Chapter 9

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For a game like "World of All Beings," which is so inhumane and where leveling up is slower than a snail, if it weren't for the exquisite graphics, the vast maps that surpass other games, and the intelligent NPCs, the number of players would probably have dwindled to a fraction of the original in just one day.

Even with these elements supporting it, Xiao Zhi estimates that within a month, the players in "World of All Beings" will have almost all left.

There will definitely be some people who can persist in the game, but they will be very few.

In this era of fast-paced games, everyone is very busy, and a game with a snail-like pace is destined to have no fertile ground for survival.

So many advanced black technologies, yet they combined to create such a failed game. Who knows which NC school the game planners of "World of All Beings" graduated from, turning such a good hand into a mess.

If a normal game planner, or even an amateur like Xiao Zhi, were to take on the role of game planner, with so many black technologies, he would have the confidence to create a groundbreaking hit game!

Thinking about this, Xiao Zhi, in front of his phone screen, couldn't help but shake his head.

Thinking about these things is actually useless; these are the game company's concerns. He is just an ordinary player, and even if the game company goes bankrupt due to poor management, it has nothing to do with him.

He plays games to pass the time.

Even if "World of All Beings" shuts down due to the game company's poor management, he won't lose much; he can just switch to another game.

Besides, he never intended to spend money on the game.

Moreover, even if he wanted to spend money, there is no way to do so in the game yet.

This is quite suspicious…

Thinking about this, Xiao Zhi couldn't help but frown slightly.

Could "World of All Beings" just be a test server? A test server is not complete and is only used by the game company to test some game data, which is why it seems so inhumane and lacks a payment channel?

But that doesn't make sense either. If the game is not yet complete and is still in the testing phase, it could recruit a few elite players for a closed beta test; there's no need for such a large-scale promotion as it is now.

Xiao Zhi was at a loss to understand.

Forget it, just play the game, why think so much.

That day, more new players, wearing only gray shorts, arrived at Peace Village.

Games are like this; some leave, some come, and new players replace old ones.

They are all destined to be passersby, so Xiao Zhi had no interest in talking to these new players.

In the late afternoon, as dusk approached, Xiao Zhi controlled his character to do some simple strength training.

After tapping the screen for about an hour,

Notification: "Because of your diligent strength training, your strength has increased by 1 point."

Xiao Zhi's character now has 71 points of strength.

After this notification appeared, Xiao Zhi stopped the strength training and found a flat stone in the corner of the village to sit down.

Not long after,

Notification: "You are very hungry and need to eat something."

The character was hungry again.

Well, if he's hungry, he's hungry. I have no other choice but to wait for the communal dinner in the evening.

His parents downstairs were already calling him to eat dinner.

Xiao Zhi exited the game and went downstairs to have dinner with his parents.

After dinner, as usual, Xiao Zhi accompanied his father for a walk along the riverbank.

After returning from the walk, Xiao Zhi logged back into the game.

The sky in the game was already completely dark, and the bonfire in the village square was rekindled after adding new firewood.

Steam was rising from the large iron pot, where the communal dinner was being cooked.

About 20 players gathered around the bonfire, barely clothed, like refugees in a historical drama waiting for their gruel.

As for the characters who had already "died," they were thrown far into the corner to avoid taking up space.

Xiao Zhi received another bowl of steaming, black, paste-like food.

This time, Xiao Zhi didn't bother to enlarge it and examine it in detail; he directly controlled his character to start eating.

After finishing the bowl of food, the annoying hunger notification finally stopped.

Yu Cunzheng directed a few villagers to remove the iron pot and add new firewood to the bonfire, preparing for the players to spend the night.

Xiao Zhi approached to ask Yu Cunzheng about Yang Xu and Yang Xi.

Before Xiao Zhi could get close, a strong villager blocked his way.

The villager's face showed both vigilance and disdain. Is Yu Cunzheng someone that any refugee can approach casually?

"Let him come over." Yu Cunzheng said when he saw it was Xiao Zhi.

The villager reluctantly made way for Xiao Zhi.

Xiao Zhi walked up to Yu Cunzheng and asked about Yang Xu and Yang Xi.

"These two siblings are also unfortunate." Yu Cunzheng sighed and said, "About 6 years ago, their parents were killed by a ferocious beast while working in the fields. Since then, Yang Xu has been taking care of his sister Yang Xi, and they have been relying on each other ever since. Xiao Zhi, why are you asking about them?"

Yu Cunzheng knew Xiao Zhi's name.

Xiao Zhi said, "I met them in the forest outside the village. I was very hungry at the time, and Yang Xi kindly gave me a piece of bread to eat."

"I see." Yu Cunzheng sighed again and said, "After his parents were killed by the ferocious beast, Yang Xu vowed to become a warrior and kill all the ferocious beasts outside the village to avenge his parents. However, becoming a warrior is not easy. It requires constant physical training and a large amount of food. He is still growing and needs to take care of his sister. The produce from their land is not enough for them, so he takes his sister to forage in the mountains outside the village, picking wild fruits and hunting small animals to supplement their food. This child is very persistent. According to Captain Wang, he has a good chance of becoming a warrior when he grows up."

Xiao Zhi was a bit puzzled: "Why does Yang Xu take his sister with him when he forages in the mountains outside the village? Isn't he afraid that his sister might encounter danger?"

Yu Cunzheng smiled and shook his head: "Don't underestimate Yang Xi. She has an almost instinctive sense of danger and is very meticulous. She is more careful than her brother Yang Xu. With her around, they can find more wild fruits and small animals. She is not a burden at all."

"I see." Xiao Zhi had a thoughtful expression.