After the Open Beta announcement was released, it quickly sparked heated discussion across the entire internet. This was especially true in Central China, where it shot straight to the top of the virtual-zone game rankings. However, as popular as it was, its popularity was still limited to gaming circles. After all, not every netizen in the world was a gamer. A considerable portion of them were more interested in film and television, celebrities, leisure, and various other fields.
Even within gaming, online games held a far smaller share than single-player games. The reason was actually very simple: in an online game, you were just an extra, while in a single-player game, you were the protagonist. Although the authorities were now cracking down heavily on overly explicit cultivation games, more refined cultivation games and high-definition single-player combat games remained the mainstream of the virtual market.
Thus, although the upheaval caused by Star Sea's Open Beta announcement was enormous, within the vast internet, it could still only be considered a sizeable ripple. Its popularity was even lower than the scandals of certain young celebrities.
That was until a post appeared—a post exposing the truth about the game. In an instant, Star Sea was pushed onto Central China's hot-search rankings. Its popularity immediately surpassed every other topic, causing a nationwide frenzy as netizens gathered to watch the spectacle!
The post had been published by a netizen whose ID was Ancient Horizon. Claiming to be a new Star Sea player, he wrote in the introduction that all of Central China was entering a critical moment in history: one step could lead to heaven, and the next to hell. If they made the wrong choice, they would once again be left behind by overseas nations—and this time, the gap would be dimensional. If they fell