The developers still haven't forgiven the players.

Before the words were finished, the corpses of the Beastmen warriors began to exude blood and odor.

Even the smallest mosquito leg is still meat, so Jiang Chen didn't waste it. He grabbed a handful and refined it in an instant.

To be honest, it was mainly because Tianxia Buyu and his group had been staying here for quite a while. He glanced at them through Peng Zhi's eyes and noticed that the barbarian chieftain had specially left a subordinate to observe them in secret.

It would have been better if Jiang Chen hadn't noticed; now that he has, he'll definitely come and deal with it.

This certainly doesn't count as being a babysitter for the players.

Although he doesn't mind increasing the difficulty of the game for the players, the players as a whole haven't developed yet, so there's really no need to expose the players' starting village to the alien wandering warriors so quickly.

Jiang Chen cleaned up the traces left by Peng Zhi and his group to ensure that no one would follow the trail to their door.

After doing all this, he rubbed his hands together and set off to return to the tribe.

Next, it's time to prepare for the "version update".

……

The actual time is 11:03.

As the "version update" date approaches, most online players have returned to their clans.

Dog Brother and his old buddies sat around in the open space and launched a pointless protest about the shutdown for maintenance.

To be honest, any player who has experienced this kind of immersive virtual reality game would want to spend all 24 hours a day in the game.

Therefore, players naturally had stronger opinions about the server maintenance.

Dog Brother glanced at the information on his personal interface, looking rather dissatisfied.

He was obsessed with slaughtering slug monsters and was planning to work hard to reach level 10 today, but with this update announcement, his plans are definitely going to fall through.

Fortunately, if the server is shut down for maintenance, all players will be prohibited from playing the game, so the gap between them won't widen.

After complaining for a while, the topic of springtime scenery on campus was casually brought up again.

"The update announcement says that a new in-game store will be added in the next version. Does that mean we can start spending real money on in-game purchases?"

Dog Bro also became interested when this was mentioned.

"If you ask me, they should have opened the in-game purchase option a long time ago. Even during closed beta, they should have tested the recharge system."

When someone reaches middle age, they can claim to have considerable wealth and wouldn't mind spending some money to enhance their gaming experience.

Unfortunately, the game didn't have a recharge option at the beginning, and it didn't even have a built-in currency system, so even if he had money, he wouldn't know how to spend it.

You can't just transfer money offline for a stone axe, can you?

As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. Dog Brother's old buddies are also eager to get started, ready to make a big splash as soon as the recharge portal opens.

The old men's daydreaming was shattered by the clanging and banging sounds coming from the tribe's gate.

Tianxia Buyu dragged a bundle of weapons and moved slowly forward, while Peng Zhi carried the old Kuai wrapped up like a mummy on his back, following closely behind, and finally stopped at the edge of the open space.

It's no exaggeration to say that even disregarding the unconscious Lao Kuai behind Peng Zhi, the mere presence of the two who were still able to move freely exuded a bloodthirsty and murderous aura that nearly suffocated the players present.

Dog Brother subconsciously took two deep breaths, and after barely adjusting to the oppressive atmosphere, he asked with some difficulty, "Where have you all been? Why are only a few of you back?"

There are currently only fifty players, so the loss of more than ten people is quite noticeable.

Peng Zhi gently placed Lao Kuai Ping on the ground and sighed softly, "The system is about to shut down for updates, so it's hard to explain in a short time. Let's chat in the group."

Dog Bro checked the time and said, "See you in the group chat then."

After saying that, he didn't wait until he was kicked offline. He found an empty spot to settle down and then clicked to log off.

Players gathered around the open space gradually lost consciousness and lay scattered on the ground.

A few curious players stayed until midnight, eager to see what would happen.

Unfortunately, Jiang Chen didn't give them that chance, and decisively severed their connection with their bodies when the time came.

In the blink of an eye, the Xishi tribe returned to silence.

Jiang Chen has supreme control over the clay puppets, and can uniformly strip players of their right to log in without exception.

He walked across the open ground, where players lay scattered about in disarray.

The whole scene looks rather eerie at first glance.

He walked to the center of the open space, stopped, and stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.

"Six hours seems like a bit too long for an update."

However, it's not a big problem; we can reduce the downtime next time.

With this thought in mind, he sat down cross-legged on the spot and began to activate the "Myriad Laws Clay Doll".

……

After logging off.

The closed beta tester discussion group immediately became lively.

As soon as Peng Zhi opened the group chat, the screen immediately started vibrating wildly and automatically scrolled up.

Without a doubt, it's all the result of Lao Kuai's crazy tagging.

He also happened to have something he wanted to ask Lao Kuai, so he quickly typed and sent it.

What's the principle behind this? @Old Kuai, Brother Bu stopped your bleeding, you're still alive, I've already carried you back to the newbie village.

What's the principle behind this? What's being displayed on your end? Have you tried going online?

It seems that Lao Kuai has been holding his phone and waiting in front of the chat box the whole time.

Seeing Peng Zhi pop up was like seeing a family member; he couldn't wait to type.

Want to be Lao Kuai for three days: I'm here, I'm here, that's great, Brother Zhi, you're my godfather!

Want to be Old Kuai for three days: I can't log on here, the screen is always black, it only shows "Unconscious", Godfather, you must take good care of my body.

What's the principle behind this? Don't worry, I estimate you'll be able to go online once you're better.

Brother Niu: I heard from my brother-in-law that you guys killed that leopard?

Dog Bro: What is all this nonsense? Can you explain it more clearly? Come on in.

(Dog Bro started a group call, click to join)

(Tenkabubu has joined the group call)

Clearly, although Tianxia Buwu hadn't sent any messages, he had been quietly lurking and watching the chat, and joined the group call the moment it started.

The call lasted for more than ten minutes in the blink of an eye.

Peng Zhi did most of the talking, Lao Kuai would occasionally add a comment, and the others were responsible for asking questions.

As university students, their language skills were still quite good, and they quickly described their experiences without omitting much.

There was a moment of silence in the voice chat.

Brother Niu's signature anchor voice rang out first.

"If that's the case, then those tiger-wolf men are the monsters we'll have to deal with next. Can we find their lair?"

The slug monster example also shows that the monsters in this game all have their original life trajectories and do not appear out of thin air.

Most importantly, the monsters in this game don't have a range of aggro.

If you provoke them, it will be a fight to the death.

Based on Peng Zhi's description, those barbarian soldiers were quite ferocious.

Players below level 15 should not expect to defeat a Beastman warrior in a one-on-one fight.