I Became The Vampire Progenitor

Countless players who didn't get beta access began clamoring for the test quota to be expanded, while those who had made it in demanded newbie tutorials and the removal of punishing features like the language barrier.

If changes weren't made, they threatened to quit.

There were even organized boycotts calling for the developers to change the game mechanics.

For a while, the sheer tenacity and coordination of the player base shocked everyone.

But what truly frustrated everyone was Glory official's indifference. The developers didn't even issue a statement.

No matter how much the players rioted or flooded the forums, no one responded.

Eventually, the only thing posted on the official site was a brief announcement, and it was just as hardcore as the game itself:

'Glory is a hyper-realistic world. Please do not approach it using the logic of other games.

Here, you can experience everything as it truly is.

If you do not wish to continue the game experience, please contact us to delete your account. Your access will be redistributed to other players in need.'

This cold, unyielding statement left the angry players fuming, and thousands, in a fit of rage, really did delete their accounts.

But the moment those accounts were released, they were snatched up in seconds by players still scrambling to get in.

The game remained completely unaffected.

So while one group raged about Glory's tyrannical developers and unreasonable systems, another group heaped praise on the devs' decisiveness. The official forums turned into a flame war battlefield.

Yet despite all this chaos, it was precisely the devs' unwavering attitude that helped players recognize just how different this game really was. And as they continued playing, they began to fall deeper and deeper in love with the world of Glory.

A regular game can get old and boring, but a world with millions of years of rich history, full of boundless wonder, isn't something the average player can resist.

Especially once players discovered that you could literally do anything in Glory, the community went absolutely wild.

Forum threads were being spammed nonstop:

"Anyone want to form a Glory Common Tongue study group? Let's learn the language together!"

"This world's deep history is insane. I just found an ancient Elven book in a church from millions of years ago, and it recorded a real epic story. This game is next-level."

"Holy crap, I found an erotic knight novel in-game! Opened my eyes. Glory's devs actually put smut in the game!"

"Help! I got sold to a tavern and I'm being forced to… entertain guests today. What do I do?! Someone save me!"

"I practice Wing Chun and Bajiquan in real life. Turns out I got accepted by a Level 10 Warrior as his disciple! Real-life martial arts actually work in Glory! Gotta go learn some warrior secrets now!"

When players first entered the game, it was a total struggle, no shared language, no idea where to go, what to do, or how to even function.

But with time, as they grew familiar with their starting locations, they began to blend into the world. Relying on their shamelessness and fearlessness, they gradually became a part of Glory.

This vast and magnificent world instantly captured their hearts.

Yet the most widely criticized issue remained, the language barrier.

It was simply too hardcore. Players were jumping up and down cursing. Even though most of them spawned in the Temple of Life, only some got a free casting of Universal Comprehension. Some priests couldn't even cast it, they didn't know the spell!

This made many players absolutely furious.

But the devs didn't care at all, no response.

So players stumbled around miserably for quite a while before barely picking up a few basic phrases. Many of them swore they hadn't studied this hard since their college entrance exams.

The second most hated feature? The death penalty.

Each death resulted in losing 20% of total experience and came with a 24-hour cooldown before you could log in again.

Even worse, if you died more than five times in a single month, each additional death added a 72-hour lockout before you could return.

This mechanic hit players right in their lifeline. Those who thought they could abuse infinite resurrection suddenly became extremely cautious.

Naturally, this sparked unified outrage from the player base.

"20% total XP loss per death? That's insane! Higher-level players could even lose a level after one death! Outrageous!"

"And the cooldown is ridiculous, having to wait an entire day to log back in?! Completely unreasonable!"

But Glory remained as firm as ever:

"Glory is an extremely realistic world. Excessive deaths will result in psychological and physical trauma. In order to preserve immersion and avoid harm, players must be restricted from frequent resurrection."

"We hope players will treasure their in-game lives and avoid wasting them carelessly."

Players hated the explanation. But Glory didn't argue, they simply issued another statement: "If you don't like it, delete your account."

So players were left both seething with rage and hooked beyond saving.

The brutal difficulty of Glory made it hard to get into, but once you adjusted, it became utterly addictive.

So despite all the protest banners and boycotts, almost no one actually quit.

On the contrary, as more and more players dove deeper into the game, screenshots began flooding the forums.

The dazzling, massive world of Glory, its unbelievably immersive environments, the freedom of action, and even the unrestricted R-rated content.

Set the entire gaming community on fire.

Everyone had already sensed the game was special during offline demos, but no one imagined it would be this powerful.

The player base basically went crazy.

But the 100,000 internal test slots were pitifully few, less than a drop in the ocean of interested gamers.

Beta accounts became black-market gold, with the rich willing to pay up to 100,000 yuan per account.

Li De stayed on Earth for two days. He even made a special trip to a local demo center to meet up with the girl who had added him on WeChat, hoping to dig up more game info.

But he didn't get much out of her about Glory.

What he did get, though, was the intense gaze of a gorgeous young woman, utterly entranced by his handsome and noble aura.

Especially his aristocratic bearing, it practically made her swoon. Even at 11 p.m., she still wanted to come to his place, just to "see if his boiled water tasted better."

Naturally, Li De righteously refused.

"I'm just here to ask you about the game, why are you trying to sleep with me?"

And with that, he turned and walked away, leaving the girl behind with a face full of disappointment, watching his elegant figure fade into the distance.

In her heart, she sighed softly.

"He really is the god-tier man I chose… Even his back is so damn attractive."

Although Glory had launched its beta, it still hadn't released any substantial new information.

Disappointed, Li De returned to Dawn City.

By now, he'd been on Earth for two days.

It had already been a full week since he left Dawn City.