55: Chapter 55 Global Open Beta: Foreigners are hopelessly addicted to cultivating immortality!

"What?! The Dragon Kingdom is launching a virtual reality game that claims to be 'Humanity's Second Home'?"

"And it's based on their ancient 'myths' and 'immortal cultivation'?"

In a conference room of a top Hollywood film company in the Eagle Kingdom.

A group of white executives in suits and ties looked at the promotional video for the Dragon Kingdom's Myth world on the big screen, mocking smiles on their faces.

In the promotional video, there were immortal mountains and pavilions, swirling clouds and mists, dancing cranes, and several figures in ancient costumes flying on swords, performing various gorgeous spells.

"It's a huge joke!"

A chubby film producer sneered unceremoniously.

"Do they really think they can compete with our Hollywood superheroes and sci-fi blockbusters by relying on these outdated Eastern myths?"

"This kind of visual effect, over here, would be considered a B-movie at best!"

Another marketing director chimed in.

"And 'immortal cultivation'? It sounds like some kind of mysterious Eastern witchcraft that simply cannot be understood or accepted by the Western public!"

"The dilemma of their Dragon Kingdom's cultural output isn't due to technology, but because their culture lacks universality!"

"I bet this game will be popular in their country for a while, but it will inevitably meet its Waterloo in the international market!"

The Hollywood executives talked over each other, full of contempt and disdain for the upcoming Myth world from the Dragon Kingdom.

They believed that while the Dragon Kingdom had indeed achieved leadership in technology, economy, and military, they remained the undisputed hegemon in the cultural field.

However, just three days later.

When the news of the global open beta of the Dragon Kingdom's Myth world spread across the globe through various channels.

An unprecedented "cultural storm" swept across the entire world in a way they had never anticipated!

The open beta of Myth did not have any large-scale promotional campaigns.

It was just a simple announcement posted on several major gaming platforms in the Dragon Kingdom and some international gaming forums.

However, the first batch of testers...

Those players who put on the neural induction helmets and entered the Myth world went completely crazy!

They had never experienced such a realistic virtual world before!

That immersive feeling, that tangible sense of reality, that freedom beyond imagination!

It made them unable to tell whether they were in reality or in a dream!

"Holy Sh*t! I feel like I'm really flying on a sword!"

"This isn't a game at all! This is another world! A real world of immortals!"

"Oh my god! I actually learned how to draw talismans! I can really conjure a fireball!"

"So cool! I never want to play those rough 3D games again! Myth is my faith!"

Countless players shared their experiences in the Myth world crazily on social media.

Their words were filled with shock, ecstasy, and a near-fanatical obsession!

Especially the core gameplay of the Myth world—the "immortal cultivation" system.

For Western players, this was an unprecedented, brand-new concept!

They were used to killing monsters to level up and relying on equipment bonuses.

But in the Myth world, the sense of achievement from cultivating step by step as a mortal, through meditation, alchemy, drawing talismans, flying on swords, and finally breaking through realms to ascend to immortality...

Made them feel an unprecedented "life transformation" and "personal growth"!

"I, a Western player who grew up playing World of Warcraft, am now addicted to meditation and cultivation just so I can reach the Foundation Establishment stage sooner!"

A veteran game streamer from Europe cried bitterly at the camera during a live broadcast.

"I swear! I have never felt such profound cultural heritage and such pure artistic enjoyment in a game!"

"The Myth world is not just a game; it is a... 'spiritual home' where I found myself and found the meaning of life!"

In just one week.

The number of registered players for the Myth world exceeded one billion!

An unprecedented "immortal cultivation craze" swept across the globe!

Countless foreigners began to frantically learn Dragon Kingdom culture just to better understand the various settings and techniques in the Myth world.

They began learning the Dragon Kingdom language just to communicate better with NPCs and Dragon Kingdom players in the game.

They began researching the Dragon Kingdom's Taoist philosophy and Buddhist Zen just to better comprehend the true meaning of "immortal cultivation"!

In that conference room in Hollywood.

At this moment, all the executives were ashen-faced, slumped in their chairs.

They watched the big screen, where the global real-time trending lists were filled with keywords like "Myth," "Immortal Cultivation," and "Dragon Kingdom Culture."

Along with the real-time data of their company's stock plummeting.

Their eyes were filled with despair!

"How could this happen?!"

The chubby film producer, with a pale face, said with a trembling voice.

"They, they really did it!"

"This is no longer a game! This is simply... a virus! A cultural virus!"

The marketing director's eyes were unfocused.

"All of our movies, all of our IPs, seem so pale and weak in front of the Myth world!"

"Our audience has been completely 'stolen' by the Dragon Kingdom people and their 'immortal cultivation'!"

The White House, the Oval Office.

The President, who had once been "driven crazy" by Lin Yun, had now regained his clarity.

But looking at the screen, where his daughter was wearing a neural induction helmet and kowtowing to a virtual "Taoist priest" to take him as her master in the Myth world...

A look of pain and helplessness appeared on his face again.

"Mr. President, according to intelligence, more than three billion people worldwide are addicted to the Dragon Kingdom's Myth world."

The Secretary of Defense reported with a pale face.

"They are not only spending huge amounts of 'pangu coin' in the game, but even starting to learn Dragon Kingdom culture and practice Dragon Kingdom martial arts in reality to better cultivate immortality!"

"Some senior military officials are even neglecting their work because they are addicted to it!"

"This, this is no longer an ordinary cultural invasion! This is simply... a 'cultural war' without smoke!"

The President closed his eyes in pain.

He knew that this "cultural dimensionality reduction strike" by the Dragon Kingdom was more lethal than any nuclear bomb!

It fundamentally destroyed the Western world's cultural confidence and dismantled their cultural hegemony!

In Lin Yun's villa.

Lin Yun watched the frenzied media reports about the Myth world and the scenes of countless foreign players addicted to "immortal cultivation," a playful arc curling at the corner of his mouth.

He looked at Ling Yao beside him.

Ling Yao's face was beaming with unprecedented satisfaction and pride.

She knew that her artistic dream had been realized in Lin Yun's hands in a way that exceeded her imagination!

"Mr. Lin Yun, look, aren't those Hollywood executives about to be driven crazy now?"

Ling Yao laughed softly.

Lin Yun just smiled faintly.

"This is just the beginning."

"The Myth world has even more possibilities."

He looked out the window at the global night sky lit up by the Myth world.

He knew that when human civilization was no longer limited to the real world.

When the concept of "immortal cultivation" began to influence the cognition of all mankind.

When the boundary between virtual and reality became increasingly blurred.

A true "community with a shared future for mankind" might be realized in this "Myth world" ahead of schedule!

"Next, we might consider integrating the Myth world with our 'interstellar colonization' plan."

Lin Yun's eyes flashed with infinite longing and expectation for the future.

"Let the Myth world become an... 'outpost' for humanity to explore the stars and the sea!"