Necromancer chopping down trees

Chapter 2: Insider Test
Penguin Company has always been vigorous and resolute in its work. With the reputation of a gold medal producer and the involvement of investor "Fat Cat", it successfully organized an internal test in just ten minutes.

There were six people participating in this test, including three technicians and three special guests who joined the test out of "curiosity". Fat Cat was also one of the special guests.

[Six test players are online]

A system prompt popped up and Wang Yue, who had been lying down to rest, sat up.

"The test has started. Let me see where you are."

Wang Yue quickly locked onto her friend’s account, whose nickname was “Fat Cat”.

"Request a video call."

There is a video call function in the game, which allows players to share their vision as long as the other party agrees, which is conducive to exchanging information between players.

The request has been sent and Wang Yue continues to wait.

In another map, a fat cat in leather clothes sits in a church, waiting quietly, with colorful lights shining through the glass onto the wooden floor.

"too slow."

The girl was playing with her fingers out of boredom, tapping her feet on the ground alternately. The only sound in the empty church was the sound of her kicking the floor.

[Received a video connection request from Wang Yue, do you accept it? ]

"Of course I accept. How do I control this game? I should just click this button."

The fat cat clicked to confirm, and a little red devil appeared in front of her, which was Wang Yue’s game image.

Only the fat cat can see this little devil, and other players cannot know who she is video chatting with.

"I didn't expect you to finish the test so quickly. Thank you."

The voice of the little devil is Wang Yue's own, and this thank you is full of sincerity.

Fat Cat waved her hand. After all, they were good friends for many years, so she was willing to help.

"I haven't contacted you these past few days. I thought you died suddenly from working overtime."

Wang Yue chuckled and didn't take the joke seriously.

He glanced around. This was the [Northern Church] area, which was the map where the player was born.

"I have some...complex problems. I will tell you the details later. Let's talk about this test first. The results of this test are very important to me."

The test has begun, but Wang Yue observed something abnormal.

As an investor of Penguin Company, Fat Cat stayed in the church alone without any company employees accompanying him.

The investors of Penguin Company include not only Fat Cat's family, but also some younger generations from large families who are in charge of this game company. Wang Yue knows all these people, so it is probably not because Fat Cat is alone.

In Fat Cat's family, her half-sister has a greater say in the company.

"Your sister has always been interested in this kind of open world game. She must be one of the six testers, right?"

Looking back on the time when she was making this game, Wang Yue suffered a lot of trouble from Fat Cat Sister.

The young lady was always nitpicking and often asked Wang Yue to modify functions according to her own ideas. Later, the game was shelved because the young lady had too many demands and a lot of work could not be completed in time.

"So what?"

When mentioning his sister, Fat Cat's expression turned a little ugly.

The girl was simple-minded and couldn't hide her thoughts. The obvious change in her expression further confirmed Wang Yue's guess.

"Huh, you guessed it. She and her fiancé are both in the game, in addition to two testers, there is also a man I don't know."

It was precisely because of his bad relationship with his sister that Fat Cat hid in an empty church after entering the game, so that he wouldn’t feel upset if his sister wasn’t around.

Wang Yue's mention of this matter gave Fat Cat an outlet for her to vent, and she started scolding the little devil.

"How come your game doesn't even have a beginner's guide? Also, why isn't there a single NPC in such a beautiful church? Are you being lazy again?"

Wang Yue patiently explained that the game is not perfect yet and many additional features are yet to be developed.

"The testing phase is different from the official game. I will add the requirements you mentioned later. It doesn't matter if I don't have them now. Let me guide you to play."

The little devil turned around and grinned at the fat cat. As the producer, Wang Yue was the best guide for novices.

He knew that his friend had taken up a test spot to help him, even though it meant meeting her annoying sister.

"Many people will play this game in the future. By then, you will definitely be better than your sister."

"Then it's a deal. You have to make me the best player."

The girl responded with a smile, revealing her two fangs, which was very cute.

The comforted fat cat stood up from the chair, and the light shone through the stained glass of the church, shining colorfully on her dagger.

"I'll teach you how to operate it, and then we'll go out and practice by beating monsters."

Under Wang Yue's guidance, Fat Cat learned more details about the game operations. She practiced on the air in the church and soon became familiar with the attack operations.

The basic preparations were ready, and Fat Cat finally walked out of the church, but she didn't expect to meet the person she least wanted to see as soon as she went out.

"Finally figured it out? Don't forget that you are at work now, and you can't mess around."

The woman holding a wooden cane stood alone under the tree. She was a head taller than the fat cat and had a slimmer figure. Although her facial features were similar, her face looked more ferocious.

She is Fat Cat’s half-sister, and from her tone, it can be seen that her personality is not good.

"Dolly, take care of yourself."

The fat cat rolled his eyes at her, then turned and walked away.

Seeing the fat cat's attitude, Dolly, who was waiting there, raised her wooden staff, and flames gathered above her weapon.

[Warning: Flame Arrow]

The fat cat saw the prompt in the interface, but was unable to respond for a while.

"It's a skill prompt. She's aiming at you."

At Wang Yue's reminder, Fat Cat immediately drew out his dagger and turned around to meet the enemy.

Small flames of blazing energy flew towards her, and the center of the energy was already golden due to the extremely high temperature.

"Don't be afraid. This distance is beyond the effective attack range."

Wang Yue told her not to get close, and the fat cat stared with wide eyes as the [Flame Arrow] got closer and closer.

When the attack reached a distance of 30 meters, the small flame lost its power and fell downwards, finally only igniting a few blades of grass.

The fat cat glanced at the burnt grass beneath his feet, then looked toward Dolly who was walking toward him.

"Do you want to fight her? You are an assassin and she is a mage. You will have a big advantage in a fight. I will also support you secretly."

Wang Yue can give Fat Cat battle tips at any time through video calls. Even though Dolly seems to be very familiar with the game, with him as the producer by her side, Fat Cat’s chances of winning in a one-on-one fight are definitely very high.

Fat Cat slowly raised the dagger, hesitated for a moment, and put it back to his waist.

"I have to defeat her with my own strength, otherwise it won't count even if I win."

Seeing the fat cat retract his weapon, Wang Yue stopped asking questions.

Dolly walked towards the fat cat without any hostility. She put the stick back behind her, with an unpredictable smile on her face.

"Is that how you talk to your sister? I just have something I want to talk to you about."

Fat Cat felt uncomfortable watching Dolly getting closer and closer to him.

Fat cat has few friends and is introverted. When he meets a strong person, the first thing he thinks of is to dodge.

In real life, the two of them seldom interact with each other, and even at family dinners they are just acquaintances.

"You and her look alike, but your personalities are totally different. You are the children of the same father."

Wang Yue, who is a otaku, understands the difficulty of communicating with others. He tries to ease Fat Cat's nervousness with jokes.

"I don't look like her."

The fat cat pouted and muttered, and the diversion made her relax a little.

Although Dolly couldn't hear the sound, she saw the fat cat's mouth moving.

"You're not saying bad things about me, are you?"

The fat cat looked at Dolly with wide eyes, and Dolly could see that the fat cat was different today.

She kept a safe distance of five meters from the fat cat and looked at her sister with a scrutinizing eye, but didn't see anything wrong.

"Why do you feel that she has become more confident?"

Dolly hadn't come to a conclusion, and Fat Cat had lost his patience.

"Ask whatever you want to ask!"

Being stared at made the fat cat very uncomfortable. At this moment, she was like a Chihuahua. Although she was small in size, her expression was fierce.

Dolly just frowned, not caring about her sister's expression.

"You have a good relationship with the producer Wang Yue. Do you know what he has been doing these days?"

Wang Yue, who was originally watching melons, suddenly heard his own name. Only then did he remember that he had many unanswered emails.

"I haven't been able to contact her recently. Maybe he's too tired from working overtime and is looking for a place to take a vacation?"

The fat cat pretended not to know. She lowered her head and hid the expression on her face.

"What a casual man. I had planned to invite him to participate in an interview with the gaming media, but he didn't answer the phone or reply to the email."

Dolly complained a few words and then stopped, stroking her chin and looking troubled.

"If you can get in touch with him, remember to tell him that we are very busy with operations here. If he is willing to help, I can give him an extra bonus in my personal name."

"bonus!"

If Wang Yue hadn't been unable to return to reality, she would have contacted this young lady immediately.

Fat Cat heard Wang Yue's surprised tone, which made her very unhappy, causing her tone to suddenly become cold.

"I will tell him word for word in person."

Fat Cat enunciated each word clearly, deliberately speaking to Wang Yue to express her dissatisfaction.

Seeing that Fat Cat had no more information about Wang Yue, Dolly just gave some instructions on the basic operations of the game and turned away.

Looking at Dolly's leaving back, Fat Cat could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"I can't believe I actually talked to her face to face for so long."

"Thank you for your hard work. I know you have been persisting for me."

"Don't be narcissistic, take me to fight monsters."

Without his annoying sister, Fat Cat felt a lot lighter.

Wang Yue continued to point the way, and he asked the fat cat to go towards the woods.

Walking into the grove, you will see [Woodland Rabbits] scattered on the forest floor, all of which are Level 1 yellow monsters.

"These monsters won't attack you actively, so try to kill one first."

"I don't want it. The rabbit is so cute, I can't bear to do it."

The fat cat retracted his weapon and approached a harmless rabbit.

In the game, monsters have fixed ways of moving.

The movement route of each rabbit has already been set, and they will actively eat grass and drink water at the designated time. Coupled with their realistic appearance, they look like real rabbits.

"Don't be fooled by their appearance. They are very ugly. If you don't believe me, try stabbing them."

"I won't be fooled by you."

The fat cat didn't believe what Wang Yue said at all. She squatted down and stretched out her hands towards a rabbit. She used both hands to pinch the rabbit's ears.

But unfortunately, this small action successfully passed the damage assessment.

[Damage caused: 1]

"Ah! I didn't mean to do that."

"Back off first."

A damage prompt suddenly popped up, and the monster's yellow health bar instantly turned red.

The white rabbit showed its red teeth, jumped up towards the fat cat and kicked out its rabbit feet.

This was the first time the fat cat saw the rabbit's long legs. The body of the Woodland Hare was only the size of two fists, but its legs were as long as its arms.

"Whoa!"

The fat cat fell backwards to the ground without reacting in time, and was kicked in the forehead by the rabbit.

[Damage received: 1]

After the damage prompt box popped up, the fat cat finally reacted. She took out a dagger and stabbed in the direction where the rabbit was falling.

"Poke its tail, that's the rabbit's weak spot."

There is a small ball of fur behind the rabbit. Ordinary people would never think that the weakness is in such a cute place.

Wang Yue had thought of this when he was making the [Woodland Rabbit]. He estimated that only players with a bad taste could discover the rabbit's weakness in the first place.

"Wang Yue, you have really special taste."

At the same time as the rabbit fell to the ground, the fat cat stabbed the rabbit's tail with her dagger.

Although the girl didn't use too much force because she was afraid, the tip of the dagger touched the furry tail and successfully triggered the weakness judgment.

[Damage caused: 4 (weak point)]

Seeing the rabbit's health bar drop by half in an instant, the fat cat felt that he had achieved great revenge.

A kick on the forehead wouldn't hurt her much, but being humiliated by a rabbit was certainly humiliating.

"Pursue the victory, don't just stand there in a daze."

"Oh, then I'll just stab a few times."

The injured rabbit turned towards the fat cat, baring its teeth and standing still in a threatening manner.

All monsters' attacks have an attack interval. Because we are still in the Novice Village, the attack intervals of low-level monsters will be very long, specially to take care of users who are not familiar with the holographic combat mode.

"Hey hoo, hey hoo, hey hoo."

Seeing that the other party did not resist, the fat cat stabbed the rabbit three times in the abdomen.

When the [Novice Dagger] enters the monster's body, the part of the dagger that is immersed will disappear. After it is pulled out, the dagger will recover and the part that is stabbed will not be stained with blood. As long as the durability of the weapon is sufficient, it can be used continuously.

Three blows ended the rabbit's life, and the target fell stiffly to the side.

"Congratulations on your first win."

"It's too easy. It's a piece of cake for me."

Except for the first attack which made Fat Cat panic, the rest of the fight was just hitting wooden stakes.

Putting aside the rabbit's cute appearance, level 1 monsters are indeed opponents that can be defeated with hands.

"Is this my trophy? It's too shabby."

The fat cat picked up the [broken rabbit hair] on the ground with a look of disgust.

"I've never had a rabbit before, but I didn't expect it to be completely different from the photo."

"This incident tells us not to be deceived by appearances."

The fat cat no longer had any sympathy for the cute creature, as she raised her dagger and walked towards the next rabbit, stabbing the unsuspecting [Woodland Hare].

Hitting the tail with a dagger, she dodged to the side while attacking, leaping and counterattacking the rabbit, but her kick missed, and it fell to the ground motionless.

"I didn't teach you to dodge, how did you learn it?"

"I am a self-taught genius."

After the attack failed, the rabbit entered standby mode again.

The fat cat went behind the rabbit, aimed at its tail, and killed it with two cuts.

After repeatedly killing several rabbits, she harvested a bunch of [Broken Rabbit Fur] and her level was raised to 2.

"Wang Yue, are you still there?"

"I'm here."

Wang Yue had been by the fat cat's side. He watched helplessly as the last few rabbits died in an ugly way and were ruthlessly cut into pieces.

Watching the fat cat killing more and more smoothly, Wang Yue suspected that some of her nature had awakened and could only remain silent.

"Remember to save the rabbit fur. They are important quest items."

"It's too easy. Find me a tough opponent."

"Since you are so capable, I can now tell you the hidden quest in the Novice Village."

Seeing that Fat Cat was already familiar with the battle, Wang Yue felt it was time for her to get some rewards.

But before that, he needed Fat Cat to make final preparations.

"Hidden mission, take me to see it."

"Don't worry. I saw a golden light flashing on your body just now. It should be an upgrade, right?"

Fat Cat nodded, and the upgrade prompt flashed on the game interface.

Under Wang Yue's guidance, she clicked on her own attribute introduction.

【Fat Cat·Privileged Account】

【Level: 2】

[Race: Human]

[Health volume: 20]

[Attack power: 3]

[Defense: 1]

[Average attribute: 2]

[Occupation: Assassin]

[Secondary Occupation: Empty]

[Skill: Stealth]

[Items: Novice Dagger, Novice Leather Armor, Broken Rabbit Fur]

"My attack and defense power have increased. Eh? I actually have another skill. Wang Yue, why didn't you tell me?"

The fat cat reached out and touched the word [Stealth], then looked down at his body, and there seemed to be no change.

"If your game settings have voice triggers checked, you should be asked to shout out the name of the skill."

"Like this? Stealth."

I saw blue smoke appearing around the fat cat. After a second, the smoke dissipated and her body became transparent, like a human-shaped glass bottle.

"What kind of skill is this? Anyone with eyes can spot me, right?"

Fat Cat looked at his hands and was very dissatisfied with the effect of the stealth skill.

"You are still at a low level now. When you reach a higher level, stealth will be almost invisible."

Although the current [Stealth] is too obvious, it is completely sufficient to fool monsters into avoiding attacks.

The skill lasts for 30 seconds. After the time is up, the stealth state is lost and the skill enters a 1-minute cooldown period.

"I see. You're planning to have me use this skill to steal things, right?"

Wang Yue gave a strange smile. This was indeed one of his plans.

When he saw the dagger on the fat cat's waist, he knew that her profession was an assassin, and the assassin's initial skills were most suitable for petty thefts.

"How can I call it stealing when I made the game myself? This is called taking."

"Whatever you want, just tell me what you're going to get."

Wang Yue signaled Fat Cat to go back and explained along the way what to pay attention to when using stealth.

From the grove they returned to the church, and finally to the empty altar.

"Will there be a hidden mission here?"

"Yes, and it is the last part of the hidden mission. It requires a specific prayer to start an emergency battle."

The church was very clean and tidy. There was nothing on the altar, which was just one step higher than the ground.

"What is Emergency Combat?"

"You'll know when you trigger it."

Fat Cat stood behind the altar half-believing and half-doubting, and as Wang Yue said, he placed his hands on his chest, closed his eyes and lowered his head.

"Do you remember everything I said?"

"Do you think I'm stupid? I've already written the prayer in the chat box on the interface, just read it."

"You're so smart, you're worthy of being called Fat Cat-sama."

"Humph, of course."

The most important thing about RPG games is involvement. The moment you start the game, the character you are going to play is in your mind.

The fat cat began to imitate a true believer. She closed her eyes and focused her mind, repeating the prayer silently in her heart many times.

[God of Light Leo, may you give me the courage to change his path for me and let me be his salvation]

As the prayers echoed in the church, the reliquary behind the altar opened, and a downward passage appeared in the long-sealed wooden cabinet.

"It's dark in the basement, remember to take a candle."

The fat cat looked around and the [white candle] used as decoration became selectable.

She took a few of them casually, and dots of white light surrounded her.

"Can you tell me, is it scary down there?"

The fat cat was hovering at the door, and the cold air from the basement was blowing her hair.

"There's a scary monster, but we don't need to face it head-on. We just need to steal his stuff and burn it."

"It's that simple?"

"You have to believe me, I know this game best."

With Wang Yue's constant encouragement, Fat Cat finally started to act.

As she walked into the entrance, the reliquary closed immediately, the stained glass in the church turned white at this moment, and the lights focused on the altar.

The shadow of the nun appeared at the place where the fat cat had just prayed, chanting the same prayer.

【Leo, the God of Light.】

(End of this chapter)