I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 704 - 704 703. Closed Test_1

Chapter 704: 703. Closed Test_1 Chapter 704: 703. Closed Test_1 In a domestic MMORPG-oriented game forum, Shi Ming scrolled through the testing recruitment announced by the operation team, which amassed hundreds of replies in just a few minutes.

“Wow, Lu Ban is about to release a new game, is it an online game this time?”

“Open world? Director Lu, I don’t play many games, don’t trick me. Doesn’t ‘Night of Summoning Spirits’ count as open world?”

“Is it the kind of open world I’m thinking of? The kind where you can run around freely and pick apples?”

“You’re still thinking about picking apples in virtual reality? Haven’t you picked enough on the Hailaru Continent? In an open world, of course, you’d want to do some more exciting stuff!”

“Pick me, pick me! Director Lu, hurry and pick me!”

“I really want to be Director Lu Ban’s dog, but Director Lu Ban said he likes cats. It doesn’t matter though, because I’m just a rat.”

“I knew it, how could this gaming equipment not have a major title to guard it? I wonder what theme Lu Ban’s game will have, and the thought of experiencing those scary scenes in person excites me no end!”

“I probably won’t get picked, I’ll wait for a streamer to broadcast it. Uh, or I could settle for game experiences.”

“They’re only recruiting three hundred testers this time, it’s going to be a fight to the death.”

Anticipating Lu Ban’s new game, everyone is eager to be part of the denominator, hoping to be chosen. No matter the quality, “Morning Star”‘s first major game is bound to make history.

Besides, participating in the test is a total win. You can’t possibly be unable to log out once you’re in the game and have to clear the game to leave, right?

Meanwhile, some streamers who had previously cooperated in promotions also received invitations.

Old Eggplant was among them.

Without going through the tedious selection process, he got the download code straight away and began downloading the game in his equipment.

However, the name of the game made him feel somewhat intrigued.

[Cage]

Judging by the name alone, the game’s theme is a mystery.

Since it’s an open-world, there must be a large map, right?

But it’s a test, so the map might not be very large?

Once the download was complete, Old Eggplant immediately put on his helmet and entered that Sea of Stars.

He saw that, next to the completed ‘The Conjuring’, there was a new door.

The door looked to be of an equally ancient design but even older and more Western in style than ‘The Conjuring’, like the entrance to some castle or fortress.

Through the crack, some dark green leaves peeked out.

Old Eggplant reached out, trying to push the door open.

But the door was as if frozen in place, immovable no matter what he tried.

After trying for a while, Old Eggplant even circled around to take a look at the back of the door.

Of course, the back of the door was still a door.

He exited the equipment and went online to search for [Cage].

As expected, some who had already received their testing qualifications had leaked the game’s name early, and the internet was abuzz with discussions about it.

Some speculated that it was an escape room game, where players might solve mysteries and escape from a vast space or participate in a survival game like a battle royale.

Others thought it could still be a spooky thriller game in Lu Ban’s usual style, possibly involving players trapped inside coffin boards, looking for ways to escape.

Still, others delved into it, saying that the architectural style of the door only matched the Night Country in Lu Ban’s diverse universes, suggesting the new game might be related to the Night Country.

Old Eggplant felt the last theory made a lot of sense.

He imagined a game like that, not sure if players would ride horses through the forests and towns of the Night Country, solving commoners’ demonic beast and crisis issues, or if they would enter the Gray Tower of the Night Country and learn magic in a school setting.

Either option sounded thrilling.

Moreover, according to the recruitment post, it was an online game, a massively multiplayer online game.

Old Eggplant had played open-world games before, most of which were single-player. It was hard for online open-world games to match the freedom of current open-world games. But under virtual reality equipment, the traditional open-world games with invisible walls and limited actions simply wouldn’t work.

Being blocked by invisible walls with a keyboard and mouse is completely different from being blocked by invisible walls using “Morning Star”.

This was also one of the reasons virtual reality games were challenging to develop. If you couldn’t achieve total immersion, player movement would be greatly restricted.

Old Eggplant soon saw the UP Master group for his game zone light up, with messages quickly exceeding 99+.

[Old C]: Did you get your testing slots for [Cage]?

[Leisure Ronin]: Got it, downloading now, very crucial and urgent.

[Fear of Heat Drink Herbal Tea]: No way, no way, surely nobody missed out on getting a test slot?

[Old C]: Just asking, I’ve already downloaded the game and I’m waiting for the servers to open.

[Mr. A]: I want to say upfront that I’m a really nice guy, so don’t mess with me when we get in. Let’s put aside our differences and conquer this together.

[Spicy Steamed Bun]: Who’s playing Werewolf with you? I think this Night Country-themed game might offer more freedom than we can imagine. Look, in previous games, you were just in a house, and anyone who tried to leave kicked the bucket. But Night Country is so vast; you’ll probably need to run for a while to get anywhere on the map.

Old Eggplant felt the same way.

In the previous Soul Summoning Night, some had tried to see if they could just leave by taking the mountain roads, and even experts in wilderness survival had given it a shot, but they all failed miserably.

How big was the map in this game?

Apart from the game streamers and review teams that had been directly invited, the remaining three hundred quickly confirmed they were mostly veteran players, and nearly all had cleared Night of Summoning Spirits before.

The next evening at six o’clock, the closed beta test for [Cage] began.

Old Eggplant had eaten early, taken care of personal physiological needs, put on his helmet, and entered the virtual world.

That door was now slightly ajar, and Old Eggplant pushed it open.

Creak—

Accompanied by a noise, Old Eggplant felt engulfed by darkness.

Before he could get his bearings, he felt a chill.

It was as if something had covered his body, like water.

But that substance emitted a foul stench, making Old Eggplant subconsciously hold his breath. He soon realized he was in sewage.

No, it was muddy water; he was in a mud pit!

By the time Old Eggplant became aware, an invisible force grasped him and in an instant, he was pulled up from the water.

He gasped for air, the scent of slight decay and earth filling his nostrils.

Old Eggplant lay on the ground, enveloped by a sense of narrow escape.

It wasn’t until he heard a voice nearby that he snapped back to reality, propped himself up, and looked forward.

He saw many ragged individuals around him, looking at each other, including a few familiar game streamers.

Standing in front of them was a Knight in red Armor, mounted on a horse, looking imposing.

“Get up, you lot of trash. This is no time to rest.”

The Knight’s voice reached Old Eggplant’s ears, and that’s when he realized he had entered the game.

The surroundings were vast and deep forests, and in front of him appeared to be an NPC guide.

Old Eggplant pinched his still muddy face, feeling the pain.

“This game is too realistic.”

He couldn’t help but marvel.