These fifty beta testers, carefully selected by Liu Xingyao, are mostly seasoned veterans with considerable gaming experience.

In these highly free-form games, even without specific mission descriptions, players will develop their own missions and seek opportunities.

Simply put, they are all very knowledgeable in the field.

After exploring the entire village, most of them gathered in small groups.

After gathering together to discuss and analyze the intelligence they had gathered, they all headed towards the village entrance.

"What are they doing?" Tiandao, with his God-like perspective, asked Liu Xingyao beside him.

"I guess they've discussed their strategies and are preparing to leave the village to explore. After all, there's nothing in your village except thatched huts."

Liu Xingyao answered while eating a bowl of noodles, explaining that he hadn't eaten yet in order to ensure the game's first test would be on time.

"They are still in the exploratory stage and are quite careful when doing tasks. After all, the game hasn't explained what the death penalty is yet, and we haven't released a tutorial for beginners."

"Then why don't you release a beginner's tutorial?" Tiandao asked in confusion.

"Why bother with a tutorial if it's 100% freedom?" Liu Xingyao mumbled, slurping his noodles. "The results you discover yourself are the most interesting!"

Of course it's because of the freedom! Or is it because I'm lazy?

The beta testers all stopped at the village entrance.

After all, the location of Tiandao Village was chosen deep in the forest, and the forest was right outside the village entrance.

Strictly speaking, so many trees almost completely block the entrance to the village.

When the Heavenly Dao created this beginner village, it simply created an open space in the forest and built a few thatched houses.

Simple and straightforward.

A human player with an unusually large nose stepped forward, jumped onto the grassy slope at the village entrance, and shouted loudly to the players gathered there.

"I am Hydra, the guild leader of the Snake's Den Guild! If you've ever played the Bear Alliance, you should have heard of our guild!"

The big-nosed player pointed to the white name above his head.

Because he was shouting so loudly, the Hydra leader's voice became hoarse after only a few words.

"Wow, the realism is incredible! I could shout myself hoarse, it's amazing!"

"Hydra? Never heard of it!"

The players at the village entrance whispered among themselves.

“It’s alright if you haven’t heard of it.” Hydra visibly stiffened, which was quite awkward. “Obviously, we’re in a large forest right now. Personally, I think that whatever mission we plan to undertake first, the first thing we should do is clear out the surrounding trees and vegetation!”

“Everyone knows that this is a 100% virtual reality game, and there will definitely be many dangers in the forest! Only after clearing away the trees and vegetation around our village and ensuring a safe area with visible visibility can we complete the mission properly.”

Hmm... What this Hydra chairman said makes some sense.

The players all nodded in agreement.

"But we don't have any tools, how are we going to cut down trees? With our fists?"

"Why use your fists? We have a dog here! Use its mouth to bite the tree! Hahaha!"

"Woof! I'll pounce on your mother!"

"This game doesn't even have a tutorial, it's so frustrating!"

The players started discussing it again as they talked.

A cross mark was clearly visible on the hydra's forehead.

He was very unhappy.

We haven't finished speaking yet! What are you chatting about?

"Quiet! I haven't even said anything yet... Ah!!!"

The hydra suddenly let out a scream and rolled down the small grassy slope.

The players finally quieted down.

When everyone rushed over, they saw a small, bluish-green snake biting the hydra's foot.

The hydra's face visibly turned blue, and soon it stiffened.

A group of players picked up broken stones and large branches from the ground and started smashing them all over the small, green snake.

The little snake, battered and bruised by the players, was ruthless; it stubbornly refused to let go, clinging tightly to the hydra's leg until it finally died.

No wonder he's the president of the Snake Den Guild; even wild venomous snakes are attracted to him.

"You have killed the green venomous snake and gained 1 experience point."

Those lucky ones who participated in attacking the snake all vaguely felt that their bodies had absorbed something.

"Everyone who participates in killing this little snake will receive experience points!"

The players quickly confirmed the result.

This game uses a shared experience system.

This isn't a game about stealing kills, so it emphasizes teamwork.

Some veteran players immediately had an idea in mind.

The tattered snake's body was quickly divided up by the players, who planned to go to the altar later to see if they could sacrifice a skill fragment.

Before long, the dead hydra turned into a cloud of white, almost transparent smoke and disappeared into the grass.

Then, on the altar in Tiandao Village, the body of the Hydra reformed and reappeared on the altar.

"Oh! Is this the resurrection function?"

The hydra raised its hands, looked at its newly formed physical body, and then ran towards the village entrance again.

"By the way, is it expensive for you to revive players?"

Liu Xingyao, who was watching the players' adventures in another world from a god-like perspective with Tiandao, asked Tiandao curiously.

"It's not a big deal. I've marked their souls and bodies, so resurrection won't be difficult, and the cultivation civilization won't notice anything. It's very well concealed."

"After they die, their souls are instantly collected by me, and their physical bodies are transformed into the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, which is also collected by me. Reviving a person is very simple, and the loss is almost zero."

Tiandao explained the principle to Liu Xingyao in a simple way, and Liu Xingyao nodded to show that he understood. It's about environmental protection and recycling.

The resurrected hydra returned to the village entrance, and a group of players gathered around, chattering amongst themselves.

How does it feel to be resurrected?

"How long does it take?"

"I thought once you died, your account would be gone! Like in Sword Art Online!"

Hydra quickly pushed away the chattering players and stood back on the grassy slope.

"You dare stand on it! Another snake will come soon!"

One player jokingly remarked.

"You talk too much!"

Hydra rolled his eyes at the guy. "From my personal experience, the resurrection time is not long. It's just a black screen for a while. You can log in to the official website during the black screen. Apart from that, I haven't noticed any obvious losses from death so far."

After all, I'm still a beginner, and there are many things I need to learn.

"Let's get back to the main point. As you just saw, if we don't remove the forest surrounding the village, we might die the moment we step outside. Who knows what might come out of those waist-high grasses!"

With Hydra's testimony, this suggestion was quickly adopted.