On the first Wednesday of September, the two-month summer vacation finally came to an end. Students began to return to school one after another, and the originally empty university town gradually became lively.
Humming a little tune, he returned to the dormitory. Wang Ziyi, who had just returned from the court with a basketball in his arms, happened to bump into Zhou Xuan, who had just returned to school. He looked at the two large suitcases dragged behind him with a surprised expression on his face.
"Why do you have so much luggage? What did you bring? Two big boxes."
"I bought a computer."
"Don't you have a notebook? Why did you buy a computer again?"
"It's different. It's not as fun to play on a laptop as it is on a desktop!" Zhou Xuan chuckled and continued, "Besides, World of Warcraft is about to be launched soon. I heard that the picture quality is so high that the gaming experience is so exciting, so I'll save it." The money I got was enough to buy one.”
"Have you got the activation code? You are in such a hurry to get a new computer." Wang Ziyi glanced at him and said, "I think the number of reservations on the official website has exceeded one million."
"Break one million? Haha, the number of reservations has already exceeded five million! How long ago did you hear this news?" Zhou Xuan said with a smile, "But the B station game area has cooperated with Yunmeng Games, there is probably a There are one hundred fixed places for internal testing, and not only an activation code but also traffic will be provided. I participated in an official promotion event before and just got this activation code."
Although he is not a very famous UP owner, after a year of persistence and seizing the popularity of World of Warcraft, this little fat guy now has more than 10,000 fans.
Wang Ziyi looked at him with envy and said.
"Gan! Shady story!"
Zhou Xuan said with a smile.
"What kind of shady thing is this? They are all public activities on the official website. You can also participate."
Wang Ziyi sighed and said.
"I don't know how to edit videos, so forget it."
Zhou Xuan rolled his eyes and suddenly said.
"But speaking of the shady story, if you really want this activation code, you might as well go find Brother Yun who lives next door. It's hard for others to tell, but he can definitely get it for you."
Wang Ziyi hesitated for a moment, and his heart was indeed moved for a moment, but in the end he shook his head.
"Forget it. Now an activation code is sold for 20,000 yuan on second-hand platforms. Such a valuable thing... I can't speak."
Zhou Xuan looked at him helplessly and said.
"Actually, you are thinking too much. The prices sold on second-hand platforms are expensive, and the money is earned by scalpers, and it has nothing to do with the official. It is just an activation code, and it is just a word to others. Besides, this It is said that a fixed number of activation codes will be issued in the internal test, but the final number will definitely be more than the public number. Counting the ones given to partners and promoters, it is at least 20,000, and it may not be actually online There are more people than this!”
Wang Ziyi shook his head and said.
"I know what you're talking about, but... I'm really embarrassed to bother you with this matter."
Zhou Xuan sighed and said.
"Okay, I understand what you mean, then... I'll lend you my number for fun then?"
Wang Ziyi glanced at him sideways.
"You really want me to help you transfer money, right?"
Zhou Xuan said with a smile.
"Hey, no conflict, no conflict."
…
There are more than 5 million people with 10,000 quotas, and the probability of getting an activation code is less than 1 in 500.
Although he didn't have much hope, Wang Ziyi still stayed in front of the computer in the early morning, nervously waiting for the activation code to be issued.
There are still fifteen minutes left before the clock turns.
In order to relieve the tension and irritability in his heart, Wang Ziyi took out his mobile phone, opened WeChat, and clicked on the game group he often visited.
As usual, no matter what time it is, you can see people in the water group.
But what is different from usual is that usually the most common news in this group is either forming a team to grind a copy of "Oracle", or discussing the strategy of "Oracle", but today, let alone forming a team and discussing the strategy. , I can hardly even see the word "oracle".
As the largest MMORPG in China, it has been five years since the launch of "Oracle" operated by Sea Lion Group. No game has been able to challenge the status of this industry leader.
Now, however, this situation seems to have changed slightly.
An MMORPG called World of Warcraft was born. With the huge number of players accumulated by Warcraft and two promotional CG animations, it attracted the attention of more than five million players.
This is only in the closed beta phase.
When version 1.0 is officially launched, we still don’t know how popular it will be.
Even if the alpha0.1 version test is a deleted test, it still cannot stop the enthusiasm of players. As far as Wang Ziyi knows, the activation codes haven't been released yet, and the second-hand market has gone completely crazy.
From professional players to game guilds to those big anchors with hundreds of thousands and millions of streams, almost everyone is trying hard to squeeze into the server, and they do so regardless of the cost.
There are still more than ten minutes before the activation code is released, and there are already people in the group asking for money to buy it.
At this moment, an ID that had never bubbled before suddenly bubbled up and sent a message.
[Does anyone want an activation code? Fifty thousand yuan each.]
The group immediately went crazy.
[Fifty thousand yuan? ! Go crazy!]
[That’s it, a chance to delete files for internal testing and sell it for 50,000? ! You might as well rob a bank!]
The netizen named [Lonely Knife] didn’t explain, he just posted an online shopping link in the group, and then said sarcastically.
[Whether you want love or not, no one is begging you to buy it. Nowadays, activation codes have a price but no market, and some can be sold for 60,000 yuan on the second-hand market. If you don't have money, don't worry about it. It's not something you can afford in the first place. But if you are into live broadcasting, I suggest you consider it.]
This sentence stung many people, and the news in the group exploded instantly. Many people began to kick people from the Aite group leader and management.
However, that guy didn't give others a chance to kick him. He quit after sending out the online store link and advertisement. People who need it will naturally click on the link, and people who can't afford it will be in vain no matter how hard they promote it.
[It’s so irritating!]
[Damn it, it’s these stupid scalpers who are causing the activation code to be fired all over the place now!]
[that is! The authorities don’t care about this!]
Seeing the news flooding the group screen, Wang Ziyi sighed silently in his heart.
Although he despises this kind of behavior, he is just a player and there is nothing he can do about it.
The time was getting closer and closer to the early morning. He turned off the screen of his mobile phone and looked at the account interface of the creative workshop while silently counting the seconds in his mind.
Finally, the moment came when the clock turned.
When he saw the little red dot popping up on the private message bar of the creative workshop account, his heart almost rose to his throat. He held the mouse with trembling hands and clicked on the email he had just received.
The words that caught his eye made him almost forget to breathe for a moment.
[Dear players, thank you for your continued support of Yunmeng Games. We sincerely invite you to participate in the alpha0.1 beta of World of Warcraft... ]
Unable to suppress the excitement in his heart, he suddenly jumped up from the chair. He couldn't hold it back and blurted out a shout.
"Fuck!"
"Mr. Hao is awesome!"
Three glances came from the bed, and after noticing the confused expressions of his roommates, Wang Ziyi smiled awkwardly, left an apology, and went to the bathroom to wash up.
At the same time, in a suburb dozens of kilometers away, in a factory with a closed door, there was also a deafening "Fuck!"
However, the emotions contained in this voice are obviously completely different from those of Wang Ziyi...
Li Jinbo's bloodshot eyes were staring at the screen, with disbelief and despair written all over his face.
170,000 reservation applications…
Missed one!
"This is impossible... There must be something wrong with the reservation system... Or it's a shady secret! Yes, it must be a shady secret. How can I not get even one of the 170,000 reservations!"
For a moment.
He felt that the whole world had lost its color...