Beta Test Invitation (1)

"Spending on a gacha banner through a screen

isn't as exciting as gacha in reality."

 - ShanTheWhale -

 Everyone must be wondering about Mr. Shan, the Poseidon of this game. Who is he? What is his career? What is his lifestyle? Why does he have a lot of money? Many people might imagine that Mr. Shan is a sultan with a golden castle on his private island, or perhaps he is a pharaoh reincarnated with the treasures from his pyramids.

 In fact, Mr. Shan was just a nearly thirty-year-old man. His identity and life were quite ordinary. Only the amount of money in his bank accounts was extraordinary.

 His full name is Shan Chonthara. He was born into a wealthy family. His parents passed away when he was a teenager, leaving him with a huge inheritance.

 Shan was a successful investor. He invested some of his assets in both the Thai and foreign stock markets. Whichever stocks he bought, they all turned into a big profit. He had been doing this for ten years until he became a billionaire.

 His life was so chill. He could just do nothing, and the money in his bank accounts kept increasing, as if he lay on gold.

 Some rich people might spend money on socializing, such as attending meetings or joining parties with other wealthy individuals. However, Shan was an introvert. He preferred to do many things by himself. He didn't have any friends or a spouse, and he had never even thought about it. This could be blamed on his cousins. Since his parents passed away, they had never taken care of him. They only wanted his money, and this turned out to be a flaw in his heart when he grew up.

 In the real world, socializing wasn't the way to buy happiness for Shan. Instead, he loved the digital world. He specially built a separate room in his luxury apartment just for playing games. He bought the best computers and game consoles, as well as installed the best-quality speakers. Every game he played cost him at least a million.

 Although Shan didn't have any friends in real life, he had a ton of friends in the online world. He had his own YouTube channel where he live-streamed or uploaded videos. He had hundreds of thousands of followers, both Thais and foreigners.

 Shan's channel didn't have membership support or advertising. He wasn't interested in earning money from streaming. He simply wanted to connect with friends, talk about the game, and show off his Waifu.

 In short, his streaming channel acted as his social outlet. While some wealthy people might flaunt their wealth through luxury brands or cars, Shan chose to spend in-game and show off to his followers on his channel.

 Most fans followed Shan's channel because he was a Poseidon whale. His in-game characters were far more expensive than any normal player could dream of affording. This showcased the characters' full potential when maxed out with investments.

 Shan kept his true identity a secret, never revealing his face to his audiences.

 Shan's followers couldn't help but speculate about his appearance based on his wealth. Some imagined a tall, handsome man – the perfect husbando material for the female viewers. Others, considering his gaming habits, guessed he might be a fat man with a big belly who spent most of his time at the computer.

 In fact, Shan's reality was quite different from the image his followers had in their minds.

 Although his personality seemed like that of a rich CEO in many TV dramas, Shan was just a small guy; his height was shorter than the average Thai person. His appearance was common, but he could look good once he put on a suit. Shan always took care of his health with a fully nutritious and organic diet and daily exercise.

 Contrary to some viewers' assumptions, Shan wasn't overweight, nor was he as tall as some fans might have hoped. Height is likely determined by genetics, and there's not much that can be done about it.

 Interestingly, despite his average height, Shan possessed unwavering confidence in his looks, wealth, and overall attractiveness.

 'Our Poseidon god is coming!'

 'I'm waiting for you! AHHHH!'

 'Your views have already reached hundreds of thousands. Will you reveal your face?'

 'Can you show your character builds?'

 'Pls show your items and weapons. I wanna see them.'

 'What is your job? Why are you so rich?'

 When Shan starts streaming, many followers always welcome him excitedly.

 "Hello! I'm Mr. Shan, the most handsome rich whale, hahaha,"

Shan greets the audience through his expensive microphone.

 Here he was, a narcissist who didn't even realize his own height, as he thought richness could make him handsome.

 "Let's take Vinz Waifu for a walk."

 'Vinzent LeFolyn' was a constant presence on Shan's stream, as he was Shan's favorite character in the game. Some followers even jokingly suggested changing the channel name from 'Mr. Shan' to 'Vinzent Gaming.'

 Vinzent was a character in the game. Since Azlians had longer lifespans than the average human, it was difficult to compare his age in exact numbers. However, Vinzent was a young man who had just reached adulthood. He was like fresh meat, while Mr. Shan was like a cougar.

 Vinzent had golden hair like the morning sunlight, and his orange eyes were reminiscent of the autumn season. His fair white skin was like snow. He wore his braid tucked behind his left ear with three black hairpins. Vinzent was a coolly designed character, but his braid and hairpins made him so adorable, and Shan was hooked!

 Shan was really crazy about Vinzent, except for Vinzent's clothes, which he didn't like. Vinzent usually wore a long-sleeved coat, long pants, boots, and gloves. Shan thought Vinzent's clothes covered too much. As a whale who paid so much but couldn't even see any sexy part of Vinzent, of course Shan didn't like this.

 "I want to see Vinz in shorts, a sleeveless shirt, or a crop top. When is the game going to release these skins?"

 Shan always complained about this, and his audiences often laughed at that.

 'I wanna see Vinz's beautiful legs too!'

 'Did he just talk about VZ's clothes?'

 'Hahaha, poor you. Pay so much but can't even see his bare leg.'

 Game fans often called him 'Vinz' for short, while some foreigners used 'VZ' as an abbreviation for Vinzent.

 Vinzent, a Wisher character who wielded a gun as his primary weapon. Players could select three types of guns in his equipment slot. The guns Vinzent had in Mr. Shan's ID were all OP (overpowered) and very expensive.

 'Wait! You call Vinzent a Waifu?'

 'Vinz is a Waifu? His gender is M+, isn't he?'

 'LOL, hot topic is coming.'

 'Mr. Shan's Waifu can't get pregnant.'

 Besides, Mr. Shan's audience often kidded him about this, almost like a meme for his channel. 

 "…"

 And Shan always faced dilemma because of this.

 The gender system of Miracle Azlia is quite complex. Since the company intended to target all genders, including LGBTQ+, they didn't only design male and female characters but divided the genders into 4 different types with abbreviations.

 'F' means having a female appearance, and 'M' means having a male appearance. 

 Adding two symbols, which are '+' (positive) and '-' (negative).

 'F-' is like an ordinary female, and 'M+' is like an ordinary male.

 'F+' is the gender that can impregnate 'F-'.

 And 'M-' is a gender that can become pregnant by 'M+'.

 People who love boy's love or girl's love could enjoy this.

 Back to the topic. Because Vinzent's gender is M+, that means he had the same gender as Mr. Shan.

 "Why? We don't have M- in this world, do we? I don't care. I can't stop loving Vinz because of that. He'll be my best waifu forever."

 Shan always responded to his audiences this way.

 'Well, he's showing off his Waifu again.'

 'Shan is hooked.'

 'Gender isn't matter for his love, obviously.'

 'Mr. Shan, have you tried the new event yet? Your Waifu is nerfed.'

 'Yeah, you can't play Waifu in this event.'

 'Hahaha, I bet our Poseidon whale will be mad.'

 Shan read comments and wondered.

 "New event?"

 He checked the event details.

 "In this event, all common skills and ultimate skills of every character will be unavailable. Players can only use normal attacks and passive skills... What the heck?!"

 Many viewers burst out laughing and commented on Shan's reaction. After all, everyone knew Vinzent's power came from his ultimate skill. If Vinzent could only use normal attacks, even a whale who spent a lot on him (whale's Vinzent) would be a noob.

 'Don't worry about ranking, just play your Waifu.'

 'Yeah, Mr.Shan's vinzent can still pass the event with normal attack.'

 The audience encouraged Shan, suggesting he play other characters or not worry about ranking. However, Shan disagreed. He had been trying to prove how good Vinzent was. If Shan gave up on Vinzent, wouldn't that devalue his own waifu?

 He reread the event details again carefully.

 This event was a time-limited battle against a mob of monsters, with server ranking scores. Since the game opened, Mr. Shan had always been the top-ranking player on the server; he had never lost his ranking. Of course, he played as Vinzent to clear content every time. People already knew how overpowered Shan's Vinzent was; he could even solo to reach the top rank on the server, achieving a decisive victory among all players.

 'Damn game! This event tries to nerf my Vinzent on purpose,' Shan complained in his mind.

 'If you play Vinzent, your ranking may drop to a thousand. LOL.'

 'Mr. Shan, Mie is MVP in this event.'

 'You can use Deathsoul, easy mode for every content.'

 "Right, Mie is good with normal attacks. But no way am I playing Deathsoul; he's a game bug. No matter how much they nerf him, he's still overpowered."

 As Vinzent was Shan's favorite character, 'Deathsoul' was his most hated character.

 Everyone knew Deathsoul, the most powerful UR Wisher, was also a godly handsome character with immense popularity among female players, earning him the title of 'National Husbando.'

 The audience speculated about Mr. Shan's dislike for Deathsoul. Some believed it stemmed from Deathsoul's overpowered status, fearing he overshadowed his beloved Waifu. Others thought Mr. Shan might be an anti-meta player, someone who dislikes powerful characters for being clichéd, uninteresting, and lacking challenge.

 The reason, however, was simple. Shan didn't like husbando characters; he didn't want to be a bottom one. So that's why Shan really liked shota characters, as he could be a top one.

 Shan insisted on the idea that "I paid a million not to be a bottom one; I must be the top one." For that reason, Shan said no to every husbando character without any exception.

 "If I don't play Vinz, I'm not Mr. Shan," Shan told his audience.

 Shan believed himself to be the best husband for his waifu, Vinzent. He was determined to make Vinzent top the rankings, even against players who relied on overpowered characters like Deathsoul.

 "Don't worry. If Waifu isn't powerful, we just need to pay more."

 When Shan finished his own quote, his audience just spammed their comments.

 'Here it comes, Mr. Shan's quote.'

 'Don't tell me, Mr. Shan will top up again!'

 'It's Poseidon time! Mr. Shan will clean up all the gacha banners!'

 Most audiences were accustomed to it by now. Whenever Mr. Shan's Waifu encountered any difficulty, his solution was very simple — just pay, until his Waifu became overpowered.