For players with good operations, joining any faction in the early stages was pretty much the same, but players who weren't good at combat had it rough.
The screen cut back to Excavation Princess.
"Recently, factions have become a topic of concern for many players, and among the discussions revolving around this topic, the most striking one is which faction to join."
"Here, I want to solemnly introduce Silent Garden. Although Silent Garden is a newly opened faction, it offers a unique game experience that most factions do not have."
Directly promoted to a core member upon joining the faction, with the Faction Lord personally guiding quests! Since the faction population is still very small, joining now also grants a unique investiture ceremony!
In addition to the introduction, Excavation Princess also released interviews with Silent Garden players.
These included Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky, Convert to My Lily, and several newly joined players.
These players, who had reaped the benefits, naturally had nothing but good things to say.
"The good days are still ahead!"
The contrast between smiling faces and crying faces created a strong impact.
Lily, watching the video, nodded in satisfaction.
The new version was about to open, and Excavation Princess's promotion could be said to be very timely. At that time, many new players would definitely be attracted and come to the 11th Shelter, becoming high-quality leeks in her leek field.
However, it was clear that not all players agreed with Excavation Princess's comparison.
Both the bullet comments and the video's comment section were in an uproar at this time.
"Compared to many lesser-known small factions, Silent Garden is indeed a good choice, but to say that Silent Garden is better than the five major factions is a bit laughable. If Lily weren't a game NPC, I'd suspect Excavation Princess took dirty money from Lily."
"Of course, I can also understand why Excavation Princess would praise Silent Garden like this. Silent Garden is Lily's faction, after all. Players who have followed along know that Excavation Princess is now deeply tied to Lily."
"Now I'll talk about the disadvantages of Silent Garden that Excavation Princess deliberately didn't mention. First, and most importantly, Silent Garden is in the Goli Desert. It takes at least 2 days for an Ordinary player to get there, and the travel cost is at least 1000. Can you accept this cost?"
"Secondly, Lily is not a main story character. If you join Silent Garden, you have to bear the consequence of not having main quests to do. Many people think this doesn't matter; if you don't do main quests, you can do daily, side, and hidden quests. But you're too optimistic."
"Small factions release fewer quests, and the reward cap is low. Currently, Silent Garden has few people, so everyone levels up quickly by doing quests together, but if a large group of players suddenly joins Silent Garden, they will face a situation where there are too many monks and not enough porridge, making leveling up difficult."
This top comment in the comment section truly hit the core of the issue.
Lily found that Excavation Princess was also active in the comment section, but facing the problems pointed out by this comment, Excavation Princess was completely unable to respond directly.
Although she had repeatedly analyzed that Lily was an important story character, and some of her conjectures had already been confirmed, until the official reveal that Lily was related to Origin Star's main story, her conjectures remained just that—conjectures—and it was hard for conjectures to hold up against such doubts.
However, as someone with an extremely thick skin, Excavation Princess also had her trump card.
"If you don't believe me, let's wait and see!"
During her days of excavating game lore, she had used this tactic countless times to respond to other players' doubts.
Although she repeatedly failed, she was fearless.
"It's here! This is the Excavation Princess I know!"
Seeing this scene, the surrounding players immediately found it amusing, especially the mischief-makers. They didn't care who was right; as long as there was an argument, they loved to watch.
Lily secretly shook her head.
What a pity.
If she could speak in the community, she would definitely jump in and heavily troll, wildly disparaging herself and Silent Garden to make the debate even hotter. That way, when the official update announcement was released, she and Silent Garden would gain more attention and popularity.
At the same time, Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky received a private message from Black Si, the guild leader of Loyalty Hall Guild.
"Didn't you gloat before and tell me to pay attention to the rankings and the arena? Now that the new version is about to be released, there's no need to hide it anymore, right? Tell me, what exactly have you been up to?"
Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky's mouth twitched.
What the hell?
It was all for show.
He originally wanted to join the Truth Society, then monopolize all of their quests, aiming to top the level leaderboard and be the first to emerge from the arena.
As it turned out, the Truth Society was unreliable, and his plan completely fell through. Although he managed to raise his level again by re-joining Lily, it was no longer possible to dominate the level leaderboard.
Damn it, I can't reply.
Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky could only learn from the advanced experience of Excavation Princess, an excellent senior from the Silent Garden.
[You just wait and see.]
Black Si: [Oh, I'd like to see what you're hiding.]
Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky: "..."
Play dead.
Recently, there have been rumors that Lily is actually a trump agent of the Gene Primordial, and that the claim of her being an alien was made up by her to deceive people. He didn't know if it was true, but he believed that Lily's true identity was definitely not simple. Even if he couldn't get any benefits now, the situation might reverse in a few versions.
Individual strength can determine many things, but the version determines the upper limit!
Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky closed the chat window with Black Si. Just then, Old Dog suddenly sent a message.
[The new version's update details and the opening cinematic are out. Go check them quickly.]
This news attracted the attention of countless players.
They all opened the game's official website, crowding the comment sections of the update announcement and the bullet chat area of the promotional video.
Even before this update arrived, the official team had already given an early preview of the 1.1 version, Darkmoon Tide. However, amidst the dense update details, a small line of text still caught the attention of many players.
[Version 1.1 adds a new beginner village.]
[Origin Star - Goli Desert 11th Shelter]
A beginner village must have a main quest line; this was the experience summarized by players who had played version 1.0.
"Goli Desert 11th Shelter, isn't that where the Silent Garden is located? Origin Star only opened this one beginner village. Holy crap, this is specifically for the Silent Garden! Does that mean Lily is really related to the main storyline?"
Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky and Excavation Princess both widened their eyes.
When they started watching the newly released promotional video, they became even more excited.
The first half of the new promotional video introduced features like leaderboards and the arena. The second half showcased some stunning landscapes from Beyond the Stars and some popular NPCs. Among those appearing from Origin Star were the capital of the Gene Primordial and the Railway Guild, the Goli Desert, several story NPCs from the Gene Primordial and the Railway Guild, and Lily.
"Woc, Fu!"
In the video, Lily, with her hair dyed black, sat in a car, driving along a road gradually being swallowed by yellow sand, deep into the Goli Desert. The car kicked up clouds of dust, and behind the dust, sand worms furiously gave chase.
Undoubtedly, this was promotional material synchronized with the new beginner village added in the Goli Desert.
But most players wouldn't think it was that simple.
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