But—
Lin Xian let out a sigh.
“Under the Gods, you really have to hold out until the large-scale testing phase!”
He wasn’t worried that Under the Gods wouldn’t get popular, because he’d truly played the game.
But he was worried that The Game Company might not have enough money!
There were so many things worth praising about Under the Gods.
But it was precisely because its quality was so high.
So high that every extra minute Lin Xian spent in the game, he worried The Game Company might go bankrupt!
If the development ran out of funds halfway and they had to run away—
Then this move of Lin Xian’s would be a mistake.
“Ding ding!”
The Penguin notification sound rang out.
Lin Xian clicked it open and found it was an @ from his Fandom Group.
The water friends in the Fandom Group were all old pals—of course he wouldn’t ignore them.
The mouse hovered for a second over the group name.
The number of members in parentheses beside it had dropped by more than half compared to yesterday.
Lin Xian gave a bitter smile.
“Even though I gave a heads-up in the group yesterday, half the old fans still ran off.”
These old fans had accompanied him from a thousand followers to ten thousand, and finally to a hundred thousand—veterans.
But in the end, they still scattered.
The thought flashed by, and he clicked the mouse.
Several comments @ing him swept by like a flood.
Cun Tou Er Gou: “Show Dog fell asleep? @Ren Bu Xiu Ji, my god, how do you even sleep at your age?”
Tian Li San Hua: “@Ren Bu Xiu Ji, Show Bro, come out quick, is the game trailer real? Ahhh I’m so excited!”
Xiao Sheng de Yu Tang Man Le: “Oh no, Show Dog really picked up something good, it’s over! @Ren Bu Xiu Ji”
Qin Shi Huang: “Old Show, Show Bro, Show Dad, say something! @Ren Bu Xiu Ji”
Ren Bu Xiu Ji: “What is it? What do you want from me?”
Cun Tou Er Gou: “!!!”
Xiao Sheng de Yu Tang Man Le: “Finally!”
Tian Li San Hua: “Ah, stop spamming the group! Show Bro, look at this , can we really play those scenes in Under the Gods !!!”
Cun Tou Er Gou: “Urgent, need answers !!!”
Lin Xian frowned and opened the link Tian Li San Hua sent.
The slow web page loading speed, plus the video player obviously ported over from another site—
It all felt like some kind of anti-counterfeit authentication.
Lin Xian didn’t even need to click in to know—the video definitely came from the official website of Under the Gods.
“The official site actually updated?!”
Closing the video, Lin Xian stared at the newly refreshed web page, feeling a kind of cybernetic disorientation.
Teacher, is this still the official website of their shack game? Did I come to the wrong place?
It felt like it had evolved from a half-baked site nobody wanted, to a college student’s end-of-term project.
And it had to be a junior student’s project—could probably sell for a hundred bucks on Taobao!
Still, it was only by relying on the registration info he’d left on the official site that Lin Xian finally confirmed it.
On the right sidebar, two bold and eye-catching announcements were posted.
Just as Lin Xian was about to click in, he realized his Penguin account was almost exploding from @s.
He slapped his forehead in frustration.
“Bad! The official site loaded so slowly I didn’t reply, the water friends must be dying of anxiety!”
He immediately switched back to his Penguin account.
Xiao Sheng de Yu Tang Man Le: “Bro, where are you? If we don’t get a reply soon, we’ll die of curiosity!”
Qin Shi Huang: “You’re the one who introduced the game to us—if we die, we’re dragging you down with us! [evil]”
Ren Bu Xiu Ji: “Cough, sorry I’m late, you all know about the Potato Net Server of Under the Gods.”
Tian Li San Hua: “Ahhhhh Show Bro, you finally came back!!!”
Cun Tou Er Gou: “Ren Bu Xiu Ji, you old thief, hurry and spill everything you know!”
Ren Bu Xiu Ji: “If the trailer’s art style matches the promo images, don’t worry—that’s the real in-game scene we can play!”
Ren Bu Xiu Ji: “You all saw my new video, right? Just trust me!”
Ren Bu Xiu Ji: “No need to worry the trailer is faked with real-world scenery footage!”
Lin Xian typed rapidly.
He didn’t even need to watch the trailer to know what this crowd of cloud players was fixated on.
The image of Novice Village in ruins truly had a sense of story—almost a wasteland vibe.
The vast Giant Oak Forest, when viewed from above, was definitely awe-inspiring.
Don’t ask how he knew—he’d climbed a tree in the game to look.
The Giant Oak Forest was like a sea of vibrant green.
The closer you got to the center, the more ancient the trees, clustered together like pillars propping up the sky, blocking out the sun!
Tian Li San Hua: “…We wouldn’t doubt that it’s real-world scenery anyway.”
Cun Tou Er Gou: “Right, that scene—even called CG, you have to praise it for being high-quality and expensive!”
Qin Shi Huang: “We want to ask about the battle system!”
“Battle system?”
Lin Xian was confused.
Did Under the Gods use footage of them fighting Red-skinned Earthworms as trailer material?
Ren Bu Xiu Ji: “Don’t rush, I’ll go watch the video first.”
With that, Lin Xian ignored the Penguin notifications and clicked into the video.
A pure, ethereal humming opened the trailer as background music.
Though there were no lyrics, the unique rhythm of the female vocals conveyed a deep sorrow.
Within it was defiance, despair, and yet a faint glimmer of hope.
Lin Xian listened, eyes closed in bliss.
“Beautiful! This music is definitely the work of a master!”
Not just the lyrics—the singing skill as well, all were Masterpiece-level!
And indeed, that was the truth.
The opening music Leaf Zhi chose for the trailer was a lost piece from a once-glorious Kingdom more than five hundred years ago.
A classic passed down by Bards through generations.
Of course it sounded amazing!
The performer was Clare, a Sea Demon and one of the Watcher members.
A Sea Demon’s song was their weapon.
So, other Watchers all carried, more or less, recordings of Clare’s singing.
At this moment, it had found its use.
Lin Xian continued watching.
As the screen lit up, a brilliant in-game scene appeared.
Beyond a vast sea of trees, snowcapped peaks stretched across the distant horizon.
A small stream flowed down from above, merging at last into a surging river that rushed out of frame.
The first light of dawn spilled across the water, sparkling as it illuminated the gray-white buildings nearby.
Lin Xian felt his heart soar.
“It’s Sweetwater Town! So looking down from above the trees is even more stunning!”
The camera zoomed in, sweeping past Sweetwater Town’s outskirts, its streets, the church, and other places.
Lin Xian watched, enthralled.
Suddenly, the art style shifted—the music turned intense!
The colors of the image darkened instantly.
The camera swung outside Sweetwater Town.
Purple mist, bubbling brown swamps, a giant cavern… and within, lurking monstrous forms.
Pairs of blood-red eyes stared straight at the camera, then suddenly rushed in from afar!
Each time that happened—
The shot would shift automatically to the next scene.