The Game Launches!

Today marks the official public beta test day for 'Stormy World of Martial Arts'.

Early this morning, Ye Xiu arrived at the game company and joined a long queue. To his surprise, there were many others like him! Everyone was excitedly discussing the game's explosive popularity.

Ye Xiu had anticipated this situation back when the game was in closed beta. At that time, he hadn't found a job yet and started trying out the game. Before he knew it, he found himself deeply engrossed in it. 

Once, out of boredom, Ye Xiu climbed to the game's highest peak, Misty Ethereal Peaks. Standing at the summit, he felt an incredible rush of excitement. The magnificent rivers, mountains, and unparalleled scenery were sights unseen in today's world.

Seeing the scenery, Ye Xiu had already made up his mind to become a professional player, because this is the life he wanted. Mundane work was too dull for him, lacking any real challenge.

As the world advanced with industrialization, Ye Xiu could no longer find that thrilling air of excitement. However, the advent of the game rekindled his passion for the martial arts world, reviving his once-dormant heart.

After receiving his virtual account and helmet, Ye Xiu returned to his home, calling his best friend, "Hey, fatso, have you received your game yet?" 

A cacophony of noise came from the other end, taking Ye Xiu aback.

"Damn, little cockroach, how can I get it so quickly? I'm here meeting a few test players from the game 'Stormy World of Martial Arts', we're having a great chat, I'll introduce you guys later, hehe, by the way, have you gotten yours? The game sales are bustling, it will probably take a few more hours before it's my turn." 

The fat man said helplessly to Ye Xiu, "I've told you not to call me little cockroach, if you call me that again, we're not friends anymore. I've got mine, hehe, that's it, I'm going to log into the game first, when there's a high drop rate glitch, I'll let you know. Bye..."

After the call, Ye Xiu reflected on the past. The nickname "Little Cockroach" began during his high school years. He had intended to finish high school quietly, but fate had other plans. 

The bullies in the school always looked for trouble with Ye Xiu, and as a result, they were beaten up by him.

One day, the school beauty that Ye Xiu had a crush on encountered some real trouble outside the school. 

They were harassing the school beauty with their dirty talk. Seeing that the school beauty couldn't leave at all, Ye Xiu stepped in without hesitation to make her leave the dangerous place. 

Unfortunately, one of the bullies had a hidden weapon and he was stabbed in the chest in the end. 

The doctor was about to announce his death, but a miracle happened and he survived. This incident caused a sensation in the entire school, and thus the nickname "Little Cockroach" came about.

Ye Xiu put on the virtual helmet and entered the game with a pleasant sound. A graceful and charming classical beauty appeared in front of him. The more Ye Xiu looked, the more his heart beat. The exquisite and quality figure was jumping in front of him, and Ye Xiu's face turned red. 

He was still a virgin who had not experienced the modern times. When it came to matters between men and women, Ye Xiu would become very shy. 

Otherwise, he wouldn't have panicked and run away when the school beauty wanted to offer herself to him.

 "Congratulations, you are the 666th player. The system will randomly reward you with special equipment or skills from various professions. May I ask…" The classical beauty asked Ye Xiu over and over again. 

Obviously, Ye Xiu was still intoxicated by her charming figure. The half-exposed skin made Ye Xiu forget to answer the NPC's question. It wasn't until now that he came back to his senses, unconsciously scratching his hair, and asked in a daze, 

"What's the matter, can you repeat it again?" 

A trace of strangeness flashed through her heart as she detected a strange behavior from the person in front of her, and continued to repeat her previous words, "Congratulations on becoming the 666th player. The system will reward you with a unique item from various classes. May I ask which class unique item you would like to choose?" 

"I want the unique item from Taoist's" Ye Xiu only said this sentence because he already has a very good understanding of the game 'Stormy Rivers and Lakes'. 

The game is divided into three major races: Orcs, Humans, and Elves. Orcs are the hard hitters, they're known as Berserkers, humans can become Taoists, and elves can become archers due to their various talents. 

As soon as Ye Xiu finished speaking, a large roulette appeared in front of him, spinning very quickly. Ye Xiu stared at it without blinking, his heart was very nervous, hoping that his luck would turn out well.

With a ding, the system announcement came to him 

[Congratulations to player 'One Autumn Leaf'' for obtaining the Heavenly Silkworm Fabric, Remnants of a Dragon set Staff, and the three unique skills of class, Taoist: Peeping, Charm. Along with Taoist Special Golden Cheat. Good luck!]

Before Ye Xiu had a chance to take another glance at the notification, it disappeared.

Ye Xiu felt a sense of loss in his heart, he really wanted to touch this NPC in front of him to see if it was soft. 

With a calm mind, Ye Xiu stepped towards the teleportation array, and with a flash before his eyes, he appeared in the novice village. Ye Xiu put on the cloth clothes, cloth shoes, cloth belt, and cloth hat that was sent by the game system and started strolling around the entire town. 

He was extraordinarily happy because Ye Xiu found that the Heavenly Silkworm Fabric given by the system had no level restrictions, high defense attributes, and most importantly, it was soul bound to himself.

That is to say, if he was killed by a monster, or killed by someone, he would not drop it. 

All the while singing a certain song that came to mind along the way. When he was feeling proud, suddenly the entire town began to tremble.

The heavens were covered with dark clouds, Ye Xiu quickly hugged a pillar, firmly grasping it. 

The weather began to become very oppressive, heavy rain rolled down, the sound of rain, wind, and howling intertwined into a piece echoing over the entire town, the houses in the town began to collapse, the streets were full of panicked players and NPCs.

Ye Xiu hugged the pillar and chuckled, not expecting the NPCs to be so humanized now unlike the playtesting stage. 

Suddenly, Ye Xiu felt more and more suffocated in his chest, a severe pain came from his head, with a puff. Before Ye Xiu knew it, Ye Xiu fell to the ground and passed out, a white light flashed before his eyes…

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A reporter delivered the morning news on social media and TV: "Yesterday marked Misty Company's game launch. Regrettably, today, due to an imperfect intelligent system, the entire novice village collapsed, rendering hundreds of players in a comatose state along with one missing person.

According to experts, these hundreds of players have been in a state of comatose for more than half a day! 

Unless Misty Company's intelligent system can be improved, it may be possible for them to wake up. Today is Asia's traditional event, The Ghost Festival, could it be…"

Before filming at the scene, the reporter showed a mysterious smile. It's the day when the ghost gate opens wide on the 15th of this month. Today was July 15th.

No one knows what is hidden behind this smile.

In the basement of Misty Company, A boss was angrily reprimanding the researchers. 

The accident that happened today directly caused Misty Company's stock to fall by at least three percent and it seems like they couldn't recover in the market..