The developers still haven't forgiven the players.

Peng Zhi looked down and saw his three roommates holding their phones, their fingers constantly swiping across the screens.

"It actually is the game's official website, and it's all very detailed, with game settings, user instructions, and even a forum."

"Where can I get the part I'm missing from Pinduoduo's 'Cut-Off' promotion?"

"Where can I download the client? I can't find it."

"Primordial: The Spirit of Humanity? Isn't that just short for Genshin Impact?"

"How dare you! How could you call me that so bluntly..."

Putting aside the jokes that followed, it was clear from the roommates' words that even now, they still didn't believe that the virtual reality game Peng Zhi was talking about really existed.

The main reason is that although the webpage is divided into several sections, it still cannot hide its rudimentary nature.

The so-called game background setting consists of only a few paragraphs, which is so thin that it can't even be used as a game introduction.

As for the audiovisual aspects, there wasn't even a promotional PV, let alone a single screenshot of actual gameplay.

The entire website reeked of fraud; if Peng Zhi hadn't strongly advised against it, they wouldn't have wasted their time on it at all.

"Just click to apply, and I guarantee you won't be disappointed."

Peng Zhi urged his roommates on, and then reopened the webpage link.

Opening web pages on the campus network is very smooth, which deserves praise. However, he now wants to see what updates have been made to the official website.

After a quick browse, the official website was roughly as my roommates had described. Apart from the "Click to Apply" button still prominently displayed on the webpage, the rest of the content was hardly informative, especially the user instructions, whose template-like wording made him suspect it was simply copied from the internet.

Considering that the game hasn't been officially launched yet, it's probably not many people know about it, so it's understandable that no one is posting about it on the official forum.

The entire forum page contained only one lonely post.

[Tiger Fiend (Official): Hello everyone, I am the operations planner for "Primordial: Human Spirit". This project is currently in closed beta testing. Please recognize the official personnel's logo and do not believe any fraudulent information. Avoid any private financial transactions, otherwise you may suffer economic losses...]

...If you encounter any problems in the game, you can provide feedback through the official forum. We wish you a pleasant gaming experience.

Peng Zhi clicked in and found that there were already several replies.

Loli Monster: "This website is the most likely to be a scam site."

A crushing defeat: "You're not even willing to spend money to make the website a little better."

Mr. Cat: "My suggestion is that your most urgent task is to change your game name."

ASDLKH: "+3"

Peng Zhi looked at the replies, which were mostly skeptical, and pointed to the text input box, preparing to say a few words of fairness.

Unexpectedly, a small window popped up.

[You have already obtained a game account. Do you want to link your account to post?]

Yes or Good

After habitually clicking "agree," Peng Zhi fell silent, suddenly abandoning the idea of ​​speaking up for the game company.

"Look."

Duan Jianhui flipped his phone over to show the screen: "Why did 'Click to Apply' change to 'Click to Reservation'?"

"Huh? Me too." Wang Zihan said with surprise.

Since it was displayed in the most prominent position on the webpage, Peng Zhi noticed as soon as he exited the forum that his application button had changed to "Click to Reservation".

Zooming in reveals an additional line of smaller text below the words "[Click to Book]"—"[Number of Bookers: 3]".

He refreshed the webpage, and the number of reservations jumped from 3 to 4.

You question it verbally, but secretly apply, right?

He immediately turned to his roommates to confirm, "You've all applied, right?"

He was relieved after receiving affirmative answers from his roommates.

"Alright, let's go eat."

The first round of closed testing had a limited number of participants, which was to be expected; the only question was how many.

……

If asked how many test slots were issued in total, Jiang Chen could easily give the answer.

Including Peng Zhi and the others, there are a total of fifty.

In fact, this number is not Jiang Chen's limit.

With his current cultivation level at the early stage of the Steel Bone Realm, he could easily maintain two hundred clay figurines simultaneously just by creating blank clay figures.

The reason it wasn't released all at once was to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.

Incidentally, the secret technique "Ten Thousand Law Clay Doll" uses the user as a template to create clay dolls, and its nature is more similar to Naruto Uzumaki's Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

Therefore, even if Jiang Chen doesn't share any of his blood essence, the clay puppet itself will inherit his cultivation talent, at most fluctuating within that range.

He actually has quite a bit of talent in cultivation.

Not to boast, but after all, without using any rare or precious materials, spending three years cultivating from an ordinary person with no foundation to the Steel Bone Realm, even if he can't be called a prodigy, he can still be considered a promising talent.

This is why the old man took a liking to his talent and took the initiative to persuade him to return to the Ministry of War together.

After all, some tribes within the jurisdiction have been destroyed. For the purpose of appeasement, it is enough to protect the direct descendants of the chieftains of the destroyed tribes. There is no need to care about the rest.

To put it bluntly, what this land has in abundance is people; every day, tribes are destroyed and others rise.

Small tribes like the Xishi Blood Tribe have at least eighty or a hundred people within their military jurisdiction. For these small tribes to survive, they mainly have to rely on themselves.

Jiang Chen glanced at the players' bodies lying haphazardly in the open space, then got up and went into a stone house.

If players see it while I'm sculpting the clay figurines, it'll be hard to explain.

Jiang Chen didn't intend to blame himself. It was his first time being a planner, so some oversights were understandable.

"Next time you increase the number of players, just use a version update as an excuse to 'kick' them offline first."

……

After dinner, Peng Zhi rushed back to his dormitory to log on.

But he wasn't fast enough; Lao Kuai and Keyun had already run a lap around the open space.

He angrily berated the two for secretly practicing behind his back, but when he found that they were completely ignoring him, he decisively sat down cross-legged and circulated his blood and qi according to the route of the "Tiger Fiend Skill".

I'm currently the highest-level player, so I can't let myself be caught up so easily.

To his surprise, mobilizing his blood and qi to circulate along the predetermined route had a surprisingly noticeable effect.

After one cycle, the experience bar jumped up twice, from 87% to 89%.

At this rate, after another five or six cycles, it should be able to reach level 2.

With such a tangible goal looming ahead, he quickly calmed down and began to work hard to level up.

They say practice makes perfect, but in the first few laps, I would occasionally make mistakes, causing me to fail at the last minute.

As you get more skilled, it takes about ten minutes for your blood and energy to complete a full cycle, and your experience bar will rise rapidly.

98%...

99%...

Although the whole process was a bit tedious, the joy of getting closer to the upgrade made up for it.

After spending more than an hour, Peng Zhi couldn't help but show a happy expression as his experience bar was about to be full. He patiently prepared to complete the last step.

However, just then, Ke Yun's loud voice suddenly entered his ears, startling him so much that he veered off course.

"Holy crap, I'm getting the hang of it too!"