Chapter 217 Viral Catastrophe, the Annihilated Beta Testers
Nobody knows how many beta testers there are, or who the people who sent them out are.
Because, currently, beta testers and regular players are exactly the same, and it's impossible to tell them apart.
The list just released only includes a small portion of the players, mostly those with serious or minor violations. Many players are not on the list, so all we can do is discuss it.
They had no idea who the beta testers were.
The discussion didn't last long, because a new announcement came soon after:
[Server Merge Announcement: Due to insufficient player population in this region, a server merge will be conducted. Servers with fewer players will be randomly selected for the merge...]
[Random selection in progress...]
[Selection complete. Districts 89 and 222 are merged into District 88!]
[Server merge complete. Have fun playing!]
Suddenly, many more people joined the chat channel, and now the number of people in District 88 has reached more than 120,000.
The chat channel became much livelier, filled with the noise of voices.
Ji Xinghan became nervous. Now that two districts had been merged, he wondered if his older sister was among them.
Of course, the chances are very low, given the large number of servers.
After the servers merged, everyone was making a ruckus. Ji Xinghan opened her private chat and saw many messages, all asking her to exchange for the Concentration Set.
Although the Concentration Set can only be used for another two or three days, everyone wants to give it a try, since it increases many attributes and can also improve talent levels.
Ji Xinghan made a selection, exchanging a bag of carrot seeds, a rare card, and some other miscellaneous items.
5 PM:
[Announcement: Starting today, we enter the Natural Disaster Challenge phase. Each time you experience a natural disaster, you will receive a score. Once you accumulate a score of over 100, you can leave the game and return to the real world!]
The scoring rules are as follows:
1. The duration of each round of natural disasters is uncertain (7-30 days);
2. At the end of each round of natural disaster, you will receive a score (from -30 points to 30 points).
[3. The score is determined by factors such as the number of players who survive after each round of natural disasters, the quality of their survival, and their activity level.]
[The type of natural disaster for this round will be drawn in 10 minutes!]
Have a nice day!
The announcement sparked a flurry of discussion:
"What, we're coming again? Aren't you going to see us off after you've made your decision?"
"The people upstairs are dumbfounded. I told you long ago that no matter whether the red team or the blue team wins, they will still suffer in the end. Why don't you believe me?"
"Oh my god, there are negative ratings too. Are they planning to keep us here?"
"Don't be pessimistic. The highest score is 30. At this rate, we should be able to get out after three or four rounds."
"Pah, you think the game can give you the highest score?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, these evaluation factors are quite interesting... How about we help each other and try to survive together?"
"Naive. What about activity level? What does 'activity' even mean? It means everyone's fighting and killing each other, okay? Besides, it's either you die or I live, who's going to help each other?"
The crowd kept discussing it.
Another group of people are paying close attention to the type of the next wave of natural disasters.
10 minutes later...
[Due to the player's decision being channel B, the disaster type will be upgraded; drawing is in progress...]
[Draw successful! This round of natural disaster is a virus disaster (Level 5 disaster)!]
[Note: Natural disaster levels are ranked from lowest to highest as one through five!]
[The natural disaster will strike tomorrow at 8:00 AM. Enjoy the game, everyone!]
The announcement caused panic among players:
"What? A level 5 natural disaster? The highest level of natural disaster? Why? Whose hands are these? They smell awful!"
"Oh my god, this name sounds terrifying! There's no escaping it, I'm scared!"
"Waaaaah, I'm so scared! Why did it have to be this kind of natural disaster? I'm not going to survive, waaaah!"
"I'm angry. Why such a high-level natural disaster? Is it because we chose the B route? I told you before, Blue Team, stop messing around. See, are you satisfied now?"
"Exactly! Why didn't they listen to our Red Team? They're doomed!"
Jin Baiwan: "Are you guys out of your minds? You think you can just believe whatever the game says? It says you're drawing a natural disaster, but what the actual natural disaster is is entirely up to the game!"
Jian Lin: "Exactly, we're all players, what's the point of hating each other?"
The chat channel remained chaotic, after all, there were now more people, hundreds of thousands, and no one listened to anyone else, they just complained to each other.
The players were getting increasingly angry, partly due to their fear of the natural disaster and partly because they felt that survival was too difficult.
Just as things were getting increasingly chaotic, suddenly, a person appeared:
[Jiang Yunting: I'm a beta tester, and what I'm about to say is extremely important. Please remember: 1. The type of natural disaster is determined by the game and has nothing to do with player choices, so please don't blame each other; 2. There's a more subtle algorithm for level rating, and I hope you can unlock it; 3...]
[Announcement: Beta tester Jiang Yunting has been banned for serious violations!]
Everyone was astonished.
Nobody knew who Jiang Yunting was, and no one had even heard him speak before. But then he suddenly said that, and the game immediately eliminated him.
So... he's right?
Before anyone could react, another message appeared.
[Chu Ming: I'm a beta tester, and what I'm about to say is extremely important. Please remember these points: 3. The pioneers have already made tremendous efforts. The game can't be controlled by a single person. As long as we work hard, we will definitely be able to return; 4. Everyone must rescue...]
[Announcement: Closed beta tester Chu Ming has been banned for serious violations!]
[Yan Zhaoling: I'm a beta tester, and what I'm about to say is extremely important. Please remember: 4. Everyone must rescue those trapped...]
[Announcement: Closed beta tester Yan Zhaoling has been banned for serious violations!]
...
The players were utterly shocked and couldn't react for a long time.
Only these three people said these words, and all of them were eliminated. After a long while, everyone discussed it with trepidation:
"What they're saying is true? Oh my god, it's really wiped out, gone!"
"I just ran into Yan Zhaoling on the highway. She's a really cute girl. She smiled at me and said she hoped I would get back safely. Then, I watched as she and her RV disappeared right before my eyes!"
"Oh my god, were they really beta testers? They were wiped out as soon as they were released? How pitiful!"
"Sigh, why do they always say such long sentences at the beginning? Why not just get straight to the point? It makes the information incomplete, and they get cut off before they even finish speaking."
"Strange, the announcement even mentions beta testers? Has the game company gone mad?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, maybe they didn't react in time, it happened too suddenly?"
"Oh my god, I'm a beta tester too! Why don't I know anything about this? What have they been doing behind my back? Ugh, will the game erase me from the game?"
Ji Xinghan stared at the chat channel, memorizing what those people said.
She also wondered why those people had to say those few words on a public channel. Couldn't they have spread the word gradually?
Or is there some other hidden story?
Jian Lin said quietly, "Am I the only one who thinks they are tragic?"
Jin Baiwan sighed, "Yes, even knowing they would be wiped out, they still selflessly passed on messages for us!"
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