As a cross-era, fully immersive virtual reality game that previously only appeared in novels, Jianghu's popularity could not be overstated; moreover, because video recording and live streaming were possible within the game, its authenticity had been thoroughly verified during the first internal test.
In the discourse of media and self-media chasing popularity and traffic, there were talks about it being the hope against the energy crisis, a cross-era second world, an indirect extension of life, doubling one's time...
Essentially, it was the utmost art of pie-in-the-sky bragging. How the Metaverse was hyped up initially, the game was now hyped similarly, but unlike the Metaverse, which was nowhere in sight, this game was genuinely impressive.
