Open beta

"Damn, are you really serious about this?"

"What do you think?"

Chen Yu returned to his computer, but Zhang Jianming shook his head. "Although what you said makes sense, it's not really practical. Even if we play one character for 10 days, 24 hours a day, the best we can do is level up. Just the two of us can't farm decent equipment or make much money."

Zhang Jianming, as a veteran player from the beta, clearly had some insight into The Legend of Mir 2. He continued, "I checked out those gaming workshops, and they have at least six members. Some specialize in making money, others in selling equipment, and there are teams dedicated to boss hunting. Our approach is not particularly professional."

"Oh, Jianming, it seems like you know a lot about The Legend of Mir 2."

"Just a little."

Zhang Jianming boasted, "I think your 200 yuan went down the drain."

"You can't be too sure."

Chen Yu shook his head. "Hey, Jianming, do you know how to create a guild in The Legend of Mir 2?"

"What's so hard about that? It's simple. You buy the Wooma Horn from the item store NPC and pay 1 million gold coins, and you can create a guild."

"Do you think there are still horns available at the NPC in the public beta?"

"I'm not sure, they were available in the closed beta."

Zhang Jianming hadn't considered this issue, but he quickly added, "Even if they're not available, it doesn't matter. As long as we kill the Wooma Taurus, there's a chance it will drop the horn."

"Hey, Jianming, that's a good point."

"Cut it out. Why are you asking about this? Hey, you've played in the closed beta too?"

"Yeah, I played during the summer vacation. I think this game is going to be a hit. Tell me, if we're the first to get the horn, how much do you think it's worth?"

"I'm not sure about that. The horn wasn't worth much in the closed beta. But if, as you said, the NPC in the public beta doesn't sell it, then the horn will definitely be in high demand. However, I think it's unlikely. The major guilds and gaming workshops will definitely have reserved spots, and we won't stand a chance of getting the horn."

"You'll see."

Chen Yu shook his head.

"It's starting."

At exactly 6 o'clock.

Without saying much, Chen Yu logged into the game and was spawned in the world of Maple Land.

"There used to be various creatures living on this mysterious Maple Land. Human strength was so weak here that they were forced to establish various organizations to resist the supernatural creatures and monsters. However, after some time, the appearance of a mysterious race changed the balance of power on this continent. They quickly learned various abilities and gained extraordinary powers, establishing their dominance over the land..."

This was the background of The Legend of Mir 2.

There was some nostalgia and excitement. Wasn't he just like the present when he first entered this world?

However, there wasn't much time for nostalgia. Watching more and more people entering the world, Chen Yu knew he had to level up first.

Opening his inventory, the system had given him a few pieces of newbie equipment: rough cloth, a wooden stick... These didn't have much power, but it was better than nothing.

Clicking on equipment and operating the mouse, Chen Yu began to kill monsters.

However, when he said "kill monsters", the game characters could only kill things like deer, chickens, scarecrows... and such. Of course, these small monsters were easy to kill, but there were too many players. As soon as the map refreshed, dozens of people started swarming in.

"Damn, these guys, they've stolen all my monsters."

Zhang Jianming was getting bored and created a new character to enter the game.

However, just like what Chen Yu encountered, even after playing for several tens of minutes, they hadn't leveled up once.

"We can't keep going like this, Jianming. Let's go check if there are any random scrolls for sale at the NPC."

"There probably aren't any for sale. In the closed beta, they dropped from monsters."

"How can you be so sure without checking?"

Closed beta was closed beta, and open beta was open beta. Although the entire game was the same, many settings in open beta were different from the closed beta.

"Damn, Chen Yu, you're awesome! These scrolls are actually available."

"They are, but a bit expensive, 100 gold coins each. I can only buy three."

"No worries, buy them. Otherwise, we won't level up much if we stay here for an hour."

"True."

Random scrolls allowed characters to be transported to a random location on the map.

At the beginning of the game, all players gathered in the newbie village. Even though leveling up was initially easy, facing the massive crowd, only a few could level up normally.

With a heavy heart, Chen Yu and Zhang Jianming purchased several random scrolls and finally teleported to the outskirts of the newbie village.

"Haha, Chen Yu, you're really amazing. There are not many people here. We'll definitely surpass them quickly."

"Let's level up quickly. But remember, we agreed that I'll play for 12 hours, and you'll play for 12 hours. You start now; don't leave me hanging."

"Don't worry, I'm all fired up. I can go without sleep for a day and a night. Besides, if you didn't let me into the game when it started, you would have killed me."

"Alright, take it easy."

On the first day of the open beta, everyone knew the importance of leveling up. Not just Chen Yu and his group, but also the various gaming workshops, professional players, and even casual players were passionately immersed in the game for dozens of hours.

With the help of random scrolls, Chen Yu and Zhang Jianming quickly reached level 7.

"Let's go to the next map."

After reaching level 7, it wasn't suitable to stay in the newbie village anymore.

"Right, let's buy a skill book first."

Chen Yu's character was a wizard with a rather arrogant name, "Number One in the World". At level 7, wizard could learn their first skill, Fireball.

Zhang Jianming's character was a Taoist, and at level 7, they could learn "Healing".

"Yeah, I'll learn Healing first."

"Okay, our wizard is the main force. Bring more mana potions so you can heal me whenever needed."

"Don't worry, I know."

Although he created a Taoist character on a whim, Zhang Jianming understood the balance.

Opening the NPC's bookstore, Chen Yu bought a Fireball skill book.

"Are you ready?"

"Okay."

"Go."

The two formed a party and entered the next map, the Province Natural Cave.

"Chen Yu, your ID is 'Number One in the World'. Isn't that too arrogant?"

"Isn't your ID 'Understanding People Well'? Isn't that a bit creepy?"

"It's not that bad, come on."

Speaking of which, leveling up by killing monsters in The Legend of Mir 2 was quite dull. Unlike future games with various missions, hints, and even monster-fighting assistants, The Legend of Mir 2 had few tasks, no hints, and no monster-fighting aids. There wasn't even a beginner's guide. To excel in this game, you had to figure it out on your own. Nevertheless, even for players who had just started playing online games, as dull as the game may seem, they were still filled with passion.

Chen Yu was no exception.

After midnight, Chen Yu let Zhang Jianming rest his head on the desk.

The next day at 8 a.m., Zhang Jianming woke up to take over Chen Yu's shift.

In this manner, the two exchanged shifts for three days, reaching level 25.

At this point, Chen Yu prepared to enter the Wooma Forest and challenge the Wooma Taurus.