed Chen Miaomiao, a famously excellent student from the College of Agriculture.

She usually played games for leisure, mostly competitive mobile games. Playing "Broken Sect" this time was purely accidental, as she had been dragged there by her younger sister.

A while ago, her sister had given her a set of VR equipment. She had tried it once and never touched it again, finding those VR experiences too artificial.

Tonight, her sister was simply too bored and insisted on dragging her to see what this so-called holographic simulation game was all about.

She still remembered her sister saying before they entered the game: "It's just a gimmick to trick us into coming in, but cultivation-themed games are indeed rare in VR. Let's go in and take a look."

Then, after entering, both sisters fell silent.

Although Chen Miaomiao was an agriculture student, she knew very well that this was absolutely not something current technology could achieve.

But the fact was, this game had truly appeared.

Shocking Sky's adjectives were not wrong.

A cross-era game that could shock the entire world.

The substances that reacted exactly like reality—every single thing that appeared left Chen Miaomiao shocked and unable to forget.

So, how was she supposed to convince her supervisor to give her a period of leave so she could spend her time in this game?

Because according to Han Tian, there weren't many ways for a sect to make money in the early stages, and spiritual herbs were the only entry point for Changsheng Sect. If Chen Miaomiao proposed changes, then she would be the one everyone could rely on; the game needed her, and the Sect Leader needed her.

Most importantly, the three-hour talent window made her not want to sleep at all tonight; she wanted to stay up late just to log in and check.

There was truth to the saying that "pleasure can sap one's will."

An excellent student like Chen Miaomiao now had nothing but "Broken Sect" on her mind.

Outside, the gaming community was in an uproar, but since no screenshots had leaked, everyone still thought it was just bragging.

Players like Wu Dahu didn't feel that kind of pressure.

An hour and a half had passed!

He could log in now.

This damn game actually calculated the hour and a half based on Blue Star time; they had literally waited a full hour and a half!

He had never felt this restless while playing a game. Even though it was already midnight, who wanted to sleep?

Staying up late was the nature of a player. Although Wu Dahu had to work tomorrow, he was determined to log in today to test his spiritual root talent!

As soon as he logged in, his eyes lit up.

[You have successfully opened your spiritual root. Please find the Sect Leader to receive your introductory cultivation manual.]

Wu Dahu's spirit surged.

He actually felt a noticeable change. Compared to when he logged in over an hour ago, he could clearly feel that his vision had improved. With every breath, he could faintly feel a flow of gas within his body, and he felt as if he could control it. The feeling was incredibly natural, as if he had been born with it.

It was also dark in the Yunzhou Continent, but the Changsheng Sect had streetlamps.

Anyway, Song Jiu was too poor to use spirit stones as lamps.

Actually, even without lanterns, the moonlight was as white as light, and the stars twinkled in the sky, casting a glow over everything.

It was night, yet one could faintly see the clouds and mist.

How extraordinary.

Wu Dahu hadn't seen such beautiful scenery in a long time.

Looking closely, he could even faintly see thumb-sized insects flying around under the moonlight; he could even roughly see the arc of their wingbeats.

He remembered that when he was a child, he could still see the stars at night.

"So beautiful..."

Wu Dahu murmured. For no other reason than the fact that the game's scenery was so beautiful it provided a moment of peace.

Not to mention the spiritual energy visible everywhere. Wu Dahu had never felt his brain as clear as it was at this moment; even the pain of having to work tomorrow seemed to fade significantly.

Just as Wu Dahu was enjoying this moment of tranquility...

"Holy crap! I've opened my spiritual root! I can cultivate! Hahahahaha!"

Wu Dahu: "..."

When will player etiquette ever improve?