Strategy Guide

Meanwhile, Keosius was also watching the video on the forum, with Sulfur Scent smoke swirling around his mouth.

"That's right, they are all images from real life."

"What is being shown are mostly major events that have affected the situation in Anzeta."

Keosius suddenly felt that there was a pair of eyes watching from the shadows, silently recording everything. Even though his power was close to the pinnacle of mortals, he still could not see the existence behind it.

He continued browsing the forum and discovered a new post by Singleo.

Server Launch Guide: A Beginner's Guide to Erezege

"There are currently twelve starting locations to choose from, scattered throughout Anzeta, including Strasbourg, Waltz City, and Yarlan Fortress. But I only recommend one and a half starting locations— North Wind Fortress, and Bator City barely counts as half. Moreover, I only recommend one faction—the Embers of the Burned Kingdom."

"In terms of career choices, the Embers of the Burned Kingdom has overpowered professions like the Red Scale Conqueror and the Dragonkin Paladin, which give them a significant advantage over other professions from the start. Among the faction sub-professions of the the North Kingdoms, only the Lionheart Paladin of the Bosque Duchy has any strength, but that is the private army of nobles, with extremely demanding advancement requirements, and its strength is incomparable."

"From the faction perspective, it goes without saying that the entire Internal Beta version is the development history of the Embers of the Burned Kingdom, and almost all the Main Storyline are related to the kingdom. It has an overwhelming level of technology, and behind it is a top-tier Faction Chief like [Embers of the Burned King - Keosius]."

"To put it simply, even if you lose on the battlefield, you can still watch the cutscene of the Red Dragon wiping out the enemy. I even suspect that this is the 'protagonist faction' that the official team strongly recommends."

"For players who want to progress quickly, start in North Wind Fortress Keep. There are plenty of opportunities there, whether it's working in a factory or working in an agency, you can accumulate start-up capital in a short time. As for those who prefer adventure and want to level up quickly, I recommend starting in Bator City. There are plenty of hostile monsters in Storm Highlands, which will allow you to quickly gain experience."

Steamed Bun also published his "strategy guide".

However, rather than a travel guide, this is more like a boastful display of superiority, exuding the atmosphere of Versailles.

"The strength of the Red Scale Conqueror is just average, but the scenery is nice and you can ride Wyvern around."

"Huh? You mean the benefits of a sheriff? It's just a few hundred Faction Contribution a day, which can't be exchanged for many good things, at most Dragon Blood Potion or something."

Besides these strategy guides, there are also plot analysis posts, half of which mention the "Embers of the Burned King" and analyze that he is either the final boss or the protagonist destined by the official setting.

Keosius browsed through the posts and nodded slightly.

"Very good, it has achieved the expected results."

"Next, we'll see how the public beta goes."

For the past decade, he has had a clear goal: to gradually subdue the Tiefling, seize North Wind Fortress, and eventually establish the Embers of the Burned Kingdom. His aim is to dominate the Main Storyline of the Internal Beta version of "The North Wind Fortress' Upheaval," making his faction the main camp in the eyes of players and preparing to accept more forces in the future.

It's important to understand that players represent not only tens of thousands of "undead," but also a talent pool and technological system from another world. In the mid-to-late game, even real-world government forces from various countries have become involved, acting as behind-the-scenes manipulators for powerful guilds.

For example, the Church of the Machine God later saw the emergence of many top scientists from various countries, who built massive floating Sky Fortress, and even the cult leader, Steel Frenzy, was rendered a mere rubber stamp early on.

Now, Keosius has clearly achieved his goal; he has even managed to have the mysterious "system" set him as a major character in the background.

"It's time to prepare."

With that thought in mind, Keosius opened the magic mirror and summoned Lang Pu from North Wind Fortress.

The Ogre Mage's hideous face reappeared in the mirror.

"Master, what are your orders?"

"The Starfallers are about to descend. Instruct all departments to prepare."

"Yes, Master."

Lang Pu agreed without hesitation at first, then hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Master, we already have preliminary design drawings for the other things you requested."

Lang Pu racked his brains to design this Magic Equipment. Keep in mind that this was personally supervised by Keosius. If any problems arose, no one could bear such a huge responsibility. The design was revised again and again, going through more than thirty iterations.

What troubled Langpu even more was that the details of this equipment were top secret information of the kingdom, and could not even be shared with the wizards of the Magic Department; he had to complete the overall design himself.

The final design was a magnificent golden crown that perfectly matched Keosius's head, crafted from magical adamantite and inlaid with various expensive gems.

Supreme Dragon Crown

"Not bad."

Keosius glanced at it and realized that he couldn't understand the complex magic circuits that filled three pages, so he could only nod slightly to indicate that he understood.

"At least that's how it appears."

Weeks passed.

"Yes!"

"I got it! A spot for the open beta!"

In the room occupied by the game pod, Ji Ming clenched his fists and raised his hands in a cheer.

He had been following "Erezege" through Steamed Bun's videos for a long time. He waited anxiously for a year and finally managed to snag a spot in the open beta thanks to his lightning-fast reflexes after being single for thirteen years.

Keep in mind that there were 50,000 slots available, and they were basically snapped up the moment they were released.

Nearly a million people have been eagerly awaiting the results, but now all they can do is wail and rave on the forums, even cursing the "dog" officials for not increasing the number of slots.

Ji Ming couldn't wait to unpack the game and put the magical, even rune-engraved, "Erezege" game pod into the room.

He first took a picture and posted it on the forum to show off, which attracted countless envious and jealous comments from netizens. Then he comfortably lay down inside.

Having already watched Steamed Bun's video, he was very familiar with the game's flow.

[Please enter your nickname.] Ji Ming thought for a moment and then chose "Lonely as Snow," a game nickname he used most often, which had a very professional feel to it.

After watching the video, he also realized that "Erezege" is a game where you have to rely on your looks, and you can't be too reckless. Otherwise, the now completely shameless Holy Light Bro will be a lesson to you.

[Connecting to central nervous system][Scanning your body data][Building your character][Character building complete.] [Lonely as Snow]

(Note: The attribute value for a standard human is 10)

Strength - 11 Agility - 10 Constitution - 11 Intelligence - 10 Perception - 10 Charisma - 12 "Tsk tsk, he's practically a max-level human, much better than the Ancient God Mantou with 9 Charisma."

Ji Ming thought to himself with a smug satisfaction.