Necromancer chopping down trees

Chapter 157 Public Beta Begins

In the Ryzen studio, everyone is ready, accounts have been created, and studio members including the boss Ryzen are waiting for the server to start on the character interface.

"I still lost a little bit after all. The public beta account level was reset, and the original set of equipment is useless."

"But Boss, the official news said that beta test players will receive a special commemorative item. Although it's just for appearance, it should be able to sell for a lot of money."

"Stock up on them. Once the game starts, the price of these out-of-print items will only go up. If you sell them now, you'll lose money."

"Oh, then those of us who didn't participate in the closed beta have no chance, right? I'm so envious, Brother Long."

The shooting game group of the studio is ready, and Xin Bo, the big sister, is also waiting for the server to open.

In order to create an account, Xin Bo got up two hours in advance to polish the character's appearance. Although the character image uses the player's own face, the details can be slightly adjusted.

"Xin, if you like, I can give you my props. They are just pretty decorations anyway."

"Okay, then I'll wait for you to come online and give it to me."

In order to give back to the beta testers for their support while not affecting the experience of the ordinary public beta testers, Wang Yue gave the beta testers a decorative crown of thorns as a gift.

This item can replace the appearance of the helmet. It imitates the equipment [Crown of the Queen of the Abyss] obtained by Fat Cat during the internal test. It does not have any attributes, but the thorn-shaped headband can be matched with any clothes and is deeply loved by women.

[The Heart of Nohr public beta begins countdown]

【10，9，8】

[Current queue number: 9999+]

"what?!"

"What the hell, I finally got a spot in the public beta test, but I still have to queue up."

"Give me back, Penguin, you black-hearted bastard!"

The free public beta qualification the day before had already caused dissatisfaction among some players, and most of the players who had been looking forward to entering the game early in the morning entered the so-called queue.

It wasn't long before social media was abuzz with messages lambasting Penguin.

Many people took leave and waited at home for the server to open. After waiting in line, there was no change in the numbers for about an hour. They were unable to enter the game, which wasted the opportunity to take leave. They could only vent their anger on the game company.

However, the problem lies with Wang Yue. The number of additional public beta test spots exceeded Penguin's expectations, so players could only be allowed to enter the game slowly by queuing.

After encountering special circumstances, Dolly has worked overtime to ask programmers to find solutions, but they can only alleviate the problem but cannot fundamentally solve the queuing problem.

So in the end, the official could only apologize and expedite the process to allow more players to enter the game.

In the Ryzen studio, thanks to the excellent network environment and everyone's advance preparation, each of them successfully entered the game and became the first group of players to appear in [Northern Woods].

This is the first time Xinbo has played this kind of game. The stubborn woman did not follow the advice of her boss and chose a seemingly evil wizard as her profession.

"You are obviously a sniper, why did you choose such a magical profession? Isn't hunter more suitable for you?"

"I just like it, but I need to change my taste occasionally."

Xin Bo was fiddling with the knife. She didn't rush to take on the task next to her, but found an open space to practice how to control it.

She learned to use the dagger like a butterfly knife, while controlling her limbs to do tumbles and jumps, and soon learned how to do difficult moves.

【Do you want to enter the operation tutorial? 】

【Yes】

"You guys go level up on your own. I'm used to practicing my skills alone."

"Take care of yourself. If you get into trouble, remember to let me know."

Ruilong led a large group of brothers to start efficient leveling tasks, and at the same time led other members of the shooting game group to fight to support themselves.

This group of people have all gone through the internal test, so operation is not a problem. Their goal is to increase their levels and seize monster resources as soon as possible.

"When I was little, I fantasized about casting magic, but I never expected that when I grew up, I would feel like I was casting a spell for the first time."

Xinbo took a fancy to a lone [Woodland Rabbit] and called out the wizard's first skill [Shadow Bullet].

【Please complete the symbols according to the prompts】

The finger draws symbols according to the prompts on the game interface, and the progress bar of the casting continues to grow.

After the spell is completed, a voice prompt will sound in your ears.

[Please read the spell name]

Xin Bo chuckled. The skill design was a bit childish, but she didn't mind.

"Shadow Bullet."

Black energy gathered in her hands, her mana was consumed, and a spherical attack shot from her palms towards the grazing hare, causing 8 points of damage after hitting it.

"It feels a bit troublesome to cast the spell. It would be better if it were simpler."

The hare jumped towards Xinbo, showing its half-meter-long legs, and was about to kick the woman in the forehead.

【Please try to attack the target with your weapon】

Dynamic vision and extraordinary reaction are the advantages of shooting players. Xinbo reacted and dodged the moment the rabbit jumped, leaning forward slightly, with the dagger ready to go.

"I should still listen to my boss. It's more important to choose a career that suits me."

[Damage received: 0 (Dodge)]

[Damage caused: 4 (weak point)]

The dagger cut through the hare's belly, and Xinbo easily killed the level 1 monster.

"How do you take the spoils? Just with your hands?"

【Try to touch the monster】

The rabbit's body was flashing, Xinbo retracted his weapon and touched the rabbit with his hand.

When he put his finger close to the light spot, the light spot shattered along Xin Bo's arm, and two more items appeared in the package, [Broken Rabbit Fur] and [Rabbit Skin Chest Protector].

"Brother Long seemed to have said that the probability of game equipment dropping is very low. It seems that I am still the lucky Xinbo today."

Xin Bo put on a white chest protector, and her [Novice Leather Armor] was replaced with a short leather armor, forcing her to reveal her abs.

【Operation tutorial completed】

[Unlocked: Smart Casting can be enabled]

[Unlocked: Smart attack can be enabled]

After completing the basic operations, if the player is not satisfied with such high-degree-of-freedom operations, he or she can completely leave the complex operations to the system.

For example, when casting a spell, you only need to click on the skill, and the spell reading will start automatically. The body's actions are controlled by the system during the reading period, and the player only needs to focus on the monster.

"The operation of attacking with weapons is quite to my liking. Let's try to kill a few more monsters."

Xinbo returned to the birth point and talked to [Woodland Guard Captain Cole] beside him to obtain the novice task, which was still to kill [Woodland Rabbits] and hand in the trophy rabbit fur.

But at this time, the players who appeared were already crowded.

With tens of thousands of players appearing on a map at the same time, there are definitely not enough monsters in one area to kill. If a leader-level target appears, the probability of the mission being stuck is extremely high.

"Block other players. I'm also going to start doing tasks quickly."

The game system provides a shielding function that only displays the player's name and does not display the models that cause congestion. This makes it easier for everyone to communicate with NPCs and for players to fight monsters.

(End of this chapter)