7: Chapter 007 Beta Testing Begins

"Thanks, Zhou Yang. Once the competition starts in a few days, I'll treat you to a big meal." Yang Ruoxue hung up the phone, satisfied.

Zhou Yang immediately sent her the GM account.

Meanwhile, after finishing his meal, he posted the recruitment for the game's beta test on his company's official gaming website.

The popularity of wwii: eastern meat grinder had been extremely high over the past few days.

As soon as Zhou Yang posted the beta recruitment, it immediately shot up to the trending topics.

A massive number of Netizens flooded the official website, causing it to start lagging for a while.

On Douya Live, Zhou Xiaoyi had just started her stream when tens of thousands of viewers flooded in.

As the streamer who first discovered the game CG for wwii: eastern meat grinder, she naturally reaped the traffic benefits.

At this moment, the chat was going wild, spamming that eastern meat grinder had opened its beta recruitment.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaoyi quickly said with a smile, "Everyone, don't be anxious. I've already applied for the beta test."

Although the popularity of eastern meat grinder was very high, the number of people being recruited for this beta test was quite small—a mere 2,000 people.

For Huaxia, with a population of over two billion, this number of spots wasn't even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.

Zhou Xiaoyi was also a bit worried. With the game being this popular, if she didn't get a beta qualification, wouldn't she miss out on this wave of traffic?

Thinking of this, she instantly lost the desire to stream. She could only open the game's official website, wanting to see how many people had filled out the recruitment questionnaire.

Upon opening it, Zhou Xiaoyi was shocked to find that over three million people had already filled out the beta recruitment questionnaire.

"Holy crap, why are there so many people filling it out?"

"It's only been a few hours, right? And it's already over three million."

"It's over, I don't think I have a chance."

"With my terrible luck, these odds might as well be zero."

Zhou Xiaoyi blinked, feeling uncertain.

...

At this moment, Zhou Yang was also a bit stunned. How long had it been? Millions of people had already filled it out.

However, his beta test only had 2,000 spots. It wasn't that he was stingy, but if he released too many beta qualifications, he wouldn't be able to handle it.

This game wasn't a single-player game; it was an online game. Since it was online, it definitely required servers.

It was just a beta test, so having a reasonable number of people was enough. There was no revenue anyway, so there was no need to incur extra costs.

Furthermore, the beta test was only for a few days, so beta players would only be playing a few days earlier than public beta players.

Zhou Yang immediately categorized the recruited players. Beta qualifications were limited, so he certainly couldn't distribute them randomly.

Therefore, his priority was to choose those streamers. Streamers came with their own traffic, making them the perfect candidates for the beta test.

By letting them promote his game, Zhou Yang could save quite a bit of money.

The beta recruitment link was closed after being open for 24 hours. Then, Zhou Yang began selecting the beta players.

After selecting the beta players, Zhou Yang sent the qualification emails to these players all at once.

At noon that day, Zhou Xiaoyi, who was streaming a trash game, received the email for the beta qualification.

She didn't hesitate for a second, exited the trash game, and opened the email.

"Congratulations on obtaining the beta testing qualification for our company's new game [wwii: eastern meat grinder]. Game download link... (a string of symbols). This beta qualification is tied to the player's virtual account; please do not distribute the download arbitrarily."

Upon seeing the content of the email, Zhou Xiaoyi instantly became excited.

The viewers in the livestream room saw that their streamer had obtained the beta qualification and also went wild.

"I knew it! My Xiaoyi would definitely get the beta qualification."

"Hurry up and download the game, let's go in and take a look."

"We've been looking forward to this for so long, the beta test is finally here."

Zhou Xiaoyi clicked the link and downloaded the game into her virtual cabin. The download speed was very fast, and it finished in just a few minutes.

Afterward, she opened the game. The livestream feed followed her line of sight. At this moment, the number of viewers in her livestream room suddenly soared to over 100,000. The chat was flying by rapidly.

Entering the game, images appeared before her eyes. This was the game's CG. Compared to the game CG released on the official website, the CG inside the game seemed a bit different.

A concise introduction sounded in her ears. [Since the September 18th Incident, the Japanese Invaders have invaded our country's Northeast and established the puppet state of Manchukuo in the Northeast.]

[However, the wolfish ambitions of the Japanese Invaders are endless. The Northeast has fallen, North China has fallen, and their target is now Shanghai.]

[They even arrogantly declared they would destroy Huaxia in three months—absolutely rampant!]

[Today, our entire nation of Huaxia is united as one, with a common will, forming a united front for the War of Resistance. A million-strong army is heading to the battlefield, determined to crush the ambitions of the Japanese Invaders in one fell swoop.]

The scene of a million-strong army marching appeared. Even seeing this CG again, Zhou Xiaoyi was still somewhat shaken.

After listening to this introduction, Zhou Xiaoyi immediately said with a smile, "I have to say, this part feels even better than the CG on the official website."

Continuing to watch, the scene changed. It was a densely built-up neighborhood. A group of police officers held pistols, staring ahead with resolute eyes.

In front of them, a group of enemies wearing dark blue steel helmets and dark blue uniforms were lying behind fortifications made of sandbags, holding Arisaka rifles with bayonets attached.

Beside the enemies were light machine guns and heavy machine guns. Facing such well-equipped enemies, these police officers, who only had pistols and a few rifles, were not afraid.

They resolutely stood before the enemy, not letting them advance a single step.

[On August 9th, the Japanese Invaders sent an officer to force their way into Hongkou, but he was shot dead by the Security Regiment.]

The scene changed again. By the Huangpu River, the naval guns on warships roared, and scorching shells continuously bombarded the shore.

On the shore, the defending Huaxia soldiers braved the artillery fire and fought heroically, continuously blocking the enemies landing on the shore.

Smoke filled the air, and flames lit up the sky. [On August 13th, the Japanese Invaders brazenly dispatched troops and fired the first shot of the Battle of Shanghai.]

After watching these shocking scenes, Zhou Xiaoyi was already looking forward to entering the game. In the livestream room, the chat was flying by.

"Streamer, hurry into the game and blow away these people from Japan."

"This CG makes me so angry. How can my Huaxia be so miserable!"

"Why is it all just getting beaten up? If it were me, I'd go straight after them."

Zhou Xiaoyi didn't speak. An option to enter the game appeared before her. After confirming, her vision went black.

Immediately after, she appeared in a neighborhood. She was holding a Mauser rifle, and the sounds of mortars and machine-gun fire were constant.

At this moment, the sky was overcast, it was drizzling, and the ground was muddy.

[The Battle of Bazi Bridge was an active operation taken by the National Revolutionary Army to eliminate the Japanese Invaders stationed in Shanghai and win the initiative. This was the first confrontation between the Huaxia army and the Japanese Invaders' army in the Battle of Shanghai, marking the prelude to the Battle of Shanghai.]

[Mission: 1. Seize Bazi Bridge and block the Japanese Invaders' Marine Corps. 2. Survive for two hours.]

Seeing this mission, Zhou Xiaoyi was stunned for a moment. What did "survive for 2 hours" mean? Was it looking down on her that much?

The viewers in the livestream room saw this mission and began to discuss it heatedly.

"Wait, survive for 2 hours? Are they looking down on my Sister Yi that much?"

"Isn't such a simple task obviously a newbie mission?"

Zhou Xiaoyi was looking at the chat when, at that moment, a shell landed not far from her. The shockwave from the shell explosion knocked her to the ground, and she rolled a few times.

"Ah, holy crap, it hurts so much!" Zhou Xiaoyi screamed.

"Wait, why is the pain sensation in this game so strong? Where can I turn it off?"