Chapter 39: Chapter 39: Causing a Sensation and Obtaining Recruitment Slots
Most of the audience watching Han Tian’s video were still cursing out Jing Bao Tian for being crazy, but a small portion had already started to have their doubts.
The reason was simple. Any normal video would have edits.
But Han Tian’s video was one long, continuous shot. The footage was smooth, with no edits whatsoever.
Even the slight shaking and arc of the video feed perfectly matched the angle of filming.
Most importantly, a Stealing Spirit Mouse appeared.
The Stealing Spirit Mouse was incredibly lifelike. It had none of the CGI feel of modern special effects. It looked a bit like a squirrel, but it wasn’t any known species.
Han Tian also explained, "That’s a First-rank Demon Beast, a Stealing Spirit Mouse. We’ve planted a lot of Spirit Grass recently, so they’ve been sneaking over to take a look."
Han Tian tried to zoom in on the Stealing Spirit Mouse, but unfortunately, it was too fast.
It vanished in the blink of an eye.
A hint of regret was in Han Tian’s voice. "We’re only in the Early Stage of Qi Refining right now. The Stealing Spirit Mice are too fast for us to catch. Otherwise, we’d love to raise a few."
It took Han Tian half an hour to get down the mountain, and that entire half-hour journey was presented without any filler, without a single second of editing.
If Han Tian hadn’t chimed in with commentary from time to time, probably no one would have had the patience to watch such a boring video through to the end.
But the scenery in the video was pure, undiluted beauty.
It was completely pristine and natural, without any camera filters—just its most authentic appearance.
Every plant and animal that appeared on screen was shown from a unique angle. As he got closer to the foot of the mountain, the sizable town of Wang’an County came into view.
And then everyone saw Wang’an County.
After he entered through the town gates, a bustling street unfolded before their eyes.
Han Tian’s voice dropped to a deliberate whisper. "This is the mortal town, Wang’an County. I’ve already posted information about it on the website, so you can go look it up yourselves. I won’t go into too much detail. There are a lot of Cultivators here, so I need to be careful with what I say."
Cultivators?
’So Cultivation is real?’
Plenty of Cultivators usually visited Wang’an County, and the people walking on the streets wore a wide variety of clothing.
If this was just a film shoot, a scene like this would undoubtedly be a massive production.
But many people were already searching. Lured by the one-million-yuan reward, they were racking their brains trying to find the place Han Tian described, even using satellite maps.
It looked like it was in Huaxia territory. ’A place this big... it has to be a movie set, right?’
But which movie set fit the description?
An hour is neither long nor short.
It wasn’t nearly enough time for Han Tian to show everything he wanted.
Plus, fighting was forbidden in Wang’an County. The only real surprise during the recording was at the end, when they encountered a female disciple from the Feique Sect flying over on a giant, pink, tasseled fan.
To be able to create such a large Flying Magical Treasure, this disciple had to be at least in the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Han Tian didn’t dare provoke such a figure, so he just watched this part in silence.
After the female disciple landed, she waved her hand, and the giant fan she was riding vanished.
The entire sequence was smooth and natural, with no visible signs of special effects.
It conveyed a sense of reality that felt completely unprecedented.
The female disciple was also exceptionally beautiful and elegant, with an indescribable charm. She wore an ancient-style dress, yet walked with a powerful stride, and her eyes held an unconcealable, heroic spirit.
She could easily hold her own against any movie star.
Quite a few bullet comments popped up.
[The real motive is finally showing.]
[Definitely a professional actress. Someone that beautiful is clearly a special guest star.]
[She looked really steady sitting on that fan. I couldn’t see any traces of wire-work...]
’If this was really CGI, what kind of price tag would it have?’
At the very end of the video, Han Tian intentionally dropped a bombshell.
He went to a place that specialized in buying Demon Beast Materials and filmed the corpse of a First-rank Demon Beast, a Toad Snake.
He manually added a warning for graphic content, telling anyone with a low tolerance to skip it.
It was completely uncensored. He even zoomed in close. The gore was so intense that some people probably threw up on the spot.
"This is a Toad Snake, a species that absolutely does not exist in the real world. If you’ve watched the video up to this point and still think this game is fake, then I have nothing more to say."
"I’ll repeat myself: find this place. Find the people who appeared in my video. As long as you can find them in the real world, I’ll give you one million yuan."
"To this day, I still find it hard to believe it’s a game. But as for where it comes from, I can’t be sure."
The video ended.
Many viewers were left completely bewildered.
’Is this really a game world?’
’But is that possible? Can current technology even do this?’
Another portion of viewers remained firm in their belief that Han Tian was just creating hype, that he’d filmed a video to deceive everyone.
[Even games are resorting to gimmicks now. Fake is fake. Tell me, which country in the world has this kind of technology right now?]
[Definitely hype. What a trash game!]
[Damn, the open beta only had 50 spots? And they aren’t releasing any more? What kind of garbage game is this?]
[No way, are people really searching for this game?]
In the game’s group chat, many players were stunned.
[I was born an Emperor]: Holy crap, is this for real? That video is way too realistic. How is it any different from our world?
[Charity]: @Han Tian No joke, you’ll give me a million if I find it?
[Han Tian]: Forget a million. If you can find this place in the real world and it matches up, I’ll give you my entire net worth, okay?
[Charity]: Heh, honestly, I don’t buy it. There’s no way Blue Star has this kind of technology. I used to think of you as a big shot, but for you to make a promise like this... the game company must have paid you a fortune for this hype, right?
[Han Tian]: ...Fine, just go ask Zhou Xiao and the others, then. I’m done arguing with you. I have to go back up and help the other players guard the Spirit Fields so the Stealing Spirit Mice don’t eat everything.
The players had divided the labor. While some helped build houses, others were responsible for guarding the Spirit Fields.
It had to be said, the video was explosive.
Because the title was so sensational, combined with Han Tian’s one-million-yuan promise and his status as a major figure in the gaming world, many people were genuinely tempted.
The reason they were tempted was that they believed the place was definitely fake. If they could just find it, they’d get a million yuan. Why wouldn’t they jump at the chance?
Others treated it as an unprecedented marketing event. Soon, Han Tian’s video shot to the top of the trending list.
#OnTheFeasibilityOfFull-DiveVirtualRealityGames?#
#StartingWithABrokenSect#
#AColossalScamORGameHype?#
#AOneMillionYuanMarketingCampaign#
#WhoIsSongJiulai?#
At the very least, the sensation caused by Han Tian’s video had far surpassed the five thousand yuan he had spent on it.
Meanwhile, in the game, Song Jiulai suddenly received a notification.
[Unexpected energy fluctuation detected. Evaluation complete: This energy can be converted into game energy.]
[You have gained permission to access the internet of the connected world, Blue Star.]
[You may now recruit 20 more Sect Disciples.]
In that instant, Song Jiulai’s mind went blank.
The System was also stunned. "Holy crap, things can be this good?"
Song Jiulai became ecstatic on the spot.
"This is great! I can finally finish catching up on my TV shows!!"
"..."
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