Rebirth in the Internet Era: Starting with Games
Chapter 31

This Is a True Legend of Mir

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The third day of the reservation, the day before the public beta.

Chen Hao opened the Baidu settings page and enabled the bidding ranking push, but he removed the city of SH from the regional settings.

The next moment, Beyond Mir League appeared in second place on the first page, just behind the official website of Shanda's Hot Blood Mir.

Before long, the 2,000 yuan prepayment was draining away like a countdown timer.

He did a quick mental calculation, and it was clear that this prepayment wouldn't last until the public beta tomorrow.

Chen Hao gritted his teeth, burned his bridges, and directly topped up all the remaining money. When I say all the money, it's actually that the more than 40,000 yuan he had on him these past two days had already been spent, and there wasn't much left!

On the day of the public beta, the weather was nice today, clear and sunny.

Before the Greedy Blue Moon private server's public beta, the number of reservations officially broke through the 50,000 mark, reaching 56,721 people.

Chen Hao and Pang Ban huddled in front of the computer, staring at each other.

Ten o'clock arrived.

Looking at his shriveled wallet, which contained only a single "Da Tuanjie" (a 100 yuan bill), Chen Hao gritted his teeth and pressed the mouse button.

Would it be a spa model or back to work? Victory or defeat hinges on this!

Greedy Blue Moon Mir public beta begins!

In the E-Era Internet Cafe, Li Wu sat in front of the computer, having already installed the Greedy Blue Moon private server, waiting for it to go live.

Ever since he failed to participate in the Sabuk Guild War event in Shanda Mir yesterday, and his most valuable Silver Snake was dropped and lost, he felt an emptiness in his heart. It was like going on a trip, only to watch the excitement while his own wife was kidnapped by bandits.

Li Wu suddenly lost interest in Mir, finding it bland and tasteless!

There is no sorrow greater than a dead heart, nothing more so!

Coincidentally, when he settled his bill after getting off the computer last night, he accidentally scanned a familiar promotional flyer.

He was instantly captivated.

"Holy crap, isn't that the boss of Causeway Bay? And Chicken Brother?"

His generation was deeply influenced by Hong Kong and Taiwan triad films.

"If you're brothers, come and hack me!"

"What a powerful line!"

Looking at the familiar characters, familiar background and equipment, and an unfamiliar but incredibly cool giant sword.

This square, wide giant sword, like a door panel, made Dragon Slaying Sword look like a little brother in comparison~

This was the dream sword, it hit all the right notes.

Especially the "Free" in the top left corner, it directly hit his sweet spot.

He was currently relying on odd jobs to make money, and internet fees plus game cards had already left him struggling, with insufficient balance.

Could this game really be played for free? Everything was about to be revealed.

Li Wu rubbed his hands, full of anticipation.

A buddy next to him, noticing that they had the same login page, leaned over, "Bro, which version are you going to play?"

"Men, if you play, play the most overpowered one!"

"Me too!"

The two looked at each other and grinned lewdly, everything unspoken!

This time, he didn't choose the Taoist class from the official server. Instead, thinking of the weapon he had been yearning for from the flyer, he decided to pick Warrior this time!

As soon as he entered the game, "Holy crap!"

A few seconds later, like an echo, the buddy next to him let out the same exclamation, full of emotion.

He started at level 20, was given a basic set of equipment, and in his inventory lay the reservation reward weapon: Purgatory.

The character's starting point wasn't in the newbie village, but in the safe zone of Earth City, with a circle of NPCs standing around.

New players in the safe zone sprouted like mushrooms, and soon the safe zone was bustling with activity.

These players scurried around like headless flies, milling around the NPCs. The most popular were the three statues wearing luxurious equipment, surrounded by crowds of admirers.

Li Wu looked through the NPCs one by one. Oh, this one sells medicine directly, this one repairs weapons. Hmm? This NPC can teleport to all maps for game currency.

After looking at half of them, his attention was drawn by a shout from his buddy next to him.

"Bro, look at the first charge in the top right corner! Damn, it's the Bone Jade Scepter!"

Upon hearing this, Li Wu saw the first charge button in the top right corner of the screen. He clicked it, and an information box popped up. The first charge was divided into three tiers.

First charge 6 yuan, Blade of Fate.

First charge 98 yuan, Staff of Judgment.

First charge 198 yuan, Dragon Slaying Sword.

"Eh, 6 yuan for the Blade of Fate, much cheaper than a game card. Just as I was about to top up 5 yuan to play, Li Wu suddenly felt like he had missed something important."

He clicked the mouse a few times, Holy crap!

The Dragon Slaying Sword?

The Dragon Slaying Sword!!!

Everyone on Li Wu's server, where his Taoist was located, didn't have one. You can actually buy it with money?

Holy crap!!!

Especially since the weapon you get for your first recharge has no level restriction! Meaning you can use it right away!

What's the concept of a level 20 Warrior wielding a Dragon Slaying Sword!

Li Wu panted, his eyes bloodshot and bulging. After just 3 seconds of thought, he felt that any more hesitation would be disrespectful to the Dragon Slaying Sword.

Gritting his teeth, he thought, Screw it, what's a month of eating nothing but steamed buns?

He directly clicked to recharge 198 yuan.

The pop-up page displayed a bank account number and two customer service QQ numbers, one for Greedy and one for Blue Moon. Below was a red text explanation: after transferring the money, add the customer service QQ number and send a screenshot of the transfer along with your login account for association, so customer service can process it.

Li Wu followed the instructions, opened his online banking, and made the transfer. He followed the steps one by one. After sending all the information, he started staring at the in-game recharge button. Maybe it was a few minutes, maybe it was over ten minutes. Time seemed to stretch out in Li Wu's eyes, as if he were waiting for centuries for some kind of faith.

Ding dong, a new message popped up on QQ: your recharge request has been processed. Please enter the game to claim your rewards.

Li Wu entered the game again. The first recharge page, which he had opened countless times before, now showed a "Claim" button instead of a "Reset" button.

He clicked "Claim Now."

Duang!

A metallic sound effect rang out.

The Dragon Slaying Sword quietly appeared in his backpack, its blade gleaming coldly, standing alone in the world!

Without a word, he equipped it immediately.

In the safe zone, a level 20 Warrior in light armor, holding a Dragon Slaying Sword.

It instantly drew the attention and amazement of countless onlookers.

"Holy crap, big bro, where'd you get the Dragon Slaying Sword?"

"Whoa, this has to be a GM. Look, his Dragon Slaying Sword has no level restriction."

"Boss, are you taking disciples?"

"Giegie, will you take me to fight monsters~"

Countless chat messages, both in public chat and private messages, appeared on Li Wu's screen.

Li Wu exhaled. He was a loser in reality, but here in the game world, he was enjoying this moment of universal admiration. He felt his soul had been sublimated!

This Legend of Mir is really something!

This money was totally worth it. 198 yuan gave him the thrill of a 1980 yuan experience, incredible value for money!

Shanda's Legend of Mir? Go play somewhere else. He was already thinking about selling his level 28 Taoist account, which should fetch a few hundred yuan, and then putting it all into this game.

Just then, someone in the public chat said:

"WTF, what GM is he? Everyone look at the top right corner, you can buy it directly with money!"

"Let me see? It's true."

"Greedy Blue Moon Legend of Mir, I love you!"

Before long, people in the safe zone were suddenly sporting all sorts of high-level weapons, and the overall equipment of the players instantly evolved from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age.

Some players' bodies flashed with light and they disappeared from the safe zone, clearly heading out to explore other maps.

"Hey, buddy, where are you? Let's go fight monsters and level up!"

"Come to the Tucheng bookstore. It's less crowded here. Let's meet up!"

One minute later, Li Wu saw a Mage holding a Bone Jade Scepter run over.

"Is the 198 yuan item for Mages the Bone Jade Scepter?"

Looking at the Dragon Slaying Sword on the Warrior's body, the other guy's excited expression faltered. He said sheepishly, "Uh, this is the 6 yuan one. The 198 yuan one is the Soul Devouring Staff."

Li Wu didn't look down on the other player just because he was a 6 yuan spender. Instead, he said with confidence, "Party up with me, I'll take you to fight monsters!"

"Oh, thanks, big bro!"

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