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The sound of the harp flowed past my ears like running water, and a huge logo emerged from the white light, its font full of the mysterious feeling that is unique to Western fantasy.

"Parnaki..." Yuan Chenghua whispered the name. After the entrance logo disappeared, he did not directly enter the game world like the previous MC.

Yuan Chenghua looked around - he was standing in a starry sky at the moment, with various professional logos neatly arranged on the left, and text introductions related to each profession on the right. In the middle was his projection.

By choosing bloodline and profession, his projection constantly changes form, sometimes he is an assassin with animal ears, sometimes he is an archer with elf ears, or a magician holding a staff and wearing a magic robe - the style makes Yuan Chenghua hallucinate FF14 that he often plays.

Like those MMORPG games, this game called "Panaki" also has a face-pinching function.

Yuan Chenghua had a lot of fun just choosing a profession and shaping the face.

He spent quite a bit of time sculpting a handsome man's model for himself, and after careful consideration, he chose the "orc" bloodline and the "warrior" profession.

According to the game copy, "Orcs" are a hybrid of humans and orcs, and have the characteristics of both races, namely the high agility and strength of orcs, and the high mental strength and potential of humans.

Among the many bloodlines of Parnaki, the orcs are undoubtedly a very excellent one. However, because Parnaki discriminates against mixed-races, the orcs of Parnaki have an extremely low status and are not respected.

"The other world doesn't cherish them, but we on Earth know the good of animal ears too well." Yuan Chenghua chuckled and had already begun to imagine how many young and beautiful girls with animal ears he would see after entering the game.

——How can there be anyone in the 2D world who doesn’t like girls with beastiality!

He thought to himself.

After choosing his bloodline and profession, Yuan Chenghua did not enter the game directly as he had hoped. Instead, a "belief" choice popped up.

By choosing a god of a different faith, you can gain bonuses from that god.

Since we are all orcs, of course we have to believe in the beast-eared goddess!

Yuan Chenghua chose the "Beast God" without hesitation. This god is said to be believed by all beastmen and orcs.

Then there is the choice of birthday, which corresponds to December and the 30th/31st of the Earth, and is probably used to give birthday benefits. And every birthday will give the character's attributes different degrees of blessing.

"It's strangely similar to the character creation interface of FF14." Yuan Chenghua muttered, and after entering the character name, he finally completed the tortuous account creation process.

Welcome to Parnaki

A cool female electronic voice rang in his ears, and the white light enveloped Yuan Chenghua again. At this moment, he had closed his eyes familiarly, waiting for the white light to dissipate before slowly opening them.

What meets the eye is the yellow sand all over the sky, and the hot wind blows on the face, accompanied by the pain of the sand brushing the face, as if it is going to dry people out. In the endless yellow sand, there is a small oasis and lake, where a primitive tribe is built - this is where he was born.

Four big words also appeared in front of Yuan Chenghua's eyes at the right time: Papala Village.

Neither the dry climate nor the burning heat of the gravel could dispel Yuan Chenghua's good mood. Such a realistic world, with both real scenery and touch, has far exceeded his imagination. If he hadn't experienced buying a game console, entering "WONDERLAND", and meeting Yin Yin, Yuan Chenghua would have thought he had traveled through time.

This, this game is too real! No, this is a completely real world!

By the way, Yin Yin!

Yuan Chenghua followed the system prompts and called up the friend interface. As expected, Yin Yin's name was listed there. She had not changed her name and was not online at the moment.

Yuan Chenghua clicked on Yin Yin's avatar. She had chosen the "Tree Man" bloodline and the "Druid" profession.

Unlike his pitiful level of "1", Yinyin is now level 17 and has obviously been playing for a while.

"I don't know how fast this game will upgrade." Yuan Chenghua muttered, and a cloak was suddenly covered on Yuan Chenghua's head, blocking his sight and stopping his thoughts.

There are enemies?!

Yuan Chenghua subconsciously reached for the big sword on his back, but suddenly a slightly older female voice sounded in his ears.

"Where are you from, traveler? It's sunset now, and you are standing here in a daze like an idiot. Are you trying to kill yourself?"

Yuan Chenghua silently retracted his hand that was trying to grasp the sword. He hurriedly put on the cloak and exposed his head. Only then did he finally see the person in front of him clearly - a woman with animal ears in a long robe, with furry ears and a human face, but she looked to be over 40 years old.

Yuan Chenghua could hardly suppress the regret in his eyes, but he quickly recovered and asked with interest: "Why can't we just stare blankly at sunset?"

"It's not that you can't be in a daze at sunset, but you have to take precautions." The woman said, "The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is very large. Even though it's still hot now, when the sun goes down, you will feel cold even if you wear thick clothes. Especially since your body temperature is high now, it will be fatal if the temperature drops later!"

This game has quite a rich setting. Could it be that temperature changes will cause debuffs to people?

Yuan Chenghua didn't feel at all that his life was hanging by a thread. Instead, he became more and more excited.

The woman just felt that the man in front of her was inexplicable. She tilted her head and looked at Yuan Chenghua carefully for a while, and suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, I remember now. You are the mercenary that the village chief mentioned, who is coming to our village to help!"

Mercenary? Is this my original identity?

It was not until then that Yuan Chenghua finally realized that the smart and lively woman in front of him was just the game's guide NPC, and the cloak and the topic about the weather just now were just a tutorial for novices.

The tutorial for beginners in this game is a bit too natural, and this NPC looks like a real person, not like it was programmed at all. Is this what game manufacturers often say, training AI to become NPC?

Compared to these, the freedom of this game is too high. There are not even any options. I can play freely!

Yuan Chenghua's rebellious heart made him want to deny his identity as a mercenary, but considering that it was his first time playing this game, it would be a bad idea to do it. It would be terrible if he missed the novice tutorial. So he nodded and followed the woman's words: "I am a mercenary."

"That's great. The village chief has been waiting for you for a long time. I'll take you there." After hearing Yuan Chenghua admit his identity, the woman smiled at him: "I'm Camilla, the tailor of Papami Village. If you have clothes that need repairing or want to make new clothes, just come to me. I live in a house in the south near Papami Lake."

As soon as he finished speaking, a flat map suddenly appeared in front of Yuan Chenghua, and the location of Camilla's house was specially displayed. After doing all this, the map quickly shrank and disappeared in the upper right corner. At the same time, Yuan Chenghua heard a system prompt sound, telling him that the initial task had been accepted. Whether it was a map or a task, he could view it in a function by summoning the UI.

Yuan Chenghua once again marveled at the intelligence of the game in his heart, and walked towards the center of the village with Camilla.

In order to test the NPC's intelligence and to find some changes in the relatively boring journey, Yuan Chenghua took the initiative to ask: "Why is this village called Papami Village?"

"Because the village was built by Lake Papami, it is called Papami Village," said Camilla.

"What does Papami mean?"

Camilla looked at Yuan Chenghua in confusion and said, "Have you been in the human world for too long that you can't even understand animal language?"

Yuan Chenghua nodded quickly.

Since this is a game, it involves the player's real identity, that is, breaking the third wall is something that cannot be said directly. Therefore, when it comes to this matter, all NPCs will not take the initiative to ask, and will automatically find excuses for the players.

Camilla said patiently: "Papami means 'father' in the animal language, and Papami Lake means 'father's lake'. The water here can make the warriors in the village strong, just like the food that father hunts for."

Hey, did this game create its own language system?

Beast language... Come to think of it, there are so many races in the character creation interface. Could it be that each race has its own exclusive language? This is a huge project!

"Since you don't know the meaning of 'Papami', then you probably don't know this prince either, right?"

As Pamir spoke, he pointed to the statue standing in the central square of the village - a young man wearing a cloak, with short hair, a pair of furry ears on his head, and delicate features, but looking a little bit like a man and a woman.

"This is His Highness Damian Remos, she is..."

Camilla's voice was interrupted by a young man's voice: "The half-blood son of the orc master and the remaining human, was despised by the orcs, but relied on his own strength to gain the respect of the orcs, and led the orcs to build their first home."

Yuan Chenghua looked sideways and saw a young man who was also indistinguishable as a man or woman walking out from behind the statue. He had delicate features, long flowing hair, and was dressed in a medieval style, like a troubadour from history - if he wasn't holding a selfie stick in his hand.

"You are..."

"I'm shooting a video." The young man, Si Jishi, said, "Can't you tell? I'm a game anchor."

At this point, Si Jishi said with some regret: "It's a pity that I can't broadcast live for the time being. Obviously, I..."

Yuan Chenghua didn't hear the last few words clearly. He looked at the young man in front of him curiously and asked, "Can we record videos here?"

"Of course. Once you open the game store, you can buy all kinds of equipment for filming." Si Jishi said, "When you return to 'WONDERLAND', you can watch the videos you shot on TV or computer and edit them. 'WONDERLAND' has cooperation with major video websites, so you can publish them directly from there. Of course, you can watch them on all platforms."

"Are you familiar with this place?"

Si Jishi nodded and smiled: "I dare say that no one in this world knows it better than me."

He reached out and patted the statue beside him: "She and I are old classmates."

Yuan Chenghua thought Si Jishi was just talking nonsense and didn't take his words to heart. Instead, he asked, "Are you a closed beta player?"

"I, to be precise, am a first-level player."

Or rather, “developers”.

Si Jishi added silently in his heart.

"That's great." Yuan Chenghua said enviously, "Can we add each other as friends? Boss, please guide me."

"Of course." Si Jishi raised her hand and sent him a friend request.

Yuan Chenghua clicked on the friend interface and froze in his tracks, saying in disbelief: "Level 120?!"

"Keep a low profile, keep a low profile." Si Jishi said with a smile, "It's just that the level cap is only this high."

In Yuan Chenghua's ears, these words automatically turned into "If the level is higher, I can continue to work hard."

He immediately showed an admiring look: "Boss, is this game hard to play? Is it fast to level up?"

"This..." Si Jishi touched his chin: "Each person has his own opinion."

Yuan Chenghua: “???”

"Rather than upgrading, you can pay more attention to some details." Si Jishi blinked and said meaningfully: "You may encounter an adventure."

Yuan Chenghua, however, was thinking in a completely gaming way, and said excitedly: "This game also has an adventure system? That's amazing!"

Si Jishi smiled but said nothing.

"Come to think of it, Boss, you have already reached the maximum level. This game can't really start from the maximum level, right?"

"No, actually leveling up is the key to playing this game." Si Jishi said, "Look, I'm already at the maximum level, so now I can only wander around doing nothing, shoot videos, do commentary, and be a bard, right?"

"Boss, what's the name of your Pilipala account? I'm going to follow it and repost it right away."

"Poetry of the Four Seasons."

"Four Seasons..." Yuan Chenghua took a breath and took several steps back.

Si Jishi asked curiously, "What's wrong with you?"

But Yuan Chenghua covered his face in pain, hiding his desperate eyes: "Isn't the Four Seasons Poem a woman?"

"...I've said it many times, it's a live stream of a transvestite!"

"I don't want to hear it!" Yuan Chenghua collapsed and said, "How come my goddess turned into a man!"

Si Jishi: “…”