Chapter 113: Second Subsidiary Sand Table Preliminary Testing

In reality, this "man-made god" aggregate creature truly possesses infinite potential, but it requires an enormous amount of resources, almost like a bottomless pit.

Xu Zhi was currently cultivating this one, but he had no idea when it would be finished.

"Being a creator is truly exhausting—planning maps, advancing civilizations in the sandbox, concealing my weak identity..."

He meticulously carved a small Rubik's Cube block, grumbling, "Even after completing the carving, this cube creature only has the qualification to be a 'spatial magic box.' Figuring out how to make them cultivate and expand their inner space is a real challenge."

This wasn't an ordinary wizard; it was a cube creature. The spatial magic rune spell was extremely specialized, making them completely incompatible with other wizardry. They possessed wizard cultivation but could not cast any other spells, only serve as spatial magic boxes.

Initially, Xu Zhi's alchemy and mental replication speed were quite slow.

A tiny, rice-grain-sized cube took a full ten minutes to create, but as he gradually grew more skilled, he could complete one in about five or six minutes.

At that moment, he resembled a nimble-fingered girl doing "needlework." He spent over an hour, and seven small cubes lay before him.

"This is killing me. A grown man like me is playing with embroidery needles," Xu Zhi muttered, setting down a cube and pressing his temples with difficulty. "Seven small cubes in an hour, and there are at least a thousand in the seventeen thousand cube components."

Over a thousand in total, and only seven an hour!

He had a terrible headache!

Forget about individually controlling their cultivation; just carving these things one by one to give them qualifications was mind-numbing.

"I can't do this anymore..." He was drenched in sweat, exhausted, and his mental energy was depleted. He decided to rest for a while. After all, he didn't have the same "stamina" as the players. Only an hour had passed since the cancer cells were released into the main sandbox, so there wasn't much upheaval. He planned to check in on the "silly" players to relax.

Unbeknownst to him, the forum was erupting. Following the complaints of two players, the situation escalated, with countless people furiously denouncing the red-named players.

Soon, a pinned post appeared with over a hundred thousand comments.

The post was titled: "Condemnation! Seven Red-Named Players Using Cheats, Severely Impacting Casual Sandbox Game Balance, Requesting GM Ban! Ten Thousand Person Blood Petition!"

The post claimed that the seven red-named players were significantly disrupting the balance of the "battle royale" game.

"Reporting wallhacks! He finds me no matter where I hide, and he has aim assist!"

"Reporting invincibility hacks! The legendary wizards inside can't kill those little ants, no matter what they do. Definitely invincibility!"

"We demand compensation! For the species we painstakingly evolved!"

"Ten Thousand Person Blood Petition 2"

"Ten Thousand Person Blood Petition 3"

At that moment, the entire forum was filled with grievances, and resentment had completely erupted.

Xu Zhi merely felt speechless upon seeing this. He completely ignored their reports. Those players were protagonists, favored by the destiny of an entire nation, complete with a main character template. How could these minor characters compare to them?

You supporting characters wouldn't even survive one episode in their BGM!

"Even I have to admit they have good reasons for their actions; they're just a bunch of ruffians, and I can't be bothered with them. Your protests are useless." Xu Zhi declared himself a creator without emotions, ignoring their laments.

However, Xu Zhi had a thought: "Since they want compensation, I might as well give them something even more hardcore."

Suddenly, he had a bold idea. He wanted to take this opportunity to test whether his new concept for a second, attached mini-sandbox was viable.

After all, developing this aggregate creature by himself, with over seventeen thousand individual parts to cultivate, was incredibly hardcore!

He was utterly despairing!

"Let me think and plan this out."

He looked at the empty ten-square-meter experimental plot next to him, which was usually the "Land of Gods," the habitat for his orchard's small pets.

Soon, an announcement was posted on the forum.

"Due to overwhelming player feedback, this game has decided to offer compensation. To allow players to experience the charm of the wizarding world that they might have missed, we will pre-emptively open a subsidiary dungeon map: the Wizard Simulator.

1. This map is currently a trial operation version.2. It will only be open for ten minutes.3. The time flow remains one day in the heavens equals one hundred years on the ground.

Players with a forum account and the latest VR glasses at home can participate. The server's simultaneous online capacity is 500 people. After ten minutes, this test experience will be closed."

"Wizard Simulator: An entertainment option for casual players, letting you experience the true joy of cultivation in the wizarding world!"

As soon as this announcement was made, it caused an instant sensation, nearly paralyzing the entire forum.

Compensate our losses?

When did this hardcore game become so kind?

"Does this mean the event experience is only ten minutes, but even we inactive cloud players who can only post on the forum can participate?"

"Long live the operations team!"

"Experience the charm of becoming a wizard? We can also cast spells, fly, and escape underground?"

"Hahaha, this hardcore game finally has a true casual mode! Let us experience the power of moving mountains and filling seas!"

"It's time to show you my Fire Release, the Great Flame Explosion spell!"

"Hahahaha! I'm so happy! This development team is amazing! I take back what I said about sacrificing a programmer to the heavens! (Feeling ashamed)"

The next second, all the slots were instantly snatched up.

When other netizens tried to log into the game, only one message appeared before their eyes:

"Server full, maximum capacity of 500 reached. Please wait for other players to log out before entering the game."

Those damn people, so fast?

Someone was stunned.

Even my eighteen years of single-life hand speed couldn't get me in!

Meanwhile, Bai Xiaojun, whose online name was "Medical Student Saves Another World," burst into tears upon seeing the successful login screen.

He was overwhelmed with a mix of emotions he couldn't express.

He had been frantically preparing medical theses, only to find out during the third beta test that it was still a biology thesis. He nearly spat blood; this was practically professional discrimination!

After all, the return of the Alchemist Emperor was thanks to medical students like him!

But now, despite not securing a closed beta slot, he had managed to grab a spot for this strange experience. Even though it was only for ten minutes, he was overjoyed.

"A Wizard Simulator, huh?"

He took a deep breath. What young person didn't dream of flying and escaping underground?

He looked ahead.

Two blank character models slowly appeared before him.

These characters naturally had their appearances manipulated by Xu Zhi to influence the players' perception. Otherwise, what if they discovered their true forms were mere cubes?

Bai Xiaojun looked at one of the character selections.

"Normal Wizard."

"Mental Growth: 1.2"

"Strength Growth: 0.1"

"Speed Growth: 0.6"

"Defense Growth: 0.6"

"(Can be promoted)"

"Spatial Wizard"

"Mental Growth: 1.2"

"Strength Growth: 0.1"

"Speed Growth: 5.0"

"Defense Growth: 5.0"

"(Hidden profession, remaining slots: 1/7)"

"A hidden profession? Spatial Wizard? Involving the spatial domain, obviously high-end! Speed and defense growth are significantly stronger, and there's only one slot left?" As an experienced gamer, Bai Xiaojun became excited. "Looks like I got in pretty early to snag this."

He wasn't foolish; he quickly grabbed the last slot.

"Please customize your appearance!"

Another option popped up before his eyes.

"Amazing, this beta test experience is incredibly generous! You can even customize your face!" He spent some time on the customization. Once finished, his eyes lit up, and he appeared on a flat, empty clearing.

"This place seems very rudimentary, no creatures, just yellow earth. It's indeed a test sandbox, in a semi-open mode, but its area should be much smaller than the Spore Evolution sandbox," Bai Xiaojun secretly assessed.

In the distance, he occasionally spotted other scattered players, each intently studying a massive stone tablet with inscriptions.

He tried to test his physical strength, which was incredibly weak.

What was going on? What about the promised Wizard Simulator, flying, escaping underground, moving mountains, filling seas, and experiencing the power of peerless wizards?

A prompt sounded in his ear:

"Players, please approach the cultivation monument and cultivate on your own."

Bai Xiaojun: ???

Holy crap! This damn thing, he had to cultivate himself!

Where were the promised benefits? So this was the "hardcore" kind of benefit. This game truly was as "casual" as ever. To experience a wizard's power, he had to start cultivating from scratch?

Over there, the game started with "Please evolve your eyes."

And here, it started with "Please begin cultivating."

He fell silent for a moment, then, like everyone else, he quietly approached the cultivation monument and began to cultivate. "I get it now," he thought, "This time, it's also a form of loving to learn!"

In the orchard.

Xu Zhi quietly observed everything, frowning and taking a bite of an apple. "It's hard, still too hard! Even though I had this sudden idea to develop a small test while they were complaining and asking for compensation, just to see their endurance and get feedback, the prospects probably aren't good."

To become a first-level wizard, one would need at least a month of cultivation!

There was no entertainment value; just making them control a cube, meditate cross-legged, and endure months of monotonous cultivation would be enough to deter anyone.

But Xu Zhi wasn't willing to give up! Even though he knew it was likely dead on arrival, he still wanted to try.