Chapter 1015 - The Great Mechanic Hans Control from Behind the Curtain (1/2)
Han Xiao clicked into the post, and as soon as he opened the video, the two new hosts appeared on the screen, still one male and one female.
“Players and friends, good evening, I’m Ah Wei,” the male host said.
“I’m Flower,” the female host said.
“This is the Galaxy Times, dedicated to sharing first-hand gaming news. Your gaming career is our top priority.”
After the usual opening, the two hosts started the show with the usual awkward conversation.
“It has been more than half a month since the start of the new version. The players of the various nations are all trying to adapt to it. Compared to Version 3.0, 4.0 comes with a lot of changes. Just a preview, the content we have today is very rich. We’re going to tell everyone about the way to play this new version.”
“Speaking of the new version, that reminds me of something. I have a friend…”
Before he finished, Flower interrupted him and said, “I got it. That friend is you. Please carry on with your performance.”
“… That friend of mine had a ghost-related incident happen to him recently.”
“Where did it happen?”
Ah Wei replied, “On this one day, when my friend returned from working overtime, it was already late night. His family was sound asleep. He washed up then went straight to bed hugging his wife to sleep. Then, at midnight, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the door, and he…”
Flower suddenly interrupted again and said with a strange expression, “Wait… what does this have to do with the new version again?”
“Ahem, I was just looking for an excuse to start the topic. Don’t mind these details.”
“… Go on.” Flower rolled her eyes.
“I… My friend and his wife were the only ones in that house, so he thought a thief had broken in. He quickly got out of the bed to turn on the light, only to realize that there was no one else, and the gate was properly closed. So, he went back to sleep. However, when he woke up the next day and went to work, he realized that the gate was open slightly, but nothing was missing from his house. He thought that he had only dreamed about the previous night, so he woke up his wife to ask her if she had heard anything last night, to which she replied no. Don’t you think that’s scary? It’s definitely a ghost.”
“Eat more greens and vegetables in the future; it improves mental stability,” Flower replied.
“So, what would you do if you really encountered a ghost?”
“I’d beat it to death, of course. Do you think my materialism aura is fake?”
After this interaction, the two hosts successfully pulled the players’ excited mood back to regular standards, all turning from thrilled to poker faces.
As Han Xiao listened through the awkward conversation stage, the two hosts finally entered the main theme.
“Back to business. It has been more than a half month since the start of Version 4.0 [Flickering World], and the uniqueness of this version is already showing… that’s right, it’s the world server!” Ah Wei said.
“Yes, after three versions, the players from all nations can now finally gather in one place and interest in the same Star Field,” Flower continued. “This is a major play style revolution. We can see that this version will be exceptionally boisterous. There’s the possibility of national wars happening, so it will be a giant battleground for the players from all nations.”
“Speaking of what might happen, I recall the speculation we made in the last episode of Version 3.0. Back then, we speculated that Version 3.0 would fully open the function of cross Star Field traveling. Now, our speculation has proven to be half correct, only that we did not guess the opening of the world server.”
“Due to the appearance of the world server, the Shattered Star Ring players now have two natural advantages. One is their geographical location, as these two Star Fields are next to each other, which means the Shattered Star Ring players can arrive in the world server earlier than the players from the other Star Fields. Another is that the Shattered Star Ring players have exclusive faction advantages.”
“That’s right. Among the factions that the players are able to join, The Black Star Army is the only one that made contact with the Flickering World in the previous version. The players followed the army to participate in the first exploration phase of the Flickering World and built their foundations.”
“Not only that, the Black Star Army has already become the strongest force in the Flickering World in this new version, apart from the dynasty. I can still remember the Black Star Army being the guiding faction for the Shattered Star Ring players in Version 2.0. Now that they have grown to become such an enormous organization, they will provide tremendous help to the Shattered Star Ring players in the Flickering World, giving them exclusive advantages.”
“Nonetheless, I feel that there are two sides to everything. The Shattered Star Ring players who have such clear advantages might become the joint target of the players from all the other Star Fields.”
“As for the play style of the world server, there have been many posts analyzing it across various boards. According to our conclusion, the competition in Version 4.0 might revolve around guilds. The players without guilds will have more freedom and more choices, but the efficiency in obtaining resources will not be comparable to guilds.”
“The source of this is the system the Black Star Army recently announced…” Ah Wei suddenly paused, hesitated, and said, “Speaking of which, how many times have we made version speculations based on the Black Star Army’s actions?”
As soon as this was said, the players who were watching the show started a rampage. Countless comments flew across the screen.
“Too true. Everything starts with the Black Star Army. Without the army, the Galaxy Times wouldn’t even know how to do their shows.”
“Ah Wei: Making speculations is easy, just see what the Black Star Army is doing.”
“Trash show. Completely reliant on the army :)”
“Black Star: That’s right, I’m the most handsome man in the Shattered Star Ring.”