Real world (a world not yet in chaos), game group chat [ Disordered World Closed Beta Group (10)].
Despite some reluctance to communicate, [ Dark Archmage ] still exchanged contact information with the veteran players and was added to the group chat, but remained silent while everyone else was chatting enthusiastically.
A standard member of the diving group.
[ Zhongde ]: " Great Wei Boxing Champion, bro, your new video has surpassed one million views! Congratulations!"
[ Good Times Don't Last don't last long]: "So fast? If you ask me, the official should really give the Boxing Champion champion a big reward, he's practically a savior."
[ Litang's Supremely Fierce Tiger ]: "What? You made those two videos? Shocking!"
[Pond Fish and Old Abyss]:"+1
[ Dawn Ah ]: "+1"
[ Great Wei Boxing Champion ]: "I thought it was really exciting, so I just recorded it and posted it online. I never expected it to go viral so inexplicably, it's really..."
[ Do Some Farm Work ]: "Such a standard marketing account tone, when are you going to do a live-streaming sales event?"
[ Great Wei Boxing Champion ]: "I'd better not. I'm a bit reserved in real life. I think official revenue sharing is more practical than advertising."
[ Howling Pothos ]: "I don't think so..."
[ Great Wei Boxing Champion ]: "Hmm? What do you mean?"
"It's simple. We've been playing for so long, have you guys found a way to recharge in the game?"
"Well... isn't it normal not to have spent any money during the closed beta?"
"That makes sense, but based on the current game content, I honestly can't think of any way to monetize this game..."
What if you were to buy gold, silver, or copper coins directly with real money?
"Unless an intermediary currency is used, I recall it being illegal."
"There's still a way, isn't there?"
"But the problem is, even if it were possible, what can you do with money in this game?"
[ Howling Pothos ] posed this question, and the group chat immediately fell silent.
Yeah, logically speaking, if you can have this much fun without spending money, wouldn't it be even more amazing if you did spend money?
The problem is that this game doesn't seem to have much to offer in terms of spending money. Even if you could exchange real-world money for in-game currency, the highest you could spend right now is buying an old horse whose thigh bone is sticking out of its buttocks.
This has virtually no impact on the gaming experience.
The [ Shit Appraisal Master ], who had always wanted to buy a mount, saw this very clearly after calming down. He pondered for a long time whether he should try to borrow money or take out a loan to buy that one and only mount. After careful consideration, he realized that not only were his character attributes insufficient to tame the Hoofed Beast, but he also had considerable problems with its care.
There's a saying that buying a car is easy, but maintaining it is difficult. The real-life " Shit Appraisal Master " experienced this feeling firsthand in an immersive game.
The group chat remained silent for almost a minute before someone finally spoke up.
[ Zhongde ]: "Do you remember our previous discussion? If this really is some kind of AI model trained using real-world humans, then it's normal that we don't need to pay for it, and... is it even possible that they'll pay us a salary?"
[ Do Some Farm Work ]: "I agree with the first half, but the second half... anything is possible in dreams."
[ Howling Pothos ]: "Speaking of which, the game content was so plentiful last night, everyone can share the videos and photos they recorded in the group. By the way, does anyone have some free time during the day? I feel like I can't finish editing the encyclopedia all by myself."
[ Zhongde ]: "[Image], [Image], [Image]... One person? Isn't there also the Boxing Champion brother?"
[ Great Wei Boxing Champion ]: "Kids, today is a workday."
[ Zhongde ]: "So what are you doing here?"
[ Great Wei Boxing Champion ]: "Commuting."
[Pond Fish and Old Abyss]: "I have time."
[ Litang's Supremely Fierce Tiger ]: "I can."
[ The Good Times Don't Last ]: "I can do that too. To be precise, I could do it almost every day before school started in September. It's just that things like text editing... I'm probably not very good at them."
[ Howling Pothos ]: "It's alright, take your time. Although we only saw one new monster yesterday, there are definitely too many new NPCs. Also, the Guide's stats need to be updated. I don't know when he became a bishop. I have a feeling that there's more to this than meets the eye."
[ Zhongde ]: "Do you guys remember how Ed was introduced on the game website's homepage?"
[ Litang's Supremely Fierce Tiger ]: "I remember, it was about a 'young lord skilled in Soul Summoning '."
[ Howling Pothos ]: "So, our guide is not only a lord, but also a bishop, which doesn't seem very reasonable."
[ The Good Times Don't Last n't last long]: "What's unreasonable about it?"
"The lord has the right to claim and rule, and the bishop has the right to religious power. Isn't this a direct theocratic state within a state?"
"That's true. I'm sorry, I don't know much about this."
"That's why I said it's strange. Unless it's part of the game's setting, if he's an important NPC in the main storyline for a long time, he might have a tragic and bizarre background, like being the last legitimate heir of a certain country or something."
[ Do Some Farm Work ]: "Speaking of which, I'm reminded of something too."
[ Howling Pothos ]: "What?"
"On the way back to the castle from the Upperstream Village, I chatted with Kaping for a long time. Do you know what our current game area is called? It's this area consisting of three villages, a castle, and the surrounding wilderness and dense forest."
What's your name?
"It's called ' Barony of Tur '."
"This..."
"And our guide is called ' Ed Adrian,' so where did Tur go?"
Is it possible that he is an adopted son?
"... To be honest, there's a lot of white space here, it really feels like an old-fashioned game with its hidden information and fragmented narrative."
Just as the two were exchanging questions and answers, [ Dark Archmage ], who hadn't said a single word since joining the group, suddenly sent a long message--
[ Dark Archmage ]: "Actually, the story might go like this: Our guide was the youngest son of a great lord, such as a duke or king, but was forced to flee due to internal family infighting, or perhaps was entrusted to a close but remote minor lord for upbringing before his father's death. Later, when the Demonic Tide broke out, this lord placed him in the care of a nearby church. As a result, the baron's entire family was wiped out by the Demonic Tide, and Ed thus gained the legal right to inherit the territory. Because of his position in the church, he was also a bishop, possessing religious authority."
[ Zhongde ]: "Wow, awesome!"
[ Do Some Farm Work ]: "Where can I read your works?"
[ Howling Pothos ]: "... Wow, that was fast! What's your job or hobby in real life?"
[ Dark Archmage ]: "I enjoy playing games and sometimes write fanfiction."