Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Releasing the Video
In the real world, five or six days had also passed.
At first, people were flaming Jing Bao Tian’s Weibo, but then they saw him updating the website with new information every day. Whether it was the world-building or the detailed game data, it all seemed a bit too real.
The main question was, was Jing Bao Tian really so idle that he would fabricate an entire game world just to fool everyone?
The most curious were the players from the original chat group who hadn’t pre-registered for Broken Sect.
They asked about it almost every day, but after Jing Bao Tian got too busy in-game, everyone lost interest in probing further.
It wasn’t that they believed Jing Bao Tian and the others were playing a game, but rather that they thought it was probably just a bit more hardcore, which was what elicited Jing Bao Tian’s awe.
After all, with no screenshots or videos being released, who would actually believe it?
Some people had also analyzed the authenticity of the Yunzhou Continent game world based on the information Jing Bao Tian released.
"Holy crap, even every NPC has detailed info? With this map and the Demon Beast Materials, if this game is so detailed, the hard drive space it needs must be massive, right?"
[IAmADiehardVFan: I heard from the experts that this game has only released a single starter village map. If it’s already this detailed, how huge will the future maps be?]
[Charity: I still think this is just hype. What kind of game is so secretive that it’s in open beta but doesn’t even grant screenshot permissions?]
[BornToBeEmperor: Yeah, Streaker and the others haven’t been talking in the group lately. I wonder if this game is really that fun.]
[Jing Bao Tian: I know you’re all anxious, brothers. Hard work pays off! We finally grinded enough in-game to exchange for the permission to record video. There’s so much I want to show you, but the permission only lasts for an hour. I picked and chose and recorded a general overview. See for yourselves.]
Jing Bao Tian’s sudden post quickly caused a stir among the players.
He didn’t waste words, directly posting a video into the group chat.
[Game Test + Review of "Starting with a broken sect": Is this a game that transcends eras, a masterpiece beyond modern technology, or something unknown?]
Jing Bao Tian had posted a link to his Weibo, since he always put his review videos directly on there.
First off, the video title was shocking.
A game that transcends eras?
A masterpiece beyond modern technology?
’Holy shit, how dare you throw around adjectives like that for this game? Do you even know what you’re saying?’
Even when the V Family’s game burst onto the scene and took the world by storm, they didn’t dare to boast like this!
Players who knew Jing Bao Tian were all dumbfounded. Even players from other gaming circles heard about it and flocked to his Weibo.
After opening Weibo, the first thing they saw was... um... actual gameplay footage.
It was in-game footage.
But why was it of several real people?
The viewers watching the video were completely confused.
The video began with Chen Miaomiao and A Wu discussing matters of Spiritual Medicine.
The background was a collection of houses built along the edge of a mountain cliff.
After nearly half a month of changes in the game, and with guidance from the design-focused players, the Longevity Sect had begun to take shape.
Dozens of rustic courtyard-style houses were built in a terraced formation, descending from the cliff’s edge.
The overall style of the houses was similar, but in the finer details, each had its own clever little touches.
And behind the houses were misty, ethereal mountain ranges.
Wisps of smoke curled up from the houses, and real people could be seen walking about intermittently.
The camera gradually pulled back, revealing the larger backdrop of a mountain peak. It was clear that these buildings were located halfway up the mountain.
The mountain forests here were dense, the peaks precipitous, and the mist pervasive.
Judging by the environment alone, it was a picturesque scene of mountain tranquility, like a perfect place to retire.
The furthest the camera could pull back only revealed the entirety of the Longevity Sect. Jing Bao Tian had tested it; it was a provided camera angle, and it couldn’t go any farther.
This continued until a girl in the video raised her hand to discuss something with a twelve-year-old child. She held out her hand, and a stalk of Spirit Grass hovered quietly in her palm.
’Something’s not right with this picture!’
While the audience was still baffled, Jing Bao Tian’s voice suddenly cut in: "Hello everyone, I’m Jing Bao Tian. My current in-game ID is Han Tian. I might just use my game ID for videos from now on, so you can all just call me Han Tian."
"I consider myself a semi-professional game reviewer, but from now on, I might become a professional commentator for *Starting with a broken sect*. I should be the first one to commentate on this game, since I paid a pretty penny for this permission."
"First, I need to tell you all something. What you are seeing, this entire game screen, is real. This is truly what the game looks like. That’s right, this game is a one hundred percent fully immersive, realistic simulation."
"..."
The moment he said this, the bullet comments below the video exploded.
[Damn, do you have any idea what you’re saying?]
[...How is that possible? You’re showing me footage of real people and telling me it’s a game?]
[You just hired a few actors to put on a show, right? How could this possibly be real?]
[Impossible, completely impossible!]
[LMAO, people will even hire actors to fool people for a scam these days, huh?]
As if he had predicted these comments, the video’s perspective suddenly shifted, turning to another area. "Because the game is recording from my first-person perspective, you can’t see me right now. Next, I’m going to do a long take to prove the truth of my words. I’ll show you a corner of this world. If you don’t believe me, I’ll put up a million. Find an identical place in the real world to prove me wrong."
After he said this, the bullet comments exploded again.
And the video had already started moving.
Han Tian saw A Wu and Chen Miaomiao leave after they finished talking.
He walked over and asked the Chen Miaomiao on screen, "Boss Miao Miao, how did your discussion go?"
"It was nothing special."
Chen Miaomiao gave Jing Bao Tian a strange look because from her perspective, she could see strange data flickering in Han Tian’s eyes. "What’s wrong with your eyes?"
Han Tian pointed to himself. "I’m in first-person view right now. This is how I’m recording the game video, a permission granted by the system."
Chen Miaomiao’s expression cleared. "You earned enough points?"
"Fan Guzhou earned five hundred points, enough to exchange for one hour of video permission. I bought it from him."
Chen Miaomiao exclaimed in admiration, "He’s amazing. To think he was willing to exchange all his Spirit Stones for points."
"Well, his winemaking business is starting to get on track, so he has a steady income stream. I have to go, I’ve only got an hour to record this footage. I’m heading to Wang’an County."
Chen Miaomiao also smiled. "Go on."
’Anyway, this is just my game avatar’s face. It doesn’t matter if it’s shown.’
And so, Han Tian began leading his baffled and disbelieving audience on a continuous recording all the way to Wang’an County.
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