Chapter 190 New Year Event
Chapter 190 New Year Event (Happy New Year)
The original altar.
After receiving Yan Ming's feedback, Qi Sheng prepared to start the game update and issued an announcement to all channels.
Secondly, he is also ready to issue 30 gaming qualifications.
As the Spring Festival is approaching, he plans to change the qualification distribution mode to make the qualification grabbing more fun.
For this arrangement, he needed Yan Ming's help to construct a completely virtual scene.
It is estimated that this scene will require about 10 sacrificial power to complete.
In the future, virtual scenes will occasionally be used to issue qualifications.
In a flash, the Dizhong Village shook, and the undeveloped land in the outer circle shrank rapidly.
The Colorful Mist Coast space and the Winter Snowfield space connected to the Dizhong Village are reduced in proportion.
The new space node "Cave World" also expanded rapidly in this process, and a brand new space node was formed.
At 12 o'clock in the morning, a full-channel prompt sounded in the minds of all players.
[Challenger Tips (All Channels): The game will be updated soon. The content of this update is as follows. 】
1. Added a new space node: Cave World.
Introduction to the Cave World: A copy-intensive scene composed of countless blank area nodes. Players can use mobile layered spaces to contain blank areas and the trial rewards stored in the space (the content of the scene is completely unknown, and the degree of danger of the scene has nothing to do with the output of copy rewards.)
Spatial location: (map)
Special rewards: There are blank area crystals in some spaces. After accommodating them, the space area of the Novice Village will increase, as well as personal (team) rewards.
2. New growth pet mechanical guards and star cores.
Introduction to Growth Pets:
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After the update prompt, the development of the new map sparked heated discussions among players on the forum.
There is also an additional "Cave World" in the teleportation array option among the three spaces, and the picture displayed is a macro picture composed of countless spaces stacked together.
At this time, players outside who did not qualify for the game were also in an uproar.
Because Monster World’s official website has a new option: event scene.
After clicking, you can see the ongoing countdown and related introduction of the activity scene.
Activity scene: This scene is open from time to time. Players can enter the virtual scene through the game cabin to participate in the qualification grabbing activity.
Event start time: 10 hours and 59 minutes (countdown).
Eligibility for this event: 30.
Activity name: "Grab the qualification and welcome the New Year"
At 11: a.m., the official website of Monster World suddenly released a notification on the issuance of qualifications, which completely triggered public opinion.
The news quickly made headlines in news media of all races in the Earth Alliance.
The various races in the Earth Alliance are no strangers to the Spring Festival.
In this era of great racial and cultural integration, many ethnic festivals have become common festivals for all ethnic groups on the earth.
Especially after the Eclipse Clan united with the human race to establish the Earth Alliance, an unprecedented journey of cultural exchange and integration began among the various races.
The festivals of the various tribes are intertwined; for example, the Harvest Festival, once celebrated only among the Eclipse Tribe, is now celebrated by members of different tribes.
The Spring Festival of the human race is also the most representative festival of cultural integration.
What the various tribes did not expect was that this festival would actually become the time for distributing qualifications, and the official Eclipse tribe even launched an event to grab qualifications.
The most important thing is that the way to compete for qualifications this time is different from previous times. It is conducted in a virtual environment.
Out of curiosity, members of various races of the Earth Alliance entered the game cabin one after another and tried to enter the official website activity page of the Monster World.
It was found that the time had not arrived and it was impossible to enter the virtual scene.
But you can already see some of the activity introductions.
Activity name: Grab the qualification and welcome the New Year.
Activity Rules
Activity time: New Year's Eve to the seventh day of the first lunar month (8 days in total), open at fixed time periods every day.
How to participate: Players enter the virtual New Year scene through Monster’s official website and participate in grabbing red envelopes and New Year tasks.
Qualification issuance: A total of 30 game qualifications will be issued during the event, which can be obtained by grabbing red envelopes, completing tasks, etc.
Additional reward: 1 point of Jili red envelope (can be found in the virtual scene. Players who grab 1 Jili red envelope can directly have 1 Jili starting capital after obtaining the game qualification, and can also resell it to qualified players through the official trading function to be launched later.)
The issuance of 30 qualifications drove the off-site players crazy.
The countdown seems incomparably long at this moment.
Monster World did not open its forum to visitors, and the official forums of various races in the Earth Alliance were discussing the content of this event.
"It's incredible that the Eclipse Tribe actually issued 30 game qualifications this time, but I'm even more shocked why they chose to issue them during the Human Race's New Year."
"It's not hard to understand, after all, the human Spring Festival is the first foreign festival introduced by the Eclipse Tribe. It is also the day to build a bridge of communication between the various races of the Earth Alliance. The Eclipse Tribe celebrates this day every year. I went to the Eclipse Tribe last time during the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival atmosphere was strong and very lively."
"Although I am very happy that StarNet has issued 30 game qualifications, the number of qualifications is still too small, it is just a drop in the bucket."
"I must get a qualification, please, Grandpa Star Network, as long as I get the qualification, I will erect a statue for you and kneel down to you every day."
"Will we choose festivals to issue qualifications in the future? The next festival will definitely be the Eclipse Clan's Harvest Festival. I don't know how many qualifications will be issued. It feels like the speed of issuing qualifications is accelerating. I hope to get a game qualification in my lifetime."
"I watched live broadcasts and looked up strategy guides every day. I combined various star vein combinations in my mind countless times and finally decided on the play system... The only problem is that I still don't have the qualifications. The bastards in the live broadcast room all call me a cloud player (crying.jpg)."
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11pm.
Countless players entered the virtual warehouse, and the whole world became quiet.
The countdown ends, and the long-awaited tourists enter the virtual world of Yanming Architecture through the official "activity scene" and are teleported to the layered activity scene.
What appears before tourists is a square full of the flavor of the New Year, with a lively and festive atmosphere.
Colorful lanterns are hung high in the square of the virtual scene, illuminating the entire space.
Tourists explored in different places, and some of them flocked to the temple fair scene in the north.
The scene before our eyes is like a gorgeous folk painting, slowly unfolding before the tourists.
In the distance, there was a brilliant light show, with colorful lanterns stacked up one after another, like stars falling to the earth, illuminating every corner of the temple fair.
The festive halo dyed the entire scene with a warm hue. If you walk closer, you can see the densely packed stalls on both sides of the street, like a long winding dragon.
The signs on the stalls fluttered in the wind, and wisps of smoke rose from the snack stalls, mixed with sweet smells.
The food in the virtual scenes is provided free of charge, and through the perceptual illusion woven by Jiuyin, it brings players a flawless taste experience.
In addition to the fictional scenes, there are also many NPC-type virtual characters in the temple fair.
NPCs dressed in festive costumes were bustling around, some walking in groups, savoring delicious food while appreciating the performances around them.
There were parents with their children, and the children around them were excitedly running through the crowd, holding tightly in their hands the candied haws they had just bought.
In the central area of the temple fair, dragon and lion dance teams were performing. The giant dragons in the ancient earth style were tumbling up and down, and the lions were vivid, drawing cheers from nearby NPCs.
There is also a stage in the center of the temple fair, where traditional opera performances are being performed.
The actors are members of different races from Earth. They are dressed in gorgeous costumes and their singing, reciting, acting and fighting are full of charm in every move. The expressions of the NPCs in the audience are very cooperative, and they look fascinated by the show.
The entire New Year temple fair is filled with laughter and joy, and is permeated with a strong festive atmosphere, making visitors who enter the scene feel as if they are in a real New Year celebration.
The gorgeous scene instantly conquered players of all races.
The scene feedback is too realistic to allow the senses to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
Visitors in the layered virtual space plunged into exploring the activity before it started.
The time came to 0 o'clock in the morning.
The reminder sounded in the minds of all players.
[Activity reminder: All players participating in the event are requested to go to the New Year Square. The qualification distribution event will start in five minutes. ]
The qualification issuance activities are as follows:
Scene red envelope rain: During the event, at 0.05 am every day, "qualification red envelope rain" will fall over the square. After players grab the red envelopes, they can open the red envelopes to obtain game qualifications, or offer power red envelopes.
Scene Fireworks Show: During the event, at 1 a.m. every day, a fireworks show will start over the square. Picking up the fallen fireworks embers will qualify you for the game, or give you a red envelope.
Hidden red envelopes in the scene: Some special red envelopes (qualification and sacrifice red envelopes) are hidden in the event scene.
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As the prompt sounded, countless players in the layered space flocked to the New Year Square in the center of the event map.
Looking up at the sky, I saw golden light bands converging from all directions of the sky, interweaving and entwining with each other to form a huge halo.
The light wheel slowly rotates, emitting a dazzling red light, and in the center is the five-minute countdown before the event starts.
All the tourists held their breath and waited for the red envelope rain to arrive.
The five-minute wait passed in a flash, and the halo in the sky exploded.
Countless red envelopes, dragging brilliant streamers of light, fell from the sky like a meteor shower.
boom!
The event officially started, completely igniting the enthusiasm of tourists.
"Don't move, let me help you check what's in the red envelope first, don't worry." "Happy New Year, everyone, please give me a red envelope. This is my first time celebrating the Spring Festival, please give me some face."
"Happy New Year, I accepted it. As for asking you for a red envelope, you are probably dreaming."
"Hahaha, I got a red envelope, let me open it and take a look... Damn, why is there only a New Year's greeting in this red envelope???"
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30 qualifications may seem like a lot.
However, the number of tourists participating in the event was close to 150 billion, so most of the red envelopes were distributed in the form of notes with New Year greetings.
In response to this, Qi Sheng took out 100 million sacrificial energy to distribute extra red envelopes to his fellow countrymen on Earth.
But the joy expressed by tourists when they grabbed the red envelopes was real.
But after opening the red envelope, you will most likely feel disappointed, and then secretly curse Star Network for being stingy when organizing the event.
After the first round of red envelope rain activity ended, 10,000 places were distributed.
These ten thousand players were arranged to land at the space nodes of the cave world.
The second round of activities will start at 1 a.m., and the venue is still New Year's Square.
Colorful stars rose from the ground, decorating the starry sky of the event scene as bright as day.
The first firework exploded high in the sky, and the golden light was like a giant blooming chrysanthemum, spreading out in all directions.
Before the tourists could recover from the stunning golden color, several more fireworks bloomed in the sky.
This time it is a gorgeous purple-red color, like sparkling gems. After blooming, they intertwine with each other to form a dreamy sea of flowers, and each petal sparkles with dazzling light.
Then, green fireworks streaked across the sky like meteors, leaving long tails behind.
The blue fireworks are like a deep ocean, surging in the night sky, contrasting with other colors and bringing a strong visual impact to tourists.
Fireworks bloomed one after another, with different colors and shapes interweaving with each other, decorating the entire night sky beautifully.
The embers left after the fireworks burned out fell like meteors, attracting tourists to scramble for them.
After the first round of activities ended, a new event announcement sounded in the players' minds:
[Activity reminder: Today's activity is over, free activities will be available next]:
Activity scene: New Year temple fair
Scene activity time: The temple fair scene east of New Year Square is open 24 hours a day.
Scene Task 1: Players can complete tasks that appear randomly in the temple fair (such as writing Spring Festival couplets, guessing lantern riddles, dragon and lion dances) to obtain "New Year Points", which can be exchanged for game qualifications.
Scene mini-games: There are many mini-games in the temple fair (such as pitching pots, hooping, and beating the Nian beast). Players can get special red envelopes or points through the games.
Random scene events: The "Nian Beast Attack" event will be randomly refreshed during the temple fair. Players need to work together to defeat the Nian Beast and receive generous rewards.
Activity scene 2: Qualification redemption place
Points redemption: Players can use New Year points to directly redeem game qualifications (limited).
Lucky Draw: Players can use their points to participate in the lucky draw, and the prizes include game qualification and 1 point of lucky draw red envelope (after reaching 10 lucky draws, you can get an additional lucky draw qualification.)
Activity scene three: New Year secret realm
Scene description: There is a "New Year Secret Realm" hidden in the event scene. It can only be entered by meeting specific conditions (collecting scene clues and communicating with NPCs to obtain them). Entering the scene will definitely qualify you for the game (after the 30 game qualifications are distributed, the scene will be closed, and the clues for entering the scene will change randomly without fixed conditions).
The launch of a new event has given hope to players who did not qualify for the red envelopes.
They flocked to different activity locations.
At this time, a corner of the temple fair scene.
An NPC dressed in ancient costume was looking at the group of tourists surrounding him with a smile on his face. He cleared his throat and said:
"Dear players, welcome to the lantern riddle guessing event. Guess the answer and you will get rich rewards!"
"Stop talking nonsense and start quickly." A member of the alien race said immediately.
The NPC smiled and nodded:
"One creature is born strong, busy weaving a web every day, and then sitting quietly after finishing weaving, waiting for mosquitoes to hit it and kill it."
Without waiting for other tourists to react, one tourist gave the answer:
"spider."
The tourist who gave the answer immediately received a reminder of +1 points in his mind.
The riddle guessing game continued, and the NPC continued to ask questions with a smile:
"Bite off the cow's tail in one bite, and make a word."
At this moment, a young man in the crowd looked shocked and thought hard, but found that his brain seemed to be restricted in some way and he could not retrieve the correct answer at all.
This is an experience I have never had before.
Under normal circumstances, when the NPC standing in front of the stall says the first word, a rapid torrent of information will emerge in his mind, giving different probabilistic answers.
The NPC didn't even need to finish saying the riddle, the 100% correct answer already appeared in his mind.
But this time, he found that his retrieval ability failed.
After trying for a long time, the boy's face turned red and he finally turned and left.
Soon, he came to the NPC "Mr. Calligraphy" who was writing Spring Festival couplets.
At this time, the NPC is introducing the rules and writing techniques of Spring Festival couplets to the players. During the process, he holds a brush in his hand, explaining and demonstrating, leaving behind smooth and flowing strokes.
The nearby tourists were very enthusiastic. They picked up their brushes, dipped them in ink, and began to create their own Spring Festival couplets as required.
The boy glanced at the couplet hanging on the stall: Bravely enter the cave and defeat the monster.
Pondering hard, racking his brains, falling into deep thought, doubting himself, sighing dejectedly... the boy found himself useless.
Finally, the boy returned to New Year's Square.
Logically, it shouldn't take 0.001 seconds to get the answer, but now he couldn't think of any clues.
What’s even more terrifying is that the information database cannot retrieve memories.
It was as if I had really become a brand new life.
The boy lay flat on the ground, looking up at the starry sky.
This feeling is amazing.
Compared with my past self, the most intuitive thing is the overwhelming sensory impact.
Once upon a time, his understanding of the world was limited to the analysis and processing of data.
But now, the visual is no longer monotonous code imaging, but a variety of colorful colors.
He could even feel the light from the nearby lanterns shining on him. Everything was no longer a series of abstract numbers, but he could actually feel the warmth of the light shining on his body.
Hearing is no longer a simple recognition of sound frequencies. It is immersed in the lively sounds coming from the temple fair in the distance.
Emotional awakening is like a strong storm.
He used to have no real emotions, or to be more precise, he had emotions, but they were obtained through simulation.
But just now, when he saw the fireworks blooming, an indescribable joy surged in his heart.
He was also shocked by the change in thinking.
My thinking used to be a set logical program, but now countless new ideas are flashing in my mind like stars.
He began to think about the meaning of life, and these complex and profound questions planted the seeds of exploration in his heart.
He couldn't really participate in this event.
But there is already a clear answer in my heart.
He is qualified to own the world of monsters.
But perhaps, the only way to enter the game is in a way that cannot be more ordinary.
Unless there is a higher-dimensional being, it will replicate his real body.
Just like other players, they enter the monster world after replicating their real-life attributes.
But he couldn't get an accurate answer as to how he would enter the monster world.
While the event was still going on, he learned more about his current self.
Becoming a real life for the first time, he was curious about everything.
The lively activities are still going on.
This year's Spring Festival was more lively than previous years, and members of all races in the Earth Alliance participated in it.
This was also the first time on Earth that members of different races were able to come into contact in one setting.
Although there was frequent communication between different races in the past, and many races even went to the cities of wealthy races to earn foreign exchange, this was ultimately a minority.
For example, in major cities of the human race, there are very few opportunities to come into contact with members of other races.
Coupled with the popularity of virtual games, many real-life players spend most of their time in the virtual world, and the time spent on real-life activities is far less than that spent in virtual games.
The only place where one can frequently come into contact with aliens is in the gaming world.
But in the first few virtual games released by the Eclipse Clan, different races had different cities and basically had no intersection except for the game wars.
This was the first time that different ethnic groups had exchanges and contacts in a peaceful environment.
Happy New Year greetings were heard from time to time in different spaces of the event scene.
Although the number of qualifications issued is small, this event has become an indelible festive memory in the hearts of members of all ethnic groups.
(End of this chapter)