"Dear viewers, good morning, welcome to this game and entertainment information..."
"The current time is 11 o'clock in the morning on October 10, 2030. At 12 o'clock today at noon, [Elf Generation] will officially close the server, ending its ten-year operation journey."
"[Elf Generation] is derived from the Elf game series. As the first holographic virtual game of the year, it has the significance of a masterpiece across the ages. I believe it is also the youthful memory of many players. This time, the anchor Xiaoya will bring you the whole process live
live streaming!"
The beautiful female anchor on the TV projection screen has a flushed face and her twin ponytails are dancing constantly, and she is working hard to stir up the atmosphere with a powerful tone of voice.
In a simple and cramped rental house.
The black-haired young man with some stubble on his face was silent. He turned his head and glanced at the old electronic watch on the bedside, then lay down on the single bed in a comfortable posture and put on a watch with a certain sense of history.
Tech helmet.
This process is just like one spring morning ten years ago.
However, that was the beginning of everything;
And today is a belated farewell.
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【Elf Generation】
The fictional but very real Dream King City area, with the tall tower building in the center, is the best guild location that players can have.
In the luxurious meeting hall built in the style of a knight's round table, Su Mu, the current guild leader of the "Yuanmeng Guild", sat at the main seat.
Although he looks like an uncle in his late thirties in reality, the character in the current virtual game is still the black-haired boy who logged into the game ten years ago, and his fair face even has a hint of youthfulness.
As if in line with that sentence, men will remain young until they die!
Su Mu looked around.
The guild's ceremonial hall has more than fifty seats. At first, the elves carried by the players were taken into consideration, so the indoor space was very open. There was a height difference of ten meters between the floor and the ceiling, and the walls were covered with posters from past large-scale events.
and league competition certificates.
From this, we can see the tip of the iceberg of its glory and excitement back then.
It's just that the hall is deserted now. Not to mention the elves, even the players only have Guild President Su Mu left.
Even after experiencing countless ups and downs in life, Su Mu still had a look of loneliness on her face.
At this time, several white beams of light fell on the round tables and chairs indoors.
It is a special effect before the player goes online.
Su Mu knew that these were the guild members who had made an appointment to get together for the last time online before the game was closed.
He restrained his loneliness, showed a sunny smile on his face, and took the lead in saying hello eagerly:
"Dear sons, welcome to the corpse!"
Several veteran players who had just come online were stunned and jumped up from their round tables and chairs on the spot.
"Damn it, President, you are online so early!"
"How many people are here? Brothers, let out the elves and liven up the atmosphere!"
"Let's do it!"
As more than a dozen classic elf balls were thrown out, the elves of the guild players emerged in the white light——
"Wori, Doron Baruto? When did you get this thing!" Several players surrounded Doron Baruto suspended in mid-air, marveling.
The player immediately smiled proudly and said: "I occasionally play online. This is the game that I grew up with recently and took me to the Netherworld to conquer it."
"Dog competition!" The other players' eyes suddenly turned a little red.
Generation of Elves is not a gold-earning game. Elves cannot be bought and sold. Even in the closed-server stage, quasi-god elves are still very rare, and god-level elves are unique in the entire server.
"Mine is just average." Even though the player said this, he still couldn't close his mouth with smile, and then hurriedly urged Su Mu: "Boss, release your new elves quickly and let them open their eyes!
"
Under the expectant gazes of several veteran players, Su Mu smiled helplessly, but still slid the control gesture to materialize and take out the two elf balls.
The elf ball opened with a "bang", and two figures appeared around Su Mu.
The larger ones are no larger than a human being, while the smaller ones are as big as a baby.
Both of them are like Dragon Baruto, but they float in the air with different characteristics. Their bodies are glowing with sacred and magical arcs of light, and an inexplicable coercion is faintly sweeping outward.
The old guild players were all shocked.
"Damn it, big and small dreams..."
This super dreamy elf combination is the promotional poster for the open beta of Elf Generation!
Next, veteran players from the guild came online one after another, and when they saw the two elves summoned by Su Mu, they both looked like shit.
Next.
After the online guild players said hello, they chatted about many things from the bottom of their hearts.
About elves, about the past, about youth, about the present...
In the end, only a touch of bitterness and sadness remained.
Su Mu sat silently on the main seat, looking at the guild players who had fought side by side and discussed tactics.
The decline of a legendary game is mostly related to players quitting the game.
Even if a game like Elf Generation has no money and no dog planning, core players will continue to lose as time goes by.
Some players have no time to go online because they are working; some are married and their partners won't let them play games; some are attracted by other fast food games...
No matter what, the once glorious elven generation has finally come to an end.
"The boss has urged me. I have to go to work. See you all by chance!"
"Me too."
"Leave your contact information and we can make an appointment later when you are free."
"I hope to see you in the next similar game."
"Let's take a photo together! The elves have been closed for generations, my dear!"
"Boss Su Mu, we love you forever!"
One after another, old players who have quit the game come online, and one after another players log off in a hurry. It seems that everyone is very busy, busy with various things in reality.
to the end.
In the luxurious and large guild ceremony hall, Su Mu was once again left in the main seat, as well as two virtual god-level elves in the game.
"In the end, it's still just you guys." Su Mu felt uncomfortable. She looked at the game time and saw that the system announcement had been made, and the server would be shut down with the last five minutes left.
That person probably won't be online anymore.
Su Mu looked at the friend's address book, which was basically all gray, and found a special concern in it. The game character's name was very nice.
It's called "Little Fish Fate".
When I saw the name of this game, a youthful and invincible figure naturally appeared in my mind.
In those years, we chased together...
Su Mu shook his head, left the guild president's seat, and went out of the guild tower building alone.
Elf Generation Novice Village.
Many old online players continued to send in, so that the dark place became the last popular place in the Elf Generation.
They chose to countdown to server closure with their elves at the place where they first entered the game.
"30,29,28,27..."
The final countdown is on.
One player suddenly shouted toward the sky: "Look, what is that!"
The players in Novice Village looked up and saw a green dragon shadow, like reverse lightning in the night sky, flying towards the bright starry sky.
"Damn it, it's the god-level elf Rayquaza..."
"The owner of Rayquaza is—Su Mu! It's the Great God Su Mu!"
"Is the Great God saying goodbye to us?"
"Su Mu! Su Mu!!"
Players in Novice Village were stunned, and the final countdown seemed to have turned into a farewell party for fans.
Su Mu.
Su Mu!
This name is legendary throughout the elven generations.
He is the founder of the first guild in the elf generation, the humanoid tactics textbook for elf battles, the champion of the second to fifth elf battles, and the only great player to have conquered six god-level elves!
"Goodbye, Su Mu, goodbye, elven generation!"
The player's farewell voice was like a tsunami, rising into the sky following Rayquaza.
Sitting on the flying seat at high speed, Su Mu's eyes were blurred in the sky. As the last ten seconds counted down, a system ding-dong sounded in his ears.
Who would send him an email at this time?
Su Mu subconsciously clicked on the system email, and then an elf egg materialized and landed on his palm.
The elf egg was less than the size of a palm and had several black markings on it. It was not much different from other elf eggs.
But Su Mu was shocked.
He recognized it immediately.
This elf egg was obtained by him while clearing the wasteland in the dungeon ruins of the largest level in the game, and later was given to a friend in the game.
Su Mu quickly opened her friend's address book. At this time, the "Special Concern" on it was on.
"Bye now!"
Su Mu was like a child, smiling with relief.
Rayquaza's flight speed did not decrease but increased. At the last second of closing the server, he led his master to break through the boundary of the starry sky!