Chapter 44: Open the Door, Deliver the Package!

People continued posting in response to the thread, captivated by the details in the photos, feeling the game wasn’t bad and beginning to search for the download.

However, no one expected the original poster to drop a huge bombshell! “Actually, these are minor details. The most important thing I discovered is that the game’s time flow is different from reality!” claimed Game Master Zhang. “I felt like I’d played for hours, but when I logged out, only a few minutes had passed; it’s probably about a hundred times the speed!” The crowd scoffed at this, thinking he was just talking nonsense.

Veteran gamer: “Mom no longer has to worry about my studies, I can just do my homework in the game!”

Curious players wanted to download the game, but the 100 spots had already been snatched up! No one else could download it! Lin Qing couldn’t contain his excitement and quickly left a message on the thread.

Xiao Lin: “I’m one of the early testers too! Original poster, check in the game later and see if you can add me as a friend! I’m about to dive in now!” His heart raced as he clicked on the game icon, feeling that this time, he was onto something big.

Could it really be created by a divine being, with a different time flow? Didn’t this mean he got a head start?

Lin Qing often browsed novels on Qidian where the protagonists would accidentally come across adventures and start legendary lives! As he re-entered the game, darkness enveloped him, and a grand world unfolded before his eyes.

“Whew!”

He twitched his nose, inhaling deeply. The air in this world felt incredible. After a deep breath, he felt himself lift, liberated.

Lin Qing turned his head, feeling as if he’d reincarnated into an odd creature.

Crumble! He lost his balance and fell hard. “Why do I have to learn how to walk from scratch?”

Lin Qing was stunned and quickly took a screenshot to see what he looked like. The picture revealed a creature with a cow’s head, a leopards body, and a single leg.

“Damn! I scared myself! Am I really that ugly?”

No wonder he couldn’t stand; he only had one leg left! No more laughing at how others looked—he was hideous beyond measure!

Lin Qing attempted to navigate the game interface and found the label: Unknown Primitive Mutant, with no other data.

“Where’s my health bar? My mana bar? My level bar? The newbie guide?”

Lin Qing felt confused; if he had known this game was going to be such a headache, he wouldn’t have expected to explore it alone.

Ultimately, curiosity triumphed over everything. He began to try walking on one leg, and surprisingly, this mutant creature had great mobility.

He felt incredibly agile; a gentle push sent him five to six meters forward, focusing mainly on maintaining his balance.

And so, the one-legged mutant creature hopped cheerfully towards the horizon, where the scenery was breathtaking, enough to captivate even Lin Qing, who wasn’t usually one for pretty views.

Whenever he encountered larger creatures, Lin Qing would take off running. Despite being a game character, he remembered the introduction warned to cherish your game life! After snapping numerous beautiful pictures, he logged off in the mountains to check the forum for new information.

He could also share the images to show off. A game that didn’t allow screenshot braggery wasn’t a good game!

“This game is amazing!”

After logging out, Lin Qing still felt nostalgic. He had long ditched his previous complaints.

The experience of this second world was too great! Returning to his own body, he felt howeighted, nowhere near as light as in the game.

But when he checked the time, only a few minutes had passed!

In the few hours he spent in the game, the forum had undergone a complete upheaval!

The post by Game Master Zhang had risen to the top!

The first page of the forum was filled with discussions about ‘The Fractured Worlds: Primordial World’!

Lin Qing gawked as he flipped through; there were actually hundreds of pages!

Every title seemed more exaggerated than the last.

‘Primordial World Game, Created by God, Unable to Be Removed from the Platform!’

‘Second World, 100% Realistic, Suspected to Be Created by Aliens!’

‘The Primal World Holds Great Mysteries, Altering Human History!’

‘In My Lifetime, I Finally Got to Experience the Virtual Game: Primordial World!’

‘Time Flow Rate 1:100, The Era of Technological Explosion Has Arrived!’

Lin Qing was completely stunned. He knew the game was special, but he didn’t expect it to gain such explosive popularity in such a short time!

Crumble!

The dormitory door was kicked open, and a student rushed in, panting heavily:

“Xiao Lin, what game did you tell me to download? I just saw the Weibo rankings are all about this game!”

Lin Qing checked his phone and saw a trending topic named ‘Primordial World Game’ quickly climbing into the top ten.

Lin Qing forced a bitter smile: “Too late!”

Da Biao banged his thigh, sighing days later: “Once, there was an earth-shattering adventure right in front of me, but I didn’t cherish it. Now that it’s lost, I only regret it. The most painful thing in the world is this. If heaven gives me another chance, I would give everything!”

Just after logging out of the game, Lin Qing wanted to look for strategies. However, in such a short time, not a single one of the 100 testers had encountered any intelligent beings—Primal was just too vast! He clicked on Game Master Zhang’s hot post again to see if there was any useful information.

A few hours later, the atmosphere was lively; people were incessantly posting about Liu Ming the Fire Pincer.

Lin Qing found his own reply was also pinned, with many asking if he could sell his game account!

He quickly glanced over such inquiries and looked towards other pinned early testers.

He saw everyone posting ultra-clear images, detailing everything, perfectly embodying the fantasy world everyone longed for.

The Spending Addict: “I downloaded the game out of curiosity! At first, I was just as shocked as the original poster! Here’s my character in the game.”

Lin Qing noticed another odd creature that was equally ugly, confirming it wasn’t a one-off; everyone was ugly as sin! The Spending Addict: “Don’t judge me by my appearance! This is just the way I randomly reincarnated. And don’t underestimate me; I checked, and this is a Primal Mutant!”

A Ha! I just killed a three-headed rooster!

Lin Qing quickly took a look, seeing in the picture a three-headed bipedal creature lying motionless, while one odd creature stood proudly beside it, one foot resting on the monster!

“That’s pretty impressive!”

Lin Qing sighed as he observed others who had also not played long, already managing to hunt monsters, while he could only bounce around, fleeing from anything alive.

Many replied, Puppet: “Wow, big guy! You’re really killing monsters already!”

This is the first successful monster hunt I’ve seen! The other early tester flipped over and got trampled by a cow! (If that was even a cow.) Night Racer: “Big guy, did you level up after killing the monster?”

The Spending Addict responded: “This game is so realistic! There are no health bars or mana bars. After killing this three-headed mutant rooster, I didn’t level up or anything; I was just still hungry.

I just devoured the rooster completely—feathers and all! To be honest, it was surprisingly delicious. I’ve never had meat that tasted this good before.

It’s 100% realistic! Plus, after eating, I felt all warm inside, as if I had some extra strength!”

Veteran Driver: “Hunger? It seems this game has a hunger mechanic. Early testers, be careful not to let your characters starve. Grab some flowers and plants to fill your belly!”

Cat Star: “I’m the player who flipped over next door! All early testers, pay attention! Something serious just happened!”

I accidentally provoked a monster just now. After it knocked me out, I couldn’t revive! The game icon went dark, and I could no longer enter!” Lin Qing was jolted. Did that mean once his game character died, it was permanently dead? No more logging in? No wonder the game description said: cherish your game life!

A new comment quickly shot to the top. Lin Qing glanced at it.

North Mysterious Rain: “Ha! You didn’t see that coming! Cat Star is dead! I just logged into the game, and I seized his early testing spot!”

‘I’m coming to the Primal World! Goddess Nüwa, I love you (shouting)! I’ll worship you forever!!’ Below, everyone was scolding: “What a disgrace! That’s lust, not love! You’re disgusting!” (Flying slap emoji).

Nine Heavens Immortal: “You’re saying you like her without meeting her? Find Goddess Nüwa first, maybe she hasn’t even been born yet!”

Game Master Zhang: “Early testers, cherish your lives! Primal is incredibly vast; survival is priority number one!”

This game is utterly bizarre. Any precious intel should be shared promptly. Right now, the most crucial thing is to find NPC characters to communicate with!

What time is it now? Can I get accepted as a disciple under a Sage? Then I could thrive in the Primal world! Lin Qing strongly agreed with Zhang’s thoughts. Everything seemed unclear in the world; better to play it safe for now.

He hastily grabbed a bite, and under Da Biao’s urging, he wanted to enter the game again and explore, but before he could, a knock sounded at the door: