Top-Tier Half-Finished Product

June 1, 2050, 6:57 PM.

With just 3 minutes left until the countdown, Qian Peng finally took out his holographic simulation helmet, preparing to officially start his live stream for the night.

"The holographic helmet has a triple brainwave acceleration effect, which will make my speaking speed seem a bit fast. Viewers watching on their phones or computers can use the slow-motion mode or turn on the AI subtitles below." After explaining the precautions, Qian Peng sighed and put on the helmet.

He had already asked his lawyer. Due to the draconian terms he signed when creating his account, even if his swallowed game account was worth millions, it would be difficult to claim compensation from the game company.

Forced into a corner, Qian Peng had no choice but to expose the matter of his account being swallowed online, hoping to pressure the Expedition Company through public opinion.

However, the official Expedition channel maintained a deafening silence. For so long, they hadn't uttered a single word.

This bizarre situation led many netizens to suspect that he was actually colluding with the game company, jointly hyping up and promoting the nostalgic server of "Despair Expedition."

This infuriated Qian Peng.

Because his account was swallowed, he hadn't even streamed for the past two days. He had been busy collecting information, preparing to go to court with the Expedition Company, but instead, he ended up trending on hot searches.

Even his old fans were asking him if he had secretly accepted sponsored content and was helping to promote the nostalgic server of "Expedition."

[The time has come, Descender, welcome to my world.]

Before Qian Peng could react, the game's countdown suddenly ended. He immediately felt like the world was spinning, as if he had been shoved into a toilet bowl, a strong sense of weightlessness hitting him.

[Please select your race]

When Qian Peng regained consciousness, he saw a man as handsome as a classical Greek statue standing in a pure white hall, looking at him from a distance.

He was stunned for a moment before realizing this was the game's character creation interface.

So, he quickly brought up the settings, imported the helmet's display into the live stream room, and loaded the bullet comment plugin.

Then, in the upper right corner of his vision, lines of semi-transparent bullet comments floated by.

"Huh? The server is really opening today?"

"This graphics quality, is it really a holographic game? It's almost as good as the naked eye!"

"Did the streamer take sponsored content?"

"With such amazing graphics, why was there no news before?"

"Can that garbage performance of the holographic helmet even handle a game with this graphics quality? I'm a bit worried about the streamer's scalp temperature."

"Selling roasted brain flowers in the front row."

"Don't rush, this is just the character creation interface. Maybe after entering the game, it'll still be the classic blocky characters."

Qian Peng ignored the bullet comments.

He silently chose Dragonkin, planning to create a Great Horned Dragon Girl.

The next moment, a tall, muscular lizardman with a wagging tail appeared in the middle of the hall.

Qian Peng only glanced at it before mindlessly clicking next. It wasn't until the prompt "Whether to complete character creation?" popped up that he couldn't help but complain:

"Why is there no gender option?"

Since it couldn't satisfy his preferences, he decided to be a ruthless min-maxer.

He re-selected Human. Before deciding on his appearance, he glanced at the bullet comments out of the corner of his eye.

"Can't play as a cross-dresser?"

"If the official game graphics can maintain the level of the character creation interface, this game will definitely become the next major hotspot for online dating scams."

"Why does the official website say it's a nostalgic server? How is this nostalgic at all?"

"It's clearly a Deluxe Plus Remastered Edition!"

"Classic human start, is Peng Peng still planning to play as a Time Palace Knight?"

"Why not try importing facial data?"

Qian Peng grunted and chose to import facial data. For the prompt "Whether to import your facial data?", he selected "Yes."

Subsequently, the preset character's originally heroic and handsome face transformed into a completely ordinary, common face.

This made Qian Peng pause again.

As a professional streamer, this wasn't his first time importing his face into a game; he was already accustomed to it.

However, unlike other holographic games, with its almost realistic graphical presentation, this slightly youthful face made Qian Peng see himself from ten years ago.

It's so real...

[You have completed character creation. Please wait patiently for other players to finish creating their characters...]

"Why do I have to wait again?"

Qian Peng was a bit frustrated and started chatting with his viewers.

"Fine, then let's take this time to talk about this game."

"Friends who have looked into it should know that after successfully reserving on the official website, the displayed game name was 'Glory Expedition OL'. Coupled with the new graphical presentation, it's basically certain that this so-called nostalgic server is actually a next-generation remastered edition."

"However, based on the current information, this game is likely a half-finished product."

"There's no opening animation, no login screen, no BGM, and the racial characteristics weren't even specified during character creation."

"Fortunately, these are minor issues that can be resolved with some effort."

"My biggest concern right now is the initial gameplay experience."

As he spoke, Qian Peng pondered for a moment, then organized his thoughts and said:

"I didn't download the new client and went straight into the character creation interface, so I'm judging that 'Glory Expedition OL' must be using cloud gaming."

"For those friends who don't know, cloud gaming is similar to watching a live stream."

"The entire game program runs on the official remote servers, and our helmets are only responsible for sending operation commands and receiving the video transmitted by the official servers."

"The advantage of this is that it can compensate for the performance limitations of the helmet, allowing for high-quality graphics. However, the disadvantage is also very obvious."

"That is the issue of latency."

"But the selling point of holographic games is the first-person realistic experience, and the most important thing in a first-person game is smoothness."

"Nobody wants to experience a 'second life' in a game with high latency, right?"

While explaining, he glanced at the feedback from the bullet comments and nodded in agreement:

"You're right. The reason 'Expedition' became popular worldwide and still holds global competitions today is because its combat system is exceptionally well-designed."

"Therefore, for 'Expedition,' the latency issue would be even more fatal."

"I wonder how the company plans to overcome this technical hurdle."

After indirectly saying a lot of discouraging things, Qian Peng's resentment had largely dissipated.

Even though he planned to sue the Expedition Company, it didn't stop him from continuing to play the company's games.

At worst, he just wouldn't spend any money.

After all, unlike the ubiquitous "pixel art" holographic games.

'Glory Expedition OL's' graphics, indistinguishable from reality, currently had no substitutes.

[Manufacturing body... Traversing world... Loading projection...]

While Qian Peng was casually chatting with the bullet comments, his consciousness suddenly jolted, and the screen in front of him turned from white to black.

When his vision returned, he was already lying on the floor of a warehouse.

Qian Peng got up and looked around, once again stunned by the scene before him.

In reality, the surrounding area was quite empty, just a warehouse with not much in it.

But the visual fidelity, indistinguishable from reality, had exceeded his psychological expectations, leaving him frozen for a good ten seconds!

Did I actually transmigrate?!!

Qian Peng was terrified.