This game is so weird!

A few minutes later, "Leon," who emerged from the Sea Moth, picked up a handful of sea sand and examined it closely. His pupils gradually dilated, exceeding the normal range for humans.

Only when the sand in his hands was carried away by the sea breeze did he smile happily and skip and hop towards the pioneer base.

This island will be ours from now on!

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[Announcement of Expanded Testing for "Brave New World"]

To all the brave pioneers:

The vast starry sea awaits, the journey begins anew! Thank you for your continued attention and enthusiastic participation in *Brave New World*. Having learned valuable lessons from the first round of testing, we have completed the development of the core gameplay, which will soon be available in the next version, followed by a larger-scale internal test. Many great surprises await you in the new version.

This update will optimize the following:

1. Epic Chapter Unlocked: The new main storyline "Mystery of the Relics" is now available, allowing you to delve into the relics of an ancient civilization and uncover the truth behind the legend of Nuwa's creation.

2. Enhanced Immersive Experience: Optimized survival building, creature domestication, and guild management systems; added dynamic ecological interactions (weather, tides, food chain) and vehicle cooperative combat functions; and added more weapons and items.

3. A visual feast has been revitalized: the underwater lighting and vegetation effects have been remade, and the coral jungle and abyssal rift will be presented with a cinematic quality.

4. Enhanced system stability: Fixed known bugs, optimized multi-threaded loading efficiency, and improved user experience by up to 30%.

In addition, we have prepared special hidden rewards for players who actively participate in the test and make outstanding contributions~ Stay tuned!

Beyond the stars, we await your arrival.

—Brave New World Development Team

That evening, a brand-new announcement appeared on the official website built with the help of Daichuang Studio, attracting the attention of many players.

"Oh my god!! I absolutely have to get a test slot this time!"

"Oh!!!" x2

In a university dormitory, three people rubbed their smooth gaming helmets on their heads while watching the announcements on the screen and screamed.

A few editors-in-chief who pay close attention to indie games and regularly infiltrate player groups to gather information are also secretly eager to seize this opportunity to receive access codes.

Since the release of the New World Game and Spirit Realm Game helmets, a content creator posted a gameplay video that attracted the curiosity of a group of casual fans. However, the game has been silent ever since, seemingly dying out and never appearing in the public eye again.

Surprisingly, despite being the first fully realistic gaming headset, no hands-on experience or introductory videos have been released to the media.

Even with a dedicated search, not much information can be found; most of it consists of videos of PC gameplay, and even this portion is gradually decreasing.

It's like the hype surrounding the Spirit Realm game helmet was deliberately suppressed.

Or perhaps players who have used the helmet are quietly hiding related information.

As time went on, most players and media outlets stopped paying special attention to the news.

After all, an immersive headset developed by a university studio might just be a marketing product made with VR glasses, designed to make a quick buck and leave. Furthermore, there's been no news of funding or expansion since its release.

Even tech companies with keen business acumen haven't paid attention, so the idea of ​​investing in this company might just be a publicity stunt to attract investment.

Therefore, mainstream media have shifted their attention to promoting more popular AAA titles from major studios, such as the recently released Requiem and Crimson Butterfly.

Let's make money first. What's the difference between not making money now and losing money?

Now, only a few self-media editors are still following up, hoping to find a sensational story to become famous overnight.

Compared to the outside world, which is largely unaware of the news, those closely connected with players who have already participated in the closed beta are more concerned about this information.

Niche, hidden groups like the "Old Drivers' Technical Exchange Group" and a few content creators are already gearing up, just waiting to get their qualifications so they can place orders immediately.

As for why they didn't buy in advance, Ye Yu's three roommates said that it was impossible to snag any stock; it sold out instantly, almost like having a cheat code.

The only question now is how many game slots will be released.

How many beta test slots are planned to be released by Lotoo?

The exploration base of the Scarred Planet.

In a simple lounge on the second floor, the empty room contained only a custom-made hibernation pod in operation and a monitor hanging on the wall.

Li Ang (exploration team leader) stood in the center of the room, looking at the hibernation pods on the ground without replying.

It feels so strange to see my own body face to face for the first time...

Cyber ​​lich?

A dozen seconds later, as if suddenly realizing something, Li Ang turned to Rotom on the screen and asked, "What?"

"When is the next update planned, and how many beta test slots will be available?"

"Let's wait until the Development Division visits and conducts their research, then we'll release all the vacant spots."

"Currently, there are 320 available connections, which will be increased after the player base is established, and is expected to reach 500 people."

"OK, release them all."

Of the 220 people last time, not a single player could cook or wanted to cook in the game, which was a waste of Li Ang's previous expectations, even though so many transmigrators had said that someone would take the initiative to solve the catering problem.

In the end, we still have to spend money to hire a professional chef.

If we recruit more this time, we should be able to find a few more multi-talented players, right?

"Understand Loto!"

"Rotom, help protect this room. Arrange for several bio-guards to take turns defending it."

"Received from Loto. Access has been locked and guards notified. Should we dispatch the pioneer base patrol team for support?"

"From the exploration... never mind, recently there have been more and more new players logging in using the helmet, and their online time is relatively long, so there's a lot of spare biological computing power. Let's recruit another twenty cyborgs, five as dedicated guards for the main body, and ten to participate in the defense of the exploration base."

"The other five will participate in guild operations."

"Don't touch the ten cyborgs at the expansion base. I have other uses for the three at the exploration base. Also, equip all the guards with new impact cannons as long-range weapons."

"Understood, Loto! Production has been arranged in the incubation room and manufacturing plant, and is expected to be completed within 10 minutes. Additional personnel will be in place within 25 minutes, Loto."

"Okay, I'll leave this place to you! We'll move in once the safe house is finished."

Having a smart assistant is so convenient!

"Received, Loto! We won't let a single rat, Loto, escape from here!"

"Emmmm..."

With a slight skepticism about Rotom's answer, Leon descended the stairs from the second floor and stepped into the Exploration Hall.

After communicating with Xiaomeng and Xiaoshuai, the twelve workers in the lobby, they gained a more complete understanding of the situation of the Scar Star Exploration Team.

Compared to their expectations before coming here, the size of the exploration team far exceeded Yue Qing and Pamela's expectations. Of the 237 people on the entire planet, 209 had joined the exploration team.

It could be described as militarism and a waste of resources.

Yue Qing stroked his stubble and thought to himself: They've been living on the edge of a knife all their lives, and they're actually happy to eat synthetic food? It seems that the exploration teams here should be easy to manage.

Conversely, Pamela's smile froze instantly.

With so many people, how many meals do I have to cook every day...?