Nero's rift factory, its work intensity could be described as something that makes those who hear about it sad, and those who see it cry.
Even ordinary people who haven't experienced the harshness of society would feel that way, and for intelligent beings like Jimi who already have experience as overworked employees, the horror of it is even more beyond words.
However, although the work intensity of Nero's rift factory is worrying, there's no need to be overly concerned.
At the end of the day, the job opportunities there are aimed at rift creatures.
As for ordinary intelligent beings, if they somehow end up doing reform-through-labor... work in that factory, then they should probably think about what kind of unforgivable crimes they committed.
Speaking of which, in Nero's factory, the employees are basically rift creatures. There's no need to pay wages, and no need to provide food or lodging.
In a situation where there's almost no need to consider employee welfare, it wouldn't be wrong to say he's running a business with no capital.
Jimi quickly snapped out of the frightening image of Nero's factory, then said, "Haha… this is indeed a major update to the Simulated Universe in version 1.3, but let's leave the detailed discussion for later."
"For now, let's take a look at which new characters will be joining the warp in version 1.3. First, the one finally revealing his true strength, Dan Heng: Imbibitor Lunae!"
After Jimi finished speaking, the preview immediately began playing related footage of Dan Heng: Imbibitor Lunae, followed by discussions about the character.
Among them, Jimi speculated whether it was because Jing Yuan secretly pulled some strings that Dan Feng, who had committed serious crimes, was able to leave the Xianzhou after reincarnating as Dan Heng…
The next character introduced was Fu Xuan.
After the discussion about Fu Xuan was finished, Jimi slowly spoke again, "And now, the third character we're introducing… I believe everyone already knows who it is after watching the PV earlier."
"It's our bold and unconventional little sword immortal, Nero. So… Boss Jiang, how about introducing yourself?"
"Ahem!" Nero's chibi cleared his throat, sat up straight, and then began speaking along with the display on the screen behind him.
[Universal Sword Immortal Nero is a Wind-type character of the Nihility path. In battle, he still maintains his decisive personality, if he says he's going to beat you, he definitely will.]
[His basic attack is the jumping strike everyone is already familiar with, 'Strutting Through the Market.']
[When using this move, Nero might take a teammate's weapon to attack, so when forming a team with him, everyone should be careful. If you're not paying attention, your weapon might end up in his hands.]
[And Nero's skill, 'Sleeves Full of Nothing,' rapidly deals six instances of bouncing damage to all enemies. Each hit will definitely apply one stack of Wind Shear to the target.]
[Through this method, a single target can receive up to six stacks of Wind Shear.]
"Since you specifically mentioned 'definitely' applying Wind Shear, there must be some special use for it, right?", Sushang asked.
"That's right. When an enemy has Wind Shear, each stack provides Nero with one layer of Sword Soul."
"The presence of Sword Soul gives Nero buffs, and it also ties into his core mechanic, the Wind Sword Formation. Sword Soul can stack up to ten layers."
"But first, let's talk about Nero's ultimate, 'Star-Twisting Exhaustion, Heaven-Pouring Strike.'
"When Nero activates his ultimate, he will absorb all the Wind Shear stacks from the enemy with the highest number of stacks."
"For every two stacks absorbed, his ultimate will trigger an additional single-target follow-up attack that hits all enemies. This can happen up to three times."
"W-wait. You're saying Nero's ultimate can trigger three single-instance follow-up attacks?" Sushang blinked and asked.
"That's right. Which means, if you obtain the Blessing of Elation in the Simulated Universe, Nero's ultimate can trigger up to four instances of Aftertaste damage."
"No wonder he's someone who can call the Aeon of Elation Aha his brother. Even in the Simulated Universe, Nero is still favored by Elation," Dan Heng remarked.
Sushang laughed. "Then the bosses guarding the end of the Simulated Universe are going to have a bad time."
Jimi, "What? I'm playing Elation? Seriously?"
Fu Xuan shook her head on the other end of the call. "All I can say is, one ultimate, four Aftertaste triggers."
"One sword technique, four kinds of enjoyment. Clearly a Nihility path character, yet he fits so well with Elation?"
"Uh… maybe his Nihility means turning enemies into nothing?" Sushang said weakly.
"So even the progenitor of destruction would end up getting along with him?" Fu Xuan said.
"Alright, let's continue. When Nero activates his ultimate, he enters a fully unleashed state and begins the Wind Sword Formation."
"In this state, his basic attack and skill are both enhanced, becoming a blast attack and an all-target attack respectively, both capable of applying Wind Shear."
"Especially his basic attack 'Jade Dragon Becomes Mystery.' In this state, Nero won't grab weapons when performing his jumping strike, because aside from Black Cut, no other weapon can withstand his abuse."
"As you can see, even Black Cut now has cracks on its heavy blade."
"As for the Wind Sword Formation, everyone should already have experienced it during trials."
"Besides the follow-up attacks triggered whenever enemies take damage, the formation also applies an unremovable vulnerability effect to all enemies based on the number of Sword Soul stacks Nero has when it is activated."
"After Sword Soul is converted into Sword Intent, it will increase whenever enemies are inflicted with Wind Shear or hit by follow-up attacks from the formation."
"When it reaches ten stacks, Nero will immediately trigger a follow-up attack, 'Heaven Collapse.'"
"It's worth mentioning that when Sword Soul converts into Sword Intent, it retains its stack count."
"That means if you already have ten stacks of Sword Soul, Nero will immediately trigger Heaven Collapse upon activating the formation."
"Then doesn't that make it five Aftertaste triggers from one ultimate?" Sushang said, staring blankly in shock.
"That's right. But such powerful skills come with high costs and plenty of restrictions."
"After activation, the Wind Sword Formation appears in the action bar on the left and moves at a fixed speed of 120. When its turn comes again, the formation ends, and Nero exits the fully unleashed state."
"However, if a new wave of enemies begins during the formation, or if Nero uses his ultimate again, the formation's turn will reset in the action bar."
After finishing Nero's introduction, they also introduced the new four-star character Lynx. The mention of canned herring and "the big medicine is here" created a pretty good comedic effect.
Once the character introductions were done, the scene shifted, and new Light Cones appeared on the screen behind them.
Jimi then said, "Alright, now that we've introduced the new characters, next up, we bring you the brand new five-star Light Cones joining the warp in version 1.3."