"I had never heard of this character in my past life, Vortex... Nas and surnas translated like this are usually from the supernatural races, like elves, demons, or dragons."
From the content of the letter, she should be the person in charge of the Tracy Exhibition Hall, or at least the marketing agent.
The card that amplifies others’ inner desires was most likely her creation.
Just wait and see — Li Aozi clenched his fists — dare to scam my money, I’ll get you out of that box and teach you a lesson sooner or later.
The send ti is ZGM.0238/1/13 — Layer Abyss Calendar, the 238th restart of the Civilization Era, the first Entropy Destruction, the 13th Narrative.
There was no concept of ti in the universe; varying gravity would affect the descriptive passage of ti.
Thus, for the big shots, they used a universal calendar that took each era restart as a ti cycle.
They abandoned the format of year, month, and day, only recording destruction and rebirth.
It was a very complicated, ancient calendar.
Li Aozi rembered only Transcendents with a lifespan over 20K would choose this recording thod. For them, the vast mory was too enormous and not ant for brief lifespan species.
From this level, the other party was at least a Sigma Level Transcendent — a higher level than his past life’s ga level.
"But the 13th Narrative..."
In Li Aozi’s impression, the 13th Narrative referred to both a ti and a geographical location.
Specifically, it ant the 13th dominant civilization that appeared, indicating Glina existed in this period, located in the 13th dominant civilization.
As for the 13th dominant civilization, players often called it the Empire of Heralds (Lords Empire).
This calendar system fundantally didn’t align with mortal concepts of ti, even for soone like Li Aozi, his understanding was limited.
Ti was mysterious to planetary-level civilizations, but in the universe, it was nothing special.
"What kind of dragon race female exists in the 13th Narrative? After version 12.0, people had at least descended two layers of Starry Abyss, adopting the 10th Narrative."
Li Aozi shook his head.
Her contact was probably akin to a mass ssage, not genuinely paying attention to an ordinary person like him.
For a Sigma Order dragon race female, it was peculiar for her to stay in the 13th Narrative, making Li Aozi wonder whether the Empire of Heralds invited her specifically.
However, this didn’t matter much to him now. A Sigma Level strong person, translating roughly to lv.360~380, would generally have lived long enough, and their temperant would be Buddha-like and gentle.
Based on her tone and na, she seed like a nice woman; Glina was likely a gentle and intellectual big sister type.
She wouldn’t care about small figures like him.
On the contrary, the upcoming launch of the official website and forums intrigued Li Aozi greatly.
"The players are finally coming! No, the Alpha testing phase has only 14 people scattered near Frost Plated; there wouldn’t be many around."
Li Aozi checked the official website news. Qiqiao Network had announced the allocation of the first batch of testing slots. This Alpha test mainly aid at demonstrating the developed features.
"It is indeed the legendary Alpha test. The tiline matches perfectly."
Alpha testing was about content completeness.
Simply put, it served as a showcase for the various governnts investing in the project, proving the company had spent the money wisely.
Starry Abyss, unlike traditional imrsion gas, involved nurous real-world engineering projects, especially those concerning human neural links and network issues, which governnts highly valued.
Apart from the ga itself, Starry Abyss had vast social significance, encompassing the taverse, Cloud Olympics, electronic immigration, and virtual capital markets.
The principle was easy to grasp. A ga that could be developed as a second world could host supplentary classes, companies, schools, or simulate military training.
In version 9.0, players even waged a real war in Starry Abyss, representing their ho planets and countries.
Ga or reality?
For the players and their respective countries, Starry Abyss was an electronic colony.
The entire Starry Abyss utilized Chaos Theory algorithms, allowing the light brain to perform self-calculations and evolutionary developnts. Even Qiqiao Network, as the developer, had no right to alter or manipulate the data.
Though theoretically, a ga developed by the light brain, which had prevented all real-world wars, couldn’t go wrong. Otherwise, human post-quantum technology theories would all be incorrect.
But governnts didn’t see it that way. Ensuring player safety, data confidentiality, and public property was paramount to embarking on a series of subsequent projects.
Thus, Qiqiao Network had to ensure content completeness before the official launch, confirming no issues existed before starting the first round of non-wipe internal tests for companies and professional player groups.
Only then would the open beta occur, with neural link integration for all citizens of various countries descending into Starry Abyss.
"Just think, Starry Abyss has never had GMs or decision-makers. Players have long felt this world is too real, and the light brain and Qiqiao Network interfere very little with the ga... Things are getting interesting."
Li Aozi didn’t know much about these policies and the hidden truths behind them.
Conspiracy theories about Starry Abyss constantly appeared online, like "the ga is just a guise; players are colonizing a two-dinsional world" or "our reality is actually the virtual world, and the ga is the real tiline."
Li Aozi never took an interest in conspiracy theories.
However, he was now curious about his transmigration and the world of Starry Abyss.
After all, it wasn’t his profession. As a strear, he excelled at scripting, creating show effects, and showcasing his skills and abilities.
Essentially, it was more like being a variety show perforr, with lots of impromptu performances.
"The Alpha test wouldn’t help much. Official personnel wouldn’t notice, and it won’t have any impact. It’s unlikely they’d bump into ."
Li Aozi felt a bit disappointed but more excited about the future.
Qiqiao Network had no rights to adjust in-ga values.
These internal testers could only use whiteboard accounts to level up afresh, with no special privileges.
In his past life, players had vented their frustration on internal testers over design and pay-to-win issues. Many mistreated testers and killed at least three hundred, if not a thousand, of them.
Ah, what’s the point of harassing fellow workers...
Li Aozi couldn’t get any good equipnt or skills from them.
However, their knowledge of internal data and references ant they’d likely be quite proficient at earning money.
After the Alpha test would co the internal test phase focusing on professional players and significant companies, organizations, and popular self-dia and strears.
They were Li Aozi’s true hunting targets.
"Then they’ll definitely be captivated by the charm of the Mutants."
Speaking of which...
Li Aozi glanced at the final patch version of the ga mall and couldn’t help but smile.
If he encountered official testers, he’d surely sell these items to them.
Silly officials, let’s see how I reap your gains!
Li Aozi opened the player forum. Although it was only the Alpha testing phase, without any promotional videos or preview images, the forum was already buzzing with discussions.
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Walnut’s Burial First: Type 1 to get a Little Pudding — IP location: Chu Yun State
A Yang’s Convenience Store: Feels like Little Pudding... isn’t as good as Three-Delicacy Instant Noodles — IP location: Antarctica
Ultimate Hunter Cat Thunder: 1111, big sis, are you really giving away? I need it badly — IP location: Oubli Desert
Lawless Uncle Liu Huang: Why is the Alpha test starting now? Is the ga Light Brain created really so mysterious? — IP address: Hastings Star
Pure Ding Yilang: Haven’t you read the news? This ga is jointly developed by various governnts. It’s ant to transfer parts of the market and population inside. In essence, it’s electronic immigration. For those who can’t afford housing, the governnt funds the upload of your consciousness to the cloud to prevent cri due to joblessness — IP address: Li Tang
Electric Baton toot: You might as well say it clearly, in ancient terms, it’s exile — IP address: Zoo
Kawa Small Sun 258: Yes, I’m the one orchestrating this. — Jin Xin
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As expected, the forum had little useful information for now. Enthusiasm for Starry Abyss wasn’t very high, and so people had already noticed the issue of electronic immigration and started expressing concerns.
Li Aozi had no opinion on electronic immigration.
In his previous life, he hadn’t uploaded his consciousness to the ga, wanting to continue experiencing real life. He didn’t expect to be transmigrated into the ga entirely.
"Life is unpredictable; anything can happen."
Li Aozi closed the forum, sighing.
Seeing how players were still resistant to electronic immigration, he guessed so marketing accounts were already fabricating stories, making a big deal out of things, and criticizing it as inhumane.
After a couple of versions, their attitudes would undergo a complete reversal.
"Why did I suddenly turn into a philosopher?"
Qiu Ran, holding the steering wheel, looked curiously at Li Aozi.
He shook his head:
"Nothing, just reminiscing about so youthful mistakes I made by blindly following trends."
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