Polaris suddenly found that the scenery around him changed.
He came to a spacious square. The sky was bright and cloudless. He was surrounded by a crowd of people. He could even feel the stuffy environment. He heard the hysterical shouts of the people. The voices were mixed with fanatical and pious emotions. They shouted in unison:
"Dazlet!"
"Long live Trisul!"
"Praise the Eternal Sun!"
The resonance of human voices echoed in the sky above the square.
Polaris looked up and saw a blond-haired, blue-eyed young man standing upright on the high platform in front of him. In front of him was a square column-shaped podium and a retro microphone.
She was wearing a loose robe mixed with white and gold, a diamond crown on her head, and a smile on her face. She looked extremely holy and shining under the warm sunlight.
At this time, the female voice in the background slowly sounded again:
"Prince Dazlet of the Empire is leading the Western War. He seems to have embodied the expectations and hopes of the people of the entire territory, and is determined to take back the territory that originally belonged to Trisur..."
The perspective of the North Star began to expand, and seemed to be constantly moving forward, until it stopped in front of the prince, giving a close-up of the other's almost perfect face...
Still smiling in the sunshine.
The prince spoke softly:
"People of Trisur, please remember that this is also the sun's punishment on the United Kingdom of Anlong... I will let the world know that the majesty of the empire cannot be challenged! Everything lost will eventually be taken back!"
The plain voice passed through the loudspeaker and echoed in the square.
He raised his hand and pointed his palm at the sun!
The crowd all looked up, showing even more enthusiasm; the men raised their fists and shouted, and the women waved silk handkerchiefs.
Screams, cheers, and noises intertwined and converged into a deafening force that stirred the square, and Polaris even felt his blood boiling.
At this moment, a brighter background sound came from somewhere...
'The cathedral organ?'
Polaris was stunned.
He had been interested in musical instruments of old times, and happened to recognize the exciting music gradually playing in the background as the sound of an organ.
The prince's smile never changed, and he stood in the cheers of the crowd like a shining star. With the breeze, sunshine and organ music, Polaris felt goose bumps.
The air currents passed through the thick brass tubes, making the organ music whistle, and the piano music accompanied it, just like a torrent filled with dancing elves.
Amid the stirring and epic melody, the entire picture began to slowly rotate with the prince as the center, and the scene on the platform where the North Star was located gradually became clear.
Behind the prince stood several royal stewards with serious expressions, among whom a petite blonde woman particularly caught his attention.
"That's the character that appeared in the CG during the 1.0 version public beta, Princess Anna of the Sun... The voice of the narration just now should also be her, right?"
Polaris is quite knowledgeable about the game, so he certainly wouldn't forget this detail.
The big shots on the platform appeared one by one in front of Polaris. The latter didn't know them very well, but he could roughly judge the church and camp they belonged to based on their clothes.
"The Church of the Sun, the Church of the Moon, the Cult of the Stars, the School of Madness, the History and Ritual Association, the Hailing Group, and... that's Teacher Jack and the circus executives!"
Polaris felt excited.
Only then did he realize that he had forgotten to turn on the barrage, so he clicked on the operation window and swiped to the settings.
Immediately afterwards, messages flashed across my sight like shooting stars, all written by players who were watching the opening CG at the same time—
"Oh my god! This feels like a blockbuster movie!" "I have goosebumps all over my body!" "Are we going to have a large-scale battle right from the start of version 2.0? This is so exciting!" "This prince looks like an important NPC. Long live the Empire!" "Praise the sun!" "What did I see? Jack!" "Jack has also become a big shot in the Empire! My youth is over!"
Polaris smiled slightly, moved his fingers, and typed a string of words on the virtual keyboard:
"Strangers are back!"
He immediately looked up and continued to watch the CG immersively, but Polaris soon noticed some key words appearing in the comments...
"Look, Jack seems to be in a daze!" "At such an important gathering, the ones who are in a daze are either low-level scoundrels or big bosses!" "Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter, Jack seems to be falling asleep!" "He's dead, he seems to be grinning."
Polaris couldn't help but look over, and sure enough, he noticed that Teacher Jack was standing in the Kangkai Council camp in a black suit and top hat, but his expression was a little absent-minded, with a smile on his lips.
However, what no one knew was that at this moment, Chen Lun was looking at his own panel, which was playing the official opening CG...
What surprised Chen Lun was that the video actually showed the scene like a live broadcast, in which he saw himself and the barrage of comments.
"Wow... Where was this angle taken from? But it makes me look pretty handsome, about one-ninth of the realism."
Based on the angle of the video, Chen Lun tilted his head slightly and looked up into the air, but there was nothing there.
What he didn't know was that this unintentional little action caused all the players to go crazy.
"Wow?! Jack actually saw me?!" "He didn't see you, he looked at the camera!" "That's all nonsense, it's Jack who discovered his NPC identity, he will definitely resist the control of the game and escape from this world!" "So damn handsome! There are so many big shots, but he is the only one who raised his head and looked at us..."
In the opening scene, there was a sudden close-up of Chen Lun.
The picture of him slightly tilting his head with the sunlight shining directly on his handsome face was enlarged. There seemed to be mystery and profound meaning in his smiling eyes, which made the players stunned.
"No more talking, take a screenshot and use it as wallpaper!" "No more talking, take a screenshot and use it tonight!" "No more talking, I'm going to download it first..." "The one in front, keep your hands to yourself!" "Come on, it's too strong!"
Polaris was also startled by his NPC teacher.
He didn't expect that in the 2.0 version of the opening CG, not only did Jack appear again, but he also had a close-up of him.
"Doesn't this indirectly indicate that Mr. Jack still occupies an important position in version 2.0?!"
Polaris smiled happily.
He believed that Dongyang, Su Keying and others also saw this scene, and they must have been excited about it and had a strong sense of superiority.
The opening CG continued to play, and as the screen rotated, the perspective came to the air behind the prince. The players seemed to be standing on a high platform, looking at the countless people in the royal city below with those big shots.
Suddenly.
The cathedral organ music in the background kept rising until a high note, like white noise causing tinnitus, and the whole picture suddenly became gloomy.
The sun disappeared.
All the bigwigs on the platform disappeared.
The crowd below the platform turned into countless ferocious insect-men, and the prince's original back turned into a thin and dry stranger back.
Two pairs of steel wings composed of densely packed long swords spread out, and the strange man raised a beheading sword that was glowing with golden light and slashed forward heavily.
when!
The background white noise turned into a heavy bell sound, deafening.
White light filled the sight, and all the insects and humans disappeared into nothingness.
Then, the all-white screen lasted for several seconds.
Polaris was a little confused, not knowing what was going on. The barrage of comments continued, and the players who saw this scene were also confused.
"The style suddenly changed?" "Who is this?!" "It feels like a bigger event..." "Oh, I remember! This back figure appeared in the CG of the 1.0 version public beta!" "Yes, yes! I remember it too!"
Polaris looked at the barrage and thought of the same scene.
He was just trying to guess the identity of the skinny man when the holy female voice narrated again:
"The spirit world is in turmoil, but the real world is in danger... The continent is in turmoil and chaos, and the deep darkness is resurrecting. Is hope in the hands of the Prince of the Sun, or in your hands?"
The white light slowly revealed the face of Sun Princess Anna.
Her eyes were lowered and her hands were clenched into fists with her fingers crossed in a praying position.
Open mouth slightly:
"It remains to be seen..."
when!
The bell rang again.
But this time, the players all understood that it was not the sound of the bell, but the slash of the strange figure in the darkness...
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When Polaris came to his senses, he found himself standing on the side of the street.
People were coming and going all around, and carriages were whizzing by, ringing their bells.
There was even a little child who was walking by holding his mother's hand and kept looking back at him, as if he found this dazed and weird uncle interesting.
When Polaris saw the environment clearly and realized that he was still in the offline Peacock City, he couldn't help but shake his head and sighed that the opening CG was so shocking that he was still immersed in it.
drop!
When the message from the panel came, he quickly opened it.
It was sent by Dongyang, Su Keying and others, meaning to find a place to gather first and make plans for the next step. Polaris would naturally not refuse. After turning off the panel, he took a step and walked directly to the agreed place.
After a moment.
A group of top players met in a restaurant.
"By the way, did you all watch the opening CG just now?"
Gold nugget was the first to start the conversation.
He looked excited and was gesticulating with his hands.
"How exciting! Our main quest should also be related to that!"
"Well, we discussed this before, and now it seems to be the Western War... But I don't quite understand the second half, but it's probably about fighting those insect people in the dark."
Dongyang nodded and said.
"Don't you guys care about Jack? He's all I can think about now..."
Taiyin held her chin with both hands, her cheeks flushed.
"I haven't seen him for a few days. I miss him so much. I want to run to the royal city and throw myself into his arms..."
"Well, that's probably not realistic. From here to the royal city, we have to cross at least two states, and it takes more than half a month or even longer by train... By that time, the main quest may have started for a while."
The centaur explained.
Wei Yin immediately glared at him fiercely.
"Our primary goal now is to obtain the extraordinary knowledge for advancement. With the launch of the new version, the level cap has been raised to level 80, which is enough for us to advance all the way to Sequence 7..."
Polaris tapped the table and spoke softly.
"As for the main quest, there will usually be hints, and it won't be too late to discuss it then."
"Brother Beizi is right! We are stuck at the entire version of Sequence 91. We have long wanted to experience the feeling of flying and hiding. What are we waiting for? Let's go to the fairyland and buy it!"
Meet the Dragon King who leaned over and said.
"Yes, yes, yes! What if the extraordinary knowledge is limited? If you go too late, it will be gone! Those bastards are very quick to act. Have you forgotten about the previous incident of stealing the flintlock rifle skin?"
Kucha Nana, Honey Yuzu and others also echoed.
Dongyang and Chenxi looked at each other.
"Well, let's get the extraordinary knowledge of Sequence 8 first."
Then, the group of top players didn’t even eat their meal and ran out of the restaurant in the surprised eyes of the waiter.
Ten minutes later.
The area of the cabins by the Wonderland Lake was packed with people.
"Luckily we got here quickly, otherwise we would have to queue up to enter Wonderland!"
Goutou Jinxin said with more than enough emotion.
There are now thousands of players in the circus force, but only five hundred people are online in Wonderland at the same time.
"The players who can enter the circus are all top players. They are all very smart. Who doesn't know the importance of the first-mover advantage? Extraordinary knowledge is a precious thing that distances you from other players. Only Jack can buy it directly..."
Su Keying shook her head and sighed.
The group pushed through the crowd and came to the statue of Jack in front of the wooden house.
They couldn't wait to interact with the statue and clicked on the redemption list.
"Sequence 8's extraordinary knowledge really exists! All ten paths are lit up at the same time. My Jack is so awesome!"
Goutoujin exclaimed and almost jumped up on the spot.
"Buy, buy, buy! Only six hundred gold pounds, that's a damn good deal!"
When Dongyang and others heard this, their eyes lit up.
They had inquired about the market price of the mysterious realm. Generally speaking, the price of Sequence Eight Supernatural Knowledge fluctuated between eight hundred and one thousand gold pounds, and there was no demand for it.
The circus possesses all kinds of extraordinary knowledge, and its inventory is quite large, and the prices are cheap. You can't find such a "welfare" force anywhere else.
"To be precise, it's 300 gold pounds plus 300 contribution points. We have saved a lot of contribution points, so we can save some money..."
Dongyang chuckled.
He and the centaur Kuang Ben Kuang both exchanged for the extraordinary knowledge of the Sun Sequence Eight - Craftsman, and then several pages of manuscripts appeared in their hands, with Jack's familiar handwriting on them.
It can be seen that all this extraordinary knowledge comes from Jack.
"How much knowledge do you think is hidden in Jack's brain? I really want to pry open his brain and see..."
The Dragon King held the Destiny Sequence Eight - Fortune Teller in his hand and shook his head with emotion.
The last tone was changed into Moon Sequence Eight - Executioner, glaring at him fiercely.
"If you dare to speak rudely to my brother again, I'll send you to eat laofan."
The Dragon King immediately raised his hands in surrender. He knew that Weiyin was a rich girl in real life, and it was said that her family was a high-ranking official in the Shining Eagle Group. He could not afford to offend her.
Chen Xi, Honey Pomelo, Su Keying and others all exchanged for Sequence Eight knowledge and were delighted.
Polaris finished reading the manuscript silently, his aura becoming stronger and stronger, directly attracting the attention of others.
"Bei... Beizi brother?!"
The Dragon King's eyes widened.
Honey Yuzu and Kucha Nana were frightened by his sudden surprise and quickly scolded him:
"What are you yelling about!"
The Dragon King looked at the two female players aggrievedly and said stutteringly:
"I can't detect Brother Beizi's information?!"
Everyone was shocked.
"Holy shit! Really!"
The gold nugget threw a probe and couldn't help but shudder.
"Are you already twenty levels higher than us?!"
Polaris smiled and nodded.
"Before the version update, I accumulated a lot of experience points in the Bloody Campaign. I accidentally upgraded Sequence 8 - Diviner to the maximum level... Now my total level is 50. The interface tells me that I only need Extraordinary Knowledge to advance to the Middle Sequence."
Dongyang stared blankly at his level 38 panel. He said to himself, damn, this guy is really no match for him.
The other players nearby also noticed the noise, and after asking around, they realized that "Brother Beizi" had already reached the maximum level of Sequence 8...
The discussions gradually became louder and even turned into a noise.
The sound of "Oh my god" was heard, and the entire lakeside cottage area became a repeater scene.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to change the number one position on this list... What kind of monster are you?! How can we survive!"
The dog-headed gold shouted exaggeratedly.
The other players just felt that this guy had expressed their own thoughts, and their gazes towards Polaris became increasingly complicated, although of course mixed with admiration.