"Ding~ Alipay account received: 20,000 yuan."
After the office workers and laborers in the group disappeared, the casual conversation gradually came to an end.
World of Disorder fills their twelve-hour nighttime hours well, but for players, the daytime hours still belong to their lives.
[ Do Some Farm Work ] ( Ji He ), who had just left the group chat, was trying to find the right words to subtly remind his wealthy friend that it was time to pay when he heard this voice message coming from his phone.
"Seize, seize the young?"
Even for an adult like him, 20,000 yuan is a considerable sum. When the two were chatting, [ Shit Appraisal Master ] ( Yu Yun ) once said that he was willing to pay 10,000 yuan for the beta test activation code, and that he could pay more if it exceeded his expectations.
It's truly beyond imagination now; the game content exceeded Fu Ge's expectations, and Fu Ge's generosity also surpassed Ji He He's.
He opened the payment app and saw the prominent "+20000" message. After clicking on it, he also saw the other party's transfer message:
[I just remembered I haven't paid you yet, sorry.]
Ji He swallowed hard, opened [ Zhongde ]'s chat window, and sent a message:
[The final payment has arrived; I've sent you the payment QR code.]
Even though the other party hadn't paid a single penny in deposit, saying it like that gave him a kind of childish, euphoric feeling, as if he were making some kind of shady deal.
Seeing that the other party did not respond, Ji He guessed that [ Zhongde ] must have gone to work, so he opened [ Chief Shit Appraisal Master ]'s chat box and sent a message:
[Received.]
Having taken care of everything, Ji He contentedly opened a video website and began his rest time for the day. After removing the mask given to him by the internet, Ji He was a recent college graduate currently working a very leisurely job in his hometown. Although he didn't earn much, it gave him plenty of time to do what he wanted.
After watching a few game videos, Ji He felt a lack of interest.
For a game that only has six players, it's impossible to form a community on any website outside the game world, and naturally, no corresponding game videos will appear.
But with the next refresh, a video title caught his eye:
Why " World of Disorder " is a scam game
Dude, is this a scam? How come I didn't know about it?
Ji He's body had unknowingly bent into a "not a buddy" curve, and filled with doubt, he clicked on the video.
There is very little publicly available video material for " World of Disorder," and the background of this person's video even uses content from Cui Yuan's wildly popular puzzle-solving video.
In his post, he angrily denounced " World of Disorder " for its blatant manipulation of public opinion and claimed that Cui Yuan's video was posted by an official alternate account.
After enduring the lengthy and illogical analysis preceding the video, the video producer finally revealed their true intentions, delivering the final verdict at the end of the video:
In conclusion, I believe * World of Disorder * is a product of a small group of people indulging in self-deception. They are obsessed with constructing a seemingly reasonable worldview under the influence of Demonic Tide, but they have completely disregarded the game's playability and depth. In order to gain players' trust, they have even engaged in shady dealings with game platforms to maintain their position at number 20 on the new game charts. I firmly believe that this game doesn't even have a demo; it's a complete scam. I'm sure that pre-orders will appear on the official website soon, followed by the usual delays, postponements, and "we've run away!" announcements.
"If you want to change my mind, it's simple. Listen up, ' World of Disorder ' official team, send me a beta test activation code right now! As soon as I get the code, I'll immediately delete the video and become your most loyal supporter!"
Just as I expected...
He opened the video's comment section and, sure enough, found a peaceful and harmonious scene:
[I already knew what was going to happen, but I still kept watching, just for that final moment of jealousy (video location).]
[The map of Yan is way too long. Did you stick the dagger inside a roll of toilet paper?]
[It's late, I've already reported it. Please help me report it too, thank you.]
Ji He and sighed, a sense of superiority slowly swelling within him...
"Beep beep."
As the phone rang again, a pop-up window appeared at the top of the screen. Ji He and his pupils dilated in surprise...
Cui Yuan clocked in on time and entered the company's office area, but felt that the atmosphere today was a bit strange.
He patted a colleague who was drinking coffee on the shoulder and asked:
Why is it so quiet?
My colleague gestured with his lip towards the director's office:
"It seems our director has gotten into trouble."
"Ah?"
Cui Yuan quickly looked towards the office and saw three men standing extremely straight around the director's workstation.
The director, who always prided himself on his technical skills, was now like a primary school student having his homework checked by a teacher, frantically typing on the keyboard and pointing at the screen, just like a criminal who was about to die but still tried to argue his way out of trouble.
You know what, it really does have that flavor.
" Lao Liu, surely he wouldn't go that far?"
Cui Yuan said in a low voice:
"Our department doesn't even have funding for team building activities, so what illegal things could he possibly do?"
His colleague shrugged.
"How would I know? Maybe Lao Liu is just a scapegoat, and the real criminal is someone else."
"That's true."
Cui Yuan didn't ask any more questions and took a few steps forward to his workstation.
As he took out his phone, he felt a vibration. After unlocking the screen, he discovered it was a notification from the game platform.
Cui Yuan was stunned after just one glance, his mind racing with random thoughts.
Almost simultaneously, both Jing Ming, who was preparing for the start of university, and Zhou Jue, who was frantically working part-time to earn extra money, saw the messages on their phones due to various coincidences.
As for the unemployed rich guy and the former professional gamer, they never let their phones or computers out of their sight, so they naturally learned about the news the moment the pop-up appeared.
At 10:00 AM on August 6, 2037, " World of Disorder " sent its first maintenance notice to its beta testers:
Dear beta testers, thank you for your support of " World of Disorder " during this period.
Thanks to your tireless efforts, the development team discovered numerous issues in the game. To provide you with a better gaming experience, " World of Disorder " will undergo server maintenance from 10:00 AM on August 6, 2037 to 8:00 PM on August 7, 2037. Thank you for your understanding and patience. We look forward to seeing you in a better world.
August 6, 2037
Odin Game Company