From the Star Abyss
Chapter 402

107 Li Aoz, Refund!

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Just as Xia Yubing was still brooding and her jealousy was burning fiercely, another profile picture lit up in her friends list.

Wen Zhong Zhi Long: Yubing, the funding from the client's sponsorship has arrived. You could also find a [Martial Artist] or something similar [Destruction]-type Main Class to change to. —Read. That was Wen Long, a long-time member of the club. He also chose Frostplate, but was randomly assigned to the army. He happened to catch up with Dai Weilin's army reforms and has now smoothly reached level 9 [Martial Artist].

As an experienced online gamer, Wen Long is very familiar with the game's mechanics and will soon have the opportunity to equip himself with a military-grade cybernetic body.

Thinking of this, Xia Yubing had a sudden inspiration and quickly started typing.

Reply: Yeah. I understand... By the way, Wen Long, do you know what Cumin Powder is? —Read

The Wen Zhong Zhi Long), asks, "[XXG·Cumin Powder]? I often watch esports competitions. She was the runner-up in the individual category of the Summer FPS Grand Tournament. To reach that level as a woman is incredibly impressive. Oh right, A Niu seems to have mentioned that she was his teammate. I'm so envious." —Read

Re: You participated in a competition? Do you have any photos of yourself? —Read

The Wen Zhong Zhi Long: That competition was an offline event, and she herself used a virtual avatar when she streamed, so I couldn't find a photo of the person behind it. —Read

Reply: Hmph, it's definitely because they lack confidence in their looks that they resorted to using a fake identity to debut. —Read

The Wen Zhong Zhi Long: That's going too far. Remember Li Si? That young man was incredibly handsome. When we chatted online, he used a virtual avatar, didn't he? It's a pity Li Si committed suicide; now no one plays swordplay with me. —Read

Reply: You guys, one by one, don't understand anything... Anyway, I'll catch up in level as soon as possible, and then I'll learn from Li Aoz and use a nuclear bomb to blow myself to an alien planet to reunite with Zi Niu. —Read

Wen Zhong Zhi Long: You haven't heard of Li Aoz, have you? —Read

Reply: What do you know? —Read

The Wen Zhong Zhi Long: I'll send you a link, go check it out yourself. It seems like Li Aoz's reputation isn't doing so well lately. —Read

(Click here to go to a new page) ——————————

Li Aoz clicked the link and found the culprit that caused his reputation to plummet.

"Li Aoz the Fraudster! The Darkest Day in Gaming History!"

Original Poster: The purpose of life is to get hard enough to ant-like creatures. Posted at: 10:23 AM. Main Text:

After two rounds of testing, "Star Abyss" has officially launched its open beta. Many players are undoubtedly already immersed in their adventures. This game is truly fun, with excellent controls, perfect feedback, and a remarkably realistic feel. The optimized resurrection mechanism has also significantly reduced the difficulty. It's arguably the best game on the market, a true champion.

Of course, I, the mouse, am just a noob and clumsy player. I was attracted by Li Aoz's passionate speech after seeing the closed beta promotional animation of "Star Abyss". I chose the Frostplate Republic as my origin and prepared to make a big splash.

Many people were probably drawn in by the cool and stylish visuals of the "Dominator" series! Looking back at the promotional video: gravity a hundredfold, gods kneeling, swords clashing, Buddha weeping. It's not just awesome, it's downright awesome!

But what was the result?

Without powerful Aoneng, the Primary Attribute [Charisma] is basically useless, it cannot wear heavy armor, its early-game output is not as high as a small 9mm pistol, and it consumes a lot of mana.

Even with the officially promoted "Gravity" Aoneng, do you think you can create a black hole with your bare hands? Distort spacetime? Create a planetary explosion?

Wrong! It's not easy for a normal person to master the [Gravity] Aoneng. You need at least 200 hours of experience to achieve the same effect as others using [Gravity].

Based on my own experience, if you want to accurately throw a stone 30 meters away using gravity, you would need 30 hours of practice. And if you want to use gravity to force someone to kneel down, even for such a simple action, it would take at least 5 hours.

In that time, you could level up your Main Class twice.

The most practical one is actually the [Eye of Truth], which comes with a built-in X-ray vision cheat. But wouldn't it be better to use this Aoneng as an assault soldier than to be a dedicated [Mutant]?

Aoneng is not as powerful as everyone imagines.

Don't rush to argue with the original poster. Let me offer some background. I've been following the development of * Star Abyss * since last year and have had conversations with employees at Qiqiao Network. From the very beginning, the Dominator series was considered an 'unpromising' direction by headquarters; the initial design blueprint clearly stated this.

"The [Dominator] system is a branch of the game that is more entertainment-oriented and aims to increase the company's operating revenue. We hope to provide players with a rich and varied gaming experience in this way, but we do not want the highly random mechanism of the [Dominator] system to become the mainstream of the game."

Did you see that clearly? This is what's circulating internally within the official team. However, during the Internal Testing Phase, the [Dominator] series, originally intended for entertainment, suddenly transformed into a heavily promoted title by the developers? Doesn't that seem strange?

In games like Star Abyss that emphasize growth and development, the most popular class is the [Dominator] class. So much so that in the promotional video, the playtime of just one character, ' Li Aoz, ' takes up three-quarters of the Frostplate chapter!

This is a complete scam that exploits Li Aoz's good looks to lure players into investing a lot of money in the [Dominator] system to get an excellent Aoneng, and then buying various accessories to enhance their Primary Attribute.

This is the truth about the "Mutant".

We were tricked into the game by Li Aoz, but as soon as the open beta started, our mentor disappeared? How are we, the players who switched to the [Dominator] class, supposed to play? And then there's Frostplate. As everyone knows, under President Dai Weilin's leadership, Frostplate is undergoing a complete transformation, with a lot of technology being unlocked, and Frostplate is getting better and better.

But how did Li Aoz promote it? He criticized Frostplate as worse than pigs and dogs, and outraged by both gods and men. Please, we're here to play games. Frostplate has much better benefits and more opportunities to level up and fight monsters. As long as you register as a Bounty Hunter, you can earn 6,000 derbies a month by working steadily. You can exchange for a cybernetic body every month. Can other countries do that?

Seeing people praising Li Aoz courage in breaking through the Malefic Calamity's blockade, I'm just speechless.

So what if it's a nuclear bomb? What's the big deal?

I checked the background information, and it turns out that nuclear weapons could be used in any war between the Four Nations.

Some of you sycophants, that's enough. You roll your eyes the moment someone grabs your neck, but start bragging the moment they let go, always saying things like, "Our mentor is the main character in the story, and he took players to space during the closed beta."

He chuckled. "It's just running away, right? Anyone can do that. This guy thinks he deserves to be called the protagonist?"

Besides, haven't you heard the saying "each version has its own meta"? Comparing the main characters from the closed beta to our current Open Beta Version? Who knows, in the next version, Li Aoz and his [Dominator] system might be removed in a patch.

Under the crimson-black sky of Malefic Calamity, even the lowest-ranking "Mutant" in the "Overlord" system would stand tall with pride at the thought of Li Aoz taking top pros to enjoy themselves in outer space.

Uh oh, you still owe Li Aoz a debt of gratitude, right? A virtual code and a dot matrix have really given some fans a moment of euphoria.

Anyway, I, the mouse, went straight for the [Destruction] line, saved up a lot of money, and immediately used the Frostplate Federation.

We've experienced the worst advertising scam in gaming history! After all this, ' Li Aoz's ' and his [Dominator] system seem ridiculous to me.

After reading the post, Li Aoz remained silent for a full ten seconds before responding. "Brain entanglement."

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