Summoning Players into My Game

"I'm dying here, I just logged in and got kicked out, how am I supposed to survive this endless night!"

"Hey buddy upstairs, how about you give me your slot, then your character can auto-level up without you having to worry."

"This game is getting more and more popular. It's almost midnight and there are still tens of thousands of people online on the forum. Now it's even harder to grab a spot."

"Celestial Might is recruiting, welcoming newbies to join. Any member who joins can get all basic martial techniques for free, and there are veterans leading tasks and dungeons. Don't miss out on the guild benefits."

With the Descent of High Martial update, a large number of pre-registered players became active on the forum. Either pre-registered players fretted about how to get a spot, or offline players chatted about the new expansion pack on the forum.

Just when everyone thought they had to wait slowly for twelve hours, a massive update about the new expansion pack was suddenly posted on the official forum, sending all players into a frenzy.

"Is the change really that big this time?" Outer Gunman was looking at the expansion pack details on the forum, hardly believing his eyes.

Details of the Red Moon Wave expansion pack modifications.

This expansion pack will open a new map, Red Moon Mountain. Red Moon Mountain is a danger zone and the outdoor outpost of Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. Numerous forces and monsters pose threats to Red Moon Mountain, and if it falls, players will lose all related quests.

It is recommended that Apprentice Level players with sufficient weapons and equipment develop at Red Moon Mountain. Also, for players at Red Moon Mountain, all battle rewards belong to the players themselves, but they will lose newbie protection, meaning they have to find ways to recover dropped weapons and equipment upon death.

Red Moon Mountain will have long-term mining tasks. The Martial Arts Hall will purchase energy ore at 5 points per kilogram. An extra 10 points contribution is rewarded for each transaction exceeding 100 kilograms of energy ore.

This update allows players entering Red Moon Mountain to qualify for land purchase there. Ordinary disciples can buy up to 20 square meters of land, Inner Sect disciples up to 100 square meters, and elite disciples up to 1,000 square meters. All land purchased in Red Moon Mountain can be built into rest areas and will be protected by the Martial Arts Hall.

The current land price at Red Moon Mountain is 1,000 points and 50 contributions per square meter.

"The new map lets players freely develop, now this game's definitely gonna go nuts!" Fang Zhen couldn't resist commenting.

"It's more than just going nuts! It's basically allowing players to freely build an outdoor town." Twilight of the Gods was also ecstatic. "No wonder there's a downtime update this time, but looking at this update, I guess we're supposed to defend Red Moon Mountain. If it's gone, we can't develop towns outdoors."

"Once we're online, we definitely need to discuss how to defend this Red Moon Mountain. If a large number of NPC forces attack, we don't stand a chance with just us." Fang Zhen thought about the battle at Red Moon Mountain, with those swarms of people, including Extreme Apprentices and Quasi-Martial Artists, and just their seventy players, they'd be nothing.

However, Fang Zhen, Twilight of the Gods, and others who were discussing on the official forum didn't know that as soon as the update details were released, Luo Wushang immediately convened an urgent meeting to discuss how to develop at Red Moon Mountain and build a complete defense facility.

"Qingwei, find a way to get more personnel from the guild. Out of the 40 slots available this time, we have to grab at least ten. Otherwise, it will be hard to proceed with work at Red Moon Mountain." Luo Wushang instructed.

"Don't worry, this time I'll go persuade the guild leader with Qingwei. If he refuses, then I'll give up the other three new games and have everyone switch over to Descent of High Martial." Zhao Hu said.

"Good! This Red Moon Mountain is our Celestial Might's first step in establishing ourselves in Descent of High Martial. Once we're set up at Red Moon Mountain, when large numbers of players leave the newbie village, they will definitely choose to join us Celestial Might." Luo Wushang nodded, gazing passionately at the Red Moon Mountain map on the table recorded from the last battle.

In recent times, Celestial Might had investigated quite a bit about Descent of High Martial and found that over twenty large guilds and several super guilds had set their sights on Descent of High Martial. They were all mobilizing manpower to develop there. Fortunately, entry to Descent of High Martial was by lottery, so it wasn't that easy to get in, otherwise, Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall would have been overcrowded.

Now, taking advantage of the fact that these guilds have not yet entered Descent of High Martial, Celestial Might must carve out a significant piece at Red Moon Mountain.

Blue Star, Five Continents City.

In a luxurious skyscraper over sixty floors in the heart of the city, Outer Gunman walked nervously into the Blue Demoness Team's captain's rest room.

"Speak, what do you want from me?" Chen Ya, in casual attire, glanced at the somewhat nervous Outer Gunman.

Normally, anyone entering her rest room at this time would definitely be made to understand why the flowers are so red.

But Outer Gunman was somewhat different. Originally just a reserve member recruited by Blue Demoness, his previous performance was not particularly outstanding, but recently he had improved rapidly, even comparable to the talent Blue Demoness had spent a fortune to recruit.

Now, Outer Gunman was already among the candidates for vice-captain in Blue Demoness. If he had business with her, as captain, she couldn't completely ignore it.

"Captain, haven't you always been curious about why I've been improving so quickly?" Outer Gunman said with gritted teeth. "Actually, it's because of a game I've been playing that's caused my rapid improvement."

For the amazing effects of Descent of High Martial, Outer Gunman originally planned to keep them hidden, secretly growing stronger within Blue Demoness, and even securing an S-level contract with Blue Demoness in the future with hardly any problem, only needing to perform well in a few national competitions.

However, considering the significant update of Descent of High Martial this time and his future plans to focus fully on Descent of High Martial, there was no need to keep its power a secret any longer. On the contrary, if he could get the team to recruit some experts for Descent of High Martial, it would be even more beneficial.

Especially since the Descent of High Martial is still in the experience testing phase, with a limited number of players able to enter. Even if everyone in the team knows about it, how many can actually enter Descent of High Martial to improve?

"Just playing a game can make you improve so quickly?" Chen Ya looked at the Outer Gunman with a pair of beautiful eyes, with some interest, "That's quite interesting. What kind of game?"

"Descent of High Martial, it's a new game that just came out with 100% virtual reality," Outer Gunman said. "If the captain enters Descent of High Martial, I believe your combat skills will quickly advance to the next level. By then, you may beat the usual top four captains and win this year's championship. It's not impossible."

"100% virtual reality?" Chen Ya couldn't help but smile slightly, "Alright, I understand. I will find some time to try it out."

Hearing about a game with 100% virtual reality just sounded unreliable, causing Chen Ya's initial interest to vanish instantly.

"Captain, now even the Shadow of the Storm captain, Li Ranxing, is playing Descent of High Martial, and his progress is even more rapid. If you don't hurry, by the time next month's national competition starts, it might be too late," the Outer Gunman saw Chen Ya's indifferent expression and realized the captain wasn't taking it seriously, so he brought out his trump card.

"Li Ranxing is playing too?" Hearing the name Li Ranxing made Chen Ya pause suddenly, unable to resist asking, "Are you serious?"

"Captain, I can guarantee this. I'm playing Descent of High Martial with him every night," said the Outer Gunman, seeing that it worked and speaking with certainty.

"Alright, you can go." Chen Ya waved her hand, sending the Outer Gunman away.

Outer Gunman realized he had achieved his goal and didn't linger. He left the lounge immediately, planning to rest well and log into Descent of High Martial early in the morning.

After the Outer Gunman left the lounge, Chen Ya immediately lay down in the virtual game pod to search for the game Descent of High Martial.

I have to say, the Outer Gunman's guess was correct; Li Ranxing was indeed a thorn in her side.

Originally ranked in the top three nationally, she suddenly lost to a newcomer prodigy like Li Ranxing in an otherwise ordinary tour match, which she found unacceptable.

Now that even Li Ranxing is playing Descent of High Martial, it indicates that the game probably improves skills. Otherwise, a combat skill enthusiast like Li Ranxing wouldn't waste time on useless things.

"4999 credits! What kind of game is this?" Chen Ya was stunned by Descent of High Martial's price.

Although 4999 wasn't unaffordable for her, even a drop in the bucket, it was certainly the most expensive game she had encountered in her virtual gaming experience.

"Why does this game have a forum? Ten thousand people online?" Chen Ya immediately clicked on the reviews for Descent of High Martial, curious about what kind of game it was, but was instantly shocked by a forum with over ten thousand people online at the same time.

Normally, a gaming platform only has game reviews and nothing more. Only in exceptional cases of very popular masterpieces, a forum might be opened. Even then, the online count wouldn't amount to much, as most people would be playing the game. Ten thousand was just slightly less than that of Mecha Continent.

"What kind of game is this? It's 4999, and you need to undergo assessments to enter it. Is the game company crazy?" Chen Ya was a bit bewildered by the detailed description of Descent of High Martial, but remembering the matter with Li Ranxing, she gritted her teeth and bought the game, participating in the assessment test.

After purchasing Descent of High Martial, during the assessment test, Chen Ya discovered that there were two types of tests: a practical combat assessment and a physical fitness test.

"Though I'm very familiar with mecha operations, I've practiced human-to-human combat very little. I certainly can't compare to those pilgrimage experts. If those experts couldn't pass the assessment, I'm even less likely to," Chen Ya unhesitatingly chose the physical fitness test.

Although Chen Ya didn't understand why a game would require a physical fitness test, and what they could possibly measure with it.

In the game, wouldn't everyone's physical ability be the same?

Could playing a game really exhaust someone to death?

As Chen Ya entered an expansive land, wearing a silver-gray long-sleeve T-shirt, with an alloy shovel at her feet, the system notification sound in her ears left her dumbfounded.

System: This assessment is a physical fitness test. The test project is timed digging; within six hours, whoever digs the largest space wins. The top hundred players in each performance will significantly increase their chances of being selected.

System: Timer starts!

"Is this really a serious game?"

Looking at the countdown, Chen Ya was speechless, feeling that this Descent of High Martial was definitely not a serious game. Otherwise, why would a serious game test physical fitness, and even if it did, running would be understandable. But what was with testing digging?