Chapter 160-2: Public Monster World (2) |
“Friends from the press of all races, do you have any questions you would like to ask?”
A human reporter raised her hand at this moment. After receiving the No. 1 governor’s nod of permission, the female reporter stood up.
“Hello, No. 1 governor. I would like to ask a question. The post described that the cracked version, that is, Monster World, has a physical presentation that perfectly simulates reality. Is this true?”
Facing the inquiry, the No. 1 governor nodded.
“We are very proud to announce that Monster World has already achieved physical presentation almost identical to the real world. The modeling, environment, and physical feedback in the game all follow the same laws as the real world. Every NPC in Monster World, even the small mobs, possesses intelligent AI that surpasses the core NPCs of Dark Land. You can even understand Monster World as a perfect virtual game. For the next several hundred years, and even further into the future, there will not be a single game that can surpass it.”
“We believe this game will bring players an unprecedented immersive experience.”
These words once again triggered heated discussion across the entire network. While players in the livestream felt delighted, they could not help angrily blasting the Lunar Eclipse race for hiding the good stuff instead of making it public.
At this moment, Dark Land completely lost its appeal.
They had just realized that the epoch-making game in their eyes was only a transition, and in the hands of the Lunar Eclipse race there was a perfect game countless times better than Dark Land.
The human reporter continued to ask at this time.
“No. 1 governor, could you take advantage of this briefing to give a detailed introduction to Monster World?”
Facing the question, the No. 1 governor of the Lunar Eclipse race paused briefly, then spoke calmly.
“Monster World is still in internal testing. We will look for an opportunity to make the relevant content public. For the moment there is nothing to disclose. We will arrange specific details according to Starnet’s decisions.”
After the human reporter sat down, a reporter of the Breakers race raised his hand.
After receiving the No. 1 governor’s nod, the reporter stood and asked.
“Hello, No. 1 governor. I would like to ask whether you have considered at what point in time Monster World will be fully opened, or whether qualifications to purchase Monster World will be issued through official channels.”
“This question is pending. We need to wait for a specific reply from Starnet. For the moment it cannot be answered.”
“There are comments online saying that Monster World occupies a large amount of the Lunar Eclipse race’s information processing resources, which is why the issuance of Dark Land qualifications is slow. Does this problem exist?”
“It does exist. Monster World is the future in our eyes.”
After the Breakers race reporter sat down, a reporter of the Whitemount race received permission and stood to ask.
“Since Monster World’s performance is already so perfect, why do you still need to conduct internal testing? We have collected online comments and found many netizens confused about this. Could you address this question?”
The No. 1 governor of the Lunar Eclipse race nodded:
“The production of Monster World has been completed, but there may still be some issues we have not discovered. Therefore, we need to conduct checks through internal testing and then present it to everyone in the most perfect state.”
“One more question. Based on statements from players online who obtained Monster World qualifications, I found that the group with the most internal test qualifications comes from the Human Federation. This makes me very confused. Why was the internal test not conducted within the Lunar Eclipse race, but instead secretly issued externally, and predominantly to members of the Human Federation?”
After nodding, the No. 1 governor said in a deep voice.
“I find it necessary to give a detailed explanation of this question.”
“We have secretly developed Monster World for 50 years, investing massive resources, computational power, and effort. After the game’s production was completed, we asked Starnet about the detailed arrangements for this game. Starnet’s answer to us was that the positioning of this game is the world’s game and that it is only subject to Starnet’s supervision.”
“That is to say, from the moment this game was born it was not under the supervision of our Lunar Eclipse race leadership. It belongs to players of all races across our entire world in common.”
“I believe everyone knows that Starnet has always been working to build a globally united racial alliance framework. This is a gift Starnet is giving to the whole world. I can guarantee to all players here that this game will be permanently free. Even when qualification issuance is fully opened in the future, no qualification fees will be charged.”
“No. 1 governor, your answer has filled me with anticipation for Monster World, but you still have not answered the core question in my earlier inquiry. Why is the internal test centered on players of the Human Federation rather than being tested within the Lunar Eclipse race?”
As he spoke, the Breakers race reporter swiped twice on the tablet in his hand and continued.
“If this is Starnet’s idea, then why did Starnet make this decision? Even if Starnet aims to build a community of shared prosperity for the Earth Alliance, it has always centered on the interests of the Lunar Eclipse race. This does not seem to align with Starnet’s consistent decision-making.”
This question was undoubtedly very tricky, yet the No. 1 governor of the Lunar Eclipse race remained calm.
“I have explained the reason, perhaps you did not understand. Starnet made it clear that this is a game gifted to the whole world, so qualifications are given entirely at random to players of all races across the world. We all know that the human race has the largest population base in the Earth Alliance. From a probabilistic standpoint, it is entirely reasonable for the human race to obtain the most game qualifications.”
“No. 1 governor, if we analyze your explanation from the perspective of probability, the global population plus the Lunar Eclipse race is close to 15 billion. Players of the Human Federation can be the largest group in the game, but judging from the proportion of players who obtained Monster World internal test qualifications, it has already far surpassed other races. Is this just luck?”
“Yes. Random distribution means everything is possible. It is even possible that all the issued slots go to players of the Human Federation. The method of issuing qualifications is controlled by the Starnet AI core. Apart from it, we cannot give an accurate judgment. You can also understand this as luck.”
After the Breakers race reporter sat down, a reporter of the Lumicloud race raised a hand.
With a nod of permission, the Lumicloud race reporter stood and asked.
“Hello, No. 1 governor. I would like to know how many qualifications issued by Starnet have been obtained internally within the Lunar Eclipse race at the current internal testing stage.”
This question immediately attracted the attention of the upper leadership of all races. They all wanted to know how many testing qualifications Starnet had issued internally to the Lunar Eclipse race.
Especially the human leadership.
They were very puzzled as to why players in the game all reported one issue, that they had not seen Lunar Eclipse race players in the game.
Even if Starnet wanted to create a virtual game gifted to the world, the interests of the Lunar Eclipse race should be placed at the core. There should not be true randomness in the strict sense. Such randomness does not fit Starnet’s settings.
Facing the question, the No. 1 governor did not hesitate in the slightest and answered.
“The number of qualification slots issued internally to us will remain confidential for now, but what I can tell everyone is that our Lunar Eclipse race naturally also participated in the internal test. It is just that an additional server was opened for internal testing within the Lunar Eclipse race. You can understand that the test version used by the externally issued qualifications is B, while the test version used internally by our Lunar Eclipse race is A. The data and content of the two servers are not interoperable.”
“So players who have already obtained the game will discover a problem, namely that they have not encountered members of our Lunar Eclipse race in the game.”
“In the future, members of our Lunar Eclipse race will also enter the B version game environment, and the testing resources of version A will be canceled, merging into version B to embark on new adventures in Monster World together with players of all races.”
“In addition, I guarantee to players across the entire network that in Monster World our Lunar Eclipse race members will not receive any extra treatment from Starnet. All players start from the same point after entering the game. There will be no dark tweaks to the data to provide extra benefits to our own race’s players. We want to create a fair gaming environment. This is also the goal Starnet has always been committed to achieving.”
“Monster World has been infused with the highest level of resources of our Lunar Eclipse race. We believe that after its official release in the future, it will certainly bring everyone a satisfying game experience.”
After answering this question, a reporter of the Astromap race seated below raised a hand.
After receiving a nod, the Astromap race reporter spoke respectfully.
“May I ask, No. 1 governor, since you say Monster World can perfectly simulate real environments, does that mean all experiments can be attempted within the game environment and the data obtained can be used as real data, such as dangerous weapon tests, dangerous drug tests, and so on?”
“I can answer this question clearly. The data obtained in Monster World can be applied in reality, and Monster World possesses a more advanced experimental environment.”
“Governor, what do you mean by a more advanced experimental environment?” The Astromap race reporter looked puzzled.
“Reality is limited by environmental extremes, and some experiments cannot be carried out, such as simulated tests under extreme weather. The real world’s extreme weather has limits, but the intensity of extreme weather in Monster World will far surpass the real world. You can carry out even more daring experiments there.”
“Others include surgical simulation, drug testing, dangerous weapons research and development. All can find the most favorable testing environment in Monster World.”
The No. 1 governor’s answer caused an uproar across the entire network.
The upper leadership of all races in particular could no longer sit still.
