"This game definitely has some issues."

Zheng Weiwei held onto this thought as she began to carefully study the post.

It seemed to be written by a cute girl and was extremely popular in the "World" circle. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Moreover, this girl patiently introduced the game’s beginner’s guide to new players.

Super Sweetheart Circle: "Hello everyone, I’m sure you’ve read the previous story content since our novel is continuously updated. Now that the new beta test has opened, I’ll give you a guide to starting the third beta as a veteran player."

"Just a friendly reminder, this is a story-driven scenery game."

"Here, you can witness intense intellectual battles, where civilized decision-makers use tactics to manipulate other races, such as disguising as elves, pretending to be virtuous, and subtly dominating other countries through cultural and religious influence without force."

"Here, you can witness tear-jerking romances and undying pursuits, like the tragic love story of the Ocean Dominator and a deity, which left me in tears."

"Here, you can witness the downfall of emperors, the transformation of landscapes, and the passage of eras, which would move any sentimental person to tears."

"I’m sure every spectator of ’World’ feels the same way."

The words may be a bit exaggerated, but it’s actually true.

Just like how someone can sit in a movie theater and be moved to tears by a two-hour film, how much more so when it’s a real historical narrative before your eyes?

This sense of immersion is stronger, and that’s the reason for its popularity.

Super Sweetheart Circle: "Those are the highlights of the game, and let me mention a couple of points."

"First, the leveling system. After all, this is a sleep aid game with a built-in meditation skill for better sleep. Currently, the highest level is a Level 5 big shot, ’Sleeping Pig,’ who reportedly has narcolepsy—something normal people can’t compete with. It’s said that the Immortal Herb level syncs with the cultivation level."

"Second, the storyline options, also the only gameplay element. We cultivate, gather energy, and thus influence the storyline."

"Based on some guesses from a few big shots in the group, as the game progresses with higher levels, we might unlock better gameplay features where we no longer need a group to speak, and we can talk individually!"

"Moreover, according to the game’s storyline development, as long as you have enough dedication, you could become a supreme Immortal Herb, the Jianmu, carrying the heavens and the earth. If you die and your energy dissipates, the whole world’s collapse is inevitable. Imagine how thrilling that would be?"

"Hehehe! I feel full of anticipation!"

"So, let’s briefly talk about where we have spent our energy and storyline options over the years. So far, we’ve made three storyline choices."

"For the first option, we chose the [Little Elf Storyline]."

"You might not know, but this game mode, while being about scenery, also gained a level of freedom that no other game had due to sacrificing the leveling and monster fighting aspect. The game development team quickly created little elf character models based on our ’elf’ choice and crafted the following storyline. It’s just amazing!"

"Attached image: Little Elf (Cannot leak forum images inside the game; drawn by a talented artist)"

...

Seeing this, Zheng Weiwei had some suspicions.

It was likely all in their imaginations.

This wasn’t the game developers’ response, but a real mysterious world where their interactions with the beings resulted in these so-called responses.

She continued to secretly observe:

"For the second option, over the next few hundred years of game time, we chose to help a Saint, enhancing the elves, titled the [Great Elf Storyline]."

"I know that at this point, some people will call us pervy old people, always developing pretty girls. All I can say is, what do you expect? Even as a girl, I find it pleasing to the eye because we also have personal male companions, one-on-one male elves! (Drooling.jpg)"

"Attached image: Great Elf, with only one word to describe it—beautiful!"

"This elf took us 300 years of exhaled energy and matched normal human size, with wings! Every feather on her wings releases Xiaqi... Her wings are like soilless cultivators, and we all attach to them. As a flying Immortal Herb, isn’t it just mind-blowing?"

"Yes, as a test of the game’s freedom, we wanted to fly as well! The other side wanted to use our energy to create powerful combat strength, so as Immortal Herbs, we also had demands for customizing creatures, hence the birth of flying wings."

"These wild herbs grew on the beauty as body hair!"

"Absorbing sweat as watering, how satisfying! This is the greatest blessing of life technology!"

"Hehehe! I have to say, the game developers are quite the pervs too. It’s amazing that they allowed us to choose this kind of gameplay. Seems like we have more to develop!"

Woosh...

La la la!

At this moment, in the Witch’s world, Zhu Zhengwei walked amidst a rainfall, returning to the area of Bamboo Scenic Village.

"What do you mean by calling me a perv too?"

He couldn’t help but laugh, secretly observing these players’ self-amusement, "Did I ever restrain you? You’re not even appreciating the scenery properly, just fooling around."

Zhu Zhengwei held a bamboo umbrella, raindrops tapping against its surface as he walked unhurriedly along the mountain path, his focused gaze on the newbie’s guide post, wearing a helpless expression,

"It’s been a while since I last paid attention to you all. While I was outside researching the embodiment of real-life little elves, you were secretly up to these shenanigans?"

"And those two roommates, pretending to be girls, have quite the addiction to it."

His expression soon calmed down, he spoke lightly, "But when you calculate the time, during the lull after their success in developing the little elves, it turns out they were secretly up to these things..."

Zhu Zhengwei looked at the posts in the forum, gazing at the beautiful large Elf with a realistic ratio, and fell into deep thought, "Not bad at all, perhaps more suited for night mosquito catching?"

He looked at the posts with great interest, passing the time.

In reality, they are like a weed, self-entertaining, with a Q-like spirit that feels quite good; just work hard at mining.

Sometimes, the civilization history of the world is too heavy, so Zhu Zhengwei can look at these sand sculptures outside to relax, entertain himself, and indulge in whimsical thoughts. Changing the mood is pretty good.

Tap tap tap.

The road was rugged all the way.

Zhu Zhengwei walked along the mountain path, and the familiar shape of a distant peak came into view once again, with lush green trees and a beautiful scenic sight.

It was the starting point; he had returned.

Over the years, Zhang Zhi had repaired the old house, and not long ago, he returned and left behind the travel journals of his adventures over the centuries.

He continued to ascend the mountain unhurriedly, leisurely reading that online post, secretly observing those inexperienced players, planning to finish the last segment before taking care of business and returning to the old house to look at Zhang Zhi’s diary:

"Speaking of which, this big Elf sister’s battle power is quite exaggerated, but she helped Shiguang Blood Concealment Emperor in a battle, and in the end, our beautiful big Elf died. We are the wings of the little sister’s demise (crying crying crying)"

"So we got angry! The Immortal Herb got furious, spewing madly! The Immortal Energy stretched thirty thousand miles, a single breath chilled nineteen continents! That’s why we had the third option you saw; we took the [Pangu Creation Route]."

"On the Day of Destiny, ’Pangu,’ knowing his destiny, wielded the giant ax, splitting the heavens and earth amidst endless Qi. The world transformed from a chaos egg to a vast world, and his flesh fell, nourishing all beings, turning into various life forms... isn’t that perfectly fitting?"

"In reality, time was tight, we just settled the big Elf, and didn’t have time to recharge our Qi much before being forced to act. The whole being felt drained by big brother Blood Concealment."

"We even discussed afterward, if we had stored more Qi at the time, could we have let Shiguang Blood Concealment Emperor go further? Trigger more stories?"

"And moreover, our choices may still be many! Apart from the creation route, are there other plotlines? Besides the Little Elf Storyline, are there other development routes that could alter the history of the entire era? Infinite possibilities!"

"So, ladies, the bitter lesson teaches us, Qi must be diligently saved! Otherwise, when a big plot comes, you won’t even meet the conditions to unlock hidden missions!"

"Alright, alright, always saying whatever comes to mind, anyways, that’s the game. Though it seems there’s no freedom, in some sense, its freedom beats all games on the market, depends on your operation! Anyway, I’m a fan of my idol, diligently providing resources for my idol’s cultivation!"

"Lastly, now there’s a "World" fan group established, everyone is welcome to join 3296******"

...

Zheng Weiwei, upon seeing this, felt quite unsettled, even shocked.

She began to completely believe that this was not a virtual game at all.

Perhaps they had entered some unknown world, acting as some kind of consciousness projection, an observer, witnessing everything within the world.

But why was this?

What plans did that Immortal have?

Was there really a Mythical Celestial Court in ancient times, or even something like Yama’s Underworld?

She couldn’t figure it out, quickly deciding not to think about it and planned to participate in the beta test.

"I wonder if I can get selected?" She took a deep breath, set down her phone, and paced back and forth in the room, looking a bit excited yet uneasy.

She spent most of the day restlessly, then called her grandfather to discuss the specifics of what she had seen. This well-known professor in academia also became a bit excited, but unfortunately, was still out of town and couldn’t return in time.

By evening, the game had officially launched.

She nervously put on the VR headset and suddenly saw a line of text: "You have passed the test, would you like to log in?"

Success!

Zheng Weiwei was thrilled and hastily logged in.

Soon, she saw a different scene.

She was growing as a plant on a verdant mountain peak, resembling a celestial paradise, swaying gently in the ground with the breeze, and the rain pattered down softly.

But in front of her, a panel of attributes appeared.

Immortal Herb Level: Level 0.

Location: Shaqing Grassland, South.

Special Bloodline: Gift from Shiguang Blood Concealment Emperor.

Before she could react to this scene, she witnessed something unbelievable.

Boom!

A giant footprint stepped down beside her.

Then, she saw the familiar departing figure of a traveler, a gentle and elegant silhouette walking with calm and steady steps, holding a bamboo umbrella, walking step by step up the mountain in the misty drizzle.

"It’s Him!" This weed exclaimed in surprise.