Primordial Altar.

Qi Sheng's mind was constantly flooded with feedback from players on the new feature.

Most players gave positive reviews to the newly launched Cultivation Battle Skills feature, believing this update reduced the sacrificial power expenditure on Body Refining Level.

But there were complaints too.

Some old players complained that they initially spent sacrificial power at a 1:1 ratio to level up their Body Refining Experience, only for new players to get discounted Body Refining Experience right at the start, which is unfair to the old players.

The summary of these complaints can be boiled down to two words: interests.

The issues raised by the old players indeed exist.

But back when the game first launched, sometimes he had even less sacrificial power than the players.

At the poorest point, he even needed to start a "lottery event" to get players to help cover the costs of developing new features.

In the early days, let alone welfare, he and the Four Gods were nearly at the end of their rope.

Until now, the construction of the Player Corps gradually picked up, and various new features were introduced in succession.

This also formed the perception in the old players' eyes that the benefits for new players were ever-increasing.

Regarding the Life Soul containment, new players had a plethora of Life Souls to choose from at the start, along with ready-made strategies available for review.

Old players started with only the Three Illusion Gods, and forget strategies, the forum function wasn't even launched when the earliest players appeared.

The same goes for the newly launched Cultivation Battle Skills.

In the eyes of the old players, the sacrificial power they spent to improve their Body Refining Level turned into a discounted purchase for new players to enhance through Cultivation Battle Skills.

But no matter how much they complained, Qi Sheng wouldn't offer any compensation to the old players.

To the old players, they see themselves as having spent too much sacrificial power unfairly, but to the new players, the old players are something they have to strive to catch up with, existing on a different level entirely.

Old players who obtained Monster World qualifications early on have already opened up a considerable gap with new players simply through time.

And every time a new feature is launched, the old players can enjoy it first-hand too; it's not just the new players that benefit.

In fact, when many new features first appear, new players often don't have the sacrificial power to upgrade.

The first ones to try them out are usually the old players.

So these sorts of complaints, Qi Sheng just glances over them, and as for the compensations that old players cry out for on the forums... well, they don't exist.

[Boss, Lord of Welfare has made a move.]

Guidance's voice came at this moment, interrupting Qi Sheng's thoughts.

It indicated that a new Blissful Space node was discovered by players, and meanwhile, Lord of Jile made new improvements to the Jile Player Corps settings.

The fourth round of testing has begun.

His consciousness immediately followed the Guidance and jumped to the discovered Blissful Space node.

...

Jile World.

Night City, District 32, Virtual Room.

Lin Xia raised his hand to place the last case of mineral water onto the shelf just as the electronic clock on the wall struck midnight, emitting a "beep" sound.

"Phew."

Looking out through the glass door, the street lamps became fuzzy light blobs in the rain, with the ground already wet from the downpour.

Walking up to the mirror, Lin Xia examined his weary reflection.

In the mirror, he stood two meters tall, like a giant bronze tower, with knotted muscles and crisp lines, every muscle appearing as though it's been forged a thousand times, his skin a bronze hue.

In his deep eye sockets were two pale golden eyes, his short black hair accentuating his rugged features.

The boss once said, with his Innate Divine Strength physique, he would definitely be a fierce general in the cold weapon era, leaving a name in the annals of history.

But in modern times, his job is a cashier at a virtual game room.

Rolling up his sleeves, exposing two muscular arms, Lin Xia continued his work, moving the discount basket to the glass door and started organizing soon-to-expire products.

Rice balls, bento... these foods that sell well during the day turned into unwanted burdens at night.

After being busy for quite a while, Lin Xia went to the cashier to sit down.

Smelling the aroma of instant meal oil floating among the shelves, he couldn't help but sigh.

His boss had been missing for half a month; his bi-weekly salary still unpaid.

His appetite was astonishing, and if the boss didn't return to pay him soon, he might have to "help himself."

He couldn't withstand the feeling of hunger.

The work at the virtual room was simple; the night shift starts from 8 PM to 6 AM, with the only perk being the hourly wage being 30 yuan higher than the day shift.

Glancing at the currently running virtual rooms, he noticed three rooms had their doors lit with a red light, indicating there were still people gaming inside.

He picked up the remote on the cashier and pressed the red button.

The television above the shelves turned on, broadcasting a news report.

"Ladies and gentlemen, a critical news update interrupts our regular programming."

The host's voice was unusually serious, compared to his usual relaxed tone:

"Recently, multiple bizarre disappearance cases have occurred continuously in our city. According to law enforcement statistics, 82 people have mysteriously disappeared at night over the past week..."

"According to surveillance footage, the missing individuals all disappeared when alone... Citizens are advised to avoid going out alone at night. If you notice any suspicious activity, please contact law enforcement immediately..."

Similar news events have occurred multiple times over the past two months.

Lin Xia even saw more terrifying rumors online, claiming that mysterious aliens have taken control of various countries' upper echelons.

Rumors abound.

But thinking about how most of the missing persons disappeared around the early morning, Lin Xia couldn't help but glance out the glass door instinctively.

Simultaneously feeling a chill inside, he couldn't stop thinking about the contents of the news report.

The widespread bizarre disappearances certainly seemed unusual.

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