World Tree Host's Wandering Digital Project

Before the audience could marvel at the exquisite CG that seemed like reality, the camera zoomed in again, and it was not the same as before.

Instead, it moves quickly from bottom to top.

There are cute ball-filled villages, bustling streets, ruined cities on giant monsters, mysterious glowing palaces in the deep sea, dark and deep underground forests, platinum cities surrounded by angels...

The style changes every time the camera passes through a layer, and each one has a realistic texture and unique charm.

In each of the following scenes, there are mysterious figures that seem to be looking at the camera, such as giant mermaids, ferocious insects, majestic angels...

Finally, the camera passes through seven palaces of different styles and comes into darkness.

The seven silhouettes that appeared in the previous palace turned into seven overlapping emblems.

On the other side, thirteen blade-like lights tore through the darkness, colliding with each other, forming a huge sword blade.

The sword blade slashed heavily at the emblem.

In the white light of the creation of the world.

【Welcome to the digital world】

The screen fell into darkness, and finally there was an announcement from the game company.

[The closed beta test will begin in August 2022. Registration is available on the official website. A total of 8 people will be drawn worldwide. 】

“The movie was well made.”

"So our characters in the game are these beasts?"

“It seems there are human characters as well.”

"Looks good."

"Even if the plot is bad, it is the first real virtual game. I have already signed up for the closed beta test."

This is a clip of the host mixing Kayaba's game scenes with his own clips.

It seems that the effect is quite good. The background shows that the number of people who have registered is increasing rapidly, and it will soon exceed 50,000. The speed has not slowed down. After all, the early promotion has been carried out for so long, it must have some effect.

The console's intention is to use these players as soldiers. It is reluctant to give up its own digital world and Digimon, but it doesn't care about these players. This is also a large-scale experiment on idealistic abilities.

Their consciousness will be extracted by a machine made by the host, and they will be transformed into infant I Digimon in the Founding Village on the first floor of [Aincrad]. They will gradually become stronger and grow by completing tasks. In this process, every task they complete and every monster they defeat will affect the direction of their evolution.

The type of infant Digimon a player will transform into is determined by a questionnaire filled out in advance, which indirectly evaluates their personality and also affects the player's evolutionary path in the game.

Since they are essentially human consciousness, after the maturity stage, the Digimon transformed by the player will often have relatively low combat power and no resurrection function. At most, if they die, their ability values ​​will increase in the next life.

If a player is gifted, he can reach the average level or even slightly higher in the mature stage, but it will not work later. This is the limitation of human beings themselves. However, no matter how low the lower limit of the perfect form is, it is still much stronger than the general mature stage. The tough bones will be chewed by real Digimon, and these guys can just be cannon fodder.

The purpose of this internal test is to see if there are any unexpected problems with the host's plan.

The NPCs have been prepared for a long time, and some of them are Digimon who are bored and willing to do this. There is no need to worry about letting the cat out of the bag, because they will just think it is a plot easter egg anyway.

The framework of the entire game is still the same as Kayaba's, except that the characters have become Digimon, upgrades have become evolutions, and the bosses are arranged according to the mood of the host. They are all catalyzed puppets, but if they feel that they are pushing too fast, the host will take over.

Wild monsters will be puppets and some Digimon that want to fight.

PS: 4K updates will be resumed starting tomorrow. I don’t know when the next update will be.

PS: I am exhausted after working 8k a day for a month

Chapter 302 I'm Not a Human Anymore, The Demon King's Meeting

At this time, Kayaba Akihiko was also paying attention to the number of people on the official website, which was increasing rapidly at a rocket speed.

To qualify for the internal beta test, one needs to purchase the corresponding equipment in order to participate in the draw. Currently, the number of people who have signed up for the internal beta test alone is much greater than the number of game players he initially planned.

Even though the equipment is almost dirt cheap, it is still a real reservation with real money.

Kayaba suddenly thought of whether there would be any problem in handing over the consciousness of a large number of humans to the hands of a god.

But he immediately shook his head and laughed. If he followed his own plan, he might not be as good as this great god.

How could a man who can abandon everything in reality for his dream care about such a trivial matter?

He couldn't wait to play the game after the development was completed. It must be said that with the help of God, the game was much more complete than he had imagined. Kayaba could experience everything in reality in that world. If it wasn't for his body reminding him, Kayaba would even confuse reality and the game.

Am I the Kayaba Akihiko who lives in the real world, or a wizardmon in that world? This question would appear in my mind every time I disconnected.

The feeling of magic power flowing through his body made Kayaba increasingly uncomfortable with his own human body, and he stayed in the game for longer and longer periods of time.

Until this day, Rinko Tenjinshiro came to find Proxima Beast

"Excuse me... What's wrong with Jingyan now? He is playing games almost all the time now, even eating only a few bites in a hurry..."

Looking at the anxiously worried Rinko Kamishiro in front of her, the host roughly understood what she said.

Unlike evolving by fusion with Digimon, or using the Soul of a Fighter to evolve, there is always a layer between the human and Digimon bodies. What the host is doing now is simply and crudely stuffing the human consciousness directly into the Digimon's body.

Living in a world that is exactly the same as the real world, human consciousness is simply unable to distinguish the difference from reality. Once one adapts to the power contained in the Digimon's body, it is difficult to return to one's own fragile body. The feeling of actually possessing power may be even worse than taking drugs.

It's fine during the childhood and growth stages, but after maturity, the consciousness may become more and more inclined towards Digimon, and it may be unwilling to return to the human body.

This was something the host had not expected, after all, this situation had never happened before. However, even after recognizing this problem, the host had no intention of changing anything.

It's none of his business whatsoever in the real world. It's their own business if they are not determined enough to indulge in games. It's a good thing for the console that players spend 24 hours in games. Why should he care? Doesn't this mean that the game is fun?

Consoles have never made games, so they don’t know what kind of games will attract people. Previously, they just thought that fully realistic games would be popular, but what if other people’s technology develops inferior games with better plots and gameplay?

Of course, consoles will not follow Kayaba's example and finally release their technology, but human technology itself is also improving, and consoles cannot guarantee that their games will always be popular.

The problems found in Kayaba made the host completely relieved. This game can be said to be a real electronic addiction. The desire for power is deeply rooted in the genes of any living thing.

How can a giant dragon that can soar into the sky and breathe dragon's breath wantonly endure a weak human body?

However, we should give some rewards to Kayaba and Kamishiro. If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it grass.

Proximamon just listened to what Kamijiro said for a long time and finally asked a question.

“Have you ever played that game?”

"I have played it before..."

"To what extent?"

“It’s just the growth stage.”

"Go back and play more and you'll know."

Rinko Kamishiro has no interest in games and her level is still low, so she has not been affected for the time being. Kayaba Akihiko is a lazy researcher who is madly yearning for the fantasy world. It would be strange if he was not addicted.

Kamishiro returned to the game at Proxima Centauri's suggestion. Her boyfriend stayed in the game for a whole day and night. Kamishiro was a little angry and just left him alone.

When Kamiya came online, he found that he was not in the place where he had logged off before, but was in a blue hall, with the crystal ball he had seen at the beginning in front of him.

"well?"

Kayaba's confusion next to him made Kamishiro notice that they were not the images of game characters, but their appearance in reality.

“How does the world feel?”

The god in the crystal ball asked.

"Great! I can feel the magic flowing..."

There was a light in Kayaba's eyes that Kamiyo had never seen before, and he described his experiences incessantly. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with Wizardmon's body, and he was looking forward to what the world would look like in the future.

Currently, the NPCs that have registered and been created have not yet moved in. Most of the game world is made up of low-intelligence monsters. Kayaba also understands that this is still an unfinished product, but even so, Kayaba still yearns for that world, or the wizardmon who casts magic.

Although most of the skills are basic skills that Wizardmon has, to reach a higher level, one needs to learn [Advanced Programming Language] to cast spells by themselves, which is equivalent to spells, and is different from programming in reality.

But this was enough to make Kayaba addicted to it. He would probably never forget the flow of magic power in his body during meditation, and the small flames that appeared on his fingertips when he used magic for the first time.

"And you?"

"I...feel pretty good..."

Rinko Kamishiro didn't feel anything, she was still at the Terriermon stage.

"I can transform your bodies into Digimon, do you want it?"

"Hey? This?"

"Great, I don't want to be a human anymore! Can you turn me into a wizard beast?!"

While Kamishiro was still hesitating, Kayaba had already decided to abandon his body without hesitation.

"That..."

"I will not be trapped in this world, and my appearance can mimic that of a human."

"...All right."

Kamishiro finally agreed. He was already on the pirate ship, so it wouldn't matter how bad it got.

Suddenly, a white light flashed in front of him, and Shendai felt something being stuffed into his body roughly, causing a tearing sensation.

When I opened my eyes again, I was lying on my bed at home with my helmet beside me.

There are familiar yet unfamiliar faces in front of me.

"Akihiko?"

Kamishiro spoke uncertainly. Kayaba looked like this in the game, and this should be the reality now... right?

Wizardmon ripped off his collar, revealing Kayaba's younger face, and hugged Kamiyo excitedly.

"We really became Digimon! Just like in the game!"

"Yeah..."

Kamishiro reached out his hand and patted Kayaba, who was trembling with excitement. Only then did he realize that he was wearing a pair of red gloves.

After a brief recollection, common knowledge about Digimon and his own situation came to mind.

Since God Age was still in the growth stage, the host simply brought her to maturity, turning her into a Witchmon who was a perfect match for Kayaba's Witchmon.

"Are you awake?"

Imia knocked on the door, waking up the man and woman hugging each other.

Kamishiro quickly broke away from Kayaba and tidied himself up in front of the mirror. The freckles on his younger face had disappeared, his skin was white and his hair was blonde, but nothing else had changed.

The improvement in his appearance helped Kamishiro to ease his anxiety.

"Um...Imiya, are you a Digimon?"

Kamishiro did not open the door to Imiya immediately, but asked him instead, because she was afraid that the changes in her and Kayaba would scare him.

“Are you kidding me?”

The voice came from behind, scaring Kamishiro so much that a broom automatically appeared in his hand.

The man who should be outside the door appears in the bedroom.

"I saw that everything was fine inside, so I came in to see if you guys were having any problems."

"So... you're a Digimon too?"

"Rather, I was originally a Digimon, but I just temporarily became a human."

As he spoke, in front of the shocked eyes of Kayaba and Kamishiro, Imiya's entire body was covered with white light and his figure changed drastically.

The spacious bedroom became crowded.

"I have to say that humans look really restrained."

Proxima Centauri stretched its body slightly, and the four wings behind it moved, causing a hurricane to blow through the small room. The two tails behind it swept lightly, leaving scratches on the ground.

"I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you later."

After becoming a Digimon, Kayaba and Kamishiro were able to better recognize the power of the Digimon in front of them, which was undoubtedly an Ultimate Form.

"This is your original body data. It would be nice if there was a layer of coverage with something like a physical examination."

Two beams of light were thrown into the minds of the two dazed people. Although their bodies only needed to be changed into new clothes, sometimes they still had to disguise themselves in order to avoid the trouble of inspection.

Once they are familiar with the Digimon's instincts, it will no longer be necessary. At that time, they can simply change the numbers on the instrument.

Even though both of them have backdoors in their bodies that report back to the mainframe, human psychological issues cannot be monitored, so Proxima Centauri came to take a look.

After making sure that the two were fine, Proximamon turned into light and disappeared.

"This is... the Ultimate Form..."

Kamishiro leaned against the wall and slowly slid to the ground, hugging his broom tightly.