Whose world-class drama are they criticizing?

The reason for the overwhelming enthusiasm from players is simple: Eden looks great. The scenery looks great, the presentation looks great, and the characters look great.

As long as it looks good, even if it's poop, it'll be poop shaped like chocolate.

Therefore, to ruin a game, you must start by ruining its aesthetics.

Simply increasing the difficulty level won't work.

Ryan took a deep breath.

Since that's the case, we have no choice but to use that legendary "forbidden move".

That's a forbidden technique that grants immortality, and can be described as a 'nuclear bomb'—

It is now 2062. More than forty years ago, the gaming industry witnessed an unprecedented war.

This battle was not limited to any particular genre; it even spanned the entire Western game market.

The instigator of this world war is called DEI (Diversity, Equality and Inclusion).

The taboo gods spawned by Western political correctness, on the surface, promote respect for different groups, but behind the scenes they are indescribably distorted: ugliness can be distorted into beauty, and filth can be distorted into purity.

Essentially, it's using the guise of inclusivity to deprive normal players of their aesthetic rights.

Only they can define good and bad, beauty and ugliness.

Political correctness once dominated the entire gaming industry, but as the saying goes, where there is oppression, there is resistance. In the middle of this century, a major battle broke out in the gaming world, and countless politically correct masterpieces died and received countless negative reviews.

Since then, an unspoken rule has existed in the gaming industry.

Any game with politically correct elements that dares to be released will be met with strong resistance from players.

The result of this great battle was that DEI was permanently removed from the stage of history.

It will be sealed away forever.

Ryan, on the other hand, must reopen Pandora's box and sell his soul to the devil.

Now that things have come to this, it's no wonder Ryan is ruthless.

'What will become of our Eden?'... Ryan didn't care anymore.

He's going to do something bad!

"Ryan! Look!"

Miss Jasmine came running over excitedly, skipping and hopping. She was wearing a new little white dress today, the snow-white chiffon fabric radiating warm sunlight. She twirled in front of Ryan, looking like a porcelain doll.

"Isn't it beautiful?"

Jasmine put her hands on her hips triumphantly, her elf ears perking up.

The half-elf girl knew she was very cute.

Ryan smiled gently, looked at Miss Jasmine, and made his assessment very seriously and carefully:

"It's so ugly."

ha?

Jasmine's smile froze. I think you're lovesick.

"A scout reports that there is something important."

Jasmine took a deep breath, barely suppressing the urge to strangle Ryan, and said with a dark face:

"I heard the curse on Daohua Town has been lifted, and a group of refugees, mostly women and children, have arrived from the west seeking asylum..."

The situation was urgent, so Jasmine decided to kill Ryan later.

After a pause, Jasmine added.

"They are said to all come from 'Gray Dead City'."

“I don’t actually recommend accepting them first. According to Lu Ming’s usual practice, an isolation area should be established first.”

Jasmine's expression was serious: "As you know, the refugees who never come all carry various curses, and some are even worse... they've lost their human form."

"That's amazing!" Ryan's eyes lit up. "They are the most beautiful people in the world!"

Jasmine decided to strangle Ryan right now.

Chapter 84 The Heir to [Hunger]

Daohua Town has been liberated.

In just one night, the news spread throughout the surrounding survivor camps.

The survivors found the news utterly absurd and believed it to be a rumor.

Since the Lu Ming family withdrew from the Wuguang Territory, for the past thousand years, the Wuguang Territory has only seen the fall of its towns and cities, and there has never been any news of liberation.

Moreover, Daohua Town is cursed by the 'withering disease', and to liberate Daohua Town, the curse must be killed first.

They all considered it absurd.

But soon, things changed.

First, the surrounding withered plants, those withered vines, old trees, and humus that hadn't died for a hundred years, all turned to ashes overnight.

More news came that 'Lu Ming' had returned.

One of Lu Ming's sons succeeded to the position of Wuguangling and personally burned the Cursed of Withering to death.

Many survivor camps still view it as a conspiracy, which is understandable given their cowardice; caution is the only option for survival in the Land of No Light.

Lu Ming abandoned these sinners a thousand years ago, so why would he come back to save them?

Even if it's all true.

They are cursed from head to toe. Will Lu Ming accept them?

It's better to stay in the village and wait to die.

But for the survivors of Graydead, believing the rumors was the only option.

In fact, this group of travelers set off a month ago.

They had originally gone to join the infamous Straw Family.

Since last month, more and more crows have been flying out of Graydead City.

They carried rotting carcasses, scattering ashen fragments across the village. More and more residents were infected with the ashen curse, the town was destroyed, and all they could do was migrate.

Gray Death Town wasn't far from Rice Flower Town, but they escaped under the cover of darkness, making the journey extremely dangerous. They had set out as a large group of several hundred people, but by the time they reached Rice Flower Town, only about ten households remained.

As the sun sets and the yellow sun rises, travelers can see Daohua Town in the distance.

Just as rumored.

The travelers saw golden rice fields, a color that only exists in stories.

Their daily food consisted either of rotten, stinking meat or withered bread.

What comes into view now is a golden rice field, its shadows swaying in the summer sun.

The rumors are true.

Lu Mingzhen is really back.

Many people cried; just gazing at this golden rice field from afar was enough to bring happiness to many.

But...

Looking at the beautiful rice paddies, and then at their own appearance, they felt a sense of fear.

Will the nobles from Lu Minglai accept them?

Even those with the mildest curse were covered in grayish-white fish scales, while the more severely cursed ones were no longer human and reeked of corpses.

Will Lu Mingzhen accept them instead of driving them away?

The worst, and most likely, outcome would be to slaughter them on the spot to prevent the curse from spreading to the town.

After all, they were cursed outcasts, descendants of sinners, while Lumin's lord was a child of glory.

The closer we got to Daohua Town, the deeper this feeling of fear became.

Gradually, more and more people wanted to turn back.

"Meimei, let's go back."

One of the children complained to the girl leading the way.

Melanie turned around, took off her hood, and her face was calm, but the child dared not meet her gaze and lowered his eyes.

Even though Melanie is not very old, it is difficult for anyone to make eye contact with her.

Her eyes were deep black, as dark as whirlpools, with a thin scar on her eyelid.

Melanie put her hood back on; she knew she was feared and hated by humans because of her appearance.

Melanie knew that she was not good-looking. She might have been okay when she was young, but after years of being eroded by the curse, ordinary people would feel physically uncomfortable just looking at her face.

But this is a good thing.

Melanie was already used to this kind of gaze.

Because Melanie doesn't like humans either.

Her terrifying appearance instilled fear in others.

Fear is a good thing for a 'curse', as it demonstrates her authority.

Melanie wasn't from the survivor camp; she was just traveling with these travelers along the way.

They had a mutually exploitative relationship; Melanie needed their food, and the travelers needed Melanie to guide them.

Melanie is the youngest descendant of the witch—

The last inheritor of the four great curses, [Hunger], a great being known as the 'Witch'.

Although she has been reduced to walking among humans and has not yet awakened the power of the curse, Melanie firmly believes that she will one day reach the Throne of Hunger.

A thousand years ago, the Lu Ming family was the mortal enemy of the Witch Cult. Once 'Rice Flower Town,' the granary of the Lightless Territory, was liberated, the power of hunger would be greatly diminished, so the Lu Ming family had to be eliminated.

With Lu Ming dead, Daohua Town destroyed, and hunger once again sweeping the world—what a perfect script.

The difficulty lies in how to approach the Lu Ming nobles.

Melanie knew she was hated by humans and had originally planned to mingle with the travelers, but she didn't expect that these travelers were even more bizarre in appearance. These monsters would most likely be rejected by Lu Ming as well.

With her pride, she would not beg for human pity.

Should we head back for now?

She narrowed her eyes and saw an unusual golden hue appear in the distant wheat field.

That was the symbol of the Lu Ming family. Melanie's heart tightened; the Lu Ming family had indeed arrived.

The travelers also noticed the commotion ahead. They were all panicked. They were doomed. If they hadn't left earlier, it would be too late to leave now.

From the perspective of the nobles, since the curse of Daohua Town has been banished, they should not allow their ugly, cursed people to pollute it.

The best outcome is being expelled, and the worst outcome is being purged.

Ryan's pace quickened.

The travelers grew increasingly frightened and dared not move in the face of the nobleman until finally the young man appeared before them all.

What happened next was beyond everyone's expectations.

"Dear family members, you've arrived just in time!"

The young nobleman shook hands with them with great enthusiasm, completely disregarding the travelers' filthy smell and their faces distorted by curses.

The travelers could actually feel the sincerity of this noble young man.

Because Ryan genuinely welcomed them.

The entire village of Blight was destroyed, and Ryan was secretly grieving, but he didn't expect so many heavyweights to arrive so soon.

He observed that most of the travelers were young women, born strangely and grotesquely due to the curse, which pleased him even more.

An ugly woman with a special disease and being an immigrant, having abstained from all political buffs, would be perfect as a female character in a game.

The second closed beta test is this afternoon, which is a real lifesaver.