"Goodness, no wonder my phone kept vibrating."
Shen Yi placed his hands on the keyboard.
Cyber Shennong: "Eight Desolations of Immortality," right? Don't panic, fellow group members, I'll be right back!
After saying that, Shen Yi minimized the group chat, opened the video website mentioned by the group members, and entered "Eight Desolations Immortality" into the search bar.
Immediately, dozens of videos related to the game appeared on the computer screen.
Strangely, the most popular video wasn't the official promotional video for "Eight Desolations Immortality".
Instead, it was a video of a content creator named "Dui Jiu Dang Ge" criticizing the game.
"Good heavens, it's you again!" Shen Yi burst out laughing.
"When the leeks are harvested, they are harvested; online game professional laborers."
He spends most of his time traveling between various online games, creating all sorts of professional yet hilarious game-related videos.
They attract attention with bizarre and outrageous statements that, while seemingly quirky, also somehow make a point.
She is a moderately famous internet celebrity.
This guy has another identity besides being a bricklayer.
Stock investors who are stuck with their losses.
Making a fortune as a content creator, then losing everything in the stock market...
He even changed his online name to "The Leeks Should Be Harvested" to mock himself.
This persona of being a beacon of hope for those who move bricks and a jinx for the stock market has garnered him a considerable following.
Shen Yi was one of them.
I often watch his videos and live streams where he criticizes games, and I use them as entertainment while eating.
For example, right now.
Shen Yi directly clicked on a video titled "[Live Stream Clip] Nowadays, games are shameless when it comes to promotion."
The first thing you see when you open the video is Jiu Dangge's round, chubby head.
It almost completely filled the screen.
"Why do you always play such trash games on your streams? Why don't you look at your own problems?!"
"To cut the leeks" was clearly getting into a fight with the live stream comments, yelling at the screen with his face red and neck bulging.
"Find my own fault! Find my own fault! How was I supposed to know this game, which looked so promising in the trailers, would turn out like this in the actual game? How can you blame me?!"
"When you bought 'Sister X's' sweet potato noodles from Northeast Daxia, there wasn't any sweet potato in them. Shouldn't you look at your own problem?"
"If you eat Kangshuaishuai braised beef noodles and can't find any beef in your bowl, shouldn't you also look at your own problem?"
"Why don't you just look for the problem within yourself?"
As he was speaking, he happened to open the first promotional video for the game "Eight Desolations Immortality," and the anger in his mind immediately found an outlet.
"Look at the quality of these game promotional videos these days!"
"Isn't this promotional video for 'Eight Desolations Immortality' amazing? It looks almost exactly like the real thing, complete simulation, virtual reality, open world, immersive experience?!"
"Do you believe it or not? Do you believe it or not?!"
"Answer me!!!"
"I'm going to apply for beta testing right now, and show you what kind of game companies these days are!"
"If this game is even one-tenth, no, one-hundredth, of what they advertise, I'll eat this monitor right now!"
"..."
"Good grief, he's trying to freeload again. Quick, gather the evidence."
Watching the barrage of comments fill the screen and the number of likes skyrocket, Shen Yi complained, but his hands quickly opened the video website's download function and downloaded the video to his local device.
Like the man who cuts leeks, he doesn't believe that any game company can actually develop a fully realistic simulation game right now.
But it doesn't matter, people love a good show.
After doing all this, Shen Yi then switched back to the official website of "Eight Desolations Immortality".
A promotional video released by an official account called Xuanxiao Technology.
"What kind of company is this? They're so poor, they can't even afford a verified blue V badge."
As soon as I opened the video, a flood of comments poured into the screen from the right, completely obscuring the entire video.
Unlike the slightly sarcastic tone of the comments section on "Leeks Should Be Harvested," the comments section of this video was filled with insults and mockery.
"A complete simulation, 100% realistic? That's laughable. If you believe that, you'll be able to visit Myawaddy three times in your lifetime."
"You can even perfectly recreate pain? No way, did you game developers all eat too much food and get poisoned, causing you to hallucinate?"
"All NPCs respond in real-time with AI, allowing for free interaction... I get it, this is a cyber brothel designed for us single guys? What a genius official!"
"If you can produce CG to this level, can't you just focus on making a good game? Huaxia Games has been ruined by a bunch of money-grubbing bastards like you!"
"If this game can actually be made, the industry will probably be completely reshaped. I, Wang Duoyu, will invest one million!"
"These days, every game claims to be open-world; they must have some misunderstanding about their own technical capabilities!"
"..."
In the end, Shen Yi had to turn off the bullet comment system in order to watch the entire promotional video for "Eight Desolations Immortality".
"It has to be said that the short promotional video, lasting only a few dozen seconds, mostly showcased the game's stunning natural scenery and architectural landmarks, without a single actual combat shot. It definitely has a strong suspicion of being a CG scam, and it's no wonder people don't believe it..."
Shen Yi muttered to himself, but before he could finish speaking, a large hand slapped hard on his right shoulder.
"My son, what's this? It looks pretty awesome!"
Zhou Peng, who was sitting on the bed diagonally opposite him, had somehow gotten behind him.
After finishing his meal, Shen Yi's status in his eyes dropped by two generations...
"A new Xianxia (cultivation) online game, probably an MMORPG, seems to be recruiting for closed beta testing."
As Shen Yi answered, he scrolled down the video page and found the game's official website link in the video description, which he then clicked on.
"A cultivation-themed online game? An MMORPG?!"
Zhou Peng's eyes lit up, and he unconsciously raised his voice.
"Great! It's been so long since our Agricultural University F4 got together to go out and explore!"
"Oh? It's 2025, and there are still game companies in this field?"
"MMORPG? ! "
The other two, who were eating, immediately gathered around and sat behind Shen Yi.
"Uh, don't get excited yet, this game probably has some problems..."
"Look at this official website, is it even legitimate?"
Surrounded by everyone, Shen Yi quickly raised his hand to interrupt his roommates' discussion and pointed to the computer screen in front of him.
The official website for "Eight Desolations Immortality" was simply a plain white page without any decorations. The four characters "Eight Desolations Immortality" were written in large black font at the top, followed by a series of user instructions and a closed beta reservation channel.
As a cyber Shennong, Shen Yi quickly filtered out the highly similar user guides in his mind, selecting the useful information...