"Daily thought, everyone, are you loyal?"
Inside the Strategic Room on the Bridge of an Imperial moon-class cruiser with a crippled main engine.
Alex sat in front of the Cogitator control console, and after sending out his daily greeting, his fingers rapidly tapped on the keyboard.
The typed text was sent to a chat group named 'Warhammer Corporate Slave'.
"Earth's first 100% real virtual reality game, built with Warhammer 40K as its background."
"Experience becoming a Rogue Trader, Astartes, Tech-Priest, Titan Knight, and other professions, fighting for the Emperor."
"This game uses brainwave interference dream technology, where game time is equivalent to sleeping, so it can be said to combine rest and entertainment."
"Limited reservation slots, first come, first served."
Earth, a high-end residential area.
John, seeing the group chat message, revealed the smile of a prankster.
"Bragging without taxes, everyone's just letting loose?"
"Starting with 'Earth's first' and '100% real', you can't fool kids like that!"
He quickly typed on the keyboard and then clicked send.
'Warhammer Most Courageous Bro': "How real is it? Can I feel the justice of those witches of Slaanesh?"
Corporate Slave Captured by the Emperor: "Yes, not only can you feel it, you can also output it. As long as you are strong enough. Not only can you output Slaanesh, you can also output that fat face from the garden."
One Night Output Slaanesh Ten Times: "The group owner's taste is too heavy, not even sparing the Garden Baby!"
'Crazy Kisses Nurgle's Chubby Face': "Virtual reality, that's such an old web novel setting, is the group owner still hyping it up!"
Second Empire Warmaster: "You don't understand, the older it is, the more flavorful it is. An old A8 is just better to drive than a new A6."
Colonel Datch: "Anyone who can be named Warmaster is a strong one, can you even drive on this broken road??"
Blue Two-Headed Bird! Loyalty: "A 100% real Warhammer game, doesn't that mean I can violently output Slaanesh in Nurgle's secret garden??"
A Bowl of Lobster Soup: "I want to do a striptease in Khorne's Brass Fortress, and then sing, 'What use is this iron rod to me?'"
Chosen Llama: "You are all too rough, this humble one just wants Emperor Brother to kiss, hug, and lift her high."
Going to Arm Wrestle Khorne: "JPG: Let me see what the group is talking about. Emperor above, these damned Heretics."
Colonel Datch: "JPG: The Slaanesh trend is like a raging flood, poisoning the Imperial youth."
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Seeing the group members' chat becoming more and more Slaanesh.
The experienced Alex decisively sent a lewd image of **-chan, interrupting the group members' idle chat and pulling the topic back.
"Those who want to play can sign up now. 100% real, guaranteed to make your eyes light up. There aren't many internal test slots, first come, first served."
'Warhammer Most Courageous Bro': "Uh, group owner, please stop fooling people, okay? A 100% real virtual game simply doesn't exist. Earth doesn't have that technology."
Pigtail is a Symbol of Strength: "Virtual reality technology is too far away; it will take at least fifty more years to successfully develop and put into commercial use."
Chosen Llama: "Classic fifty years. When I was a child, I heard that robots would be popularized, and nuclear fusion would still need fifty years. Now it still needs fifty years."
'Crazy Kisses Nurgle's Chubby Face': "If there really was technology to play games in a virtual world while sleeping, why make games? Put it into the office field, wouldn't it be better to let the corporate slaves work hard even while sleeping?"
Blue Two-Headed Bird! Loyalty: "Are you even human? You damn capitalist should be strung up on a lamppost."
Corporate Slave Captured by the Emperor: "More talk is useless. I'll share the link. Those who want to play, click to reserve and sign up."
The next second, the website link was sent out.
"I want to see what kind of new scam this is!!"
John, in front of his screen, moved his mouse and clicked it open.
The computer page jumped.
[This URL has not been filed or verified and poses a high risk. Do you wish to continue accessing it?]
John smiled contemptuously, opened the advanced options, and chose to ignore the risk and continue accessing.
The screen continued to jump, entering an empty website page.
There was nothing, just a few lines of text.
[100% Full-Holographic Immersive Game - Warhammer OL, Current Reservation Count: 0]
[Reservable]
[Clicking to reserve means you agree to the contract content]
[Contract Content Details . Expandable]
"The more I look, the more it seems like a scam. Money for virtual technology, but no money for a website!!"
John finally truly experienced that phrase: when one is speechless, one truly laughs!
At least spend some money to make the interface better.
Who would fall for such a clumsy scam??
"Let me see what tricks you, the scammer, are up to!"
John moved his mouse and clicked to confirm the reservation.
The page refreshed, the reservation count increased by 1, and then there was nothing else.
No further webpage jumps, no registration interface popped up.
"What the hell? Don't even need to register a game account? Are you just messing with people?"
John was confused, feeling as if his mind had been severely insulted.
Inside the moon-class battleship's Strategic Room.
The reservation count displayed on the holographic screen slowly flickered.
[Reservation Count: 15 / 15]
Alex breathed a sigh of relief, finally having managed to trick some players.
He stretched his sore neck a few times, then plopped down onto the soft padded chair behind him.
At this moment, a light screen with a golden two-headed eagle emblem at the top and golden flames burning at its edges appeared out of thin air in his vision.
[Mission: Summon Companions (Completed).
Gained 500 Faith Points, other rewards can be claimed at the Shrine.]
[Congratulations, you have gained experience.
Level: LV1 -> LV2.
Learned Skill: Prayer.
(The user can receive the Emperor's blessing, temporarily increasing physical stats. Nearby allied units can receive corresponding blessing buffs.)
Learned Skill: Firearm Shooting (Beginner).
Learned Skill: Melee Combat (Beginner).]
"I can level up and learn skills!! The Emperor, that old man, is truly a long-lived one. He has so many tricks, and He actually managed to turn it into a game."
"But honestly, after leveling up, I feel like my body has also been enhanced."
Alex adapted to his upgraded body for a moment, then got up and walked to the Emperor's Shrine located at the edge of the Strategic Room.
Burning braziers were placed around the Shrine.
"Praise the Emperor."
Alex performed the aquila salute, praying to the Emperor's statue.
Above the Shrine, a golden light hole appeared.
A cherub, child-like in appearance with silver-white metallic wings embedded in its back, flew out of the light hole, clutching a package.
Thumb-thick neural cables were implanted into the cherub's pale torso and the skin on its arms.
Emerald-like optical bionics were embedded in its brass eye sockets, emitting a green glow.
If this thing were thrown into a horror movie, it would scare 90% of the protagonists into screaming.
"Congratulations on completing your mission, Chosen One."
The cherub's voice was mechanical and hoarse.
"Your rewards have been issued. Praise Our Emperor, He is very pleased with your work."
The cherub placed the package in front of Alex, then flapped its wings and flew into the light circle.
It disappeared along with the light circle.
Alex proceeded to open the package.
Inside was a set of bulletproof armor, an automatic pistol, and an entrenching tool.
Alex took out the bulletproof armor.
The bulletproof armor was of appropriate weight, and touching it, he could feel a cold metallic texture.
He tapped it with his knuckle, and the sound was dull.
[Name: Cadia Standard Trooper Flak Armor
Description: Made from multiple layers of ablative and impact-absorbing materials, sufficient to withstand most low-intensity attacks, such as ricochets and shockwaves from close-range explosions.
"On the battlefield, its effect is better than nothing."]
A light screen appeared in Alex's vision.
It displayed information and usage instructions for the reward items.
After examining them carefully, Alex put on the bulletproof armor.
It was a bit loose, but he could adjust it.
[Name: Laspistol
Description: A fully automatic pistol that uses standard Imperial caliber pistol ammunition. A lightweight, versatile weapon with high mobility accuracy, suitable for dealing with swarms of enemies.
"The power is a bit low, but it's completely enough for headshots."]
Alex picked it up and tried it out.
It felt heavy and substantial in his hand.
Holding it gave him a full sense of security.
Next to the pistol were two boxes of ammunition, thumb-thick, looking quite powerful.
Alex counted them; there were eighty-four rounds in total.
Adding the rounds in the gun's magazine, there were one hundred and twenty-six rounds in total.
He put the gun and ammunition away.
Alex picked up the last reward.
[Name: Cadia Standard Multifunction Entrenching Tool
Description: Made from #45 plastisteel, lightweight and hard, allowing the user to quickly dig trenches, and can also be used as a weapon when necessary.
"Congratulations, you have obtained the divine artifact - Entrenching Tool. Quick, go take down that damned Chaos Marine."]
"With these, I at least have some means of self-preservation."
Alex held the entrenching tool and swung it a few times casually.
It felt heavy and powerful.
One swing could easily smash a head.
Bang!
Suddenly, a dull sound came from the Strategic Room's blast door, making Alex flinch.
He instinctively drew his gun, aiming it at the blast door.
Afraid that whatever was outside would rush in.
On his first day in this world, Alex had personally experienced how terrifying those things outside were.
As for why Alex came here, and why he posted game information in the Warhammer Corporate Slave group, inviting players to reserve entry into the Warhammer Universe, that's a long story.
PS: Corrupted Chaos Mutants.
This is my first time writing Warhammer on. I hope everyone enjoys it.
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I may not reply, but I will definitely read them.