397: Chapter 397 Global Public Beta 397: Chapter 397 Global Public Beta Huang Ying never imagined that a conversation with Han Fei lasting no more than three minutes would take a lifeti to heal.
His screams shattered the silence of the Deep World, drawing the curious gazes of many more.
Naively, he thought that leaving the academy would an escaping from the devil’s clutches, but only after dashing out of the school gates did he realize that the night has no boundaries.
What he previously considered the most terrifying thing was rely the beginning.
“I don’t want to be the first anymore!
I don’t want to be the top player anymore!
Really!
I want to go ho…”
As once an arrow is shot it cannot return, Han Fei and many neighbors were also escorting Huang Ying, just as Han Fei was ready to “cleanse” the Death Building Area, to see if there were any overlooked Curse Items and like-minded friends.
Under Huang Ying’s lead, he incidentally completed several G-level tasks, finding so fresh ingredients for the neighbors.
Living under the shadow of Gesheng and butterflies, the “people” in this area had been suppressed for too long; tonight was their night of wild revelry.
Huang Ying was the signal that the banquet had begun, and everything he encountered either beca guests at the banquet or was laid out on the banquet tables.
The built-up Grudges in their hearts were unleashed; the madness of ghosts and monsters intertwined with the lingering humanity of their past lives.
Hiding nothing of their true selves, they enjoyed the night to the fullest.
Five hours went by, and after Huang Ying fainted and was revived countless tis, this player who was destined to be extraordinary finally reached his limit.
The more asured Han Fei, upon confirming that Huang Ying could not be awakened, used the Soul-returning Talent on him.
“Brother Huang Ying, this is all I can do for you.
From here on, you’ll have to rely on yourself.”
Under the Soul-returning state, Huang Ying looked so peaceful, as if he had ascended to heaven.
After Huang Ying left, the Li Zai brothers felt a special sense of regret, and the Mirror God seed a bit reluctant to let Huang Ying go, as it had wanted to trap him in the mirror.
Enticed by Huang Ying, so of the deeply hidden ghosts in the Death Building Area couldn’t help but leap out, and Han Fei took the opportunity to “cleanse” the Death Building Area; next, he could safely explore other areas.
The division of areas in the Deep World is rather chaotic.
Normally, it would be by streets, but if a building on a street is filled with Hatred, the nearby streets are also classified into the area where the Hatred resides, such as the Death Building.
In the Deep World, every place with Hatred is a separate area.
If Han Fei wanted to explore outward, he would inevitably enter their territory.
Normally, if a living person like Han Fei enters the other party’s area, they won’t have too drastic a reaction, and might not even be aware at all.
If an ant crawls into your yard, do you have to go out of your way to climb out of your coffin to crush it?
But if Han Fei enters with Large-scaled Grudges and top-ranking Hatred, the outco would be entirely different.
As soon as he is discovered, the other party would surely try by all ans to consu the Outsiders.
“The map from the previous Building Chief doesn’t give specific explanations, but all the places marked with a red cross should, at the very least, be inhabited by Hatred, right?”
The Death Building was marked separately by the previous Building Chief; by comparing the strength of the Butterfly, Han Fei could roughly infer the aning of those markings on the map.
His ability to kill the Butterfly was very lucky; normally, even if he brought all his neighbors with him, encountering Hatred would still an nothing but retreat.
“Let’s take it one step at a ti.
We shouldn’t rush things.
I should first get in touch with Gesheng to acquire ng Shi’s second mory Fragnt before thinking about anything else.”
Standing in an old, rundown building, Han Fei looked behind him.
When he first logged into the ga, he was just a tenant in the first building of Happiness Residental Community, but now he had created a large residential area that boasted a school, shops, a pet store, a Flesh Factory, and a Security Company, encompassing a variety of functions.
Thinking about it that way, Han Fei felt that the ga he was playing was indeed related to developnt and managent.
“A pet store that sells the pets of animal owners, a convenience store stocked with products unique to the Underworld, a Security Company that provides assassination services for owners, and a Flesh Factory manipulated by the livestock—relying on these industries alone isn’t enough to compete with other areas, and there’s no core attraction that can make the ghosts and monsters from other regions co over of their own accord…
It seems I still have a long way to go.”
After discussing his future strategy with everyone, Han Fei decided that after he exited the ga, he would use his mory far superior to others’ to learn more about urban construction managent.
While others neglected their studies to play gas, Han Fei was studying frantically in order to play a ga, mastering a wealth of knowledge not necessary for an actor.
After dealing with all his tasks, Han Fei and the others returned to Happiness Residential Community, where he exited the ga in the original Haunted House.
As the city was dyed red with blood, as Han Fei’s consciousness ascended, he found that the song from Ancestral Hall Street was still watching him.
“Why are you always watching ?
Do we have so unresolved grudge?”
Removing his gaming helt, Han Fei crawled out of the Ga Box.
He guzzled a few mouthfuls of water and then pulled open the curtains.
The connecting sky and earth on the virtual screen displayed nothing but a countdown, and the day everyone had been looking forward to was coming soon.
He opened the social forum.
Most of the trending topics were related to the launch of “Perfect Life,” and Han Fei genuinely felt that the tis might really be changing.
The biotech revolution and the AI revolution had co at once.
They overlapped each other, and technology had exploded in a short period of ti, creating a decade-long tech divide between top tech companies and the masses in remote areas.
While many people were busy hustling for a living, a second life built upon a virtual world had beco a reality for so.
That constantly self-updating massive virtual city was like the Heaven countless people had fantasized about, and now, tickets to Heaven were clearly priced.
“Heaven for countless people, but my personal Hell.”
Looking at the countdown on the virtual screen, Han Fei felt quite emotional, “My ga number is 0000, and I guess no one would realize the existence of Zero.”
He ate a breakfast ant for two, but Han Fei was surprised to find that he didn’t feel full at all—his appetite had grown much larger than before.
After clearing the dining table, Han Fei gave Huang Ying a call, but no one answered.
To make sure Huang Ying was safe, he made a special trip to Huang Ying’s house.
Knowing that Huang Ying was “without major issues,” he then rushed to the at Factory Courtyard for Family to begin today’s filming.
Han Fei’s return was like a shot in the arm for the crew, filling everyone with enthusiasm.
This was not only trust in Han Fei but also hope for the movie’s box office success.
Today’s shooting didn’t end until 8:30 PM.
Director Zhang finished so of the next day’s work in overti because he knew that “Perfect Life” would launch at midnight.
He arranged for everyone to have ti to ga all night and set the next day’s start ti for 2 PM.
Even a director as traditional and strict as Director Zhang had made changes, which showed the influence of “Perfect Life” in people’s hearts.
After the shooting ended, everyone hurried back to their hos, and the streets were scarcely populated with pedestrians.
Han Fei, walking alone within the wall’s shadow, appeared sowhat lonely.
After feasting in a small shop run by an old lady on the street, he listened to the elderly woman’s complaints, occasionally responding with a few words, his face always wearing a smile.
Looking at the old woman tending to her shop alone, Han Fei thought of ng Shi in the Happiness Residential Community.
The mories left to him by Deep World weren’t all dark and terrifying; so were quite heartwarming.
The smile at the corner of his mouth slowly solidified, as Han Fei actually wanted to try smiling, but he found that he still could not smile from the heart.
Struggling to smile only made his expression very stiff in the end.
Considering there would probably be few custors tonight, Han Fei ate a lot, which was also a way to lighten the old woman’s burden.
Back in his own ho, Han Fei searched online for urban managent and construction materials and studied until 11:55 PM.
He set down the book in his hands and looked out the window at the virtual ga-screen.
The countdown was almost at zero, and at this mont, many around the globe must be watching the virtual ga-screens above their cities, just like Han Fei.
When the final second ticked away, midnight arrived, and the numbers on the virtual ga-screen turned into a sky full of fireworks, dazzling and beautiful, almost lighting up the night!
Perfect Life, independently operated by the seventh generation Smart Brain, officially started its open beta at that mont!
“From now on, I should no longer be playing the ga alone.”
Turning, Han Fei entered the Ga Box, put on the gaming helt, and logged into his Zero ga account.
As his consciousness returned and the blood-red of the city faded, Han Fei noticed that the blood in Gesheng’s eyes seed to have intensified slightly—their strength was slowly recovering.
“Can’t keep dragging this out, I’ll go to Ancestral Hall Street tonight.”
Opening his eyes, Han Fei found that Deep World remained unchanged; whether or not Perfect Life was in open beta, this place was still shrouded in eternal night, not pierced by a single ray of light.
Taking out Yinghuo’s phone, Han Fei called his neighbors together to head to Yimin Private Academy.
Before heading to Ancestral Hall Street, he had the most important task to do.
Calculating the ti, at ten minutes past midnight, Han Fei used the Soul-summoning Talent and called out Huang Ying’s na again.
He was also a bit nervous in his heart; this was the first ti he had used Soul-summoning Talent after the official release of the ga.
About a few seconds later, a middle-aged man wearing a cheap white shirt appeared in the classroom, hugging his knees.
When he first saw Han Fei, he started running away.
“Brother Huang Ying!
Calm down!
It’s , Han Fei!”
The more Han Fei spoke, the faster Huang Ying ran, but with all of Huang Ying’s attributes reset, he couldn’t outrun Han Fei, whose Physical Strength was as high as twenty-four.
While chasing Huang Ying, Han Fei noticed sothing very strange; after touching Huang Ying, he could actually see Huang Ying’s Attribute Panel!
Even including hidden attributes and talents, nothing about Huang Ying could stay hidden from his sight.
In “Perfect Life,” players cannot see each other’s hidden attributes, only a few NPCs with extrely high privileges can see everything hidden about a player.
“What’s going on?”
Without Huang Ying needing to explain, Han Fei now understood Huang Ying’s attributes; from a player’s perspective, Huang Ying’s attributes were quite impressive.
Physical Strength six, above the average, with the initial average for player physical strength being only four.
Han Fei was surprised to find that Huang Ying’s Brain Power was as high as nine, just one point short of the perfect ten.
He wasn’t sure if it was because the Butterfly was constantly tornting him in his brain, or if he was naturally smart and just hadn’t had the chance to show it.
The next hidden attribute was a bit difficult to articulate—Luck one.
Normal people would probably have deleted their account and started over, as luck is quite important after all.
Charm Value was five, average, not as stunning as Han Fei’s negative ten.
All players have a uniform Life Value of one hundred, whereas ntal Threshold varies from person to person and changes according to each individual’s capacity for endurance.
In fact, these two values are very crucial.
Life Value reaching zero ans character death, just like in reality; ntal Threshold, on the other hand, defines the depth a player can explore.
Many areas in the ga have ntal Threshold restrictions, which also serve to protect the players from excessive stimulation.
And Huang Ying’s ntal Threshold was terrifyingly high; normal players’ ntal Threshold is within ten, but Huang Ying’s ntal Threshold was thirty-seven.
His psychological capacity had beco incredibly strong!
Compared to the internal testing phase, the ga characters now also had additional hidden attributes such as Happiness Sense, Reputation, and Personality, and leaderboards had been established.
Just like the internal information Huang Ying had obtained before, the first major event in “Perfect Life” was about seeking the true aning of happiness.
Since entering the ga, players who increased their Happiness Sense the most within a set ti received the most substantial rewards.
Han Fei also took the ti to check Huang Ying’s Happiness Sense; his initial Happiness Sense was negative one hundred, leaving a vast room for improvent and not wasting the last few E-grade Curses Han Fei had inflicted on him at all.
After examining the attributes, Han Fei started to check Huang Ying’s hidden talents.
To see if an initial account is a premium account, its initial attributes don’t really matter much because the Smart Brain generates ga characters directly based on the player’s own ability values.
The fluctuations in various attributes are not significant; what really needs to be examined are the hidden talents randomly generated for each account.
The initial hidden talents of an account will determine the account’s potential and future.
Scrolling down the attribute page, Han Fei’s eyes widened when he saw Huang Ying’s hidden talents.
“Character Na: Huang Ying.”
“Hidden Talent One, Long Sickness to Becoming a Doctor (E-grade Talent): You are not adept at physical labor, have poor resistance to illness, and often fall sick, but as a result, you have acquired a remarkably high dical talent!”
“Hidden Talent Two, Spirit Communication (C-grade Talent): It is hard to say whether you are lucky or unlucky.
With this rare talent, you might see things invisible to the ordinary eye, experiencing what normal people would not.”
“Hidden Talent Three, Nightmare Mastery (A-grade Exclusive Talent): You have experienced a prolonged nightmare, and after dying over and over, you have gained the ability to master nightmares.
Having this exclusive talent increases all Brain Power-related Professional Talents, accelerates proficiency gain for Brain Power-related skills, and raises compatibility with professions related to dreams.”
Han Fei had never imagined that the very ordinary-looking Huang Ying would possess three hidden talents.
According to statistics from the “Perfect Life” official website, the chance of a player starting account having a Talent is one in five, the probability of having two Talents is one in five hundred, and the chance of having three Talents is one in five thousand.
“Brother Huang Ying really seems like he’s going to strike it rich this ti.”
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