The game is only half finished, and the entire internet is begging for an update!

In Shenzhen, at 7:40 PM, Gao Chi had just delivered his last takeout order.

He parked his electric scooter downstairs, picked up his helmet, and went back to his rented room. The first thing he did was turn on his phone to check if Chaoxi Games had posted any new messages.

The result was consistent; there was still no improvement.

The official page for "Love Requires Talking to People" is still stuck on the trailer from a few days ago.

The last four words are still incredibly eye-catching: "Approaching Launch!"

Gao Chi stared at those four characters for a while, then skillfully took a screenshot and sent it to a chat group called 【Evening Undead Clan Alliance】.

This group was recently created by him and a group of players.

The reason for establishing it is quite simple.

As long as "Love Requires Talking to People" isn't online, they won't disband.

As long as people are alive, they will definitely be able to wait for the game to be released.

As one of the earliest active and eagerly anticipated players in the comments section, and also a small-time streamer, Gao Chi naturally became the first leader of the alliance.

The players in the group come from different cities, and their only common interest is sticking together for mutual support and waiting for Chaoxi Games to release the game soon.

Gao Chi had just sent the screenshot when he sent a voice message.

"Brothers, don't even mention it!"

"It's 38 degrees Celsius outside today. I've been running around all day, but when I checked the official Weibo account for Chaoxi Games, it's still 'approaching'!"

"Life is so boring!"

Someone in the group replied immediately.

[The Third Elder of the Undead Clan: Is it approaching?]

[Nice Rabbit Squid: Yesterday it was approaching, today it's approaching, will tomorrow be even closer?]

[A zoo employee (not officially employed): I suspect that Chaoxi Games' understanding of the word "proximity" differs from ours.]

[Pure Love God of War: Brothers, don't panic. I'm 23 this year, healthy, don't smoke or drink, I should be able to outlast Jiang Bo.]

[AAAA Building Materials' Lao Wang: Everyone, please calm down. I observed the celestial phenomena last night and did some calculations; I predict that Chaoxi Games will definitely make a big move today!]

[The Third Elder of the Undead Clan: Come on, Old Wang, you said the same thing yesterday. I think our Undead Clan will become true zombies sooner or later.]

Gao Chi felt a little better after looking at the group messages.

Waiting for a game alone can easily cause anxiety.

But if a group of people wait together, they can turn their anxiety into an attack on Jiang Bo.

He then casually sent a voice message in the group.

"Everyone, hang in there a little longer."

"Based on my analysis, with in-person events already held and a new trailer released, the game should be coming soon."

As soon as the message was sent, a row of question marks appeared in the group chat.

[Pure Love God of War: Boss, you said the same thing last time!]

[The Third Elder of the Undead Clan: Your words have lost their credibility.]

[AAAA Building Materials' Lao Wang: You see, my thoughts are the same as the host's! Great minds think alike! Truth always lies in the hands of the minority!]

Just as Gao Chi was about to continue boosting morale, someone in the group suddenly posted a screenshot.

[Nice Rabbit Squid: Holy crap! Guys, stop chatting! The official update is out!]

The entire group fell silent instantly.

Two seconds later, the messages started refreshing like crazy.

[Pure Love God of War: The Game is Released?!]

[Zoo staff member (non-permanent): Is this another announcement?]

[The Third Elder of the Undead Clan: Brothers, draw your swords! No, pay up!]

[AAAA Building Materials Old Wang: It's finally here! My wife! My wife is about to arrive!]

[Zoo staff member (not officially employed): I knew the old thief couldn't hold back! Quick, send the link to the group!]

[A zoo employee (not on contract): It's so tough! How can life be the same no matter who you live with!]

Gao Chi's heart skipped a beat. He quickly left the chat group and opened the official Chaoxi Games account.

Sure enough, a newly posted video appeared at the top of the account.

The cover features a mountain that has been cut in half.

Countless broken swords were stuck in the mountain peaks, and a huge black rift hung in the sky. Below the rift, a man in a tattered Taoist robe stood with his back to the crowd, holding a long sword full of nicks and chips.

The video title consists of only two lines.

[Original animation from Chaoxi Games' first Xianxia (cultivation) game, "I Have a Sword"]

[Episodes 1 and 2 of "Sword Breaks the Heavens" are officially released!]

Gao Chi stared at the name for a few seconds.

He quickly recalled the online real-time cultivation game that Jiang Bo had announced at the player face-to-face event.

So, "I Have a Sword" is the official name of that game?

But what the heck is this "Sword Breaks the Sky"? Is it the name of an animated series?

The players in the group also realized what was happening.

Wait a minute, "I Have a Sword"? Isn't this the cultivation game Jiang Bo mentioned?

[He made the animation before the game was even developed?]

【No, what about our "Dating Requires Talking to People"? What about all this long waiting?】

How did this later episode even get into animation?!

[It's okay, it was all made by Chaoxi Games. Let me take a look first.]

[You're the one who criticizes the most, but clicks the video the fastest, right? How come the first episode already has over ten thousand views in such a short time!]

Gao Chi looked at the ever-increasing playback data, and then glanced at "Love Requires Talking to Someone," which was still stuck at "near release."

After a few seconds of silence, he finally clicked on the first episode of "I Have a Sword".

The dating game can be continued.

You can't ignore new things anyway.

Gao Chi didn't delay any longer and clicked play.

After a brief black screen, a long, drawn-out sword cry rang out from the video.

In the scene, mountain peaks pierce through the sea of ​​clouds, and countless cultivators walk on swords, with sword light crisscrossing in the sky.

An aged voiceover then began to play.

"This is a world of sword cultivators!"

"Sword cultivators in this world cultivate a sword aura and forge a sword heart."

"I will dedicate my entire life to ascending to the Heavenly Gate and becoming an immortal."

The scene gradually descends, landing on a training ground called the Ning family's.

A dozen or so young people took turns standing on the sword-testing stone, channeling their sword energy into the stele. Each time a layer of the stele lit up, a gasp of surprise would ripple through the crowd.

When it was the protagonist Ning Zhe's turn, the sword-testing stone did not react at all.

He tried three times in a row, and his palms were already bleeding from the edge of the stone tablet, but the stone tablet remained dark.

"Sword Qi, Level Three!"

Upon hearing this result, laughter quickly erupted from the crowd.

Three years ago, Ning Zhe was the most talented young person in the Ning family.

He condensed his sword energy at the age of twelve and developed his sword edge at the age of thirteen. Everyone believed that he could join the Qinglan Sword Sect before the age of sixteen.

But just a year ago, the sword meridian in his body suddenly dried up.

Those who once surrounded him began to distance themselves, while those he had defeated came knocking on his door one after another.

The animation didn't spend much time explaining; a few lines of dialogue were enough to clearly explain Ning Zhe's current situation.

"The sword energy has declined, and the sword meridian has withered."

The elder in charge of the test withdrew his hand and said calmly:

"Ning Zhe, you no longer have the right to remain in the Sword Hall."

Ning Zhe silently walked off the testing platform.

His cousin Ning Feng, who had lost to him countless times, stood in front of him and drew the old, broken sword from his waist.

"He's lost his sword lineage, yet he still carries a sword with him every day."

"You don't actually think you can still cultivate, do you?"

Ning Zhe reached out to grab it, but Ning Feng threw the broken sword to the ground and stepped on the hilt.

At this point, some viewers in the live stream couldn't hold back any longer.

[Classic loser story!]

[A genius falls, the family's good-for-nothing—so classic! I already know what's going to happen next.]

[The engagement must be called off! It absolutely must be called off!]

[This plot... it feels like something out of an old-school online novel.]

[Quick! Say your lines now! Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate a young man's potential!!! Get on with it!]