"Boom boom."
The dull sound of a flick to the head, accompanied by Fang Ka retracting his hand from the skull of the skeletal figure in front of him, vanished.
Fang Ka's gaze swept over the skeleton in front of him, admiring his very first undead skeleton.
At this moment, Fang Ka suddenly felt a mysterious connection emerging in his mind, prompting him to pause.
This feeling of mystery grew stronger, and in the next instant, he felt his consciousness becoming slightly blurred.
When he returned to his senses, he was slightly startled.
His current state was extremely peculiar, as countless streams of light twisted around him, and he drifted in an unknown state.
A stream of light brushed past him, and a surge of information came flooding in, causing him to pause momentarily.
After a while.
He gradually regained his composure and found the situation quite unbelievable.
His consciousness had somehow re-entered the world before his transmigration, more accurately, it was entering the network world of the former world.
Everyone near network devices seemed to be connected to that mysterious link, directly linking to the skeleton he summoned.
To Fang Ka, it seemed he could at any moment draw these people's consciousness into the body of the skeleton.
Fang Ka was somewhat shaken; as a game developer in his previous life, the first thing that came to his mind was his old profession.
A bold idea surfaced in his mind.
Low-level undead can only carry out the simplest commands, anything slightly complicated turns them into idiots, which is an irreparable flaw, although the advantage is that as long as Mana and Spiritual Power are sufficient, there are no limits, an undead army can easily be raised.
What if their consciousness were swapped with humans?
Fang Ka instantly made up his mind.
He intended to launch a game scam, a colossal lie, showcasing the essence of his game developer background, initiating a craze among gamers known as the fourth calamity.
His consciousness roamed the network world, feeling like a pervasive super virus.
....
Lu Yun burped lightly, routinely opened the Steam Platform, and began to browse VR games.
Despite the varying quality of VR games these days, he enjoyed Gold Panning in the Sand.
Recently, he discovered a decent VR romance game and found it quite addictive.
"Hmm? What's this?"
He suddenly noticed an interesting game icon, with a pure white background, and a black '18' crossed out with a red X.
Pausing for a second, he clicked in directly.
Exceeding three seconds is disrespecting oneself.
The game introduction appeared: 'A game set in an otherworldly theme, featuring realistic adult adventure elements with horror aspects. Please note, this game is extremely explicit! Explicit! Explicit! Important things are repeated (Note, this game uses brainwave technology, completely different from ordinary VR games, details can be experienced within the game server), also this game is in beta testing phase, currently available for registration: 1.'
"Adult adventure game? Horror elements? Focused on realism? Explicit? Brainwave technology? What sort of combination is this, well you've successfully caught my attention."
Lu Yun excitedly rubbed his hands, then decisively put on his VR equipment to enter the game.
The scene before him suddenly changed, a beautiful beach came into view, waves layered upon layers rolled in continuously, washing the shore.
The realism of this scene almost made Lu Yun feel like he was playing 'Reality OL'.
"Well, what level of texture mapping is this? Too much!"
"Right, explicit? I need to quickly explore this game's explicit point."
Even in his shock, Lu Yun didn't forget the primary feature he focused on.
Soon enough... He discovered the game's explicit point.
"This damn thing is too explicit... the bones are showing..."
Yes, he realized his character was a skeleton.
His body was entirely white bones, could anything be more explicit?
Horror elements? It indeed seemed to be so... but something felt off.
"Forget it, just this experience itself is worth it!"
Lu Yun quickly recovered from his minor disappointment and excitement surged again.
This was undoubtedly a gaming experience he'd never had before; perhaps to some extent related to brainwave technology mentioned, but he didn't care about that, playing games for fun was enough.
He gazed toward the distant horizon.
He realized beyond the nearby sea was obscured by a thick black mist, preventing any clear view.
"Map boundary? This game's pretty hardcore, no beginner sword, or starter gear at the beginning?"
"Also, where's the game interface? How to bring it up?"
"The details are amazingly realistic, there are quite a few little creatures on the beach."
"Forget it, better explore this island first."
Lu Yun redirected his gaze from the sea to the island behind him.
"Oh crap."
As soon as he turned, he noticed a boy in a black robe standing quietly behind him, looking at him with interest.
This indeed startled him.
Earlier, he hadn't noticed anyone behind him.
This individual was none other than Fang Ka.
After setting up on the network, Fang Ka returned to his body, then hurried to the Underground Book Collection, used the Magic Array there to quickly restore Magic Power.
Once Magic Power was restored, Fang Ka returned, standing behind this skeleton waiting for players to join the game.
Lu Yun hadn't noticed Fang Ka standing one meter away behind him because there existed a Soul Master-Servant Contract between the undead skeleton and Fang Ka.
As long as Fang Ka didn't want him to sense his presence, he would not sense it.
Even if Fang Ka wanted, standing right in front of him, he would perceive him as thin air.
From the moment his soul replaced the undead skeleton's immature soul, the Soul Master-Servant Contract had been inherited.
The player successfully entered the game.
"This is an NPC, right? Since it wasn't attacking me, it shouldn't be a monster."
Lu Yun was momentarily unsure: "Why aren't names and health bars displayed, overly hardcore or is the game unfinished?"
Staring at the flickering Soul Fire in the skeleton's eye sockets, Fang Ka composed himself, suppressing the awkwardness, and slowly opened his arms: "Oh, my loyal subordinate, heed my will and descend upon this world, within my command, embrace your destined glory."
A proper game must have some awkwardness, importantly, there must be a logical origin and faction background for these players, this enhances immersion and sense of belonging, indirectly boosting player initiative.
Observing the outspread arms of the black-robed boy ahead, Lu Yun pondered internally.
Yes, confirmed, this is an NPC.
From the background, he is a summoned skeleton by this boy? Quite interesting, should I ask him for a quest?
Thinking this, Lu Yun gave Fang Ka a charming smile.
Well, what he thought was charming, a skeletal grin where the skull's jaw gaped open, more eerie and creepy than charming.
"Do you need any help?"
Fang Ka nodded solemnly: "Certainly, my loyal subordinate, I require your assistance."
As soon as Fang Ka finished speaking, Lu Yun was astonished to find a semi-transparent panel appearing before him—naturally Fang Ka's doing.
The Soul Master-Servant Contract allows many things.
For instance, Fang Ka can make the undead skeleton's soul 'see' what he wants it to see, 'hear' what he wants it to hear.
This ability is crucial for a necromancer to issue commands to a large number of Undead.
Moreover, it's the reliance of a necromancer operating from a safe distance, controlling undead armies.
Currently, Fang Ka leveraged this ability to create a game panel visible only to the undead skeleton.
Fang Ka deemed it necessary, a game without a panel, wouldn't be called a game?
Would that be logical? Clearly, it wouldn't.
The reason he didn't immediately grant him a game panel was mainly to enhance gaming pleasure through means like this, and for fostering deeper recognition from the player.
The game panel activated by inquiring about tasks instantly elevated his status unchallenged.