Those hands were skin and bones, so thin they seemed inhuman, and dark and rough, as if they had been soaked in salt water for years.
The hand lifted the camera lens, and the owner of the hand appeared in the frame—
He wore a hood and a priest's robe, but the clothes were already rotten beyond recognition.
The promotional video finally featured its only line of dialogue:
"Don't even think about... letting the flames of a false god... erode our world!"
The first promotional video is indeed in Blue Star's style: mysterious and enigmatic, telling the story without explaining it clearly, leaving players to guess.
Unfortunately, the players are really like masochists; they've all been trained by them!
Even with such a small amount of information, they were able to start discussing the game's background story with great enthusiasm.
Moreover, the players who participated in the ALPHA test for the first time have gradually returned.
Although no videos have been released and an agreement has been signed prohibiting the disclosure of any game-related content, no further information has been released.
But they can boast about what they've already released!
Chapter 62 Seriously Poisoned
The expert who participated in the gameplay test for the first time couldn't hold back any longer.
He started a thread, immediately revealed his identity, and then got straight to the point, casually boasting about his testing experience.
Let me tell you, this new game is absolutely amazing! I could brag about it for a hundred years.
[...The boss in the promotional video looks cool and domineering, I bet 99.99% of players would get thrashed by it right away. But I'm different. I'm a genius, and I figured out how to defeat the boss in just one hour...]
[This new game from the guru is truly exciting! Everything he said at the launch event was true, absolutely true! The new combat system is something I've never even heard of before, but it's incredibly easy to pick up. I didn't even have to force myself to play the tutorial level. The feel of each weapon is almost beyond my sensory limits...]
However, the players on the forum were furious with this person.
They didn't care whether the "expert" was actually an expert or how long it took him to beat the boss in the test; all they wanted to do was beat this smug beta tester to a pulp.
[Damn it!! I finally managed to suppress my desire, and now you have to remind me that Earth is about to release a new game!]
[I can see it, but I can't play it. Hehe, I'm dead again.]
[Stop talking. I know you're a fan of the cult leader. Only a devil could produce such purebred devil minions...]
[It's supposedly scheduled for release next summer, which means there are still more than six months, a total of 197 days, 4728 hours, and 283680 minutes... My life feels like it's hit rock bottom!!]
Is the leader on his way back now? I'm thinking of raising money to install a workstation on his spaceship, maybe he can play "Mortal Souls" a couple of days earlier.
【I'm different. I'm not in a hurry to urge the leader. I'm just anxious to urge when IPP will be launched so I can urge them to release the features. When that happens, I'll hire 100,000 online trolls, and each of them will do nothing but keep clicking "urge! urge! urge!" every day!
[Men are all big bastards, what happened to the "twenty games a year" promised at the press conference?!]
In Mingyan's opinion, players who keep urging for updates are the real devils!!
Upon returning to the Sixth Star Province, his first action was to hold a short meeting at the Blue Star Studio, followed by treating everyone to a nice meal as a reward.
The two trophies they brought back were handed over to a professional decoration company.
They placed the two priceless treasures in a crystal box and then put them on a mahogany shelf, making sure it was in the most prominent position in the office.
Anyone at Blue Star Studio can come and take a look when they're bored.
As for the progress of the "Mortal Souls" project, which is of most concern to players, it has certainly not stopped in the past few days.
Although Mingyan is not present, the game's storyline is almost finalized, and the story planners are currently negotiating with the art team to confirm their requirements.
Once the requirements are determined, the various art resources can be started ahead of schedule, and the entire project can quickly enter a high-speed development phase.
As for the system functionality, thanks to the presence of a chief designer like Mingyan, the requirements document was provided to the programming team well in advance, and now they are in a phase of accumulating workload.
Overall, the project is even ahead of schedule.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the summer release schedule next year should be fine.
Before the large-scale project "Soul of Mortals" was completed, the "Idle Heroes" project from the Dragon Slayer Studio was completed.
To date, none of the projects handled by the Dragon Slayer Sword have been typical large-scale productions exceeding 2TB in size.
This is a consensus in the industry: the Dragon Slayer Sword is particularly good at finding a profitable project and then quickly accumulating a sum of hot money in a short period of time by adding imaginative profit models.
In other words: They're incredibly good at making money!!
After the arrival of the AI "Redstone No. 7", the "Idle Heroes" project was like the last piece of a tangram puzzle being completed, and it quickly reached the final stage.
The day Mingyan was present was the day the project was officially packaged.
Like other game companies, the development team worked overtime the day before to rush the production and fix bugs, exhausting themselves to meet the scheduled time—12:00 noon on December 31st.
"Idle Heroes" is launched on both IPP and Atlas platforms. On the former platform, it is in a normal contract status, but it has a deep cooperation with the latter.
If you recall, the person in charge of the Atlas platform joined the Ming Cult without hesitation after learning Mingyan's identity!
Humanity's worship of money is simply insane.
That editor had completely regarded Mingyan as a benefactor, so when the new game featuring the Dragon Slayer Sword was launched, he personally created a special featured entry.
A brand new game genre? Earn millions with just a tap of your finger? The ultimate masterpiece of the year, "Dragon Slayer Sword," is here!
The banner title, which is huge and prominently displayed, is practically indistinguishable from embedded ads on the page, ensuring that every player who clicks in sees it immediately.