"Except for those born as deities, opening the path is the hardest on any road," Lor thought to himself. "The wizard path has more potential, so it's naturally going to be more difficult."

He exhaled softly, pushing away those thoughts and tried focusing his spiritual power on the game forum.

If nothing unexpected happens, the second CG, "Battle of the Abyss," will be released soon, which is also the last historical CG.

Next year, players will officially arrive, and any game CGs released afterward will be called version updates.

The game forum was successfully opened.

The forum is much busier now, with threads constantly emerging, all catching Lor's eye.

"Wow, this game's CG is really exquisite, hundreds of times better than movie effects."

"That girl at the beginning is so beautiful, I'm in love!"

"I look forward to the beta test. How are the beta slots distributed? Or I can buy a slot for ten thousand."

"Has anyone noticed? This game's CG is at least ten times better than others."

"I hope they didn't pour their heart into the CG but make the game with half a heart."

"Haha, the Celestial Horse Company is bold, shamelessly claiming this game can be 100% realistic. There's not even a single game on the market that's 5% realistic, it's simply laughable."

...

Most of these posts praise the exquisite CG, discuss characters in the CG, and express anticipation for the beta.

Some players worry the game might not match the CG.

A few criticize the Celestial Horse Company for false advertising.

The Celestial Horse Company was a game industry giant in Lor's past life, well-known.

After the game forum appeared, they quickly 'brought it under' their banner, heavily promoting it.

Since launching "Light of Truth," they rapidly became the number one game company.

However, one thing is strange; "Light of Truth" doesn't have a game store nor a subscription model. The only item for sale is revival coins, available offline for a thousand each.

But revival coins aren't the only way for player revivals; as long as the game panel holds 100 charge points, players can choose to use 100 charge points to revive.

In the later stages of the game, you can buy them from other players for as little as a hundred, which is quite cheap.

Developing such an avant-garde game without a profit motive is extremely peculiar.

"Celestial Horse Company..." Lor looked at a post mentioning this company, his thoughts swirling.

In his past life, Lor also found the Celestial Horse Company's unusual actions puzzling. Now that he has crossed into the Wizard World, he understands.

Both worlds are evidently real; there might be more to what lies behind the Celestial Horse Company.

There is a detail players may have overlooked, but Lor is well aware.

The game forum appeared first, and only afterward did the Celestial Horse Company claim this as a self-developed game.

Unfortunately, he cannot delve into this matter right now and can only let it go.

He stopped dwelling on it and turned to other posts, focusing on the IDs posting them.

"They're all big shots." Lor looked at each familiar ID below the posts, a small smirk on his lips.

Among these densely packed IDs are over a dozen who would become Fourth Ring Elemental Bloodline Wizards in the future.

In Lor's past life, they were undoubtedly high-level players.

As for those on the Faith Wizard path, he didn't spot a single one now.

The reason is simple; there weren't any Wizard Towers to learn the Faith Wizard System in the first two versions of "Light of Truth."

That stuff was a later-stage shortcut for wealthy players who spent big bucks buying Magic Crystals and Power of Faith from veteran players.

Seeing that the second CG hadn't been released yet, Lor habitually scrolled down the forum, trying to find posts of interest.

The results were unexpected; many posts were actually discussing him.

"What do you guys think, what's the identity of that handsome guy who appeared at the end of the CG? Could he be the protagonist?"

"Is this an unintended consequence?" Seeing this post, Lor pondered the motives of that Sequencer.

If that person really showcased everything he did, he might truly be regarded as the protagonist by players.

If interacting with players could indeed procure Origin Points, then that person's actions are questionable.

Unless... they're not an enemy.

"It's too early to make a conclusion now; let's observe further." Lor slightly shook his head, suppressing his doubts and clicking to have a look.

"He's so handsome, I'm in love."

As soon as he clicked in, he saw this reply with the highest likes.

Lor: "..."

Skipped.

"I wonder how much freedom this game offers. If possible, I want to bind him xxxxxx."

Lor's face instantly darkened, glancing at the ID of the comment poster.

The commenter was named 'Xiao Qiu Loves Eating Fish', a well-known game blogger in his past life.

This blogger loved to dig deep into game plots and had a large following.

Additionally, she was a beta player.

"I'll remember you." Lor gave the ID 'Xiao Qiu Loves Eating Fish' a meaningful look, continuing to scroll through comments.

Some comments were serious, others were not.

After a quick scan, he lost interest and closed the game forum, entering a meditation state while awaiting Kateya's return.

An hour later.

"Knock, knock, knock—"

The door to Lor's residence was knocked on.

Lor exited his meditation state and stood up to open the door.

Standing outside was Kateya.

"Lord Lor, I've collected all items containing energy and the Magic Crystals gathered during this time, all are here," Kateya bowed and presented a red Space Ring.

"Mm." Lor took the ring, scanned it with his spiritual power, and found besides a heap of Magic Crystals, there were also 1,132 strange items.

Among these items were ores, fruits, vegetables, flowers, and various parts of extraordinary creatures, among others.

They all shared a common trait of emanating various strange elemental fluctuations.

Lor transferred all these items into his own Space Ring before returning the red Space Ring to Kateya, asking, "Has anyone submitted other energy-containing items recently?"

"It's becoming rare on the Betula Continent," Kateya shook her head. "These tasks were issued under your name, so initially, the collection was quick."

"Wizards possessing various energy items were eager to submit tasks, gathering over 800 different energy items in less than a month."

"In the following eleven months, only over three hundred were collected in total."

"Other continents still have some wizards submitting tasks, but now there are many demons in the Endless Sea, making it hard for them to come over."

"Alright, got it. Please ask wizards from other continents to send energy items to their respective Central Wizard Towers. I will personally collect them in due time," Lor nodded.

If he were to collect them now, going from one Wizard Tower to another would be too cumbersome, better to wait for a while.

Also, the game forum is likely to release the second act today; he wants to see how that guy intends to portray him.

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