Conquering OtherWorld Starts With a Game

Chapter 9，Part 1: Heating Up

"F*ckkkkk!!!" Qin Guan cried out in agony as he sat up.

He took off his helmet, intending to smash it but couldn't bring himself to do so. He turned to the computer screen, but couldn't bring himself to do it either.

Thus, he jumped off the bed, grabbed a pillow, and furiously slammed it against the wardrobe door…

After venting his anger at being killed by a boar-sized rat, incurring the death penalty, and being forcibly logged off, the frustrated Qin Guan finally calmed down and sat back in front of his computer.

The first thing he did, of course, was to open the official site and send an angry email to the game developer. His character hadn't been able to use skills, and just a quest in the beginner village had caused a team wipe! Even if it was a closed beta with bugs yet to be ironed down, this was too much!

As he clicked into the official website, a new announcement was coincidentally pinned there.

《Patch Update 1.01》

1: Fixed a bug where level 0 players could accept Zombie General Lancelot Edgar's challenge quest [Eliminate Rats].

2: Added clarification that game characters cannot be deleted or restarted after a player's selection and can only evolve through gameplay progression or due to new version updates.

3: Added clarification that Potential value is not fixed and will grow as players progress in the game.

Closed beta of "OtherWorld" is currently in full swing. Welcome to players visiting this ancient land!

—— OtherWorld Development Team.

Qin Guan: "…"

The development team's response had been prompt, and they valued the players' gaming experience. Problems had been identified and immediate changes were made. This was a good thing for players… but Qin Guan hadn't even gotten a chance to criticize the game developer yet!! He still had a bellyful of anger that needed directing!

That's not right! Could my low Potential be due to an issue with my choice of game character?!

Isn't such a randomized method discriminating beginners? What the hell is wrong with them?

Having found a target to vent, Qin Guan immediately opened his email and typed several hundred words complaining about this unreasonable random setting. After clicking send, he finally felt a sense of relief.

Next… after venting, content still had to be made. Qin Guan followed the official instructions for downloading screenshots and videos using the USB connection on his helmet. He logged into his account on the official site and downloaded the video that was about an hour long.

"…Huh?"

The internet speed seemed to increase several times, and several gigabytes of data was downloaded in just a few minutes. After downloading the 67-minute-long video, Qin Guan realized something was off.

I entered the game around 9:20 a.m., played for over an hour in the game, and recorded the whole session as proof… But the question is, why isn't it even 10 yet?!

A shocked Qin Guan checked the time displayed on his computer screen several times before verifying it with the time on his phone. Fearing that his electronic devices might be malfunctioning, he even checked the time displayed on the thermostat.

The f*ck! There's a time difference between the game and reality? Is the flow of time in the game twice as fast as in reality?!

Qin Guan was bamboozled. What sort of black technology is this?!

A VR helmet with a material cost of 188 yuan allows the experience of a full-immersive game that's just like the real world, where the time inside is twice as fast…

Could this be alien technology? F*ck, that's bullsh*t! Aliens my *ss!

Forget it. What do I, a mere gamer, care about how they make the game? It's none of my business!

Qin Guan found his own speculation amusing and shook his head, dismissing these thoughts. Then, he immediately started editing the video with software.

A death meant that he could only log back in after half an hour. Several minutes had already elapsed, and he needed to rush and edit the video.

Qin Guan quickly recorded two voice-over commentaries and removed the less interesting parts such as traveling, seeking out NPCs, and casual chatting, to make the video more concise.

Just the exceptional quality of "OtherWorld" would crush 99.99% of games on the market, and Qin Guan was certain that viewer engagement would skyrocket even if he didn't make any cuts and just uploaded the original footage!

With a level of focus far surpassing the usual, Qin Guan finished editing the sample. Upon checking the time and realizing that he could log back in, Qin Guan quickly added an intro, wrote a description, and uploaded the edited video to Bilibili.

Then he grabbed his phone and rushed to the toilet solving his physiological needs while calling a few of his good buddies, urging them to register on the official site and grab a helmet.

Once he had taken care of his friends, Qin Guan didn't forget to notify his long-time gold farming group either. He dropped a video link in the group chat, then added a message that said, "Brothers, I can only help you guys up to this point."

With that, he switched his phone to silent, placed it aside, put on the headset, and laid down with a smile on his face.

OtherWorld, I'm coming! Exile Town, here I come!

Undead compatriots, wait for me!

With an incredibly quick login speed, faster than opening an app, Qin Guan opened his eyes, and before he knew it, blue skies, white clouds, lush distant mountains, and the ruined Exile Town appeared before him… as well as a bare skeleton.

After examining the aged patina on the bare skeleton, Qin Guan asked, "You… Give Me Medicine? Where are your clothes?"

"Don't mention it. I lost my clothes," said Give Me Medicine, his voice filled with sadness. "You and Blossoming Strokes were sent flying and disconnected in mid-air while still intact. I crashed into a wall and shattered to pieces. When I came back online, my shirt and pants were gone!"

"Seriously? You can still lose items when you die?!" Qin Guan couldn't help feeling his own clothes out of lingering fear.

"Well… Since there aren't any other players in the game other than us, why don't we go back and take a look? Perhaps we can still retrieve them?"

Give Me Medicine nodded. "That's what I thought too. I was just waiting for you guys to come online."

"Wasn't Blossoming Strokes the first to die? Hasn't she logged in yet?" asked Qin Guan.

"Not yet… Ah, she's on." Give Me Medicine pointed behind Qin Guan.

Qin Guan instinctively turned his head. And then… he witnessed the earth atop the spawn point platform squirming as a skeleton wearing a T-shirt and shorts rose up.

Qin Guan: "…"

So, those that return from the dead are actually buried under the spawn point…