He Yan silently closed the communication panel.
He did not send the message.
But at that very moment, countless players in Astera were still buzzing with excitement.
They would not reflect on life the way He Yan did.
Almost as soon as the Smithy NPC announced the news, it was immediately posted on the Nine Provinces Forum.
[Stop staring at your damn Long Swords. Astera has really appeared in reality, and it isn't an empty shell. We were all wrong yesterday. There are NPCs inside—NPCs from the dungeon! Lu Xiu is even the commander of the real-world Astera! Most importantly, the workshop area can forge equipment in reality too! [Screenshot] Yes, equipment exactly like this!]
[----What do you mean Astera has appeared in reality? What do you mean Lu Xiu is the commander? Are you still stuck in the dungeon and haven't logged out?]
[OP, are you okay? Did you ride the Felyne Cart too many times in Monster Hunter last night and get hallucinations?]
[This is hilarious. Why not say Lu Xiu dragged Nergigante straight out too? Stop spreading rumors! We get it, your equipment is awesome.]
[Using frontline monster materials to make S-rank equipment? Why not say a Crawler's tongue can be used as bowstring?]
At first.
The highly shocking title, which even sounded like someone had lost their mind, instantly drew countless players who were slacking off or had just exited a dungeon.
However, after clicking into the post and reading the details, the netizens' first reaction was not shock, but utter confusion and speechlessness.
Naturally, there was also skepticism and mockery.
After all, it sounded completely unreliable and far beyond common sense. It was one thing for a dungeon setting to appear in reality, but having the NPCs inside forge equipment for them was simply absurd.