Ali's Review

"Next is the game's thought-acceleration technology. I'm sure everyone saw it in the promotional video."

"At first, Ali was just as skeptical as everyone else. Ali doesn't know what technology the developers used either, but the truth is that time in the game really has been extended."

"This video of Ali's was recorded over a full day in the game. If you don't believe me, check the progress bar, or ask friends who have watched my streams."

"But in reality, in a certain sense, the World Tree game really does extend time. With that alone, World Tree will soon become the first true virtual world."

"I believe it will soon be possible to work 007 every day. Or maybe we'll even see children studying in the game so hard they forget to eat and sleep." Ali smiled smugly as she said this.

"Mm, Ali's idea isn't bad. What a vicious trick. I should open a company in the game someday."

"Isn't that ID upstairs our boss's?" An employee at a foreign trade company suddenly realized that the earlier comment had been posted by his boss. Looking at his boss's words, the employee nearly burst into tears.

"Next, regarding the game's content, the only map currently available is the Elven Forest. Even the players' beginner village was built by the players themselves. Even Ali had to work as a laborer for a whole day before leveling up."

"By the time the game enters open beta in the future, everyone will probably be able to see the Player Camp built by us closed-beta players."

"I have to say, the developers' design gives players like me a strong sense of involvement, and even makes it feel like we're witnessing history."

Cheng Jue thought, Is that so? I was just too lazy to design it. Of course, Ali in the video could not hear those words.

"What surprised Ali the most was how intelligent the game's NPCs are. They're just like real people. There's a post on the game forum claiming that NPCs have hidden favorability limits."

"Ali can confirm that post is true. Players with high favorability can receive the maximum rewards from quests. Players with ordinary favorability can receive one-third of the maximum rewards, while players with negative favorability can only receive one or two percent of the maximum reward."

"Of course, most players currently have ordinary favorability. Only a few players have negative favorability. As long as everyone treats NPCs like normal people after logging in, your favorability won't be low."

Demacia, Lord Xin, and Big D, whose favorability was negative, all took a hit.

"Also, among the NPCs currently appearing, I've only seen two. One is Skadi, the World Tree's first elf, known as the Great Elf. The players' beginner quests are related to NPC Skadi. Ali has screenshots here..."

Screenshot...

"The other is the goddess of travelers in our game—the World Tree that drifted into the Primordial World, the Goddess of Life, Mother Nature, the Righteous Deity of Creation and Society—Cheng Jue."

"Enough talk. Let's go straight to the character model and screenshots."

"You animals, isn't she beautiful? Isn't she dashing? Isn't she awesome? Come be our goddess's dogs, mortals!"

"She is the incarnation of the World Tree. You can only see her during the initial character creation stage. Of course, she also lies on the World Tree's branches and secretly watches us. Screenshot..."

In the image, atop one of the World Tree's towering branches, a figure could be seen watching in the direction of the Player Camp after the image was enlarged again and again. Though the image became extremely blurry from being magnified so much.

Yet from the figure on the branch, it was clear that she was Cheng Jue, the World Tree.

Watching the video, Cheng Jue raised an eyebrow. She had not expected to be photographed by a player by accident. I didn't even sense it. That shouldn't be possible.

"Perhaps other quests will appear later as well. As for when exactly, there isn't enough information yet. However, the game has already provided the main storyline: exploring the world where the seven nations are located, and protecting the newly born Elven Civilization through a Heaven and Earth Calamity."

"It could be said that this is a game with an extremely free main storyline."

"Then there's the NPC system Ali wants to discuss. What Ali said earlier about NPCs being highly intelligent wasn't just empty talk. If everyone treats the NPCs in World Tree like NPCs from older games, you'll lose out on a lot of fun."

"The NPCs don't just show it through their speech and expressions; it is even more apparent in their interactions with players. Ali also recorded a video this time."

"Everyone, please watch... As you can see, when NPC Skadi was harassed by this player with the ID Big D, her expressions were incredibly vivid. At first, she was a little shy, then she became annoyed and angry."

Big D: Why is it me again?

"At first, most players used the same old gaming mindset to interact with NPCs. Tease the NPCs if you wanted, do quests seriously, then shower them with gifts to max out their favorability. That way, you could latch onto the NPCs... This was practically a common flaw in every game."

"But World Tree is different. The NPCs are highly intelligent, and everyone who held that mindset had their favorability reduced. Ali deduced this from what she learned."

"Sometimes, Ali wondered how NPCs could be so intelligent. Could they be staff members pretending? But later, Ali dismissed that idea. Everyone, please look at this screenshot..."

In the image, Skadi stood in prayer toward the distant World Tree, looking incomparably devout. A beam of light shone upon her, making it seem as though Skadi herself was glowing...

"From this, everyone can see how devout Skadi is. She definitely cannot be a staff member in disguise. A modern person raised in a technologically advanced world could never possess such devout eyes."

"Unless the Elven Company can brainwash people, but that is absolutely impossible. The government would not cooperate with them otherwise."

"And as long as you immerse yourself in the game world, you can quickly gain the NPCs' favorability."

"I think... this is also why the government is cooperating with the Elven Company, though Ali doesn't understand economics."

"But Ali can feel it very clearly: a virtual game with incredibly realistic visuals, an unbelievably immersive experience, NPCs indistinguishable from real people, and time extended tenfold."

"Wouldn't that mean our lifespans have theoretically been extended tenfold?"

"On that point alone, Ali can say that World Tree is no longer merely a blockbuster—it is a masterpiece."

"World Tree no longer feels like a game to me. It is a genuine fantasy world. I believe it will become the virtual world we have always described!"

"Believe me, this game will deliver an unprecedented experience, an unimaginable sense of immersion, and open up a new life for you."

"Enough talking. Ali is going online to continue doing quests." In the video, Ali walked out of the wooden house and headed toward a large square, where a beautiful elf stood.

After seeing all this, Cheng Jue suddenly understood. "So that's why those guys suddenly became so serious... That's what was going on."

Cheng Jue scrolled through the comments beneath the video.

Sure enough, this video had already exploded across the internet, drawing countless people's attention back to World Tree.

Many people on the game forum were also asking when the game would begin open beta testing.

Seeing this, Cheng Jue nodded smugly. "I didn't expect so many people to want to become my leeks."

Just as Cheng Jue was feeling pleased with herself, a strange ripple slipped into her sea of consciousness.

Following her instincts, Cheng Jue used that newfound power. A tiny vortex appeared at her fingertip, devouring the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

"This is the Devouring Law... What is going on? Though it's very weak, isn't this a law that only fiendish beasts, incarnations of the evil thoughts of Chaos Demon Gods, possess?" Guided by a vague sense of connection, Cheng Jue looked toward the source of the power.

"What?" Cheng Jue saw a group of players who had just killed a level-eight magical beast, a slime.