[Internal Beta is about to begin. Retrieving data...] [Data retrieval complete. Internal Beta duration: 365 days.] [Countdown until Internal Beta begins: 3 days.]
"Internal Beta."
"Finally, it's coming."
Keosius stared at the information on his panel and exhaled a burst of flame in anticipation.
He vaguely remembered there having been an Internal Beta event in his previous life, though he did not know the exact timing. After all, he had not been one of the lucky few who drew an Internal Beta account.
Besides, Erezege had been completely unknown at first. The developers had not carried out any commercial promotion at all, merely uploading a purchase link for the Game Pod to the official website. It only broke into the mainstream later thanks to its exceptional quality, eventually becoming a global sensation.
This Internal Beta version was also called Starfall Origin. There were only one thousand slots. Players spawned in the Tiefling Refugee Camp, with no real main quest. They could freely choose a faction—help the Tiefling, side with the Rackman Dynasty, or travel to other nations in the North.
The final outcome was for the players to expose Duke Brad's conspiracy, after which the Tiefling, led by Mezhuolash, returned to North Wind Fortress.
That was also why Keosius had deliberately taken in the Tiefling.
In Keosius's eyes, Mezhuolash was a thoroughgoing pragmatist, which suited his tastes perfectly. After the players appeared in his previous life, Mezhuolash had quickly recognized the strength of this emerging force and exploited it, using it to expand his own power and contend against the flourishing Rackman Dynasty.
But Keosius clearly remembered that within a few months of this Internal Beta ending, Erezege had launched its public beta. It was nothing like the time stated on his NPC panel.
"Time in Erezege isn't