Floating City, Aincrad.
In this imaginary fortress suspended in the sky, made up of a hundred floors, there are also four seasons throughout the year.
However, the four seasons of Aincrad are fundamentally different from the real world.
Because the four seasons of Aincrad have nothing to do with the climate, only the environment where the floor is located.
In Aincrad, there are hot areas with very high temperatures, snowy areas with very low temperatures, unstable areas with year-round changes, and normal-temperature areas with very comfortable climates.
Of course, in addition to temperature, there are other climate parameters in Aincrad.
Such as wind.
Such as rain.
Such as moisture.
Such as dust.
There are even swarms of bugs and other climate parameters similar to the natural background, allowing players to experience a variety of different environments in this world.
Among these environments, some are quite harsh or even dangerous for players, while others are quite pleasing to the eye and quite eye-catching.
The 24th floor of Aincrad is such a place.
It was a lake floor that was mostly covered by water.
The main district of the floor is a town called Panaraze.
It was an artificial island built in the middle of a huge lake.
The artificial island is surrounded by slender pontoons stretching out in all directions.
These pontoons connect countless small islands around Panareze. A little further north, there is a tourist attraction with huge trees, which is quite popular among players.
Of course, these small islands are no longer within the circle. There are even places where there are training areas full of monsters. Only players with level 30 or above can break into them. Otherwise, it will be more dangerous.
Fortunately, as of now, there are no longer players with level 30 or above.
There are even players with levels above 40 who are now exploring wasteland on higher floors.
These players are the top players in the entire SAO. Each of them belongs to a famous guild. As a member of the frontline strategy team, they are struggling to fight against powerful monsters.
For ordinary players, the members of these strategy groups are out of reach, and they are even less likely to be able to take them out of this world.
Therefore, there are many players who look forward to the strategy team, but there are also many players who are afraid, fearful, or even disgusted with the strategy team.
No matter what, ability does not represent character.
Within the strategy group, there are some guilds and players with very bad reputations, which make ordinary players fear, fear and loathe them.
Among these guilds, there is one that has received mixed reviews.
The members of this guild are a group of beta testers.
Some of them abandoned all the players at the beginning of the game and only focused on getting stronger, and finally gained full strength from the players.
Some of them hid their identities and mingled with ordinary players. Finally, they revealed their identities for various reasons and joined the guild.
The reason why players have mixed reviews about this guild is mainly due to two aspects.
The positive aspect is that this guild is currently the strongest guild in SAO. Even though there are only dozens of internal members, each of them is a former beta tester. Naturally, it is impossible for them to be weak. He is also recognized as the most active member. He must be at the forefront of every battle to defeat the defensive boss. The guild president is even considered to be the best commander in SAO. He is praised for his role in every battle to defeat the defensive boss. Recommended as a leader, he is responsible for commanding all players to defeat the boss. So far, he has never been defeated. It is said that as long as he is present, the defending boss will definitely be defeated, and even pass without any damage.
The derogatory aspect is naturally because of their status as closed beta players. So far, some people still think that they are a group of selfish guys, which makes people unfavorable.
However, compared with the situation in the past when everyone shouted at the beta testers, the reputation and treatment of the current beta testers are undoubtedly much better.
At least, the beta testers did stand up, and continued to participate in the strategy strategy at the forefront in order to liberate all players. They also released the latest information to lower-level players from time to time, allowing players to know the distribution of monsters on each floor. , dangerous areas and mission NPC locations, gradually cultivated a group of brave middle-level players who walked out of the town, picked up weapons, and continued to fight.
In view of this, although this guild is not yet supported by everyone, it has eliminated many players' bad feelings and impressions of beta testers.
There are people who admire them.
There are people who hate them.
And there are also people who look at them very objectively.
This is already a considerable improvement compared to before.
Players all know that the person who caused this situation is one person.
During the most difficult period for the beta testers, he kept standing up. With a lazy and careless attitude, he saw through everyone's malice, calculations and conspiracies, kicked them away and even retaliated with them. In the end, the beta testers guild was able to A person who has gained a foothold and is recognized by most people.
To be honest, many people don't know what his name is.
Players only know that this person has always brought a beautiful swallowtail butterfly as his familiar. Although he is the commander of the strategy team, his own strength cannot be underestimated. Not only does he have amazing sword skills, but his familiar It can also use a variety of special skills, especially debuff skills that can bring negative status. It is said that even the defensive bosses with the strongest resistance are not immune to it and are often controlled.
The busybodies gave each other various nicknames for the convenience of calling each other.
For example, "Messenger of the Butterfly", "General of Sealed Beta", "Commander Expert", "King of Strategies", etc., etc. have been given nicknames that are either ethical or unethical.
However, there is still only one nickname that people use most often.
.
A demon is a familiar demon.
The division is the division of the division.
He is the player who leads both the familiar and the division, and is at the forefront of the battle.
That is the .
At this moment, the legendary figure is on the 24th floor of Aincrad.
Because the current base of the guild he leads is Panareze.
"jingle!"
A rather pleasant bell sounded.
It was the sound of a bar door being pushed open.
Luo Zhen yawned and walked into the bar as if he had just gotten up.
But in this bar, there are already players one by one.
"President!"
"President!"
"Good morning! President!"
Players one after another raised their hands to say hello to Luo Zhen.
"Good morning."
Luo Zhen responded listlessly.
"Woo..."
The rainbow butterfly standing on his shoulder also looked sleepy.
If you look closely, you can see that all the players present, including Luo Zhen, have a crest on the upper left side of their HP slots.
That's the guild crest.
Once you join a guild, the coat of arms belonging to that guild will appear on the upper left side of the HP gauge.
The guild crest of "Red Wings" is exactly a pair of unfolded red wings.
All the players here are members of the guild of .
They are also the top players who have all reached level 40 or above.
As for Luo Zhen, his level is above everyone else.
48.
This is Luo Zhen's current level.