010. 《Star Abyss: Blue Star》 Beta Test PV— 《Narrative Edge》

  The beta test is about to begin.

  This annou immediately sparked a wave of celebration in the live stream, though it was unclear how many of those cheering would actually purchase the game equipment.

  Li Aozi g the forum, where experts estimated that the 5,000 beta test slots were snatched up instantly, primarily by professional gaming clubs and rge state-owerprises.

  Acc to Li Aozi's memory, the first batch of beta testers included at least 200 professional soldiers, whicreased to 15,000 by version 9.0 when the civil war began.

  These soldier pyers were uniformly trained, strictly disciplined, and had rigorous leveling regimens. pared to them, professional gamers might have better shooting skills, agility, and reflexes, but in a real fight, pros couldn't match soldiers.

  However, soldier pyers wouldn't be Li Aozi's main ers; war required logistical support, durable ons, and equipment, not a rge quantity of jewelry.

  Professional gamers aimed to win petitions and gain fame, funded by clubs and sponsors.

  Therefore, Li Aozi checked the forum for the four major clubs officially annouo have obtained beta slots: Jiangg Misty Rain, Spicy Beef Noodles, Fragrant Chi, and Old Gan Grandma.

  "It's still these four dishes," Li Aozi sighed.

  In the previous life, Yan Xia district didn't perform well in the first season. Blue Star, being a tech-side civilization, struggled against various magid mystical civilizations early on. Pyers weren't familiar with their oppos, making adaptation difficult. But among these four clubs, three were sponsored by food panies, and they were mocked for never making it past the top sixteen, earning Yan Xia district pyers the reputation of being side dishes.

  Yan Xia district's league reform happened after version 3.0, when pyers ventured into the universe and experienced various civilizations' bat styles, finally reag the top eight for the first time.

  Just as Li Aozi was sidering how to tap into the beta pyer market, a rapidly rising post appeared on the forum.

  "Breaking News: The veteran esports team 'Sky Universe' has secured two beta slots! Expected to be allocated to the former 'Predator World' championship team."

  "Oh?"

  Li Aozi became ied:

  "In the previous life, Sky Universe Club didn't get beta slots and only officially established a division for 'Star Abyss' after version 10.0."

  The beta meaering the game earlier and faster, reag the beta level cap ahead of others.

  Given this, Li Aozi estimated that his cim of being two years ahead of pyers might not be accurate. Based oime flow, beta pyers would desd about three months ter, around April 221 on Blue Star.

  Although this was a year earlier than pyers' initial game exposure in the previous life, ating for death and trial-and-error cooldowns, it was about the same.

  The official public test wouldn't start until 226, roughly five years from now for Li Aozi.

  "Five years isn't much, but it's enough to upend an era."

  The current host was giving a long, b speech that Li Aozi found tiresome. He chose to watch the lively forum discussions instead.

  Discussions about "Star Abyss" were particurly heated.

  Pyers were eagerly anticipating the game's story and gamepy. The current pame, "Predator World," focused on petitive bat, which had limited appeal for most casual pyers. But "Star Abyss" targeted "eleic immigration" from the start, with many pyers already discussing the application of real-world eic theories and teology in the game.

  Amidst these exges, the live stream host finally fihe lengthy speed marketing pn. Executive Director Luo Ming stepped aside, expining:

  ", please enjoy the beta version promotional PV produced by our pany, with special thanks to the Yan Xia Kingdom pyers for their strong support for the 'Star Abyss' project. We have designated an indepe newbie area—Blue Star, as the server and map for pyer enjoyment."

  Here it es.

  Li Aozi's reairrored the chat's: the s switched to fulls, and he focused entirely on the promotional video.

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  The frosty night sky enveloped the nd with darkness.

  A drone quickly asded, flying over the freezing snowfield.

  Terrifying mutated beasts roamed freely, and the red-bck sky ed with uneasy embryonic breath.

  "Wele to Blue Star! A p without sunlight, yet never g in cold frost and snow."

  The emotionless meical syic voice mixed with static, like a lone radio broadcast in the apocalypse.

  "As you see, the red-bck cloud yer known as 'Camity' shrouds the sky, pletely sealing off the p. Humanity has lost the ability and qualification to travel to space."

  Frozen statues colpsed randomly by the roadside. Passing through the frozen uer mountains, orcas and dolphins were suspended in the ice, forever frozen in their leap.

  An astronaut and their spaceship y crashed in the snow, with mutated beasts trampling over the heroes of the old era, making human civilization seem ughably insignifit in the face of nature.

  Snowfkes mixed with sandstorm debris, apanied by the thunder of the red-bck clouds, painted an atmosphere of ultimate despair and indifference.

  "Lost petroleum, lost industry, lost sunlight, lost everything."

  The view swiftly flew into the endless night, as if darkness was the final destination.

  "Yet, on this frozen nd, humanity still survives."

  Swoosh—

  A bze ighe night, with a nuclear fusioor p up, ereg a barrier against the blizzard. Mortal men in exoskeleton armor, their eleic eyes agile, raised Kashnikov rifles and aimed at the grotesque beasts, pulling the trigger.

  Bang!

  Muzzle fshes erupted, and the fired bullets turned into scarlet arrows, pierg through yers of unequal treaties, embedding into the enemy's capital map. A marshal in a red-biform turned coldly, showing arrogand ferocity.

  "In the past, the gentle and kind nation that was invaded, lost territory, and paid reparations has been reborn. She abandoned all her past kindness, donned an iron-blooded , transf into a red arrow aimed at the enemy's heart, tearing apart all unequal shackles of the past."

  A meized steel tide swept the nd, with intricate mobile armor units being deployed from the sky, immediately cloaking and disappearing, then tearing through the ndscape with fierce firelines.

  An aloof monarch behind the ses flicked a finger—immediately, the cold outernds were illuminated by the fmes and light of hydrogen bombs.

  "The Red Arrow Empire—seeking revenge on the old world. Uhe emperor's leadership, the nations that brought injustid oppression to the Red Arrow will be trampled by the steel torrent."

  On the desote battlefield, a 'Meic' draped in a military coat, entwined with numerous cold data s, slowly stepped into the field. Destroyed armored vehicles and drones were resurrected like undead, their engines reignited by data flow, self-assembling into a meical legion following his steps.

  "Steel, aluminum alloy, tueel, maery, data s—the Red Arrow Empire's accumution and development nurtured the weak 【Meic】, unleashing all otential. As a 【War Mae Handler】, trol war maery to recim the nd ceded by the inpetent for the empire. For the empire, meical sves will be endless!"

  As the 【War Mae Handler】 rampaged, the se shifted to a soldier screaming in agony on the ground, his legs blown off by a bomb, and his left eye pierced by shraphe cold trench was filled with the frozen corpses of rades. His cries for help were answered by an approag enemy squad.

  Shush—

  Nanowires instantly formed a , wiping out aire squad in a moment. The fallen Red Arrow soldier, startled, felt a heavy white armored hand press on his shoulder.

  The soldier looked up, and a nanoinfusion tube pierced his vein, iing life forto his body, healing his wounds. Small drones lifted him towards a safe zone. He wao express gratitude, but only saw the back of a white-caped figure rushing to the battlefield—the cape fluttering like wings.

  "If there are no gods in the world, I will repgels to save you—bee a 【Healer】, don iructible armor, and charge the frontlines. Use your abundant life force to rescue the sons and daughters of families. You forsake firearms, but the nanofibers for healing others also serve as your protective bdes against butchers."

  The se switched to a high-tech Red Arrow city ter, showg the empire's prosperity and people's busy lives. The rise of skyscrapers and exhausted young workers hi both the good times and underlying shadows.

  "If you crave the essenoke and martial arts, Tianhuan try—this is the closest pce to your dreams."

  Shadows were torn by a slender samurai sword, with cherry blossoms gently falling into the water, along with corpses and armor remnants drifting into the abyss.

  Samurai in suits sat atop mountains of corpses and blood, drinking sake, using trembling civilians like mbs to demonstrate the sharpness of their swords.

  "Ssssh—"

  Blood spttered, staining the shadow wall, creating a vivid and geous ukiyo-e.

  "Tianhuan try retains the most exquisite martial arts skills, having taken cold ons and physical power to new heights. Assassins known as 【Samurai】 enjoy privileged status, yet are never satisfied. They cim to act for the nation, but their swords never hesitate to sever the necks of ordinary people."

  FAL