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[Our reviews are known for being verbose, but today, our verdict is pretty straightforward: aside from being fun, there’s nothing much to say.]

[I advise against playing this game, contrary to what most people suggest, because it really eats up too much time.]

[Ever since some lunatic in the office discovered that holding one’s breath could level up the “Breathing” skill, the number one cause of death in the game has been drowning. Kudos to the game’s realism.]

[I love petting cats, but I’m allergic to cat fur. However, in the game, I can enjoy raising cats without worrying about going to the hospital, so cheers for the virtual kitties. By the way, this is my in-game cat, isn’t it cute? Even if it’s cute, I won’t share it with you.]

[I suggest buying the official version because you won’t find a pirated one. I’m really curious about their anti-piracy technology; I’m willing to sacrifice ten years of my colleague’s life for that secret.]

[This game was only worth a perfect score out of ten, but because of its interconnectivity, I’ve decided to give it a million points! I highly suggest that players download and play other games from Fang Cheng Studio before playing this one, because you never know what will come first: the linkage or the Easter eggs.]

After reading the game media’s reviews, Fang Cheng felt quite satisfied.

Even though he didn’t think “The Supreme One” was as fun as they made it out to be, the tone of the game they reflected was exactly what he wanted players to experience.

A gameplay full of freedom indeed triggered lots of positive feedback from players, which showed that he had made great strides recently and had generally figured out what players wanted.

However, the current state of Dustfire was still too chaotic.

Players were still in the early stages of exploration, with most of their attributes and skills at relatively low levels.

They were still learning the rules of this world, trying to enhance their attributes and touch upon the extraordinary, using their immortality to uncover the secrets of various places.

He closed his eyes and when he opened them again, Fang Cheng was physically present in “The Supreme One” world the next second, observing it with a detached perspective.

Millions of players gathered here, and the number of players online during the daytime could reach a million, indicating that many were so engrossed in the game they no longer wanted to go to work, choosing to play and entertain themselves each day instead.

Standing here, he saw areas where player-built cities had begun to rise, with rudimentary shops and huts sprouting up and progressing towards grander cities.

It wouldn’t be long before the City Lord of First Under Heaven would emerge, making the peak of the high mountain even more bustling.

Wang Xiaoying’s character was also present, the freedom-loving and exploratory girl had begun to actively learn wilderness exploration skills, preparing to fulfill the desires that reality couldn’t satisfy in the game.

Monkey was no exception; with nothing better to do lately, he came into the game and started seeking out Sword Immortals’ whereabouts, aiming to become the “First Under Heaven Sword Immortal”.

Xu Qingling was also in the game, started buying and selling goods, and was on her way to being known as the “The World’s Wealthiest Merchant”.

Besides his own title of “The World’s Best Fortune Teller”, more players had successively achieved other “First Under Heaven” titles.

The difficulty level for these titles wasn’t high, and subsequently, many players competed for them. Some titles even became speedrunning contests which made Fang Cheng reflect: players have limited gaming time, but their imaginations are boundless.

The fervor continued until February when things started to slow down.

Because it was the New Year.

Though the festive spirit has been waning, the Spring Festival remained one of the most important holidays, a time when rarely seen aunts and uncles would show up, eagerly asking Fang Cheng if he had a girlfriend yet, as there was a bunch of girls “aow-aowing” for him.

Each time, Fang Cheng would reply with a consistent answer, “I don’t need that, and please, keep it down, I need to watch the New Year’s Gala.”

The New Year’s Gala was an annual must-watch for Fang Cheng, and not just watching it live; he would also record it and carefully study it afterward.

Since the show aired every year and consistently had high viewership, he reasoned there must be something particularly captivating within it, so he wanted to study and maybe apply those elements in video games, making them more beloved by players.

Every year at this time, Mr. Fang and Mrs. Fang would seem to be on the verge of speaking, yet holding back, and vice versa.

This year in particular, other than Fang Cheng, Tian Xuan also dragged her little stool over to sit next to him, attentively watching the screen with the New Year’s Gala, occasionally nibbling on a small biscuit.

Seeing both children like this, Mr. and Mrs. Fang really didn’t know what to say anymore.

Beyond the real-world New Year’s Gala, there was another special one this year—the New Year’s Gala in “The Supreme One”.

As Fang Cheng had synced the game world’s time to align roughly with reality, NPCs would automatically enter the New Year’s mode and start celebrating, even if players like Wang Xiaoying didn’t initiate any event.

The young emperor of Da Liang began to grant amnesty across the land, and heaps of firecrackers appeared free of charge, filling the game with explosive sounds and the scent of gunpowder that the outside world lacked.

With firecrackers in unlimited supply, numerous players started exploiting this opportunity to bug out titles like “The Supreme Destructor” and “The First Firecracker Fanatic”, infusing the game with a jovial atmosphere.

That day, all resources were freely provided, but the following day, all settings and items were restored to their original state, preventing players from using bugs to gain an unfair advantage.