Whose world-class drama are they criticizing?

"I'm the fastest!"

As soon as the signal was given, all the players put down what they were doing and used their skills to scale walls and leap across rooftops. In just ten minutes, the players who had flocked to the cafeteria pushed open the door.

As soon as the door was opened, all the players seemed to enter some kind of other-dimensional space.

"It feels...so laggy here...."

"You...speak...so...slowly..."

"Where's the good food...?"

"Why...am I...hearing...battle music?"

The confusion lasted only a moment before the players quickly realized what the legendary investigator meant by "meat dish"—stir-fried meat with a leather whip.

"Oops, I've been tricked again."

"We were being attacked by one pincer after another."

Ryan lashed out with his whip several times, the fastest player in the lead getting hit first. With the high latency and low frame rate, each lash made the player see stars.

"Oh no, quick... retreat!"

The players behind wanted to run, but their speed was reduced by half, so they couldn't run away. Ryan caught up from behind and they spun around like tops again.

All the players were foaming at the mouth, and some even vomited inside the VR device.

They're practically staring at how cute she is while we're playing a game.

They were all beaten to death.

The cold-hearted player also bestowed a warm blessing.

Ryan looked at the spoils in the cafeteria with satisfaction, letting you sneak a bite.

Checking the players' forums and online communities, sure enough, the forums were in an uproar again.

Since the second closed beta test, Eden has been constantly in the news, with small waves every day and big waves every three days. Casual players have never seen a game as lively as this.

Eden's pace is like a Nanfu battery, one battery is stronger than six.

The reason is a forum photo exchange post: "A stunning view lies ahead, please witness it" game check-in location, share your most beautiful treasure check-in spot.

These kinds of posts are usually recordings of game scenes.

Most casual players share beautiful scenery, creating a great atmosphere for taking photos, while experienced players share the game's card pool interface, creating a great atmosphere for drawing cards, and Eden players share the canteen in Rice Flower Town, creating a Kirby-esque atmosphere.

One image after another, all of them blurred into double images.

"That's going too far, calling this a 'must-visit' spot."

"The players are Kirby, and the boss is hitting Kirby, so why isn't it 'hitting Kirby'?"

"Why is it so laggy?"

"Isn't 'Eden' supposed to be a god-tier optimization?"

"Where does it get the confidence to place a boss in such a difficult spot?"

The reason why Eden has survived so many ups and downs is twofold: firstly, its top-notch art and graphics, and secondly, its ability to transform the mundane into the extraordinary.

However, within just two hours, two extremely serious optimization bugs occurred.

One type is ordinary players who delete their accounts.

Secondly, the cafeteria has undergone a major overhaul.

Ryan was increasingly delighted. These two egregious incidents, occurring one after another, were like the fuse that ignited World War II. The debaters from both sides re-entered the arena, and his recently created 'Eden Joke Bar' was instantly flooded with hundreds of people.

He posted using the forum administrator's account "Duncan.Runn": "The creators of Eden are too arrogant and won't listen to the players' voices at all."

"An innocent bystander player, who did nothing wrong, was banned for simply complaining in the game. This shows the arrogance of the game developers, who refuse to listen to any dissenting voices."

"I support the brother who said 'She sewed it up but wouldn't give it to me' in his fight for justice!"

After Ryan posted this message, he was about to send a private message saying, "She sewed it up but didn't give it to me."

Since there are no online trolls, we need to create our own and try to turn this guy into a teammate.

This post immediately resonated with many netizens.

The Eden Jokes forum continues to see a surge in attention, with calls for an apology from Eden growing louder.

Noodle Sea kept a close eye on the pace of this optimization.

He was brainstorming: should they go for it or not this time?

According to past practice, he should have joined in the celebration. Since the entire internet is filled with negative comments and the official statement is contradicting him, he should have done the opposite and praised it.

But what if the game takes a turn for the better?

That noodle sea should be cursed right now.

If someone joins the crowd in criticizing others and becomes just another face in the crowd, can he still be called a scoundrel?

“As expected of Eden…” Noodle Sea was sweating profusely from the battle of wits. “An opponent worthy of my wits.”

Eden is an opponent that cannot be easily observed. Before Noodle Sea personally plays the game, he will not decide to make another move against the game itself.

To scold or to praise?

With things having come to this point, Noodle Sea chose the most correct answer: he chose 'or'.

Before the third closed beta test, we should avoid its sharp edge.

Neither criticizing nor praising the game, Noodle Sea chose a path from which there was no turning back: attacking the banned player.

He chose a solution that could never be disproven.

"What do you mean by 'unrelated passerby'? Stop talking nonsense."

"This was all premeditated."

In the post, Noodle Sea wrote furiously, speaking out righteously: "Nothing escapes my eyes. This 'she sewed it up but didn't give it to me' is clearly a paid troll trying to stir up trouble!"

"The evidence is that this incident has only been going on for less than two hours, yet it has already become known all over the internet so quickly. There must be a dedicated team behind this that is pushing things along."

"I suspect that the moderator of this Eden Jokes forum is also in cahoots with them."

"I can already see a pair of invisible giant hands slowly unfolding."

Unfortunately, this guy fooled you ignorant masses, but he couldn't fool me with my discerning eyes, nor could he fool Eden. That's why these kinds of online trolls have been banned.

These words immediately caused a burst of laughter in the community.

"A classic example of overseas online trolls, it's absolutely classic."

"First label them, then they choose sides; this is how they deal with the older generation."

"Noodles Sea, I admit you guessed right a few times before, but this time it's just too incredible."

"A paid troll calling someone else a paid troll, that's hilarious."

"They are foreign forces, you are an idiot inside the Great Firewall."

Looking at the barrage of insults in the comments section, Noodle Sea smiled with satisfaction. His mother, who had been on the ground for so long, was finally taking off again. This time, he couldn't possibly lose. He was finally satisfied.

He couldn't see through Eden for the time being; he could easily handle a mere passerby player like Noodle Sea.

The next day.

In a hospital ward, a dying man sat up in shock.

After sleeping for more than ten hours, I finally escaped the hell of sudden death.

"I haven't even made a move yet..."

But after opening the forum, this guy broke out in a cold sweat, feeling like the sky had fallen.

How did he figure that out?

Chapter 126 Undercover Agents and Counter-Infiltrators

Strictly speaking, "Brother Fengshang" is not a major player of foreign forces; at most, he is an outsourced contractor who doesn't even know who his boss is.

It could be a domestic competitor, or it could be a foreign force.

He never asked who the boss was.

The sewing guy's goal was simple: to earn some extra money.

—All of this was to buy her a birthday present.

As a rising star among new games, Eden's graphics and details, which far surpassed its time, along with its outstanding story presentation during the first closed beta test, naturally attracted significant attention both domestically and internationally.

His assigned task was simple: just set the pace.

This isn't anything too unusual; it's all part of the routine.

From 2026 to the present, almost every potential new game has been accompanied by online trolls to some extent. Over the past forty years, this has formed a complete industry chain in China.

"Sewing Bro" wasn't a professional online troll; he was just temporarily recruited later.

In fact, since the second closed beta test of Eden was based on a lottery system, the list of winners was announced to the public. The online trolls would then contact each winner on the list one by one to test them out. At first, they would not leave any evidence, and only recruit those who were greedy and suitable.

Even worse, some will directly buy beta test access from players.

This is all tacitly understood.

Every game, once launched, first stirs up a wave of nationalism, then labels it as politically correct, and then brings in a lot of optimized commercial orders. Only after going through these basic processes can it be considered a complete system.

The entire second test only had fifty slots available to the public, which were quickly filled up.

There are at least ten colleagues that Brother Sewing knows.

However, the vast majority of online trolls quit the game after being whipped by Ryan for the first time.

Life is more important than dog food.

Sewing Bro was one of the few who persevered because he found the job to be quite easy.

There's no need for him to deliberately set the pace; Eden itself is all about rhythm.

They didn't even take the initiative; Eden automatically went through the above process, demonstrating a strong sense of self-management.

"So why was my identity exposed before I even took any action?"

Feng Shang was completely baffled. He had been engrossed in farming and city building these past few days, and in theory, he hadn't made any mistakes.

He couldn't help but feel secretly alarmed by the 'Noodle Sea's' keen insight; this man was truly terrifying.

Even the guy who was sewn up didn't know that his boss was actually a 'foreign force'.

This man was able to deduce it.

I've never even had any contact with this person, yet he saw right through me.

He clearly didn't even enter the game.

"Planning strategies within the command tent, winning battles a thousand miles away." Feng Shangge couldn't help but sigh, "This is what they call a 'wise man'."

What will happen next? Will I get my box opened?

The Tieba backend notified me of a message from a stranger.

He looked at it and saw that it was sent by the administrator of the 'Eden Jokes Bar'.

Matthew Duncan: Bro, I have a lot of juicy gossip about Eden. I support your appeal and all of us in the forum will fight Eden to the end! You'll get your share of the spoils after it's all over.

Although he didn't know which colleague's pseudonym it was, Brother Sewing was afraid at this moment.

The more he thought about it, the more something seemed off. If it were a colleague, he could have just sent a private message. Why go through all that trouble on Tieba?

Moreover, judging from the tone of her voice, it seemed as if she was trying to bribe him with benefits.

But he's already been bribed once, why would he need to be bribed a second time?

Oh no, this might be a trap.

It's definitely the officials who are continuing to test them.

His account being banned is a warning.

Brother Feng was sweating profusely. This Matthew Duncan was no ordinary person. Perhaps this so-called 'Eden's Joke Bar' was deliberately built by the authorities to gather all the traitors together and wipe them out in one fell swoop.

He quickly replied, demonstrating his loyalty: