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Chapter 612 - 612: Removed HIM
[At Zero Point Company]After Rookie learned about the golden rain Notch had cast across every corner of the game, he also began handling the related PR work with Brother Jiang's assistance.
Not long after, a rather meaningful game announcement appeared on the game forums.
[Official Announcement:]
[Dear players, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by the server outage on September 28 due to server instability.]
[During the server shutdown, we also carried out updates. The update contents are as follows]:
[Update Details:]
[1. Closed the Trial Grounds.]
[The Trial Grounds was a hidden dungeon carefully prepared for players. The Trial Grounds event has ended and is now closed.]
[Trial rewards will be sent to your mailbox later. Please claim them. Thank you for your understanding and support.]
[2. Removed Void Creatures.]
[As a hidden game easter egg, Void Creatures did not receive positive feedback from players. The development team deeply regrets this. Therefore, we have decided to remove Void Creatures and restore a peaceful and harmonious game environment and atmosphere for everyone.]
[3. Updated hidden world easter eggs.]
[This update adds a hidden world. Players are welcome to explore it!]
[4. Removed HIM.]
[HIM has been removed in this update. Please enjoy the game!]
It had to be said, the announcement written together by Brother Jiang and Rookie was pretty high-level.
Outsiders would see nothing wrong with it, while insiders would smile knowingly after reading it.
Since the launch of Minecraft, too many things had happened. HIM, conscious beings, the Void, the real HIM, and so on.
Obviously, anyone with eyes could tell this was no longer an ordinary game.
But the officials had never given any reasonable explanation for the consciousness entities that appeared in the game.
Previously, it was because there was no good way to explain it. No one knew how things would develop afterward, and they obviously could not classify every single incident as a game easter egg.
Now that everything had ended, Xu Yuan, the people under him, and those conscious beings had all returned to the Inner World.
The Outer World had also gone back to being a normal game.
At this point, summarizing all previous events was the best option, which was why Brother Jiang proposed categorizing everything that happened before as hidden dungeons or easter eggs.
Naturally, this was all for outsiders to see. The players themselves all understood what it really meant.
Besides summarizing previous events, Brother Jiang boldly added a new easter egg, basically openly implying that the officials knew about the existence of the Inner World and would maintain it together with everyone else.
This was essentially a clear hint to players that the officials and the Inner World were actually on the same side.
As for the final announcement, [Removed HIM], it became an unspoken code between the players and the officials.
After the announcement was released, players who saw it all smiled knowingly and rushed to leave comments underneath it.
"The officials improved, huh. Last time removing HIM took a whole day, but this time they fixed the server and removed him at the same time. Awesome. (doge)"
"Praise for the line [Removed Void Creatures]. Key point: 'Creatures.' Officials, you really know how to word things!"
"Hidden world easter egg, 6666. So the officials really know everything?"
"This game's entry barrier is gonna get high from now on. If you can't enter the hidden world, it's just a normal game. But if you can enter it, then things get fun!!!"
"Waiting for Steve, Grayfist, Black Blade, and Peng Peng bosses to release guides!!"
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[At This Moment, In The Inner World]
A beach floating in the middle of endless emptiness looked especially out of place.
The shape of the beach was exactly the same as the shallow shore where Xu Yuan and the others had first settled. The only difference was that there was no seawater around it.
At this moment, though, the people on the beach were arguing nonstop.
"Personal areas, construction zones, adventure zones, dungeon zones, scenic zones, leisure zones… those are all the areas we can think of for now."
"Every zone definitely has to be built in different dimensions so they won't interfere with each other. We can discuss the details later…", Peng Peng said while drawing a circle in the sand with a branch and writing the words "Transit Hub" in the middle.
"The most urgent thing right now is setting up a transit hub connecting all areas."
Peng Peng's plan was immediately approved by everyone. Seeing this, Entity 303 spoke first, "Why not just expand the shallow shore and use it as the transit hub?"
Hearing Entity 303's words, the Ender Queen, who was leaning against the mini-sized Execution Dragon, rolled her eyes at him and said irritably, "Oh sure, great idea."
"Our home can just turn into a zoo then, right? Why not set up an entrance fee too? Help cover household expenses?"
Hearing the Ender Queen's words, Little Bug burst out laughing.
Before he could speak, Grayfist muttered quietly beside him, "This silly kid's still laughing. Guess who the animal being watched is…"
Grayfist's voice actually wasn't loud, but Little Bug had excellent hearing. He heard every word clearly, and this sentence he definitely understood.
Little Bug suddenly realized something and jolted in shock. Looking at Entity 303, he frantically shook his head.
"You fire-starting freak! I don't wanna be watched!! Our home isn't a zoo!!!"
Seeing this, Null patted Little Bug's head to calm him down while saying, "I disagree too. Too noisy."
Entity 303's proposal was immediately rejected unanimously, and everyone quickly fell into another round of "debate competition"…
Seeing this scene, Tyrant HIM and Fan Village HIM exchanged glances before looking toward Xu Yuan, who was resting on a lounge chair made from sand nearby, with worried expressions.
"You… you're okay, right?…"
The beach had only been completed recently when Tyrant HIM and Fan Village HIM arrived there.
Entity 303 received them. Though "received" was a stretch, since he did not say much at all. He just pointed them toward Xu Yuan and then immediately joined the discussion with a serious face.
Following Entity 303's directions, Tyrant HIM and Fan Village HIM quickly found Xu Yuan resting there. For now, they still could not determine Xu Yuan's condition.
After all, all the current work was being handled by Xu Yuan's subordinates, which was why they asked that question.
Hearing Tyrant HIM's voice, Xu Yuan slowly opened his eyes. With tightly furrowed brows and a serious expression, he said, "I got stripped of power!"
After saying that, Xu Yuan pointed toward Entity 303 and the others nearby, looking like he had suffered some huge injustice.
"Not only are they refusing to let me manage anything, they're also making me stay here and not letting me run around!"
Hearing Xu Yuan's words, Tyrant HIM and Fan Village HIM instantly felt the urge to beat him up. 'Is this even something a person should say? This is pure bragging!'
Seeing this, Tyrant HIM moved closer to Xu Yuan and carefully examined him while saying, "Did someone possess you or something??"
Seeing Xu Yuan's change, Fan Village HIM smiled with relief and said, "You've really relaxed now. Looks like everything has finally settled down, huh?"