"So, how’s the view in the Chosen City?"
"Aweso, even better than I imagined. It’s just that the map feels too big. I walked for half a day to find this place."
"Hahaha, of course, this is the largest main city in the Elf Forest, with a total population of over two hundred thousand!"
"It’s more than that, isn’t it? There are people everywhere on the street..."
"Hey, that’s because today is the opening day for the big public beta slots. Suddenly, there are more than a million people, so it’s naturally crowded... Hey, but cousin, you’re quite lucky. I heard the drop-off points for new players this ti are random, and the farthest can end up in Feilengcui. Landing in the city is good, but if you land in the wild, that’s quite an experience."
"The wild? It wouldn’t really be like what the videos show, where you have to walk tens of kiloters through the forest to get back to the city, right?"
"Hey, that depends on luck. However... this is the core area of the Elf Forest. Various small guild bases are scattered in the forest, and if you find the road, you can generally follow it to a base, and then take a ride at the base’s station to the main city."
"Sounds quite interesting, almost like really arriving in a different world."
"Of course! After all, ’Elf Kingdom’ is said to be the most ridiculously large open-world ga map in history! Not to ntion, this Chosen City is just a coordinate on the currently open main world map. And besides the main world, there are maps like the Broken Divine Country, Oros Half-plane, Silent Annihilation Wilderness, and others..."
"The world view is really grand..."
"It’s not just grand; it’s an epic."
Sishiqingyu, Ye Ye, and Nai Nai sat on the steps, chatting and waiting for the trophy to be awarded.
Their peak team matches ended completely at this point, but there was still a final individual match. Rewards would be handed out after all the matches ended.
And as the conversation went on, Sishiqingyu gradually understood why there were so many veteran players pulling newcors into guilds in the city today.
"Recruiting? Hey... Luckily you didn’t go, cousin. They say they’re recruiting, but they’re actually just looking for free labor! Didn’t the recent announcent say the official plans to build so new main cities? So... many small and dium guilds are getting restless."
"Having an official main city is the dream of many guilds. The reason the seven major guild organizations have always topped the charts is primarily because they all have their own main cities..."
"However, building a main city is not easy; it requires a lot of manpower, so many small and dium-sized guilds have their sights set on the newcors..."
Hearing Ye Ye’s words, Sishiqingyu was a bit taken aback:
"Isn’t that taking advantage of newbies?"
"Well, it’s not exactly taking advantage. They offer good benefits. If they really pass the approvals, they’ll eventually beco a main city. Houses in the main district... Hey, cousin, getting in early won’t be a loss. Not to ntion those small and dium guilds, I’ve even planned to buy a house in the central area once the new city is built."
Ye Ye laughed.
"Buying a house? From the screenshots on your phone, don’t you already have a three-story villa?"
Sishiqingyu was a bit surprised.
"It’s an investnt! After all, it’s a main city. I heard there’s a passage to the Minder Plane hidden in one of the tasks there. If it really develops, the potential is huge. Flipping it could yield millions in contribution points. Even if I don’t sell, it’s a nice place to settle."
Nai Nai added from the side.
Sishiqingyu: ...
As he listened... it felt like they were starting real estate speculation within the ga?
Tsk...
The ’Elf Kingdom’... does indeed seem fundantally different from other gas.
As he listened more, Sishiqingyu’s feelings beca a bit complex.
Poor , a recent graduate and a poor worker, can’t escape the housing issue even in the ga...
This world is just too cruel.
Thinking of this, Sishiqingyu sighed.
He gave a weird look at Ye Ye and Nai Nai, who were excitedly discussing their plans, and couldn’t help but wonder if soone destroyed their house in the ga, wouldn’t these two go crazy...
The group continued chatting aimlessly, and with Ye Ye and Nai Nai’s introductions, Sishiqingyu also beca more familiar with the ga.
Speaking of which, his interest in this ga arose because every ti he t his cousin in reality, his cousin would keep ntioning it.
He’d long heard of ’Elf Kingdom.’
It’s described as a groundbreaking masterpiece, a hyper-realistic virtual blockbuster. His ears nearly grew calluses from hearing it.
But, when sothing goes viral, it often spawns a group of ’cloud fans’ or, for gas, ’cloud gars.’
Generally, it’s okay.
But there’s always a variety of personalities in large groups.
So people, regardless of the occasion, always have to make their presence known, which eventually becos annoying.
And coincidentally, as a person with a sowhat rebellious nature, Sishiqingyu despises such people.
And consequently, his impression of ’Elf Kingdom’ naturally wasn’t favorable.
Even though open-world RPGs are his favorite.
But others are others, and a cousin is a cousin.
Even though he didn’t like the topic, after his cousin ntioned it so much, he had a deep impression of it even if he was uninterested.
And one unintended surfing session on the web led Sishiqingyu to a ’Elf Kingdom’ CGI video.
Then... his interest was piqued.
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