having someone to team up with was
certainly welcome all right I noticed a
structure to the east shall we check it
out together fly nodded eagerly sure
that's exactly what I was thinking
moments later players began to pair off
in small groups to explore the map the
game lacked a tutorial for beginners and
their starting location was devoid of
any signs of Life they felt like
scattered Stones tossed by a Creator
lost upon Landing however the 10 players
present had all experienced games
without a tutorial so they weren't
completely at a loss after all this was
a game of a Transcendent caliber the
mere ability to immerse 1s Consciousness
in a game and explore freely was enough
to keep them exhilarated for days
meanwhile chuni looked down from the
skies observing this group of initial
beta testers these players were
meticulously selected either influencers
with the ability to promote the game or
experts in various Fields all to assist
chiny in testing the gamees mechanics
however relying solely on these 10
players to conquer the first layer of
the ceiling tow boss in a short time was
utterly impossible cheni had set the
game's difficulty exceptionally High and
the world itself mirrored the laws of
reality characters would experience
thirst and hunger neglecting to eat or
drink would lead to starvation or
dehydration and sleeping Outdoors at
night could easily result in freezing to
death illness with without treatment
would also lead to death among a myriad
of other real world consequences all
mechanisms here were a direct
replication of reality save for the
absence of bodily excretion this was not
a matter of laziness it was a pursuit of
the utmost realism players could even
destroy all terrain outside the ceiling
Tower and build houses if they wished
after all for the time being no one was
likely to breach the first layer of the
ceiling Tower so they could Revel in
their chaos for a few days with this
thought chuni severed his connection to
the game and returned to reality to
sleep on the other side while exploring
Eastward Fong Z and fly made a
remarkable Discovery they found
themselves in a plane surrounded by
dense forests and at the very center of
this plane stood a towering black
structure it was a colossal Black Tower
that seemed to stretch endlessly into
the sky towering like a pillar reaching
for the heavens the two massive doors at
the tower's base were nearly 100 m High
resembling a palace fit for Giants due
to the Tower s IM Min size other players
soon noticed it as well be why now seven
or eight players had gathered in front
of the Black Tower one curious player
approached the doors ready to push them
open when suddenly an ancient hand
grasped his arm young man do not be too
hasty an elderly voice raspy and aged
echoed as a hunched figure draped in
Black robes appeared before them the old
man as eyes glowed purple his weathered
face marked with spots and wrinkles
while his gray hair danced in the Wind
upon locking eyes with the old man the
young player was startled exclaiming wo
the sudden appearance of the Elder was
indeed alarming perhaps due to the
unsettling nature of his eyes and Visage
other players instinctively took a step
back but Fong undeterred boldly
approached this was their first
encounter with an NPC and he was eager
to test the ai's intelligence would it
engage in normal conversation or were
all dialogues prescripted greetings
esteemed Elder may I ask how you are
addressed the Elder glanced at Fong then
slowly released his grip esteemed Elder
ha I am the custodian of this Tower you
may call me the gravekeeper the
gravekeeper Fong pondered for a moment
noticing the other players remained
silent so he pressed on do you know the
origins of this Tower the gravekeeper
purple eyes flickered this is the place