Chapter 59 - 57: The Deceased XX Suddenly Attacked Me (Seeking Follow-Up)
Just as the bustling wind blew through the Royal Capital, in reality, the Losers Eat Dust chat group was suddenly filled with frantic voice messages.
"Brothers, from now on... I am a dog of the Gate of the Underworld!"
In real life, early in the morning, this voice message in the Losers Eat Dust group immediately grabbed everyone’s attention.
The speaker was "Nai Feitian," a professional esports player from AS Club. This pig-squealing voice message caused a few lurkers to emerge from the shadows.
God of Wealth arrived, "What are you howling about at five in the morning? You scared me to death!"
Qing Ya over the Cold Pool, "Boss, you’re up so early!"
God of Wealth arrived, "Up early my ass, haven’t slept, just logged off for a breather, battle till dawn later!"
Other People’s Little Kitten, "God of Wealth, your schedule is so screwed up, aren’t you afraid of sudden death?"
God of Wealth arrived, "I’m actually okay... It’s mainly because this game is too immersive. Before you know it, the sun’s almost up."
Nai Feitian, "You guys aren’t still catching deer, are you? What’s fun about that task? Let’s go sliding on the Corrupted Tree-man together!"
Honeydew, "The game you’re talking about, is it legit?"
Nai Feitian, "Oh, it’s that game Cat God got a huge wave of short-video traffic from recently. You must have seen it. Even those third-rate browser games are stealing the incubus battle footage, it’s gone viral."
Honeydew, "Oh, that one. It was pretty popular some time ago, but I was preparing for the summer tournament and didn’t pay much attention. What’s going on with it now? Our club seems to be preparing to set up a division for that game."
Guarantor Human Soul, "Well... Although I’m just a newbie, I want to say, if possible, apply to transfer your work to the ’Gate of the Underworld’ as soon as possible. This game is really special..."
Honeydew, "Riddle talker, want me to smack your head crooked!"
At this moment, a group admin poked their head out quietly.
Sister Xiao Yu, "How about I explain? I’m pretty confident in intelligence gathering."
Guarantor Human Soul, "Sister Xiao Yu, you go ahead. I’ll stop talking."
This small group was mainly composed of esports industry professionals, including esports players, coaches, famous virtual game streamers, and game review streamers, even a couple of advertisers sneaked in.
In short, it was a very mixed bunch!
Most of the time, these people didn’t talk much; only chatterboxes like Nai Feitian could have a thousand-word chat in the group all day long.
But now, with the lingering popularity of the Gate of the Underworld, some curious players began to notice the game.
Esports players working in virtual games had noticeably different experiences compared to old-school esports projects, most notably the convergence of selection criteria for esports players.
Due to the popularity of virtual games, esports players from different virtual games could switch games and rise again quite smoothly. Therefore, some club players, though affiliated with the same club, could frequently jump between different virtual games.
The promotional video for Gate of the Underworld had been out for a while. Seeing an esports media tycoon about to explain the game, the lurkers stopped typing and quietly waited for the analysis.
"Let’s talk about the basic situation of the ’Gate of the Underworld’ first."
"This game focuses on a Western fantasy setting, and its era background is significantly different from any historical era we know."
"Now, I’m in the Royal Capital of the Duchy of Inglis, promoting books in various brothels on Joy Street. I’ve gathered quite a bit of information from orcs, half-orcs, elves, demons, and even intelligent monsters."
As soon as he said this, the previously quiet group became lively.
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Other People’s Little Kitten, "Are those brothels legit?"
Honeydew, "Listen to me, Sister Xiao Yu, should I apply to join the new game division right now?"
Soaring Lemon, "Sister Xiao Yu, I have a friend who wants to see the brothel details, not for any reason, just to criticize it."
...Soaring Lemon was muted by the admin for 1 minute...
Everyone fell silent in fear, not daring to make another inappropriate comment. Seeing this, Sister Xiao Yu continued:
"According to related information, in the current internal test, we are in the Lancaster Territory, part of the super-large country Yibel Federation dominated by humans."
"About 300 years ago, the nine largest human city-states that had mastered the path of ascending as cursed swordsmen embarked on a protracted war."
"This war ended with the victory of the human city-states and, more than 200 years ago, the nine major city-states built the original Yibel Kingdom around the central Royal Court."
"Over the past 200 years, by breaking through numerous dungeons, the nine city-states have grown into duchies with vast territories, and Yibel Kingdom, due to the massive land it governed, was renamed Yibel Federation."
"The Lancaster Territory where we are located is a territory under the Duchy of Inglis, developed by the Lionheart Lord."
"Interestingly, I heard from an incubus prostitute that a while ago, a region under Inglis showed signs of an Evil God blood sacrifice, and a top-tier Lionheart Knight led his knights to eliminate the Evil God before it descended."
"What’s more interesting is she mentioned a piece of information that caught my attention. That Lionheart Knight is a collateral relative of the Lionheart Lord, and is highly valued by him. His biggest blemish is having a half-blood incubus child."
"His name is Kael.D.Helois!"
"To maintain his father’s honor, it’s said he never absorbed anyone’s essence since birth, thus plagued with illness all his life."
"On the night of his father’s death, fearing persecution from his father’s family, the old housekeeper led him to his father’s territory to seek refuge overnight."
"Yes, that place is called Lancaster, which is the Newbie Village for internal test players."
"Lastly, that incubus prostitute told me that the Holy Knight Fox of the Bronze Cross, when bringing Anthony’s relics to the Lancaster Territory that night, Brother Kael asked him, ’Father, was he brave on the battlefield up there?’"
...
The group fell silent.
At this moment, freshly released from his mute penalty, Soaring Lemon said something inappropriate:
"Who’s that, why does this name sound a bit weird?"
...Soaring Lemon was muted by the admin for 20 minutes...
After half a minute, an internal test player finally spoke up in the group.
The first to speak was Nai Feitian, as always: "The dead promo video suddenly stabbed me?"
Other People’s Little Kitten couldn’t help but remember that phrase from the promo video—
"My son."
"You grew up in Yibel."
"You ate the grain grown on the lands of Inglis."
"Drank the water from the southeastern rivers."
"Your life is inseparable from humanity, from the people of Yibel."
"You are a Yibellian, a citizen under Yibel’s human rule."
"Your blood knows where you come from, your heart knows where you are headed."
"Don’t be toyed with by power itself, and don’t reject it. Gather the courage to master it."
In a daze, he seemed to hear the voice of that man who died smiling, endlessly calling "Kael."
For some reason, he felt like smoking.
Suddenly, a thought crossed his mind. Immediately, he asked: "Sister Xiao Yu, can I use the material? I’ll pay!"
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