Su Mingan opened a pack of straw candies that Duoya gave him before leaving, stuffed it in his mouth, and browsed the recent trends of the World Forum.
The white cat was meowing aggrievedly on the ground. He took the trouble and stuffed it directly into the pet pen.
But after a while, the white dumpling jumped out again. Perhaps it knew the danger of touching his bed, so it chose to lie down on the wooden table next to him.
The room became quiet except for the crisp sound of chewing straw candies.
"..." Su Mingan's finger crossed the interface.
Judging from the World Forum, the overall trend of public opinion is much more positive than that just after the end of the Sixth World.
He remembered that at that time, the world forum was almost entirely filled with posts seeking relatives, asking for help, adventure players going crazy, casual players expressing their fears, and some posts mixed with images of self-mutilation and players threatening to commit suicide in the square.
Even if large organizations intervene to appease the public, this is not the cyberspace of the past. People cannot delete other people's posts, and public opinion cannot be controlled at all. Posts spreading panic are springing up like mushrooms after a rain, and they cannot be controlled at all.
At that time, both the online world forum and the offline Lord God World were filled with an atmosphere of panic and madness. Many people launched panic attacks, and many people blew themselves up in front of everyone.
Some adventure players who had just returned were full of energy, frightening many casual players who were still eating melons.
It was the opening of the auction house and the timely "Hero Plan" of the United Group that barely suppressed this atmosphere.
Looking at it now, there are almost no such extremely negative posts.
At a glance, Su Mingan saw all the celebratory posts about "Celebrate the New Year!" "The human progress bar has grown so much!" "The player survival rate is so high!" "Yeah!" and the like.
While browsing the posts, he even saw some strange posts, such as ["The End of the World" explodes in public beta], [The medium-length serial series "White City Fantasy" is officially launched, based on the growth experience of a boy from the outer city of Baicheng. An epic rescue...].
Various mini-games, TV series, movies, and comics emerge in endlessly, and entertainment that had been suppressed for a long time slowly emerges and appears in people's field of vision.
The outlook for the future, the heroic pursuit of the top players, the rational analysis of the seventh world, the excitement for the year-end activities...these topics surrounded the corners of the forum, and it was reassuring to watch.
But Su Ming'an knows...the beauty on the surface is the most terrifying beauty.
The organizers like to play some tricks of rising first and then suppressing, and hitting the head. Their bad taste is quite strong, and their taste for the contrast of human emotions is quite poor. They will not be happy to see the players so happy.
After Su Mingan finished browsing the recent forum activities, he suddenly saw a special category section that stood out among the vast number of posts.
Specialized partitions need to be opened by casual players with points and will appear particularly conspicuous on the homepage. They are generally used to hold some large-scale temporary events.
The reason why Su Mingan saw it at first glance was because that post contained a photo of himself...
[(Hot)(Added) December 31st - Celebrate the birthday of the number one player who belongs to the world and to us, the pillar of the peak strength level, the fire bearer of the darkest era, and the guide for the future of mankind! 】
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This is an index post.
There are links to posts about various "birthday celebration" activities in the post. It seems that there are at least hundreds of activities.
Some people want to gather in teahouses and pubs to celebrate remotely, some people want to gather at the guild station to collectively record birthday videos, some people want to book an entire elderly care service area and dance and sing all night, and some people want to hold a "lighthouse gathering" to share all night long. According to their respective lighthouse theories, there are also hundreds of "strategy groups" of high-level professional players, and there are even "first player" cos groups who want to join the group to participate in the "World Game Culture Annual Exhibition"... (that is, "The World's Annual Comic Exhibition" in Lin Yin's words).
This post can almost be said to be the most popular post recently. It ranks first on the popularity list of the World Forum. There are tens of millions of replies. Some agree, some want to sign up, and some complain, "What a shame." "The number one player should be worshiped as a god"... Of course, there are also messages from Noel and his ilk.
[Noel v (No. 2 on the world rankings): Oh, what a pity. You can just celebrate remotely. Su Mingan and I went to play alone. 】
As soon as he said this, he was still very hateful as always, and there were tens of thousands of replies listed below.
The whole world wanted to celebrate his birthday, but Su Mingan was the last person to know about it.
He looked at the post. There were many comments under the post.
[Thanks for the invitation, I’m already ready to make the move. I’ve gathered my whole family at the teahouse and plan to celebrate my birthday on New Year’s Eve. 】
[People are on the street, and the businesses here are really good at playing. Are they treating Su Ming'an's birthday as a hot spot? I saw banners all over the street saying "To celebrate the first player's birthday, 20% off everything"... I was speechless. 】
[I don’t see other players on the list celebrating their birthdays with such enthusiasm. Why is Su Mingan celebrating his birthday worldwide? I see that many large organizations send out congratulatory gifts and post celebration posts on their leader accounts. 】
[The first player, it should be, it should be. Who makes him so influential? I still find it strange that compared to the second and third players, his influence as the number one player is simply so great that I can’t understand it...]
[Sure enough, it’s probably because many people really like him. 】
[Maybe it’s because there’s really no background behind him? No one wants to offend him, everyone wants to win over him. The United Group seemed to be interested in praising him before. At the end of the Sixth World, many people were speaking for him. 】
[Is he really awesome? If there is anyone who can make it to the end, it must be him! After all, everyone can see that the difficulty of his dungeon is not at the same level as others. I feel that if he is level t0, then Edward and his like can only be level t2 at most, with a big gap in between...]
[I am insulting you, stop it, stop it. 】
[Aini cried after hearing this. 】
【Ani? Who? A unit of measurement for combat effectiveness? (dog head.jpg)】
[Hush, hush, this post is the most popular in the world forum. Many players on the top of the list have moved in. There may be Aini and his like. Be careful what you say, be careful what you say...]
【……】
Su Mingan closed the World Forum.
He had some guesses in his mind.
...In fact, from the comments in the post and the overall positive trend of the World Forum, we can see that there are still people who have interfered in public opinion.
——This should be the result of the so-called "Hero Project".
Regarding the attitude of the first player, the United Group clearly adopted the method of "neither slandering nor believing", but to build momentum for him.
They are revealing a conclusion to the majority of players - there will be more and more "heroes" like him in this world.
As the leader at the beginning, the most dazzling and seemingly the most powerful one, he is also "one" among them.
But at the same time, they didn't mean to ignore him and want him to disappear among the heroes.
On the contrary, they seem to take it seriously.
The reason for this is of course his status as the "number one player", but more importantly, his performance in the dungeon and his inherent popularity.
He is a student from the Dragon Kingdom.
He is a representative of "ordinary people". He seems to have no background behind him, but he has been able to make it all the way to where he is now.
Some people will doubt his purpose, but more people will feel empathy and kindness.
Not to mention, his attitude towards NPCs and the lighthouse theory are even more influential and topical, because the public likes to see this.
——Because the public likes it, they need it, and because it is needed, it must be paid attention to.
While controlling negative public opinion after the Sixth World, the existence of a highly topical topic can well divert people's attention and avoid group collapse.
It just so happens that at the end of the year, there are frequent festivals, which arouse people's emotional emotions. It is also the birthday of a topical figure, and many people are building momentum for this birthday.
Then add fuel to the fire, and combine this day with many year-end activities, it will be a multi-purpose event.
It will act as a chain chemical reaction to divert people's attention from sad things and avoid chaos.
Moreover, the first player himself is also a person who is more inclined to adventure players, which is in line with their value concept of "adventure players are more useful than casual players". They can take the opportunity to beautify and slightly change the so-called "lighthouse theory" so that this extremely hot topic can guide the actions of other players.
Kill two birds with one stone and achieve more with one stone.
For the greater good, this is a completely worthwhile move.
When Noel's communication came over, Su Mingan analyzed this for him.
"..." Noel's eyes shifted slightly as he listened, looking thoughtful.
"Really? Su Ming'an." He said, "Is this the result of your thinking after reading that birthday post?"
"Yes." Su Mingan said: "You should be thinking the same thing as me? It is not difficult to come up with this kind of thing. Frankly speaking, I am not disgusted with it. In this way, it can not only enhance the influence of the 'First Player' It can suppress the depressing atmosphere behind White Sand Paradise very well, and it can also promote the lighthouse theory, making it easier for them to confirm the grading, and the overall progress bar will also..."
He said a lot, but Noel sighed.
"Stop talking," he said.
"Huh?" Su Mingan was stunned.
"Stop talking." Noel smiled: "I think they didn't come up with such a birthday post to make you think about this, right?"
Su Mingan looked at Noel's face in the screen.
Noel seemed to be still busy at this time, his hands were weaving through the silk threads, as if he was making some small toys.
The golden bangs fell in front of his forehead, and the pair of butterfly-curled eyelashes trembled. He suddenly raised his head, with a slight helplessness in his eyes.
"Su Mingan," he said, "I think the original purpose of this post... was probably just to make you happy."
Su Mingan: "..."
Su Mingan: "Really?"
"You see, they are quite good at playing, aren't they? I heard that many small groups have booked various areas, such as amusement parks, commercial streets, architectural virtual scenery of scenic spots... all to decorate the so-called Even if they know that you will probably not be able to see it, they will get together, sing, dance, and record videos from a distance to celebrate your birthday." Noel smiled: "Including this post, it is actually, In the beginning, it was just a gathering place for enthusiasts. Even though there were many promoters later, there were still mostly people who just loved it - they really wanted you to rest and be happy."
"..." Su Ming paused: "Actually, I understand."
It's not that he doesn't understand this.
It was just his inertia of thinking that made him subconsciously consider the overall situation.
He subconsciously began to summarize the impact of this event on all people from the perspective of the United Group and others.
As a result, his eyes were temporarily unable to focus on the original and most sincere purpose of these people.
"Su Ming'an, actually... after seeing this, I'm actually quite sad."
Noel suddenly said this:
"Forget everything else, reputation, influence, honor, the title of the number one player... whatever they want, forget it, if they want to take advantage of it. But, this is just your simplest birthday... Why, why These guys want to make this matter more complicated, and make it full of purpose and extremely utilitarian? These guys, they even want to contribute to your birthday..."
"This is inevitable." Su Mingan said.
"Well, it's inevitable." Noel's voice paused for a moment.
He seemed to be thinking.
But after a moment, his signature smile appeared on his face again, as if he didn't want his negative emotions to pass through.
"So." He said, his eyes fixed on the communication screen, and his tone was extremely serious: "So! Su Mingan, we will definitely make you happy.
——I swear, we won’t let anything disturb your birthday. I don’t know what your life was like before, nor how you spent your previous eighteen birthdays. But this year, but this year we meet you.
...I will definitely do my best to give you the purest, most beautiful birthday without any impurities.
I've said it before, the game should be played with a smile. I wasn't kidding then, I'm serious now.
I will definitely leave you with the best memories. Tomorrow, you don’t have to be the so-called number one player, you are just my most valued friend.
...On your nineteen-year-old, brand new first day. As long as you are happy and as long as you like it, we can go anywhere and do whatever we want. "
Noel's words were serious, his tone was sincere, and his eyes were so clear that they could almost reflect a person's shadow.
He seemed to be glowing now.
"Yes." Su Mingan nodded: "I understand."
"Then I'll hang up now." Noel waved his hand: "See you tomorrow morning, I will definitely prepare the best birthday for you."
After Su Mingan responded, the communication was hung up.
"Click."
Su Mingan frowned slightly.
...Noel is really a terrible person.
