Time quickly moved to the next day.
"Not nervous, not nervous, just treat it like playing a murder mystery game."
Ryan patted his cheeks, trying hard to make his expression look more natural.
In his previous life, he wasn't good at socializing, let alone playing an NPC and interacting with players now. This made him very nervous, afraid that the players would see through his act.
"Creation Points are starting to be consumed. It seems someone is creating their character."
Creation Points were also one of the powers of Ryan's cheat. It had many functions, one of which was creating the players' bodies.
The quest panel only projected the consciousness of players from Blue Star; it didn't provide bodies.
The creation of player bodies required Creation Points. Ryan received some Creation Points every day. The larger and more prosperous his territory became, the more Creation Points he would receive.
Conversely, if the territory was damaged or occupied, the Creation Points he received daily would also decrease. If the territory was completely occupied by others, he would no longer receive any Creation Points.
Although Ryan's territory hadn't been occupied by others, it had suffered considerable damage, and the Creation Points he could receive daily weren't many. This was also the reason why he limited the number of internal beta testers.
"Young master, the reception room has been cleaned, and I've dismissed all the servants. You can summon those guests from the divine realm now," White respectfully requested.
Just this morning, when Ryan told him that he needed two larger rooms to summon guests from the divine realm, he thought Ryan's brain had been damaged from falling into the water.
But when Ryan conjured a bag of food out of thin air, he became somewhat doubtful.
According to Ryan, he received a divine revelation when he fell into the water. The Creator God gave him the power to summon guests from the divine realm. These guests from the divine realm were immortal and indestructible and were here to help them build the territory.
Although White was somewhat puzzled, he couldn't explain how the bag of food appeared out of nowhere. He could only follow Ryan's orders for now and prepare the reception room.
"This matter must not be known to a third person. If it reaches the ears of those fanatical believers of the Sea God Temple, it could lead to big trouble," Ryan reiterated.
It wasn't that he hadn't considered using the miracle of summoning players to boost morale, but the entire Arad Kingdom believed in the Sea God Lokia.
Even his own territory previously had a Sea God Temple church, but it was destroyed by the beast tide, and the bishop was killed in battle.
But soon a new bishop would come to rebuild the church. If they were to find out that Ryan could summon guests from the divine realm, they would definitely "invite" him to the Sea God Temple to investigate how he did it.
"Understood. I swear by my honor and life that I will never leak a single piece of information," White said solemnly.
"Don't be so serious. How could I not trust you? I'll go to the reception room first. I'll trouble you to guard the castle gate."
"As you command!"
Meanwhile, Chen Yan had put on the helmet early and was waiting for the countdown to end.
Yesterday, after Xu Ruofeng returned home, he also clicked on the pre-order link, and a helmet was similarly delivered to his door.
But he didn't see who delivered the package either. The footage captured by the camera at his door froze at that exact moment.
Anyway, Chen Yan didn't believe in such coincidences. It didn't freeze earlier or later, but just when the package was delivered.
This made him believe in the game even more. After all, if they could do such a magical thing, developing a virtual reality game wasn't impossible, right?
".3, 2, 1, 0"
As the countdown ended, Chen Yan began to feel sleepy, and then his vision plunged into darkness.
Suddenly, a beam of light pierced through the darkness, causing him to involuntarily open his eyes.
"Holy crap! Why the hell am I in the sky?!"
Chen Yan looked around in horror. He was currently floating in mid-air, with a lush forest below.
"Hey, hey, wait! Why am I moving on my own?!"
Before he could react, his body suddenly plummeted uncontrollably.
"I'm afraid of heights, ahhhhh!"
Just as he was about to crash into the ground, his body suddenly stopped again and began to move through the forest.
"I can actually pass through these trees. It seems I'm still in a soul state. Is this the opening animation?"
Chen Yan slowly came to his senses. He didn't seem to have a physical body yet, so what was there to be afraid of? So he observed the surrounding environment with interest.
"This light! The texture of these trees! And the ripples in the water! It's just like the real thing! Holy crap, this game is awesome!"
Although he couldn't touch anything yet, the visuals alone were enough for Chen Yan to praise it to the skies.
"Are these strange creatures the Pokémon the game mentioned?"
"Holy crap, this caterpillar is huge! This rhinoceros beetle is also huge! And are these two birds fighting? Their wings look quite small, but the wind they create isn't small at all!" Before Chen Yan could take a closer look, he had already flown out of the forest and arrived in a town.
"This town has a Western medieval architectural feel. Is it still in a feudal society? There are quite a few NPCs, and each one looks different. The details in this game are too good! Which company could have such power?"
While thinking, Chen Yan had already flown above the town's castle, and then a line of text appeared before his eyes.
[Welcome to the Pokémon World. Before enjoying your adventure, please create your character first.]
[What is your name?]
"SilentMajority"
[Character naming successful.]
[Please design your body and appearance.]
A figure appeared in front of Chen Yan, looking exactly like him. He could freely adjust the details of his body shape and organs.
"Oh ho, it's time for the most annoying face-sculpting part. Adjusting every detail is too troublesome. Let's just randomly change it by ten percent."
"It's a pity I can't change genders, otherwise I'd really like to try a female character."
[Character creation complete. Please begin your adventure in the Pokémon World. Wishing you a pleasant journey.]
"Then you should at least let me down! Wait! You're not going to... Holy crap!"
Before Chen Yan could finish speaking, his body plummeted again, and his consciousness plunged into darkness.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on the ground, his back quite cold.
"Cold?! Wasn't I in the game? Could it be..."
Chen Yan suddenly sat up, first touching the ground, then taking a deep breath.
"Holy crap! This sense of touch! This sense of smell! It's exactly the same as reality! This is really a virtual reality game!"
This feeling of being completely identical to reality made him feel somewhat unreal. Had technology advanced this much already? Why hadn't there been any news about this before?
The other two people who woke up with him were equally shocked.
"Damn it! It's really a fully immersive game with all five senses! I've only seen this in online novels before, I never thought I'd actually get to play one!"
"Am I dreaming?! Hiss~ It even hurts!" One player fiercely pinched his arm and then kept rubbing it in pain.
"Are you Ruofeng?" Chen Yan looked at the player who was rubbing his arm.
"Yanzi? Why do you look different?"
"Didn't you sculpt your face? Why do you look the same as in reality?"
"Why would I sculpt my face? I'm already so perfect-looking. Adding or subtracting anything would ruin my beauty!"
Chen Yan looked at Xu Ruofeng's proud expression, his lips twitching slightly.
"Speaking of which, this game is really awesome! It's too real. If it weren't for the name above your head, I would have thought you were an NPC."
"Indeed, I really can't believe games can achieve this level," another player interjected. "Hello, nice to meet you. My game name is [OneLeafKnowsAutumn]. You can just call me Old Ye."
Old Ye saw that Chen Yan and Xu Ruofeng seemed to know each other, so he took the initiative to introduce himself.
"OneLeafKnowsAutumn? Sounds like the name of a gaming expert. I'm [WestWindLastNight], just call me West Wind."
"I'm [SilentMajority], you can call me..."
Before Chen Yan could finish introducing himself, the door of the reception room was opened.
A man in a black formal suit walked in, holding a purple creature in his arms.
The three players looked at him curiously. They were just about to speak when the man's words interrupted them.
"Welcome, esteemed guests from the divine realm. I know you have many questions in your hearts right now, but before I explain the situation, please put on your clothes first!"
Ryan looked at the three naked people in front of him, feeling deeply helpless. He had clearly prepared clothes and even waited outside for a while on purpose. How come he still saw three swaying, unspeakable objects as soon as he came in?
"Kids, don't look, or you'll get a stye."
Ryan quickly covered Bounsweet's eyes.
"Boun?"