Lao Qiezi's sigh was not simply because he saw the game graphics.

It’s the overall atmosphere.

During the filming of "The Conjuring", since he was in a closed house and the Stormy Villa was actually of a modern architectural style, Old Eggplant only felt that he had come to explore an old house. Afterwards, he analyzed that people have the ability to fill in the blanks with their imaginations, and many times he could fill in the rest of the scene in his imagination after just a cursory glance, so it seemed real.

Just like many games, if the background is a city, such as racing or war themes, the picture will be very realistic, because there is reality as a reference, and the top picture quality can even be so realistic that it is indistinguishable from the real thing.

Therefore, when people evaluate the performance of a game engine or the level of a production team, they mostly use the modeling textures of non-realistic objects as a reference.

Therefore, there have been some sayings on the Internet that if you really want to see the picture of "Morning Star", you have to watch real fantasy themes.

But now, this dirty and smelly muddy water, the towering trees that block the sunlight, and the mottled and shining armor of the red knight in front of me are so real and so within reach.

Old Eggplant has played countless fantasy games, sometimes riding a horse between dilapidated villages, sometimes walking on snow-capped mountaintops, and sometimes being in a majestic white castle, but none of them can compare to what he sees at this moment.

The quagmire gave him a great shock.

"Everyone stand still, I'll take a head count."

Brown looked at the hundreds of people crawling out of the mud and shouted somewhat unconfidently.

If Lu Ban hadn't explained to him before that these people were summoned by Lu Ban, Brown would probably have wet his pants on the spot.

At the beginning, Brown was a little worried about whether these summoned barbarians understood what he said and whether they had basic common sense and quality.

But when it took them only a dozen seconds to form a well-organized square formation, Brown was dumbfounded.

He obviously didn't know that these summoned "barbarians" had all undergone military training when they were young. When it came to lining up in formations, no one knew what it meant to move in small steps better than these people.

"One, two... there are a lot of people. Can you guys tell the number yourself?"

Brown wanted to count it himself, but considering that the scene of counting fingers in front of hundreds of people seemed a bit embarrassing, he decided to let them count it themselves.

The next moment, Brown was stunned.

The person on the far right of the queue suddenly stopped and shouted.

"one!"

Then he looked at the person next to him, and the person he was looking at immediately said "two", and then passed it on.

When the array was almost finished, Old Eggplant thought about it and felt that this was his chance to show off. In this kind of game, it would definitely do no harm to have a good relationship with the NPCs.

He made a quick calculation, and when the last person who counted stopped talking, Old Eggplant immediately shouted.

"Report, there are 346 people present!"

"...That's right, you come out and take charge of them."

Brown hesitated for a moment, and thought that this man should be quite active, so he asked him to be responsible for controlling these people.

Now that they have all come out of the quagmire, they should be able to communicate better with each other, right?

Brown was a little uneasy.

Old Eggplant's behavior also surprised the players around him.

When we were queuing up subconsciously, everyone was still confused and in the process of adapting to the environment, like newcomers who had just traveled through time.

But the voice of Old Eggplant immediately made them realize that this was a game!

This is an online game.

If you can get along well with NPCs, there will definitely be a lot of benefits. Look, this guy will become their leader, and maybe he can even trigger some hidden tasks or plots.

Many people’s minds are still stuck in the games of the old era, waiting for NPCs to assign them tasks.

But this is an open world game in virtual reality. How can you gain anything if you don’t actively look for it?

"Sir Knight, what should we do now?"

Old Eggplant carefully considered his words and asked according to his habit of playing similar games.

"Let's go back to town. This forest is dangerous. Don't stray too far from me."

Brown replied, also pleased with the man's attitude.

Sir Knight, that sounds so refreshing.

He turned his horse around and led the team forward, with several knights in silver armor beside him also guarding the group.

Old Eggplant walked in front, he was very curious about the surroundings.

According to what the knight said, this should be the Black Forest of the Kingdom of Darkness.

There will be a demon tide in the Land of Night, which is a desperate scene of countless monsters attacking. Is the main plot of this game about fighting against the demon tide?

Old Eggplant wanted to reach out and touch the trees around him, but before he raised his hand, he heard a noise behind him.

He turned around and found that a restless player had run away.

Old Eggplant was stunned for a moment, then he quickly understood.

Since it is an open world game, there are actually no restrictions on what players can do.

Some people may pick apples on the roadside and climb all the way to the snow-capped mountains without triggering the initial plot, while others may travel around the world and come back fully armed before fighting the first BOSS. Freedom is the main theme of the game.

The player probably just wants to see if this forest is just a texture or a real space that can be explored.

"Danger, ah this, isn't he afraid of death?"

Brown subconsciously wanted to call him, but then he remembered what Lu Ban said, that these "players" were special summoned creatures that would be resurrected after death, so he became curious.

The man was seen running towards the depths of the forest and soon disappeared into the shadows.

Brown waited for a few minutes. Suddenly, bubbles came out of the mud and a hand stretched out from the mud, which scared Brown so much that he shivered.

The man who had just escaped climbed out of the mud, but there was no fear or confusion on his face, instead, he looked extremely excited.

"Guys, there's no air wall. Damn, that's awesome. There's no air wall. I can just run. But I got tripped by a vine halfway through my run, and then a flower ate me straight away. Damn, it hurts so fucking much, but it's awesome!"

He excitedly said to the others.

"?"

Brown really couldn't understand why this man was so excited and thrilled after being killed by a monster, as if what he had just encountered was not a terrifying beast, but a princess in distress.

After hearing what this person said, others also became eager to try, which made Brown a little worried for a moment.

Although these people seem to be able to come back to life, it is not a good idea to keep wasting time here. The monsters might follow the smell and come here, and then I won't be able to take care of these people.

Just as Brown hesitated, Old Eggplant made a sound.

"Everyone, I think we'd better run the main quest first. Otherwise, we'll definitely be beaten repeatedly if we go looking for wild monsters with the equipment we have now. Besides, there's not even a tutorial for beginners yet, so let's just go and try it out first."

After hearing what Lao Qiezi said, everyone expressed their agreement.

The most important thing about testing is the progress. As for the kind of exploration that is not part of the main job, it is fine to do it after the official release.

Soon, the queue was lined up neatly again, waiting for Brown to lead the way.

"???"

Brown listened to their discussion without understanding a word.

What main storyline? What beginner's tutorial? What are these?

However, it seems that these "players" are not going to run around anymore?

That's great.

Brown thought, he cleared his throat and said.

"I will take you to see the Lord Baron. Follow me."