The next day, Dante slept until almost 12 noon. Gad didn't wake him up, perhaps because he was really tired from the series of battles that had taken place last night as soon as he entered the game world.

There was a wall clock on the wall of the bedroom, and Dante woke up to see that it was already 12 o'clock. He immediately remembered that Gad had said that he would explain the game world to him, so he quickly got up, got dressed, washed up, and went to the living room on the second floor.

While dressing and washing, Dante found that although it was already dawn outside the window, it was still foggy, and it seemed that the demon king fog could exist permanently as long as it was not forcibly dispersed.

When he came to the living room on the second floor, Dante saw Gade standing at the edge of the dining table waiting, and the aunt of the coffee pot was placed on the table, looking at him with a smile.

Dante touched his head and said, "Uh, I'm sorry, I should have slept too late last night." Didn't get up in the morning. ”

"Ah, no, no, no, don't worry, master." Gade shook his head and said, "You've been fighting since you crossed into the game last night, and it's not easy. I wanted to talk to you in the morning, but I saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't wake you up. Lunch is ready, so I'm going to push the food cart. ”

Dante nodded, and when he saw the aunt of the coffee pot, he walked to the table, moved a chair and sat down, picked up the coffee pot, and poured coffee for herself. The aunt of the coffee pot smiled and asked, "Master, you slept well last night, right?" We've stocked up on some perfumes to use to relax your mind, and yesterday I asked Gad to spray some in your bedroom, which you should be able to smell about. ”

"Well......" Dante said as he remembered the light scent of the bedroom, and said refreshed, "it turned out that you arranged to spray the perfume, what a bother." With that, he took a sip of his coffee. Although there are no seasonings added to this coffee, it always gives a hint of sweetness in the bitterness. It's a wonderful taste, and it's hard to describe it in words.

Dante tasted the coffee and said, "This coffee, it feels good, without milk and sugar, how can it feel a little sweet?" What's the seasoning? ”

"Hehe...... Aunt Coffeemaker said with a smug expression when she heard his question, "As long as you use the drink I brew, you will get the magic flavoring." Not only coffee, but if you use me to make tea, milk tea or hot chocolate in the future, it will have a different flavor. Master, I look forward to you ruling the Demon King's Castle more and more prosperously. When the time comes, the supplies will be abundant, and I will be able to show you a hand. ”

Dante nodded and continued to drink his coffee.

At this time, Gad pushed a small food cart into the living room. Dante took a look at the food: boiled potatoes, a small bowl of sugar, a soup of salted jerky and cabbage......

He looked at these foods that were purely used to fill his stomach, and sighed secretly, thinking to himself, in order to get rid of these things as soon as possible in the future, he really had to hurry up!

Gade put the food on the table for Dante, and Dante took a sip of the soup, and suddenly felt that there was a special aroma in the soup, as if there were other seasonings besides salt. As he ate, he said, "Gad, let's start talking now." ”

Gad nodded, took a few steps back, stood in the middle of the living room, took out a parchment scroll from the butler's suit, tore open the seal, and shook it vigorously, only to see a burst of white light emit from the scroll, and then it became larger and larger, unfolding into a large map, and spread it on the ground.

Dante looked closely at the map and saw that it depicted two continents, left and right, surrounded by oceans. However, in the ocean between the two continents, there are many dense islands, some of which are actually small in size.

Gade walked to the map and said, "Master, this world is so big, there are countless places to explore in it, I want to explain them one by one, it is estimated that it will take three days and three nights." So, today I'm going to talk about the things you need to face right away, and the rest of the things, and then take your time later. It's not interesting to say it all at once. You can experience it for yourself in later adventures. ”

Dante nodded, picked up a piece of boiled potato, dipped it in sugar, and said as he ate, "Okay." You talk about it briefly, and I'll listen. ”

Gade pointed to the two continents and said, "Master, this game is called "Star Sea War", as the name suggests, the world of the game is called Star Ocean, which is mainly composed of two continents and many small lands and islands. The continent on the left is called the Xiyue Continent, and the continent on the right is called the Dongyang Continent. ”

"Star Ocean......" Dante picked up a piece of boiled potato, dipped it in sugar, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it, "This name is very suitable for this game world." It's pretty good, it's nice to hear. So where are we? ”

Gade pointed to a small area near the sea to the right of the upper part of the Dongyang Continent and said, "Master, we are in this position. As you have seen before, there is a large forest outside the castle, and there is an underground river that flows from under the castle and flows into the sea. There is also a long mountain range near the castle. This mountain range is called the Fairy Mountains, the forests are called the Fairy Forests, and the rivers are also called the Fairy River. ”

"Fairy Mountains...... Fairy Forest? When Dante heard this, he asked, "Why is it called that?" ”

Gade replied, "Because this area is rich in an herb that can be used as a seasoning, called fairy grass." The leaves of this herb are used for flavoring, and the rhizomes are used to boil potions to treat gastrointestinal diseases, so it is very famous. ”

"Fairy grass?" Dante suddenly remembered the special aroma of the soup, and asked, "This soup seems to have a special seasoning in it, and it feels better." Did you put fairy grass? ”

Gade nodded, smiled and said, "Yes." ”

Dante took another sip of the soup, savored the fragrance of fairy grass, and said thoughtfully: "Everyone has given such a beautiful name to this herb, which must also express a beautiful vision of life, right?" ”

"Hehe, that's a good point." "But there's so much more to the Fairy Mountains than just fairy grass. There are still a lot of mineral veins underground, but due to the complex terrain and many beasts on this side of the Fairy Mountain Range, and our Demon King's dense fog has always protected this place, ordinary people can't go deep into this side. But I think that's going to be broken soon. ”

Dante said as he ate the boiled potatoes, "Go on." ”

Gade pointed to the map and said, "Master, please take a look, we want to unify the world, there are many powerful opponents. Now let's take a look at the closest to us. ”

Dante looked over from where it was pointing and saw a castle to the northwest of the Demon King's City, and a large town and farmstead around the castle. The Demon King City and the city are separated by the Fairy Mountains.

"The city is the capital of a small kingdom called the Kingdom of Gilneth. It was ruled by the Gilnesian dynasty of humanity and now occupies the northern slope of the Fairy Mountains, while we occupy the southern slope. Let's take a look. With that, it pointed elsewhere.

Dante continued to look and saw a large city-state located directly west of Gilneth, and the huge castle in it was impressive, much larger than the castle of the Demon King.

"This large city-state, located directly west of Gilneys, is the Griffon Kingdom, the seat of the human Griffon Dynasty." Gade pointed to the southwest of Gilneth, a large plateau that appeared to be at high elevation, as the map marked the terrain of large areas of snow-capped mountains in grayish and white.

Gede pointed to a city-state nestled in the snowy mountains and said, "This is the dwarven city-state, Hammer City, ruled by the Dwarven Hammer Dynasty. ”

Dante saw that in the northernmost part of the Dongyang Continent, on the sea, there was a huge island with a city-state on it, so he asked Gad, "What is this city-state on the sea?" ”

Gad looked at it and said, "This city-state is the Silver Moon City of the Blood Elf Clan, ruled by the Silver Moon Dynasty. ”

Dante couldn't help but be secretly taken aback when he saw that there were so many alien city-states around the Demon King's Castle, and thought to himself, this starting position didn't seem to be very good.

Gad pointed to the lower middle of the map and said, "Master, please look at the lower middle of the map, there is also the Holy Light City-State ruled by the Holy Light Dynasty of the human race. ”

"......" Dante couldn't help but stick out his tongue when he saw his Demon King's castle surrounded by so many city-states, and said, "Gade, you say, if we want to unify the world, we must first avoid being attacked by the enemy, right?" I don't think any of these surrounding city-states are fuel-efficient lamps. How do we survive and thrive? ”

Gade seemed to understand what Dante meant, looked at the map, thought for a while, and said, "Master, you can't say that." There is a reason why so many city-states are gathered on this side of the Dongyang Continent. The terrain on this side of the Dongyang Continent is relatively flat and open, the usable arable land area is large, and the climate is suitable and the products are abundant, which is suitable for the construction of large-scale cities. Although our position seems to be surrounded by strong enemies on all sides, there is still a good room for maneuver. ”

"Yes......" Dante looked at the Xiyue Continent on the left again, and found that the map over there was not depicted, and the islands and small landmasses around the two continents were not depicted, so he asked, "Gad, why is the map only depicting the Dongyang Continent?" The rest of the place is blank, huh? ”

Gade helped the pumpkin head and said, "Master, the game is still in the inner stage, and many areas have not yet opened." In the future, you need to go out on your own to broaden your horizons and develop your power. Isn't it boring to know everything at first? ”

Dante felt that it made sense, and continued to ask, "Are these city-states, Griffon, Light, Hammer, Gilneth, and Silvermoon, all allied?" ”

"At the moment, humans, dwarves and gnomes form an alliance, and the opponents are the tribes," Gade said. The main city of the tribe is in the Xiyue Continent, but we don't have any information about it right now. The alliance is mainly concentrated on the side of the Dongyang Continent. Except for the Blood Elves' Silver Moon City, several other cities are territories of the Alliance. Silvermoon City is currently a neutral force. ”

Dante thought for a moment and said, "But we also have a good interest here." I think I'll need to go out a lot in the future to buy supplies or deal with others, after all, I'm a human being, and if I don't reveal my identity, I won't be suspicious when I go to these city-states. ”

"Hehe, that's a good point." Gade smiled and said, "Master, our goal is to unify the world, but now our strength is still very weak, so we need to focus on development first." The system of this game is very powerful, it automatically advances the development of various forces, and the reference goal is our actions. ”

"Oh?" Dante was amused by this and asked, "What does it mean to refer to our actions?" ”

Gade squinted, looked at Dante, and said, "Hehe, that's the best part of playing the Great Demon King." In traditional online games, players often passively follow the guidance of NPCs, get tasks, complete tasks, and play equipment and PK under dungeons, and that's pretty much it. But you are different, you can participate in the development of the story of the game world through your own efforts, and become the person who really shapes the game world! ”

When Dante heard this, he said thoughtfully: "You mean, I can even destroy the alliance and the tribe in the future, right?" ”

Gade nodded, helped the pumpkin head, and said, "Yes, so you can shape the story of this world to your heart's content." Maybe you can form an alliance with the Alliance and destroy the Horde, or you can tie the Alliance with the Horde, or destroy both together. It all depends on your efforts. But ......"

"But what?" Dante felt a little nervous when he heard this.

Gade thought for a moment and said, "Since your account is different from other ordinary players, your ability and game experience are far better than other players, so the system has also made restrictions on you, and you only have one chance to live in the development of the game's story......"

"Huh? What's what? When Dante heard this, he was startled, sat up straight, and asked, "I only have one chance to live?" What do you mean? ”

Gad said: "That is, you can't die, once you die, the system will judge the defeat of the Demon King Army, and then in this game world, the Demon King Army will use your death as a node to continue the story." You'll be back in your regular player account and start playing the game. Of course, this is also a different kind of experience. ”

"......I see," Dante thought for a moment and said, "So, if I go back to my normal account, I can also see the plot of the destruction of the Demon King's army, right?" ”

Gade helped the pumpkin head and said, "Yes, but rare accounts are very rare, and I believe you won't be willing to lose this opportunity so easily, right?" The system will judge according to the strengths and weaknesses of various forces, and affect the behavior of each NPC, among which your actions are an important basis for the system to make judgments. ”

"Uh...... Still a little confused......" Dante scratched his head and said, "Let's give you a real example." ”

Gade thought for a moment and said, "Now the game is still in the closed beta stage, the closed beta will last for one month, and there will be three months of open beta after the end. During this time, the system will automatically protect our area from premature entry. Players are mainly concentrated in the newbie village and nearby low-level areas, while the major forces are also concentrating on development. As long as you don't deliberately go out to cause trouble, we won't attract people's attention. We can do a lot in four months. ”

When Dante heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Hey, how is this time calculated?" Do I have to stay in the game for a few months? ”

Gade shook his head and said with a smile: "Master, don't worry, the game time is much faster than the real time." Three years in the game equals one day in reality. It's important to emphasize that the four months of the closed beta and the open beta combined when I just mentioned mean the four months in the game world. ”

"Oh, that's pretty much it." Dante reassured and motioned for Gade to continue.

Gade continued: "When the open beta ends, the game will officially begin, but the system will not open all maps immediately, but will unlock map restrictions step by step as appropriate. Players still won't be approaching us too soon. Later, when our strength really develops, it will inevitably lead to crusades from other forces, and at that time, players will begin to contact us. ”

"So what to do? Am I a boss standing in a dungeon waiting to be beaten? Isn't that boring? When Dante heard this, he asked helplessly, "I don't want to squat in the dungeon all day and be brushed around!" ”

Gade said, "Master, you don't have to worry. All you have to do is focus on developing the game's story, and after some of the most important battles, the system will record the entire process and form illusions for players to farm their equipment. All you have to do is continue to develop the story, but you'll have to win and survive the campaign. ”

"Oh......" Dante seemed to understand the rules of the game, and began to find it interesting, and continued to ask, "The Alliance and the Horde have players, are we Demon King Army all NPCs?" Can we have players in the future? ”

"Hehe...... "that's what the charm of the game really is." Theoretically, we Demon King Army can also recruit players, but we need to have extremely strong strength. The system has certain criteria for whether or not you can recruit players, and you will be constantly given various hints as the game's story develops. Once we are strong enough to match the Alliance and the Horde, the system will open up the player recruitment function for us. ”

When Dante heard this, he was very excited and said, "This is powerful, it is exactly what I want!" Still, I guess it's early, right? ”

Gade nodded and said, "Recruiting players isn't just lip service. To become the Great Demon King of the world and obtain the qualification to recruit players, to be honest, I don't know how the system will decide, anyway, it's not something we need to think about now. ”

Dante was now happy to understand the concept of the game, and asked, "What is the standard of domination?" ”

"Then it depends on what you do, and the standards vary," Gade said. Perhaps you can make the Alliance and the Horde submit to you, or simply wipe them out. However, both Alliance and Horde NPCs may not all succumb, and even if they are wiped out, the surviving NPCs will still form a rebel army against you. Of course, players are also free to choose whether to join the Demon King Army or join the Resistance Army. ”

"It's so much fun!" Dante laughed and said, "Haha, I didn't expect me to play the game like that!" ”

Gad said, "Yes. The system will make a judgment on the domination of the world, and if the conditions are met, even if you have completed the ultimate goal, you will automatically return to the ordinary account to experience the world you have created, which is a unique flavor. ”

Dante said proudly: "Sure enough, the Demon King Army is the real shaper of the game world!" ”

Gade nodded and said, "Yes, that's the biggest feature of the game. Let a real player control the development of the world's story and shape the game experience. It's important to note that the system is protected against you, and you can't communicate directly with regular players, as you're theoretically playing as an NPC. You can only interact with NPCs to indirectly influence the behavior of ordinary players. Ordinary players can influence the situation of the Demon King Army by completing various tasks, which can be considered a balance. ”

"You mean, I can't kill a normal player?" When Dante heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Is my ability much stronger than that of ordinary players?" ”

Gade said, "Since you're so different from the average player, you can't just play as casually as the average player, so let's concentrate on the story." Your level is capped at level 300, which is far more powerful than the average player, but your skills are completely different from the average player. For example, a flash and a combo flash, like this kind of powerful skills, ordinary players do not have. At present, the upper limit of the level of ordinary players is only 60, and the class you choose has nothing to do with you, you are the unique Great Demon King. ”

At this point, Gad paused and said, "Master, we need to talk about what needs to be done urgently. If there are other things that need attention, you can experience it slowly in the future. ”;